Long filibuster by Huey Long entertains yet costs Senate time
Visitors saw a one man show as Huey Long filibustered against the NRA resolution. The spectacle drew galleries and wires praised the entertainment while the Senate finally passed the measure. Record-keeping cost was estimated at about 4650 dollars. Dionne quip adds a light aside.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Congress
Huey Long
NRA
Press Association
Huey
Mr. Long
Louisiana
Vincent Astor
U. S. Senate
About Hero Worship in 1936 Political Forecast
A midwestern Republican leader says a great national figure slides when doubts rise about him and popularity fades. The piece discusses Roosevelt’s hold on power, public confidence after the NRA decision, and the likelihood of a GOP challenge in 1936.
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Springfield
Ill
Middlewest
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
North
South
Roosevelt
U. S. Supreme Court
NRA
Wisconsin cheese and butter mandate reshapes meals
Comment argues Governor La Follette signs a law forcing public eateries to include two thirds of an ounce of Wisconsin cheese and the same amount of Wisconsin butter with every meal for 25 cents. It questions who bears cheese costs and predicts possible price shifts or meal discounts as a result.
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Wisconsin
la Follette
Federal incorporation plan outlined for corporations
The article discusses a proposed federal charter system for corporations to supersede state charters. It envisions federal oversight, social planning, simplified taxes, and access to government lab research, with favored firms gaining benefits and rival firms branded as delinquents. It notes supporters and critics among politicians and regulators and describes Securities Commission insiders courting bankers.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
NRA
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Jim Farley
Herbert
Bureau of Standards
Eccles
Lawyers grumble over new deal as counsel fees rise
Washington lawyers criticize the new deal and the practice of hiring lawyers as lobbyists inside government buildings. They warn the profession risks a bad name as Secretaries Ickes Wallace and Morgenthau push for broader legal representation in tariff talks and domestic issues. The NRA era faces possible agency cuts.
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J. Bruce Kremer
O. M. Gardner
Arthur Mullen
Washington
Ickes, Wallace
Morgenthau
Hull
Supreme Court
NRA
Jones the Scotsman naval hero and a ghost city fire wagon
A column recounts John Paul Jones as a famed Revolutionary War sailor who never lost a sea battle and a commemorative book listing 48 engagements. It describes a Tahitian built fire engine that traveled to Columbia California by Cape Horn in the 1840s, with buffalo hide hose and handcar style pumping. Tomorrow: The Forgetful Memory Expert.
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John Paul
America
Jones
Congress
Papette
Cape Horn
California
Columbia
Rome
Roosevelt Aims at Mellon Interests and Tariff Tensions
The Roosevelt administration attacks Mellon influence shaping taxes and industry, while pushing centralization ideas near power projects. Cordell Hull roles in tariff enforcement and stance toward Italy and Germany draw scrutiny. New York groups study court rulings to curb New Deal measures.
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Roosevelt
Mellons
Mellon
Belgium
Pittsburgh
Cordell Hull
Ray Moley
George Peek
Claude Swanson
Herr Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Hull
Brussels
Cordell
New York
James McMullin
Supreme Court
Committee For the Nation
Federal Reserve Board
New York State Economic Council
New York State
As You Were Thirty, Fifty, and Ten Years Ago
In a retro column, readers are reminded of events on this date across years. A 50 year note recalls a deadly wind and rain storm in Iowa with injuries and crop damage. a 25 year note mentions new moulding machines at Huttig. Muscatine brokerage wires removed. a 10 year note reports G L Turner dies after a tree incident near West Liberty and a Lutheran Orphans Home anniversary draws 800 attendees.
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Iowa
Huttig
Muscatin Board of Trade
Muscatine
Hershey
G. L. Turner
Los Angeles
West Liberty
Lutheran Orphans’ and
Old People’s Home
Burlington Road
Royal Beauty Puzzle Clues Mirror Regal Theme
A cryptic style grid lists terms for royal bride near future, church services, celestial gods, edible items, body parts, and natural elements. Across and down clues cover fruit, metals, animals, and archaic terms, with references to crown prince Frederick and related titles.
France Faces Financial Tension and Looming Leftist Challenge
The piece discusses French finance under Laval, risks from leftist opposition, and potential strategies like debt refinancing and regulatory pressure on bonds. It notes Boulevards of Paris and Wall Street reactions, the Croix de Feu faction, and hints at upcoming political tensions leading to 1936 debates.
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Bank of France
Wall Street
New York Sharps
Laval
France
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
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Tunis
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NEA Service Inc
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