Opposing View on Liberty and the American Republic
An editorial reprints a Washington Herald piece arguing that concentrated power risks despotism. It traces Rome from Republic to empire, warns of executive overreach, notes alleged Senate subservience, and laments diminishing congressional independence and a weakened Supreme Court.
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Register
Washington Herald
America
Edward Gibbon
United States
American Republic
Rome
Augustus
Caesar Augustus
Actium
Caesar
Senate
Caligula
Nora
France
England
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
Madigan
Franklin
John
Marshall
Republic
Congress of the People’s Representatives
People
Congress
Congress of
Executive Department
United States Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
White House
Supreme Court
Foolishness of Interstate Truck Fees Sparks Trade Barriers
The Dominion News editorial condemns West Virginia's new truck permit fee law as economic folly. It warns that neighboring Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland and North Carolina will impose reciprocal charges on West Virginia trucks, risking higher costs and possible ruin for interstate haulers. The piece criticizes state road authorities for powerless intervention and argues against artificial commerce barriers.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
State Road Commission
Dominion News
Notable Personalities in New York Society and Broadway
A brisk rundown of figures then in town includes playwright Frederick Lonsdain praised for stamina, Libby Holman Ann Andrews and Joan Bennett noted for lorgnette use, polo-playing Leslie Howard, Rex Beach the golfer, Moss Hart on Rain in Pago Pago lore, Joe Horn in a theater joke, and Sylvia Sidney’s musical education. Walter Kingsley, famed Broadway press agent, is highlighted for campaigns and anecdotes.
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New York
Frederick Lonsdain
Libby Holman
Ann Andrews
Joan Bennett
Leslie Howard
Llano Rangers
Rex Beach
Hugh Fullerton
Rex
Hugh
Joe Horn
Pago Pago
Sadie Thompson
Sergeant O'Hara
President Roosevelt
Sylvia Sidney
Walter Kingsley
Broadway
Japan
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A humorous column notes ALPHONSO Well and the Key brothers returning from a trip to Earth. It mocks court cases and social pretensions, cites an army officer testing rookies for deafness, and ends with a joke about a roommate calling in sick.
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Alphonso
Key Brothers
Army
Fingerprint Technicians Appointed by State Police
Charleston reports Elmas J. Newman Morgan town and S. J. Pierce of ender son were named fingerprint technicians in the state police bureau of identification. Col. P. D. Shingleton announced that Troopers D. 10 Skidmore T s. E. Proudfoot and W. G. Wamsley have accepted for reenlistment.
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Charleston
Elmas J. Newman
Morgan
Ttown
S. J. Pierce
ender+son
State Police Bureau
Col
P. D. Shingleton
Skidmore
Ts. E .Proudfoot
W. G. Wamsley
Stars' loyal fans exchange letters and visits across Hollywood
A Minneapolis woman writes weekly for Claudette Colbert and visits as a house guest. Fans of Louise Fazenda, Richard Dix, George Raft, Gary Cooper, Ginger Rogers, Carl Brisson, and others receive personal replies and gifts. Elaine Barrie and Dolores Costello links surface amid shipboard chatter.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Louise Fazenda
Louise
Claudette
Betty Stephenson
Minneapolis
Claudette Colbert
Star
Richard Dix
England
Dix
Marian MacMurray
Falo
George Raft
Raft
Gary Cooper
Edie Kelly
Santa Cruz
Calif
Gary
Cooper
Andrew Sanger
Dayton
Ohio
Sylvia Sidney
Ginger
Middle West
Ginger Rogers
Carl Brisson
London
John Barrymore
Havana
Dolores Costello
Elaine Barrie
Miss Barrie
Return of Rex Moore Shakes Laurie's Quiet Deception
Laurie Moore, living with Rex Moore in Albery’s flat, faces strain as she pretends to be Moore’s widow to secure her and her employer’s position. Moods clash over money and control while Moore’s celebrity looms. a dramatic interruption arrives when Wanda Steela, a former lover, appears.
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London
Rew Moore
Laurie Moore
Mark Albery
Ambore
Rez
Albery
Laurie
Rex Moors
Miss Oisie
Moore
Rex
Lauria
Cambridgeshire
Rex Moora
Rex Moore
Bex Moora
England
Belle Mason
Mrs. Steela
Wanda
Coralls Stanton
Beckley Newspaper Plant Building Bid Invite
Beckley Newspapers Corporation invites bids to build a new printing and publishing plant on Prince Street Beckley West Virginia. Three divisions general contract plumbing heating gas fitting and electric wiring. Plans from Warne Tucker Silling Charleston on ten dollar deposit refundable with plans return. Bids opened July 17 1935 at 2 pm in Charleston office. Certified check 1 percent of bid accompanies each bid. Unsuccessful bidder checks returned.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince Street
Beckley
W. Va
Warne - Tucker - Silling
Charleston
the Architects
Wolf at Door Proves Red Fox Napper in City
In City, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Anna Rand feared a wolf at her door but found a visiting red fox curled on the doormat. The fox wandered through town before retreating to the woods. A Koenigsberg Nazi leader proposes abolishing wives' titled use and limiting women's titles to those who earn them.
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Associated Press
City
Koenigsberg
Germany
Frau Sawyer Schmidt
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