Imagining Nazism here shows the dangers of dictatorship
A stark hypothetical compares United States drift toward one party rule and suppression with Germany under Nazism. It warns that editorial liberty, independent press, and due process are endangered when hysteria and centralized power erode democracy.
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United States
Germany
Democratic Party
Herbert Hoover
Henry Fletcher
Republican Party
Mexico City
Ogden Mills
Leavenworth
Borah
Congress
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
NRA
General Johnson
Department of Justice
Georgia
Carter Glass
Huey Long
Bernard M. Baruch
al Smith
Paradox of Rising Bank Deposits Cited Amid Unease
A writer notes public deposits rose by over a billion dollars in four months, mostly private savings. The author argues money sits idle in banks and pursues no productive use, fearing investment holds back industry and government securities flood the market.
Regulation and chaos in transportation markets
Government regulation creates uneven transport rules, subsidized and unsubsidized agencies, and irregular product movement. The Interstate Commerce Commission notes wages, taxes, and service adequacy must be comparable to achieve equality, which is not today.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun
Heywood Broun uses a July Fourth reflection to challenge Senator Borah’s stance on bureaucracy. He argues Borah supported individual rights in theory yet tolerated the dry bureaucracy and enforcement that damaged the Bill of Rights.
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Heywood Broun
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senator Borah
Anti-Saloon League
Idaho Senator Borah and Press Freedom in Labor Issues
A critical profile condemns Senator Borah as a Western radical who defends press freedom while remaining silent on how it protected child labor in the newspaper industry. The piece casts him as a bold but opportunistic advocate, using editorial praise to advance his cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Idaho
Borah
Borah Urges Pure American Air And Freedom
Senator Borah spoke after noting the Fourth of July address, praising American patriots and institutions. He contrasted his rhetoric with Augustus Caesar’s tactic of praising republic virtues when expanding power.
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Borah
Augustus Caesar
Borah’s Regularity Overshadows Burdened Americans
A critique of United States Senator Borah arguing his stance on bureaucracy ignores urgent relief for the unemployed and homeless. The author portrays Borah as prioritizing party and class regularity over addressing misery, noting his ironic label as a radical while condemning his rigidity.
Notable quotes on prosperity and politics from 20th century figures
Walter P. Chrysler envisions 100 years of broad prosperity benefiting all. A boxer known as Fiermonte asserts defiant resolve amid objections from Mrs. Astor. Henry A. Wallace criticizes socialism and communism for lacking emotional and spiritual warmth in American life.
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Walter P. Chrysler
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Determining Best Transport Form for Efficient Service
The text argues selecting the most economical transport form for user needs and long-run efficiency. It calls for coordinating transport services to match agencies with suitable tasks and suggests welfare of agencies should rely on self-sufficiency without government subsidies.
Feud Flares as Pecora and Kennedy Clash Over ICC Chair
Washington July 8 The old ICC Building will get stronger foundations before new securities commissioners move in. The liberal trio Landis Mathews Healy and Wall Street pick Kennedy as fifth member and chairman. Pecora resists and skips several meetings. Landis acts as peacemaker shuttling Kennedy and Pecora. Pecora warns he may not accept a boss from Wall Street and plans to finish his year with a chip on his shoulder.
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Washington
ICC
Securities Commissioners
Ferdie Pecora
Financial
Joseph Kennedy
Commission
White House
Pecora
Roosevelt
Landis
Mathews
Healy
Wall Street
Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Pecora
New York
Kennedy Seen as Strong Publicity Pick for Washington Chair
The text highlights Kennedy as a favorable choice for a Washington chairmanship, noting his good nature, ease with people, and potential to be a prominent figure. Reporters praise him, and one journalist was interrupted by a tease about vacations to dodge tough questions.
Ickes Shifts Tone on Oil Code Prosecution
The Interior Department pressured the Justice Department to prosecute the oil code test case, but the DOJ has consistently declined. The dispute reveals friction between the two departments over who should pursue the case and hints at a broader policy struggle.
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Ickes
Justice Department
Interior Department
Senator Borah to Speak on National Network About Bureaucracy
Senator Borah indicated he would report on his bureaucracy issue in mid October if radio time could be secured. Harry Butcher arranged for Borah to speak on a national network around October 15. Plans mean little to Roosevelt whose itinerary showed no Haiti landing, yet he went ashore when content. A member of the Varsity Brain Trust approached a Treasury guard asking for directions.
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Senator Borah
Harry Butcher
Borah
Roosevelt
Haiti
Varsity Brain
Treasury
Health Diet You Can Help Kids Speak Clearly
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses stuttering in about a million Americans including many schoolchildren. It covers causes such as breathing patterns heredity and imitation, and highlights methods like relaxation reeducation emotion control and suggestion plus slower rhythmic speech to aid progress.
About the Children by Olive Roberts Barton
The essay urges vigilant pest control and home sanitation to protect children. It lists flies mosquitoes ants spiders roaches fleas lice and other nuisances, recommends screens nets oil in stagnant water traps and neighbor cooperation, and warns of disease risks from insects and rodents.
Quotes on loyalty and peace from early 20th century leaders
Dr Harold G Campbell New York superintendent argues loyalty hinges on protecting schools from destruction. Henry Ford claims removing about 100 war-makers would bring world peace.
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Harold G. Campbell
New York
Yesterday's Cartoon Explores No Man's Island Frame
Cartoon notes a Connecticut River island dividing Vermont and New Hampshire across three counties and four towns. It recounts James I and Anne of Denmark marriage by proxy in 1859, delayed voyage, and alleged sorcery linked to Edinburgh burnings. Tomorrow hints at the unknown soldier.
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Connecticut River
Vermont
New Hampshire
Grafton
Caledonia
Orange
Bath
Haverhill
N. H
Ryegate
Newbury
James I
Anne of Denmark
England
Norway
James
Leith
Agnes
Richie Graham
Edinburgh
Public Forum Editor notes and social commentary in Millfield
A July 6 letter from Millfield criticizes The Messenger digest content. It questions perceived political plotting, mentions Heywood Broun and Stormy hymns, Eleanor Roosevelt, and public figures while commenting on relief aid, farm conditions, and social inequities amid a controversial tone.
Third Annual Hartnell Family Reunion Held at Athens Grounds
Miss Mary Louise Hartnell visited with aunt Mrs J Halliday Cline while Ruth returned from a Put-in-Bay boat trip. Alpha Xi Delta hosted a local committee meeting led by Mrs O E Fitzgerald and Mrs E F Black. The third annual Hartnell reunion drew 42 attendees at Athens grounds.
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Mary Louise Hartnell
J. Halliday Cline
Miss Ruth Eded
Put-in-Bay
Alpha Xi Delta
O. E. Fitzgerald
Athens Grounds
Local social notes and university visit snippets
Miss Nellie Van Vorhees travels to Bowl Ky visiting friends while Miss Edith Roach hosts an out-of-town hay ride in University Terr with chaperones Mr and Mrs Roach and Mr and Mrs Gillett at Strouds Run. Miss Henrietta Emish travels Nelsonville via M Baker and Westerville to TM M E Parsonage with C E Chandler officiating. Warren Francis returns to visit parents. Dr H W Elson of Ohio University writes on women’s suffrage.
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Nellie van Vorhees
Bowl Ky
Edith Roach
University
Mr. and Roach
Mr. and Gillett
Strouds Run
Henrietta L. Emish
Nelsonville
M. Baker
Westerville
M. E. Parsonage
North College
C. E. Chandler
Do You Know 14 Junia Castle Pioneer of Orange Meigs County
Do You Know 14 Junia Castle, born in Vermont, fathered to Washington Cou landing at Hock mouth. He was a keel boatman on Kanawha and Muscle Shoals rivers, visited an Indian chief who offered a daughter as bride, Castle bought 160 acres in Ohio, preached for Bible Christians then a Christian denomination. He held 300 baptisms and 400 marriages, four decades a minister, with one daughter marrying the last resident of Oreé.
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Junia Castle
Orange Meigs County
Vermont
Washington Cou
Hock
Kanawha
Bose Muscle Shoals
Tennessee
New Orleans
Ohio
Castle
Oren
Oreé
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Morris Fishbein
Olive Roberts Barton
Mr. Morgenthau
Henry Ford
Inglee
India
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Ripley County
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Hussy
June Hanoke
Duval Co, Fla
JR Pearson
NO Man's Island
Oslo
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Messenger
Stormy
Dole
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Great Philanthropist From A Nearby Burg
West Virginia
Delanos
Athens Hospital
Red Cross
West
South
Astor
Newport
New York Central
Eleanor
Curtis Dall
Nevada
Millfield
Eeee
E. F. Black
Warren Francis
Mrs. Francis
H. W. Elson
Ohio University
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