Bonus bill passes over Roosevelt veto in election year
The veterans bonus via baby bonds became law after Congress overrode Roosevelt's veto. Senate vote 76 to 10, House 24 to 61. Payment preparations ordered with $2.5 million needed from Treasury and $5 million for admin staff, while seven million interest calculations loom. Al Smith criticizes New Deal, signaling conservative Democratic shift amid looming convention debates.
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Exodus Planned for German Jews Amid Oppression
Leaders of world Jewry in St Louis plan a staged exodus from Nazi Germany aiming to move at least 100,000 of the 430,000 Jews abroad. A $15 million fund, raised in Britain and the United States, will finance emigration with refugees finding havens in Palestine, the U S, Canada, England, and other European countries as immigration laws permit.
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Six Army Flyers Die in Honolulu Plane Collision
Six Army airmen died when two planes collided during formation flying near Honolulu. Two others survived with burn injuries. The dead include Neut William G Beard twenty eight Syn Francisca pilot Stall Sergt Hernard BP Jablonowsky thirty three Private John B Wartune twenty seven Chicenzo Private Bruce Paylor twenty six Pu yallup Washington Private Truman J Gardner twenty seven Olney Illinois and Pylgate Gordon M Parkhurst forty three Yorkville New York.
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Death of G W Wickersham eminent attorney
George W. Wickersham of New York former US attorney general under Taft and longtime corporate lawyer died at seventy seven from heart disease in a taxicab. He chaired the Hoover commission on prohibition and law enforcement in 1929, whose reports influenced debates despite mixed reception.
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Anti Roosevelt iStuff Too Raw
A Harlem era column by Earl Godwin Ashingon laments defaming anti Roosevelt material. It cites postage bans, GOP radio sketches mocking relief programs, and attacks on the President and Mrs Roosevelt. It notes tax debates, farm policy, Supreme Court actions, and the looming baby bonds and veteran bonuses.
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Cactus in Ethiopia Origin and War-Time Imagery
A fragmented account links cactus plants to American origins and their appearance in the Ethiopian war zone. Descriptions compare plant forms to military equipment, noting rapid spread from the Americas to the Mediterranean and finally the dry regions of northeast Africa, becoming a native-like landscape feature.
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Mrato Drive Teaching Confusion in Troy Times Record
A playful, coded set of instructions circulates in the Troy Times Record mocking the difficulty of teaching the Mrato Drive with a jumble of invented terms. The piece uses exaggerated steps and physical actions, ending with a light, humorous sign off.
But We Must Continue Making the World Safe Phrase
A sharp critique of the enduring wartime slogan suggesting the phrase overstates mission and misleads about the real aim of global security efforts. The remark hints at skepticism toward rhetoric used to justify ongoing intervention.
The Doctors Are Right On Laxatives Use
Many believe laxatives worsen constipation but doctors advise gradual relief. Use liquid laxatives like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with senna and cascara to restore regularity without forming a habit. Dose can be regulated to the drop, suitable even for children.
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Mercifully Take Your Fellowman But Judge Him
A concise editorial urges mercy toward neighbors while urging fair judgment. It contrasts compassion with harsher attitudes and calls for measured, principled assessment of others' actions. The piece reflects civic restraint and moral restraint in public discourse.
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