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Wednesday March 25, 1936

The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more.

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Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

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The flood moves South, but some good news, the Cold Wave settles the dust.

Chicago Daily Tribune March 25, 1936 pg 6
Chicago Daily Tribune March 25, 1936 pg 6

Britain, France and the United States signed the Second London Naval Treaty, limiting tonnage and gun size for each ship category. However, the restrictions were slight and the agreement had many loopholes.

Max Huber

International Committee of the Red Cross President Max Huber went to Rome to discuss an investigation of the Italian bombing of Red Cross units. Italy set its conditions: the question of poison gas would be excluded from any investigation, no Ethiopians could participate and Italy could not appear to be standing trial. Huber left with a promise from Mussolini to respect the Red Cross flag, but nothing more

Chicago Daily Tribune March 25, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 25, 1936

 

Monday March 23, 1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more.

 

Hinkle answered my letter.   I shall talk to Mr. Morris before Board Meeting,  Mr. Morris was re-elected!  Hooray!

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today

Cots set up in gym.Cots set up in Pratt Gymnasium, Amhurst College –  Amhurst, Mass,  to house victims of the Great Flood.

 

 

 

Isaiah Bowman, President of John Hopkin’s Univeristy,  is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

Mussolini created the National Council of Guilds, representing 23 professional corporations. All large private industries in the country were nationalized.

Flag of the ICRC.svgThe League of Nations Committee of Thirteen called upon the International Committee of the Red Cross to supply any information it could offer regarding accusations of Italian troops using poison gas in Ethiopia. The Red Cross denied the request, explaining that the “neutrality which the International Red Cross Committee is bound to observe makes it necessary for the Committee to exercise very great discretion

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 23, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 23, 1936