Roosevelt Defends Work-Relief Program Against Critics
The President criticizes Republican leaders for opposing the work relief program while benefitting from federal aid in their jurisdictions. He recounts how reclamation, water conservation, flood control, homesteads, and roads were identified locally, and argues Washington’s funding driven by demand rather than origin. The piece notes the shift to boondoggling and questions the program’s lasting value versus the money spent.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Denver
PWA
National Capital
Al Smith’s Early Opposition to the New Deal
The article traces Al Smith’s long standing resistance to New Deal policies dating back to 1932 1933. It notes his critiques of government extravagance and tax plans asserting that critics must challenge motives of New Deal supporters while maintaining consistency in his opposition. It also recalls his 1932 Boston remarks and early collaboration with Roosevelt on a shared platform months before Roosevelt’s inauguration.
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al Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
New York City
Boston
A Sunday Morning Parade of Death and The Pitfalls of Politics
A long, grim description recalls a wartime style funeral procession of hearses and ambulances parade by a home, followed by satirical commentary on politics. The piece ends with a clipped correction plea about a misquoted sentence and broken phrasing.
Smith attacks NRA and NRA critics in 1933 debates
In 1933 a political figure denounces the NRA as unrealistic and harmful to small business while favoring state funding for education via tax shifts. He clashes with editorials in New Outlook and William Randolph Hearst, who later hints at Smith as a future president. The discourse cites the gold dollar versus a “baloney dollar.”
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Smith
NRA
PWA
William Randolph Hearst
J. P. Morgan
Hearst
War in Spain Action Photos Spark Familiar Sentiment
Readers remark that a single war image from Spain captures the whole conflict, expressing weariness with recurring photo coverage and calling for new perspectives beyond standard action shots.
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Spain
Hearst Involvement Cited In One Column Cut
A reference to William Randolph Hearst is noted as the cause behind issues with a one column cut. The remark points to editorial influence affecting page layout.
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William Randolph Hearst
Psycopath Plaza and New York Society Gossip
Bryant Park earns the nickname Psycopath Plaza as police and social workers note its seedy rendezvous. May Wong arrives from abroad amid crowded reception while Shanghai and Peiping circles try to greet her. The column also profiles Marjorie Oelrichs, Eddy Duchin’s wife and decor expert, and notable New York socialites and journalists.
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New York
Midtown
Bryant Park
John the Baptists
Marjorie Oelrichs
Eddy Duchin
Sun Valley Lodge
W. Averell Harriman
Diamond Jim Brady Cafe Opens in New Building Site
The article notes a Diamond Jim Brady themed cafe and bar opening on Hammerstein's Victoria site with a Diamond Jim tie pin replica and a golden horseshoe, plus an oyster bar and a Diamond Special not featured. It mentions Brooklyn origins, Deems Taylor residence in Connecticut, and a New Haven campus philosophy anecdote about a sleepy student.
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Boo
Brooklyn
Deems Taylor
Connecticut
Jim Brady
Hammerstein
Victoria
Rector’s
New Haven
Poslam Offers Quick Relief For Itching Skin
An advertisement promotes Poslam as a concentrated skin comfort product. It claims itching stops almost at once and redness fades by morning. The ad urges purchase from a druggist or a free trial by writing to Poslam Co., New York.
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Poslam CO
West 54Th St
New York
N.Y
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Aid
An ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe inexpensive remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims relief from frequent night urination and associated symptoms like backache and nervousness, urging buyers to ensure the product comes from Haarlem Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Whelpley Elected Iowa Masons Grand Chaplain
E. B. Whelpley of Cedar Rapids was chosen grand chaplain of Iowa Masons at the grand lodge meeting in Dubuque. Mrs. Joseph Kralik was elected president of the Van Buren Parent Teachers association. Mrs. H. E. Hayden returns from California. A collision on Third Avenue at Sixth Street left W. S. Boland C. H. Harkness and P. W. Anderson with minor injuries.
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E. B. Whelpley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Masons
Grand Lodge
Dubuque
Joseph Kralik
van Buren
Parent-Teachers Association
H. E. Hayden
California
W. S. Boland
C. H. Harkness
P. W. Anderson
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Dartmouth student suffers fractured leg in dormitory fall
Paul White son of Mr and Mrs Homer F White fractured his leg in a fall in his Dartmouth dormitory. John Egstrom of Marion injured after falling through a trap door. Mrs J A Watt and Mrs G H Diven left for Chicago and Wisconsin. Miss Louise Crawford and Joseph Kitchin of Coe College faculty performed at the high school assembly.
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Paul White
Homer F. White
Dartmouth College
John Egstrom
Marion
J. A. Watt
G. H. Diven
Chicago
Wisconsin
Louise Crawford
Joseph Kitchin
Coe College
Local Fatal Accident at St. John Box Factory
A man backed into an elevator shaft and fell to the first floor at St. John box factory yesterday. The Billionaires social club held the first of a series of dances in Muskwaki hall last night. James Clark has returned home after visiting his daughter Mrs Robert Beatty in Minneapolis.
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St. John Box Factory
Billionaires
Muskwaki Hall
James Clark
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