US Secretary Hull and Moscow clash over Soviet actions
A press dispatch recounts Secretary Hull issuing a statement to Moscow warning that subversive activities must cease. The piece mocks administration weakness, cites Theodore Roosevelt on deeds over words, and argues the state department fuels Communist propaganda by inaction. It critiques leadership and calls for decisive action against Soviet provocation.
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Moscow
Third Internationale
Moscon
Moble
Stalin
Hull
Elihu Root
Woodrow Wilson
Lusitania
United States
Brain
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
State Department
Beat-The-Gun Guffey Coal Bill Aims at NRA Ouster
Roosevelt pushes the Guffey coal bill to regulate wages hours and trade practices in the bituminous industry. The Supreme Court previously ruled the NRA constitutional and struck down related provisions. The proposal faces claims it evades the Court and exceeds presidential powers under the Constitution.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
NRA
Flinders
Supreme Court
Congress
Secret inquiry into bank accounts sparks national policy debate
Washington dispatch notes a shift from fear of a secret inquiry to a broader search and seizure phase as an administration, accused of borrowing techniques from Moscow, pushes a program linked to a so called more abundant life.
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United States
Moscow
Congress
Washington
The Vanishing American cartoon critique unfolds
The San Francisco Examiner republished a Chicago Daily News cartoon criticizing modern American dependence on relief and machine age shifts. It laments eroding self-reliance, increased welfare reliance, and a drift from the old ideals of independence and self-sufficiency. The piece reflects on historical shifts from frontier self-help to mechanized living and a changing American standard of living, urging caution about social comfort eroding character.
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Shoemaker
San Francisco Examiner
Chicago Daily News
Amerian
America
When Aid Was Relied On, The American Dream Shifts
A reflective piece argues the prewar American character valued self sufficiency and rejected relief but shifts as wartime needs rise. It questions pride versus accepting assistance, suggesting a change in attitudes toward aid and government support.
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King Beas
Syn, Inc
Puzzle Dept Letter Flings Roosevelts and Puzzling Gripes
A humorous puzzled letter from Norman in 1995 vents at readers asks about arithmetic changes since the New Deal and compares Roosevelt to an unemployed plumber. The note features local tone, playful misprints, and jests about Washington and an insane asylum with a punchline about Washington not needing a fence.
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Millicent
Winston Norman
Roosevelt
Dow
Washington
Norman
King Fees
Gladstone Praises Constitution in Sept 187
An 19th century article quotes William E. Gladstone praising the American Constitution as the most wonderful work produced by brain and purpose of man. The piece appears in an 187 era publication under the heading Rin Beyond Sea and references England's illustrious statesman.
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William E. Gladstone
England
Left Handedness Accepted as Normal Development
Dr Roylal S Copeland argues left-handedness is not a disorder. Mothers worried about normality should not press a child to switch. Permit use of the left hand when natural, as many great minds and professionals succeed with either hand. Right-handedness is a convention, not a rule. The piece notes potential irritability or speech issues if forced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal S. Copeland
The Times Square Dilettante of Flowers and Fashion
A retrospective portrait of Charles Thorley a New York florist and late boulevardier whose gleaming attire and color filled shopfronts defined a bygone era. The piece notes his aristocratic lineage a penchant for flamboyant shirts and accessories and contrasts his style with changing taste and Hollywood shifts. It also recalls fellow fashion figures and the era’s haberdashery culture.
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Mcintyre New
York
Charles Thorley
Thorley
Atrect
Times
Times Square
Wealth Not Cornered by a Few in America
Speech argues wealth has broadened over 35 years with labor earning growing shares of national income. Cites historical trends from 1850 to 1932 showing rising wages and shrinking concentration. Questions claims that a small elite controls wealth and notes recent data that labor’s share rose while property income fell. Challenges scapegoating and urges examination of facts.
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Lis
India
Tself
the &O
Department of Commerce
Ten and Twenty Years Ago in The Files of September 3 1925
From the San Antonio Light files a look back lists Y M C A shuttling to a Texas conference in Houston and Shrine theater plans for Spirit of the Army. It recalls St Mary’s College faculty addition and a county zoo zoning aim. Mentioned are cotton pickers needed in Mississippi and a jitney’s debut in San Antonio.
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Tate
HN. Leissler
M. MM. Ridge
San Antonio Y. M
Alzafer Temple Shrine
Spirit of the Army
Beaumont B. Buck
Acattlan Rite Cathedral
Arthur Storms
George Wannington
John A. Waldron
Catholic Educatin Association
St. Mary's Galege
Mississippi
San Antonio
Sunshine shafts and misquoted proverbs in a fragmented column
A garbled newspaper fragment muses on social contrasts and human behavior. It references the powerful and the poor, the changing manners of dress and work, and a quip about exceptions to rules. The text mixes quirky phrases about ash receivers, coughers, and rug crafts with didactic observations.
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Nelson Harding
Taxpayers Money
Russia
Europe
New England
Dad
Wee Machles
Elsie Robinson
Nelenor
Lucius Beeve
Hollywood
Jack Whitling
London
Ike
Raymond Hitchcock
Tommy Gray
Fo Ziegfeld
Ulitiny Walker
Duke Craig
Frank Fey
Charlie Bomnerville
Moat
Richard Harding Tnevis
Edwins
Hie Waa
Mirvey
Michael Arlen
Dresser
Cosmo Hamilton
Third Avenue
Clentele
Clarks
Eastons
Frank McIntyre
Wille Gerdes
Esper
Tony Biddle
Morgek
Waldorf
Fred G. Clark
Wational
The
Crusaders
Brackenridge Park
Lambert
Albert C. Mitchell
W. T. Crouch
Lawrence Rush
George Cloonen
Lambert’s Beach
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