02 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1935
Page
1
An aging philosopher seated at his door speaks of time and wisdom. He recalls watching three graves and births with a twinkling gaze. He shares a rule of living to make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.
Arthur Brisbane surveys spending sprees in Congress, hog prices, and naval buildup. He notes Borah forecasts massive extra appropriations, bacon and sausages rise with pork prices, and Japan expands submarines as Mussolini labels Japan a peril to Europe and America. A somber, sardonic snapshot of 1920s anxieties.
A columnist mocks Chase Osborn for visiting Alaska's Matanuska valley and praising the administration while dismissing critics. The piece recalls Ironwood’s typhoid epidemic and warns of Bessemer’s water woes, then ridicules new tiny currency intended for taxes, implying bureaucratic waste and stressed finances.
A fragment discusses selecting fixed numbers of American guinea pigs for experiments rather than all at once. It notes Miss Margaret McDermott of Chicago leaving 25 000 for a spitz dog called Pet, and mentions suitors and fortune hunters drawn to inheritances, with references to daughters, sons, and a Ryan case.
The piece argues against growing dole reliance, urging work programs to replace relief while warning that welfare and prohibition-era bootlegging persist in Gogebic County. It cites Moonshine vendors, political protection, and calls for civil service reform to curb government payrolls fueled by party needs.
Detroit News reveals state payrolls for the first half of the year exceed last year by about 1 million dollars. If the trend continues, the yearly increase could reach about 2 million. Most divisions show higher disbursements, with 660 thousand in Republican controlled areas and 410 thousand in Democratic areas. The report notes lack of civil service checks and political job trading, while governors and candidates touted expense cuts and streamlined government.
Mr Gormely a Democratic liquor commission member visiting the upper peninsula endorses the governors order for the state police to assume liquor law enforcement duties. He argues inspectors count, politics affects enforcement, and state police could perform better at lower cost, but legislative cooperation is needed to expand scope. Mining Journal.
The Terre Haute general strike ends with 22 500 outside workers in sympathy for 600 in a plant demanding the closed shop. Unions seek to exclude nonmembers, a tactic rising with AF of L power and post NIRA 7a. The piece notes historical patterns and mounting strikes as a wider labor trend.
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