New War Threatens White Man's World
A columnist argues the looming Italy versus Ethiopia war signals a turning point in imperial history. The piece links past white dominance to rising resistance by colored nations, noting Japan's challenge and the potential global upheaval if Italy loses.
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Ethiopia
England
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Asia
Africa
Japan
India
China
Period of White dominance sparks world turning point
A speculative note describes a long era of white dominance and a sudden clash that could ignite a world changing blaze. It contemplates potential dispatches signaling an approaching war and assigns deep, ominous significance to such events.
Jobs in New Industries and the Unemployment Problem
The piece argues that solving unemployment lies in developing new industries creating unprecedented jobs. It cites 1929 data from the National Industrial Conference Board showing one-seventh of American workers in sectors that did not exist 50 years earlier, with 450,000 in autos and 328,000 in electrical machinery, then notes many smaller fields and pens as examples.
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National Industrial Conference Board
The Motorist's Stake
An opinion piece argues motorists pay substantial gasoline taxes, noting 735 million dollars in state and federal taxes last year. It recalls Oregon leading the way in 1919 and the 1932 federal intrusion, arguing funds now fund broad items beyond roads.
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Oregon
Waterloo Courier
Illinois Bans Slow Driving as Misdemeanor
Governor Horner signs law making driving at speed that impedes highway traffic a misdemeanor. Illinois aims to reduce a class of accidents and boost safety by removing slow drivers from highways.
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Horner
Illinois
Kewanee Star Courier
Murtagh for Governor Mentioned in 1936 Nomination
The Estherville News notes Algona's Co. B. Murtagh, Iowa state comptroller, as a frequent figure in the Democratic governor nomination discussions for 1936. Charley Murtagh is depicted as highly popular, with Republicans needing a strong foe to challenge him.
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Co. B. Murtagh
Algona
Charley Murtagh
Iowa
Estherville
Hoover eyes nomination and 1930s political plotting
National Whirligig reports Herbert Hoover showing renewed optimism and a possible bid for renomination as Republican factions seek to unite against the New Deal. The piece also notes White House strategy to break a Senate House conference deadlock on the holding company bill and hints at political maneuvering around Huey Long and Georgia Governor Talmadge.
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Ray Tucker
Palo Alto
Herbert Hoover
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Nice
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Pat Hurley
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Hoover Homestead
House
Bennie Cohen
Burns
White House
Tom-Tom Heflin
Fha Ballyhooer
Huey Long
Talmadge
Georgia
Alabama
Andy Mellon
Pittsburgh Coal
Congress
News Behind The News and Power Players Ink
The piece recalls a senate scene with Heflin and political shifts around Al Smith. It notes Heflin’s expected housing stance and his regional assignments in the South and West. It also describes Charlie West’s interior department posting as Roosevelt’s bid to ease tensions with Ickes and Capitol Hill.
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Charlie West
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
West
Capitol Hill
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Strange As It Seems: Suleiman I Prohibitionist Hypocrite
Suleiman I of Constantinople condemned liquor yet burned ships with wine and allegedly poured molten lead down subjects' throats. He died a drunkard. The Azores whale cloud near Pico is named Baleia for its steady shape despite wind. Domesticated dogs wag tails. wild dogs do not. Taming dogs reduced wariness, yet tame dogs still tuck tails when chased. Cats twitch tails to show anger. Tomorrow: The Are My Afraid of a Shadow.
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Azores
Baleia
Roosevelt Aides Face Big Test on Steel Merger and Antitrust
The article traces a pivotal White House moment over the Republic Steel and Corrigan-McKinney merger. Attorney General Cummings weighs a court ruling and potential supreme court appeal, amid NRA fallouts and political pressure from both parties. It also notes broader labor and welfare debates shaping Roosevelt’s administration.
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Corrigan-McKinney Steel
Bright Young Men
Supreme Court
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Mr. Cummings
Farmers swindled by Chicago agent plan exposed
A Northern Iowa mail fraud scheme involved a man posing as a Chicago provision house agent who asked farmers their crop opinions and had them sign papers to approve the opinion. The papers later appeared at local banks as legal notes.
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Iowa
Chicago
O. K
Great Western Cereal Company
Muscatine Poultry Fanciers’ Association
Muscatine
C. J. Hackett
J. O. Mucha
Fred Hermann
A. J. Fuller
Coat of Arms Puzzle Clues Horizontal and Vertical
A crossword style puzzle asking for a country's coat of arms shown. It lists numbered across clues from 1 to 64 and down clues from 5 to 63 with words like boundary Rio and phrases indicating letters and definitions.
White House lobbying clash and financial hints across columns
The piece notes White House advisers at a committee meeting triggering New York criticism and hopes the lobbying inquiry will be wrecked in conference. It cites Dutch finance moves, Morgenthau aid, and Holland’s deflation stance affecting gold standard debates. It also covers a union drive in New York and charity tax policy.
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Cohen
Huddleston
Cooper
Holland
New York
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Morgenthau
Jean Tannery
Bank of France
Ameri
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