Monetary conference debates currency links and silver use
Delegates wrestle with stabilizing currencies and the role of silver while considering a possible Anglo American agreement to fix exchange rates vs gold. French opposition to devaluation appears firm as discussion shifts to procedural changes and the conference work plan under Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seached
Stor¢tary Wooden
Washington
M. Bonnet
Daledier
Browne
Chamberlain
League of Nations Committee
United Aire Jsian
Chamberlin
Cox
Diplo
Ohio
George
Beale My. Cos
Ramsay MacDonald
Mr. Cor
Dows
Roosevelt Pushes Industrial Recovery Act Aims at Prosperity
President Roosevelt outlines a sweeping plan to reshape American industry through the Industrial Recovery Act. Senator Robert F. Wagner stands with the president as the measure seeks stable profits, living wages, and elimination of unfair practices across factories, farms, and shipyards.
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Congress
Roosevelt Acts and Bank Reform Measure in New Law
President Roosevelt signs the railroad reconstruction bill and the Glass Steagall bank reform act, appointing Joseph B. Eastman as coordinator to coordinate rail economies. Obstacles to immediate savings include employee reductions. Glass Steagall limits risk by separating commercial banking from investment affiliates. Farley outlines $25 million in federal building projects. Secretary Wallace calls June dairy industry conference to apply farm relief to dairy.
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Roosevelt
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Tonim
Lavor
Eastman
Gliss
Congress
Farley
New York City
St. Louis
Waillace
OBrien to File Wheeling Petition
A. OBrien, city attorney for Wheeling, arrived in Charleston to pursue a Supreme Court appeal from a Public Service Commission ruling upholding a 52 cent gas rate. He said the petition will be filed but timing remains uncertain with a definite update expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front A. O'Brien
Wheeling
Charleston
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
O'Brien
Library to Collect No Fines Next Week
Library officials announce no fines on overdue books for next week. The public library, closed for repairs for two weeks, reopens at 9:00 this morning and will close at 9:00 tonight. A new summer schedule starts Monday with hours from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Outlaw Pair Grabs Sheriff in Bolivar
Oklahoma outlaws Floyd and Ricchetti kidnapped Sheriff Jack Killingsworth in Bolivar, forcing him into a stolen car. They fled chased by a posse along a dusty road to the outlying town, with residents and bystanders pressed against walls as revolvers were leveled.
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Bolivar
June le
Charles
Pretty Bay
Joe Ritchetti
Adam
Coal Leaders Rally Over Union Status and Codes
The meeting discusses representation of miners by unions, proposed codes banning nonunion partnerships and piracy methods, and the option for operators to adapt district rules. Elected officials include Sockus as president and W D Ord as treasurer, with district and at large directors chosen amid a split coal market between union and nonunion mine output.
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Finy
Tole
Tlnola
Noroinistrator
O'Neill
Bor
Sockus
Alvine
W. D. Ord
Landgraff
W. Va
Weg
National Coal Association
J. G. Bradley
Duncan
Landsgraft
A. Scotp
McDonald
J. BD. Francis
Huntington
G. C. Dickinson
Charleston
Operators
Rators
Franscis
Appalachian Costa
Ing
Steel Workers Plan Election Of Reps In Departments
In a continued report from Page 1, the plan calls for electing one representative for every 200 employees in each department to form a joint committee with 18 employer elected and 18 company selects to handle complaints and adjustments. T. M. Girdler states benefits for both sides include open discussion without fear and better communication on working conditions. Also from Montello, Mass, amateur shortwave operators Joseph A Miglin and Edward Norris begin a 2090 mile meteor trip to meet fellow operators in 48 states, reaching Texas.
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Republic Plan
T. M. Girdler
Spid
Plans Evolved for New War on Economic Crisis
The article outlines action plans including a $2,000,009,000 farm mortgage issue led by Henry Morgenthau Jr to refinance Wisconsin mortgages, and a 275,000 strong Roosevelt Conservation Corps. Wisconsin bond sales proceed, direct rebates totaling over $3.05 billion allocated, and inflation measures granting $3.0 billion in greenbacks with gold content reduction. It notes beer legalized under Volstead Act as 8.2, generating revenue, plus the federal trade commission preparing to supervise securities issuance to protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
bobarco/industries
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Conservation Corps
Isso
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Wealthy Hamm Brewer Boss in Twin Cities Kidnapping Plot
In St Paul and Ramsey County investigators tied Hamm Brewing Company president and prominent businessman to a ransom plot involving a $100000 payoff in small bills. Police pursued links to the Sankey case as detectives checked a Downtown hotel room and a taxi driver who delivered a note. Hamm, 39, held executive posts at First National Bank Emporium and Minnesota Amusement, with a vast downtown estate and social ties to several clubs.
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Hamm Brewery Company
Belday
Dunn
Hamm
Thomas Danil
St. Paul
Ramsey County
Michael Kincaic
Tau
Thomas Brown
Police Detective Bureau
Brown
Leon Glickman
Dun
Detective
Dion
Sankey
Aald
Bohn
Boettcher
Ponce
Federal
Minnesota
Colorado
Lindbergh
Charles Aa. Lindbergh, Jr
Hatom Brewing Company
First National Bank
Fire Bank Stock Corporation
Emporium
Minnesota Amusement Corporation
Northwest
Athletic Club
Minnesotan Club
Town and Country Golf Club
Twin City
Wile Ham Hamm
Hig
Twin Cities
Miss Hester Moore Chosen for WV Four-H Camp
Miss Hester Moore of Hugheston was selected as a West Virginia representative for the seventh annual Four-H club camp at Washington. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Moore and earned the berth for her outstanding Four-H club work.
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Hester Moore
West Virginia
Washington
Hugheston
W. G. Moore
Guaranty Deal Continues Amid Receiver Proceedings
The company plans to equitably distribute assets to satisfy mortgage installments and other debts under the receiver. Presently no new deposits on annuity contracts will be made and holders may claim cash surrender values as of May 18 1998. Records will show these facts and proof of claims will be requested once a commissioner is assigned.
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el Jcontract
Creditorn J
Banking troubles prompt divestiture of retail units
Discussion centers on drastic bank restructuring as Chase National Bank moves to complete divestiture of its securities affiliates, separating from Chase Harris Forbes and guiding liquidation steps. Other New York institutions have disposed of similar security affiliates amid debates over deposit insurance and regulatory questions. Law firms with experience in banking restructurings monitor developments as stockholders weigh the plan.
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Guaranty Trust Company
Gurranty Company
Chase National Bank
Chase Securities Company
Chase Harris Forbes Corporation
New Yorke
Obituaries for J Chris Dobler and Jane Davis
Funeral services for 88 year old J Chris Dobler are set for 2 PM tomorrow at Bartlett funeral home with burial at Sunset Memory Park. Rev A B Leamer will officiate. Jane Davis 76 dies yesterday and services are 2 PM Sunday at Manteuthery Baptist church with interment at Sunset Memorial Park. She is survived by a son Ben F Davis and multiple daughters and grandchildren.
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J. Chris Dobler
Charleston
Bartlett Funeral Home
Sunset Memory 43
A. B. Leamer
Trinity Lutheran Anarchists
Jane Davis
Manteuthery Baptist Church
Invermont
Sunset Memorial Park
Davis
Ben F. Davis
Montgomery
J. G. Fraser
Cheriaton
S. O. Norton
E. F. Kincaid
Huntington
B. Champe
New York City
Prohibition Voices From Ancient Times to Modern Debate
A historical opinion piece argues prohibition caused hypocrisy and graft, citing biblical figures and a Methodist bishops report. It discusses preferring licenses to dispense Aquor, critiques the eighteenth amendment, and notes initial support turning to belief that prohibition failed to achieve temperance and lawful commerce.
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Board of Bishops
Ccurch
Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment Promoted
The speaker argues that prohibition undermines government integrity and harms millions by forcing hypocrisy. He advocates repealing the eighteenth amendment and restoring temperance beginning at home as the foundation of all virtue.
Beer Tax and Wine Deregulation Sparks State Revenue Shift
The legislature authorized sale of wine up to 3.3 percent alcohol in drug stores as wine tonics and medicinal wine by prescription. Retail wine dealers face a $10 annual fee while wholesale licenses cost $25. No barrel tax. medicinal liquor sales easier. May beer tax receipts reached about $611,000, bringing total beer tax revenue to $260,026.48 since the law took effect weeks earlier.
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Tion
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Howe
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