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...Although I have no personal preference for cremation as a means of quitting this world," cried Socialist Leader and onetime Minister for Foreign Affairs Emile Vandervelde, "the incidents of last week make swift action most urgent...
Back to Chicago went Citizen Capone by swift and stealthy air jumps. He arrived in time for this week's bitter mayoral primary election in which he and his activities had become a hot campaign issue between Mayor William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson and Judge John Homer Lyle, candidates for the Republican nomination. Ducking out of sight into his underworld, he supervised his "political interests" while in the upperworld sheriffs were deputized, American Legionaries recruited to preserve order. Judge Lyle challenged the police to serve his vagrancy warrant on Capone as the city's No. 1 Public Enemy...
Last week Dr. Michelson started his latest machinery. A ray of light shuttled through the tube for a course of 44 mi. It was a swift flash, less than 1-4,000th of a second in duration, was mechanically clocked with minute precision. Again Dr. Michelson made the light flit; and again. Repetitions, which must be averaged, will take weeks. Dr. Michelson waved goodbye to his assistants, motored to the comforts of his home in Pasadena...
...year ago. But companies catering to the automobile trade were busier than others. There were rumors of steel price-cutting. Automobile Production during January came to 183,876 units against 161,223 in December and 283,606 in January 1930. Commodity Prices hit a new low average but the swift January drop seemed checked. Failures for the week were 722 against 585 in the corresponding week of 1930. Bank Clearings were 14.1% below last year. Carloadings for the first week in February were 719,053 against 885,816 last year. Electric Power output continued to run below 1930. Money...
...there appeared in your column a letter which deplored the frequent riots in the subway trains and advocated swift and severe punishment as the only cure...