The Third Party and Its Political Bedfellows
A Jefferson City Tribune commentary declares the third party a vague grab bag uniting inflation critics and discontented anti government groups. It traces roots to Bryan, Harvey, greenbackers, Huey Long and Townsendian factions, arguing the movement lacks cohesion, a bonafide issue, and real influence despite New Deal criticism. The piece notes voters drifting between New Deal disillusion and Republican restoration.
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Fefferson Gmast Tribune
Tribune
Tribune Printing Company
Associated Press
Jefferson City
Mio
Missouri
U. S
Bryen
Coin Harvey
John Law
Huey Long
Senator Long
Townsendites
Roosevelt
New Deal
Republican Party
Hopkinses
Tugwells
Ickeses
Crazy Street
Coughlins
Townsends
Bull Moore
LaFollette
Democracy mocked by Stalin and Roosevelt era rhetoric
The piece weighs the Soviet constitution as a watered democracy with two elected houses and free speech while contrasting with Roosevelt and Farley politics. It notes Kansas restraint on spending, the upcoming Democratic platform in Philadelphia, and a biting remark about Gandhi and other figures.
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Russia
Joseph Stalin
Washington Daybook: Borah and Hoover in Public Life
Herbert Plummer notes a new generation rising while Borah and Hoover remain active. Borah shaped foreign affairs and domestic policy, Hoover pressed for industrial growth and postwar recovery. Headlines at the convention echoed slogans and debates on liberty, economics, and anti-dictatorship sentiment with vivid rhetorical exchanges.
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Washington
Borah
Hoover
América
How's Your Health Dr Iago Galtdston
An article urges home safety highlighting risks at home versus outdoors. It lists common dangers such as falls burns and poison gases from open flames, cleaning fluids, and cluttered medicine chests. It advises surveying the home, anticipating risk, and removing hazards.
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Iago Galtdston
American Red Cross
What Others Say He Can’t Do
A collection of quotes challenging Roosevelt and public figures, noting the limits of policy and wealth redistribution. It contrasts claims of uplift with observed economic realities, including remarks by Senator Vandenberg, Francis Lederer, Lou Meyer, and Dr. Harry Ettleson on democracy, persuasion, and civil liberties.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Pottsville, Pa
Journal
Senator Vandenberg
Wallace
Sioux City
Harry W. Ettleson
Chicago
Roosevelt foes strain at Democratic convention
Philadelphia delegates rally behind Roosevelt and the New Deal amid dissension from Alfred E Smith and allies seeking a genuine Democrat. Smith leads a conservative bloc threatening to swing votes to a Lemke led third party, while Farley labels such moves as organ izations like the Liberty League. The convention pursues a Roosevelt Garner re nomination with an open air acceptance planned at Franklin Field.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Alfred &. Smith
Ali M. Landon
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Smith
Union Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
Lemke
Novembber
James A. Farley
The
National Committee
Press Association
Farley
American Liberty League
Carter Glass
Virginia
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Royall Copeland
New York
Copeland
Smith Belt
Townsend Old Age Pension Clubs
Charles ©. Coughlin
Huey P. Long
New Deal
Alfred E. Smith
Campaign Managers Talk Leaves Voters Guessing
The early exchanges between Republican and Democratic leaders in 1936 set up party machinery while leaving key policy issues in the background. Farley accused Landon of a guilty nomination hoax, while Hamilton countered with charges of misrepresentation and praised Roosevelt’s platform. The piece questions whether the race will center on deception and crime innuendo or principles, noting convention rhetoric often runs high and policy details lag.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Landon
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Farley
Landen
Mr. Farley
Hamilton
Chicago
700 Expected at Vets Convention in Missouri
Eldorado Springs Missouri June 22 AP Memorial services were held before the Missouri department convention of the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary. Commander W J Kelley Springfield said 2 750 veterans are in the department and an attendance of 700 was expected Carl Hammer St Louis was mentioned as a possible successor
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Eldorado Springs
the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
W. J. Kelley
Springfield
Missouri Department
Carl Hammer
St. Louis
Kelley
WPA ready to begin 1906 fiscal year with nearly four billion
Washington AP June 22 Administrator Harry L Hopkins said the WPA will start the new fiscal year on July 1 with nearly 4 billion dollars in approved projects. A WPA activity report shows 90,000 projects totaling 1.149 billion underway as of April 15. Construction dominates spending, with highways a major share and local funding varying by state, from 41.8 percent in Wyoming to 8.1 percent in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Harry Lb. Hopkins
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
New York
Nevada
Wyoming
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Ilinois
Electric current theft lands Pasadena man in court
Pasadena resident fined 50 and given a two year suspended jail term for stealing electrical current from a power cable used for power purposes. The June date is listed but not specified.
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Pasadena
Cal
Pasadenean
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Jim Farley
Prairie States
Kansas
Max Schmeling
Joe Laws
John Hamilton
India
Gandhi
Herbert Plummer
America
Lou Meyer
Francis Lederer
Exchange National Bank
the Exchange National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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