Presidents Must Be Protected As They Lead The Nation
In the wake of the Roosevelt assassination attempt, the author argues for stronger protection of presidents elect. He cites past assassinations and wounded leaders, warns of growing fanaticism, and urges a death penalty for attempts on presidential lives and tighter security at public events.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Challenge of progress tests humanity and invention
Unrest and disturbed conditions confront society as science and machines advance beyond average understanding. The speaker argues we must control inventions and align material progress with fundamental life principles, reducing pursuit of pleasure and money. love and honest dealings should govern home and trade to prevent civilization’s collapse.
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Hatever
Ae Sas
No Punishment for Idle Labor in Prisons
A newspaper editorial criticizes labor saving machinery in penitentiaries arguing it wastes work for inmates and deprives honest labor from the unemployed. It says authorities install machinery to avoid unrest, but an idle convict spurs trouble and undermines punishment. The piece defends hard labor as the rightful penalty.
The Boy Tramp Problem and Possible Remedies
A critique of three hundred thousand unemployed boys tramping the nation. The piece asks if they will become productive citizens or fall under criminal influence and suggests military camps with training as a last resort.
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Sates
Roosevelt given unprecedented power in reorganizing government
Norton's Washington Letter reports House approval of the Treasury Post Office supply bill transferring broad reorganization power to President elect Roosevelt. Veto power over proposed reshuffles remains limited to two thirds in both houses. Other notes cover bank emergency actions, Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending, land leasing plans, cotton relief bills, mortgage relief proposals, and the Somers bill on silver purchases.
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House
Senate
Treasury Post Office
Roosevelt
Congress
Couzens
Comptroller of
Michigan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
Senate Committee On Iculture
Agriculture and Rules
U.S
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Somers
Port Gibson Arbiters Urge Balance Of Progress And Values
The piece cautions that material prosperity and rapid scientific progress threaten social and spiritual balance. It advocates using common sense to maintain harmony among economic, cultural, and ethical factors in society. Veille, Port Gibson, Miss.
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Veille
Port Gibson
Miss
Seed Loan Limits Set by Agriculture Secretary
Secretary Hyde announces a $300 maximum seed loan per farmer this year with delinquent borrowers capped at $100. Loans secured by a first lien on the crop, Congress allows acreage reductions up to 30 percent as a loan condition, with exceptions for small farmers and perennials. About one million farmers expected to seek aid from the $90 million appropriation.
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Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Call for Immediate Action to Re Monetize Silver
A western mining journal argues silver should have been monetized before the panic to prevent the current crisis. It warns that delaying action is criminal and notes low silver prices depress trade and global monetary systems, urging official measures to restore silver.
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Industrial News Review
Peace and Taxes in a Postwar Economy
Discussion highlights how world peace groups advocate for tax cuts, arguing war debts and veterans costs dominate federal spending across a great power. The piece surveys present and future military obligations and their impact on national finances.
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Friends of World Peace
Six guns to guard against kidnapping in Denver days
In Denver Colorado the sight of men with six guns in holsters is warned as a protection against gangsters not a sign of war. The piece recalls old west practice against desperadoes and suggests renewing the tradition if needed as a nationwide example.
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Denver
Colo
Nebraska Farmers Union backs co op big year profits cited
Capper's Weekly notes in 1932 the Nebraska Farmers Union faced criticism over public dinners yet reports strong business. The co op ran a main store in Omaha with 12 branches and 76 local stores, plus livestock commission in Omaha Sioux City and St Joseph handling 25000 carloads and a prorated profit of 152000. Total business reached about 106 million dollars, second only to the Union Pacific railroad in state commerce.
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State Exchange of
Nebraska
Farmers’ Union
Omaha
Union
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Union Pacific Railroad
Capper’s Weekly
Community Dinners Promote Fellowship and Neighborliness
The article extols dinners as benefits beyond money, forging friendships and breaking down prejudice. It argues such gatherings strengthen community life, help residents learn about and cooperate with one another, and reveal the good will of neighbors.
Soak the Automobile Owner and the Gas Tax Debate
The piece argues the Federal gas tax will stay for at least twelve more months and questions calls to repeal or raise it. It notes the tax began as an emergency measure and was never removed, with pressure for higher state gas taxes that would compel automobile owners to fund the general fund.
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Womien’s World
Household Magazine
Good Stories
Gentlewoman
the Country Home
Form Journal
Pictorial Review
Woman's World
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