Garsaud Should Be Rejected As Power Commissioner Nominee
Editorial urges Senate to reject Marcel Garsaud of New Orleans as federal power commissioner citing his ties to electric bond interests, past city deals, and alleged bias toward power companies. Warns of dangers to water power laws and independent regulatory duty. Calls for independent replacements or four-member interim setup until a Roosevelt presidency.
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Senate
Hoover
Marcel Garsaud
New Orleans
Power Trust
Garland
Power Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The
Power Company
Garlaud
William V. King
Charles A. Russell
King
Garsand
Commission
Roosevelt
Indictment Over Inhuman Florida Prison Cruelty Case
The indictment of two Florida prison guards for first degree murder centers national attention on alleged cruel treatment of Arthur Maillefert a two year old from New Jersey who died after being placed in a sweatbox and chained in stocks. The piece urges stern punishment and broader investigations of penal institutions nationwide.
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Florida
Arthur Maillefert
New Jersey
Thor
Viorida
Broadway’s new dramatic drift and glitter fading fast
A nostalgic jeremiad on Broadway’s decline from flamboyant speakeasies and lively crowds to gambling dens and grim impersonal avenues. The piece laments shifting tastes, the erosion of theatrical charm, and the rise of gritty urban undercurrents, while recalling past legends, figures, and casual street life.
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New York
Broadway
Cale
Theron
Lake Wall Street
Gold Coast
Lindy's
Listen World Daydreams By Elsie Robinson
An essay condemning daydreams as a harmful escape from reality. The author argues reality can be shaped by attitude, urging the reader to abandon passive dreaming and pursue real change through effort and self discipline.
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Elsie Robinson
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A fragment from a column on marriage sketches the tensions of modern relationships. It contrasts male infidelity with female financial and emotional strain, noting how separations and wanderlust affect both spouses and the ease of “moral support” versus duty.
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Helen Rowland
Betrothal Gift Etiquette Across Times and Customs
Reader questions traditional gift timing for betrothal in a grand social setting. The letter discusses when to give engagement, betrothal, and wedding presents, noting customs vary by family and relation, with some relatives giving betrothal gifts and wider circles giving wedding presents.
Signing a married woman's full name advised
Dear reader, guidance on post marriage signatures favors using Rosalie Davies Burrows as the formal form. Consistency matters and spelling out the maiden name is preferred over initials. For business, sign as Rosalie Davies Burrows with husband’s surname in full.
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Miss de Peyster
Alwas Sigurd
Rosaile Ds Burrows
Davies
Rosalie G. Burrows
Gertrude
Ilegal
Rosalie Davies Burrows
Edgar Williama Burrows
And I Remember When by MBS with C NUGMAN
A memoir fragment by MBS and C Nugman, executive secretary of the San Antinin Locks Welfare Turrauc Ty 507, reflecting on welfare work, police interference with social workers, and evolving cooperation between officers and welfare staff amid concerns for women and children involved in the case. The piece laments past police resentment and praises growing empathy and collaboration in recent years.
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MBS
Unclear antique verse ad copy appears in fragmentary text
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled old advertisement with scattered phrases about earth, value, forgiveness, and restoring casts. It mentions five dollars and implying adverts by Jones and Ad at a place named Yountain, but the text is corrupted and hard to interpret.
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Nas
Pate
Dane
Jones
Auction set for San Antonio collectibles amid price shifts
The article describes an auction at the San Antonio Exchange featuring varied lot prices from $40 to $60 for suits and notes a 1022 regulation. It notes the display of a signed photo of President Francisco Maduro and the theft of a painting of former Mexican president Porfirio Díaz, valued at $10M, gifted in recognition by the Mexican government in 1900.
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Sixty Milea
Rand
Jake Rubiola
Ft Reedieation
Nrcelnet
Bnit
Antonia
San Ann N Cohlon
Tina
Oye
Francisca
Maduro
Porfirin Ding
Ding
Guerra
Vale
Maileve
John W. Maert
Tote
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Charles Chapin
Evening World
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Chapin
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Parie
Winfield Sheehan
Phe
Will H. Hayses
Ben Lyon
Santa Monica
Charles M. Schwab
Geo. M. Gohan
Kent Coopqua
Smnall Town Circus
Riverside Drive
McCormack
Sturry
Harry
Maddy
Wayne Sans
Grandma
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Rachael
Teanty
Levade
Spain
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Yeb
Witaw
Mahy
Warman
Ming de Peyater
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Vintt
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Hay
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America
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Wuby TX
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