Journal and News-Tribune Consolidation Note
A brief note records the Journal and News-Tribune consolidation date September 2, 1918 and notes publisher Journal Printing Co with a value of 490. Names include Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune with the Journal and News and Tribune establishments in 1848 and 1880. The merged paper reflects press history in Muscatine.
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Hoover Declines Testimony on Detroit Bank Closings
The editorial urges former President Herbert Hoover to testify in the Detroit bank closing probe. It notes Senator James Couzens’s claims that federal officials mishandled the crisis and that Hoover’s testimony could challenge those assertions. The piece argues Hoover owes the public a full account and questions his continued refusal.
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Hoover Is Not In Possession of All the Information That Mr. Couzens
Disarming Enemies Within U S Backed by Moley Plan
The federal effort led by Moley aims to curb gangsters by restricting sub machine gun sales to government units. Manufacturers will track weapon numbers to prevent misuse, though experts warn criminals may still obtain guns through fraud theft or crooked deals.
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Federal action urged to curb machine gun use
An editorial argues for federal prohibition on interstate shipment of machine guns and state laws making private possession a felony. It states a machine gun is not a sporting arm and serves only to enable murder, urging officials to remove such weapons to reduce the murder rate.
Withdraw of U S Marines From Haiti Seen Before 1934
The article notes a long standing Washington policy moving toward ending American marine presence in Haiti. A revised Haiti treaty sets a withdrawal date before Oct 31 1934 and leaves a small naval staff and a fiscal administrator to manage budget after the loan is retired.
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Hitlers Book Publication Faces Free Speech Debate
An American firm plans to publish Adolf Hitlers book provoking protests from the American Hebrew and Jewish Tribune. The piece argues suppression mirrors Hitlers censorship and defends allowing controversial speech as core to free expression.
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Inflation talk dominates political theater in early Roosevelt era
In this column by George Dunne, inflation advocates push for a currency shrinkage plan likely to surface by early next year. Senator Elmer Thomas leads the charge with the Committee of the Nation backing a strong lobbying push, while economists warn against immediate gold devaluation. Henry Ford’s resistance to NRA codes and labor dynamics loom as pivotal forces shaping the dollar’s future.
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Secretive White House meeting raises stockholder questions
Reporters at the Roosevelt White House conference pressed Taylor about stockholdings in U S Steel, noting owners bought shares at 98 14. Alexander Sachs defends code signing as a tough task like composing a violin. Secretary Wallace buys 5 000 000 hogs as inflation signals rise, aiming to boost farmer purchasing power and relieve debt.
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New York News on the Price of Cooperation and Codes
James McMullin reports New York leaders push for industrial code compliance amid steel and coal bargaining disputes. Garment strike signals end of sweatshop contractors. white collar efforts limp. hotel holdouts resist code signing while insurance and spending ideas draw attention.
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Fifty Years Ago Today in Muscatine Highlights
A retrospective column notes Jacob Leysen of Muscatine moving to Chicago for a Western News position. Muscatine society holds a major reception hosted by Miss Katrinka Musser.
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