Chicago Bosses Nash and Kelly Drive Third-Term Draft Plot
A Chicago machine led by Mayor Ed Kelly and State Chairman Patrick Nash allegedly engineered a “draft” of Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term. The piece links the Kelly Nash syndicate to sewer contracts, gambling networks, and political manipulation, portraying Chicago as a wide open city under their control with ties to the old Capone era. The story highlights graft, payrolls, andVotes fraud along with parallel to Hague.
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Ed Kelly
Patrick Nash
Kelly
Roosevelt
Paddy Nash
Kelly- Nash Machine
Chicago
Boss Hague
Jersey City
Old Capone Gang
Midwest
Italy
Faddy Nash
Hague
Lonp
Blondy Cicero
Kelly-Nash
Horkie Joints
Johnson-Skidmore
Bill Johnson
Billy Skidmore
Sisiclmore
Keelzie Avenue
Billy
Nathan
Cobb
Kelly and
Nash
Johnson- Chidmore
Boss Kelly
Treasuries
Vzcent
Roosevelt Defends Defense Policy in Madison Square Address
In a New York radio broadcast from Madison Square Garden, President Roosevelt rebuked Republican claims of defense neglect and warned against inexperienced leadership. Willkie countered Roosevelt’s two term stance, calling the New Deal party growth a threat to the party system as he campaigned in Champaign and nearby farm towns.
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New York
Rooseveltt
America
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington
Hull
Sumner Welles
Louisville
Willkie
Champaign
Cook County Jobs and a Third Term Draft Debate
The discussion notes jobs in Cook County and suggests Mayor Kelly supports the New Deal. It implies Boss Kelly urges drafting President Roosevelt for a third term, reflecting local political maneuvering around national leadership and federal employment.
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Cook County
Kelly
President Roosevelt
Rags the deaf dog serves as assistant engineer
In Aberdeen North Carolina a hearing ear dog named Rags helps as an assistant engineer after Fred Lewis, who was born deaf and mute, rose to become chief engineer, bringing an unusual partnership between man and dog in the shop.
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Aberdeen
N. C
Fred Lewis
Grapes Question Sparks Poison Concern at Market
A slip of paper quotes a shopper asking if grapes have been sprayed with poison. A clerk responds that such information is not in the market and directs her to the drug store for details. The note reflects consumer fears about produce safety.
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Button Heath
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S. Burton Heath
Erea
Servylee
IMO
Philadelphia
National Com
Edward Elly
Ity
Sanitary District
Nash Bros
Kelly+Nash
Boas Nash
WPA
Imalor
Herefure
New Deal
Ilinois
CCC
RFC
NYA
Farm Relief
City
Tia Prince Albert
Jepyrigat
MagnoldsTab. Co
Wikaten Alem
Pana
Lave
Belle Isle
Penvey Co
ING
Tewis
Rags
Lewis
Rural Schools
Arkansas Education
Assn. Research Com
Condi
Mr. Taxpayer
Arkansas Welfare League
Union Street
Camden, Ark
Johnny
Tommy
Betty
Aspen
Common School Fund
Common
Arkansas
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