Griswold plan would tax relief spur private re employment
A Wisconsin column weighs Griswold amendment to La Follette works bill. It argues the proposal grants an exemption from a 16 percent surtax to employers who re employ workers, potentially saving about 150 dollars per re employed worker. The piece contrasts private employment incentives with Roosevelt public works funding and urges treating Griswold’s exemption as essential.
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Wisconsin
la Follette
Gov
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Coup Draws Editorial Disapproval Across Papers
Washington editorial writers largely condemn Roosevelt tax plans as a political coup that shifts him toward Coughlin and away from Huey Long. The move alienates both left and right while the NRA setback and weak work relief hurt public support and put the president on the defensive.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Supreme Court
NRA
Roosevelt fears left wing rise and a third party threat
The piece argues the administration faced a left wing challenge that could topple the New Deal agenda. It claims higher taxes on financial success would alienate investors, warns against wealth redistributive rhetoric, and questions whether Roosevelt will close tax exempt securities as government spending climbs.
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Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Dangerous Drivers and Road Safety Reform
A Nassau county survey links frequent automobile accidents to repeat offenders, noting that many bad drivers are involved in multiple crashes across jurisdictions. It argues for centralized reporting and cross jurisdiction access to driver records to curb careless, incompetent, and defective operators.
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Nassau County
N. Y
Nassau
la Crosse
Fierson
Milwaukee Homicide Rate Outpace Sparks Across Nation
Milwaukee's homicide squad shows striking efficiency with no murders in the first half of this year after a 1934 total of 11 killings. Only two of the last 25 homicides remain unsolved, underscoring an effective law enforcement model amid proximity to Chicago. The piece also notes Tokyo’s summer schedule shift and Papa Dionne’s looming political influence.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
What Others Think WANTED MORE TO SPEND
Roosevelt seeks higher taxes on the rich to fuel federal spending. A Washington dispatch outlines expected annual outlays near 26.7 million dollars daily, with deficits around 13 billion over three years. The piece argues intensified borrowing weakens national credit and aims to rally masses before the 1936 election.
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Roosevelt
Congress
New York Day By Day and Pat Harford’s Farewell
The piece recalls Pat Harford, longtime night elevator man at the Lambs club, honored at his burial after 75 years in stage circles. It reflects on Ma urice Barrymore, Wilton Lackaye, and the Lambs, with musings on comedians, New York nightlife, fashion, and shifts in social dance, punctuated by varied vignettes from the theater world.
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New York
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Shepherds of the Lambs
Pat
Maurice Barrymore
Wilton Lackeye
Lambs
We Olden Times Ten Years Ago Today
Ten years ago today William H. Strehl left for Cedar Point Ohio to attend the International Convention of the Lions Clubs as a local club representative. A cherry and fish special train passed through the city on the Milwaukee road from the Pacific coast. West Avenue Midget Second beat Hood Street Seconds 9 to 5 as Harold Bruning was elected captain.
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Ohio
Lions Clubs
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Pacific Coast
West Avenue
Hood Street
Harold Bruning
West Avenuers
Roosevelt tax plan sparks political maneuvering and delay
The piece analyzes Roosevelt proposed taxes on inheritances corporations and high incomes as a strategic move amid Senate House clashes. It notes left wing pressure delays, budget balance hopes, and warns of business morale damage from unsettled tax policy amid a looming 1936 political deadline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Huey Long
la Follette
Senate
Wisconsin
House
Dore
House of Representatives
Burns
Claims Chain Store Tax Short-Sighted By NOGER W. BABSON
Babson argues Florida’s chain store tax is a poor model raising prices for consumers and harming low income families. He favors a general sales tax on all items except necessities and warns that such targeted taxes invite political manipulation and hurt the poor. He calls for a constitutional challenge and broader reform to curb tax policy on big retailers.
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Massachusetts
Florida
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BHS
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Supreme Court
NRA
High Court
Babsencharl
Copyrigat
Publishers Financial Bureau
Ned Eaton Finds Resolve In Canfield's Night Watch
Ned Eaton, broke and unemployed after years of depression, confronts ruin and a loss of dignity. He succumbs to Harley Ainsworth’s lure, then rebukes his own wavering morale.spired by a chance to reclaim respect, he agrees to take a night watchman job at Canfield's, hoping it leads to his old executive post when business recovers.
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Ned
Myre
Harley Ainsworth
Byrtle
Myrtle
Harley
Myttie
Jay
Sport
Senate passes bill to protect the bald eagle
Washington reports the senate approved legislation to shield the bald eagle, the national emblem, from destruction. Senator Norbeck of South Dakota sponsored the measure prohibiting harming or killing the bird amid conservation calls.
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U. 5
Washington
Senate
Norbeck
South Dakota
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