Liquor Monopoly Scrutiny Grips Ohio State Capital
The liquor control scheme in Ohio faces scrutiny over alleged political influence and substandard products. Legislators accuse the liquor commission of overpaying for supplies and selling whiskey that may fail safety standards, harming public trust and prompting questions about private dealers paying less for similar liquor. Senators hover over the governor’s appointees as complaints intensify.
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Ohio
Liquor Commission
State Commission
Senate
State Liquor Commission
State House
Bad Roads and Safety Drive in Ohio
Ohioans across the state are urged to drive safely as a recent statewide campaign targets accident reduction. The piece cites poor Southeastern roads, diverted gasoline funds, severe winter wear, and CWA projects while stressing the link between road condition and crash risk, calling for funding to maintain highways.
How To Save Wild Life
Spring burning and mowing of fence rows takes as heavy a toll of wild life as the guns of the hunters. It has been proven that fire destroys roots and weakens plant life, not the goal of regrowth. It is not necessary to mow before mid July. spring burnings destroy cover for young wild things. Birds eggs and young rabbits are lost as mothers cling to their brood. Wildlife will double in a year if land owners cooperate during nesting season.
Part Way The Vinson Trammell Navy Bill Authorized Ships
The Vinson Trammell bill authorizes building 102 warships and 1,140 airplanes for the U.S. Navy over five years but is a formal policy statement with no funds appropriated. Roosevelt notes no immediate construction will occur. authorized ships do not equate to launched keel, reflecting a gap between authorization and action.
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United States Navy
Congress
Roosevelt
Executive
United States
The Perfect Tariff Ballet in Washington Politics
Washington dispatch notes the April scene features Hull Dickinson Wallace and Sayre in a famed tariff bill ballet. The quartet’s delicate maneuvering eludes a chorus of inquiring Republicans who seek clarity on tariff concessions and which industries or farmers will be affected.
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Washington
Hull
Dickinson
Wallace
Sayre
Tariff Bill Stirs Political Footwork Across Cabinet
The piece notes slips by Agriculture Secretary Wallace on sugar and tariff talks, Republican criticism threatening the act, and confidential immunity pleas from State Secretary Hull and Sayre. Dickinson dodges direct answers while Democrats and Republicans maneuver, delaying disclosure until passage.
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Wallace
Hull
Sayre
Dickinson
Tariff bargaining narrows focus to luxury imports
The administration has received three tariff offers so far from abroad two from Latin American nations and one from Europe. Bargainers aim to target imports that do not compete with American industry or agriculture focusing on fine laces woolens high end liquors wines coffee and similar goods. Latin America is viewed as the primary partner for future talks as global conditions improve.
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Europe
Germany
Peek Export Corpora tion Teems With Job Seekers
Inside the Peek corporation a few rooms and desks host a throng of daily visitors, most seeking employment. Three bank files labeled Cuba Russia and World map the global reach. The piece notes the company is not an exporter or importer.
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Peek Export Corporation
Mr. Peek
Peek’s shaky grip on power and limited authority
Insiders see Peek as a man with no real job. His closest allies think only extraordinary zeal keeps him going. He aims for success but faces hidden opposition from government departments and lacks treaty power. The State Department must authorize treaties and funding flows from the RFC.
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Peek
State Department
RFC
Licensing power of the NRA to enter general bill debated
Officials plan to slip the licensing power of the NRA into a closing general bill. Johnson avoids endorsing the move, fearing congressional debate while not opposing it. Authorities expect the Brain Trusters agitation to subside first.
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NRA
Congress
General Johnson
Johnson
Wagner Johnson Rift Surfaces Over Labor Board Bill
The rift stems from Johnson first seeking to appear on the Wagner Labor Board Bill and then failing to attend. Wagner later invited him again and he still did not show. Allies suspect Johnson aims to create separate industry labor mediation boards under the code, potentially superseding the Wagner Bill.
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Wagner
Johnson
Wagner Labor Board
Gesture or Grant Until Proper Funding Is Found
The text states that the bill is a gesture without an actual appropriation and remains ineffective until a concrete funding measure is enacted. It emphasizes the need for a matching appropriation to fulfill the intended purpose.
Paving the Way for Crime Against Gun Law Foes Warn
The piece argues against a pending federal anti gun law, claiming it would make small arms ownership hard for law abiding citizens and help criminals. It contends widespread opposition from newspapers magazines and notable citizens and urges defeat of the bill.
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Congress
Mystery call leads to Washington Square squire Gallant
A narrator meets Barney Gallant in transit to Washington and learns he is stepping away from business, giving it to his head waiter Arnold Rossfield. Gallant avoids being labeled a Communist and envisions an informal movement toward broad amity, anticipating opposition from powerful interests and a lonely final fate.
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Washington
Barney Gallant
Washington Square
Mr. Gallant
Metropolis
Arnold Rossfield
Gallant Leaves Village Marking a Vital Exit
A columnist muses on Gallant quitting his business amid an upturn in prosperity. He notes Gallant tells his head man Arnold to take over, turning a personal decision into a broader social question about who bears burden in hard times. Gallant’s departure signals a shift for Greenwich Village.
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Gallant
Mr. Gallant
Arnold
Metropolis
Greenwich Village
Washington Square
Barney Gallant
Mr Gallant and Greenwich Village Revisited
The author contrasts the Village as seen by outsiders with the lived experience of Mr Gallant who actually inhabited Greenwich Village. He argues the area is often overidealized and that many writers and artists began in humbler quarters, challenging the notion that mere proximity to the Village equates to genius.
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Mr. Gallant
Gallant
Greenwich Village
Waldorf-Astoria
Labor Reform Voices Echoed by Leaders Across Sectors
Public figures and activists urge wage increases and limits on child labor. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. speaks on social and economic benefits of a minimum wage, while Ernestine Schumann-Heink emphasizes childhood happiness and equality across races.
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motora
Health Diet for Kids Weighing Between Under and Over
Health guidance notes the challenge of proper child weight and the influence of parental body type and eating habits. It emphasizes one per cent above table weight as fat risk, warns against excessive appetite driven by mothers and advertising, and advises balanced diets with proteins minerals vitamins and adequate exercise.
Preparing a shy child for school and kindergarden
The text advises easing a timid child into new school settings by limiting negative talk, arranging early social connections with two or three peers in the same class, and avoiding frightening tales. It warns against masking the issue and suggests gradual exposure while maintaining a calm, open environment.
The Dial and the Clock Cartoon Explanation
Yesterday's cartoon discusses time, solar time, and AI influenced Timekeeping. It notes solar motion aligns with real time only four times a year and that the Moon governs no constant clock. It mentions February as when the discrepancy peaks near sixteen minutes and hints at tomorrow's feature The Boy Marken.
Pioneer City museum and Ohio settlers’ legacy in Marietta
The Public Forum lauds the Mémorial Museum at Marietta for its premier collection of Northwest Territory pioneer artifacts and the Ohio Company Purchase. It notes strong county support, urges loaned items to be housed in the Ohio University Museum, and laments loss of cherished family heirlooms. The piece also surveys aging regional roads and historical settlement of the Athens region, mentioning early settlers Westenhaver and Worthing and local land tracts.
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Marietta
Northwest Territory
Ohio Company
Washington County
Ohio
Athens County
Hocking, Vinton and Meigs County
Ohio University Museum
Ohio University
Early white settlement in Hocking County traces to Dunmore era
Historic note recalls Lord Dunmore's 1774 campaign against the Indians and the ensuing deserters who settled in the upper Hocking Valley. Indigenous leaders pressed for removal by treaty and white squatters were forced out of lands claimed by the red men.
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Hocking County
Lora
Dunmore
Hocking Valley
Christmas Week Notices of Local Socials
Mrs Val Davis returned from visiting her 7 daughters in Ruth Wyoming and a suburb of Cincinnati. Mr M F Brown and Mrs Cheater Edgar spent the weekend in lumbia. Mrs Rach Eagar and Mr James Ginnan were guests of Fred Spaulding. Pi Beta Phi members from the local chapter attended the national convention in Washington DC with Miss Het and Miss Katharine McKee among the attendees.
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Val Davis
M. F. Brown
Ruth Wyoming
Cincinna
Mrs. Cheater Edgar
Lumbua
Rach Eagar
James Ginnan
Fred Spaulding
Washington, D. C
Het
Katharine McKee
Doreth
Elizabeth Woodworth
Re-elected trustee and new officers at Fi Church meeting
J B Goldsberry was re elected trustee G Bilvus chosen treasurer at congregational meeting of the Fi Church Samuel L McCune retiring 5 The Cincinnati Clearing House A100 given a farewell banquet by the Business Men's Club in Cincinnati The day set as Athens County Farmer and Producers Day Two meetings held for Athens County farmers and Coxn was Speaker The Athens County Fish and Gem prt Association formed at a meeting Club Rooms Merie Cooks TM afy chairman Membership committee named Art Wolfe Hower Doctor Larch Clarence Way Hee ner Ralph Barker a student at University spent spring vacation with Mr and Mrs Joseph Barker
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J. B. Goldsberry
G. Bilvus
Fi’ Church
Samuel L. McCune
Cincinnati Clearing House
Business Men's Club
Cinecinni
Athens County Farmers
Athens County Fish and Gem Prt Association
Mercin
Merie Cooks
Art Wolfe
Hower
Doctor Larch
Clarence Way
Hee
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Paul Mallon
By Joe Williams
Ime, Ernestine Schumann-Heink
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Senger
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Bentleyville, Pa
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Buitenzorg
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Real
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Marken
the Public Forum
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Nelsonville
Meigs County
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Northwest
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Fort Belpre
Oldtown Creek
Homer Wright
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Haver
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