Railroads Questioned Over Government Aid Allegations
In Washington on January 2 a Senate inquiry pressed by Robert M. La Follette sought full accounting of over a billion dollars given to railroads. The inquiry demanded details on compensation, officers, expenditures, and outside spending from 1914 to 1921, but no results or testimony have been provided yet.
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Thrift Week Program Sets Observance Across Nation
Franklin's birthday and Tuesday January 17 mark the opening of Thrift Week. Seattle minister Richard declared Thrift Week nationwide with events through January 23 including Budget Day Life Insurance Day Own Your Home Day Pay Your Bills Promptly Day Make a Will Day and more.
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Beilis Seen as World’s Saddest Man in Occupied Broadway Room
NEW YORK, Jan 2. Mendel Beilis sits in a sparse Broadway hotel room tormented by a lifetime of trials. Once central to Kiev ritual murder trials he endured imprisonment and mob abuse before acquittal. He later faced exile, war disruptions, and personal losses including his son’s death.
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