Rhode Island by election reshapes national mood
Republican Charles T. Risk defeated Democrat Ariston Prince in Rhode Island First district by nearly 13,000 votes, signaling GOP strength and potential impact on 1940 presidential politics. The piece also notes reactions from GOP leaders and ongoing debates over New Deal policy and coal mining legislation.
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Charles T. Risk
Aritonso Prince
Congress
Francia B. Condon
State Supreme Court
Roosevelt
B. Or. Spells
New York
House
Joan J. Grooner
Tammany Democrat
Tom Blanton
Texas
Wie Gerry
Byrd
Tydiogs
White House
Fess
Ohio
Grass Roots Movement grows in Grass Moota conference
Republicans from ten Mild Western states attend the Springfield Grass Moota conference where the Grass Roots movement becomes a permanent auxiliary. Plarrisay DL Spengler of Iowa chairs the group with Mrs Leslie Wheeler of Minnesota vice chair and Jo Ferguson of Oklahoma secretary. Michigan Ohio Kentucky were not represented but invited to join.
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Epublicans
Springfield
Til
Plarrisay DL
Spengler
New Measure Aims to Replace Gulley Bitum Longus Deal
Reports show strong indications that the House Ways and Means committee will draft an entirely new bill to replace the existing Gulley bitum longus agreement. Chairman Doushtoo disclosed that the committee members support a broad restructuring.
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Doushtoo
Senate Debates Walsh Bill on Government Contract Standards
The Senate begins consideration of a Walsh bill to require a minimum wage and a maximum hour standard for firms bidding on government contracts. Republicans plan to oppose the measure, arguing it would regulate nearly every industry, including state and tribal projects partially financed by federal funds.
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NMRA
J. C. O'Mahoney
Wyoroing
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
O'Mahoney
General Publc
Senate
Athin
Cewter
Republians
Bliss Buuther
Plot to topple Siam throne foiled by loyalists
Eleven year old King Nanda faced a coup as officers in the regular army planned to overthrow the government. Loyalists uncovered the conspiracy and smashed it, with plotters aiming to seize superior officers and oust the regency council ruling the country.
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Nanda
Siam
Reular
Death ends career of Judge Nathan P Uryan in Florida
Uryan of Jacksonville Florida presiding judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals Sixth Judicial Circuit died at age sixty three. He was formerly United States senator from Florida. Frank H Hitchcock publisher of the Daily Citizens of Tucson Arizona died of pneumonia after months of poor health. Alteberck who aided Tate's 1908 presidential campaign and was Taft postmaster general was long active in aviation progress.
Louis the first: boxer advances toward heavyweight crown
Louis the Detroit negro pugilist aims for the heavyweight title after a rapid first round victory over King Levinsky. Levinsky was floored four times in just over two minutes before the referee stopped the bout on a technical knockout. Baer has agreed to face Louis in September.
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King” Levinsky
Chiergs
Levinsky
Joe
Doula
Max Baer
Pension Restored for Samuel Insull After Legal Scrutiny
Samuel Insull’s annual pension of £27 000 was restored by the directors of the Chicago utility companies he once led. He also receives about £13 250 to cover payments accrued since last year when payments were suspended. Insull had said he made no effort to regain his pension. Public agitation followed his acquittal in federal and state courts over management of his former properties.
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Alabama
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Blurles
Eleaver
Associated Bial and Electric System
Sturley
Black
Joseph PB. Tumulty
Wilson
Sumulty
George H. Moses
Rep
N. IL
Jun Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh
Dem
Mon Muses
Walsh
Tresdway
Massachusetts
Emiefy
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
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W. W. Larhuuc
New Jersey
Barbour
Congress
Roosevelt
Qamuel Insull
Chicaso
Insul
French Decrees End Brest and Port Strikes
French government decrees curb cost of living after widespread strikes and violent demonstrations. Manual shipyard workers in Brest and steamship and transit workers halted services while several large liners faced delays. Communists blamed for flare up as authorities promise relief measures.
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Brest
P'aris
Roosevelt funds aid for American business survey
Approximately 3 million to 7.7 million dollars from the works relief fund were allotted by President Roosevelt to support a census driven survey of retail trade. The canvass will begin January 2 and aims to map business activity and aid coping strategies for the economy.
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Presiden Roosevelt
Bereka
Ain
Government Moves to Take Control of Credit
Government to control all credit and money, reducing private banking to local cash handling. The piece argues Wall Street and J. P. Morgan protected private credit, while New Deal advocates push a government led Federal Reserve, aiming to curb bankers power and unleash government financed growth. It cites Andrew Jackson, power trusts, and telegram campaigns against the administration’s policy.
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Money Trust
J. P. Morgan the Elder
Wall Street
Morgan Bank
Strinseney
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Congress
Andrew Jackson
KFC
Campaign talk on Constitution and war costs debate
The piece argues Republicans overstate Constitution defense, cites Henry Fletcher, and contrasts Lincoln. It analyzes World War I expenses, including veterans costs, interest on bonds, and emergency programs, urging tax increases and major spending cuts or reforms.
Why So Many Men in Berlin and Abyssinia Fears
In Berlin Mussolini massing troops for Abyssinia and extended air power are debated. The piece notes Mussolini’s potential mobilization of around 25,000 under arms plus 200,000 fascist militia and considers links to a broader war with Japan and air warfare.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Ile
Japan
Posters Attack Catholic Opposition in Nazi Germany
Berilon reports reduced bitterness in the war against the Catholic church as eight foot posters printed in red spread through the city. They accuse Catholic opponents of graft, bolshevism, and seek to destroy the unity of Germany, signaling harsher actions ahead against Catholic groups.
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Berilon
Grafttoy Center
Reich
Germany
Death of Frank Hitchcock Former Postmaster General and Tucson Publisher
Obituary notes the death of Frank Hitchcock a former postmaster general in Taft's cabinet and publisher of the Tucson Daily Citizen. He advocated early airplane mail distribution and flew with a mail pouch twenty four years ago highlighting planes for mail routes.
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Frank Hitchcock
Holy Roller Preacher Prays Through Rattlesnake Bite
At Thomasville, Rev. Campbell Holmes, a Holy Roller preacher, allowed a rattlesnake to bite him to prove God would care for him. The next day his arm swelled and he was in danger, yet he refused medical treatment. The scene drew excitement and admiration from the congregation.
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Thomasville
Campbell Holmes
Bonds Missing in War Bond Sweep Kept Safe?
In wartime zeal some government bonds totaling 185 million dollars are described as mislaid perhaps hidden in basements safes and boxes by those now deceased. The government seeks to locate and redeem these overdue bonds to fund war needs.
Childless marriages and immigration laws in need of change
A discussion argues that one in three married couples in the United States are childless and calls for revising immigration laws that block couples willing to bear and raise children. The author compares failed heredity to a broken chain and urges policy reform.
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United States
Chlktess Fawlty
Fortune teller Madame Evelyn ends in beach brawl in New Jersey
On a New Jersey beach Madame Evelyn, famed for reading stars and crystal globe, tells a man named Jines of trouble ahead after predicting fortune. The man reacts with a punch, knocking him from his chair as the scene escalates into a sudden, volatile exchange.
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Madame Evelyn
New Jersey
Texans Say Japanese Cotton Buyers Fold Up and Leave Texas
A Texan cotton grower reports that Japanese buyers have pulled out of Texas, abandoning plans to purchase cotton there and signaling a shift away from Texas exports.
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Texas
Business, Jews and Fair Treatment Provokes Cited Quote
The text cites Nathan Straus on Germans and relatives versus money as a warning against prejudice toward business. It notes concerns over trade and industry if policies toward Jews remain unfair, referencing King Footusen Syodleale and WA service.
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Nathan Straus
King Footusen Syodleale, Inc
WA Service
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