Farm mortgage refinancing bill aims to lift farmers out of depression
Senator Robinson introduces a $2 billion 4 percent bond program by Federal land banks to refinance farm mortgages, with Treasury subsidies and limited rates. The plan seeks to enable settlements with creditors and allow refinancing at 4 percent, while contesters warn of bond market impact and default incentives.
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Farm Loan
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New Farm Credit Administration
Land Bank
Federal Land Banks
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Illinois Increases Relief Funds and Political Deaths
Illinois received 3.725 million dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for April needs, half of requested aid. Mayors and officials change as Henry Bloom wins Rockford mayoralty. Eugene Hill dies in Jerseyville after being struck by a car. Multiple bank mergers, arrests, suicides, and fatal accidents across the state shape a grim, turbulent period in Illinois politics and public life.
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Illinois
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Illinois Emergency Relief Mission
Henry Bloom
Rockford
Victor
Jerseyville
Eugene Hill
Bloomington
First National
American State
Liberty State
State Bank of Normal
Anthony Pintozzi
Chicago
First Baptist Church
Taylorville
J. R. Hastings
Ilinois Central
Bryan
Johnston City
Cairo
E. P. Jarnagin
Shelbyville
Illinois Life Insurance Company
Ernest J. Stevens
Arie Vanderhorst
Lincoln Junior College
Oscar Ohlweiler
Rock Island County Board of Supervisors
Milan
Harry Cooper
Aurora
Old Second National Bank of
Zeigler
Charles Murphy Smith
Walter Kroski
A. B. Carr
Lewis Underhile
Raymond Short
Belknap
Lewis Ff. Lake
Winnebago
Hiram S. Dewitt
Lincoln
Hampshire
Kane County
Horner
Mine Investigation Commission
Frederick Wilcox
Downs
Simple Method for Estimating Thunderstorm Distance and Path
The article explains a crude method to gauge lightning distance by counting seconds between flash and thunder, approximating 1000 feet per second, and notes storm speed around 25 miles per hour. It also describes how to infer storm motion and shelter timing, with an anecdote about Benjamin Franklin’s lightning insight.
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Earth
Benjamin Franklin
David Dietz
New York World-Telegram
A Gentleman Is Defined by Mind Not Birth
A Lord Lonsdale quote extols character over birth, saying a gentleman is defined by actions in any walk of life. The ad notes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims to strengthen women with no alcohol, sold by druggists in tablet or liquid form.
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Congress
Atlantic
Senate King
Dem
Utah
Navy
Trammel
Senate Naval Committee
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Britten
Illinois
Naval Committee
Macon
Sunnyville
Calif
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
Mosley
Black Shirts
Western Newspaper Union
Lord Lonsdale
Dr. Pierce
Human Weakness and the Exploitation of Reputation
An analysis notes how people exploit a great figure's reputation by targeting perceived weaknesses. It discusses social dynamics, public perception, and the consequences for individuals facing such scrutiny.
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Alabama
Miss Perkins
Dustry
Black
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Borah
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Moffett
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Barnegat
Wiley
Phoebus
Coast Guard
Ichigan
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Michigan
P. Morgan & CO
New York
United States Senate
Fletcher
Banking
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
Morgan
John W. Davis
Banking House
Hitler
National Socialist Party
Berlin
Munich
United States
Paris
Norman H. Davis
Joseph Paul Boncour
Davis
Europe
Washington
Andre Lefevre de la Boulaye
America
State Department
London
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Everest
Marquis of Clydesdale
Mount
Fred Britten
Norman
Illinois State News
Chauncey M. Powers
Decatur
Seymour A. Oakley
Peoria Evening Star
Fern Schrader
Oscar E. Carlstrom
William L. Eastman
Evanston
Master Printers’ Federation
W. C. Jones
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ilinois
Henry G. Miller
Progressive Miners’ Union
Benton
East St. Louis
Alfred Niemaczk
Fred
Ake Tolok
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
N.Y
Bayer
Price
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mass
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