Insull Returns to Face Trial After Exile
Samuel Insull arrives near Fort Hancock and is taken to Chicago to face charges related to his public utilities empire. He speaks of seeking vindication and vows to defend his honesty, while other U S policy moves include Johnson act token payments and NRA code changes affecting Western Union and telegraph circuits.
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Princeton Junction
Chicago
Samuel Inswall, Jr
America
Recovery Administrator Johnson imposes wire industry code
Recovery Administrator Johnson attacks AT and T and Western Union for defying him. He announces a drastic code for the wire communications industry drafted by his staff. The code is treated as de facto law, broad in scope and enforceable across the sector.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
Johnson
NRA reorganized for federal balance of power in industry
The Darrow board proposed a RALTIC plan to reorganize the NRA to give the federal government permanent influence over large and small industries. President Roosevelt withheld the full report but sent it to three agencies for digest. The majority urged scrapping current code authorities and creating a new system with equal voting by the federal government big business and small business.
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Roosevelt
President Withdraws Nominations To Avert Senate Rebuff
To avoid defeat in the Senate the President pulled two named nominees from consideration. Willard L. Thorp, head of the Commerce Department's bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, faced opposition over a past Republican registration in a Massachusetts primary. Rene A. Viesca, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, was also withdrawn amid Huey P. Long's opposition.
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Massachusetts
Rene A. Viesca
United States
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Mellon Triumphs in Tax Evasion Case Before Grand Jury
Andrew W. Mellon, former secretary of the treasury and ambassador to England, faced federal tax evasion charges in Pittsburgh. The grand jury declined to indict, finding the charges groundless. Foreman William Beeson led a diverse panel including laborers, farmers, engineers, mechanics, clerks, and a plumber.
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England
Department of Justice
Pittsburgh
William Beeson
Jury Upheld Fairness Amid Unusual Methods in Mellon Case
A jury of citizens concluded the case with a sound verdict, supporting the government despite unusual methods used. The decision likely ends the affair and may curb further attacks on Mr. Mellon in Congress.
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Cummings
Mellon
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Roosevelt Welcomes New Grandchild In Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt welcomed a daughter Ruth Chandler Roosevelt born weighing six pounds six ounces Army mail service ends as commercial aviation takes over short term air routes Nan king report on League of Nations aid to China ties to Japan policy debate focuses on cotton and road building potential US car market China plans to buy raw cotton from the US Chiang Kai Shek leadership seeks modern war and communications capabilities via a Chinese mission to the United States and Europe
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Florida
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William Jennings Bryan
Conflict in Arabian Peninsula as Ibn Saud War Expands
Cairo reports fierce fighting as Ibn Saud’s Saudian army presses Yemen. Hodeida port has fallen and Sana is threatened while both sides claim victory. Yemeni officials dispute and describe a major Saudian defeat after a 23 hour battle with heavy casualties and captured arms.
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Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
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Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Hodeida
Sana
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Britain and Japan teeter on trade war over textiles
Britain threatens strong action to defend textile exports as Japan resists the ultimatum to modify its trade program. Tokyo says it can weather quotas with large imports from the British Isles and expects dominions not to follow Britain.
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Political muddle as parties clash over emergency end
Washington observers note Republicans may attack Roosevelt spending by claiming the emergency is over. Rep Snell argues the phase has ended, while Democrats defend support for NRA and AAA programs. The debate could reshape House seats and hinge on candidate missteps.
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