Roosevelts recovery plan debate and political shifts
Secretary Roper and 509 small business representatives in Washington urged federal financing for small industries to spur recovery, with a potential new agency or use of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. President Roosevelt warned against wage cuts to sustain purchasing power as stock prices fell, while lawmakers debated anti-lynching and third-term pressures. Independent miners urged Roosevelt’s third term as unions pushed build America housing plans, and senator Frederick Steiner resigned Oregon seat to practice law.
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Reed and Jackson Rise in US Legal Scene
ROBERT H. JACKSON was nominated by the President to be solicitor general of the United States, succeeding Stanley Reed whose Supreme Court appointment was confirmed by the Senate. Jackson has been prominent in headlines for his speeches attacking business and his stated aim to seek New York governor. Falls View bridge at Niagara Falls was crushed by an ice jam and fell into the gorge. no casualties as it had just been closed. Jom Allison, third secretary of the American embassy in Nanking, was slapped by a Japanese sentry while attempting to enter a house occupied by Japanese troops. Japan later apologized and an official note cited Allison’s alleged insolence. The Japanese embassy in Shanghai ordered all firms to supply censor copies of code books.
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War Against Syphilis Call Recruits Nationwide
General Pershing chairs the National Anti-Syphilis Committee with Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur as vice chair. State and city panels will enlist broad public support for the campaign and raise a war fund of 500000 dollars from volunteers to curb syphilis and its spread.
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Colleges Test New Students for Syphilis in War on Disease
Colleges and universities are expanding health exams to include syphilis testing for entering students. The Chicago Tribune survey shows serological testing is not widespread, though some schools like Chicago, Iowa, and Dartmouth require Wasserman or Kahn tests for all newcomers. New York University offers free tests but does not require them. Dartmouth reported finding a congenital case among 650 entrants. Iowa began testing in 1924 but stopped in 1936 amid objections, later limiting tests to food handlers and certain staff.
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Fidei Defensor title on British coins
The phrase Fidei Defensor was bestowed on Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1520s for defending the faith. After Henry’s break with Rome, Pope Paul II deprived him in 1538, but Parliament confirmed the title in 1544. It now denotes the Protestant faith across British sovereigns.
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January in Congress and White House chaos blamed on leadership
The piece recalls January 1938 with White House conferences yielding no clear plan to revive business. It notes Senate filibusters against an anti lynching bill, House appropriations, and a mood of indecision. It cites Worth Clark urging candor, Roosevelt’s dependence on yes men, and cautious shifts in auto and housing credit policy.
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Advertisement Note
An old newspaper blurb promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets urging removal of bodily waste with 60 pellets priced at 30 cents. A separate line labels “Youth Experimental Youth” as wholly experimental and mentions Robert Louis Stevenson.
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