World Economic Conference in London Faces Collapse Threat
ROF RAYMOND MOLEY lands in London amid doubt he can salvage the world economic conference. US prices rise, dollar slides, gold-standard nations angry. delegates insist on currency stabilization and coordinated action to end the crisis.
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Rof
Raymond Moley
London
United States
Holland
Switzerland
Hull
Roosevelt
James Couzens
Michigan
Monetary Subcommittee
Couzens
America
European leaders clash over currency stabilization and gold standard
Prime Minister MacDonald pressed US delegates in a tense conference as France and Britain sought to push immediate currency stabilization. Hull resisted, backing Key Pittman’s gold plan to reduce central bank gold coverage. Estonia then abandoned the gold standard, triggering fears Baltic states may follow.
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MacDonald
Georges Bonnet
France
Mr. Hull
Roosevelt
United States
Hull
Senator Key Pittman
Europe
Estonia
Baltic
Johnson opens codes hearings for the cotton textile industry
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson of the Industrial Recovery Act leads the first hearing at the Commerce Building in Washington. W. L. Allen and counsel Donald Richberg set strict procedures, stating hearings will gather facts only with no oral legal arguments. Public pleas must be submitted in writing to the administration.
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Ing
Richberg
Allen
Green
American Federation of Labor
Frances Perkins
Hugh
Johnson
Department of Commerce
Washington
Publicize hoarders of gold before prosecution threat
Attorney General Cummings said names of gold hoarders who refuse to surrender yellow metal would be made public. If publicity fails to yield compliance, they will be prosecuted and possibly face civil action to recover the gold. He expects leniency for those convicted if they cooperate. In Rome a cloakroom bomb at St Peter’s church is blamed on a Spaniard linked to anti Catholic foes. no injuries and minor damage.
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Charles Mitchell
Ferdinand Pecora
Otto Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Kahn
Mr. Kahn
Federal Reserve Board
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Mr. Davis
Pecora
Cummings
National Capitol Building
Washington
Corps of Guides
Great Building
Capitol Hill
Washington Monument
Conciliations with Cuba Meet Obstacles in Rounding Up Opposition
Ambassador Sumner Welles' plan to ease Cuba tensions found trouble as Machado's regime raided opposition homes, seized weapons and a radio transmitter used by the ABC terrorist group. Opponents said the truce was violated and cabinet appointments favored dictatorship supportive figures. Col. Juan Blas Hernandez called off his Santa Clara revolt during Welles's mediation.
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Sumner Welles
Cuba
Machado
Havana
Mr. Welles
Juan Blas Hernandez
Santa Clara
Wilkin testifies on Detroit banking crisis and Wall Street plot
H R Wilkin testifies before a one man grand jury chaired by Judge H B Keidan about Detroit bank closings. He accuses Wall Street and New York bankers of planning to replace two banks with the National Bank of Detroit, calls the move a Wall Street child, alleges large withdrawals and asset undervaluation to aid the new bank, and claims cooperation by federal examiners.
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H. B. Keidan
Detroit
Herbert R. Wilkin
Wall Street
Henry Ford
New York
Ananciers
New National Bank of Detroit
Wilkin
Union Guardian Trust Company
Ford
James Couzens
Michigan
Detroit Clearing House
Comstock
Federal
Guardian Group
Western Newspaper Union
Pie Counter Politics and New Deal Hiring Tactics
The piece analyzes Roosevelt era postmaster reshuffles and agency staffing, noting a shift from partisan to broad job creation. It cites government departments, farm and home loan programs, and public works as sources of thousands of new posts, with a focus on political considerations and rapid spending. It highlights $3.3 billion in public construction funding, $400 million for roads, and $135 million for army posts and cemeteries, urging timely expenditure to boost employment.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hoover
Treasury
Woodin
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Farm Loan
Home Loan
Public Construction Administration
Industrial Recovery Administration
Lewis Douglas
Federal highway funds aim to spread work nationwide
The plan requires states to spend at least half of their share in cities and towns, with 25 percent on secondary roads or farm to market routes and 25 percent on completing the federal system. It also bans convict labor and limits workweeks to six hours daily for wider unemployment relief. Allocation lists each state’s share from a $400 million fund, including New York $22,330,101 and Texas $24,244,024, among others.
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California
West Virginia
South
Hill
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
al Smith
Alabama
Arizona
Arkanby
Sas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Dogs Guard Museum at Boston Fine Arts
Two large German shepherds bolster night guards at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They work with elaborate electrical devices and keen senses to deter intruders after the doors close for the day.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Value of Charm in Woman's Life
An observant writer argues charm matters more than mere beauty. She notes a woman’s plastic surgery case and contrasts physical change with inner qualities. The piece urges daily effort to cultivate charm through self-control grace and social awareness. Bell Syndicate 1933 WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Face a Sight with Painful Eruptions
L W Cushman of War-Trenville Conn describes a three year facial eruption resistant to treatments. After using Cuti cura Soap and Ointment the eruptions diminished in two weeks and cleared in three weeks. Ad advertises soap ointment talcum with samples and Malden Mass address.
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L. W. Cushman
War- Trenville
Conn
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept. A
Malden
Mass
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Diet
University of Wisconsin
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Milwaukee
Kweichow
Tungjen
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Geneva
League of Nations
Arthur Henderson
H. R. Wilkin
William Bruckart
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