Long and Coughlin ideas meet political pushback in Congress
The piece questions Huey Long and Father Coughlin as they gain followers and notes Governor Eccles testimony on redistribution of income. It contrasts Nye central bank proposals with Eccles banking ideas, warns of dangers of politicizing banking, and discusses NRA plans amid labor opposition. It cites Robinson, Richberg, Hillman, and Green as critics.
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Senate Committee On Finance
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Sidney Hillman
NRA High Command
William Green
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Western Newspaper Union
Breezy Vehicle Head Wind Comment Sparks Cape Cod Tale
An early Cape Cod car story recalls a sea captain given a ride in a high sided auto steered by a tiller. The captain says the vehicle is the first craft to show head wind no matter where it’s pointed, in a humorous Boston Daily Globe cue.
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Big Figures for Relief
A girl asks what follows a billion in a statistics scene as the narrator, Senator Sorghum, answers everybody. The vignette hints at vast sums and broad aid implications in a satirical framing.
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