Leader urges repeal of eighteenth amendment in Iowa vote
The Tripoli Leader urges Iowa voters to repeal the eighteenth amendment at the June 20 election. It argues prohibition failed, crime rose, bootlegging flourished, and law enforcement costs soared, calling for repeal and regulation to boost revenue and curb racketeering. The editorial notes support from labor, veterans groups, and President Roosevelt. It cites state trends favoring repeal and urges readers to vote yes.
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Iowa
Federation of Labor
American Legion
Convention Action
Roosevelt
Stop Graft in High Salary for Officials
The piece denounces outrageous salaries at railroad, insurance, and utility firms where dividends and interest have waned. It cites officials earning up to a million dollars yearly, funded by people through government loans, and calls for an end to this graft.
Weather Delays Put Bremer County Corn At Risk
If the rainy spell lasts another week, nature will govern corn prices more than law. About half the Bremer county corn acreage is planted and much already in the ground may need replanting.
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Bremer
Editorial Attack on Bank Closings in Franklin County
The Hampton Chronicle editorial condemns government bank closures in Franklin County as unjust and harmful. It argues local banks served farmers and merchants well, warns that big city financiers hoarded gold, and laments federal actions that force liquidations and refinancing while starving farming centers of credit.
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New York
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Too Bad by Charles City Press
The state militia rounded up about 112 farmers in Cherokee O'Brien Plymouth Crawford and Shelby counties charged with complicity in the Le Mars and Denison affair. Most are normally good citizens but listened to radical agitators until they lost their reason. There is sympathy for them and their families.
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Cherokee
O'Brien
Plymouth
Crawford
Shelby
le Mars
Denison
Postmaster General Farley Outlines Budget Cuts
In a Washington radio address Farley said the Post Office plans to shave 72 million dollars from next fiscal year expenditures. He cited a 30 million saving from Roosevelt’s 15 percent salary cut and 20 million from rent and transport costs, with 22 million from reforms like rural delivery reorganization and reduced hours.
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Washington
Farley
Roosevelt
Post Office
A Fair and Square Deal
A Humboldt Republican piece lauds the Democrats for lowering corn to thirty cents in three months and predicts further uplift. The writer links higher crop prices to overall agricultural prosperity and argues persistent gains could sustain Democratic rule while hinting at fifty cent corn and higher prices for hogs and cattle as part of a path to solvency.
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Humboldt
We All Want More and Fall Short of True Wealth
Denison Bulletin argues society fuels selfishness and material excess. The piece urges pursuit of health, clear conscience, useful work, and rich friendships, echoing Agur’s prayer for neither poverty nor riches.
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Denison
World leaders and party lines shift amid war pleas
Washington News surveys how presidents Wilson, Cleveland, and Roosevelt moved nation and party lines during critical moments of foreign policy. It notes bipartisan approval of war declarations and disarmament talks, contrasts Hitler’s Reichstag stance with Roosevelt’s diplomacy, and suggests tentative progress toward negotiated disarmament amid tense global outlook.
President Roosevelt praised for addressing German threat
Washington notes that Roosevelt's world appeal to peace and economic recovery reduced a major danger, with officials in the capital crediting him for shaping the German issue. The piece portrays Washington's view that Roosevelt targeted Germany in his address and awards him high tribute for success.
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Capitol
Mixed White House reaction to Hitler speech in Reichstag
Officials greeted Hitler's Reichstag address with cautious praise after full text release, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee debated the arms embargo bill in secret sessions. Secretary Hull’s memo supported the bill and indicated embargo use would align with other nations. Secretary Wallace discussed farm adjustment act administration with the President.
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White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Hull
Roosevelt Ponders Tax Plan and Farm Curtailment
President Roosevelt weighs curbing farm production before next year’s winter wheat harvest and seeks tax options to fund a new $3.3 billion public works program. He hints repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment could be used to offset taxes, with possible sales taxes on manufacturers. Treasury Secretary Woodin expresses optimism about the economy amid advisory talks with the Federal Reserve.
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Notable Guests At Pilgrimage To Mustapha Kemal’s Turkey
The article mentions figures such as Mrs. John Nano and Mary Washington among guests of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, praising plantation industry restoration and the involvement of Mary Elizabeth Brigham. Brigham, an American girl in her twenties, is cited as a linguist and Turkish embassy figure connected to Turkish modernizing efforts and international World War service circles.
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Great Britain
British Guiana
Venezuela
United States
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Copenhagen
Helen Lee Doherty
Henry L. Doherty
Miss Doherty
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Atlantic
University of Madrid
Foreign Service
New York
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Mary Washington
Jane Monroe
John Nano
Garner
Senate
Janeh
Robert
Mary Elizabeth Brigham
Turkey
Mustafa Kemal
Mit Brigham
Attracte
Unclear fragment hints at political satire on Hull and officials
Fragmentary text satirizes British politics and ships of state with names such as Swanson Delano Perkins Cummings Wallace Ickes Woodin and Hull, suggesting shifts in mood confidence and finances amid a published observation. The passage blends punning remarks on industry and leadership.
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Wallace
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