Roosevelt's New Deal Saga in Congress Faces Debris
A disjointed five point program leaves Roosevelt's plan wrecked as Congress adjourns for holidays. House and Senate struggle over housing and tax revisions while wage and hour regulation suffers a major defeat. Panay crisis and Far East talks intensify with Japan's leadership taking charge as Britain seeks peaceful settlement amid rising tensions.
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Garner
White House
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O’connor
House Rules Committee
Washington
Tokyo
U. S
Hirohito
Japan
Far East
Chamberlain
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Roosevelt endorses prudent investment theory of utility properties
After a third conference with heads of utility operating companies the President said progress is being made toward understanding. He and his advisers approved Brandeis Brandeisian prudence in utility property valuation to exclude dishonest or wasteful expenditures. Roosevelt warns the fear fueling the nation’s mood is political, not administrative, and newspapers may be cultivating it.
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Roosevelt
Negotiations End Over Unconditional Surrender Demand
In Washington the American Federation of Labor and the C I O ended talks as AFL reps refused any terms but unconditional surrender of the Lewis forces, signaling a breakdown of peace efforts.
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American Federation of Labor
Washington
Lewis
Ambassador Bingham Dies in Johns Hopkins Hospital
American ambassador to Great Britain OBERT WORTH BINGHAM died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore from a rare abdominal ailment at sixty six. Once a Roosevelt appointee he was previously a Louisville newspaper publisher and a notable figure in diplomacy. The piece also notes General Erich Von Ludendorff’s death and the blocked war vote plan affecting Roosevelt Hull policy.
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Worth Bingham
Great Britain
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Bingham
Roosevelt
Louisville
Erich von Ludendorf
Wire Tapping Banned By Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court rules the 1934 communications act bars using wiretap obtained evidence in federal criminal trials. Frank Glenn, ex-University of Wisconsin president, is named chair of a GOP committee to draft a new platform amid intra party tensions with the La Follette faction.
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Supreme Court
Inquiries on Currency and Antarctic Wildlife Speed Record
The text questions the meaning of Copenhagen and asks for the total money in circulation in the United States as of August 31, 1837. It notes Kjelland, a Norwegian ski champion, reportedly reached nearly 100 mph at St Moritz on February 16, 1833.
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Kjelland
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Quick fringe finishes for napkins and cloth mats
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes a fast fringe method to finish linen napkins and mats. She advises cutting along guided threads for straight edges, choosing sizes like nine inch square napkins and eleven by eighteen inch mats. Also notes using pulled fringe depth of from half to three quarters of an inch and saving threads for whipping edges. Readers can order Spears SEWING book for 25 cents by mail.
Great Purpose Elevates Dignity and Beauty
A reflection on how a strong aim, noble principle, and unwavering resolve ennoble a man’s character. Inner virtues shape the soul and outward beauty, likened to a rose unfolding from inherent grace into loveliness.
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