The article outlines historical events reported by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on distinct dates between 1926 and 1941. It details the first play produced by Freeport Junior High in 1926, unfolding political controversies involving Mayor Walker in 1931, and significant economic shifts leading to record-high gold reserves in 1939 due to capital fleeing Europe amid increasing unrest. The subsequent increasing credibility of the U.S. as a financial stronghold is highlighted alongside government responses to municipal corruption and the implications of international events on domestic fiscal health.
The panicky flight of capital from Europe increased the gold reserves today to a record high of $15,000,000,000, approximately 58 percent of the estimated world stock.
Governor Roosevelt today made public without comment the charges against Mayor Walker, filed with him by the City Affairs Committee, which accuses the Mayor of misfeasance in ten specific cases.
The brief against the Democratic incumbent of City Hall recites in detail the Tammany scandals and declares that Walker has failed as a Mayor.
When the gold arrives in New York, it is purchased by the Treasury at the statutory price of $35 a fine ounce.
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