Supreme Court gold cases loom over New Deal power
Washington discusses the high stakes before the Supreme Court as it reviews key gold clause and monetary policy cases. If the government loses, New Deal programs could be undone and Congress may rush new laws to stabilize the economy.
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Child offender sent to prison for life noted
Freling Foster in Collier's Weekly cites a 12 year old boy sent to prison for life as an example of states still placing under fifteen in penitentiaries. The piece discusses educational and corrective options versus imprisonment with hardened criminals.
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Freling Foster
Collier's Weekly
Wall Street Minds a Mega Deal and a Sharp Suit
The piece notes a financier on Wall Street focused on a $1,000,000 deal while carrying a $100 suit and his lunch in his pocket, illustrating the era’s market mentality and personal finance quirks.
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Wall Street
Arctic flowers bloom near Ellesmere Island despite polar night
Scientists report blooms of hundreds of flowers mosses and lichens within 400 miles of the North Pole on Ellesmere Island where summer days exceed eight hours. Settlements grow vegetables from potatoes to cucumbers and even wheat experiments progress to speed up maturation in a region long dependent on canned foods and dried meat.
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James Montagnes
Scientific American
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