The Employer's Dilemma and the Forgotten Man
The American employer faces conflicts from government competition to bankruptcy and from total control. He is labeled inefficient or a conspirator depending on profit, compliance, or market actions. He risks wage and price controls, union pressure, and taxation, making him the Forgotten Man who bears the costs of our era's regulatory maze.
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Research and Planning Division
NRA
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Federal Trade Commission
Labor Board
Powers Behind Politics Persist in Party System
A writer argues that campaign contributions shape both major parties and that third parties offer no pure alternative. He notes officials face moneyed influence from Washington to state legislatures, dismisses anti-corruption rhetoric, and warns that removing “rascals” merely creates a fresh group to attack.
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Coughlin
Long
Ohio
Washington
More Room for Play Inadequate city playgrounds and recreation
The National Recreation Association reports 5,000,000 children used public playgrounds last summer and 1,600,000 used municipal centers. Playground baseball and tennis served hundreds of thousands, yet 10,000,000 city children lack playgrounds and neighborhood fields are only 30 percent adequate. Public funds should address this need.
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National Recreation Association
Mae West Quips on Remembrance of Spouses in Hollywood
Mae West jokes about remembering who she married and notes that many actresses find that feat challenging. The remark plays on fame and personal histories in a light, period voice.
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Mae West
Pennsylvania Police Warn on Hitchhikers and Fines
Pennsylvania state police announce that hitchhiking offenders face jail or fines. The notice emphasizes strict enforcement and public safety concerns amid local driving conditions.
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Pennsylvania
The Anti-Lynching Filibuster Mocked in Senate Debate
In Washington the Senate galleries viewed the anti-lynching filibuster as dull, while on the floor Vice President Garner smiled with a cigar and jokes flew among senators. Floor Leader Robinson showed tension between duty and the awkward mood as administration leaders pretended support to let the filibuster proceed.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Senate
Garner
Robinson
Roosevelt
Overheated politics and a cider loan tale in 1922
A look back at why a controversial bill failed reveals a perceived unconstitutional draft and insider manipulation. A parallel tale recalls the RFC loan to a New York cider firm later found to hold disguised liquor, leaving officials with wet collateral and questions on accountability.
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RFC
Jesse Jones
New York
Jones
White House Mail Backed Roosevelt Fire Side Chat
The White House reported mail about four to one in approval of Roosevelt’s latest fire side chat. Officials said the speech aimed to calm the nation and noted no banking crisis was at hand. Most objections came from those opposed to the bill abolishing holding companies.
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White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Fireside Chat Aims to Speed Relief Funds
The president’s fireside talk was timed to stress the rapid disbursement of new relief money to spur business. insiders doubt the funds can be spent quickly, citing past experience and skepticism among New Dealers.
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Roosevelt
Domestic firm builds test bombing plane with long range
A hidden government project involves a domestic aircraft company assembling a test bombing plane promised to fly 3,000 miles at 225 mph and carry 2,500 pounds of bombs. The program could affect the Atlantic and Pacific as national defense barriers and suggests others may follow suit.
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Pacific
Roosevelt lauded as relief programs face political jostling
The piece notes Roosevelt’s pride in a new relief setup and recalls a House debate where Secretary Ickes was praised by many Congress members who may clash with him over local works projects in the coming two years. It mentions supposed German fouling rays as an unsettling war rumor with no proven antidote.
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Germany
Roosevelt
Ickes
Mayor LaGuardia Seeks Indian Support in Arizona
In Arizona, Mayor LaGuardia asks Native communities for support toward the Great White Father. The identity of the Father remains unclear whether it refers to Roosevelt or Dionne.
Europeans wary of boys on thrones weigh Huey motto reverse
Europeans who frown on the growing trend to place young boys on thrones may consider adopting the reverse of Huey s motto as a caution. The remark signals unease over dynastic rule and youth succession in monarchies.
Athens High School Opera Leads and New Ohio University Building
Twenty years ago in Athens the school opera saw leads by Howard Bobo Grace Walker Clark Williams Everett Starr and Dean Copeland. Ohio University opened a new Agricultural Building for hands on home economics and agriculture. Personal notes mention visits by Mrs Studer and Mr Mrs Carpenter and a needle club hostess. A Lusitania telegram scare caused no registrations to cancel.
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Howard Bobo
Grace Walker
Clark Williams
Everett Starr
Dean Copeland
Ohio University
Hindenburg signals steady peaceful regime for successor era
President-elect Paul von Hindenburg moves to align with the late provisional president Ebert shaping a stable administration. In Ohio, about 1200 miners and workers attended first aid lectures. A Stargard train wreck killed 25 tied to May Day sabotage. Ohio University opened the Green Goat revision on campus. Social notes include Mrs. M E Twiss hosting Pallas Club. T N Hoover gave commencements at Winchester and Eyesville high schools. News items report births and travel updates in local families.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Ebert
Reviews of New Books on Fascism Core Threat and US Response
Ray mond Gram Swing argues in Forerunners of American Fascism that danger is real but will not arrive as a black shirted mob. Fascism arises from unequal power, starts as a radical movement, and exploits poverty and emotion. He cites Long, Coughlin, Bilbo, Hearst, Townsend and warns complacency misreads America’s capacity for fascist trends.
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Raymond Gram Swing
Washington
Mr. Swing
Fasciani
Senator Long
Father Coughlin
Bilbo
Mr. Hearst
Dr. Townsend
America
Economic critique outlines to curb private money control
The letter by Charles F. Davis of Middleport argues for broad economic reform by challenging private control of money, interest, and profits. It links wage suppression, wealth concentration, and political subservience to calls for public economic power and potential reforms like H. R. 4747. It quotes mayor La Guardia and notes unexplored ocean depths.
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Wall Street
Maine
Charles F. Davis
Middleport
The Dark Blond Chapter XLIV Arrest in the Garage
Millicent is seized in a dark garage by a man who cuffs her as Detective Buchanan arrives. He reveals he has tailed Phyllis Faulconer and suspects the trial leads to Norman Happ’s disappearance after a failed attempt to confront Phyllis at her apartment. The cab driver can corroborate the claim.
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Phyllis Faulconer
Millicent
Detective Buchanan
Headquarters
Buchanan
Phyllis Faulcaner
Miss Faulconer
Baronne Avenue
Phyllis Faulcontr
Norman Happ
Norman
Frost
Happ
Phrases on democracy equality and economy
Quotes from Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt President Roosevelt and Lady Astor in a discussion of democracy gender roles and trade. The excerpt notes belief in honest government women independence openness and free circulation of goods as key to prosperity.
Pension Awarded to 100 Year Old Revolutionary War Soldier
Daniel Thomas of Middleport Meigs County aged 100 was granted a pension after applying in Gallia County Probate Court March 18 1858. He enlisted in 1777 at Stillwater New York and survived battles including Burgoyne Stillwater and Saratoga. Captured by Indians at Yellow Creek he crossed Lake Erie alone to Presque Isle then Philadelphia to rejoin his regiment. The judge noted the claim justified and approved the pension.
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Lake Erie
Civil Journal
Gallia County
Edna Ervin
Messenger
Daniel Thomas
Middleport
Meigs County
Thomas
Gallipolis
W. M. Fisar
W. H. Morehead
Army of the Republic
Stillwater
N. Y
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Pennsylvania
Yellow Creek
Solomon Baker
Pont du Plait
Canada
Elliott
Long Point
Presque Isle
Philadelphia
Rodney Downing
Warren Jones
Morehead
Fragmentary dialogue prompts mystery from 1935 piece
Carleton K 1935 text shows fragmented dialogue and stray phrases about a taxi, an apartment, a detective, and emotional confessions. The incomplete lines hint at interpersonal tension and a plot thread but lack clear actions or outcomes to summarize.
Health and Disease in Rural Occupations and Risks
The piece notes hazardous outdoor living and occupational exposure among farmers and industrial workers. It cites tuberculosis risks, farm accidents from tractors, hookworm, and poison production, highlighting higher rural death rates and evolving health safeguards reaching cities.
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Ters
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Chillicothe
Carpenter
Glouster
W. A. Carpenter
Elmwood Place
A. L. Johnson
Athens Needle Club
Lusitania
England
Stargard
Prussia
Soviet Economic Commission
M. E. Twiss
Pallas Club
T. N. Hoover
Winchester High School
Eyesville High School
Mrs. Harvey Frey
Jessie Marie
Mrs
Charlies DeMolet
Lynn Haven
Fla
George Clark
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Congress
LaGuardia
Pacific Ocean
Milwaukee
Dreuin
Mrs Adel
van Sadler Suiter
San Antonio
Texas
Bernard Hansen
East Hill
Pemama City
King
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lady Astor
Ine Leopold
Belgium
Carleton
Neal
Health and di
DR. Mobbia
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