German crisis sparks international talks and finance action
The German financial collapse deepens as banks close and the Reichsbank imposes a two day moratorium. Paris and Washington discuss relief, with the BIS renewing a $100 million rediscount while Europe seeks coordinated aid and future conferences. Washington urges self help and cautions against unconditional loans.
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Germany
George W
France
McGarrah
Darmstaedter and
National Bank
Hans Luther
Reichsbank
Berlin
London
Paris
Danzig
von Hindenburg
Luther
Basel
Bank For International Settlements
Gates W. McGarrah
Federal Reserve Bank of the United States
Bank of France
Bank of England
World Bank
Bruening
Curtius
Henderson
England
Stimson
United States
Hoover
Mellon
Federal Reserve
Washington
Europe
Unknown Porter and the Marne Battle That Shifted History
A British railway porter inspired rumors of a Russian expeditionary force and a Allied push toward Paris. Churchill’s dry publicity of marine reinforcements spurred German nerves, aiding the Marne victory. Also notes postal delays and a humorous wartime poem about knowing when the war ends.
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B. H. Liddell Hart
Whitehall
Marne
England
Belgium
Paris
France
Winston Churchill
Aston
Ostend
Hentsch
Belgian
the Marne
London Tower Origins Tied to Old Prayer Phrase
The article traces the Tower of London origins to 1078 with ties to the old English word bede meaning prayer. It notes the phrase bead and the concept of an ancient prayer edifice anchored in early language.
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Harles G. Edwards
Congress
Georgia
Atlanta
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Edwards
APTS
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Harbor Grace
N. B
Budapest
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Marcel Doret
Paris
Tokyo
Siberia
Irkutsk
Lebrix
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Russia
People’s Commissiariat For Agriculture
Hilde
Pedro Blanquier
Blanquier
Santiago
White House
Tariff Commission
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Wickersham Commission
Mooney-Billings
San Francisco
Monte M. Lemann
New Orleans
London
Lowe Brothers
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Life Insurance
Tidewater
HREE
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Pittsburgh
Colston BE. Warne
Amherst College
William L. Nunn
New York University
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the Nation
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