Rugged Individualism and the Centennial of Patents
The piece celebrates the patent system centennial and names twelve great inventors from Bell to Whitney. It argues their discoveries spurred vast wealth concentrated by about 200 corporations, warning that modern rugged individualism favors monopoly and profit over broader public benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Edison
Robert Fulton
Charles Goodyear
Charles Martin Hall
Elias Howe
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Reaper
Otmar Mergenthaler
Samuel F. B. Morse
George Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Andrew Melton
Wealth, individual initiative, and the danger of rugged individualism
The text contrasts wholesome individual initiative with rugged individualism, warning against concentrating all national wealth into a few greedy hands and emphasizing the difference between inspired inventors and wealth concentration.
Spain’s chaotic drift mirrors its long colonial wars
The article traces Spain’s history of conquest from Mexico and South America to Europe and links it to current unrest. It notes King Alfonso’s exile, the rise of a Socialist government elected by Spaniards, and claims outsiders including Nazis and exiled factions push rebellion to topple the government.
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Spain
America
Cortez
Picarro
Mexico
South America
Charles, II
Dauphin
France
Louis 14Th
French Bourbon
England
Europe
Netherlands
William Jrd
Orange
South Americas
Ziatre
Alfonso
Spai
End Campaign Mail Abuse Through Franking Privilege
The Wheeling IntelIigencer urges Congress to end campaign mail abuse by using the frank privilege. It argues that government mail has been used for political propaganda beyond legitimate government business and should be stopped or paid for by the sender to avoid burdening the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Peter
Paul
Twenty two murderers await execution at Sing Sing prison
A Logan Banner report notes twenty two convicts in Sing Sing death house, many under twenty five, average Brooklyn offender age about 23.7, and cites crime causes as education, environment, and parental training.
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Sing Sing Prison
New York
Brooklyn
Logan Banner
Malian Athletes Receive Mussolini Audiences and Bonuses
Italian dictator Mussolini awarded Malian Olympic athletes in Rome giving bonuses totaling 300000 lire and insurance benefits tied to victories and records. First place winners received 10000 lire for a first child, with extra sums for world or national records. The policy performance reflects Mussolini’s emphasis on prestige over sport and signals continued stiff competition for Italian athletes.
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Unly
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Tr Duce
Mussolini
Mie
Ialy
Grefton
Roosevelt sets aim to keep Latin America free from European control
President discusses Pan American unity and a naval policy to protect American trade while opposing European expansion in Africa and Asia. He warns Europe may seize Latin American soil and vows no further Latin American land will fall under European control.
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Washington
Buenos Aires
Ethiopia
Stanley Ha Ranizer
Good Neighbor League
State Department
Goodighbor
United States
Army and Navy Journal
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Appropriations
Army
Tpo
Congress
Roosevelt
Far East
Japan
America
Afric
Liberia
China
South America
Europe
Washington Close-Up on Roosevelt Cabinet Reshuffle Rumors
Washington speculation swirls over Roosevelt's proposed cabinet reshuffle with talk of consolidating agencies under a new welfare department and preserving CCC independence. Rumors hinge on health education and social security reorganization and the role of Perkins and John Winant.
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Washington
Hent Roosevelt
Conorves
Chamces
Labor Department
Socal Security
Miss Perkins
Labor
John Winant
Socint Security Commission
Roweovelt
el Conservation Activites Dn
Federal Public Works
Nterlor
raTicwituread
Roosevelt
White House
Nory
Cabinet Department
New Deal
Mr. Roosevelt
Bacring Down On the News By Arthur Bugs Caer
The piece comments on European eyes returning to the American market and foreign investment rising in industry. It warns of sudden money withdrawals in a famous financial racket and questions past European investments as a test of power and liberty.
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Arthur
Bugs” Caer
McIntyre Day By Day in New York Produce Market Dawn
A vivid dispatch from New York’s West Street Produce Market at midnight portrays the bustling fruit and vegetable hub. Buyers, truckmen, and vendors exchange banter as oranges and melons tower in pyramids from Battery to the Bronx. The column highlights radio personality Fred Avety and his wife Porst and Waffa, noting their daily grind and city life reflections.
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New York
Broadway
West Street
Battery
Bronx
Ges
Paris
Saneus
Ife
Porst
Waffa
Questions And Answers in The Gazette Home Service
Readers can mail ten cents for return postage and send medical questions. Try seven test prompts such as what is a helicopter or protozoa, and where was William Randolph Hearst born. Answers appear on page seven part two after attempting the questions.
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Gazette
Cureza
Washington
H.W. Dari Fton
Tag
Mele Astares
Teast
Robert Cranwell Minor
U.S. Supreme Court
Sevastopol
Wiliam Randolph
Hearst
Questionable science and home trivia in a period quiz
A fragmented excerpt presents Q and A items on pets care plant life geology and longevity with dubious claims. It includes guidance on keeping goldfish with guppies incorrect diet notes about stones and levee history along the Mississippi and references to a Bible facts booklet with a Washington service bureau coupon.
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Ralbeley
Mississippi River
Washington
Washington Service Bureau
Charleston Gacette
Thirteenth’ Street
Washington, D.C
Stalin to Hitler noted in Brisbanes column and world events
Arthur Brisbane surveys global tensions as Stalin and Hitler align against Russia, detailing Russia’s air power and war plans. He notes Japan and Germany building planes, the American labor view on wages, and land reform in Mexico while wryly commenting on political posturing and missteps.
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Mizeow
Thussian Machine
Russia
Tokyo
Berlin
Rome
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Independent Democratic
Daily Gazette Company
West Virginia
West Virginis
Carrie
Associated Press
EL Davia Co
42Nd Street
Wrigley Building
Chicago
Charleston
W. Va
Ben Johnson
Rugeed Individualism
Wilbur Wright
Eli Whitney
Daily Washington
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Alien
Beckley
A. M. Price
State Health Depts
Charteston
WV. Va
Mibesutee Journal
Kirke Simpson
Army Gely
CCC
Uns
CDC
War Department
the Gazette
McIntyre
Fred Avety
Maine
Dickens
Thackerays
Major Bowns
Explorer's Club
Bob Tupley
Mississippi River Commission
Great Britain
Edward
Albert
Christian
George
Andrew
Patrick
David Windsor
Nante
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate
Duc
Interna
Arksur
Beaceae
Gene Ette
Brisbane
Boss
Stalin
Hitler
Justo
Kissor
Marines
Argentitine
Prince Ut Wales
Pute Tl
Germany
Italy
Vladivostok
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
Labor Uniom
Georgia
Harkness
Misti Lal
India
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