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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
4
Chicago authorities questioned Henry Davis a 40 year old Black man after arrest early this morning as part of a series of fatal beatings involving a 21 year old white woman and Anna Rankin wife of Searle Rankin. Police said the suspect invited the couple to his home after meeting them in a restaurant.
Washington reports optimism that a Canadian American treaty to complete the St Lawrence deep waterway from Great Lakes to the Atlantic may be ratified with a new senate. The 1994 rejection by the 73rd congress is noted, and several former opposition senators will be absent. A desk blotter ad at The Light counters Broadway at Fifth Street offers a free desk blotter.
Washington officials signaled that the Roosevelt administration will seek a bill in the early session to extend the government’s monetary powers. The move would prolong the $200 million stabilization fund and the president’s ability to adjust the dollar’s gold content, set to expire January 30. The dollar is currently valued around 9 percent of its former gold value.
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