Death of Charles Curtis Former Vice President
Edward W. Pickard reports the sudden death at 76 of Charles Curtis former U S vice president and longtime Kansas figure of Indian blood who served as senator and representative he was praised by Roosevelt Garner and others funeral services will be in Topeka Kan and interment planned Curtis rose from jockey and reporter to prosecutor then congressman in 1892 and senator in 1907 He later filled the vice presidency under Hoover and was highly regarded in Washington. The piece also covers a government tax case against John J Raskob linked to the New Deal era and brief notes on farm bill adjournment efforts in Congress.
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Charles Curtis
Harles Curtis
United States
Wnansits
Washington
Edward BE
Gannie
Senate
Tie
Kaw Ta- Wan
Julie
Curtis
Shawnee County
Kansas
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Garner
House
Mr. Curtis
Topeka, Kan
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Michigan
B. O'Hara
Wayne County
Detroit
A. J. Wilkowski
O'Hara
Macomb County
Wayne
Olara
Supreme Court Strikes Louisiana Newspaper Tax Unconstitutional
In a unanimous decision the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's advertising tax on major newspapers as unconstitutional, calling it a deliberate device to limit information and press circulation. The ruling condemns singling out specific papers and ties the tax to suppression of the free press. The court notes no similar levy exists in 156 years of U.S. history.
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SCH
Supreme Court of the
United States
Louisiana
Imney Long
Rigid FHA Mortgage Policy Against Delinquent Borrowers
Stewart McDonald, BIA administrator, clarifies that the Federal Housing Administration will treat defaults on modernization credit loans as tax delinquencies. When a borrower defaults, lenders file with FHA for loan insurance and the FHA will pursue collection rigidly, though reasonable accommodations may be considered.
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FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Treasury Department
Stewart McDonald
BIA
Housing Administration
Federal Housing Adminstration
Britain Drives Major Rearmament Drive In March Sessions
Great Britain rushes a wide rearmament program financed by a loan of about 2 billion dollars. Plans to expand modernize the army navy and air force will be laid before Parliament in early March. The drive is spurred by Mussolini’s warning that the Italo Ethiopian war may become a world crisis.
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Europe
Great Britain
Mussolini
Nazi Murder in Davos Sparks Swiss Protest
Nazi leader Ishelm Gustloff is reported assassinated in Davos Switzerland. David Frankfurter a Yugoslav Jew and son of a rabbi claims he acted alone and without orders from any group. Germany protests to Switzerland citing warnings about anti Nazi agitation.
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Switzerland
Ishelm Gustlofef
Davos
David Frankfurter
Jugoslavia
Berlin
Federal low cost program for local building plan
Submitted to President I KADS and various agencies, the plan proposes a nationwide low cost program using cheap federal lending to aid communities. It envisions a long range building program with potential rate reductions for federal loans and construction of facilities, while local officials would manage condemnation procedures to decentralize activities from Washington.
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Soe Cal
Nan
Washington
Vandenberg Questions Florida Canal Value in Senate Probe
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged a special committee to investigate the central Florida ship canal project. He cited letters from steamship companies stating they would not use the canal even without tolls, arguing channel costs and added risk to vessels would erase any navigation savings.
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Vandenberg
Florida Canal
Nator Vandenberg
Michigan
Donuhis
Florida
Senate Commerce Committee
Farley Attacks the Liberty League in Miami Speech
Postmaster General Farley denounces the American Liberty League in Miami at a Roosevelt gathering. He warns the league would drive workers to serfdom, concentrate wealth among a few, and threaten democratic government with plutocratic aims. The convention in Washington also drew critique from the United Workers union locals.
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Farley
Liberty League
American Liberty League
Roosevelt
Miami
Pia
America
Mellona
Morgans
Hoover
United States
Chamber of Commerce
National
Anufacturers' Association
Ita
Tratton
Wagton
United
Ming
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Raskob
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
DHL
Secretary of Agriculture
Doughton
Ways and Means
White House
Treasury
Burns
Douglas
Charles
J.J. Raskob
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Banks
Albert 8. Coss
Land Bank
Meriqan
Liberty
Lyaguh
League
Borah
Illiam FE
Borat
Idaho
Republcan
Fullowes
Ohio
Privlegets
Rousevelt Nost
Huey Long
Huey P. Long
Huey
Allen Allender
Louisiana House of Representatives
Cunteb
Nils
Punl
Joseph Goebbels
Elmer
Hara
Senator Borah
D. A. Farley
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