Roosevelt announces gold embargo easing and farm price rise
President Roosevelt declares a government market for newly minted gold under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and vows continued currency stability. He says unemployment is down 40 percent and farmers will see higher incomes, while acknowledging gradual progress toward price gains across crops and sectors.
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Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Cies
Pri
Natonal
Columbia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Arctic voyage record of Peary 1892 note
A fragment notes Admiral Peary's first Arctic trip in 1892 and mentions Mexico gaining independence from Spain on September 15, 1810. It also asserts Canada as the second largest wheat growing country.
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Admiral Peary
Arctic
Mexico
Spain
Canada
Early Americans Reach Atlantic Coast 2000YearOld Axe Found
A 2000 year old stone axe unearthed in Albemarle County Virginia provides the first tangible evidence that humans lived on the Atlantic coast during the time of Christ. Discovered by David I Bushnell Jr the axe was chipped from diabage rock and later sharpened, suggesting earlier eastward migration than previously thought. Smithsonian notes challenge to the belief that eastern inhabitants arrived only 200 years before Columbus.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast
Albemarne County
Virginia
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Asia
Bering Strait
David I. Bushnell, Jr
Nero
Rome
Pompeyi
Vesuvius
Lindberghs to Fly From Wolston Airport Tomorrow
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh planned a departure from Wolston Airport in Southampton England for an undisclosed destination tomorrow. They would not discuss plans or comment on routes or companions.
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Southampton
Eng
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Wolston
Nas
Mat Thers
United States
Pines To Play Strength and Tennis Return
Helen Wills Moody leaves a San Francisco hospital after confinement for defaulting the national title to Helens Jacobs. She begins daily walks and, with her dog, plans to resume tennis to try to win again.
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Helen Wills Moody
San Francisco
Helens Jacobs
Mrs Moody
Farm Sale Between Creagerstown and Loys Station
County Farm sold by George T Keech acting for Herbert F Martin to Robert M Downes and wife of Baltimore. The 33 acre tract includes a one room dwelling and outbuildings. Possession to the purchasers November 3. consideration listed as 7400 dollars.
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George T. Keech
Baltimore
Herbert F. Martin
Creagerstown
Loys’ Station
Robert M Downes
Not Too Drunk To Drive Washington Man Freed
William J Bridges of Washington was acquitted of drunken driving after conflicting officer statements about his condition. The arrest occurred near Frederick when a car with two flat tires rolled over. Bridges claimed three three-quarters beer, not intoxicated. Police cited safety concerns but witnesses differed. other minor cases included fines for drunkenness and disorderly conduct as officers processed multiple arrests.
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William J. Bridges
Washington
Alton ¥. Bennett
Bridges
Frederick
Worman
Mul
A. F. Anderson
Alton Shaff
Millard Brust
B. F.nk Doll
Pletcher
Gray
Sherif Frank O. Lowery
Maurice
Edward DeLashmutt
Edgar Crum
John Thomas Kennedy
South
South Market
George Latnan
Charles Prones
North Market Street
Alton Shatf
Gardner
Thal
Pat Kaplan and Company
Brust
Henry Getz
Altoona
Anderson
Slaver Suspect Held as Fugitive McCann Arrested
Chicago reports Edward J. McCann wanted in Detroit for the slaying of his wife Laurier, 34. Sister-in-law Loretta Hickman spotted him and alerted police. arms and legs found in a vacant lot near the city edge. Fire losses in Great Britain and Ireland totaled over 15,000 during four months of 1933.
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Chicago
Edward J. McCann
Detroit
Laurier
Loretta Hickman
McCann
Great Britain and Ireland
Farm strike gains labor union support across states
Milo Reno announces two labor federations will back the Farmers Holiday Association in its bid for higher agricultural prices. A 21 state plan to cut product flow advances as Reno heads to Chicago for talks with A F Whitney while other groups delay belief in the strike's seriousness.
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Des Moines
Yews
Milo Reno
Netlonal Farmers Holiday Association
Reno
D. E. Donovan
Chicago
Continental Congress of Workers and Farmers
Congress
Farmers Holiday Association
George A. Shaffer
Denver
Federation of the Industrial Democracy
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Bavimers
Oot Ae —Iias E
Mista.bank
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Fairbank
Maryland
Middle West
Shorter Hours Urged as Unemployed Remain in Millions
Washington report notes 1,700,000 more men returned to work in August and September while 10,689,000 to 10,089,000 still unemployed. AFL President William Green says progress from the re employment drive proves results of shorter hours, calling for further reductions to create jobs.
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Washington
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
More Morey Allocated in Public Works Funds
Washington officials announce an increase to the public works fund from 69.2 billion to 87.08 billion dollars. Public works officials estimate that most of the money allocated is already under contract or committed.
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Washington
Ort
Tbe
Public
Federal projects receive majority of public works funds
Federal projects across the country have been allocated 1,402,116,926 dollars, plus 387 other projects totaling 247,650,102 dollars. This leaves about 123,000,000 dollars available for future allocations.
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Public Works Board
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