President to Send Message on Silver Pact to Congress
Washington May 17 leaders say a broad silver compromise with President Roosevelt ends the fighting over the metal. The President will address Congress urging action to stabilize silver by limiting output and guiding purchases, with Treasury figures showing about 1.8 billion ounces needed to raise reserves to 25 percent. The agreement, hailed by all parties, includes governors’ market actions and tax provisions, with noted senators present at the conference. New York City's Clean City League reports a large membership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Haddines
Partes
Treasury
William E. Borah
Tia
Sens
Willam K Kind
Pat McCarran
Alva Adams
Cole
Lurton K. Wheeler
Henrik Shipstead
F.L
Minn
Stock Market Bill in Snarl From Senate Clash
Washington reporters describe a fierce dispute over a stock market bill as Senate and House negotiators clash on which agency should supervise the measure. The debate centers on a new securities commission and fears that a packed panel could tilt regulation against the markets. Senator Carter Glass warns of resignation over conference packing as Virginian lawmakers stand firm.
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House
Washington
Van
Bre
Howe Stack
Roose
Svak
Trade Commission
Carter Ghiss
Th. Vaine Serted
Banking Committee
Oon
Trade Commission Plan Favored to Cut Costs and Use Existing Agencies
Denty favored a Trade Commission approach to avoid creating a new agency and to reduce expenses. The proposal would rely on families already established by the commune. The issue likely moves back to the Senate for guidance to conferees on abandoning the new commission feature in the bill.
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Denty
Trade Commission
Senate
5000 Strikers Return To Work At Fisher Body Flint Plant
Five thousand Fisher Body Corporation employees resumed work in Flint after a strike disrupted beds and the plant output. The provisional agreement sets May 1 payroll reemployment and leaves unsettled wage terms to arbitration, with a possible referral to the Automobile Labor Board if a permanent settlement cannot be reached.
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Body Plant
Flint
Mili
Fisher Body Corporation
Sick Motor Company
Reppescitatyes
Come Pens Coffters
Beran
Wace
Arbitration Committee
Automobile Labor Board
Los Angeles Visit Reflections From May Day Trip
The writer recalls a Los Angeles journey with friends including Rupert Hughes and Doris Kenyon, describing sunny California, Santa Monica views, and bustling open markets. Vivid scenes span ocean waves, canyon roads, and dog antics, with reflections on city mood, cleanliness, and local hospitality amid a four year absence from New York.
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Los Angeles
California
Rupert Hughes
Gene Markey
Doris Kenyon
George McManus
Basil Woon
Santa Monica
Pacific
New York
Street car injury case denied relief in Ohio supreme court
Os Woodford R. Riley cannot recover from the City Hallway Company of Dayton for injuries after being struck by a City street car in Columbus. The supreme court denied review, leaving in effect the lower court verdict of $2,500 from Montgomery county common pleas. The Court of Appeals affirmed the later decision.
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Columbus
Woodford R. Riley
City Hallway Company of
Dayton
Supreme Court
Riley
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Quake Jokes and Civic Pride Roil Santa Barbara Tale
A vivid reminiscence on Los Angeles humor and civic wit, recalling Henry Ford sponsoring flower jokes and the Santa Barbara quake headline. The piece contrasts restless city life with a night-long poem of sleep in the frontier state, ending with a note on Michigan State Agricultural College opening in 1857.
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Henry Ford
Fo. Angeles
America
Los Angelen
Santa Barbara
Sant Francisco
Garret
Gutter
Los Angeles
Manhattan
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Michigan State Agricultural College
Elyria Townline Society Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Reports from Elyria Townline Road detail a Jain meeting at Mrs. Clarence Cook's home in Amherst and church class activities with the Friendship Class led by Mrs. Carl Sprague. Attendees include Mrs. Spiegelberg, Mrs. Delefield, Mrs. Cook, and Mrs. Valentine Cook then cover visits to Elyria Memorial Hospital and local relatives with multiple Edwards and Delefield households referenced.
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Elyria Townline Road
L. W. Spiegeberg
J. J. Delefield
Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary Society
Clarence Cook
Amherst
Missima Spegeberg
Caroline Spiegelberg
S. S
Carl Sprague
West Ridge
Valentine Cook
Lorain
W. Spiegelberg
J. H. Delefield
E. C. Schubert
Oliver
L. W. Spiegelbers
Bruce Eppley
Elyria Memorial Hospital
L. Ernst
Cleveland
Anthony Delefield
Edison Highway
Ancient Aztec style pipe unearthed in Illinois garden
Ira Potter unearthed a carved stone pipe in his Lincoln, Illinois garden. The un-carved piece features beetle figures, an eagle head, grotesque humans, and worn bowl carvings. Comparisons to Aztec carvings suggest ancient origin amid modern science reflections on matter and energy.
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Lincoln
Ira Potter
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