Manchurian Crisis Deepens as Japanese Gain Control
Gen Ma Chan Aras pushes into Manchuria ignoring League orders and U S notes. Chinese forces fall back under air and artillery as Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang withdraws to the Great Wall. In Nanking a new coalition government forms with Eugene Chen as foreign minister.
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Aras
League of National
United States
Manchuria
Mukden
Chinchow
Chang Hsueh-liang
North China
Great Wall
My Chan
Marshal Chung
Nanking
Eugene Chen
Canton
Chen
Japan
Gandhi Signals End of Passive Resistance Policy in India
Gandhi told a Bombay crowd that he may abandon passive resistance if the struggle for liberty becomes inevitable, urging unity while warning of bloodshed in the northwest frontier. He cited arrests and deportations of leaders and urged readiness to sacrifice if needed. In a separate note, President Hoover plans no special message to Congress and backs consolidating government bureaus, while talks on reparations and a three year moratorium for Germany loom at Lausanne. Senator Cordell Hull calls for tariff talks to revive international trade as debt issues press.
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Ahatma Gandhi
Bombay
London
India
Buliets
Northwest
Frontier
Pandit Jawsharis Nelwor
Abdul Graffur Khan
Hu»ver
White House
Congress
Shipping Board
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Lausanne
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
Reich
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
Pnys
Democratic Policy Committee
Incongress
Sendite
Hoover
Borah
Dahe
Hiram Johnson
California
Giford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Norris
Nebraska
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Josephus Daniels
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Carey Subcommittee Amends Bill On Federal Land Bank Funds
Representative Carey of Wyoming and his banking subcommittee add twenty five million dollars to the federal land bank appropriation. The extra funds would be repaid to the treasury by banks when funds are no longer needed and could enable a moratorium on farm mortgage payments. Carey says the amendment aligns with committee plans and supports the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ser Carey
Wyoming
Subcommittee On Banking
House
Federal Land Banka
Carey
Banking officials criticized over stock market collapse
A Senate subcommittee report condemns Federal Reserve and Commercial Banking officials for their role in the 1929 stock market crash. It urges restrictions on banks loans to brokers and discusses proposed reforms while noting bankers oppose further securities limits. The panel, led by Sen. Carter Glass, moves toward revising the banking system.
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OTH
Federal Reserve and Commercial Banking
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Rates granted by ICC for swift freight rate increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized west of the Mississinpi freight rate hikes to take effect on one day notice. Five days for notice replaced the usual thirty. Southern Pacific workers faced a 15 percent wage cut in thirty days. Maintenance of way staff were told of a 15 percent wage reduction. A 10 percent cut was expected to be accepted by railway unions by mid January after talks in Chicago and Cleveland, with Canadian unions likely to follow.
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Mississinpi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Micoo
Chicago
Cleveland
Referendum in IXLAND on Prohibition Abolition Question
Early returns indicate about 90 percent of Finns voted yes in the national referendum on abolishing prohibition laws. The result will guide the government though not final, with the decision pending complete counts.
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Ixland
Commtrs
Mexican Church Leader Urges Protest Against Pew Law
Archbishop Diaz orders priests and Catholics to ignore a pew law passed by Congress that omits 25 priests in the federal district, warning of possible renewed trouble amid tensions and regional disputes.
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Rchbishop Diaz
Mexico
Federal
Weatarn Wi
Sea Lions Furnish Thriving Industry in California
In Santa Barbara California sea lions form a thriving industry as trainers capture and ship pups to zoos and Hagenbeck's circus. Captain George McGuire describes capture from Santa Cruz island using nets and sticks then crates for sale to buyers overseas.
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Santa, Barbara
Calif
California
Santa Barbara Channel Islands
Hagenbeck’s
Homburg
Germany
George McGuire
Santa Crux Island
Captain McGuire
Lttle
Hagenbeck
Aviatrix Walks Wing to Extinguish Blaze
Pueblo aviatrix Jesse Martin and partner Jimmy Woods faced a midair emergency when a wad of oil sprayed near the cylinders sparked a blaze near the gasoline tank. Martin crawled out with a helmet in hand and beat the flames while Woods kept the plane moving toward its destination.
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Pueblo
Colo
Jesse Martin
Pueblo Aviatrix
Jimmy Woods
Jessie
Jimmy
Pennsylvania Enforces Fresh Egg Rule Against Cold Storage
State agents prosecute numerous Pennsylvania storekeepers for selling eggs labeled fresh while in cold storage. A 10 fine is set for the first offense, with heavier penalties for repeat violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Cape Romain Lighthouse Finds Leaning Tower Status
The Cape Romain lighthouse in South Carolina shows a noticeable lean. Built in 1828 and rebuilt later, it saw Civil War damage and continuous lens leveling. A Department of Commerce upgrade adds a stronger beacon to counterbalance the tilt.
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Washington
United States
Pisa
South Carolina
Cape Romain
Department of Commerce
Biblical Trade Ideas Wreck Turks Market
In Istanbul Turkey a return to barter disrupted markets after years of agricultural slump. Peasants, short on cash, refused to spend and traded goods instead, leaving traders unable to sell. The shift away from cash payments destabilized prices and exchanges.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ship Radio Breaks Hoodoo Spell Aboard West Segovia
The New Orleans bound West Segovia crew tell how Captain Charles E. Edgely used the ship’s radio to lift a spate of deaths after cattle bones were loaded at Buenos Aires. A stern superstition followed longshoreman deaths and a chilling encounter with two Trinidad traders.
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New Orleans
South American
West Segovia
Charles E. Edgely
Buenos Aires
Ramon Sanderson
Monson
New York
San
Triers Accept Barter for Goods Amid Harsh Returns
Buyers agree to settle with sheep goats cattle and poultry. Trimmers form to accept but return to cities to find purchase prices eroded by long drives leaving normers in emaciated condition and yielding low offers.
Colorado Brothers With Alphabet Names
Colorado residents celebrate two brothers, William and Normandix, who carry exceptionally long alphabetic names. One brother, Leo Hurst, is noted as an accomplished linguist speaking eleven languages, and the piece praises their memory and ancestry as emigrants from Siam.
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Puetlo
Cofo
Lieleusszilensezesszes
William
Leo Hurst
Investments in Palestine Report 1930 Highlights Growth
The fourth annual Palestine Economic Corporation report covers 1930 activities showing $2,751,501 in investments. The fund focuses on sound social and economic development rather than maximizing returns. PE C grants credit to agricultural industrial and housing institutions in Palestine and participates in shareholder ventures and major projects.
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Palestine Economic Corporation
P. E
Joan-institutions of
Palestine
Modesto Teen Dies After Poor Report Card
Karl A. Woodbridge a 15 year old Modesto high school sophomore returned home to Weed Colony and gave his father a dejected look over a poor report card. Two hours later his parents found him dead from poison in his bedroom. A physician arrived but could not save him.
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Modesto
Calif
Karl A. Woodbridge
Modesto High School
Weed Colony
W. EL. Woolbridge
Adminster
Medical Emergency Aboard Ship Returns to Trinidad
Captain Edgely assessed San Derton’s feverish condition and symptoms. The ship’s Minsmore physician diagnosed appendicitis, prompting orders to return to Trinidad where the youth was taken ashore for hospitalization.
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Edgely
Sanderton
Minsmore
Trinidad
Faust the central figure in printing legend
In Main Germany during the 14th century the legend links Faust with a devil bargain and the rise of printing. Johann Gutenberg formed a printing company with Faust and Schoeffer to commercialize movable type. Doubts about patents led to secret work and a public marvel at rapid pages. Later disputes with Gutenberg over funds mark a tale of magic and invention. A single Gutenberg Bible copy later sold for £505,000 in 1926.
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Faust
Main
Germany
Johann Gutenberg
Gutenberg, Faust and Schoeffer
Gutenberg, Faust and
Shoeffer
Foust
Shoefer
Gutenberg
Skipper Ireson Ride Echoes Marblehead Tale of Wilful Cruelty
The Marblehead fishing tragedy surrounds Skipper Ireson amid popular lore in Whittier's poem. The Active sank after a near collision with the Betty in 1808 as Ireson refused aid and fled to safety. Victims tarred and feathered him. public anger and later revelation by the Betty cabin boy recounted the real events.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Marblehead
Iregon
Floyd Reson
Whittier
Active
Reson
Ald
Din
Marbleherd
Skipper Ireson
Oll
Boy Stands With Father Aboard Flaming Ship
The tale recalls a ten year old boy clinging to his father Louis Cosabiones on a burning French ship during Napoleon's Egypt campaign. As fireboats and flames enveloped the vessel, the captain refused to abandon ship while the boy offered support and prepared to share his fate. The British force paused as they witnessed the bond and tragedy.
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Louis Cosabiones
Sid
Western Newananer Union
Attic Story Term Tied to Attica Architecture
The Greek word arte is geographic, linking Attica’s architects who planned a story rising above an architrave or cornice. In modern times a similar Attica or Attic story is termed an attic in Ames.
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Architeets
Attica
Athens
Evening Not Wholly Lost
A young man recounts a door incident as he left a home where he was not welcome. He says the experience was unusual yet he gained a strong impression from the exchange, as noted by Detroit News.
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Detroit Newa
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Edward W. Pickard
Ma Chan
Neo
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Moscow
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Prague
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Cochran
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Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
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Colorado
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Lord Willingdon
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Peshawar
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Mahatma Gandhi
Geneva
Norman HH. Davis
Wilson
Belne Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Hugh Wilson
Switzerland
Arthur Glenderson
Great Rtalin
Teris
Sem Glass
Aviatrix
Blaze
Harrier
Daniel E. Dean
University of Pennsylvania Harrier
Iso
Olympic
Los Angeles
French Chamber of Commerce
John Grandjean
Stampa
Colorado Brothers
Boy
Ireson
Casabianca
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