Brightening Business Skies Hint Revival in Commodities
The piece notes rising tones in coal steel automobiles and textiles as revival shifts to commodity markets rather than stock speculation. It cites 1929 collapse lessons, Beckley and Raleigh county resilience, ongoing construction, and October sales as signs of slow improvement with no sudden boom expected. It adds a brief primer on U.S. coinage history and legal tender limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Bohemia
United States
Money origins and value in early talk of dollars
A concise note discusses money interest and scarcity, tracing the word dollar to the German term thaler as context for monetary origins and usage.
Trade reciprocity for Canada United States predicted
In The Nation dated November 4, Alex Skelton argues the first breach of tariff walls will come within a decade through a campaign for trade reciprocity between Canada and the United States. He cites rising protectionist sentiment but says mutual reciprocity could reverse the current crisis and benefit both nations.
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Canada
United States
Alex Skelton
Judge Howard Whips Youths for Watermelon Theft
Parkersburg Sentinel cites a Williamson circuit court case where seven boys aged nine to eighteen were convicted of stealing watermelons from a boxcar. Two eighteen-year-olds received three-year penitentiary terms, while five younger offenders were paddled in court, with the deputy sheriff delivering ten strokes apiece, a penalty the paper says might be more effective and cheaper than jail.
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Williamson
Howard
Circuit Court
State Reformatory
Chamber of Horrors
Parkersburg
Ritchie Opens East Tour in Push for Democratic Nomination
Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie plans a two week eastern speaking tour with stops in New York Boston and Washington followed by appearances in Pittsburgh. Observers say the four time governor is courting the Democratic presidential nomination while declining to discuss his candidacy publicly.
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Washington
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
New York
Boston
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts Democratic Committee
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A column presents a stream of commentary and opinion, inviting reader reflection. It collects observations, questions, and quoted voices, reflecting the era's public discourse and editorial stance with concise, pointed sketches.
Post Office deficits and bill mailings raise debate
Readers note a push for ten cent postage on monthly bills to erase the Post Office deficit. Observations touch on political campaigning, English primaries, Pullman berth charges, casket industry declines, Hoover era hardship, orphanhood, rising mail volume, and a string of humorous quips about couples, neighbors, and a pair named Lizzie and Hulda in a casual column.
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Post Office Department
Hoboes Start to College as Classes Open Tomorrow
More than a thousand hoboes gathered in New York to celebrate the Hoboes' college opening tomorrow. James Shannon, founder, and other speakers urged a federal old age pension and announced a demonstration next Saturday to support such legislation. They argued state pensions are inadequate for itinerant workers.
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New York
James Shannon
Chicago
Hoboes’ College
Diplomat stabbed in Chambéry charity fete incident
In Chambéry France on November 1 AP reports Tomasso Luceri Italian vice consul here was stabbed at a charity fete and taken to his home in serious condition. Several people were arrested though the attacker remains unidentified.
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Chambery
France
Tomasso Luceri
Walian
Legion Plans For The Memorial Dedication At Raleigh
Plans for a cornerstone laying at the new Memorial building on South Kanawha street materialize for November 15. Dr. T C Moorefield vice commander of the West Virginia department of the legion says every Raleigh county legionaire name will be placed in the cornerstone with data on the veterans and the era. A program with addresses by state and national legion leaders is being prepared.
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Raleigh County
South Kanawha Street
T. C. Moorefield
West Virginia Department of the Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Talks To Aa . Parents Teaching Water Fear
A nine year old boy avoids water sports at a nautical camp despite his father's eagerness. He fears the water after a prior incident where his father threw him in to swim. The piece cautions against drastic measures and urges gradual, confidence based familiarization rather than forcing fearsome tasks.
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Alice Judson Peale
Cuban Thieves Loot $1000 From Corset Cache
Nov 1 AP report from Havana details Senora Augustina Pere left her corset at home near Guanabacoa. Thieves entered while she was away and stole $1,000 from the hidden cache inside the corset. They left the garment behind.
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Havana
Senora Augustina Pere
Guanabacoa
Fable of Manhattan madness and a family paint fight
In New York a Staten Island painter recalls a family who moved to save money and sparked a chaotic painting binge. A 22 year old son and 16 year old daughter clash with a conservative father and mother over color schemes, ending with the mother striking the father with green paint on the ear.
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New York
Manhattan
Staten Island
Papa
Mama
Son
End of a Married Life Over Domestic Turmoil
A 24 year marriage ends in a storm as a man departs after cleaning his ear with turpentine and donning coat and hat. The daughter feigns distress, the boyfriend arrives, the son searches for the water damaged family, and a paint firm is later contacted.
Parisian schemer Venice seeks a past to slip back home
Venice Muir, a shy socialite from New York, travels to Paris to craft an imagined past. She enlists a handsome American, Guy Bryson, to take her to Parisian salons, buy confidence, and set up a "past" while she plans a grand New York return. She receives orchids and a cautious promise of future support as she navigates society. Venice meets the refined Marquis de Thénardier, hinting at further entanglements.
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Venice
Muir
New York
Paris
Europe
Cafe de la Pair
Montmartre
Guy Bryson
Wilmington
Madame
Venice Muir
Guy
Ciro’s
M’sieur Breeson
the Marquis de Thénardier
Miss Muir
Harriet Henry
Modest Pay Lets Painter Finish Household Furnishings
He learned that within his modest pay he could hire a professional painter to complete all tasks needed for the furniture. Papa, at last reports, remained registered at a hotel. Daughter was staying with friends.
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Papa
Daughter
Florida Citrus Ships to All States Except West Coast
Florida citrus fruits were shipped last season to every state in the union except California and Arizona, signaling broad distribution and indicating strong demand across the nation beyond the usual markets.
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Florida
Union
California
Arizona
Confectioner Dies After Train Collision in Wheeling
Carl M. Ulfig a 40 year old confectioner died in a hospital in Wheeling after losing both legs when he stumbled into a south Wheeling crossing and was struck by a freight train. Trainmen told police he stepped into the locomotive’s path. Survivors include a sister Mrs Walter B McCune Huntington W Va.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Carl M. Ulfig
South Wheeling
Walter B. McCune
Huntington
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King Fractires Syndicate
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Hoover
Lizzie
Gus
Hulda
Legion
William Gaines
Marquise
Rose Funeral Home
Funera
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