Standard for Money Value and the Gold Standard Debate
Lewis Haste argues money needs a fixed standard tied to a real asset. He insists a universal standard prevents volatility and manipulation, prefers gold for its stability, and contends wartime deficits and currency expansion undermine confidence in any nonmetallic standard. He predicts a return to gold only after peace and debt balance among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Haste
Heensmles
New York University
New York
Area
Washington
Wool Market Regains Momentum in Boston Trade
Boston wool buyers showed steady demand as quality fleeces moved at solid prices. Prices for middling and blood fleece remained firm with typical buyers securing goods. market notes reference braids, brent reded merces, and standard rates around Socent Secured Bowls for See.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egeboston
Boston
Bovieut Quite & Bro
Eimter Brent
Sahil
U S Insurance Unsteady Investment Shifts in 1934 Assets
The U S life insurance industry held over 20 billion dollars in assets in 1934 with 43 legal reserve companies comprising 22 percent of total assets. Corporate bonds dominated holdings at 27.8 percent, mortgage loans dropped to 27.5 percent, policy loans fell, and government securities rose modestly as insurers moved assets toward real estate and other holdings amid economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Legal Reserve Insdrener
Association of Life Insurance
Hurdehlp
San Antonio Livestock Market Report March 20
Livestock receipts and prices across cattle sheep and goats shown with varied quality grades. Cattle and calves sold mostly steady to uneven. lambs and mutton offered with mixed demand and price ranges. Slaughter cattle and feeder offerings noted, with hogs and horses also listed and regional quotes cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Callie
Apots
Ghod Ta Choice
Slambler
Siicaen
Lvestoen
Chicago
Purloren
Stine
Tarbes
Market Mixed as Technical Rally Pauses In New York
New York March 26 stock market steadies after a technical recovery with only modest shifts. Coca Cola rose four points at the open while Montgomery Ward Chrysler and American Can showed small gains or declines. most listings moved little. A house at 1022 South Olive Street is for sale at 2000 dollars per a classified ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lerdar
Percez
ColaCola
Jose
Montgomery Ward
Camsiga
Chrysler
Arcer
Tan
Tobseco
Rand American
Dollar quotations steady as market opens mixed
Trading worths show a stable dollar quote with slight drift today. The previous close sits around 35.13, while the day’s opening level sits near 25,167.5 in yen terms, reflecting a subdued start after yesterday’s activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Igsee
Iran
Cotton Market Opens Quiet as May Futures Edge Higher
New Orleans reports a quiet cotton market with small gains in May futures. Prices: May at 10.73 cents, July near 10.75, August around 10.8 cents amid light volume. U.S. 1934 cotton crop forecast at 3,469,333 bales, close to January estimate, not guiding price direction. London and Liverpool quotes show steady to lower values with American spot activity moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Catton
Census Bureau
Energh
Riveerfoo
Cotta Liverpool
New York Live Poultry and Produce Prices Reported
A garbled dispatch from New York on March 20 notes fluctuating live poultry and dressed poultry prices, with additional produce quotations and procurement details. The report mentions New York and Kansas listings, irregular color packaging, and varying market rates for hens, leghorn hens, and other stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Expreas
Kansas
Kaneab
Dairy results unclear from noisy OCR text
The readable parts show references to dairy products and pricing but the fragmentary text makes specifics unclear. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are extractable.
Grain Market Mixed U.S. Wheat Futures Edge Higher
Chicago March grain report shows wheat prices rising with May futures up while corn gains are modest. Weather worries persist as storms affect winter wheat regions and traders monitor moisture deficits in the West. Provisions rise slightly. Kansas and Texas dust storms noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cora
Ellingwood Kar
Wenally
Aie Sie
Hutekingen
Kan
Renees
Texas
Asia
Market Report Glitches and Silver Fluctuations
AP dispatch from London notes silver prices fluctuating within a narrow range as London markets react to steady rate expectations. Silver remains near 38 pence per ounce with muted activity and minor shifts in bid and ask levels reflected in early afternoon trading.
Wall Street Briefs New York Steel Decline and Property Sale
In New York on March 20 the Iron Age index for heavy piping material fell to 1083 a ton from 1117 last week. Composites for iron and finished else remained unchanged at 347.902 ton for the former and 2224 cents a board for the latter. The national control or authority feed showed 4,482,900,090 feet as allowed, with 4,299,300,000 feet for the quarter. A six room house at 425 Cinem Oi avenue is for sale at 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nerap
Kamin Lise
Lumte- Cede Authority
Four indicted in oil promotion swindle case
Special criminal district court grand jury returned fiery indictments charging theft over 50,000 in a Dallas oil promotion venture. Three men and a Chicago society woman allegedly swindled about 40,000 from Walter Hahn and Emile van Bever in a ranch oil-field scheme near Uvalde. Indicted are A. M. Belcher of Dallas, Walter Hahn, Emile van Bever, and Miss Berack, with witnesses listed including I. B. Flowers, Anna Wanibichler, Jim Waiters, and Detective L. Weafackson. The Chicago attorney and other defendants face theft counts tied to October 1. Witnesses and custody details noted. Hahn and associates orchestrated meetings in Dallas and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Criminal District Court
Uvalde
A. M
Belcher
Daliss
Walter B
Marks
Dallas
Emile van Bever
Chicago
Hahn
Aiahn
Blecack
I. B. Flowers
East Gramercy Place
Anna Wanibichler
Howard Street
Jim Waiters
Wil- Reus Avenue
L. We Afackson
Ralph Northway
Chisage
State Highway Department
Hexar County
Department of Justice
Hopkins
Hahnold
Hehr
Tere
Walter McCoy
Illinois
Iled
Helentala
Leav Tua
Western and
Souther Lite Tosurasi Company
Rahn
Wisconsin Market Prices Slashed as Fresh Produce Flows In
Wholesale market notes show brisk cabbage sales at reduced levels with asparagus, berries, and peppers trading lower. Prices for potatoes, onions, lettuce, and citrus vary by variety and origin, including Texas, Florida, and California. Local dairy and eggs remain steady while fruits like apples and grapes fetch mixed quotes.
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Wisconsin
Leva
BSE
Qotuna
Texas
Brussels
Florida
Cali
Idaho
Maine
Grese
Uckers
Fera
Firemen Battle at Own Fire Station in Victoria
Melbourne March 23 Firemen of Oreswick Victoria faced a fire at their own station triggered by lightning. They dragged equipment from the blazing building before attacking the flames, saving lives and reducing the spread of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Oreswick
Victoria
New Marian Martin Patterns Promised in Spring Book
Promotes Marian Martin Pattern 9326 and a Spring Pattern Book featuring distinct wearable designs for women and brides. Notes fabric yardage, pricing, and ordering details, urging readers to mail name, address, style number and size with stamps or coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Mott
Marian Matlin
San Antonio Light Pattern Department
Anti Red Bill Under Fire In Congress
The anti red bill faced a sharp onslaught from Columbia veterans and the American Civil Liberties Union before the military affairs committee. Charles A. Beard and Karl Llewellyn denounced the measure as a major invasion of civilian rights, while Representative McCormick defended it as not curbing free speech. The debate centered on whether the law would criminalize wartime dissent and compromise constitutional protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Columbia Whivetsky
American CivilAberties Union
Nous
Bie
Beard
Zechariah Chalee
Harvard Law
Dao Tunct Wickersham Commission
United States
Hearst
Frederick A. Ballard
Washington
Civ Liberties Union
McSwain
Representative McCormick
Democrat
Massachusetts
Hike in Relief Bill Opposed in Senate Debate
Washington March 20 Democrats mobilized to defeat Senator La Follette's proposal to raise the relief bill from 4.88 billion to 10 billion dollars. The La Follette amendment faced debate as leaders expected it to be beaten and the bill to pass soon. Other amendments, including the Silver Mine Nation plan and Byrd and Adams cuts, were defeated as the panel aimed to trim the appropriation.
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Washington, D. C
Lnvd
LaPplitite
Proesrissive
Wisconsin
Thamag
Oklahoma
Pair Warm Up Streen Feud Preview at Recipa for Murder
Imaca of PAIR WaRM UP and EAM Lone will view Mola Jen warming up for a street feud. The event, titled Recipa for Murder, is set to go before the cameras in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imaca
EAM Lone
Mola
Cotton Crop Report Totals 1934 and 1935 Bales
The Cotton Bureau released a report showing the 1934 crop totaling 12,604,019 bales with 43,047,202 hundredweight equivalents and the 1935 crop at 12,709,637 bales or 13,002,008 equivalents. Average bale weight for 1935 was 508.7 pounds. 1934 was 533.6 pounds. State totals include Alabama 252,437. Texas 1,143,000. Virginia 32,929. and other states listed with varying figures.
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Washington
Cenaas Bureau
Blater
Sugpound
Arizona
Arkansas
Cantornis
Florida
Leontaiena
Stlesourh
Ciee
Cara
Teuneesee
Virginia
Steel Corp Wartime Surplus Of 96 Million Bared
Washington March 0 Testimony that United States Steel Corp piled up 96 million dollars in surplus during the war under pretense of enlarging plants was given to the Senate munitions committee today by John T Flynn advisor to the committee on means of taking excess profits Flynn said the corporation put enough profit to its price to pay wartime construction and still have 90 million dollars to spare He argued price gauging was not an effective weapon against war profiteering.
Child Injured by Hook in Harbours Harbour Incident
An incident at Corrs Harbour on March 23 reports a child found playing with a fish hook. The hook pierced the tongue and could not be removed until it was cut out with wire cutters. Medical aid was likely required to treat the injury.
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Corrs Harbour
Marth
INS
Darrow at Senate hearing attacks NRA power and big business
Clarence Darrow told Senate investigators that big business held the advantage and NRA shifted wealth, warning that tariffs would make workers masters and slaves. He described organizing the NRA review board separate from the NRA and criticized report timing as aimed at newspapers. He noted limited funds and eventual budget cut as the NRA faced financial strain.
LOOP Selects Man Picks San Angelo for 1936 LOOP
TEMPLE March 20 Grand lodge LG O will meet next year in San Angelo The convention city was selected Tastafeht as the Grapi Ioge ad Journed Its ninety fifth annual ses sion and day ahead of time postpon ing decision on removing the state office from Dat lag and the election of superintendent for the state home R C Cowan of Texarkana was elected grand master H L Carpenter of Greenville deputy grand ausster john Ross of Amarin grand warden 9 M Wolams of Dallas grand secretary Charles L Bradfield of Ronderson and c A Wheeler of Austin grand representatives and P Masters of Ennis and C B Noble of Houston directors of the wiows and orphans name Dri Jewel Matthers of Temple was appointed stand chaplain B Gozz LeStourgeon of San Antonio grand guardian Bem J Knight of wart Worth grand marahel and W D Carrington of Commeret mand herald LAUGHTON TAKES PICTURES Charles Laughton Paramount lards an entinelastic amateur photographer and caries a can qt camera with him wherever he goes
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Grand Ausster
Ohn Ross
Amarin
9. M. Wolams
Dallas
Charles L. Bradfield
Ronderson
C. A. Wheeler
Austin
and. P. Masters
Ennis
C. B. Noble
Houston
Wiows and Orphans Name
Dri Jewel Matthers
Temple
B. Gozz LeStourgeon
San Antono
Bem J. Knight
Wart Worth
W. D. Carrington
Commeret
Mand Herald
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Weil
England
Wool Market
teBouds
Enestock East Wis
Merck
Hogan
Erros Agliag
Souis Olive Street
Brcko
Tore Perttags
Howe
Soares
Centalisad
Wincagh
Linicago
Lewsey
Antonio Crain
Antonio Han
Staly
Tober Tc. Beene, TH
Jlay
Weaz
Liferpool Elverpool
Gid Gecint
Valea
DON Bar Coln
Bazan Inem
London Bar Silver
London
Wall Street Briefs
Cinem Oi Avenue 15
Darrow Flas
Clarence Darrow
Senate
Uyway
Donald R. Richberg
Solons
Weatth
Darrow
NRA
NRA Review Board
Roosevelt
Johnson
NERA
Taid
Richbery
San Angelo
Laughton
Charles Laughton
Paramount
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Alamo National Bank
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