Jitters Again As Europe Nerves Jolts Markets
London January 24, jittery trading spread from Europe to India as stock markets fell briefly and fears grew over Spain France and Germany. Observers cited potential Barcelona fall, possible intervention in Spain, and rumored German mobilization with rumors of Goering's assassination and 100000 troops moving to Italy.
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India
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Barceloni
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Spain
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Pyrenees
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Germany
Lausanne Stock Exchange
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Lenton Stock Exchange
Italy
The
Daily Mirror
Britain
Barcelona
Odds and Ends Business Fun He Collects White Elephants
William Pastorio runs a quirky business at 307 1 2 Alamo Plaza known as the Texas Gold Store. He buys unwanted items for gold or silver, then sells to collectors, refineries, or the government while keeping a playful stake collecting ancient pitchers, mustache cups, and oddities. His crew scavenges doors, auctions, and even old medals, with a life sized Filipino carving as the largest unsold item.
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New Mexico
AMA to Fight Noichtent Indictment in Federal Court
The American Medical Association plans to contest in federal court an indictment accusing it and affiliated members of mail and price fixing. The action targets opposition to Group Health Inc a federation of federal employees receiving medical service for a monthly fee. A nine week grand jury inquiry underlies the motion to question jurors about evidence.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Roosevelt
Group Health, Inc
Ballot Purity Bill Proposed by Texas Legislators
In Austin Preston Anderson and R L Readers of San Antonio sponsor a bill to change ballot form by placing inked print on the back of the upper left corner to conceal the number. Voters would fold and paste edges before casting, breaking the seal only in judicial or legislative proceedings. Also included are Treasury receipts and expenditures figures from Washington.
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Dan
Judi
Claus
Texas
Preston Anderson
R. L. Readers
San Antonio
Bexar Court Bill Offered in Texas Senate
Senator C Franklin Spears of San Antonio introduced a bill creating a special practice act for Bexar County to speed civil litigation. It would give concurrent jurisdiction to district courts in four judicial districts within Bexar County and require docketing across the four courts. Judges would avoid vacations and rotate cases when needed. A second bill would limit plaintiff garnishment payments.
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Austin
Dan
Bésxar County
Senate
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Spears
Bexar County
Solons Push Vote Bill in San Antonio
A Texas House committee reviewed a bill for equal party representation at polls. Introduced by F. E. Dickison Fred Felty and R. L. Reader the measure would appoint election judges and clerks by party lists and mayoral ordi nance with limits by precinct size and a 500 signatory local candidacy requirement. The bill mirrors a Senate version from last week.
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House of Representatives
San Antonio
FP. E. Dickison
Fred Felty
R. L. Reader
Senate
J. Franklin Spears
Thitson
Gambling probe in Kansas City targets unnamed big man
Federal Judge Alvert J Reeves opened a grand jury seeking the so called big man in Kansas City gambling. Reeves outlined a wage scale from a single place totaling 410 300 in under a year and said more than 40 of the citys about 100 gambling houses were visited by a federal investigator. Witnesses feared retaliation and would not testify in open court.
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Kansas City
Alvert J. Reeves
Sel & Grand Jury
Kansas
Olly Gambling
Jin
Reeves
al Cafone
Alcatraz
Bill Urges ROTC Unit at University of Texas
A bill to establish a ROTC unit at the University of Texas was introduced by Rep Alfred Petsch of Fredericksburg and sent to the military affairs committee. The measure mirrors last year’s bill but requires voluntary enrollment instead of compulsory enrollment.
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University of Texas
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt warns Texas tax plan harms refiners and manufacturers
Fort Worth January 24. In a bi weekly broadcast Roosevelt claims outside competition would ruin Texas refiners if a transaction tax is adopted. He says refineries in Oklahoma or Louisiana could export product into Texas avoiding state and federal taxes plus the proposed transaction tax. He argues four transaction taxes would hurt Texas producers and other manufacturers.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Paneer
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Seekers
An old style advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming kidney and bladder relief. It touts a rare original Haarlem product from Holland and urges rapid purchases to ease frequent nighttime urination backache and swelling with a diuretic stimulant effect.
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Holland
Joe
Ingiat Palma
Puffy
Svea
Jamanta
Buena
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