Roosevelt shifts left with new tax program plan
The President appears to cast his policy as a radical shift toward higher business taxes and broader reform. Backed by liberal advisers, he aims to weaken large combines, while courting small business support with lower taxes. The move faces party dissent and mixed views on its economic wisdom.
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Roosevelt
NRA
White House
Washington
Huey Longs
Congress
Democratic Party
Coughlin
Townsend
South
Nye
la Follette
Normia
Lesson from World War shapes German and British naval policy
The text notes that German leaders learned after the war that a naval arms race with Britain is bad policy. Britain and Germany now back a two power treaty limiting overall naval strength, to 35 percent of Britain's tonnage. It wonders how history might have differed if such accord existed in 1910.
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Great Britain
England
Germany
Privy Building Project Aims to Improve Rural Health
Rural health experts say old-fashioned privies will become a badge of the past as sanitation improves outside towns. They report declines in illness where proper sanitation exists, typhoid nearly unknown, and note outdoor privies have long raised death tolls in isolated camps, with mining towns not markedly worse but rural areas lagging.
Ohio conservationists urge farming allies for wildlife safety
With wheat cutting under way and hay harvests ahead Ohio conservation leaders call on farmers to help protect wild life. Surveys show farming machinery kills more game than hunters and urge the use of a flushing bar with mowing machines to scare quail and pheasants from nests.
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Ohio
Wealth tax and party funding observed in Roosevelt era
Washington observers argue Roosevelt’s wealth tax aims to blunt leftward opposition and shape 1936 politics. They note wealth built the nation, while party fundraising shows Democrats far ahead of Republicans, with large donations versus minor sums.
Debt figures show Democratic and Republican liabilities
The Democrats owe $441,976 while the Republicans owe $14,086. The Raskob Mortgage was cut by $10,000 last quarter and the Rooseveltites owe $45,000. Joseph Kennedy, SEC chairman, is owed $35,376. New treasurer Forbes Morgan is making good, but rapid spending keeps debt repayment slow.
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Joseph Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
Forbes Morgan
Democrats Return Campaign Gift Amid Indictment News
A $1000 campaign contribution from Harry M. Warner was returned as his firm faced Justice Department indictments for anti trust violations. The episode underscores growing political caution among donors and echoes broader doubts about the League of Nations and the shift toward bilateral pacts among major powers.
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Harry M. Warner
Warner
Justice Department
Eden’s Paris Rome trip fits balance of power stance
The article notes Britain’s long policy of playing both sides on the Continent to keep balance of power. Eden’s travels to Paris and Rome and a new Germany pact suggest a shift toward courting the French and Italians while diplomats remain casually engaged.
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Anthony Eden
Paris
Rome
England
Germany
Speculators Strive to Reclaim Losses Amid Caution
The text notes most speculators chase recovery from prior losses with no lasting success and warns that clever methods fail to produce permanent gains. The emphasis remains on caution and the futility of quick profits.
Open Season on Quail Advocated to Protect Nests
The article argues for paying youth on farms to aid wildlife protection and urges a regulated open season on quail to prevent habitat loss and starvation. It notes farmers and sportsmen pay little attention due to current closed season, leading to nests being exposed and quail declining.
Public Forum Seeks Signed Letters on Current Events
Readers are invited to send brief signed letters to the Public Forum column. Signatures must appear with the contribution and brevity is encouraged to allow multiple letters daily.
Why Automobile Accidents Stir Deep Reflections
District Tales of Long Ago cites June 21 dispatches by C. H. Harris, contrasting Morro Castle disaster deaths with automobile fatalities and urging stricter driver accountability. It recalls 1796 Gallipolis outbreaks, early medical remedies, and a Wayne treaty era catalog of regional tribes and frontier health.
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C. H. Harris
Gallipolis
Muskingum
Marietta
Scioto
Great Miami
America
Anthony Wayne
United States
Local notes mix race era trials and town events
Ten years ago news items recount D C Stephenson trial for Madge Oberholtzer murder and Rev Brinley Abbott’s resignation. Also listed are Athens Knights Templar officers, Eaglesmeor and Alpha Gamma Delta members, Fourth of July plans, and Scotland Yard detectives capturing a modern Bluebeard Joseph Smith linked to life insurance fraud.
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Scotland Yard
Joseph Smith
Bryan seeks Nebraska senate nomination amid campaign reports
The article notes William Jennings Bryan pursuing the nomination and election to the Nebraska senate. It also mentions a brief family visit by Mr and Mrs William Huhn and their daughter with Mrs Huhn's parents, the Roushes, before returning to Fredericktown. Miners in the upper valley face destitution due to mines not operating. YWCA members attended a convention.
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William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
William Huhn
Quotes and quips on politics and society from notable figures
A collage of quotes reflects views on wealth, gender, education, and future promises. notables include Ewing Y. Mitchell Elmer Thomas Alan Chester Valentine Deng Paul Klapper offering sharp takes on power money and social change.
Cartoon Explains Yesterday's Horse Deeronir?
The image depicts a creature with a deer's head and a horse body, noted as seven months old. It belonged to a gentleman farmer in the area, reflecting a whimsical blend of animal forms in a sketch.
Katharine’s Secret Moves Zoe Toward Service
Zoe learns Katharine’s secret marriage to Michael Heatheroe and a missing paper sorted by Clarence. Katharine’s past weighs on Zoe as she plans social service work, with John Kaye showing growing interest and the terrace tea scene shifting her focus from romance to duty.
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Clarence
Hartford
Miss Moon
Michael
Katharine
Michael Heatheroe
Sally Moon
Paris
Sally
Michael Heather
John Kaye
Parkers
Gerda
Dr. Kaye
Zoe Amitel
Wissimackon
Denny Raeburn
John
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein
This piece recalls past infant deaths from contaminated milk and highlights modern dairy methods and refrigeration as key to safer summer care. It notes the reduction in illness from clean milk, emphasizes sterilization, and advises proper bottle preparation and baby protection from sun and heat.
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