Spiking the Hopes of the Bolivars
People’s Voice critiques Dr. Bigelow’s five demands as a trading point for mayoral support in Cincinnati. The Times-Star editorial portrays him as opportunistic, shifting parties, seeking chairs, and backing a Henry George tax plan. The piece argues both parties serve wealthy interests and condemns the “hill billy” mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Dr. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Bigelow
Davey
Sawyer
Public Utilities Committee
Council
Henry George
U.S
Indian Hill
Republican Party
T.S
Father Coughlin Attacks Hollister Hess in Call for Change
The Sunday address denounces Congressman Hollister of the First District and Willie Hess of the Second as aligned with money interests and machine politics. It urges both to yield to new leaders who advance social justice and the times, calling for broad support in Hamilton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Coughlin
Congress
Money Trust
United States
John B. Hollister
Hollister
Taft Brothers
Union For Social Justice
Willie Hess
Hess
Hamilton County
Second Fiddle Should Not Be Role in Cincinnati Politics
A historical column argues Republicans gain in Cincinnati and Hamilton County as independents seek a new outlet. Democrats are urged to abandon second fiddle role and demand rebirth with Bill Leonard going, highlighting local political shifts and leadership critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Victor Heintz
Headley
Bently
Gorman
Season
Lew Bernard
Tom Noetor
Bill Leonard
Oil power versus the League over Ethiopia terms
The piece savages the Hoare-Laval plan granting Mussolini large Ethiopian gains and a Red Sea corridor. It notes Eden threatened resignation and Britain’s pledge flip, while Ethiopian representatives oppose the terms. It ends by asking if oil interests have proven stronger than the League in the embargo debate.
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Hoare-Laval
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Haille Selassie
Red Sea
League
Italy
Hoare
Anthony Eden
Baldwin
London
New York Times
Samuel Hoare
Europe
Geneva
League of Nations
Let's Speak for Ourselves Let's Speak for Ourselves
A local essay defends Herbert S. Bigelow and his election to City Council. The author, an admirer, rejects claims of liberal menace, notes Bigelow’s long reform work beyond city borders, and argues real city benefits will come slowly from his broader efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Bigelow
Mr. Bigelow
Bigelow
Cornell
No Friends Except God Letter From Adjacent County
A reader letter recalls an elderly couple living on $8.33 monthly payments plus $13.50 each in age pension. The writer laments lack of relatives and dignity, urges lawmakers to raise old age support to $50 a month per person and to push for a self enforcing 1936 law to prevent cheaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Voice
Side Lights on Political Gallantry and Graft Gossip
The column ridicules political elites and party rivals from Ohio to national figures. It lampoons ministers, leaders like Farley and Schorr, and the idea of radical reform while noting a county surveyor’s clash with sanitary duties and a press tongue in cheek about public pension talk and receptionist manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred le Feber
County Surveyor
County Sanitary Department
Gast
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Macy
The
Jim Farley
Ohio
Eddie Schorr
Nick
Sam Ach
LeFeber
Gilbert Béttman
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Republican Women's Club
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