Butler Plot Alleged by General Seeks Fascist Takeover
The story of Maj. Gen Smedley D Butler alleging a Wall Street led plot to seize the U S government and install a Fascist dictatorship is examined by a congressional committee. Butler claimed rivals for leadership included Gen Douglas MacArthur and Col Hanford MacNider with backers in finance and the American Legion. Respondents called the tale ridiculous and denied sponsorship of any such movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goze
Smedley D. Butler
Congressional
Wall Street
United States
Gan. Smediey
John W. D. Butler woCormack
New York
Butler
New York Evening Post
Gerald P. MacGuire
Stock Exchange
Grayson M. P. Murphy and Company
Washington
MacGuire
Mr. Murphy
Col
Robert
Clark
New Yorker
American Legion
Chicago
France
Murphy
McCormack
Roosevelt reshapes federal loan agencies and currency rules
President reorganizes federal loan offices to end duplication and waste, placing 10 loan bodies under a cabinet committee and shrinking the Home Owners' Loan and Reconstruction Finance corporations. He also loosens currency export limits, keeping gold and silver restrictions, while signaling no immediate devaluation and expecting broader international trade stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington—administration
White House
Roosevelt
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Home Loan Board
Home Loan Agency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bor- Towera
Acd
Loan Policy Committee
Treas
Treasury
Washington
Congress
Shotgun Gun Types and Vision for Accuracy
A Western Newspaper Union explainer compares single barrel and double barrel shotguns, arguing that eye focus and field awareness matter more than gun type. It outlines a universal focus approach with 60 percent on target, 30 percent on the gun, and 10 percent elsewhere, and discusses snap shots versus deliberate aiming for open country versus thick cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Denmark's Bicycle Rider Always Has Right of Way
In a Scandinavian Summer by 4.Franck, bicycles have absolute right of way in Denmark. Drivers should avoid cars there. Danes habitually signal with a hand, cyclists may detour from routes, and on Zealand a highway to Elsinore is closed to cars on Sundays. The scene features ministers, officials, and peasants alike riding quietly past, a defining Danish sight.
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Gov Borah
Fas
House
Senate
Willam
Borah
Idaho
Borak
Congress
Roosevelt
Western Newspaper Union
Denmark
Harry
Franck
Island
Zealand
Copenhagen
Hamlet
Elsinore
Salemn
Housewife’s Idea Box for Fine Sewing Tips
A brief tip advises keeping hands dry while sewing by using a solution of alum and water. Dip hands before starting, then dry thoroughly to prevent perspiration and ensure clean, dry hands during sewing.
Watson-Lemmon Wrist Radio Graph Advances Messager
Typed Messager by Radio Clem Watson and Walter Lemmon of New York has developed a Watson graph device that transmits typed messages by radio. Each key on the typewriter-like machine sends a cryptic flash over a five meter wavelength to a receiving unit, with automatic coding and decoding to scramble and unscramble the message, and a switch to change the code to deter eavesdropping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Watson
Detroit
Walter Lemmon
New York
Pathfinder Magazine
Thisk It Over Experiment Highlights Fear Reduction Stimulus
A study titled Thisk It Over Experiment tests a stimulus designed to wither fear responses. Researchers measure behavioral changes and neural activity to assess anxiety attenuation. Findings indicate reduced avoidance and altered brain patterns linked to fear processing.
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General Butler
Edward W. Pickard
United States Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. F of L
National Labor Relations Board
Federation of Labor
Green
la Guardia
Board of Arbitration
Great Wrorkers
Firestone Tireard Rubber Company
B. 8. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
American Federation of Labor Union
NRA
Labor Board
Goodyear Rubber Company
Goodyear
Firestone
Goodrich
Onald RB
Richberg
National Emergency Council
Associated Grocers of America
Federal Trade Commission
Francis Biddle
Lloyd K. Garrison
Law School
University of Wisconsin
Francie Biddle
Philadelphia
Barnes, Biddle, and Meyers
Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
Germany
Victor Denain
Reich
Chamber of Deputies
Ugh R. Wilson
Switzerland
Geneva
Mundelein
William Bruckart
Mrr
Representative Byrnes
Tennessee
Mr. Rainey
Byrnes
Harrodsburg
Rayburn
Texas
Massachusetts
Mr. Rayburn
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. McCormack
Housewife's Idea
the Houshwish
Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Beca
Piuc
Eagle Photo
Omaha
Nebr
Solter’s
Daan
Boan
WNUN
Wo Parker
Meigrating
Sax Chemical Works
Patchogne
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