Three Ring Circus of Washington as Roosevelt Plans Five Billion Spending
The article narrates a hectic two weeks in Washington with disputes in the Democratic ranks and a flurry of activity around a proposed five billion dollar public works program. It details Walker as spending chief, Tugwell’s Rural Resettlement plans, new agencies for rural electrification and railroad safety, and Ickes's allotment board amid White House assurances to speed disbursement.
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Washington
National Capital
Capitol Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Montana
New York
Walker
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Tugwell
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Ickes
White House
Senator Bankhead
Dem
Ala
Cotton Production Control Fame
Leg- Bankhead
Western Newspaper Union
Dimes Flood Mail In Chain Letters
Denver residents report a rapid spread of a Send a Dime chain letter scheme. Postal Inspector Roy E Nelson warns it violates lottery and fraud laws, with accusations of mass mailing and misused funds. Postmaster J O Stevie notes higher postal receipts attributed to the letters.
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Denver
Roy BE. Nelson
Prosperity Club
God We Trust
New York
J. O. Stevie
Warning on Snake Bites from Texas Health Official
Dr. John W. Brown warns Texans about snake bites during summer and early fall. Most bites occur on hands or feet. first aid advises suction, tourniquet use, and seeking a physician quickly. Avoid running or alcohol, do not use home remedies or permanganate. seek antivenom if available.
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Austin
John W. Brown
Texas
Rome Conference condemns U S cotton industry
Delegates at the seventeenth International Cotton Congress condemned U S marketing methods and false packed bales while censuring the NRA for pegging cotton at 12 cents a pound. They backed the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program and noted USDA attention to packing flaws. Japan is the world's fairyland.
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Rome
Seventeenth International Cotton Congress
United States
NRA
Congress
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Blushing brides complicate relief work in Sherman
County Relief Administrator Marion Wilson reports many relief recipients have suddenly married, making him responsible for supporting additional family members. He notes the situation is growing more challenging as more men on relief take wives.
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Democratic National Congressional Committee
South
P. H. Drewry
Virginia
Virgil Chapman
Kentucky
Henry Clay
Middle West
P. H L. Drewry
Eugene B. Crowe
Indiana
Crowe
Ohio
Great Lakes
William J. Granfield
Massachusetts
William N. Rogers
New Hampshire
Rogers
Daniel Webster
Sherman
Marion Wilson
Wilson
Relief roll men urged to focus on existing duties
A spokesman on Thursday argued that men on relief rolls have no right to assume new responsibilities while they struggle with current obligations. The remark frames a stance on welfare expectations and work requirements.
Pearl worth 25 found in oyster at hotel
Mrs. O. L. Daniels bit into an oyster at a Beaumont hotel and found a pearl worth 25 dollars. A local jeweler confirmed the gem was intact and valuable.
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Beaumont
O. L. Daniels
Forbidden Gun Costs Youth Aged 13 His Life
In Trilby Ohio thirteen year old Chester Christmas disobeyed his father and used a revolver to shoot at crows. The gun proved fatal and Chester died in the yard while his mother and younger brother looked on. The father had forbidden its use and the mother relayed the order. Chester collapsed after a fall inside the house and the gun lay nearby.
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Trilby
Ohio
Chester Christmas
Pauline Christmas
Chester
Secret of Happiness in Oyster Life Revealed
In Palacios Texas fishermen on Matagorda bay claim the oyster’s happiness comes from absence of conches and drums. Conches pry open shells to feast while drums bite through oysters driven by hunger, proving their destructiveness.
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Palacios
Texas
Matagorda Bay
Freak Tropical Fish Captured Off Boston
The steam trawler Hekla brought ashore the second freak tropical fish to reach Boston harbor. Caught at 85 fathoms off western banks, the eyeless creature weighs 20 pounds and has a dozen head tentacles that emit light. A similar 25 pound fish was landed weeks earlier by another trawler.
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Boston
Mass
Rabbit Traps Dogs In Cave Collapse
In Bland Texas two dogs chased a rabbit into a hole that caved in trapping them for two days. The dogs survived nearly starved but uninjured aside from the ordeal.
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Bland
Texas
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Beaver
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