Banks deny loans to small Chicago firm in 1980s
In a letter to the American press, Jay Franklin P Washington describes a small Chicago dress maker seeking a $1,000 short term loan to cover payroll and expanded production. He details repeated bank delays, board reviews, and a request to extend credit, while unions and rising orders pressure operations. The piece notes similar stories across Washington, suggesting banks curb working capital for small businesses, a political puzzle of the era.
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Jay Franklin
Washington
Batis Abe Hager
Dibney
Chicago
Téaie Jones
Bankers’ Association
Inn
Towag
Wilon
Nad
REC
Register
Tribune Syndicate
Depression era fiscal toll and foreign policy deadlock loom
The piece cites a chart from the Industrial Conference Board showing deficits from 1929 to 1933 totaling about 6.8 billion dollars and an additional 13 billion from 1933 to 1937, pushing the federal debt near 20 billion with further billions added this year. It notes WWI debt of about 24.8 billion and warns the current depression has wiped out millions of families, comparing the economic harm to a war. It also discusses a French Italian deadlock over Spain and colonial troops, with Mussolini threatening Ethiopian conscription and France countering with frontier closures, highlighting international tension amid economic despair.
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Ain
Industrial Conference Board
Naty
France
Mussolini
Spain
Pyrenees
Mussolini Anys Hie
Ethioopia
Trance
Africa
Italy
Winn Pzard
Ethtopia
Dividends for Employees in Profit Sharing Plans
Senator Bleming Afwa leads inquiry into business profit sharing to boost labor’s share of production for industrial peace. Senator Vandenberg cites a system where employees receive dividends on wages, equating their return to stockholders, highlighting employee stake and loyalty in the firm. The discussion seeks practical ways to expand employee prosperity within corporate profits.
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Bleming Afwa
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senaor
Tito
Snela Pian
Behind the Scenes in Washington Readies Clash Over Holding Company Act
Officials and big corporations push differing views on the Public Utility Holding Company Act with terms like diversity and integration debated. Roosevelt era readings and a Kansas bond scandal frame broader political and legal tensions as lawyers seek court clarity on Supreme Court prestige.
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Washington
Douglas
Started Mexico's Revolution final months of Diaz era
The text notes Diaz regime decline lead to social economic upheaval in 1910 with widespread land dispossession and rural poverty. It cites rising discontent and reform failures, sparking rebellion. Francisco Madero emerged to push for reforms while Diaz tried force, resigning on May 25, 1911 and leaving Mexico.
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Mexico
Francisto
Madero
Diaz
Nonstop Chicago to New York Flight Reported One Mile South
Yesterday an attempt at a nonstop flight from Chicago to New York passed one mile south of Corry. The air plane was seen by KR F D Carrier L W Colegrove and many farmers living just south of the city. Nearby, Dana EH Olds, church clerk and Sunday school secretary, leaves next week for Camp Lee after years of service. At the Stand and Turnbuckle plant a patriotic flag raising impressed workers as day and night shifts changed. The Devotion of the Potty Hours opens at St Elizabeth's church next Sunday. Attorney and Mrs Macsweeney visit Atlantic City with Corry friends. Mrs Martin Conrad of Chicago arrives for summer on Northwest Street. Florence Smith visited Eric today.
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Gir Iiyer
Chicago
New York
Corry
KR. F. D
L. W. Colegrove
United Brethren Chrch
Dofer Dana EH. Olds
Camp Lee
Standand Turnbuckle Company
WPA check worth millions found in Seattle pocket
A Seattle man discovered a WPA check worth over a million dollars in his pocket. He turned it in, bringing relief to a confusing situation. The era’s headlines mention boycotts, science, and labor contracts as distant echoes of daily life.
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Seattle
Tee
Sun Bather Suffered Third Degree Burns in Nap Incident
A sunbather, 24, from Montgomery, G, was hospitalized with third degree burns after a misstep while sunbathing. The mishap occurred near Wilshire Henderson in Cinginnatt. The report notes household goods ad details and unclear local context.
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Wilshire Henderson
Montgomery
Shu
Henderson
Butts
Schiaparelli mid-season collection dazzles with wearable dreams
Paris observer notes Schiaparelli’s mid-season show blending extravagant imagination with practical wear. One piece gowns and jackets simulate two-piece outfits while contrasting colors and prints appear on silk bodices, wool skirts, and bold accessories. Cotton prints and soft green leather accents finish bold silhouettes, though adventurously styled outfits may stretch ordinary purses.
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Paris
Schiaparelli Tas
Pagan
Andreq
Schuparelli
Linaig
Daily Dozen Medical Myth From Pennsylvania Society
A fragmented, archaic note discusses body heat regulation and claimed constants in various conditions. It asserts human temperature remains steady across climates and examines heating through metabolism versus heat loss by skin, evaporation, and convection. The text reflects mistaken ideas about physiology and includes garbled phrases and odd spellings.
Hollywood's Youngest Screenwriter Harris Breaks In
The 29 year old Miss Harris adapts Steven son’s youth themed venture story for film. Her family ties, father Ray Harris a veteran writer and sister Panna Harris at Paramount, anchor her rise. She began at 20 with Fox on an unproduced Stanford play, and now works on Annabella and Sonja Henie projects as Hollywood pushes plays to screen.
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Hollywood
Hleanse Davris
Aitchie
Robert Louig Stevenson
Stevenson
Miss Marin
Marri Mus
Steven
Miss Haris
Holywood
Iris
Ray Harris
Panna Hartis
Daisies
Paramount Stustic
Halski
Ness
Fox
Stanfort Unyers Oye
Opinisi
Sne
Broadway
Threats Against Lady Censor Spark Panic in Philadelphia
May 24 reports from Philadelphia stating that radical groups threaten the life of Lady Censor Mrs Palmer, widow of former attorney general Wilson. A mob jailed in her hotel and other assailants attempted to harm her. police urged protection as authorities investigate the socialite figure.
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Philadelpeta
A. Mitchell Palifier
Air Pennsylvania Shear
Bulle
Mra
Palmer
Wilson
Nell
Eastinoff
Enatne
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