Rhode Island by election shocks national politics
Charles F. Risk won the First District seat in Rhode Island, defeating Antonio Prince by about 13,000 votes after Francis B. Condon’s resignation. The result stirred Republican hopes against the New Deal, with leaders predicting broader opposition in 1940.
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Rhode Island
Charles F. Risk
Antonio Prince
Congress
Francis B. Condon
State Supreme Court
Roosevelt
B. H. Snell
New York
House
John J. O’connor
Tammany Democrat
Tom Blanton
Texas
Gerry
Byrd
Tydings
White House
Fess
Ohio
Grass Roots movement becomes permanent party auxiliary
Republicans from ten Midwest states join Springfield conference to make the Grass Roots movement a permanent auxiliary. Harrison E. Spengler of Iowa is chairman Leslie Wheeler of Illinois vice chairman and Jo Ferguson of Oklahoma secretary. Michigan Ohio and Kentucky were not represented but invited to join.
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RfPublicans
Springfield
Ill
Harrison E. Spengler
Iowa
Leslie Wheeler
Mlinois
Jo Ferguson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Senator Black Faces Resistance in Lobbying Inquiry
The inquiry led by Senator Hugo Black drew pushback as witnesses including Patrick Hurley and Joseph Tumulty described cash payments from utility interests. Hurley claimed $100,000 over three years for legal work, while Tumulty said he paid several fees to attorneys linked to utility clients.
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Enator
Hugo Black
Alabama
House
Senate Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover Administration
Associated Gas and Electric System
Hurley
Black
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Tumulty
George H. Moses
N. H
John Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh
Dem
Mont
Moses
Walsh
Committee Signals New Measure To Replace Guffey Coal Bill
House Ways and Means indicated an entirely new bill would replace the Guffey aluminous coal measure. Chairman Wroughton disclosed the committee plans and timing for the restructuring of coal legislation.
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House Ways and Means
Guffey
Wroughton
Senate Debates Walsh Bill on Government Contract Wages
The Senate began consideration of the Walsh bill giving the President power to enforce minimum wage and maximum hour standards for firms bidding on government contracts. Republicans warn it broad regulates private industry, applying to state and local projects financed with federal funds.
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Senate
O Mahoney Plans National Licensing Bill for Commerce
Wyoming Senator J C C O Mahoney drafts a measure to license interstate business and establish a national incorporation law. The plan expands the Federal Trade Commission from five to nine members with three representing employees, three employers, and three the general public.
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NRA
J. C.C. O’mahoney
Wyoming
Federal Trade Commission
O’mahoney
Nazi Push to Extend War Against Jews and Catholics
The report notes warnings from Dr. Hjalmar Schacht and other sane Germans as Nazi leaders press further actions against enemies including Jews and Catholics. Goebbels predicts suppression of Catholic press and a ban on intermarriage, with dissolution of the Stahlheim. Mussolini orders 75,000 more troops, aiming to reach about one million, as Haile Selassie blocks 60,000 troops on Ethiopia’s front. The chiefs struggle to restrain their forces from triggering full conflict.
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Hjalmar Schacht
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Essen
Naazi
Stahlheim
Fingland
France
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
East African
Siam King Anands Survives Royal Plot
Anands the eleven year old king of Siam faced a coup by non commissioned officers in the regular army. Loyalists uncovered and crushed the plan to seize and kill officers and overturn the regency council governing Siam.
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Anands
Siam
Death Claims Judge Nathan P. Bryan at 63 in Jacksonville
Nathan P. Bryan presiding judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and former Florida senator died at age sixty three in Jacksonville. Frank H. Hitchcock publisher of the Daily Citizen Tucson died of pneumonia after months of illness. Hitchcock led Taft’s 1908 campaign and served as postmaster general. he was active in aviation progress.
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Udden
Nathan P. Bryan
Jacksonville
Pla
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Bryan
United States
Florida
Frank H. Hitchcock
Daily Citizen
Tucson
Ariz
Hitchcock
Taft
Joe Louis Stops Levinsky Quick In Chicago Bout
Joe Louis of Detroit defeated King Levinsky in the opening round of a ten round scheduled match in Chicago. Levinsky was knocked down four times in just over two minutes and the referee awarded Louis a technical knockout. Louis and Max Baer have agreed to a September title bout.
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Joe Louis
Detroit
Insull Pension Restored After Board Vote
Samuel Insull’s annual pension of 21 000 dollars was restored by directors of Chicago utility companies he once headed, plus about 33 250 dollars for payments due since last year when suspended. He had said he made no effort to regain pensions. The move followed his acquittal in federal and state courts on charges tied to his former properties.
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Amuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
French government decrees trigger strikes and protests
Government decrees lowering living costs mollified strikers after violent demonstrations led by naval yard workers in Brest, steamship staff at ports, and bus and gas plant workers in Paris. Large liners were delayed as unrest spread. Communists blamed for violence.
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Riorang
Brest
Paris
Roosevelt Allocates Funds for National Business Census
Nearly eight million dollars from works relief goes to a census of American business. The Census Bureau previously received 293 thousand dollars for a survey of retail trade. The business canvass begins immediately with fieldwork starting January 2.
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Roosevelt
Census Bureau
Illinois Briefs Chronicle Losses and Local Happenings
Cardy Robinson sixty killed by lightning at a grain elevator near Chrisman. A new Route 78 bridge over the Rock River north of Prophetstown opens around September first. The Minows Association of Park Districts meets October 18 19 at Kewanee. Edward Baynes fifty drowned in the Illinois River at Ottawa. John Romig Kewanee Civil War veteran dies age one hundred. C H Root retires after 32 years in Grundy rural schools. Carl A Bauer named Illinois director for Public Works Administration. Frances Clapp Edgar County named healthiest girl in 4 H district Tuscola with a 99 1 score. Milan Tatarovich East St. Louis lawfully jailed ex-wife per pauper relative law. Mrs Althea Wisewell funeral in Cameron. farmed 300 acres since 1877. Doakes Milling plant Decatur destroyed by fire estimated loss 130 150 thousand. Rockford warns County Clerk Howard Short water shut off over 248 15 bill. Ellingham Albany rural mail carrier dies at 79. Frank Patton Mount Vernon dies at 87. former Jefferson county treasurer and bank cashier. Camp Grant guardsmen drilled for potential war within 30 80 days. Kingery seeks 40 CCC camps kept or added for state parks and soil erosion. 20 000 jobs. Illinois July revenue 15 971 012. largest source mid year insurance company returns. Disbursements 10 118 038. cash balance 61 547 446. Everett Harris Harvey ex public safety chief faces reckless driving charges after crash injuring a pedestrian Anna Radziewicz. Delbert Lewin 65 Russell farmer killed when struck by train at Russell crossing.
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Cardy Robinson
Chrisman
Rock River
Prophetstown
The
Minows Association of Park Districts
Kewanee
Edward Baynes
Illinois
Ottawa
John Romig
Milan Tatarovich
East St. Louis
Cameron
Althea Wisewell
Chapman, Doakes Milling Company
Decatur
R. W. Chapman
Rockford
Howard W
Francis William Ellingham
Albany
Frank E. Patton
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Third National Bank
Camp Grant
Thomas 8
Hammond
Roy D. Keehn
Kingery
Winnebago County
Grass Lake
Lake County
CCC
John Stelle
Treasury
Steele
Everett J. Harris
Public Safety
Harvey
Anna Radziewicz
Delbert Lewin
Russell
Waukegan
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
A Home Jesus Loved and Visited
Lesson on Luke 10 and John 11 centers on Martha and Mary welcoming Jesus. It explores hearing at Jesus feet, avoiding distraction, and trusting his resurrection power. Christ teaches compassion, faith, and the meaningful home where Jesus is welcomed and loved.
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Jesus
Martha
Lazarus
Mary
Christ
Bethany
Lazarue
Music For The Home Brings Music Into Everyday Life
The passage argues that music should be an everyday matter in homes and hearts rather than confined to concert rooms, comparing its value to a coin that shines best at home and urging reverence as it enters daily life and religious practice.
Repentance as a Goddess and Preserver of the Errant
The phrase portrays repentance as a divine figure, a goddess who preserves and guides those who have erred. It frames repentance as a protective force enabling moral recovery and safeguarding souls from ruin. The concept emphasizes mercy, guidance, and enduring hope for redemption.
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Chas. F. Risk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bituminous Coal Commission
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Senate Finance Committee
W. W. Barbour
New Jersey
Barbour
Sen
P. J. Hurley
Paul Goebbels
Schoolesson
P. B. Fitzwather
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Coleman Lamp & Stove CO
Wicurta, Kans
Dept
Fayette County
Triois
Ramsey
Howell County
Missouri
Willow Springs
Church
Federal Land Bank of
St. Louis
ST. Louis, Missouri
Mata Ian
Doan
Doanspills
Healex
Melex Products CO
WNU
Mopw
New York City
Louis
Lindell
Spring Ave
Preston Brad
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