Roosevelt pushes broad national economic planning agenda
The Roosevelt administration advances a sweeping program to nationalize economic control through trade agreements and regulatory powers. Key moves include securities legislation, the Emergency Railroad Control bill, anti trust waivers for coal operators, farm relief and mortgage measures, inflation powers, and extended federal oversight of industry and agriculture.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Soviet
Russia
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Wll
Claimant Found for Optimism Prize in Nodependence
Independence editor reports a Missouri claimant for an optimism prize. A farmer praised his life, paid a half year subscription in advance, and displayed a pocketbook with many bills after placing a want ad.
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Nodependence
USP
Missouri
The
Independence Haammer
Dogs Poisoning Investigations Seek Suspect in Eastern Heights
Investigations proceed after arsenic tainted meat kills four dogs in Oxford and Park avenue areas of Eastern Heights. Humane Agent Richard Horan vows speedy prosecution, with Police Chief E J Stankard pledging department cooperation.
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Oxford and
Park Avenue
Eastern Heights
Richard Horan
Horan
E. J. Stankard
Italian Program At Cosmopolitan Club Sees Re‑election
Mrs Tony Wanzo and Mrs Lee Werichel hosted Cosmopolitan Club members on Cambridge Avenue. A social salad hour served 20 members and a guest, Mrs Fasoli. Annual meeting re-elected Mrs Henry Beam president. officers include Mrs Curtis Spence vice president and Mrs S S Birkbeck secretary treasurer. Dominic DeFazio discussed Italian unification from 1815 onward, Mussolini's rise and fascism, and Mussolini's reforms. Mrs Hecock spoke on Italian music and Verdi, illustrating with piano excerpts. Next meeting features a tureen bridge at Mrs Beam’s home on June first aided by Mrs Kaiser and Metropolitan club guests.
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Tony Wanzo
Lee Werichel
Cosmopolitan Club
Cambridge Avenue
Fasoli
Henry Beam
Curtis Spence
S&s. Birkbeck
Dominic DeFazio
Italy
Napoleon
Mussolini
Benito Mussolin
Donald Hecock
Venice
Verdi
E Kaiser
Beam
Metropolitan Club
Sylvia Chervenka Hosts T K N Club Evening
Miss Sylvia Chervenka entertained T K N club members at her Tenth Street home with bridge as the main activity. Miss Beto Phelps assisted as hostess, a luncheon followed, and plans were made for a lake party with the group meeting again in two weeks.
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Sylvia Chervenka
T K. N
Tenth Street
Beto Phelps
Bridge
Prohibition Agents Use Motion Picture Gear in Kansas City
Prohibition agents in Kansas City have been equipped with motion picture cameras after budget cuts halted buying evidence at speakeasies. The Palais Imperial club was targeted with patrons photographed entering and exiting, with agents claiming results show that drinks were more than ginger ale inside.
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Prohibition
Palais Imperial
Bernard Shaw Abuse Sparks Amusing Public Debate
Readers react as critics mock Bernard Shaw with sharp wit and satire. The column notes a trend of lampooning the playwright while enjoying the provocative humor and cultural clash it inspires across society.
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Bernard Shaw
Kidnapped Canadian Heiress Peggy McMath Seeks Wide Search
Pursuers extend the hunt for 10 year old Peggy McMath daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil McMath from Harwichport Massachusetts. Authorities probe kidnapers near Cape Cod and sea routes while recalling the Lindbergh case as efforts to contact the abductors continue. Peggy is granddaughter of Detroit industrialist Francis C McWath.
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Canada
New York
Peggy McMath
Neil McMath
Harwichport “Ass
Detroit
Harwich Center
Mass
Cape Cod
Lindbergh
Peggy
Francis C McWath
Fire destroys St Georges Syrian Orthodox church in Cleveland
A strong wind fanned a blaze that ruined St Georges Syrian Orthodox church with damages pegged at 50 000. Fire Chief James E Granger called overheated furnace the likely cause. Also in Cleveland a dynamite blast wrecked the front porch of A J Carlson’s residence, with the Camecon family safely awakened on the second floor. In Columbus elections for ice cream trade bodies saw L A Bletzer elected president F M Campbell vice president and R A Lamont named treasurer.
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Cleveland O
St Georges Syrian Orthodox Church
James E. Granger
A J Carlson
Camecon
Frank J Converse
Hersting Engineers’ Union
Columbus OQ
The
Association of
Ice Cream Manufacturers
L .A Bletzer
Canton
F. M Campbell
Salem
R. A Lamont
Alliance
H. W. Smith
Tiffin
Bletzer
Campbell
Ohio Dairy Products Association
Local judge sustains demurrer in Caldwell libel suit
Municipal Judge Horace Smail sustained a demurrer filed by Grover Fleming editor of the Ohio Examiner to a suit brought by Mrs. Charlotte Caldwell wife of the former sheriff and dismissed the case. Caldwell had charged criminal libel.
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Portsmouth
Horace Smail
Grover Fleming
Ohio Examiner
Charlotte Caldwell
Boy Fatally Wounded While Rat Shooting on Riverbank
Henry Radcliffe aged 18 died from a pistol wound to the chest received Wednesday while shooting rats along the Scioto River bank near Portsmouth Ohio. The incident occurred during a local shooting activity and the wound proved fatal.
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Portsmouth
Scioto
Henry Radcliffe
Goodyear recalls workers as stocks rise and schedules shift
Akron reports Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co bringing back 150 former office employees as rubber stocks rise. A world program creates jobs, with Akron office adopting seven hour days five days a week and salary changes. General Tire and Falls Rubber run full weeks while larger firms stay slightly reduced. In Columbus Ohio, B W Stewart of Youngstown is named president of the Ohio Hospital Association and Dr E R Crow of Dayton is named a trustee.
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Radcliffe
Akrono
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Akron
General Tire and
Falls Rubber
Columbus, CO
W. Stewart
Youngstown
Ohio Hospital Association
E R. Crow
Dayton
Child Drowns In Goldfish Pond At Dayton Home
Dayton Ohio May 5 three year old Charles Veidt Jr drowned in a goldfish pond behind his home Thursday after being left unattended.
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Dayton, O
Charles Veidt, Jr
Germany’s Postwar Politician Stresemann Praised
Commentary claims Gustav Stresemann stands as the greatest postwar politician, highlighting his impact on Germany's recovery and international standing after World War II.
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Germany
Gustav Stresemann
Germany Destroys Its War Munitions Under Allied Supervision
Germany faced dismantling of its remaining weapons under supervision by French Belgian British Italian and Japanese authorities. The process reflects postwar disarmament oversight and enforcement across occupied zones.
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Germany
If the world finds an era of tranquility at last
The quote suggests lasting peace depends on mutual understanding among nations. It frames harmony as the outcome after repeated efforts to bridge differences and foster dialogue. No specific events or figures are mentioned.
Kiwanis Club hears concert by Er nest Nickel
At the Kiwanis meeting in the Newell Hotel Tuesday noon Er nest Nickel of Beverly Hills entertained with a world toured program. A Perfect Day by Carrie Jacobs Bond was highlighted as a top seller. President Schultz noted inter city meet travel plans for Friday at 5:00 pm and the Elyria Minstrel Follies will provide entertainment at Kent.
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Kiwanis Club
Newell Hotel
Ernest Nickel
Mr Nickel
Beverly Hills
Calif
Huis
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Mr Nickels
Schultz
Kent
Elyria Minstrel Follies
Glasgow Students Vote Against Resolution to Fight for King
Glasgow University students in Scotland held a heated debate in the Students Union over a motion to be prepared to fight for King and country. The vote passed 634 to 568 against the resolution amid a crowded hall and mixed reactions to Hugo Hear and M. MecNeil.
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Oxford
Glasgow University
Glasgow
Scotland
Students Union
University Dialectic Society
Students’ Union
Hugo Hear
M. MecNeil
Welsh Fans Defy Strike For Belfast Rugby Showdown
More than 7 000 Welsh supporters traveled to Belfast for a rugby match despite railway strikes. Six steamers brought crowds, marking the largest Welsh turnout in Belfast as Wales cheered on despite Ireland winning 10 to 5.
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Belfast
Ireland
Wales
Teach Child To Cherish The Flowers
Garry C Myers argues for teaching children to value nature by example and naming plants. He cites Fort Worth students who compiled a 700 plant list and offers guidelines for safe wildflower gathering and preservation. The piece includes Evelyn Hornsby Mims poem on nature and gardens.
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Central High School
Fort Worth
Tex
Evelyn Hornsby Mims
Texas Federation of Garden Clubs
New Members and Top Milk Producers Highlight Lorain Herd Group
Lorain County Herd Improvement Association reports 12 new members this year led by Carl Hawke Nova and Carl W. Jowl Elyria R D No 3 with top milk and butterfat yields in April. Harry Rowland own cows produced highest individual milk, with others like Glenn Hobbs and J C Aldrich among leading contributors.
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Lorain County
Carl W. Jowl
Harry Rowland
Glenn Hobbs
J. C. Aldrich
N. A Balls
W. R Hawke and Son
Otis Lyndes
Beer bargers plan Virginia beer gardens on Potomac barges
Frederickburg, Va. Beer bargers along the Potomac near Belvidere Beach prepare to contest Virginia’s dry law by anchoring barges with decks converted into beer gardens. Several groups push for designated beer areas aboard floating venues to skirt prohibition rules.
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Fredericksburg
Potomac
Belvidere Beach
Portrait of Governor Allen Prompts State House Debate
Massachusetts tradition calls for a governor to have a State House portrait hung after leaving office. The previous portrait of Frank G Allen drew sharp criticism for an undignified standing pose. Louis Johansen's new portrait shows Allen seated at a desk with both hands visible, and supporters expect it to be approved for display.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Frank G Allen
Louis Johansen
Allen
Economic Development of Germany Before 1914 Generation
Analysis highlights Germany's rapid industrial growth and rising economic influence in the generation leading up to 1914. It notes expanding heavy industry, finance, and trade, shaping political and social tensions across Europe.
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Germany
Virginia Beer Boats Plan Stirs River Jurisdiction Debate
Promoters propose fast speedboats ferrying beer from the Virginia shore to beer barges just outside the one mile limit of Virginia's river jurisdiction. The plan aims to quench residents' thirst along the historic waterway.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Corn growing time reduced by nearly half in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb reports a ten acre yield contest shows corn growing time cut as much as 47 percent since 1914. Over eight years contestants have cut labor by about 4 percent due to more machinery and newer planting methods.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
College of Agriculture Extension Service
Crop Growers Association
Farm Bureaus
Political Club to Hold First Joint Convention
In Kansas City Missouri the first national convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of America opens June 16 for two days. Leaders aim to spark an educational movement among young voters. Missouri club president George B Freeman met with Postmaster General Farley on convention plans.
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Kansas City
Young Democratic Clubs of America
George B. Freeman
Young Democratic Clubs of Missouri
Farley
Car Sales Rise in Toronto February Figures
In Toronto Ontario 2,158 passenger cars were sold in February, up 32.9 percent from January’s 1,624 but down 24 percent from February last year. Retail value reached 2,281,811 dollars versus 1,691,428 in January and 3,093,028 last February.
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Toronto
Ont
Perhaps it is our own dullness which has made comic papers necessary
A reflective note questions the need for comic papers, suggesting dullness drives demand for humor and light relief in journalism. It hints at cultural tastes shaping reader appetite and the role of humor in newspapers.
Cameraman jailed in Juarez for filming in jail
An American cameraman requested access to a Juarez jail to photograph prisoners. Mexican police detained him for fifteen days and confined him behind bars without his camera.
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EBL
Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Memory and Imagination as Human Powers
A concise reflection on how memory and imagination fuel human thought and creativity, shaping perception, problem solving, and the sense of possibility. The interplay underlines mental capacity beyond mere recall, suggesting imagination expands reality through inner exploration.
Economics is a science of human motives
A concise assertion frames economics as the study of human motives guiding choice. It emphasizes the discipline as a science analyzing how desires, incentives, and constraints shape decisions, markets, and resource allocation.
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