These Pearls Are Real Says Brisbane in Notes on Oysters
Arthur Brisbane reflects on the oyster world and the soul of oysters as Mikimoto’s harvests rise, then pivots to tax and wealth questions from a death tax on security holdings. He notes a parrot tombstone joke, warnings about suicide depictions, and touches on Chiang Kai-Shek, Britain’s strikes, and U.S. finance including LaGuardia and Myron Taylor.
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Texas
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San Francisco
Federal Maritime Commission
Roosevelt landslide victory reshapes US politics
The article notes Roosevelt winning 523 electoral votes, Landon carrying only Maine and Vermont, and a near one party Congress. It discusses Democratic gains, GOP setbacks, and the future Senate and House balance with notable results for Lodge, Lundeen, Bridges, and Honeyman amid the post election landscape.
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James Monroe
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Maine
Vermont
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Knox
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
New Senate
House
Republican Party
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Sentinels of America
The
Volunteers
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Union Party
North Dakota
John N. Garner
Senate
Daniel ©. Hastings
Delaware
Lester J. Dickinson
Iowa
Jesse H. Metcalfe
Rhode Island
Robert D. Carey
Wyoming
Massachussetts
Henry Cabot Lodge II
James M. Curley
Michigan
James Couzens
Prentiss M. Brown
New Hampshire
H. Styles Bridges
Theodore Francis Green
Metcalf
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt to sail on Indianapolis for four weeks
President Roosevelt announced from Hyde Park that he will begin a four week cruise aboard the war ship Indianapolis starting November 17 while seeking to balance the budget. He may also visit Buenos Aires to open the Pan American peace conference on December 1 and possibly Rio de Janeiro.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Hull
United States
Mr. Hull
Sumner Welles
Alexander W. Weddell
Adolf A. Berle Jr
New York City
Alexander F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Charles G. Fenwick
Bryn Mawr College
Michael F. Doyle
Philadelphia
Elsie F. Musser
Salt Lake City
Utah State Senate
Washington Ey Signs 2 rs National topics Interpreted a
Washington editor William Bruckart discusses looming congressional focus on business recovery. He cites tax policy, regulation, and spending as key barriers, notes potential corporate expansion contingent on tax reform, and predicts moves to ease burdens and revise surplus earnings tax.
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William Bruckart
Madrid near four miles as rebels press attack
Panish rebels bomb Madrid by air and push land forces toward the capital. Varela’s left wing dominates Cuatro Vientos airfield as loyalists rush to the front. Observers expect a decisive battle with Madrid likely to fall to the insurgents.
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Varela
Cuatro Vientos
International Committee For
Soviet Russia
Peaceable Man Counts for More Than Knowledge
A quote attributed to Thomas A. Kempis extols the virtue of a peaceful demeanor over mere learning. It emphasizes that gentleness yields good, while passion can corrupt even virtue, and that a true peaceable person turns all things to good.
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Thomas A. Kempis
Postum Free Week Offer Promoted by Company
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum at no cost to anyone who writes for it. The advertisement invites readers to request the free trial through the mail.
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Postum Company
Interesting Silence Sparks Reflection on Silent Figures
A brief musing notes that some silent individuals hold more intrigue than outspoken ones, quoting Earl of Beacons eld on the value of quiet presence and contemplation.
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Earl of
Beaconseld
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