Roosevelts New Jobs Plan and Prohibition Echoes
The piece notes Congress may grant Roosevelt a four billion dollar lump sum to fund a social security program with unemployment insurance and old age pensions. It warns about national security alongside individual security amid foreign threats. It recounts Standish Hartman’s offer of a free epitaph for Hauptmann, a jab at mechanized crime, and cites airport jailer stories, bootleg bottle seizures, and the AAA seeking power over crops with farm relocation funds. It ends with New York hospitalizations after a flashy New Year and ongoing bootlegging concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
Washington
Halls of Congress
Congress
House
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Roosevelt budget sparks debate over work relief plans
Illinois article notes opposition to President Roosevelt's four billion dollar work relief funding amid calls for a clearer plan. Critics question support for private industry vitality, while governors urge timely relief legislation and safety highway measures. The piece also covers oil policy disputes and state political notes.
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House
Senate
Representative Snell
New York
White Sulphur Springs
Www
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Mystery of the Old Carpet Bag Heist Across Folkestone Boulogne
A theft o f a safe packed with gold dust on a Folkestone to Boulogne voyage sparked a cross border police hunt. Peter Agar John Pierce and Charles Tester planned the robbery aided by a railway insider. An old carpet bag revealed the ruse and the trio split the loot before investigators unraveled the plot.
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Folkestone
Boulogne
Express Company
London
Peter Agar
Rogues Gallery
Scotland Yard
Sailora
Folkestone-Boulogne
Peter
Sirs
Kay
Agar
John Pierce
Charles Tester
Tester
London Bridge
Pierce
Mia Kay
WNU
World's Largest Book and Tiny Treasures in London
The British Museum houses the world’s biggest book, a 1556 Amsterdam gazetteer six feet high and four feet wide. It commands wall space, requiring students to consult it in place. The museum also holds some of the world’s smallest books, tinier than a postage stamp, reflecting a past vogue for pocket-sized volumes.
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British Museum
Amsterdam
Colonial Girls Appliqued Quilt Feature by Grandmother Clare
A Home Craft department feature explains an eighteen inch stamped block for applique showing six Colonial ladies in varied poses. The set includes twelve blocks for 150 dollars, with stamps, materials, and a quilt illustration forthcoming from the Home Craft company in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department D
Home Craft Company
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Skunk Portrait as a Farmer Friendly, Fur Bearer
Investigation by the United States bureau of biological survey details skunk diet list including grasshoppers crickets beetles mice and ground squirrels. It notes occasional raids on farm chicken houses but usually hunts away from human haunts. Describes color pattern size and pelts preferred by trappers.
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United States Bureau of Biological Survey
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Brisbane
Breno Hauptmann
Standish Hartman
Flemington
Hauptmann
Joliet (Il
United States
Harry MacCracken
Colorado
MacCracken
AAA
Uncle Sam
New York City
Post Office Department
Big Jim” Farley
Chicago
Supreme Case Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Western Newsvarper Union
Illinois State News
Illinois
Meanme
Fhe
William B. Dawson
Ellsworth
Kenneth Hass
Millstadt
George W. Beck
Herrick
Pana
Charles Abbott
Kane County
Sherman Hospital
Elgin
Wiliam
Denman
Atlantic
Peoria
Edgar C. Morrison
Bradford High School
Lake View Hospital
Danville
Bym
College of Agriculture of the
University of Winds
Minois
Chicago & Ilinois Midland Railroad
Cantrell
Horner
State Mining Investigation Commission
Milnois
H. V. Bowman
August A. Wille
Murphysboro
J. E. Poling
George C. McFadden
Park Ridge
John E. Jones
Benton
James F. Mc
George Knox
Hillsboro
State Mining Board
Department of Mines and Minerals
Mr. Knox
Elmer Weidler
Mt. Olive
Clare
Skunk
Wells Marine Co
Dpt
E. Cain
Akron
Erier Andersen Frees
Box
Miami
Fle
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