Inventor’s Silencer Theft Sparks Small Town Suspicion
Owen Landis reports his stolen silencer from Carthage laboratory. Betty Lawson, Landis’s love, and Markham pursue clues from a footprints cast. Canby poses as promoter and is found with burglary tools. Perthdale bank safe later blown open by unknown burglars. Three Louisville businessmen seen as suspects.
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Owen Landis
Carthage
Landis
Wally Markham
Betty Lawson
Markham
Betty
Markham Herbert Canby
Canby
Perthdale
Crooks
Louisville
Mystery men from Louisville chase leads to Colorado
Markham and Landis pursue a trio posing as Louisville businessmen across Illinois and Missouri. A bank raid pattern, a silent explosive, and a tale of three men with a Fleetwing car drive them toward Colorado while the trail twists through garages, telegraph tips, and evolving alibis.
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Perthdale
Markham
Colorado
St. Louis
Kansas City
Landis
Terre Haute
Telegraph
Chicago News
Smithbury
Ill
Illinois
Teast
Louisville
Wally
Hannibal
Kentucky
Chillicothe
Kodak
Owen
Failure Threatened Nation with Gold Standard at Stake
President Hoover’s campaign speech warns that removal from the gold standard would trigger chaos, higher taxes, and ruined debt. He lauds government restraint, vows to balance the budget, and highlights gold returning from abroad while US confidence grows. The address frames recovery, employment gains, and national unity amid distress.
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United States
Hoover
Nation Needs Hoover as Safe Pilot
President Hoover receives a telegram from Charles A. Lindbergh praising his leadership and urging reelection to pilot the nation safely out of the global depression. Lindbergh commends Hoover’s experience courage and vision for steering the country through hard times.
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Hoover
Lindbergh
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hoover Outlines Vetoes and Their Consequences
In a Des Moines address President Hoover cites vetoes and opposed measures by the Democratic House. He argues economy cuts were whittled down, tariff commission changes were blocked, a price fixing bill was vetoed, and large corporate loan provisions would have made the government a pawnbroker. He says such actions delayed recovery and would end hope if enacted.
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Des Moines
Hoover
House
Tariff Commission
Senate
Hoover speaks on war debts and tariffs for American farmers
President Hoover rejects canceling war debts and lowering tariffs while proposing using annual debt payments to expand foreign markets for American agricultural products. He argues the plan aids farmers by linking debt payments to prosperity and market expansion.
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Hoover
It Could Be Much Worse Say Hoover at Des Moines
President Hoover addresses Des Moines asserting that without swift government action the nation would be far worse off. He argues distress today would seem like prosperity by comparison and urges confidence in policy measures taken to avert further decline.
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Raltar
President Hoover
Des Moines
Hoover Urges Tariff Shield For Farmers At Des Moines
President Hoover argues for a protective tariff to boost farm prices and home markets. He cites unemployment, reduced farm demand, and foreign competition, claiming tariffs keep prices above imports and protect agriculture as the nation recovers.
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Francis Lynde
Irwin Myers
WNU Service
William Gerard Chapman
Missouri
St. Joseph
Walter Markham
A. J. Westover
Doc
Filermat
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
Mexico
Rio Grande
Department of Agriculture
New York
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