England Unemployment Insurance Leaves Small Weekly Payouts
Milton Bronner reports the British plan offers meager weekly benefits of $3.81 for men and $3.12 for women with funding shared by employers workers and the state. Prime Minister Roosevelt cites Britain as ahead on social security and notes Lloyd George’s 1911 National Insurance act covering millions, though WWI funding grew vast.
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Milton Bronner
England
Sam
John Bull
Roosevelt
Great Britain
America
Lloyd George
National Insurance
Unemployment Law and Benefits Debate Across Nations
The article compares 1931 unemployment finances in Britain and the United States. It cites increased compulsory payments, a stricter Means Test, and lowered benefits in Britain, while noting U S worker wages and living standards differ. It mentions Martinville Indiana hosting large goldfish hatcheries.
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Tory Party
Labor Party
State
Sam Houston Praises Texas As Nation’s Finest Land
In a Feb 13 1833 letter from Natchitoches La Sam Houston described Texas as the finest country with rich soil and healthy climate. He predicted the east of the Rio Grande could sustain ten million souls and noted Texas growth to over six million people today.
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Sam Houston
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Houston
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Bresham
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Huntsville
Gonzales
Galveston
Natchitoches
Andrew Jackson
United States
Texas
Tennessee
Rio Grande
New Correspondences Courses At Texas University
Three new branches bacteriology pharmacy and physical education opened to correspondence students this year by the University of Texas Extension Teaching Bureau. Fifteen new subjects offered for the first time include two bacteriology courses and five pharmacy courses with two semesters' work enabling a full year. Additional new courses span mathematics philosophy geometry Spanish business administration education and engineering with offerings from several colleges.
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Applied Mathematics
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Mexico
School of Business Administration
School of Education
College of Engineering
Murphy’s Rich Quick Gibe Sparks Golf Quip
A sharp quip notes Murphy’s rapid wealth and jokingly claims he cannot swing a golf club without spitting on his hands. The remark uses a playful exaggeration to underline wealth and performance contrast.
Stinger Snake Killed by West of Here Farmer
Farmer J C Ragsdale reports finding a unique stinger snake near his farm. He killed the reptile after it attacked his chickens, preserved the specimen in alcohol and sent it to experts in Philadelphia and Washington for study.
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J. C. Ragsdale
Here
Philadelphia
Washington
Ragsdale
Voting Age Population in the United States
The source notes an estimated 73,000,000 men and women are of voting age in the United States highlighting the size of the eligible electorate.
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United States
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