Browder Campaign Tone in 1936 U.S. Politics
The letter cites Landon and Browder speaking in Milwaukee and Syracuse with a communist loudspeaker campaign. It notes Browder’s public praise of Roosevelt, his claim Landon and Knox are enemies, and Browder’s hope for Roosevelt’s re election while asserting Moscow ties and Browder’s view of the political timing.
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Milwaukee
Alf M. Landon
Earl Browder
Landon
Browder
Syracuse
Roosevelt
Bowder
Communist Party
United States
Bismarck
N. C
Knox
Moscow
Red
Roosevelt Hits Communism and Pushes Power Pools
President Roosevelt rallied in Syracuse and planned national talks while denouncing communism and GOP evasions on social security and taxation. He urged a true conservatism that protects private property and backed a southeastern power pool with utilities and bankers to lower electricity costs in TVA territory. He announced conferences with the Peru-Ecuador boundary commission and a new maritime commission ahead of a Pittsburgh speech.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Syracuse
N. Y
Pittsburgh
National
TVA
Raps G. O. P
The Quest of Life and Love in Everyday Living
The piece argues life’s joy lies in seeking rather than in finding. It links ongoing quests in love and knowledge to fulfillment, asserting satisfaction is a trap while the thrill of pursuit drives meaning and continual growth. It ends noting life remains a perpetual beginning.
Roosevelt and the Constitution in Campaign Rhetoric
The article denounces Roosevelt's campaign speech as hyperbolic and contrasts his rhetoric with founding fathers. It accuses him of pressuring Congress to disregard the Constitution and cites the Guffey-Snyder coal stabilization bill and Supreme Court rulings as proof that his actions violated constitutional limits.
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United States Congress
United States
White House
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Guffey-Snyder
Hill
Democrat
Washington
Roosevelt Denounces Communist Aid and Preaches Democratic Fidelity
The piece quotes Roosevelt asserting lifelong adherence to American government and rejects communism and other alien ideologies. It notes his defense of the American democracy amid debates over the Guffey-Snyder coal bill and a call for constitutional respect.
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Dort
New York
Roosevelt
Guffey-Snyder
Syracuse
White House
Representative Hill
Congress
Skies Clear But Mercury Stays Low
Fair skies returned to Cedar Rapids by mid afternoon after a night of slow rains totaling .18 of an inch. The low thermometer rose from 51 at 7 am to 58 by 2 45 pm with Tuesday highs of 65 at 3 pm then 60 and 55 later.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Fire Destroys Portable Bath House by Pittsburgh River
Firemen battled a blaze that destroyed a portable bath house in Pittsburgh and floated the charred structure into the Allegheny River after extinguishing the flames. Fire crews kept hoses dry while containing the incident.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
Franco Named Head of Provisional Nationalist Government
Gen Francisco Franco has been named chief of the provisional nationalist government as rebels press toward Madrid and Burgos amid the Spanish Civil War.
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Burgos
Spain
Francisco Franco
Evacuation of Madrid Children Moves to Valencia and Coast
Madrid reports the evacuation of orphans from the civil war and children of militiamen to Valencia and other Mediterranean cities. The interior minister says facilities are provided for citizens to leave Madrid and a police permit is required for government territory travel, with a special war ministry permit for army zones.
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Madrid
Paris
Valencia
Mediterranean
Ministry of War
Madrid siege looms as rebels gain ground in Spain
Spain's civil war neared a dramatic climax as insurgents advanced on routes from Toledo to Madrid. Madrid loyalists, outmatched and ready to resist, brace for a long siege with rationing planned. End of war unlikely despite fall of Madrid, forecasts warn of continued violence and reprisals.
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Spain
Toledo
Madrid
Japan seeks full control of all China in nine demands
Japan intensifies the 21 demands into nine measures aimed at China, seeking Japanese advisers, autonomy for five northern provinces, anti communist suppression, and economic and political concessions. Beijing rejects the terms and China vows armed resistance as negotiations continue from Shanghai to Nanking.
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China
Tokio
INS
Baron Kato
Mongolia
Manchuria
Shanghai
Nanking
Shigeru Kawagoe
Hopei
Chahar
Suiyuan
Shansi
Shangtung
Nichi Nichi
Foreign Office
International News Service
Rinderknecht elected president of Cedar Rapids Chamber
William J. Rinderknecht cashier of Peoples Savings bank was chosen president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday night board meeting held after a dinner at Killian's tea room. The new officers begin Oct 1 with Van Vechten Shaffer first vice president and N. P. Craemer second vice president. S. E. Coquillette re elected treasurer. A. L. Taylor executive secretary.
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William J. Rinderknecht
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
van Vechten Shaffer
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
N. P. Craemer
H. N. Craemer Company
S. E. Coquillette
Merchants National Bank
French Senate adopts substitute on predevaluation debts
The French Senate rejected the article of the monetary bill on international payments and approved a substitute requiring all pre devaluation debts to be paid in Poincare francs rather than Auriol francs. It also passed the devaluation bill, completing its parliamentary journey.
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Paris
Senate
Coughlin’s Gain in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Noted
United Press correspondent Lyle C. Wilson surveys 1936 presidential chances in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He reports Father Charles E. Coughlin’s anti New Deal influence shaping the races, with Landon favored in both states and Coughlin’s National Union for Social Justice mobilizing votes as Massachusetts’ September primary shows.
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Coughlin
New Deal
New England
Lyle Wilson
Lyle C. Wilson
The
United Press
Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
Alf M. Landon
Connecticut
Landon
Michigan
Mr. Roosevelt
Gov. Landon
National Union For Social Justice
Cedar Rapids Community Chest kicks off with Early Bird breakfast
About 250 workers, leaders, and guests gathered at the Montrose hotel to launch Cedar Rapids 1937 Community Chest drive. The kickoff aims to raise 85 752 24 for eight local welfare agencies with daily audits and ambassador volunteers.
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Montrose
A. J. Ramsey
van Vechten Sheffer
N. P. Craemer
A. L. Killian
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Irving Weber
H. R. Ferguson
E. S. Rose
B. L. Gallagher
Muscatine
R. H. Pickford
Challengers
Edward E. Lowe
Sales Army
Robert W. Black
M. H. Morrison
Henry E. Haegg
Thomas L. Crabbe
Public Service
Miss Marguerite Stein
I. B. McGladrey
Joe McCormick
W. D. Kennedy
Glenn Wood
Landon backs social security study report
Gov Alf Landon publicizes a Twentieth Century Fund study funded by Filene Foundation asserting old age insurance taxes under the new deal mostly fall on earners. He calls the act bungling and a cruel hoax on workers while praising experts behind the report.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Twentieth Century Fund
Filene Foundation
Landon
Milwaukee
Cardinal To Visit U S May Probe Coughlin Activities
Vatican City reports Cardinal Pacelli will sail for the United States on Thursday. The trip sparks speculation he may investigate Father Charles E. Coughlin's political activities and meet with Detroit Bishop Michael J. Gallagher to discuss the priest's work.
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Vatican City
Cardinal Pacelli
United States
Conte di Savoia
Charles E. Coughlin
Michigan
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Browder Arrested to Prevent Speech in Indiana Meet
Earl Browder the Communist presidential candidate and two associates were arrested in Terre Haute after stepping from a train to prevent a speech. James C. Yates police chief said Browder was held on vagrancy charges amid hall venue issues at Indiana State Teachers College auditorium canceled the contract. Governor McNutt declined to act to free Browder and the others.
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Indianapolis
INS
Paul V. McNutt
Earl Browder
Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago
James C. Yates
Browder
Waldo Frank
New York
Seymour Waldman
National Election Committee
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Lincoln scholar Dr. Charles Fordyce dies at 79
Dr. Charles Fordyce, 79, professor emeritus of educational measurements at the University of Nebraska, died at his Lincoln home early Wednesday after retiring from the faculty.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles Fordyce
University of Nebraska
Fordyce
Giants Beat Yankees 6 1 in Rainy World Series Opener
In a soggy Manhattan opener at Polo Grounds, Carl Hubbell and the Giants beat the Yankees 6 to 1. Rain intensified as the game unfolded with Hubbell and the New York infield pitching shutout innings and a late Giants rally.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Manhattan
Cedar Rapids Camp Fire Girls Lead Food Prep Drill
A Cedar Rapids item notes 546 Camp Fire Girls learning camp cookery and a dish of bacon wrapped around cheese toasted over a campfire. The piece also references Angels on Horseback from the play Green Pastures and three horsemen as a promoter theme.
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Cedar Rapids
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