Golden Rule Week and the call to help hungry children
The piece urges readers to observe Golden Rule Sunday and Golden Rule week to fund child care, feeding, and welfare across America and beyond. It cites Porto Rico lunches, Hoover endorsement, and plans to aid Indian reservation and migrant children while stressing no cost to give.
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Near East
Golden Rule Foundation
Lincoln Building
East 42d Street
New York
Kingdom Come
Porto Rico
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Hoover tightens economy on appropriations amid drought relief fight
President Hoover urged strictest economy to curb rising relief costs and warned of a possible 335 million deficit as House and Senate debated drought relief and unemployment funding. The House Appropriations Committee cut the unemployment fund to 110 million from 150 million. Agriculture panels eyed 60 million drought aid, while Red Cross aid was debated and a possible extra session foreshadowed.
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Hoover
Washington
Capitol Hill
Watson
Indiana
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Committee
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
White House
Senate
Red Cross
House Agriculture Committee
Virginia
Fifteenth Public Enemy Captured in Chicago
Tony Mops Volpe, Capone gunman and guard for dog tracks, was seized by Chicago police and questioned by the state's attorney. He faces likely arraignment Monday on a vagrancy charge as part of a roundup that has seen eleven of twenty six public enemies escape.
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Chicago
Chicago Crime Commission
Tony ‘Mops
Volpe
Capone
John H. Lyle
Scarface al
Barthou Moves to Form French Cabinet in Wake of Tardieu
Senator Louis Barthou in Paris sought to unite France’s divided parties to form a new government after the defeated Tardieu ministry. Former Premier Poincare declined health reasons. Aristide Briand agreed to join the coalition as foreign affairs head. Barthou, 68, is a veteran statesman with a noted literary and legal career and is a French Academy member.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
France
Tardieu
M. Barthou
Poincare
Gaston Doumergue
Barthou
Elysee Palace
Aristide Briand
Hoover Autographs Football for Army-Navy Fund
President Hoover signs a football to be auctioned at the Army-Navy game in Yankee Stadium to raise money for the jobless relief fund. Captains Henry D. Cook of the Naval Academy and Russell Train, White House aide, stand nearby in the photograph.
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Hoover
Yankee Stadium
New York
Henry D. Cook
United States Naval Academy
Russell Train
White House
Oppose Payment of Bonus in cash to Veterans
Secretary Mellon opposes immediate cash payment of adjusted service certificates, while Senator Vandenberg proposes a government bond equal to certificate value. Mellon warns of negative long term debt effects. Vandenberg seeks partial relief and further study.
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Washington
Dec
Mellon
Vandenberg
Republian
Michigan
Treasury
Congress
Hoover
Suburban cashier slain by bandit in Pittsburgh area
A Pittsburgh area bank cashier, Charles N. Mc Farland, 38, of Allegheny Valley Trust, was shot and killed by a robber who fled with $1,000. The bandit escaped by car and on to a grocery-motorist’s vehicle, with police tracking him after two other robberies in 24 hours.
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Pittsburgh
Tri-State
Charles N. McFarland
Allegheny Valley Trust Company
Verona
McFarland
Pitshburgh
Pitsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Students Demolish President Machado Picture in Havana
National University students in Havana stage a demonstration and destroy a large picture of President Machado, signaling strong protest within the campus.
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Havana
National University
Machado
High Judges Hold Fate of Plotters in Russia Trial
Eight engineers accused of foreign intervention and toppling the Soviet regime faced death or long imprisonment as the supreme court prepared to announce verdicts. Sergei Kuprianov and Xenophon Litnin asked for life to help rebuild the country.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Supreme Court
Sergei Kuprianov
Xenophon Litnin
Kuprianovy
Litnin
Kuprianov
Alexander Pedotov
SEEK MEANS TO BREAK DEADLOCK ON SHOALS
Washington discussions show House and Senate leaders debating how to resolve the Muscle Shoals stalemate. A possible Senate conference committee report could require the House to choose between sustaining or discharging its conferees. House advocates push for a new committee if no agreement is reached Tuesday.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
House
Senate Conference Committee
McNary
Norris
Longworth
Tilson
Connecticut
Reece
Tennessee
Snell
House Rules Committee
Referendum Plan Cast Out By Days
Washington reports a national group of dry leaders voted down a proposal for city forces to back a national referendum on prohibition in executive session. F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League announced dry forces plan to drive a nationwide campaign. City leaders prepare for a national temperance council meeting starting Monday and Tuesday.
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Washington
Dty
Legislative Committee
National Conference of Organizations
F. Scott McBride
The
Anti-Saloon League
Dry Forces
National Temperance Council
Young Labourites Seek Semi Dictatorship In Manifesto
Eighteen prominent young Labourites led by Sir Oswald Mosley issue a manifesto calling for a semi dictatorship to tackle Britain's industrial crisis and wartime debt. They propose five rulers, use revenue to service war loans, fund works, relieve food burdens, and cut workers taxes until reconstruction. Names include Lady Cynthia Mosley and Oliver Baldwin. most signers are MPs, with A J Cook exception.
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London
MacDonald
Oswald Mosley
Cynthia Mosley
Oliver Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
A. J. Cook
Emperor Cook
Joowyn
Oswald
No. 10
Downing Street
Ramsay MacDonld
Northwestern U. To Give Sum To Jobless Unemployed Relief Gift Ties to Notre Dame Game
Chicago dispatch reports Northwestern University approved a $100,000 gift for the unemployed contingent on moving the October 10 1931 Northwestern Notre Dame game from South Bend to Soldiers Field. The Big Ten athletics faculty committee approved the transfer in the interest of charity, allowing potential revenue from extra seating to recoup the gift. The decision came after earlier plans to use the 1930 renewal for relief funds were blocked.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Big Ten
Northwestern
Soldiers Field
Illinois Unemployment Commission
Notre Dame
Britain Ends Scottish Coal Strike Unrest With Temporary Pact
Glasgow reports Britain’s coal supply secured until next February as 85,000 Scottish strikers return to work. Union officials endorse a temporary wage-scale restoration before the coal mines act, with talks to seek a permanent settlement. No agreement on spreadover five eight hour shifts and one five hour shift per week.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
South Wales
Fog Mystery Deaths In Meuse Are Solved
Brussels reports the Meuse valley fog deaths were due to weak respiratory systems and cold smoke laden fog. Public health officials say most victims were over fifty, many with heart or bronchial issues, and no industrial gas attack occurred. Some farm stock died as cattle sheltered indoors.
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Meuse
Meuse Valley
Brussels
Belgium
Public Health Commission
Apointe es Tell Views on Tariff Appointees
Senate finance committee opened public exam of three Hoover recess appointees to the tariff commission. Henry P. Pletcher denied lobbying links and said he is not tied to any faction in Pennsylvania while defending his record. A letter cited an exchange with R B Jeffery involving a delayed conference and a hostile remark surfaced.
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Washington
Hoover
Reorganized Tariff Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Smoot
Henry P. Pletcher
Pennnsylvania
Reed
Harrison
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Grundy
R. B. Jeffery
Arkansas
Fletcher
Jeffery
Wilson
Uruguay
Bruening Victorious As Reichstag Beats Back Opposition
Berlin reports Bruening's government won decisive votes to uphold a decree of drastic financial reform and survive no confidence motions. After three days of debate the majority appeared larger than expected, paving the way to implement unpopular salary cuts and a $345 million reduction in annual expenditures.
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Berlin
Bruening
Reichstag
National Socialists
von Hindenburg
Germany
Jury Deadlocks in Ray Pat Henry Slaying Case
Middlebourne W Va Dec 6 The jury in the Ray Pat Henry slaying of 3 year old Garlan Bayless was discharged after a hopeless deadlock the foreman reported. The judge questioned jurors about reaching a verdict with no chance of agreement. The trial of James Dunn on the same charge continued with testimony about an alleged signed confession and claims of coercive interrogation.
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Middlebourne
W. Va
Ray Pat Henry
Garlan Bayless
James F. Shipman
James Dunn
Henry
Tyler County
L. B. Snyder
Wetzel County
Dunn
Snyder
W. J. Brennan
Brennan
Charles Henry
Clyde McBee
Five Gunmen Rob Bank in Chicago Southside Heist
Five robbers armed with machine guns held up the State Bank of Clearing on Chicago's South Side. They forced customers and staff to kneel, moved cash from the vaults, and escaped with more than $40,000. One cashier’s cage omitted $6,000. Vice President Lambert Bere described the path to the vault. A bookkeeper, Gertrude mphouse, fainted amid the chaos.
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Chicago
State Bank of Clearing
Lambert Bere
Bere
Gertrude Mphouse
Governor Conley names West Virginia unemployment committee
Governor Conley announced a state unemployment committee of 100 men and women to coordinate efforts after a survey showing 43,140 unemployed statewide. The panel includes key figures from agriculture, industry, and labor, with districts outlining regional unemployment totals and plans to cooperate with drought relief efforts.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Conley
Howard
Jarrett
Commissioner of Agriculture
John W. Smith
Hoover
Arthur Woods
National Emergency Employment Committee
Heya
Chambers of Commerce
Brooke
Hancock
Ohio
Marshall
Grant
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Morgan
Jefferson
Berkeley
Randolph
Preston
Pendleton
Monongalia
Harrison
Marion
Lewis, Taylor, Gilmer
Barbour
Calhoun
Broapshur
Webster
Doddridge
Jackson
Mason, Pleasants
Ritchie
Roane
Tyler
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Cabell
Boone
Logan
Wayne
Mingo
Lincoln
Putnam
McDowell
Wyoming
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Nicholas
Fayette
Clay
Kanawha
Summers
J. M. Scott
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
H. C. Ogden
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
T. C. McKinley
Libby Owens Sheet Glass Company
George T. Lancaster
Glen Ferris
Union Carbide Interests
William McKell
Glen Jean
Jesse Bloch
Charles W. McCamb
Moundsville
W. C. Cook
Free Schools
J. G. Prichard
Fairmont
James A. Meredith
H. C. Greer
Morgantown
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
American Lefon
Department of West Virginia
Allace Gribble
C. E. Smith
M. Z. White
Williamson
Randolph Bias
Cecil B. Highland
New Martinsville
John B. Easton
Williamstown
State Federation of Labor
Reese Blizzard
Parkersburg
H. J. Lockhart
Parker
Keyser
Uelmick
Thomas
J. P. Scott
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