Pensions for the G Men in Congress Bill Progress
The McMillan introduced House Bill 141152 seeks to extend federal civil service pensions to the G men of the Justice Department. It faces budget objections but has been favorably reported by the Civil Service Committee with budgetary sanction from the Bureau of the Budget. If enacted, death and retirement benefits would be extended to Director J Edgar Hoover and about 625 agents and their dependents despite G men not receiving civil service status.
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Congress
Thomas 8. McMillan
South Carolina
Department of Justice
House Civil Service Committee
Bureau of the Budget
McMillan
J. Edgar Sloover
Uncle Sam
Cummings
Treasure Recovery hoax lures investors to Croes Island gold
Two years ago in London a bold ad by Treasury Recovery Ltd urged Brits to fund a $375,000 quest for buried treasure on Croes Island in the Pacific. The outfit boasted naval figures and solicitors and drew in hopeful treasure hunters poking around the islet for gold and jewels buried by pirates centuries ago.
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London
Treasury Recovery, Ltd
Croes Island
Cocos
Pacific
Cocos Island Treasure Tale From Spanish Gold Quest
The tale recalls Juan Davis and the Cocos Island buried gold behind legends of Mary Dear and Captain Thompson. Spanish treasure, fleeing Lima, inspired expeditions to Cape Horn and Magellan. Edward Davis allegedly buried wealth on Cocos, with later expeditions seeking it amid wrecked hopes and naval drama.
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Thompson
Mary Dear
Cocos
Corta Rita
Unt
Old London
Cocos Island
Edward Davis
Davis
Cape Horn
South Lees Ins
Caribbean
Davis’ Hols
Soulth America
Galapagos
Spain
South America
Hallvar
Lima
Peru
New World
Bolivar
Treasure of Cocos Islands Seafaring Expeditions Rise and Fall
Edwin C. Hill recounts early attempts to recover Cocos Island treasure. Thompson dies before voyage. Captain Bogue drowns. Keating survives with charts. Mutiny and failed ventures followed, with many expeditions yet to come. The high hopes faded as cash vanished into the island’s legend. Copyist note from 1896.
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Thompson
Keating
Bogue
Cocos
Treasury Recovery
King Feas
Shipping Menace Taints US Merchant Marine
The piece argues that red agitators target American shipping with sabotage strikes and near mutinies on coasts and at sea. It blames raw deal labor politics in Washington's labor and commerce departments for failing to curb these Communist inspired efforts, contrasting with Britain’s handling of its merchant fleet.
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Uncle Sam
Labor Department
Commerce Department of Washington
Britain
Roosevelt Remarks on Grass in Streets Sparks Debate
In New York the other night President Roosevelt said he had not seen any grass growing in the streets as critics claimed. He argued the unemployed are kept down and that such signs of hardship are not visible to him.
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New York
Pans Bois
Fierre Cartier
Paris
Scarlet Fever And Its Elusive Cause In History
Scarlet fever, also known as scar latina, is a highly feared disease with uncertain outcomes. Described first in 1675 by Sydenham, it remains highly contagious though some escape infection due to varying virulence or innate immunity. The germ responsible is not yet positively identified though many link it to the streptococcus bacterium.
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Sydenham
Eland
Tone
King Feas
Sondane
Ten and Twenty Years Ago May 5 1925 Dr Stevle becomes school dentist
San Antonio board of education selects Dr J A Stevle as school dentist for the current year May 5 1925. The Mesta de San Jacinto association seeks a new president succeeding Atlee B Ayres. A new rifle club held its first shoot in the armory at Lie City Markey Nopse with many members listed.
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J. A. Stevle
San Antonio
Harry J. Miller
Mesta de San Jacinto Association
Atlee RB. Ayres
New Rifle Club
Lie City
Double Presidents of the U S A Proposal Letter
A letter from Winston Notman in 1928 suggests a comical plan for two presidents. Roosevelt and Landon would share duties, with Roosevelt setting policy while Landon executes it. The piece riffs on radio use and public speech themes with playful satire.
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Winston
Acc
Mabel
U.S
Mr. Roosevelt
Mathers
Gov. Landon
Mr. Roosevell
Roosevelt
Gov
Landon
U.S.A
Pres
White Tres
White House
American Colony in Paris Faces Dwindling Social Scene
The Paris American colony, once a hub of wealthy social life and stylish clubs, has shrunk as patronage fades. American newspapers, correspondents, and figures like Sparrow Robinson persist, while trusted landmarks and hosts fade from the Riviera and Montparnasse circuits as Paris reels from a prolonged low mood.
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New York
Wny
Paris Herald
Paris
Fay
Monte Carlo
le Toquet
French Riviera
Montparnasse
Ony Fixtues
Sparrow Robertson
Listen World By Elsie Robinson Dedicated to Ted Matone
A dramatic poem expresses deep blue despair and longing for divine aid. The speaker questions self pity and moral exhortations while seeking strength, courage, and a return to faith, asking God to lift them from defeat and renew purpose. Copy"h 1038, by King Fees Serdic
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Elsie Robinson
Ted Matone
Blues of All America
How our constitution limits Congress power
Daily Constitutionals by Max Berns explains that in the United States the form of government is established by the people through the constitution. Congress can pass laws only within defined limits and cannot change the constitution. The people remain sovereign, ensuring supremacy over government.
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Congress
King Feas
Spnd
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