Bankers Appropriated Aid Intended For Railroads
Senate discussion exposes opposition to J P Morgan & Co loan to Missouri Pacific. Robinson cites railroad loan approval requirements. Eastman confirms disapproval despite reluctant ICC endorsement. Critique questions government aid use and bankers pursuit of private gain under public subsidy.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Senate
Borah
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Robinson
Arkansas
Reconstruction Corporation
J. P. Morgan &Co
Eastman
Su Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Guaranty Trupany
Iit
Jokes of Geography Quiz Tricky City and Ocean Quips
A whimsical note on geography jokes from an old publication. It lists places like New York near Alaska, Iceland and Greenland misnomers, and two Kansas Cities on the Missouri bank, suggesting readers test friends with quirky facts and myths. The piece playful shows how common misbeliefs travel.
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New York
Alaska
Iceland
Greenland
St. Johns
N. F
Seaville
Fla
Buenos Aires
United States
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Rio de Oro
Cape of Good Hope
Africa
Geographic Society
Boston
Villa Shire
England
Jacksonville
Becau
South America
Rio Grande
Mexico
Severa
Trails and Bakers Clash Over San Antonio Bread Routes
In Gonzales the Inquirer notes out of town bakeries pushing their bread into the area while local bakers resist. The piece teases a broader food and transport debate tied to gas taxes, road upkeep, and rural prosperity, hinting that Trails writer Henry Reese II defends a lively local economy and voices concern over competition.
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Mzales Inquirer
Auled Wood
San Antonio
Gonzales
Inquirer
Henry Reese
The
John Garner
South Texas
Garner
Henry
Reese
Listen World Mood Musings By Elsie Robinson
Elsie Robinson discusses “blah mood” feelings and the human drive to think and feel. She argues such mood dips are natural as the mind adjusts to modern life and urges readers to balance thought and feeling, proposing a single clear daily emotional effort.
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Elsse Robinson
Jerome the Nemesis of Thaw and Tiger of Tammany
A banquet toast lauds William Travers Jerome as the noblest New York district attorney, famed for biting irony in court and defying Thaw, Croker, and reformers. Jerome, now in his seventies, avoids fame, rarely grants biography, and spends years in Yonkers with a quiet, steady presence.
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New York
William ‘Travers Jerome
Jerome
United States
Iris
Yonkers
Irvin Cobb
Martin Green
George Buchanan Bife
Harry K. Thaw
Alor
Richard Croker
Sing Sing
Richard Canfield
Boulevard party chatter on fashion and theater trends
A fragmented critique surveys 1930s party fashion with blue serge and morning coats, notes on debuts and milk drinks, a provocative Nude Pastels banner at a Winter Garden salon, and a parade of writers and shows. It hints at theatrical glamour, celebrity style, and social satire amid a bustling Broadway scene.
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Broadway
Cale
Winter Garden
Salon de Art
Dee
Marry-Go-Round By HELEN ROWLAND
A 1932 column on the changing fashions of love and marriage contrasts old values with modern pressures. It lampoons “emotional slush,” notes male and female shifts, and argues genuine romance persists beyond material tokens.
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Helen Rowland
10 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Light Apr 5 1982
Mood warnings were issued along the Guadalupe and Colorado rivers as flood fears rose near Gonzales where a river crested. Victoria area residents were warned of overflow potential Friday or Saturday impacting nearby communities.
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The
San Antonio
Guadalupe
Colorado
J. H. Jarboe
Mir Flour
Alin Aervice Weeresdar
Gonzales
Victoria
Agather
New Orleans
San Diego
Mexico City
Chicago
Mary Jordan
Fragmented OCR humor note hints at lost funds and sectors
A garbled passage from a Stars and Stripes page references war loans, income prospects, stock concerns, and phonograph records. It mentions a Boston show window display, discontinued cash boxes, and a citizen facing a deduction, all in disjointed, era-specific imagery.
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Ebc
Boston
City Jobs Auction Sparks Bid Rumble Amid Local Tribune
In Ardville Burkeeminky a city jobs auction attracted bids from several firms. The chief of patria post drew ten bids while the city clerk position also saw multiple offers. The Tribune notes early indications of competition and unsettled details.
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Ardville
Burkeeminky
Tb In
Patria
Tribune
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George White
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Arthur Cresar
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Ziepfeld
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Bross
Florist
Wintow
King Bean
Southern Pacific Railroad
Galveston, Harrinbay and San Antonio Railway Company
Bexar County
Somercrow
Medina Dam
Wamed Impelor
Medina Day
Einstein
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