Borah Loses Ohio Battle as Taft Support Dominates
Senator Borah’s bid in Ohio fizzled as Taft supporters clinched the majority of delegates at the Cleveland convention. Borah attacked GOP leaders over alleged anti Afro-American tactics and constitutional claims. Ohio and West Virginia primaries boosted Roosevelt in places while Alice Roosevelt Longworth attends as a spectator. The Frazier Lemke farm mortgage bill failed 235 to 142 amid White House concerns over inflation. Roosevelt administration moves on canal and tidal projects with new reviews. Ickes to be renamed if Senate action passes.
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William Borah
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Cleveland
Borah
Washington
Republican Organization
Idaho
Republican Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Col
Henry Breckenridge
Martin L. Davey
John W. Bricker
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Alice’ Roosevelt Longworth
T.R
Congress
House
Pat Boland
Pennsylvania
William Green
American “Federation of Labor
Burns
Green
White House
Senate
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Lewis
Harry Hopkins
Public Works Administration
Hayden
Arizona
Appropriations Committee
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Communications Commission
P. Connery
WPA
PWA
Tay
Five Power Companies Lose Bid in District Meeting
EWTON D. BAKER and Dean Acheson, counsel for five power companies, argued against the municipal power program but faced defeat in the district court session. The case centers on challenging public power efforts and the implications for regional electric utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewton D. Baker
Dean Acheson
Opposition to Senate Finance Committee on Corporate Taxes
The senate finance committee faced strong opposition to the administration’s 803 million revenue bill. Treasury officials supported the measure, while former Treasury officials and business leaders argued against it. Senator Tom Connally proposed a compromise preserving the 15 percent corporate income tax and repealing only capital stock and excess profits taxes, plus a graduated tax on undistributed earnings with the first 20 percent exempt. Senator Byrd noted that 11 of the largest corporations would pay no taxes under the Roosevelt bill.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Tom Connaily
Texas
Byrd
Virginia
Morgenthau
Tugwell Reports on Resettlement Administration Scope
Rexford Tugwell cited the Resettlement Administration head in a Senate reply detailing an 15 804 employees on the payroll and a $275 549 944 appropriation. By April 15 obligations reached 178 091 823 with 102 458 112 unobliged and 9 670 000 acres options, 8 460 000 acres tied to 36 344 000 in cost. By May 1 staff reached 8 581 on the CCO payroll, land purchases could reach 24 000 000 acres to round out projects. Suburban housing projects total four with a 31 000 000 allocation. Rural rehabilitation has aided over 800 000 families. Rehabilitation advances to clients will total 60 000 000 through June 30.
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Senate
Rexford Tugwell
Resettlement Administration
CCO
Berwyn
Bound
Brook
N. J
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
League Council Deliberates Italy Ethiopian Annexation
Renee reports the League of Nations council will not immediately recognize Italy's annexation of Ethiopia and the creation of a Roman empire as part of its actions. The council only states it will not participate in league activities for now and has adopted a new resolution.
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League of Nations Council
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Schuschnigg Emerges as Austria’s Dictator After Cabinet Collapse
In Austria, Kurt Schuschnigg solidifies control after the cabinet resigns and Von Starhemberg is ousted. He now serves as chancellor and holds defense and foreign affairs while ending Starhemberg’s influence and his Heimwehr militia amid fascist tensions.
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Hanuellor
Kurt Schusch
NIGG
Austria
Ernst von Starhembert
von Starhemberg
Schuschnigg
Heilmwehr
Mussolini
Azana Advanced to Spanish Presidency in Near Unanimous Vote
Anuel Azana was elevated from premiership to the presidency of Spain by an almost unanimous vote of 874 electors gathered in Madrid's Crystal Palace. He succeeds Niceto Alcala Zamora who was ousted amid malfeasance accusations after a Leftist election victory. Azana, 56, a lawyer orator and playwright, vows to uphold democracy and prioritize national welfare.
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Anuel Azana
Spain
Crystal _ palace
Madrid
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Azana
Hindenburg Flies From Fried richshafen to Lakehurst Then Back to Frankfurt
Indenborg the huge dirigible completed a 61 hour 57 minute flight from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst and returned to Frankfurt in 48 hours 18 minutes. Capt Ernst Lehmann commanded with Hugo Eckener aboard as adviser. The craft will attempt ten commercial trans Atlantic trips this summer. ARK TRALL, a longtime supporter of New Deal measures, died in Washington of a cerebral hemorrhage after influenza, likely ending his Senate vote for ship canal funding.
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Indenborg
Friedrichshafen
Lakehurst
N. J
R. Walton Moore
State Department
Roosevelt
Frankfurt-on-Main
Ernst Lehmann
Hugo Eekener
Eckener
Hindenburg
Frankfurt-on- Main
ARK Tra LL
United States
Iena
Florida
Washington
Senate
War Department
Florida Ship Canal
Red Cross Opening Draws 2000 Delegates in Chicago
Admiral Cary T. Grayson opened the annual American Red Cross convention in Chicago with about two thousand delegates. Speakers included Mayor Ed Kelly and Birmingham Alabama junior representative Ralph Christian. Florence Nightingale Medal honors nurse Elizabeth H. Vaughan of St Louis. Dr Thomas Parran Jr spoke as the new US surgeon general.
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Ome
American Red Cross
Chicago
Cary T. Grayson
Ed Kelly
Ralph Christian
Birmingham
Alg
Red Cross
Elizabeth H. Vaughan
St. Louis
Florence Nightingale
Thomas Parran, Jr
United States Pubic Health Service
Robert B Bondy
National Disaster Relief
Dealing With Others
The author urges patience and kindness toward others limits. Criticism and nagging are discouraged. Accept certain shortcomings, move on, and appreciate the good in friends and loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.B. Allen
Similarities Test Puzzle: Completing Analogies
The list presents ten analogy problems with pairs like Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Albert Lebrun and asks for a fourth word linking the second pair to the first in the same way as the third to the second. Each item mixes proper nouns and categories to infer a parallel relationship.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Albert
Lebrun
Albany
New York
Columbia
Steamboat
John Fitch
Chucker
Gobin Desert
Asia
Sahara Desert
Henry
Morgenthau
Treasury
Henry A. Wallace
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
al Simmons
Tommy ‘Armour
Washington, D. C
India
Framing a Puzzle of Regions and Names in a List
A fragmented OCR read presents a sequence mixing places people and topics. It includes France South Carolina Thomas A Edison Polo Africa Agriculture Sir Walter Scott State Golf Delhi and other items, suggesting a miscellaneous quiz or index. The readable items hint at a broad geography and culture theme.
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France
South Carolina
Thomas A. Edison
Africa
Sir Walter Scott
State
Delhi
Crowded Condition Forces Trading Post Pair to Move
Mr and Mrs Bill Hammersley operate a trading post at Iguigig Alaska. With families moving into the district they find the population too dense and relocate to Kukaklek Lake where no white families lie within 100 miles.
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Bill Hammersley
Iguigig
Alaska
Hammersleys
Kukaklek Lake
Dizzy Dean Winners Prize Offer Ad Read Across Paper
A reader urged to check another column for the Grape Nuts ad and join the Dizzy Dean Winners to win valuable free prizes. The note is signed Ady.
Foolish Assumption About Love Reveals Foolish Motives
A terse reflection argues that belief love defies reason is a flawed premise held by those who wish to act unwisely. It suggests rational thought governs choices in affection, challenging impulsive or romanticized views.
Foreign Phrases and Legal Maxims Glossed
A compact list defines foreign terms and phrases with their meanings. Examples include ad captandum vulgus to catch the crowd and lex talionis as law of retaliation. Also noted are Dieu et mon droit Eureka and fait accompli with brief explanations.
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Rome
Archimedes
Instincts Remain Nations Descended From Tribes
A reflective line notes that all nations originate from tribes and tribal instincts persist despite broader civilization. It emphasizes enduring tribal ties shaping modern identities and social behavior.
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Frazier-Lemke
Tugwell
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Passamaquoddy
Senatorobinson
Arkansas
of Columbia
Supreme Court
Jerome Frank
New Deal
Wheat
R. G. Tugwell
Manuel Azana
By Lowell Henderson
Beil Syndicate
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Eve
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