Silver Remonetization Plan Split Nation Wide Senate bloc backs bi met alism
Washington dispatch reports a powerful senatorial silver bloc adopted a resolution favoring bi metalism with free coinage of gold and silver at a government set ratio. Wheeler predicts a 16 to 1 ratio bill next congress, contingent on Roosevelt's stance and House action. The move follows varied support from Democrats, Republicans and labor groups. The plan aims to remonetize silver and challenge the president's monetary policy amid gold purchases. A broader debate on monetary devaluation and treasury gold calls swirls around the Capitol.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West
South
Ett
Indea
Wheeler
Mont
Congress
Benster King
Utah
Federal relief funds eyed for civil works program
The article notes that additional money is needed for relief efforts and emergency work through the upcoming fiscal year. It mentions a projected 100000000 dollars for toll care and ongoing civil works, with funds expected from the Public Works Administration. It also references White House figures and the necessity of attorneys to aid beneficiaries, and hints at a page turn to Page 2 for further details.
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Mhlys
Public Worke Administration
White House
Perachs
Cis
la Bre Pot
Gum for Pie Swap Sparks Surprising Talk
A fragment recalls a playful exchange where a girl offers gum in return for a piece of pie, raising awkward humor about a mouth that stretches wider than expected. The reader notes surprise at the exchange and the tone remains light.
Mobsters In Indictments Name Mobsters In Indictments
CHICAGO Dec 20 14 Charging a gigantic conspiracy to prey on Chicago's building construction coal hauling excavating and city contracting the grand jury returned an other batch of Indictments today In the campaign to drive racketeering from the city The Indictments named William Three ered White successor to the isin George Red Barker boss of outlaw unions and trade associations and 14 others 33 having extorted money from legitimate trade a quarter million dollars from the coal business alone. So Powerful was the illegal combine headed by White and the neverways trucking and transportation each wage prosecutors said that a fair start had been made toward buying a Gally Jee on every motor truck used In building construction coal hauling and other work In the city. Other charges were that the 17 defendants enforcing their dictates by sabotage and threats of strikes by outlaw unions they control forced contractors to rent trucks steam shovels and other equipment from certain firms influenced letting of contracts made unreasonable demands and called two strikes of city employes to enforce them Literally drove business men into bankruptcy to fatten their own pockets. It was the second major move of States Attorney Thomas J Courtney to rid Chicago of racketeering In the first he obtained indictments against an alderman a prominent attorney and even Al Capone on charges of racketeering of the cleaning and dyeing and the carbonated beverage industries There indictments mean the end of organized racketeering Courtney
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William
Stack
White
Isin
George Red Barker
Jegil Combine
Noverways Trucking and Transportation
Thomas J. Courtney
al Capone
Courtney
Suspect Held in Detroit Radio Murder Case
Indianapolis dispatch reports police holding two men tied to the fatal shooting of Detroit radio announcer Jerry Buckley. Buckley, active in an anti crime crusade, was shot in a Detroit hotel lobby after warnings to cease his campaigns.
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Indianapolis
Edwards
Jerry Buckley
Detroit
Buckley
Orime Peign
Mrs Susan Hogue Called by Death in Charleston
Mrs Susan Harvie Hogue a Charleston family member died at her Brooks street residence. Born 1854 in Richmond she lived most of her life in Charleston. She married Henry Poindexter in 1872 and John Syme Hogue in 1884. both husbands preceded her. Survived by six children and several grandchildren. siblings listed. Funeral plans not announced.
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Susan Harvie Hogue
Charleston
Brooks Street
Hope for Recovery After Baby Operation
In Baltimore on December 28 Dr Walter Dendy removed the obstruction causing hydrocephalus in baby Sue Trammel. The bulletin said the operation was completed and the child's condition is good though final outcomes remain uncertain. Parents Mr and Mrs W B Trammer of Houston watched nearby as the two hour procedure concluded.
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Walter
Dendy
Sue Trammel
W. 8
Houston
Texas
CWA Projects To Employ 829 In Fifteen New Works
Fifteen new Civil Works Administration projects were approved to hire 423 workers across multiple counties. Gilmer will build a Glenville sewerage system for 38 workers. McDowell runs a sewing project for 120. Wayne removes a school building employing 22. Hampshire regrades Romney high school athletic field for 63. Pleasants completes unfinished community building and landscape at St Marys for 50. Wetzel funds feeding children and nursery schools for 20. Ber tons Onto repairs at West Liberty State Teachers College for 124. Raleigh paints and repairs Rutherford Sanitarium Beckley for 68. Fayette does general repairs to McV ed droe hospital for 44. Taylor sanitation project employing 90. county schools sanitation project for 11. Grading Addison street retaining walls at Grafton for 185. Putnam grades and cind ers Second avenue at Nitro for 28. Nicholas health and feeding children for nine. Greenbrier bedside and other Durline five minutes.
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Glenville
McDowell
Wayne
Hampshire
Romney
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St. Marys
Wetzel
Youth First to Die Under Lethal Gas in Colorado
CANON CITY Colo. Nec 29 Walter Reppin 11 year old orphan who killed a taxi driver for the change in his pocket will be the first to breathe death in Colorado s new lethal gas execution program. Governor Edwin C Johnson refused clemency after last minute court action and said he found no grounds to interfere. Reppin appeared faint but said he would face the gas bravely while warden Roy Best described tests and gas chamber procedures as humane. The condemned youth will appeal to the state supreme court if possible, with the only step remaining.
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Colo. Nec
Walter Repplh
Colorado
Edwin C. Johnson
Denver
Herbert Reppin
Bewark
N. J
State Supreme Court
Johnson
Jenny
Roy Best
Bub Ald
Reppin
Hoppin
State of Siege in Argentina Amid Revolt Clashes
Buenos Aires reports a state of siege declared for an indefinite period after a revolutionary plot caused violent disorders in four provinces. At Rosario and Santa Fe fighting continued with many dead and wounded, hundreds arrested, and rebels claiming control of police stations while government forces prepared. The radical party in Santa Fe chose to boycott March elections, amid claims of manipulated voting and possible future rehabilitation of the ban on elections.
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Buenos Aires
Rosario
Lfe Santa Fe
Lebel
Alain
Santa Fe
Buness
Durto
Hus
New Year Liquor Toting Banned in New York Hotels
New York authorities announce a New Year policy barring flask-toting at celebrations. Hotels must serve liquor on table in the required course and sales will be priced moderately. Old ballrooms and attire from the era of lavish splendor are expected to return as midnight strikes.
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New York
New York City
Inverness
Hotela
Trent Optimistic Despite Supreme Court's Decision
West Virginia faces delayed school funding as the Supreme Court ruling impacts property tax revenue. State Superintendent W W Trent remains hopeful that ways and means will fund operations, with Kanawha County boards preparing for sessions amid uncertain timing of revenue. Governor Kump borrowed funds to cover December expenses, while lawmakers debate constitutionality and funding measures to reopen schools.
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Hope
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Kump
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Ita
Pease
Long Search Nabs Killer in Grand Rapids Case
William McMann, 20, captured in Los Angeles after a cross country manhunt, confessed to Detective Lieutenants Lindley and Babier that he killed Margaret Peevey, a 20 year old deaf Grand Rapids woman, saying she played him a dirty trick. He stated he wanted to face trial and planned extradition. Police traced him from Grand Rapids to California after Peevey was shot with a pistol borrowed from ex deputy sheriff Judd Philpott. Peevey’s body was found near Grand Rapids. McMann said he met her about a year ago and grew to feel sorry for her because she was deaf and dumb.
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Michigan
California
William McMann
Margaret Peevey
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Sol Babier
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Lloyd A. Walcott
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Judd Philpott
Woodin Shows Improvement in Health After Illness
William K. Woodin, secretary of the treasury, is reported improved today. A bulletin from Dr. Jerome Wagner of New York and Dr. Paul Holbrook states he rested well overnight and shows clear signs of recovery, following throat trouble while confined at a desert sanatorium in Tucson Ariz.
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Jerome Wagner
New York
Paul Holbrook
Ware
New Tax Law To Be Written By State Legislature
Speaker Hiner said a new bill to collect and distribute 825,050,000 in property taxes will be submitted to lawmakers on Wednesday. The supreme court decision overturning part of the prior plan stunned state officials and legislative leaders who had sought a constitutionally sound amendment. Hiner stated the bill would conform to court rulings and withstand constitutional scrutiny as officials prepared the next steps Pending penultimate study of the case.
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Wheeling Steel Announces Major Plant Projects and Reopenings
Wheeling Steel Corp announces a 1,000,000 contract for two new mills at Yorkville with Breata Machine of Pittsburgh named to build a continuous card strip mill slated to triple capacity by July 1. The Benwood plant to reopen New Year’s Day with hundreds of workers. Skelp mill to resume January 8 at near full capacity.
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Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Breata Machine Company
Pittsburgh
Northland Weather Toll Hits Multiple Regions
The Associated Press notes a severe cold wave across New England New York and eastern Canada with subzero readings. Fifteen deaths occur in Canadian provinces and several frostbite cases strain doctors in Boston Philadelphia and nearby areas. Snow and rain affect the Pacific coast and the central west while Mt Washington records extreme cold.
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Ontario
Wilde
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Pacific Coast Secor
West- Tostaten
Great Labor Region
Catalinas
Washington, D. C
Legislature's tax plan collapses after supreme court ruling
The second legislative attempt to raise a state tax scheme to meet bond debts and local costs failed as the supreme court ruled its provision for state payment of road and school debts violated the state constitution. Officials face uncertainty on steps to craft a compliant plan while maintaining local levy limits and debt payments. The decision overturned the latest collection scheme and suggested relying more on state funds to support local schools, with lawmakers urged to adjust distributions accordingly.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Mrollaz
Peters
Mercer
House
Bond Manwell
Litvinoff Sees Trend to Peace in Moscow
Foreign Commissar Max Litvinoff reported at the All Union Central Executive Committee session that U S Soviet relations are deepening toward peace. He cited talks with President Roosevelt that led to recognition and claimed the surrender of the last fortress on the anti Soviet front. He said America now sees no fundamental differences with the Soviet Union and aims to settle questions quickly to maintain peace.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Russia
Maxie Litvinet
All- Union Central Executive
Roosevelt
Roosevelt's Radio Talent Pleases Will
Beverly Bills reports Roosevelt as a consistently engaging radio figure delivering bold remarks. He charmed listeners by asserting the U S will not meddle in Central or South American affairs while maintaining a strong stance on naval presence and policy during a Thursday broadcast.
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Roosevelt
Rado
U. S
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