Roosevelt Opens United States Mints to Silver Coinage
President Roosevelt issues an executive order remonetizing silver and directing federal mints to coin standard dollars from US or possessions silver up to 24 million ounces a year at 64% cents per ounce for four years. Senator Pittman predicts boosted Far East export power and treasury receipt of 24 million ounces. bullion kept halves.
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Tlyer
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
India
Key Pittman
Nevada
Far East
China
Pittman
White House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Fort Worth
Texas
Treasury
he_wells
Railroad unions push six hour day plan to boost employment
Officials of 21 railroad unions in Chicago endorsed a program of legislation proposing a six hour working day for over a million railway workers. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen president A F Whitney, acting as chairman, said the plan would cost railroads about 300 million dollars annually, with railroads' own estimate about double that.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway
Esse H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
New York Central
Wall Street
Jones
Maggie
Samuel Insull
Greece
Insull
NRA probe backs consumer standards board to enforce labeling
An investigating committee led by Robert S Lyndh recommends a consumer standards board under the NRA to develop and enforce accurate labeling for items including gasoline razor blades and children's shoes amid industry price and quality pressures. Hugh S Johnson works to resolve issues in the cleaners and dyers sector amid prosecutions for price marking and wage standards.
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Hugh S. Johnson
Huey Long under tax evasion probe and political fallout
The Long political ally in Louisiana faces renewed Internal Revenue Service scrutiny over possible unreported income from his governorship and U.S. Senate terms. White House approval is noted, while Huey Long downplays the issue as Congress nears. In Louisiana his influence declines as governance frays. Separately Illinois replaces personal property taxes with a 2 percent sales levy, a first for such a switch, with expected relief to property owners.
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Enator
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Hoover
Internal Revenue Department
Long
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Huey
Congress
Senate Committee
Senator Overton
T. 8S. Walmsley
New Orleans
Ealty
Illinois
Henry Horner
J.C. Martin
Edward J. Barrett
Iife
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pan-American conference closes in Montevideo
Secretary Cordell Hull departs via Buenos Aires praising Bolivian and Paraguayan delegates for patriotism patience and statesmanship amid delicate problems and unspeakably difficult tasks as peace efforts proceed despite obstacles
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Montevideo
Cordell Hull
Buenos Aires
Liquor repeal critique voices on social and economic impact
The passage outlines 14 years of change following repeal with claims that about 56 million Americans face high pressure liquor sales, millions of youths begin dissipation, homes suffer, productivity and finances harmed, and charity and relief funds diverted to liquor interests. It decries ongoing societal costs and urges attention.
Irish Free State faces setback over Blue Shirt arrests
Justice Byrne of the Dublin High Court ruled O Duffy and Sullivan detained unlawfully under the public safety act after their Westport arrest. He criticized police explanations and said the arrests were connected to wearing blue shirts. O Duffy said the Blue Shirt movement remains lawful.
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DE Valera
Irish Free State
Justice Byrne
Dublin
High Court
Krance’s Worst Railroad Disaster Casts Christmas Grim
A fragmented report recalls Krance’s worst railroad disaster during the holiday season, describing mourning rather than joy as rescue efforts and aftermath unfold. The sparse text hints at a tragic event affecting the community and workers.
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Krance
Sage tale points to hidden treasures and moral meaning
The Boston Globe notes Le Sage uses a fable to urge readers to seek deeper value than surface stories. Two students in a tale uncover a spring and a buried bag of gold with a cryptic card, illustrating that genuine riches require effort and inquiry beyond mere amusement.
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Gil. Blas
Salamanca
Peter Garcian
le Sage
Boston Globe
Lawyer’s Defense Recounts Birrell’s Early Bar Fee Tale
The note recalls Augustine Birrell’s early days at the bar when he took a brief marked fifteen shillings and faced an improvised bar mess court accusing him of unprofessional conduct. He argued his fee matched the client’s means, a defense deemed satisfactory.
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Augustine Birrell
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Soap Heals Long Standing Dandruff Case
A writer describes five years of torment from dandruff with scalp itching burning redness hair thinning and flakes. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment a free sample offered relief the first application stopped the itching and led to continued use of the Soap.
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