Grafton Sentinel weighs in on Roosevelt New Deal critique
The piece rails against Roosevelt’s New Deal tax and relief proposals, arguing critics show the plan to soak the rich is flawed. It cites Chambers of Commerce opposition, warns of centralization in Washington, and claims billions in relief funds shape congressional votes. It condemns government overreach and laments loss of constitutional balance.
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Roosevelt
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
Washington
Longs
Coughlins
Ohio 7 Chambers of Commerce
Supreme Court
Sam
The Lobby Hunt and College Trustees Decision
The inquiry into utilities bill lobbying by the house committee exposes bias toward punishing lobbyists while ignoring administration lobbying, with Brewster pressed by a White House representative. Alderson-Broadus College trustees affirmed keeping Philipp controls, aligning with editorial prediction against Charleston interests.
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House Committee
Brewster
Maine
White House
Broaddus
Elkins Inter Mountain
Alderson - Broadus College
Philipp
West Virginia
Charleston
Randolph Defends Vote Against President's Death Sentence
Representative Jennings Randolph explains his vote against the president's death sentence clause in the utilities holding bill as based on fairness and morals, not lobbyist influence. He notes other Democrats voted similarly while one was absent, and asserts citizens may lobby Congress within constitutional rights despite attacks from socialist critics.
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Maine
Administration
Congress
Washington
New Deal Administration
Connor
Brewter
House
Pater
Brandolph
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Hig
Ramsey
Second Congressional District
New Dealing
Ohio
Republican
Alroad
John A. Bingham
United States
Supreme Court
Independent colleges resist Charleston merger push
Philippi College officials launch a fundraising campaign to strengthen and maintain independence, resisting a move to Charleston. Other church colleges face financial troubles but aim to preserve identity and traditions rather than merge into a single institution.
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Charleston
Philippi College
Inter-Mountain
New Deal fading as public opposition grows
Beckley Post-Herald reports Newsdom canvass shows majority of daily newspapers opposed or partly opposed to the New Deal. Data indicate 9.7 million favorable readers versus 18.5 million opposed, with significance across total circulation. Conclusion: New Deal appears unsatisfactory and waning.
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Beckley Post-Herald
Newspaper
World
Fairmont Lad Feared Drowned in Valley Falls Search
Sheriff reports ongoing search for a dead youth after a preliminary dive above and below the falls. Deputy Watkins injures his foot while probing swift waters, as Dawn Patrol Boy Scouts assist from a camp above Valley Falls. Victim survived by his father three brothers and a half brother with his mother Ada Powell of Pittsburgh. He had been living with older brother Edward Vincent on Lincoln Street Fairmont. A step-mother also resides in the family.
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Sentinel
B. S. Watkins
Fairmont
Scotts
Ada Powell
Pittsburgh
Ben
Edward Vincent
Lincoln Street
Dawn Patrol
Boy Scouts
Valley Falls
What’s What at a Gence Shington
Democratic revolt roils the House after the utilities vote as leaders struggle to control votes. Charles P. Stewart notes the split between New Dealers and conservatives, with Burns Taylor and O Connor amid criticism. In New York, Leslie Eichel reports on a Chicago third party trend and the Progressive emphasis on one amendment at a time, warning about the potential reach of the Fourteenth Amendment and executive power.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Chamber
White House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
John J. O'Connor
New York
Representatives’ Rules Committee
House Ofl. Representatives
Burns
Taylor
O'Connor
Rules Committee
Leslie Eichel
Congress
Supreme Court
Masque Manchu dances clash with hidden identity in Shanghai opera
In a China themed scene at a naval yard party Val Preston confronts Lia The Preaton in a masked Manchu dance that reveals a stark transformation from Shanghai courtesan to a frightened, powerful figure. The gala's Masques highlight Lia's troubled dual life as she embodies Lia and Lin amid a rising tension between loyalties.
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Shanghai
U. S
Valentine Preston
Lita Garenne
Peiping
Val
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Lin
China
Navy Yard
Janice Edding
Dawenter
Edding
Tre
Shanphat
Goodby
Lia
Maurice Cordray
Cordray
Janice
Ula
Sakoh
Pho
Manchu
Manchuria
Negro man chases wife into police HQ with knife
Charleston July 15. William McKinley, 26 year old Black man, chased his wife into the police headquarters with a knife. He tried to harm himself in a cell after being arrested, hanging himself with a belt as officials intervened. The health commissioner said the woman’s condition was not serious.
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Charleston
William McKinley
McKinley
Hugh B. Robins
New Move Continues on Ethiopia Exclusion at Geneva
Reports indicate ongoing talks on the League of Nations future status, with authoritative sources saying France and England should push for Ethiopia’s expulsion from Geneva or, at minimum, a modification of the African king's role.
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League of Nations
France
England
Ethiopia
Geneva
League Council to Meet Over Italo Ethiopian Dispute
Joseph A. Avenol said in London the League of Nations council will convene July 25 to discuss the Italo Ethiopian dispute unless arbitration is introduced in the meantime. The remark frames possible diplomatic steps during the crisis.
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Joseph A. €. Avenol
League of Nations
London
10000 DIE and Dike Breach Sparks Massive Relief Effort
Authorities mobilize thousands of workers and the military to repair a shattered dike as a flood threatens Central China. Missionaries report concern for the Sechenjehow mission in Hunan and Hankow with vast inundation near the Yanetze and Han rivers.
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Fatl
Sehen
Jehow
Hunan
Nanking
China
Hankow
Yanetze
Hanyangy
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Ling
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