Weirton Steel workers clash with NRA over unions
At Weirton plant the vote results were disputed with union claims of threats and ballot manipulation while company leaders defended free ballots and opposed a closed shop. NRA and labor board action remained uncertain as tensions rose among workers, officials, and Roosevelt administration officials.
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NRA
National Labor Board
Weirton Steel Company
E. T. Weir
Labor Board
Weirton
Workers’ Union
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Millsop
Williams
Wei
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Recovery Administration
Green
Van Swearingen Railroads Seal Large Rolling Stock Order
The Van Swearingen Railroads will purchase about 95 60 000 dollars of rolling stock in the largest equipment order in years. Purchases financed by the PWA via 4 percent fifteen year equipment trust certificates sold to the government. The arrangement secures the government loan without direct evidences.
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van Swearingen
PWA
Witout
Uncle Sam Receives Minor Share in War Debts Settlement
The United States collected about 8.9 million dollars in token payments from five European nations toward roughly 152.95 million owed, with 801.78 million more overdue on funded debts. Monaco seeks to sue Mississippi in U S Supreme Court over 1841 bonds, claiming sovereign state rights.
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Great Britain
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Latvia
Uncle Sam
State of the Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Principality of
Monaco
Mississippi
Monagesque
New York
United States
Delta
Lerroux Heads Spanish Cabinet After Succeeding Barrios
Lejr LERROUX returns as premier of Spain after succeeding Diego Martinez Barrios who becomes vice president and minister of war. Lerroux praises a balanced cabinet drawn from left right and center as conservatives dominate the new parliament.
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Lejandro Lerroux
Spain
Diego Martinez Barrios
Lerroux
Appointment of Hiroshi Saito as Japanese ambassador
Tokyo confirms Hiroshi Saito as ambassador designate to the United States and orders him to proceed to Washington from The Hague where he has served as minister to the Netherlands. Pacification in Gran Chaco reached via League of Nations backed truce between Paraguay and Bolivia, with armistice efforts led by Pan-American delegates and Secretary Hull receiving credit. French police break up an international espionage ring, arresting ten including Robert Switz and Tos Heflin. Heflin, a former Senate candidate and controversial figure, plans a comeback as a U S representative, citing a fight against perceived persecution. Louis Joseph Vance and Robert W. Chambers, prominent novelists, die in New York. Donne H. resigns from Homeowners' Loan Corp after fraud and favoritism accusations.
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Hiroshi Saito
United States
Tokyo
Washington
Hague
Netherlands
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
League of Nations Commission
Montevideo
Hull
Tos Heflin
Alabama
Senate
John A. Bankhead
State Executive Committee
Alfred E. Smith
New Tom
Heflin
America
New York
Louis Joseph Vance
Robert W. Chambers
A New Year's Eve Break-In and a Daring Stranger
Larkin mid town New Year's Eve, wakes to a girl in boy's clothes stealing into his safe. He overpowers her as she explains she decoded stolen letters and produced a packet. He pities, and then vows to take her home rather than call police.
New Year Reflections and a Safecracker’s Gambit
A reflective piece begins with seasonal imagery of endings and time. A bounder recounts exploiting stock market info to gain wealth by cracking safes, aided by a locksmith father turning into expertise. The lovers debate crime, remorse, and a cautious future as the year turns to 1933.
New Year’s Eve Home Cents With Family
Jim Troman returns home to a warm New Year mood as he boasts paying all debts with one day left in the year. His children remind him of small loans, sparking a light family debate on savings and loans before a modest New Year dinner.
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IM Troman
Anne Troman
Jim
Anne
Daddy Jim
Little Bert
Little Agnes
Bert
Agnes
Ann
Football an Old Time New Year’s Celebration
Orkneys festival features a churchfront game before Kirkwall cathedral as Norse tradition dictates two factions gather at the market cross for the clash in the Old Time New Year’s event.
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Kirkwall
Orkneys
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