Catspaw Deal in Currencies and Morgenthau Policy
The author criticizes Morgenthau and the administration for entangling the United States in European finance under a gentleman’s agreement with Britain and France. It argues such acts violate the Constitution, ignore the Johnson Act, and worsen American debts, trade, and jobs while pushing the U.S. toward League of Nations alignment and European meddling. The piece labels the policy as a risky trap and warns of economic harm and loss of sovereignty.
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Great Britain
France
Morgenthau
England
Europe
America
Nobodly
Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Bank of England
Bank of France
Federal Reserve System
State Hull
Mirgenthau
New York Journal of Commerce
United States
Treasurer Opposes Warrants Delays County Bond Debt
County Treasurer Thomas G. Leighton opposes warrants used to raise more than 1.5 million dollars in bonded debt for Bexar County without voter approval. He argues officials should serve the people, not rule by dictates, and has halted further warrants pending action to restore taxation with representation.
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Thomas G. Leighton
Leighton
Bexar County
Bexar
Vara Missioners’ Court
Old New York figures haunt the vanished Vanderbilts era
A fragmented reminiscence of New York’s past, recalling the Diamond Wim Brady dynasty, Stanford White’s era, and the Vanderbilt Cup races. The narrator highlights grand social scenes, early 1900s motor sports, and a city that moved by night from Fifth Avenue to Mineola with 250000 people in the dark.
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New York City
Wim Brady
Chamacchip
Madson Square Garden
Yankee Stadium
Uynd
New York
O. Hem
Stanford White
Herman Rosenthal
Sharkey-Jeffries
Cince Island
Canfieldfiet
Charlie
Iim
Garden
Revival of early American auto racing on Long Island
In a conversation about cars and racing, Edwin C. Hill explains that America sought to build automobile consciousness through races. He notes Vanderbilch Jr and figures like Henry Ford and Louis Chevrolet used racing to boost interest and industry, recounting a triangular 80 mile Long Island course with about 15 entrants and crowds of 20,000 at dangerous turns, where spectators expected tyre bargains.
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America
Europe
Vanderbilch Jr
Henry Ford
Barney Chitiel
Louis Chevrolet
Long Island
Roosevelt funding malaria control in Oklahoma questioned
A retrospective note on President Roosevelt’s early malaria control efforts in Oklahoma. The article cites allocations totaling over 6 million dollars across 921 counties for swamp drainage and mosquito breeding reduction, followed by an additional 409 thousand dollars shortly after. It questions state health leadership and partisan reactions, suggesting political bias in funding.
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New Deal
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Conelen
New York Sun
Dear Govt Dear Govt
A Democrat letter from King Feng Byrnd, Int criticizes Guy Landon and the WPA for forcing President Roosevelt to campaign politically. The writer laments campaign costs, charges the New Deal with tax-funded relief, and accuses rivals of pressuring the President into political action. The piece claims Democrats should not be taxed to finance campaign rhetoric and favors nonpolitical campaigning.
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Guy
Landon
Roosevelt
Democrat Party
Guynor Don
Campain
Gaynor Lan
Abroad at Home notes on American life and culture
The writer recalls his Abroad at Home series and surveys postwar American trends from San Francisco north to the Canadian border. He laments rising consumerism and political handouts while praising self reliance. he also notes Hollywood influence, Amos ’n’ Andy, and shifts in entertainment, including novel business ideas and colorful personalities in media and venues.
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New York
Julian Stree
America
Callier
San Francisco
Canadian
Townsend
Bam
Dress Dilemma Highlights Yearning For Change
A social essay laments a youth, Ella Sanders, craving a new dress after three weeks in a wool plaid school outfit. It contrasts her desire for novelty with her mother Mrs Sanders and then broadens to critique a culture of constant shopping driven by the Marion Smith mindset, arguing stability is essential in life and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hila Sanders
Tila
Cain
Marion
Marion Smith
Ife
Marlon Smiths
Mallon
San Antonio Bank Earnings and Legion Funds Reported
News from October 1 1916 notes Croog National Bank president Franz G Groos announcing September bankings at 44776622 03 with an increase over 1925. Albert Steves Sr reported 38000 pledged toward bringing the American Legion national convention to San Antonio next year. A War Department telegram lists Pershing’s promotion to major general and expeditionary force commander.
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San Antonio Batks
Franz G. Groos
Croog National Bank
American Legion
San Antonio
Albert Steves Sr
Wodrow Wilson Tas
John J. Pershing
Southern Department
United States War Department
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League of Nations Bloc
New York Times
Butler
Oll
Nicholas Murray Butler
Carnegie Endowment
League OF Nations
Uncle Sap
Trete
Challe
Tim
Thane
Nate
Fifth Avenue
Sparta
Broadway
By Edwin C. Hill
Trey
King Fess
Winton Norman Guy
Ail
Topeka
Kan
Givnor Landon
D. C
Amos
Andy
McIntyre
Hollywood
Olverstons
Corker
Mirlaia Hopkins
Dorothy Fields
Jerome Kern
Arthur Huber
Moss Hark
Khusy Fok
New Yorks
Howdy-Powdy
Coney Island
George Jester
Rupert
Hughes
Irving Ciecar
Lily Pans
Steve Hannagin
Frank Shutts
Miami Punisher
Florida
London
Gue
Boston
McNauebt Syn
Ima
Elsie Robinson
King Fyfynd
Inn
The
Frederick Terrell
Congress
James J. Alayden
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