Roosevelt Attacks Monopoly Claim Sparks Debate
In a fireside chat President Roosevelt described opposition to the New Deal as seeking to repeal old age pensions unemployment insurance and securities regulation. The piece argues Republicans have long fought monopolies since 1900 citing Sherman Act actions under McKinley Roosevelt Taft Harding Coolidge and Hoover and accuses Roosevelt of aiding monopoly with the NRA and Robinson-Patman Act while predicting political shifts and a lack of GOP revival.
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Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Federal Bureau of Corporations
Federal Trade Commission
Harding
Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Hoover
William E. Borah
Gerald P. Nye
NR. A
Mr. Roosevelt
Oosevelt
Mr Roosevelt
Names and jobs spark thoughts on education and effort
A long column discusses top U S surnames from Social Security data and links name diversity to British, German, and Scandinavian roots. It then shifts to job hustle, arguing smart use of abilities beats waiting for work, praising practical trades over extended schooling and stressing early hands on learning.
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America
Smith
Smith the Johnsons
Brown
Williams
Miller
Jones
Scotland
England
Army
Marine Corps
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Kipling self education and famed New York convention leader
The writer reflects on Rudyard Kipling quitting school under sixteen to work for a daily paper in India and rising to global fame through self education. He notes the enduring value of learning from personal effort and contacts and mentions a respected New York Constitutional Convention leader who did not attend school.
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Rudyard Kipling
India
New York
Political Critics Clash Over Roosevelt Popularity
The piece argues that critics flip between saying Roosevelt is a deft politician and claiming he would ruin the Democratic Party. It questions the logic of relief funds aiding a Democratic victory, noting millions on relief across parties and denying a concealed aim to destroy the party.
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Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Liberty League
Asume
Harry Hopkins
Aubrey Williams
Die Buva Am Shtor Cene At Cross Road
A general store and post office anchors a hamlet crossroads where old cronies gather to talk and where boys mirror typical Pa German country life. An elderly figure recounts a court scene with a drunken, crippled man. Levi explains the hand troubles and the man’s moral lessons. The scene ends with a hawkish, sharp voice observing the crowd.
Teachers Budget Health Costs Across Cities
In 1930 Dallas teachers proposed a group budgeting plan to cover sickness costs, sparking a movement that spread to Houston San Antonio Fort Worth and beyond. Today the program operates in about 60 cities including New York Chicago Washington Cleveland and Pittsburgh, aiding over two million people.
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Dallas
Texas
Keystone State
Bryce L. Twitty
Baylor University
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
New York
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Character over learning in public life and a map of PA sights
Alfred E. Smith emphasizes character as essential beyond education and skill. Richard Whitney’s vanity led to prison, while an engraver’s lack of character also doomed him. A Pennsylvania tourist map highlights state parks and notable spots like Delaware Water Gap, plus 110 lakes in Wayne county.
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Alfred E. Smith
Richard Whitney
Sing Sing
Pennsylvania Publicity Commission
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
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Charles Michelson
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Bert Snell
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Bankhead
O'Mahoney
Kent
White House
Wall Street
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Pacific Advertising Clubs
Ass'n
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Ellen
Marineland
Pio
Saena
Buttela Geda
Levi
Uss Han
Nazareth
Joneses
Smiths
Popular Mechanics
Mechanic Magazine
the House OF Hazards
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Mac Arthur
Fieut
H, Dal
Wayne County
Melven
Northland
Boothbay Harbor
Bowdoin
Donald Blan
Eagle Colleges
Escanaba
Mich
Selena
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