Capone's beer empire fuels Chicago crime and bribes
R I Randolph cites Colliers analysis estimating 20 000 beer joints in Cook County tied to Al Capone. He describes beer profits funding prostitution payroll robberies and labor influence, with Capone controlling manufacture and distribution and paying guards fixers and police. Estimated weekly profit reaches two million dollars, fueling a standing force and protection rackets.
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R. I. Randolph
Colliers
Cook County
al Capone
Capone
Chicago
Weaklieg
First of Its Kind Ownership Debate in Nebraska Birds
An editorial discusses Senator Kenneth S. Wherry’s proposal to transfer ownership of nonmigratory game birds from the public to landowners. It argues the plan would treat native birds like livestock, enabling owners to breed exploit and profit, while noting likely fierce opposition from licensed hunters and the public. The piece reflects on public ownership versus private control amid industrial growth and land settlement.
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Albert Stoll
Detroit News
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Frank Young as Witness in Senate Banking Hearings
Owen D. Young, on the stand before a Senate subcommittee on banking and finance, admitted responsibility for the system’s shortcomings. He urged banning brokerage ties for member banks and prohibiting large corporations from moving surplus cash to the call market, adding constructive ideas to reform the Federal Reserve. The hearings, led by Carter Glass, aim to assess the Fed’s role in past bank failures, stock speculation, branch banking, and needed reforms to curb excessive risk.
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Sioux City Tribune
Senate Committee On Banking and Finance
Owen D. Young
Young
First
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Senate
Carter Glass
Bible Ban Report From Moscow Sparks Debate
Moscow authorities have forbidden certain religious materials as tensions rise over church state relations in the Soviet Union. The Post-Dispatch notes official actions restricting religious expression amid broader political control.
Farm Loans and Insurance Offer from Western Securities Co
Farm loans and insurance advertised with favorable terms and current rates. Western Securities Co invites inquiries at its Roche Ridge, Sidney, Nebraska office offering 534 percent and percent money for choice loans with reasonable commitment. Call phone 35 & W. for details.
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Western Securities Co
Roche Ridg
Mer. Sidney
Nebr
Soviet Bible Import Ban Discussed in Print
A reflection on a possible Stalin era ban on Bible and religious works in any language. The piece ponders whether the restriction aims to indoctrinate or suppress, noting Russia’s educational progress and the potential for broad access in Soviet society.
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Russia
Suppression and bread in the Russian equation
A brief reflection notes that government suppression challenges popular submission in Russia. It suggests a post Stalin era might bring a deluge of control unless people can find sustenance beyond bread and state power.
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Stalin
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