Court ruling upholds gold clause limits amid NRA impact
Supreme Court sustains invalidation of private gold clauses while allowing government bonds to be paid in gold or equivalent value. Court of Claims lack of jurisdiction blocks suits against the government for such collections. Dissenters warn the decision could erode constitutional protections and property rights. President Roosevelt signals no need for further executive action as NRA policies continue to be enforced. Separately, clashes in the Manchukuo China border region kill or wound many. a major prison break at Granite Oklahoma leads to a large manhunt and a controversial warden replacement.
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Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Congress
Supreme Court
Dartmouth College
Charles Evans Hughes
Brandeis
Stone
Roberts
Cardozo
McReynolds
van Devanter
Sutherland
Butler
Hughes
NRA
Shake-up in AAA fuels demotions and resignations
ICTOR A. CHRISTGAU resigns in protest after a demotion amid a wave of alleged radicals. Secretary Wallace and administrator Chester Davis clash over the move while Tugwell faces implied friction. Amid this, the Agricultural Adjustment Act is criticized for granting broad powers to license and control farmers, processors and markets.
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ICTOR
A. Christgau
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Wallace
Christgau
A. H. Lauterbach
Chile
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Department
Brain Truster
Tugwell
Legislative Committee of the
Agricultural Industries Conference
Washington
Hauptmann stay halts Trenton execution plan
Rano Hauptmann’s execution in Trenton New Jersey set for March 18 was halted by a writ of error filed by his defense. The stay could extend to September or October if the court of errors and appeals fails to uphold the writ, with further appeals possible. Defense dissension surfaced over autopsy disputes and who would continue representing Hauptmann.
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Rano Richard Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Bronx
Court of Pardons
Court of Errors and Appeals
Lloyd C. Fisher
Frederick A. Pope
Lindy
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Civil Service
McCarl
Hoover Calls Return to Gold Standard to Restore Confidence
Former President Herbert Hoover urged immediate return to the gold standard as the sole way to restore confidence in the U.S. currency and put 12 million unemployed back to work, arguing the move would prompt foreign nations to follow. Townsend's pension plan faced Senate scrutiny, costing vast sums with tax gaps. A Nazi program announced to mobilize youth into labor service, farms, and camps, aiming to reduce unemployment by assigning jobs under state control.
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Supreme Court
Herbert Hoover
United States
Germany
Germany Replies to Anzio Proposals on European Security
Germany’s reply to Anzio French proposals shows a cautious openness to discuss European security questions. It welcomes the spirit of trustful discussion, pledges thorough examination of the document, and notes the air agreement could aid issue resolution while considering arms race risks. No mention of Danubian or Eastern pacts. French position remains uneasy.
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Ermany
Reich
Germany
Berlin execution shocks society women heads for spying
Balm leader Ritler refused mercy as two Berlin society women were beheaded by the official executioner for divulging military secrets. Another woman and a Polish nobleman received life with hard labor. Dawn execution carried out in secrecy. fate only learned hours later.
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Ritler
Berlin
Philippine plan to curb alien landholdings in Davao province
Secretary of agriculture Eulogio Rodriguez announces strict enforcement of insular laws on landownership by aliens. The government will cancel subleases and seize illegal public lands as part of a broad campaign to curb inroads by Japanese landholders in the Davao region.
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Davao
Eulogio Rodriguez
Agriculture
Who
Political Warning on 80 Hour Week Legislation Debate
Washington observers foresee a possible compromise on the 80 hour week bill with hours near 86 or 48 and limited exemptions. The push stems from unemployment fears and labor interests, while economists warn of inflation if pay remains fixed for fewer hours. President Roosevelt's social security plans are likely to pass, provoking political maneuvering among senators.
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Congress
House
American Federation of Labor
Elmey Thomas
America
Roosevelt
Aidance
World Court
St. Lawrence Seaway
Appropriations Committee
Dole
Medicine and the North Wind Trick Revealed
A Lyons man explains a mock ritual to驱 away cold weather by chasing the north wind. He describes guiding a small boy northward, cursing the wind to invite frost and snow, then returning with the wind in pursuit and the frost king at his heels.
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Lyons
Slegling He He Man Featured In TIGBlts Magazine
A fragment notes a joking description of a man described as a real he he man and often teased for his manner, appearing in TIGBlts Magazine.
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Tigblts Magazine
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Lwanchow
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Herbert
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Gorine Company
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Duluth
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