Georgia editor critiques CWA wage policy in 1930s dispute
The piece argues that the CWA pays higher wages than private industry, prompting quitters to claim unemployment benefits. It warns of a permanent government payroll and a social revolution aimed at eroding the profit system, predicting a national policy clash as Congress debates the issue. It cites Rexford Tugwell and mentions Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge.
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Neety
the Post
Tribune Printing Company
Associated Press
Focal News
Missouri
Moi
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
CWA
Peach
Great Eastern
United States
Congress
Rexford Tugwell
Tha
Johnsons
Preks
Missouri relief warning urges swift state action
The Missouri state relief warning urges the legislature to act quickly as winter tightens its grip and federal aid may end. It notes Pennsylvania’s bond issue and calls for revenue bills, tax measures, liquor control and a sales tax, arguing lawmakers must meet their duty to Missourians.
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Crossley
Missouri
Harry Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Wallace Crossley
CWA
Solon
Lobbyists brace for next session amid New Deal power plays
Washington correspondent notes lobbyists expect pressure in Congress while promoting influence through connections with major figures like James L. Bernard and Robert Jackson. Overtime disputes at the NLB and a proposed Virgin Island sugar and rum plan tied to Rex Tugwell highlight ongoing government ventures and the political leverage of Roosevelt era insiders.
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Rodndey Dutcher
Washington
Congress
Ickes
James L. Bernard
Tekes
PWA
Robert Jackson
Democratic National Committees
Jack
Bernard
Jackson
Inglance
Sivershanders
Virgin Island
Rex Tugwell
Public Works Board
Tugwell
United States
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Money meaning disputed by Yale professor critics
In St Paul and Columbia, workers disputing Irving Fisher’s claim that only 19 men truly grasp money’s meaning. CWA laborers mock and defend with examples of hardship, while Dr. Harry G. Brown at Missouri urges expanded bank credit as a cure for low mood, noting costs and price stabilization.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Irving Fisher
Yale
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Fisher
Ralph McCarthy
Tye
Albert Ponshock
Leo Hunt
John Barges
John Berken
O. K
E. Neinfeldt
Columbia
Harry G. Brown
Yale University
University of Missouri
Brown
Federal Treasury
Treasury
THIS SILVER BUSINESS AND THE PROSPECTOR
A silver miner submits 1000 ounces for assay at a federal mint. Half the value goes to the Treasury while the other half is converted into silver dollars and paid to the prospector. With 500 ounces, payment averages $1.29 per ounce, yielding $646.46. Silver dollars remain popular in mining states as “cartwheels” replace paper money. Also notes a forthcoming Franklin D. Roosevelt era book titled On Our Way and recalls the WWI song We dont know where we're going if we are on our way.
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Washington
Federal
West
Washington News
Missouri Editorials on Low Prices for Short Crops
Kansas City Star notes final 1933 government crop estimates show five cereals down nearly 42 percent from 1932 and 22 percent below the five year average. Prof. F A Pearson links record per capita production to weak prices, despite shortages in wheat corn and oats and the influence of government dollar depreciation.
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F. A. Pearson
Canada
United States
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Chicago
Kansas City Star
Hull Diplomacy Wins Laurels at Montevideo
American Secretary of State Cardell Hull earned a diplomatic victory at the Pan American Conference in Montevideo. He strengthened U S Latin American ties through speeches and Roosevelt era diplomacy, aided by an arms length truce between Bolivia and Paraguay and a call for judicial settlement of Chaco disputes. The Bolivian armistice was extended to January 14, 1934 as part of the ongoing peace efforts.
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Uruguay
Cardell Hull
United States
Latin America
Frank
Roosevelt
Hull
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
League of Nations Commission
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Chaco
LA Paz
Chaco Boreal
Banker Sees World Business Improvement Encouraged
In San Francisco on December 27 AP reports A P Giannini chairman of Bank of America says world-wide business improvement is under way not a forecast but a present reality. He cites better times and warns against confidence-shaking battles over the president's recovery program while noting American women spend about 150 dollars annually on beauty aids.
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San Francisco
A. P. Giannini
Bank of American
Reed Bride Honeymoon Return Leads New Year Reception
Former Senator James A. Reed and his bride Nell Donnelly, a wealthy garment maker, returned from a south honeymoon and plan a New Year’s Day reception for friends. Meanwhile a fire in Mexico, Missouri left 32 families homeless with losses over 50000, a mine collapse in Nevada caused two deaths, and a St. Louis youth identified as Vincent Hussman 13 was found dead after Christmas.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
Nell Donnelly
Mexico
Hamilton
Nevada
Walker
John Wickenhagen
Frank A. Belt
ST. Louis
West End
Vincent Hussman
Cuba Defers 3.95 Million Interest Payments
Cuba plans to defer 3.95 million dollars in interest on three US floated loans as the Grau government faces financial chaos. Secretary Despaigne cites illegality of former president Machado’s contracts and a possible moratorium to fund government payrolls amid sugar industry strains and potential US quota limits. A Cuban boycott of American goods spreads while protests flare in Nuevitas and a 48 hour strike targets the accused officers.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Cal
Manuel Despaigne
Treasury
Despaigne
Gerardo Machado
Ramon Grau San Martin
Chase National Bank of New York
Chase Bank
First National Bank of Boston
Grau
National Hotel
Jefferson Caffry
Nuevitas
Camaguey
Nenvitas
German Army Chief Von Hammerstein-Equord Resigns
Berlin Dec 27 AP Baron von Hammerstein-Equord chief of the German army since 1930 and close friend of former Chancellor Von Schleicher resigned today President Von Hindenburg accepted the resignation and promoted him to Colonel-General as thanks for services The move aligns with cautious circles who anticipated his quitting amid Hitler’s rise and he remained loyal yet never fully trusted the new regime.
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Berlin
Baron Ciivt von Hammerstein-Equord
Chan
Kurt von Schleicher
Pest
von Hindenburg
von Hammerstein
Reichswehr
Hammerstein
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Illinois Abolishes Its Property Tax
Springfield Illinois abolishes its state property tax of 50 cents per $100 valuation. Revenues will be replaced next year by a 2 percent retail sales tax. The board of Governor Henry Horner State Treasurer John C. Martin and State Auditor Edward J. Barrett announced the decision at its annual meeting. A year earlier the levy had been raised from 35 to 50 cents per $100.
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Springfield
Illinois
Henry Horner
John C. Martin
Edward J. Barrett
Rogers Tries Smoking Pipe For Films
Hollywood reports Will Rogers, the actor humorist, attempting a pipe scene in a motion picture. He smoked but turned green and told the director he was sick. Production paused ten minutes as a messenger bought an aromatic herb to relieve his asthma.
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Hollywood
Will Rogers
Rogers
Jim
Cruze
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