Dollar talk and crime mix in a chaotic year
A jittery report blends dollar stabilization talk with underworld violence and police probes. It notes U S officials resisting panic over the dollar while detailing a murder linked to gang activity and a high profile kidnapping case. The piece also touches on Prohibition repeal concerns, Fourth of July warnings, safety advisories, and European political notes amid turmoil. It mentions Governor Moore proposing stricter penalties for drunken driving and debates over German Nordic religious ideas as Hitler’s regime shifts.
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Moore
New Jérey
New Jersey
Trick Rivera
Outwitted Gold Bloc Stunned by F D R Maneuver
The 1933 era report notes President Franklin D Roosevelt outwitting the European gold bloc at the World Economic Conference by rejecting a declaration to stabilize the dollar and return to the gold standard. The gold countries planned a counter move, aiming to keep currency parities, while Britain’s stance looms in talks with MacDonald and Chamberlain.
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Jabarmal Eorr
Tha. Condon
Frankl. D. Roosevelt
Inis
Roosevelt
America
Britain
United States
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Switeerland
MacDonald
Neville Chamberlain
Tomorow
Prinr
Correll Tull Hewl
Uncle Sam
Universal Service
Europe
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy with little temperature change expected. Low around 76 degrees, high near 96. Light to moderate south winds. East Texas coast to be partly cloudy and warm Sunday. West Texas west of 100th meridian also partly cloudy and warm with likely thunderstorms in the far southwest portion.
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San Antonio
Gicinity
East Texas
100Th Meridian
West Texas
Texas Youth Gets 20 Years in Mexico Murder Case
Albert Sanches, 22, was sentenced in Nuevo Laredo to 20 years for killing 11-year-old Edna Merle Springer in Texas in 1991. He fled to Mexico. U.S.-Mexico extradition disputes delayed transfer. case noted as rare cross border prosecution.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
United States
Albert Sanches
Pedro Gonzales
Edna Merle Springer
Alascosy County
Texas
Sanches
Sanchez
Laredo
Beer agitation in Kansas grows despite dry law
Kansans in Kansas City stage continued protests after a group of Democratic supporters met to push repeal of the bone-dry law. They plan a general meeting next week to organize further actions and rally support for beer sales.
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Oy Beer
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
INS
Hangas
Armin
Non-Federal Public Works Loans Set at Four Percent
In Washington on July 1 the Interior Secretary announced that non-federal public works loans will carry four percent interest and must be amortized within five years. The statement outlined terms for upcoming financing programs and stressed standard repayment schedules.
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Washington, D.C
Becruiary of Interior
Leries
New Era Shirt Company Raises Pay for 380 Workers
Announcement states a wage increase for 380 employees of the New Era Shirt Company effective July 1. Details indicate the step up in compensation across the workforce, with the move described as a timely pay adjustment by company officials.
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LCOTS
New Era
Shere
Phonce
Ladiny
Waco Textile Mill to Start Two Shifts in July
Waco July 1 INE The Waco unit of Texago Textile Mills Inc will begin two eight hour shifts about the middle of July, manager Hugh Clark says. For weeks the mill has run on a 10 hour schedule with about two hundred men. The shift increase is expected to boost production.
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Waco
Texago Textile Mills, Inc
Jwy
Hugh Clark
Mil
Death of Brudebaker boss Erskine ends famed rise
Jay Erskine, 62, president of the Brudebaker corporation of America, was found dead in his bed with a bullet wound. Receivers say he shot himself after a career marked by rapid ascent from a $55 a month bookkeeper to head of a major auto maker. His death follows the company’s receivership last spring amid financial troubles.
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South Bend
Ind
Albert R. Erskine
Brudebaker Corporation of America
Erskine
Anielde
A. R. Erskine ‘Jr
Peress
Paul Hoffman
Brudebaker Corporation
Huntaville
Ala
Whalesale
American Totton Company
St. Louis
New York
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
Erakine
400 Trapped When Circus Tent Falls
New York on July 1 reports four hundred people trapped when a large circus tent collapsed amid wind and rain near Astoria Queens. Four were badly injured and other spectators treated on site. The Robertson Brothers circus show was in progress.
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New York
New York City
Robertson Brothers’ Circus
Astoria
Queens
Minor fastest in air races trials in Los Angeles
Roy Minor recorded the fastest speed in the qualifying trials of the National air races at Los Angeles Municipal Airport, reaching 241.612 mph. George Hague followed at 210.124 mph as the four day event opened.
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Los Angeles
Roy Minor
Los Angeles Municipal Aireport
George Hague
Long Romance of Nar Doug Goes on Rocks
Hollywood column traces Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks troubled marriage amid rumors of infidelity and separations. It notes Pickford’s sorrow, Fairbanks’s restlessness in Europe and Mary’s affection for California, signaling possible divorce proceedings and Pickfair sale.
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Doug
Louella C. Parsons Morton Pictorm Kaliat
Walvereal Bereice
Universal Ser
Hollywood
America
Pickfair
Willy
Mary, Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Marty
Europe
Mary
Douglas
Rusband
Fairbanks
Douglas Pairbankn
Pickfaly
Moth
Onough Mary
Dougings Fairbanks
Ulm
California
SevenYear Term Given to Vet Embezzler in North Dakota
John A. Cammons former secretary of the North Dakota Industrial and Recurltles commission was found guilty of embezzling interest on the North Dakota veterans history book fund and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary Kav Amrrtven
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Bismark
N. D
INS
John A. Cammons
North Dakota Industrial and Recurltles Commission
North Dakota Veterans’ History Book Fund
Kav Amrrtven
Slugging Victim Dies After Ruhing Injuries
Kansas City tidbits report that Myrtel Rocford, caretaker at a riding academy, died in hospital from injuries sustained in a robbery at the facility. Police say the assailant fled with about $30.
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Kansas City
L. C. Rocford
The Modern Orchestra and Political Appointments
A satirical tale compares a band leader testing applicants to modern politics as presidents interview candidates for high offices. It lampoons claims of musical talent while exposing gaps in constitutional knowledge and patriotism among appointees.
State Authorities Declare War on Kidnappers in Factor Case
Chicago reports say kidnappers contact made and a ransom offer discussed for $100,000 to secure Factor's release. Police suspect Touhy gang, with state officials vowing to obliterate the mob, while Factor's son Jerome remains in the hotel room as the high profile kidnapping unfolds.
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Kilénaping
Teedler
Chiago
Jake the Barber
Jake Ha Barber
Severm
Chicago
INS
John ‘Wake
Mande
Factor
Touhy
Evanston
Daniel Gilbert
Jerome
Kidpapers
Factor Strategy Board
Young Factor
Masked man sought after seventh assault in city
In St Louis on July 1 an assailant described as masking his face with a handkerchief conducted a seventh reported attack on women and girls in five weeks. Police intensified a manhunt for the suspect after the spate of juvenile and adult targets raised alarms Downtown.
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Louis
INS
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