Supreme Court weighs legality of gold payments spillover
The article surveys the high court's rapid move toward ruling on the legality of abolishing gold payments under the New Deal, with Attorney General Homer Cummings defending presidential and congressional power. It notes potential debt impacts, the World Court debate, and reactions from lawmakers and public leagues.
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NIRA
Supreme Court
Homer
Cummings
Washington
Congress
United States Treasury
Publc
United States
Hoover elected director of New York Life Insurance Company
Former President Herbert Hoover was elected a director of New York Life Insurance Company at the urging of Alfred E. Smith. Hoover accepted two years after the vacancy created by Calvin Coolidge’s death, saying he hopes to aid protection and advancement of policy holders and as a security for women and children.
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Herbert Hoover
New York Life Insurance Company
Alfred §. Smith
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
Trial of Bruno Hauptmann closes in on guilt
The Lindbergh kidnap and murder trial builds a circumstantial case with voices ransom notes and eyewitness identifications. Aman dus Hochmuth John Perrone and Dr John Condon link Hauptmann to the crime while defense counsel challenges the testimony. Detective Arthur Johnson arrives with Fisch associates. Hauptmann denies ownership of the ransom money claiming it came from Isa dore Fisch.
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Lindbergh
Amandus Hochmuth
Hauptmann
Lindbergh Lane
John Perrone
Bronx
Jassie
John Condon
Bruno
B. J. Reilly
Arthur Johnson
New York
Europe
Isadore Fisch
Fisch
Germany
Bennett Promises Canadian New Deal Echoing Roosevelt
Kamner R. B. Bennett of Canada appeals for support for his administration promising a New Deal similar to President Roosevelt's program. He pledges to end the reckless exploitation of human resources and the trafficking in citizens health and happiness in a speech outlining his proposals.
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Huey P. Long
Senate
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Square Deal Association
Baton Rouge
Huey
Kemner R. B. Bennett
Canada
Dominion
President Roosevelts Budget Debates Debt and Policy
The article discusses the Presidents request for new national appropriations and the growing national debt. It contrasts Roosevelt’s pledges to balance the budget with rising outlays from recovery and relief programs, noting the Treasury report showing substantial debt growth and debate over fiscal policy.
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National Defense
Veterans’ Pensions
Washington
Congress
Financebt Cral
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
White House
Treasury
South Leaders Drift as Progressive Republicans Influence White House
The piece notes that Progressives like La Follette and Hiram Johnson sway President Roosevelt's thinking, pushing toward heavy spending and a lax view of a balanced budget. It discusses the South’s rising power in Congress, the seniority rule, and changes to the discharge petition process to avoid Radical pressure in the new House.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Cardozo
Hughes
Congress
Ase
American Liberty League
League
White House
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
the la Follettes
Norris
Hiram Johnson
California
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
House
Senate
New House
Value of Birds Really Shifts With Their Habits
Ali ber Stoll Jr. notes in the Detroit News that air feeding birds like purple martins swallows and ruby throated hummingbirds control pests and gather nectar respectively. He contrasts insect eaters with ground foragers, and praises the flying prowess and balance of hummingbirds as unmatched among birds.
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Birdland
Ali Ber Stoll, Jr
Detroit News
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