Bethlehem and Tariffs Stir Nebraska Farmers and Schwab Wealth
A Nebraska editorial condemns tariff raises aimed at aiding Bethlehem Steel and criticizes political support for higher duties. It argues the company’s stock has surged eight thousand percent in 15 years, benefiting wealthy holders while farmers risk tax hits. The piece taunts Republican allies for backing federal protection that mostly shores up big industrial profits.
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Omaha World-Herald
Congress
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
Charles Schwab
Mr. Sc
West
Pennsylvania
Schwab
Schwabs
Clarence True Wilson
California U to visit Sidney en route to Philadelphia clash
The California University football squad is slated to stop in Sidney for a practice session on October 14 during their trip to Philadelphia for the annual gridiron classic with Pennsylvania. Interest had faded since the initial announcement, but local business leaders urge a reception and publicity push to attract travel writers and buffer a brief but newsworthy stop.
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California University
Sidney
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce
Communism blamed for violence in North Carolina textile strike
A court perspective attributes the North Carolina textile strike turmoil to inflammatory rhetoric and professional strike organizers linked to communism. Defendants include New York radicals and Young Communist League organizers. The piece urges workers to pursue American methods over Moscow influenced tactics.
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North Carolina
New York
Young Communist League
Textile Workers
Moscow
News ethics and the necessity of publishing crime stories
A historical piece argues that publishers must balance public interest with discretion. It asserts that reporting robberies murder and injuries informs readers and supports business goals, while readers bear responsibility for reaction to press coverage.
We Are All Speeding
The article notes Squadron Leader Augustus H. Orlebar's flight at 355.8 mph and contrasts this with everyday motion. It explains relativity, stating the world spins about its axis at 16 2 3 miles per minute and orbits the sun at 1 110 miles per minute, framing speed as relative.
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New York Evening Post
Augustus H. Orlebar
Orlebar
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