Easy Money Schemes Fold Amid Kidnap Plots and Ransom Attempts
In Chicago kidnappers of Jerome Factor abandon a $50,000 ransom after internal quarrels and release the boy. In Philadelphia a clerk threatened Sears chairman Lessing Rosenwald with a $100,000 death demand. police traced the call and arrested the suspect leaving the booth. The piece reflects on criminals learning from failures.
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Chicago
Jerome Factor
Philadelphia
Lessing J. Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Rosenwald
No Salute for Ramsay MacDonald on Arrival
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald did not receive the planned 19 gun salute on arriving by boat at New York Harbor. Officials offered unclear explanations citing order mixups and unspecified gun counts. The piece questions the error and suggests a proper salute should be given when he departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay MacDonald
England
New York Harbor
Governor's Island
MacDonald
Following the Leader Until He Falters in Congress
The piece argues that Congress should support President Roosevelt and endorse his inflation program while criticizing dissenters. It emphasizes continued cooperation and constructive legislation, warning against turning against the president.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Self-Absorption and Resentment
A reflective piece argues that self centered living blocks happiness and God’s freedom. It cites Michelangelo’s Prisoners as a metaphor for bondage and praises Dr Henry Van Dyke for spiritual influence through nature and literature. It ends with notes on finance and banking caution.
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Michelangelo
Christ Jesus
Jamestown Weeds A Reflective Local Column
The column discusses economic recovery hopes and corporate prudence as prices stabilize and production rises. It praises the American Business Club for fostering youth involvement through Y M C A activities and outlines charter updates for High Point to suit a small city. It calls for modernizing judicial structures with new state constitutional study and court reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club
A. RB. Club
High Point
Ivan the Terrible and the Lake of Fire Book Reviews
Stephen Graham profiles Ivan the Terrible in a vivid 16th century portrait praising his genius and cruelty. Lionel Houser's LAKE OF FIRE receives high praise for its panoramic melodrama and bizarre characters.
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Bing the Terrible
Stephen Graham
Conauthors
Y University Press
New Haven
Ivan the Terrible
Mr. Graham
Russia
Robin Hood
Ivan
Graham
Kazan
Anastasia
Lionel Houser
San Francisco News
Houser
Claude Kendall
New York
Norris Haden
Gambier
Ed Blackburn
Blackburn
Norris
Edgar Allen Poe
Mr. Houser
Hymie Gold
Meterdate
Upton Sinclair and Aragon Poetry in 1930s Review
Upton Sinclair reviews William Fox bio by himself and Louis Aragon’s The Red Front. The piece notes Aragon’s indictment for incitement, Contempo critique, and European controversy. It also covers Marquise Marie Louise de Kerosett’s Friends in My Garden stories and themes of nature and symbolism.
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Contempo Publishers
Chapel Hill
Louis Aragon
E. E. Cummings
Aragon
Europe
Jay du von
Contempo
Red Front
Marquise Marie Louise Aline de Kerosett
Christopher Publishing Co
Boston
Les
Around the Corner and The New Viewpoint Offer Reflections
A mixed review highlights Arthur Pound's Around the Corner as fresh and wholesome with sturdy middle class optimism despite financial stress. It notes a large cast led by Henry B. High and Barton's New York venture, with several vibrant characters and a touch of melodrama. The issue also surveys Lois Kellogg’s Opposites poetry and the April May edition of The New Viewpoint, featuring essays by Josephson Schrader Williams Sherman and others, plus The Laugh Club's mission to publish humorous books.
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Arthur Pound
Sears Publishing Co
New York
America
Henry B. High
Atlas Srick Company
Barton High
Henry B
Barton
Do Janet
Jim
Rake
Sybil
Phineas T. Gore
E. M. Josephson
Howard Y. Williams
League For Independent Political Action
Paul Porter
Irving Sherman
Barrett Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Julius R. Young
Market Gains and Rising Prices Prompt Confidence
The article notes rising stocks in America with higher prices for cotton and wheat and other staples. It praises the President's new policies while urging Congress to follow leadership until a clear path emerges, reflecting public resolve to support the chief executive.
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America
Congress
Signs Along the Way
New York CCC trainees at the Brooklyn Army Base may buy 3.2 beer but only six of 478 have used the privilege. They prefer chocolate. The article notes many come from crowded areas and may have seen family drinking issues, and credits their sobriety and youth for their attitude.
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New York
Civilian Conservation Corps
Brooklyn
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book
Two prominent men in different fields died recently. Dr. Henry Van Dyke and James J. Corbett, known as Gentleman Jim, had fame that crossed borders. The note reflects on why Corbett’s death received extensive coverage while Van Dyke’s did not.
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van Dyke
Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Doctor van Dyke
U. S
Netherlands
Stephen B. Weeks
Biographical History of
North Carolina
Jack Dempsey
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Dempsey
Henry van Dyke
James J. Corbett
Ike Walton
Trinity College, Durham
Wordsworth
Jim
Thwarted Hitler Assassination Sparks Debate on Nazi Tyranny
The writer views the failed plot against Adolf Hitler as a hopeful sign for oppressed minorities in Germany. They warn that any successful strike could trigger brutal Nazi retaliation and jeopardize Jewish communities, urging restraint and caution amid rising autocratic violence.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Autocracy
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