Bloodless revolution rally calls for free Ohio primary
Louis B. Ward and Martin L. Sweeney urge a free open Ohio primary to curb Wall Street fascism and elect better leaders. They push a constitutional amendment, seek $350 radio reach, and offer a six month Peoples’ Voice subscription for $1 to fund nationwide petitions and broadcasts.
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Herbert S. Bigelow
Louis B. Ward
Royal Oak
Father Coughlin
Martin L. Sweeney
Ohio
Wall Street
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Republic
Peoples’ Voice
National Union
Myelf
Federal Reserve
Supreme Court Rules Property Rights Trump Social Justice in Utility Case
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision led by Justice Roberts, invalidated a Maryland Public Service Commission order requiring Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone to cut intrastate rates by at least 850000 dollars annually. The court held the court could not decide if social justice demanded rates below a fair and adequate return. Justice Stone Brandeis and Cardozo dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
Maryland Public Service Commission
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore
High Court
Roberts
Stone, Brandeis
Cardoza
Lemke Proposes New Farm Mortgage Moratorium Bill
Washington Rep Lemke Republican North Dakota introduces a revised farm mortgage moratorium bill designed to avoid Supreme Court invalidation of the Frazier Lemke measure. It provides a three year moratorium and lets a farmer keep his property by paying court fixed rental value. The act scales down prior readjustment provisions and allows re purchasing the crop lien at a court determined valuation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frazier- Lemke
Lemke
North Dakota
Supreme Court Justices Unified on NRA Issue
Washington report states all Supreme Court justices held a unanimous view from the outset. The court reportedly spent five weeks drafting the opinion, shorter than usual for major cases, with no significant disagreement among justices to warrant a split decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
N.R.A
Chambers
New Deal Housing Plan Seen as Flop Despite Reforms
A quiet reorganization at the Federal Housing Administration signals possible revival efforts by New Deal supporters. Administrator Moffett may not return, and the agency has shown limited results with repair loans totaling 76 million and mortgage disbursals of 6.603 million, largely to a single apartment project. Officials estimate parallel cash spending matches loans, suggesting about 150 million in repairs and a vast untapped construction demand, potentially up to 15 billion dollars.
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Federal Housing Administration
Moffett
Ballyhoo
N.R.A
F.H.A
People power shown in reform of the New Deal
The article argues that the people are the strongest influence in the nation, more so than any president. It notes presidents defer to public desire, shaping reforms, and describes early steps to preserve the NRA while hinting at broader changes underway.
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NRA
Coughlin Calls For State Meets and Weds Nye-Sweeney Bill
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin says he will pause broadcasts to focus on state meetings and to rally support for the Nye-Sweeney bill. He plans to sue Chicago Park Board to use Soldier Field for the National Union for Social Justice and warns on constitutional rights and economic slavery themes. Next meeting set for June in St Louis with remarks on labor, state rights, and holding companies.
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Charles E. Coughlin
Wheeler-Rayburn
Chicago Park Board
National Union For Social Justice
Soldier
Chicago
St. Louis
Father Coughlin
Congress
NRA
Supreme Court
Abraham Lincoln
Scott
Hull Bests Peek in Tilt on Trade
Secretary Cordall Hull secures a political win as the White House announces termination of the adviser on foreign trade, effectively sidelining George N. Peek. Roosevelt cites NRA decision fallout and aims to streamline agencies while Peek lambasts Hull’s policy.
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Washington
Cordall Hull
George N. Peek
White House
Hull
Peek
Bernard Ba‘ruch
A.A.A
Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
N.R.A
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Coughlin
HIGH
People’s Power League
Odd Fellows Temple
Cincinnati
NEW Deal
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