Supreme Court upholds gold clause limits in private bonds
The court ruled Congress can nullify gold pay promises in private bonds while gold certificates hold only face value in devalued currency. It also said the Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction over government-bond suits, and held no action for gold certificate holders. Roosevelt signaled readiness to act to protect government credit.
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Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Congress
Supreme Court
Dartmouth College
Charles Evans Hughes
Brandeis
Stone
Roberts
Cardozo
McReynolds
van Devanter
Sutherland
Butler
Hughes
One hundred twenty one inmates kill guard at Granite prison
An inmate breakout at Granite state prison leads to 13 captures as fugitives used smuggled guns and a trusted guard to free 20 visitors. Governor Marland replaces warden Mrs. G A Waters amid an investigation into the prison’s management.
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Oklahoma State Prison
Granite
G. A
Waters
KE. W. Marland
Illinois Brevities roundup of 1935 events and incidents
Isaac Little nears age one hundred in Franklin County. A barn fire west of Sterling kills sixteen brown Swiss cattle and rescues six. The Madison Illinois grain elevator fires, wrecking 20000 bushels of wheat and a freight car. Jury selection in Chicago for embezzlement case involving Dave Barry and three others begins. Mrs. May Williams, age 101, observed at Frank B. Fowler’s home in Irving. Surgeon General Cumming announces eight million dollars in federal indigent relief. Hospital addition in Chicago opens after $500000 funding. Wilmette highway contract awarded to Arcole Construction for $32449. Oak Park posts remain debated as postmaster row continues. New buildings at The Isinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville costing $325000 progress. Agricultural refinancing aids 109 Illinois farms totaling $1,876,492.01. State motor fuel tax allocates $442,153.80 to cities, Chicago receives majority for schools and highways. Illinois Bar convention set for Decatur May 28 to 25. Howard family tragedy reported in Normal Illinois.
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Isaac Little
Franklin County
Warren Schultz
Sterling
Madison
Ill
Dave Barry
Amalgamated Trust & Savings Bank
Feinberg
Chicago
May Williams
Montgomery County
Frank B. Fowler
Irving
Pana
Ilinois
Hugh S. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Doctor Cumming
United States Marine Hospital
Clarendon Avenue
Wilmette
Cook County
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
Ernst Lieberman
Arcole Construction Company
Niles Center
Oak Park
Lester B. McAllister
Joseph Lynch
Lynch
McAllister
Thinois School For the Deaf
Jacksonville
Federal Public Works Administration
Division of Architecture and Engineering
Agricultural Conciliatory Committee
Henry Horner
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
B. W. DeBord
Walter W. McLaughlin
Illinois
K. L. Ames, Jr
State of
Peoria
Rockford
East St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois Bar Association
Decatur
Board of Governors
Charles W. Howard
le Roy
Ethel Howard
Miss Howard
Howard
James I. Howard
Maybell Campbell
Edmond
Peter's Friend Helps People in Early Church
Lesson outlines the new Christian community after Pentecost, focusing on Ananias and Sapphira's deceit and divine judgment, the spread of holiness, and Simon the Sorcerer’s hypocrisy. It emphasizes church sanctity, repentance, and the dangers of hypocrisy and commercializing faith.
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Peter
L. Ananias
Sapphira
Barnabas
Ananias
Ancanias
Moody
Spurgeon
Simon the Sorcerer
Simon
Christ
Power to lay down and take life
A biblical verse from John 10 17 18 states that Jesus declares his authority to lay down his life and to take it again, affirming the commandment received from the Father and his own sovereign power over his death and resurrection.
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Jesus
John
Must Be Tested In Most Men and the Majesty of Righteousness
A fragment hints at a moral sermon on human tragedy and the idea that genuine virtue must be burned into men. The text invokes the concept of righteousness as a burning test shaping character.
Don’t Forget Those Red Cross Cough Drops
A quirky note references Red Cross cough drops for throat and voice with a playful aside about being a mild cow and a jab at knowledge. The fragment hints at advertising copy or personal quip.
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RED Cross
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NRA
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Senate Finance Committee
Demilitarized” Zone
Manchukuo
China
Tientsin
Peace Preservation Corps
Lwanchow
Victor v. Christgau
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Wallace
Christgau
A. H. Lauterbach
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Department
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Legislative Committee
The
Agricultural Industries Conference
Washington
Rano Richard Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Bronx
Carpenter
Court of Pardons
Court of Errors and Appeals
Lloyd C. Fisher
Frederick A. Pope
Edward J. Reilly
Fisher
Hauptmann
Reilly
Lindbergh
George H. Foster
Lindy
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Herbert Hoover
United States
F. E. Townsend
California
America
Harrison
Townsend
Germany
Lemant
Hitler
Berlin
Tes
Davao
Eulogio Rodriguez
P. E. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Dr. Caldwell
Ren Ryohomevich
Andre Maurois
Biakdes
A, P
CROW
Ironton
Aries Ade
Garfield
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