Silver Question Dominant Issue Before Parley
A memo by Senator Key Pittman proposing silver use in currency reserves and a 25 percent coverage backer circulated in Washington as a key move at the London World Economic Conference. U.S. and European delegates debated stabilization timing while silver's price outlook drew congressional attention.
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Michigan
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Pittman
Nevada
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Yugoslavia
Albert Sarraut
Wet and Dry Candidates For Repeal Meeting
Baltimore June 20 The committee to nominate candidates for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment will convene with Governor Ritchie and Mayor Jackson tonight. They will reconvene in Annapolis tomorrow to begin work. George W. Crabbe of the Maryland Anti Saloon League will submit his list of days, as requested by the governor. The committee will craft lists for both wets and those without a side.
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Howard W. Jackson
Annapolis
George W. Crabbe
Maryland Anti-Saloon League
Chicago and Baltimore Wheat Prices Report
Closing quotations show Chicago July at 75.34, September 77.50, December 80.40. Baltimore spot wheat 77.12. Winchester spot wheat 75. The data comes via The Star from Winchester Milling and Stickell Sales Corp. in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Georgia Capitol Placed Under Martial Law
Atlanta June 19 The Georgia highway department the capitol and state property were placed under martial law by Governor Eugene Talmadge. Civil suits connected to the budget controversy were ordered transferred to military courts. The governor acted after returning from New York following highway officials being restrained by injunction.
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Highway Board
New York
Wheat Harvest In Full Swing In Northern Virginia
Farmers in Northern Virginia press into the annual wheat harvest as prices rise from 45 to 75 cents a bushel since 1932. Prospects of a good yield are reported despite heavy rains boosting straw growth and county binders on the job in Frederick and Rockingham. West Virginia counties like Jefferson show faster progress with harvest season advancing beyond last year. A bumper crop promises prosperity through straw bedding and flour trade, shaping rural life as prices shift.
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New Schedule In Effect By Greyhounds
A revised timetable announced for Greyhound routes shows a Shenandoah Valley bus leaving at 10 35 a m now continuing to Charleston West Virginia via Lexington Virginia. Arrival times from Cincinnati and West Virginia are listed as 5 30 p m and 4 16 5 p m respectively for Winchester.
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Rose P. Stokes Dies of Cancer Radical Leader Succumbs
Rose P. Stokes, noted radical activist, dies of cancer. She married Isaac Romaine, a labor leader, in 1929 after earlier divorce from her 1905 Episcopal marriage. she remained Romaine's wife at death.
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Two Men Die On Fishing Trawler Off Sandy Hook
The 45 foot trawler Avis G Abel of Egg Harbor was found two miles off Monmouth Beach with two dead men aboard. Coast Guardsmen rescued a survivor identified as Frank Myers of Atlantic City who reported Captain Henry L Bradford of Eye Harbor among the deceased. Myers suspected carbon monoxide fumes caused the deaths after rising from his berth and discovering the bodies. The boat had taken a fishing party out yesterday.
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Peery Outlines Virginia Finances and Prohibition Stance
Virginia candidates debate fiscal health and prohibition policy. Peery defends state credit, cites lower taxes and debt reduction versus North Carolina, advocates continued road building, auto license cuts, and tax segregation. He supports repealing the 18th Amendment with a public vote and a referendum on liquor control, and would back beer legalization if the legislature passes it.
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Norfolk
Byrd
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Taboo on Voting by Mail Sparks California Debate
California faces a heated debate as officials discuss restrictions on voting by mail. Advocates argue for access while opponents raise concerns about integrity and logistics affecting turnout.
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