Dawes Sees Recovery And Guam Fortification Plans
Washington dispatch notes plans to establish a large air base near Fort Kamehameha Hawaii and Guam island fortifications as foreshadowed by the Washington conference. Venizelos flees Crete as rebel cruiser surrenders. Max Baer defeats Hamas in heavyweight bout and confronts a Nordic Jew question. Dawes predicts May or July recovery, Townsend plan debated in California, Wells visits America to write about the New Deal. Doctor Moreau references mix fiction with real events.
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The Folly of Ghost Belief and Hair Fashion Trends
New Yorkers hear tax duties shown as weekly earnings. A French watchmaker’s ghost superstition contrasts with modern travel and undersea communication. The piece notes belief in ghosts fading and highlights Toronto’s national convention reporting platinum blond trends waning while red hair, called titian, rises in favor. King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Toronto
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Treasury plans use of gold to retire national debt
Treasury and Federal Reserve officials outline a plan to back $674.6 million in gold certificates with new federal reserve notes to retire bonds and shift currency authority to the Fed. The move aims to simplify the currency system, reduce interest costs, and possibly abandon national bank notes.
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Taft
Supreme Court
Cuba under Mendieta regime tightens grip amid unrest
Cuba facts: military dictatorship established as constitutional law is suspended. Death penalty for rebels imposed, military governors named for Havana and provinces. Washington watches as bombings and riots raise casualties. Opponents seek Mendieta and Batista ouster. a general strike threatens island-wide paralysis.
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Machado
Senate OKs Army Appropriation Hit Record Levels
The Senate passed a army appropriation bill boosting the total to 400 million dollars and adding 46 250 to the force bringing enlisted strength to 165 000. Senator Lewis warned of possible Russia Japan conflict and questioned America’s stance. Senator McAdoo defended the increase as essential to national defense.
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Japan
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Three Minors Refuse Census Questioning
Three minors on farms refused to disclose farm values and mortgage levels to government census takers claiming the information was none of the government business. They were arrested and held for a grand jury on charges of violating the census act.
Senate Delays Relief Bill Amid Budget Fight
The $4.88 billion relief bill faced further delay in the Senate as committee edits stalled consideration. Reports suggested enough supporters of the prevailing wage clause had aligned with administration views, but the measure did not come up. Senator Long's one-man stance added to the impasse.
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Glinss
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Coughlin
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Eccles
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Huey Long
Louisiana
Father Coughlin
Senator Long
Central bank debates and New Deal foes foreshadow year of pressure
The piece surveys criticism of Long and Coughlin, notes Eccles and Nye proposes, and warns that federal response to radical proposals may shape recovery. It discusses Roosevelt administration, NRA debates, and potential impacts on workers amid political tensions.
Senate Rows Over Long as Crete Crisis Unfolds
The Senate clashed over Senator Long with veiled threats of fisticuffs as Robinson railed against Long and the New Deal. Long attacked Postmaster Farley and a New York conspiracy while Venizelos’s Greek revolt is crushed, Crete possibly to be proclaimed a separate state.
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Norman Davis
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Hitler snubs Simon as British talks on pact loom
Adolf Hitler rejected a planned visit by Sir John Simon British foreign secretary saying he is unwell. London officials mocked the excuse and noted Hitler will only meet when Germany’s status is recognized as equal.
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Holmes Dies. Court Hails His Unique Distinction
Funeral rites in Washington honor Justice Holmes who died after pneumonia two days before his birthday. Chief Justice Hughes praised a career of unique distinction as Congress paused in memory. Holmes served as a colonel in the Civil War before a landmark Supreme Court career. He retired in 1952 and was laid to rest at Arlington with President Roosevelt in attendance.
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Accord Grants Tokyo Control of Manchukuo Railway Title
After twenty months of negotiation Tokyo initiated documents transferring full title to the Chinese Eastern railway to Manchukuo thereby removing Russia as a factor. Written approvals were signed by Koki Hirota Soviet ambassador Constantine Youreneff and Manchukuoan finance minister Ting Shih Yuan. The price was 140 million yen about 39.3 million dollars with all three governments required to approve before formal signing around March 23.
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Russia
Koki Hirota
Constantine Youreneff
Japan
Ting Shih- Yuan
Insull Acquitted in Chicago Embezzlement Case
Former utilities czar Samuel Insull was cleared in Chicago court of embezzling $66,000 from a company treasury to fund a brokerage account for his brother Martin. A second embezzlement charge involving $104,000 remains pending, with a federal bankruptcy violation case also noted. Insull hailed the verdict as the end of prosecutions, while risks of further action remain.
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Utilities Czar
Chicago
Treasury
Martin
Insull
Vinson Bonus Bill Advances in House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee approves the Vinson bonus bill by 23 to 1 and offers the Patman bill a possible edge with a wide open rule allowing inflationists to move it as a floor substitute. Patman supporters expect passage of the first bonus bill, while conservatives push to block the printing press money measure. The Vinson bill is backed by the American Legion.
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Ways and Means
Vinson
Patman
Doughton
American Legion
Somaliland receives new governor as troop wave sails east
Italian officials report nearly 1,000 aviators and several squadrons have sailed for East Africa. A second wave begins forming the 20,000 troops massed in Somaliland. General Graziana is named governor of Somaliland and commander of the forces.
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Wtalian
East Africa
Somaliland
Graziana
Horse Survives as War Horses Remain In Service
Despite early pushes for the machine age the horse endures in military use. The War Department plans some mechanization effective December 1, 41 artillery units go motorized while 83 horsedrawn batteries are retained.
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War Department
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets Aimed at Liver Bowels and Stomach
Advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as beneficial for liver and bowel health. Claims include one pellet as laxative and three pellets as cathartic, highlighting digestive relief.
Altered Relationship Joke from Kansas City Star
A joke line from the Kansas City Star where a boss tells a secretary she is now his former secretary after admitting to taking someone out to dinner. The exchange highlights workplace romance and role reversal with a punchline.
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