Hoover warns Congress as tax plan faces delay
President Hoover travels to Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands with a wary face as he urges public pressure on Congress to avoid tax increases. He warns that deficits may reach $800 million by June 30 while defense and farm spending face calls for restraint amid looming economic strain.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
John
Congress
Treasury
William E. Borah
Republcan
Idaho
Budget Bureau
Far-reaching cotton scheme eyed by Chicago capitalists
A vast financial plan led by William Wrigley Jr aims to stabilize low cotton prices by stockpiling baled cotton and trading credits for farm equipment groceries and clothing. The report notes Managua Nicaragua suffered a quake and fire catastrophe with extensive damage and US and allied aid response.
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South
Chicago Capitaljsts
William Wrigley, Jr
Pian
Learns Law in Cell Sloane Faces New Jewelry Heist Blame
Roy Sloane the 26 year old prodigy freed from four year prison last December is under police scrutiny after a $25 000 jewelry heist at 562 Fifth Avenue. Detectives say he masterminded the job though he denies involvement. His mother Mrs Anna Bogenhold Sloane defends him and credits his past reforms. An accomplice Jack Giller was arrested nearby. Police say charges and an indictment may follow as Sloane fights for another defense.
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New York
Roy Sloane
Sloane
Sing Bing
Miller Building
Fifth Avenue
Wonder
Anna Bogenhold Sloane
Arts and Crafts Institute
Washington
Inn
Kuros & Stein
Jack Giller
Pennsylvania Training School
Roy
Columbia University
Pennsylvania Institution
Sing Sing
White Plains
Stewart Baker
Gattle
Drezeed
India
Civic prize winner Paul Phillippe Cret visualized with Bok award
The story describes Paul Phillippe Cret a University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts professor and architect receiving the Bok prize for service to others. It recounts Sloane a convict who shaped his fate through brass knuckles and a long appeals journey from Sing Sing to federal courts concluding with a correction of felony to misdemeanor and release after three years served.
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Paul Phillippe Cret
University of Pennsylvanian School of Fine Arts
Doctor Cret
United States
Europe
Sloane
Frederick P. Close
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Slomme
English Vet Blinded in War Passes Bar Exam
Captain Ian Fraser, blinded in combat, returns to England and passes the bar exam after memorizing hundreds of law texts with help from friends and family. His triumph reflects resilience and legal ambition.
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London
Ian Fraser
Fraser
England
Love Bridged 3000 Miles and 16 Years Apart
New York reports poet Benjamin De Casseres and Mrs. Jones conquered long separation to marry. He recalls meeting her in 1902 and contacting her through daily letters for 15 years. He describes their distant courtship and final union in a Cosmopolitan interview.
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Love
New York
Benjamin de Casseres
de Casseres
Benjamin
Jones
Henry C. Joe
Tonopah Desert
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Berkeley
Eno
Abe
Belled Buzzard Returns to Old Haunts Near Woodpoint
Lesher Kreps of Williamsport reports a belled buzzard seen near Woodpoint in Hagerstown Maryland. The bird with a large bell around its neck has appeared in this valley every spring for about 25 years, and is believed to be the same one captured last year along the Potomac and later released.
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Hagerstown
Lesher Kreps
Williamsport
Woodpoint
Potomac River
Civic reformer sparks lunch room plan in Benton tale
Mrs. Davenport Dawkins of Benton campaigns for plant lunch rooms after noticing Granger workers carry cold midday meals. Polly Proctor assists, Granger installs a lunch room, and romance blossoms with Harry Granger as Polly and he plan marriage.
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Davenport Dawkins
City Improvement Society
Benton
Granger
The
C. 13
Mr. Granger
Grangers
Harry Granger
Mrs. Dawkins
Polly
Harry
Mia Dawkins
Nothing is So Easy She Decleyas Own Belief
Fragmentary text presents a proverb like line about ease and self belief. No clear event or identifiable persons or organizations are readable. The readable segment hints at internal evaluation of desire and faith but lacks concrete context or outcomes.
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