Fort Worth Exposition Opens Tomorrow At Southwestern Show
Fort Worth hosts the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opening tomorrow drawing crowds with diversions and sales. Markets show gains despite banking holiday. hogs cattle wheat rise as business leaders voice optimism for a price uptick. Roosevelt’s inauguration cited as the era’s biggest in twenty years, with public enthusiasm noted. Jehol pronunciation clarified amid ongoing China Japan tensions.
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Roosevelt advisers plan 150 to 200 million cut in federal budget
Washington reports advisers to President Roosevelt have drafted a program to trim between 150 and 200 million dollars from federal expenditures in the coming fiscal year. No department cuts have been announced yet and no tax relief offered.
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Soviet Union snubs League of Nations over Sino Japanese conflict
The League invited Russia to join the consultative commission on the Sino Japanese dispute but Russia refused, feeling snubbed by major participants. The League fears a Russia Japan military alliance, while Russia contends non-participation does not ease those concerns.
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Special Session Costs Run About Five Hundred Thousand
The cost of the special session is projected around $500,000 with the Congressional Record as the largest expense item and additional charges for light heat and incidentals. In this emergency period no one will fault President Roosevelt for convening Congress today.
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Texas lawmakers shine in Roosevelt era coverage
The article highlights Texas figures in Congress and the Roosevelt administration. It notes Vice President and several committee heads from Texas, including Buchanan on Appropriations, Jones on Agriculture, Rayburn on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Sumners on the Judiciary, Lanham on Public Buildings and Grounds, and Mansfield on Rivers and Harbors. It underscores the impact of their leadership on national affairs.
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Quotable quotes on prosperity and politics from newspapers
A collection of witty lines from several papers. The Atlanta Journal Boston Herald Boston Transcript and Brunswick Pilot joke about cash courage prosperity taxes and political spendings with no clear event or person named.
States Expand Old Age Pension Programs Nationwide
Seventeen states, including California Colorado Delaware Idaho Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York Utah West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming, already pay old age pensions. Illinois Maine Missouri and Oregon have bills pending. Pensions range from 250 to 530 dollars with age limits from 60 to 70 years.
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Roosevelt Loses Friends In Death Of Walsh And Cermak
In a week of tragedy President Roosevelt mourns the loss of two close allies Senator Walsh and Mayor Cermak. Cermak died in Miami from an assassin's bullet struck while in the line of duty as Roosevelt's friend. Walsh, active since the Democratic National Convention and during the campaign, likely overtaxed his heart amid inauguration preparations and his new role as Attorney General.
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Editorial Suggests Roosevelt Backed Bond Issue Plan
Arthur Brisbane argues for Roosevelt to issue ten billion dollars in government bonds and redeem with new money. The plan aims to inject cash into circulation and cut annual interest costs by replacing debt. It extends Wright Patman’s prior idea to print currency to finance public obligations.
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Editorial Snippets on Tax Exemption and Liberty
A collection of editorial quips from U S newspapers highlighting taxation debates cemetery tax relief for Illinois cemeteries and broader themes of debt governance and liquidity. It references toledo blade macon telegraph virginian pilot washington post and dallas news as sources.
Deficit Anger Calls for Courage to Spend Says Virginian-Pilot
Quote from Virginian-Pilot editorial urges a Senate to be as angered by deficits as by a sergeant at arms and calls for national will to spend cash.
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Dunbar's Weekly Warns on Enduring Depression Schemes
A Dunbar's Weekly remark notes that in America now only schemes to end the depression persist, with little achievement in boosting quantities or productivity.
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Postwar Debt Woes Cited By French In Gazette Quote
The Arkansas Gazette recalls a postwar remark from France claiming it could not repay allies, framing it as gratitude rather than obligation. The quote reflects tensions over wartime debts and international repayment expectations.
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Roosevelt faces tough job allocations puzzle ahead
The Portland Oregonian notes that by the time Mr Roosevelt decides on all the public works and appointments, the process will resemble a complex jigsaw puzzle with many pieces to fit, implying a daunting yet solvable challenge.
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Untidy bathroom chest sparks puzzling questions
A Macon Telegraph reader muses on a bathroom medicine chest full of miscellaneous items and wonders why about three quarters of them are kept there. The reflection frames ordinary clutter as a tiny mystery.
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Treasures moved from Forbidden City amid war fears
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that fears of a Japanese invasion prompted Chinese to relocate priceless Forbidden City treasures to Shanghai for safety. The piece suggests Japan may demand another apology for this insinuation.
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New York Bits: Canned Goods, Flowers and Oddments
A New York man hoards four thousand dollars of canned food for potential hard times. Shops push cloth flowers for lapels while a hotel offers red carnations with a smile card. Tales range from self installing barbers to a Chrysler Building Cloud Club and ghost accounts in banks.
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Taxation in hard times the Daily Oklahoma warns
The Daily Oklahoman criticizes federal and state efforts to raise taxes during a period of low mood and declining production. It argues new levies worsen burdens on an already strained populace, noting tax schemes threaten to confiscate more income while the public’s ability to pay has shrunk.
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Cigaret Market Down Since 1929 Slump Cuts Output
The Alexander Hamilton Institute notes cigarette consumption fell since 1929 with 1932 output down to 103 billion from a 1930 peak of 124 billion. Per capita use reached about 1000 cigarettes annually in 1930. Prices declined from 6.85 to 5.50 per thousand as taxes bite.
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