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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rides were merely jail routine. Said he: "The board of Public Welfare felt, however, that the publicity given Sinclair's assignment made it unwise to continue him in that capacity. It is very unfortunate that this should happen, for some people will regard the board's order as an act of discrimination against Mr. Sinclair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Discrimination | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...Britain does not intend to abandon her duties; despite the unthankful character of her job. We will continue the difficult task of maintaining order and upholding the national Jewish home in Palestine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PALESTINE: Vengeance Into Murder | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...they acquired virtually the sanctity of banknotes. Two of the drafts, indeed, were cashed before their illegitimate origin was discovered; on the third?the $225,000 draft to the Pueblo bank?the Chase bank refused payment in order to make a test case, go into court and turn the problem over to the law?or rather the lawyers? of the land. Certainly the defrauded banks were sadly tricked. On the other hand the innocently profiting banks have legally collected a legal debt and, considering the Bank of Telluride's condition, they perhaps received their money in the only manner that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waggoner's Gesture | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

...banks and their respective contributions to the $500,000 credit were: Chemical National Bank (on order of the First National of Denver), First National (on order of Denver National) each $100,000; Guaranty Trust Co., Harriman Trust Co., National City Bank (on order?respectively?of U. S. National, American National, Colorado National) and Equitable Trust Co., each $75,000. * The three banks and the amounts he sent them were Hanover National of New York, $200,000; First National Bank of Pueblo, Col., $195,000; Continental Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, $30,000. He also used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waggoner's Gesture | 9/16/1929 | See Source »

Further saddening his audience, Mr. Crabtree went on: "Chain stores and mail order houses pick up profits in villages and country places to be taxed at the headquarters office in a far away place. ... In Iowa there is an average of 200 boys and girls per county leaving the country for the city each year. This means that the total investment (per county) of $800,000 (the cost of their education to the age of 18) ... is taken out never to be returned. . . . Those gigantic mergers in industry and finance . . . sap the farm . . . produce scores of new millionaires each year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Fortunes in Faces | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

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