Black resigns as Fed board governor to join Roosevelt plan
A. R. Black resigns from the Federal Reserve Board to return as governor of the Atlanta Fed and to help sell the New Deal to banks and financial institutions. Roosevelt urges cooperation and outlines the aim to reform and enforce recovery measures across the banking system.
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Black
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
America
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlanta
Marriner
Feeles
Utah
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Sexford
Guy Tugwell
Roosevelt Sees drought as blessing to trim surplus
White House aides report FDR views ongoing drought as a relief by reducing farm surpluses earlier than Wallace plan. He pledges to curb profiteering in food prices and grain speculation while directing relief measures with Mehl’s grain futures watch. Hopkins on leave. Williams leads drought relief talks and $850 million surplus- relief plan.
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Soviet Subjects Arrested Strain Russo Japanese Ties
Manchukuo authorities arrest 17 Soviet officials and employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway accusing them of plotting against Manchukuo and Japan and colluding with bandits in railway attacks. The Russian consul general at Harbin demanded their release. In Moscow protests follow.
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Housing Administration inaugurates billion-dollar home repair program
Administrator James A. Moffett inaugurates the housing program with a loan to Alma McGram, in a ceremony with bankers and officials. The program offers loans of 100 to 2000 dollars for property improvements, backed by good credit and regular income, with credit facilities planned for cities and towns totaling 39,980,568 in population.
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James A. Moffett
Housing Administration
Washington
Nationalization of Silver Sparks Foreign Speculation Fears
The article explains how the U S plan to nationalize silver aims to curb American profiteering but may fuel foreign speculation via London registered stocks such as International Nickel. It notes treasury moves after discovery of a loophole, broker reactions, and impacts on world silver prices amid broader U S and European political tensions.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Morgenthau
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China
India
Great Britain
Shirts as symbols of power and era across history
The article argues clothing items like shirts and hats carry social rank and political meaning. It cites the three cornered Napoleonic hat, cockades, Oriental headpieces, and Kossuth’s 1840 visit as examples, noting shirts may join this legacy and urging men to know and preserve their chosen shirt.
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Germany
Soviet
Russia
Thomas Hood
Hood
Napoleon
Make Your Own Mineral Water With Crazy Water Crystals
A widespread claim promotes Crazy Water Crystals from Mineral Wells Texas as a way to create natural mineral water at home. The ad cites 2000 years of mineral waters and large foreign imports, promising relief from rheumatic pains arthritis and related ailments at about $1.50 per box, enough for weeks of treatment.
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Crazy Water Co
Mineral Wells
Texas
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