Profits and policy tied to New Deal debates
Cabinet critic Roper warns against ditching profit motive as Tugwell and other brain trust advisers face scrutiny. The administration seeks to reassure the public profits remain part of American life while signaling political push from groups like the new American Liberty League backed by Al Smith and John W. Davis.
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R. Roper
Dr. Tugwell
Tugwell
The
Brain Trust
Roper
Liberty Jlleague
al Smith
John W. Davis
Democratic Scio as Wary Of 'League'
Five Democratic senators Glass Byrd Tydings Gore and Bailey denied links to a conservative bloc amid reports of a Republican grain with the Liberty League. They issued statements from Democratic headquarters defending their loyalty to the administration and noting Jouett Shouse’s nonpartisan property owners movement.
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Washington
American Liberty League
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Tydings
Maryland
Gore
Oklahoma
Bailey
North Carolina
Congress
Jouett Shouse
Shouse
Liberty League
Liberty League probes rights to life and property in politics
A discussion questions why Democrats Alfred E. Smith and John W. Davis back a program, arguing Liberty League fears reflect concerns over government encroachment on individual rights and enterprise. The piece notes federal laws increasingly challenge individuals and recalls Speaker Rainey’s Carrollton burial, then shifts to an old friend announcing plans to adopt a baby.
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Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Five senators’ votes split on New Deal during period of Democratic rise
Five senators once opposed New Deal measures in Congress but framed their positions as driven by conviction rather than anti administration stance. Byrd said he would not obstruct Roosevelt, Gore joked he only read about it, Tydings predicted a Democratic Congress, and Bailey lauded Roosevelt as a physician tending a desperately ill patient as the project moved forward.
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Congress
Byrd
Roosevelt
Gore
Tydings
Bailey
Louisiana
New Orleans
Walmsley
Kingfish
T. Semmes Walmsley
Washington
The Bridge of Tries Over the Bridge of Sighs
A reflective piece argues that effort matters more than outcome. It cites Stevenson’s struggle against illness to illustrate perseverance. It stresses that success lies in spirit and heart, not prizes, and praises steady effort over innate genius.
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Stevenson
Ninien
Do Your Best and Strive for Worthy Endeavor
A 1934 reflection urges effort over outcome. It argues success is not the sole prize and emphasizes wholehearted striving in work play and prayer as the true measure before God.
Dillinger Playmate Gets Long Sentence
Superior Wisconsin. Charles Fisher age 32 linked with the Dillinger gang and indicted for linked robberies was sentenced by Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone to seven years in Leavenworth Kansas after completing an eight year term. Fisher had pled guilty to robbing the Ogema Wisconsin post office and is already serving seven months of an eight year term for a Minnesota postoffice robbery.
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Superior
Wis
Charles Fisher
Dillinger
Fisher
Patrick T. Stone
Leavenworth
Kan
Ogema
Minnesota
Collision of two planes over Brooklyn kills pilot on roof
New York report describes two planes colliding midair over the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. One aircraft crashed onto a three story apartment roof, killing the pilot believed to be about 25 and of Oriental appearance. a card with the name William Franklin was found. The other plane reportedly landed safely nearby.
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New York
Wil Hamsburg
Brooklyn
William Franklin
Rainey Asked To Enter Race For Congress
Springfield JIL UP Democratic leaders say Mrs. Henry T. Rainey widow of the late Speaker will be asked in the next days to consent to seek the office her husband held for almost thirty years. If she declines, other candidates are available for nomination by the congressional committee of the 12th Illinois district.
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Springfield
Jil
Enry T. Rainey
House of Representatives
Women Endurance Flyers Up Again
Two Texas women aviators Jean Le Rene Dallas and Mary Owens Fort Worth took off from Curtis Se ynolds airport at 1 3 pm Thursday night to set a new refueling endurance record. A prior attempt Wednesday ended after five hours when the first refueling faded.
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Chicago
Texas
Curtis*seynolds
Jean le Rene
Dallas
Mary Owens
Fort Worth
Truce Hope Fading in Textile Dispute
In Washington the cotton textile strike committee warned of a general walkout soon amid claims of oppression and subjugation. Francis J. Gorman urged immediate readjustment and denounced mill owners and Cotton Textile Institute chief George Sloan for delaying negotiations. Sloan contended workers fared well under the NRA code.
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Washington
Cotton Textile Strike Committee
Francis J. Gorman
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
New York
Sloan
NRA
Gorman
Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Rainy Funeral
President Roosevelt flew back to Washington late Thursday from Carrollton Illinois where he attended the last rites for Speaker Henry T Rainy. He resumed duties at the White House after the solemn visit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Carrollton, Il
Henry T. Rainy
Plea for Investors in Germany Debt Note
Berlin reports that Germany’s latest debt note to the State Department offers no promise against discrimination for American bondholders or immediate resumption of Dawes and Young plan payments. It aims to keep talks open for a refunding plan and future payments tied to German purchases, potentially easing cash flow through a new agreement.
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Berlin
INS
United States
Germany
State Department
Washington
Young Plan
Rca Germent
Germany notes mild approach in debt dispute with U S
The German government presents a conciliatory note seeking discussions with the United States over debt issues. It omits Hulls June sharpness and the July aide memoire, avoiding controversy while stressing no discrimination against American bondholders and deferring debt modification to direct bondholder representatives.
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Hull
Aide Memoire
United States
Delay decision on Chicago tram strike
DETROIT AP The executive board of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America announced it would take no action on authorizing a sympathy strike of surface and elevated lines employees in Chicago, pending further word from mediators trying to settle a bus operators strike there.
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Detroit
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
Chicago
State Owned Industries In Dakota States Costly Losses
North Dakota’s state mill and elevator at Grand Forks has lost 2,325,562 dollars, while Drake mill operated at a fraction of cost. South Dakota reports a 26,587 dollar deficit across two mining ventures plus a 185,000 dollar legislative appropriation. A Haynes mine shows 23,340 dollars in losses and a Firesteel relief mine 3,247 dollars. Proponents say state ownership benefits offset losses and could show a profit if bond interest and depreciation are ignored.
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Bismarck
N. D
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Haynes
Firesteel
S. D
Grand Forks
Drake
NRA Withdraws Blue Eagle from Chicago Motor Coach
Washington based report states the National Recovery Administration ordered the removal of the Blue Eagle emblem from Chicago Motor Coach Company on Thursday. The action marks a formal decertification amid policy enforcement and industry adjustments.
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NRA
Blue Eagle
Chicago Motor
Washington
Chicago
Mi 'Aa
NRA field officer sued over labor board dispute in Chicago
A field administration officer of the NRA is sued following weeks of effort to settle a controversy that led to a strike. Drivers say the company discharged 24 men and would not recognize the union. A general sympathy strike of Chicago transport workers has been threatened. On June 30 the company agreed to reinstate the discharged employee but would not pledge future compliance.
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NRA
National Labor ‘Relations Board
Chicago Transportation
Rayburn Seeks House Speakership Amid Rainey Succession
Washington telegram from Bonham Texas says Sam Rayburn Democratic chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee will run for House speaker to succeed the late Henry Rainey. Rayburn notes his candidacy and settles speculation, with McDuffie of Alabama and Byrns of Tennessee also mentioned as potential contenders.
Denial of Hitler assassination attempt reported
Munich Germany August 23 Foreign rumors of an attempted life against Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler were denied promptly at his Obersalzberg villa Thursday night.
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Munich
Germany
Long Defends Lottery Move Amid Louisiana Tensions
Reporter interview with Huey P. Long from Baton Rouge portrays his claim that Louisiana’s lottery crackdown ended a “lotteries out” era. Long accuses press of lies about dictatorship, hints at further legislation affecting New Orleans, and notes Ave power shifts after a legislative session.
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Huey
Westbrook Pegler
Long
Louisiana
Walmsley
New Orleans
Louisi
Hog prices rise to peak at Chicago yards in 1931 bull run
Hog values climbed in Chicago stock yards marking the twentieth straight trading day of gains. Top price reached 7.40 per hundredweight with averages of 6.75 for 12 000+ animals, after a week ago 6.75 and a year ago 3.95. Fewer hogs fed the rise as supplies declined, signaling a major factor in the rebound.
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Chicago
Hog Market Moves Up as Parity Basis Reaches Outlook
The article notes active trading in Cincinnati and Chicago with hog prices rising about $2.25 per hundred pounds. The federal processing tax of $2.25 per hundred added to the average Wednesday price of $6.75 yields about $8.80 per hundred for producers. This $8.80 is cited as the parity basis set by the AAA reflecting the 1909-1914 average price used for index levels.
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Ry Vand
Cincinnati
Chicago
AAA
AAA Orders Out Of 10 Per Cent In Wheat Next Year
Washington AP The farm administration announced a 10 per cent curtailment in basic wheat acreage for 1935 for farmers in production control plans, down from 15 per cent this year. Officials said the cut follows London international wheat talks and aims to balance supplies with domestic needs and possible exports.
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AAA
Washington
Farm Administration
London
World wheat conference adjourns to Budapest in November
The world wheat conference adjourned in London after adopting a plan to extend the world wheat agreement for two years. A wheat pool of 5 percent of expected 1932 35 demand will be formed to stabilize exports between high yield and low export countries.
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London
Budapest
Roosevelt to resolve NRA reforms after return
President Roosevelt returns to Washington and plans quick NRA administration changes. He will confer with Hugh S Johnson, Donald Reichberg, and Secretary Perkins to finalize the blue eagle revamp. Officials say an agreement could be reached within 48 hours to avoid hindering a business upswing next month.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Hugh S Johnson
Donald Reichberg
Perkins
Blue Eagles
Local bidders turn backs on city contracts
A bidders strike on local special assessment improvements became a reality when Johnson avenue sewer and Nineteenth street projects drew no bids. Contractors cite refusal of payment in certificates due to strained tax and banking conditions, endangering the city’s credit on such work.
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Johnson Avenue NW
Nineteenth Street
Johnson Avenue
First Avenue W
Henry Haegg
Chris Nelson
Dan Christensen
Aig Hankeer
Omer Ee
Local Funding Debate Prompts Bond Proposal Shift
In Oranene, officials consider leveraging public improvement bonds instead of direct city funding. The bonds would be issued in fixed denominations and aimed at financing municipal projects without immediate tax increases. Public response remains divided as details unfold.
Friends See New Romance Budding For Mary And Doug
Hollywood reports a Mary Pickford and Doug Fairbanks reconciliation is close to a formal announcement. Doug returns after a 14 month absence and participates actively, courting Mary amid her divorce charges of indifference and neglect.
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Mary
Doug
Hollywood
Lone Bandit Robs Bank In Wisconsin
A lone robber held up the Farmers State Bank of Mosine, 13 miles south of Wausau, Wisconsin, late Thursday and escaped with 2900 dollars. The suspect, about 35 years old, fled in a tan coach bearing Illinois plates.
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Wausau
Wis
Farmers State Bank of
Mosine
Illinois
New Beer Ordinance Stamps Councilmen
City council members faced enforcement questions as a Class B beer operator who surrendered his license to avoid ordinance terms reappeared at council. Joe Dvorak of a Tenth Street SE sandwich shop protested police action citing unequal enforcement after his permit was returned and fee sacrificed rather than upgrade for toilets. He threatened to drop beer business but urged uniform application of the law.
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Joe Dvorak
Tenth Street
Sixth Avenue
Dvorak
St Paul Squad Ends Career of Disinger Aide
Homer Van Meter a Dillinger ally and feared gangster dies in a Milwaukee area alley during a federal chase. Police rifles and a machine gun stop his flight as he tries to escape into the urban maze. He died with a sneer on his lips and a gun in hand, the era of his crime ended.
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ST. Paul
Homer van Meter
van Meter
John Dillinger
Chicago
Little Bohemia
Wisconsin
Mercer
Marion and
University
Avenues
Yeep
Desperation duel ends as Van Meter is shot down in alley
The outlaw ZG Van Meter was cornered three blocks from Minnesota’s capitol after a wild gun battle in which about 50 shots were fired. He carried $923 in cash and a pistol used to fire at Chief Cullen and his aides. A woman briefly blocked the line of fire as officers closed in. Van Meter fled across a street and into an alley where he collapsed. He had been linked to the Dillinger escape and faced a federal agent in a hallway duel before vanishing.
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Cullen
Brown
John Dietrich
Tom McMahon
van Meter
Minnesota
Chief Cullen
Outlaw
Dillinger
Evelyn Frechette
R. C. Coulter
Department of Justice
Aluminum Co. Flatly Rejects Proposals
Western Pennsylvania faced a rush of news from Pittsburgh as two major industries moved. Aluminum Company of America declined a peace proposal from a federal labor mediator aimed at ending a 12 day aluminum strike. The Standard Tin Plate, part of Continental Can, said it would recognize the Amalgamated Association of Iron.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
Aluminum
Aluminum Company of America
Standard Tin Plate Company
Continental Can
Amalgamated Association of Iron
Embargo on fodder ordered by Canada
Ottawa AP reports the Canadian government barred fodder exports except under licenses from the new markets. Officials said controls aim to manage supply and prices. The move affects farmers and traders dependent on cross border trade.
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Canada
Ottawa
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