Banks fail to fully back NRA pledge in credit flow
Editorial argues big New York banks pledged cooperation under the NRA but remain cautious. It notes loan activity since the bank holiday has barely risen, with banks favoring Grade A borrowers and withholding from lower grades. Calls for banks to loosen credit for smaller applicants to truly aid recovery.
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Blue Eagle
National Recovery Administration
New York
Hugh &. Johnson
NRA
Self Government in Texas On Prohibition and 3.2 Vote
Texas voters will decide on two amendments August 26. The Twenty first Amendment allows states to regulate prohibition while a Texas constitutional amendment enables local option for selling vinous or malt liquor up to 3.2 percent alcohol by weight. Local jurisdictions may vote separately and retain current status until changed.
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Texas
Italy’s Defense Unification Under Mussolini Urged
A critical propounding from United Defense Italy derides plans to unite all branches under a single head with Mussolini in charge. It suggests Balbo as air marshal would oversee air fleets while Mussolini would direct the country, lamenting the imagined split between army and navy control as idiocy unworthy of a nation claiming progress.
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Italy
Mussolini Ig
Balbo
Muscolini
Ramshackle Structures
A rambunctious profile of Jules Graenger, New York jewelry executive and society figure, detailing his social whirlwind from New York to Paris and back, his public persona as a master host and shusher, and his connections to Sinclair Lewis and George Jean Nathan, with reflections on journalism and colorful contemporaries, including Hunt and Broun, plus a digressive aside from The Iron Mountain Weekly.
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New York
Jules Graenger
Intrigls v. P
W Jewelry Establishment
Douglas Fairbanks
Paris
Palo Beach
Sinclair Lewis Gevantea
George Jean Nathan
Broozville
Frager Hunt
Glsre Briggs
Blue Anchor
New Rochelle
Bob Ripley
Anlist
Iron Mountain Weekly
Three Rules of Success by Elsie Robinson
Elsie Robinson outlines three simple rules Stay simple Stand steady See straight as keys to personal power and happiness. She urges honest self inventory, acceptance of limits, and persistent selfhood to avoid distractions and aim for real achievement.
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Bill
Mabel
Aland Steady
King Feas
Alamo Paving firm chartered in San Antonio area
The August 15 1923 notes announce Alamo Paving company charter with 900000 capital, succeeding the Uvalde company. R L White named president, board of directors listed. Also mentions widening work at Green Tree 6- Jo on and a potential compromise over Losoya Street name.
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Alamo Paving Company
Uvalde Company
R. L. White
J. 8. McNeil
T. A. White
P. Gresham
A. G. Zoll
Ro L Blewark
Losoya
Human Side of News on Mars Life Proposals in Alps
Edwin Hill reports on Britons proposing a tower peak battery of electric lights to flash Morse messages to Mars. The idea ties to Mars opposition of August when Mars nears Earth, stirring debate over life on the red planet and the influence of Lowell and other astronomers.
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Swiss Alps
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Mars
Mara
Percival Lowell
Flagstaff Observatory
Arizona
Wiliam Webb Gohlentz
Red
Professor Lowell
Pr. Cablentz
Martian Poles
North Pole
South Pole
Canals of Mars Foreshadow Human Race Advance
A fragmented article discusses Mars canals as evidence of intelligent life and suggests Martians may be far ahead of Earth. It names Flammarion and others and speculates on communications and tech like radio and electric signals, noting human understanding lags behind Mars in intellect and discovery.
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Mars
Flammarion
Fauth
Wilinmsering
Douglas
Campland
Schaeberle
Maxims
Mexic
Earth
Marconi
Hiram Maxim
Marcant
Mara
Uno Earth
Mr. Maxi
Itn Cape
Kine Konan
Rye
San Ania Found by Helen Rowland
A fragmented feature explores romantic ideals and social musings on marriage attraction, intelligence, and gender roles. It weighs homme fascinators, romance fiction, and the possibility of life beyond Earth while weaving in cultural reflections and dated prose.
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San Ania
Helen Rowland
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