Wage Amendment In Work Relief Bill Comes To Vote Today
The prevailing wage amendment in the work relief bill faces a vote today with administration likely to win despite Senate opposition. Labor leaders vow no compromise, while Senator McCarran and Senator Russell maneuver toward a path preserving or replacing the amendment as the bill nears final enactment.
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Washington
Senate
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Pat McCarran
Nev
Huey P. Long
D. la
McCarran
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Ala
Senate Appropriations Committee
Russel
White House
Robert F Wagner
Wagner
Lenz
Joseph T. Robinson
House
Babson Reports Middle West Gains Amid Auto Boom
Babson Park Florida March 15 1935 amid auto industry surge and stronger farm income the Great Lakes Middle West and South show improving conditions. Illinois up 26 per cent Indiana 18 Michigan 30 Wisconsin 15 Kentucky 5 West Virginia 19 Ohio 23 Detroit employment 19 retail trade 10 auto output 46 bank debits 14 power use 5 building contracts down totals down 30 per cent wholesale trade 11 collections 15 pig iron 20.
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Babson Park
Florida
Great Lakes
Middle West
Prairie States
South
Michigan
Middle Western
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Aro- Detroit
Laughs At Arrest as Lecturers Says Deportation Laughable
The British lecturer John Strache, detained by federal immigration officials in Chicago, called his arrest a laughable error and mocked authorities claiming Sherlock Holmes like powers. He denied advocating overthrow and faced a Chicago deportation hearing as automobile and building industry outlooks showed recovery momentum in the Midwest and calls to deflate building costs amid wage and rent pressures.
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Cleveland
Chicago
John Strache
Sherlock Holmes
Middle West
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
The clever sailor hat with contrasting trim
A new fashion note features an off the face hat with a slightly wider brim in navy brown and black. The design blends style and practicality, highlighting trims that contrast against the main fabric for a distinct look.
Horses Losing Caste With Royal Mounted
Montreal reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police increasingly rely on modern transport, reducing saddle horse use. In 1934 the force logged 12,506.622 miles chasing criminals, with saddle horses covering only 4,278.997 miles while railway and steamboat accounted for 6,687.635 miles, autos 170.990, air 39.000, and dog sled 39.000.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
J. E. Dancey
Religious duty shapes highly civilized human behavior
A reflection on how many people perceive their role as virtuous and elevated, feeling compelled to act with extreme civility as part of their belief system. The text critiques this mindset as excessive in practice and motive.
Milder Chesterfield Cigarettes From Aged Tobacco Stock
Liccett and Myers Tobacco Co notes that aging tobacco over two and a half years from crops 1931 to 1934 yields a milder, sweeter cigarette. Four and a quarter miles of warehouses hold tobaccos primarily for Chesterfield, underscoring an eighty five million dollar rationale for continued use.
San Francisco Chamber Reports Broad Business Gains
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce reports a bright business outlook with construction up 35 percent from last year and real estate sales up 37 percent. Industrial and commercial gas sales rise 33 percent, industrial expansion 11 percent, electrical and energy sales 7 percent, retail trade 7 percent, manufacturing payrolls 5.4 percent, and postal receipts up five percent.
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San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Cent manufacturing employment climbs modestly
Cent reports manufacturing employment up 3.4 percent and cargo tonnage up 1 percent, indicating continued expansion.
Jobless man offers body for $427 in Lancaster ad
Unable to find work, a Lancaster man ran a newspaper ad offering his body for sale for 427 dollars. He stated he would do anything honest and that any hospital could have his body after his death for the stated sum.
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Lancaster
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Chica
Publishers Financial Bureau
John Strachey
Edith Mae Hat Shoppe
HyGrade Dry Cleaners
Middle Ave
Royal Mounted
Ottage Ham
Sandwich
Masonic Temple
Damm
Lacerta & Myizs Tosacco Co
Chesterfield
Liccett & Myers Tosacco Co
The
Walton Ice & Fuel Co
Brenner’s
Thrift Shoe Store
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