A Pitiful Spectacle in Political Tax Debate
The piece portrays Roosevelt criticizing Republican leaders for opposing relief programs while Landon reverses his past stance on federal aid. It contrasts Landon’s shifting views on relief and public works with Hoover’s tax measures, noting discrepancies between campaign rhetoric and past actions and highlighting tax rate implications for low earners.
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Roosevelt
Denver
Washington
Cleveland
Landon
Kansas
WPA
CWA
Cnt
PWA
Oliver Twist
Hoover Cites Tax Reforms In Denver Speech
Former President Herbert Hoover speaks on taxes before the American Mining Congress in Denver. The address contrasts with Alf Landon’s Buffalo speech and notes that Hoover refers to the Revenue Act of 1932 raising upper surtax rates to 55 percent, omitting other details.
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London
Buffalo
Gov. Landon
Hoover
Denver
Mr. Hoover
Landon
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
American Mining Congress
Midwest
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Mellon
Prosperity Returns as Circus Sees Strong 1936 Season
Prosperity in Spangles notes Ringling Bros reports the 1936 season the best since 1929 with full houses and crowds turned away. Clown smiles reflect real demand as farm income steel shipments stocks and rail activity also rise. The circus serves as a bright economic barometer amid hard times.
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Sam W. Gumpertz
Ringling Bros. Footsore
New York
Down With Sin and Moral Judgments in Litchfield
A church contest winner in Litchfield Illinois calls “the abuse of high privilege” the world’s worst sin. Other strong contenders include sinning against the Holy Ghost and ingratiude, plus slander kidnapping drunkenness starting a nudist colony Communism hypocrisy and lying. The piece muses on shifting moral verdicts and urges caution against defining sin universally, noting personal judgment remains essential and to avoid starting nudist colonies.
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Litchfield
Ben Jonson
Building the World of Tomorrow at New York Fair 1939
The New York World Telegram reports on sketches and descriptions for the $125,000,000 1939 World’s Fair. Directors emphasize the theme Building the World of Tomorrow to inspire belief and pride and to promote peace and understanding.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
White Rat Returns After Laundry Office Aid
A Alderson woman, trusting laundry operators, kept a white rat as a pet. The rat vanished but reappeared days later in a parcels post box with a small cheese offering. A humorous monologue follows on politics, Columbus Day, and social wrongs, with sharp social commentary.
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Alderson
Opinion at a Glance by Charles P Stewart
Central Press Staff Writer discusses how laws in the United States are rarely repealed and how policies are often modified or overshadowed by new laws. He argues that even unsuccessful policies persist through amendments and new statutes, creating policy conflicts with existing law and continual confusion.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Why do racketeers want to horn in on the milk business
A column mixes political musings on monopolies tariffs and League of Nations with light jabs at public figures. It notes tariff effects on manufacturers and farmers cites a Florida building boom and a Indiana poker scam while joking about weather machines and Hitler era policies.
Railroad to Rebuild Cars in Six Shops
The Associated Press reports the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will start a $1,600,000 box car rebuilding program. Work will be apportioned to shops at Cumberland Maryland Keyser West Virginia DuBois Pennsylvania Oa eee Ohio and Washington.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland, Md
Keyser
W. Va
DuBois, Pa
Oa Eee
Washington
The Wrong Murderer
Terence Mahony evades Inspector Kennedy aided by Elsa Little while Ruth Fraser warns Bassett’s gang. Ruth hunts Mahony to relay the danger from Ambrose Lawson and Fatty Bassett as the rival crew braces for a confrontation at the East End pawnshop.
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Terence Mahony
Inspector Kennedy
Vincent Little
Elsa Little
Terence
Ruth Fraser
Lee-Ramsden
Ruth
Ambrose Lawson
Uth
Lee Ramsden
Mahony
Mr. Mahony
Bassett
East End
Lawson
London
Royal Street
Mr. Bassett
Fatty
Chippy
Greta Garbo
Fatty Bassett
Struth
Lake
Flynn
Barney
Slim
Hugh Clevely
Priest to Begin Catholic Mission at St Francis De Sales
The Rev. Father Alfred Myers of the Congregation of the Most Precious Blood will conduct a Catholic mission at St. Francis De Sales Church in Carthagena Ohio during the first two weeks of November. Father Halpin notes lectures will target women first week and men and boys second week. Myers is renowned in ecclesiastical circles for missions across many states. A Forty Hours Devotion ended yesterday with a mass by Rev Fr John S Kelly assisted by Fr Charles E Hamlin and Fr Lawrence Joseph.
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Alfred Myers
Congregation of the Most Precious Blood
Carthagena
Ohio
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
John Halpin
Father Myers
Father Halpin
Union
John S. Kelly
Rowlesburg
Charles E. Hamlin
Ronceverte
Lawrence Joseph
Gallagher Kanawha City and Fr Francis of Scarbro
Gallagher and Fr Francis of Scarbro are named figures in a community note touching Kanawha City. The fragment references individuals tied to Gallagher, Kanawha City, and Scarbro, but provides no events or actions.
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O. B. Harris
Club Organized in Meeting Here
A club for members of the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan was organized at a meeting here last evening. Officers elected were Ben A. Gooch chairman A J Wipperman vice chairman E L Allenbaugh secretary D P Warner treasurer W B Erperly major domo C A Kincaid Paul Dye and A J Wipperman trustees. A name will be selected at the next meeting to be held at Oak Hill October 22. Members of Shiraz Temple Charleston of the order conducted the meeting here last night.
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Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Ben A. Gooch
A. J. Wipperman
Chiirman
E. L. Allenbaugh
D. P. Warner
W. B. Erperly
Domo
C. A. Kincaid
Paul Dye
Oak Hill
Shiraz Temple
Charleston
History of the Danish language timeline begins around year one thousand
The Danish language history article begins around 1000 A.D., tracing early linguistic development, regional influences, and key stages in forming Old Danish into Middle and later forms. It discusses naming, script adoption, and cultural context shaping language evolution in Denmark.
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