Hoover Plan Faces Split Over Extending Moratorium
Washington reports show the Hoover Moratorium on reparations may be extended beyond the one year, but there is division in Congress and among administration circles. The President seeks support from Laval and U.S. bankers while facing resistance to longer terms and linked disarmament considerations.
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Washington
Hoover
Universal Alalm
M. Laval
Congress
Jeer
Sietg
Ion
Hoover speaks at Pan American conference on loan restrictions
President Hoover rebukes past advice to avoid borrowing for balance budgets or military aims. He says had that policy been followed in five years, the world economy would be better, arguing for restraint and returns on lending and borrowing in the Pan American talks.
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Washington
Hoover
Capone Trial Turns Grim As Witnesses Testify
Al Capone faced mounting pressure at his Chicago trial as witnesses described beatings by him. A minister testified Capone sought to keep his gambling operations limited to one suburb if authorities left him alone, eliciting laughter from the courtroom.
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Chicago
Thurmiay
al Capone
Capone
Vetoorian Ministry May Resign
In Melbourne on Friday Labour leaders advised Premier Hogan to resign rather than compromise with the Legislative Council over the Employment Relief Bill. The report comes from parliamentary circles and notes the pressure on the government amid the unresolved bill dispute.
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Melbourne
Mr. Hogan
Legislative Council
Capone Income Dispute Highlights Court Proceedings
In court today the defense argued Capone earned a modest 75 dollars a week as a clerk, while prosecutors claimed he made over a million dollars over years with no taxes. The proceedings took a grim turn as reports said Frank McLane, a noted trigger man, and Mike Capone were involved in a fatal shooting of a common-law wife and her two dogs in a car on the Southside beer running case.
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Capone
Caone
Frank McLane
Mike Capone
Liberal resignations from ministry in London
The Evening Standard reports that Gwilym Lloyd George resigned the Parliamentary Secretaryship for Trade. The move signals growing tensions between his father and the National Government.
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London
Evening Standard
Gwilym Lloyd George
Atlantic Fleet Resumes Autumn Manoeuvres After Tax Dispute
The Atlantic Fleet resumes autumn exercises after a pause caused by wage reform disputes. Officials report the force reassembling to practice sea maneuvers and readiness in anticipation of ongoing operations.
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London
Atlantic Fleet
Rs O
Japanese Air Raid Hits Chinchow Amid Manchurian Crisis
Japanese mining planes raided Chinchow causing wreckage and casualties including one foreigner killed. British sources confirm the attack with full sanction from Mukden forces amid Manchurian government disruption. Chiang Kai-shek reportedly orders Manchurian troops to Chinchow as Tokyo presses Nanking to curb anti Japanese sentiment.
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Shanghai
Chinchow
Mukden
Manchuria
Japan
Tense Situation Deepens in China Amid Japanese Withdrawals
Tension spikes as nearly all Japanese leave interior cities for Shanghai. British Ambassador seeks halt to daily anti-Japanese demonstrations. Nanking orders officials to quit the capital as shortages and rumors of imperial moves ripple, while Yangtze patrols and British shipping markets react.
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Shanghai
toneur-General
Mu‘ee
Nanking
Manking
Japanese Warships Move Toward Yangtse Amid Tension
TOKYO reports four destroyers detach to China as Tenryu and Tokiwa heads to the Yangtze River. The minelayer Tokiwa sails from Sasebo with 406 Marines for Shanghai duty, bringing total Marines ashore to about 1,000.
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Toklo
China
Tenryu T
Tokiwa
Yangtse
Bhanghai
Sasebo Naval Base
Japan protests Chinese boycott as Nanking visit planned
Japanese Minister Shigemitsu sails for Nanking on a gunboat to attend a republic anniversary while delivering a formal protest against anti Japanese boycotts. The note accuses China of hostility and urges restraint, warning of consequences for Japanese lives and property in China.
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Shanghai
M. Shigemitsu
China
Nanking
Japan
Tengru
Ching
League of Athena
Lost trawler inquiry suspends master’s certificate
The Marine Court of Inquiry in Sydney suspended for a month the certificate of master James Red after examining the grounding of the trawler Koranga at Bass Point on September 3. Evidence showed the crew abandoned the vessel, it drifted, and sank. Red was found negligent and the mate blamed for not highlighting the captain’s position. suspension dated from September and returned when he left court.
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Sydney
Koranga
Bass Point
Marine Court of Inquiry
James Red
Reid
Customs Gaffe Over Skeleton In Baggage
A distinguished visitor returned from Australia with a skeleton of an aboriginal in his baggage. Customs officials faced a dilemma as skeletons were not listed in the tariff schedule and had never been assessed before. They admitted it duty free as articles already worn.
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Basle
Australia
Lang Government Privy Council Appeal Case Set in Motion
It is understood Mr. Maughan K.C. will travel to London to oppose the Lang Government's Privy Council appeal on the Upper House case. He will join Mr. Wilfred Green K.C. and Mr. Wilfred Barton against Sir John Simon K.C. for New South Wales. A hearing likely not before early next year.
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Sydney
Ti Ia
Maughan
K.C
London
Lang
Privy Council
Howe
Wilfred Green
Wilfred Barton
John Simon
New South Wales
Mollison Aims to Break England-Capetown Record
Aspirants for the Mollison London flight plan to beat the record held by Glen Kidson. J A Mollison, still ambitious, aims to shave 24 hours off the route with six stops. One rival is a recently certificated woman pilot. Names of others not yet announced.
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London
Thurmiay
J. A. Mollizon
Glen Kidson
England
German Trade Hit by Britain Losses Expected After Gold Standard Abandonment
Berlin reports losses of £6,000,000 on exports for the year as Britain abandons the gold standard. The economic research board notes heightened export competition and reduced imports, with Britain aiming to recapture overseas markets ousted by America and Japan.
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Berlin
Britain
India
Egypt
Scandinavia
Economic Research Board
America
Japan
Germany
State pays tribute as Sir John Monash lies in state
A large audience gathered at Parliament House as the casket of General Sir John Monash was placed in Queen's Hall. His sword belt and cap rested on the coffin draped with the Union Jack while a University Rifles guard accompanied it. Tributes poured in from Australia and overseas ahead of the Melbourne state funeral.
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Melbourne
Parliament House
Taiing
Monash
Queen's Hall
John
Queen Victoria
University Rifles
John Monash
Heath
J. G. Latham
United Australia Party
House of Representatives
NSW Deficit Totals Seven Million in Quarter
In the quarter ending September 30, New South Wales reports a deficit of £7,164,764 between revenue and expenditure. Revenue was £8,062,192, while expenditure reached £15,216,956, with revenue down £854,105 and expenditure up £2,049,283 from the prior year.
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Bydney
New South Wales
Rent Reduction Regulations for landlord relief issued
Regulations for the Rent Reduction Act take effect today allowing landlords to apply to the Court for a summons demanding the lessee show cause. In other news, Philadelphia reports the Gerard Avenue Trust Company with assets over 4.3 million dollars closed, and The First National Bank of Ocean City, the state’s oldest firm, shut after its president died by his own hand.
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Sydney
Philadelphia
Gerard Avenue Trust Company
First National Bank of
Ocean City
New Jersey
Liberal Party Opposed To Tariff at Bradford Campaign
Sir Herbert Samuel opened the Liberal Party campaign at Bradford arguing that endorsing the emergency tariff would have divided the party more than before. He said Liberals opposed taxing the people’s food and would not agree to such a measure.
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London
Bradford
Herbert Samuel
JAPAN BUYERS IN SOUTH AFRICA PRAISED BY AUSTRALIAN
Mr. F. A. Tout of the Graziers' Association condemned Australian remarks as insults to Japan. He noted Australia ships wool to Japan worth about £11,000,000, while Japanese buyers operate in South Africa.
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Sydney
F. A. Tout
Graziers’ Association
South Africa
Japan
Australia
National Credit Corporation Formed by Hoover Plan
Bankers completed setup of the National Credit Corporation a Hoover plan to relieve the country. The organization will operate with an unspecified capital subscription and seeks to stabilize credit.
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New York
Hoover
National Credit Corporation
New Zealand Halts Railway Construction After Night Session
Parliament votes to suspend railway line work following an all night sitting. Only one nearly complete line will continue under Railway Board guidance.
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Wellington
N.Z
Railway Board
Wool trade and tariffs cited in chamber remarks
Japanese exports totalled about £4,000,000 and South Africa is seen as a wool market competitor. The Chamber of Commerce president Mr H Gordon Bennett argues tariffs will not affect Japan’s wool dealings, noting both nations are high protection economies buying in top markets despite tariffs.
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South Africa
Chamber of Commerce
H. Gordon Bennett
Japan
Tariff Debate Ends in Early Morning Session
The House rose at 4.00 a.m. after finishing debate on Customs duties. Excise duties to be debated next week, with Senate likely to begin Customs debate if separate legislation is used.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Menace to World Germany's Case Declares Alarm
A South African premier at SheMeld University warns disarmament gaps widen. He says armaments exceed 1614 levels and that allowing Germany to rearm could threaten peace, risking a cataclysm worse than the world war. He urges real disarmament and notes German equality challenges within the League of Nations.
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London
South Africa
General
Mute
SheMeld University
Germany
League of Nations
Tribute to Sir John Monash Crowned by New York Press
The New York Press lauds Sir John Monash as one of the era’s most outstanding commanders in a Thursday tribute from the USA.
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New York
John Monash
The Morning of August 8 1918 Landing to Advance Into France
A vivid account describes a dawn in 1918 as hundreds of thousands of infantry, tanks, aircraft, and artillery prepare for a grand assault. Soldiers adjust gear, officers coordinate, and signals rush as guns fire and the attack moves toward France.
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Stokes
France
Monash Death Condolences From Crown and Officials
Messages of condolence pour in for General Sir John Monash after his death. King George expresses sympathy to his family and empire, while the Secretary of State for Dominions and Major General J F O'Ryan also convey regret and sympathy for Monash and his wartime service.
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John Monash
Govhg
Famly
J. F. O'Ryan
France
Sir John Monash
British Praise Of Great Commander Monash
Extract from British newspapers lauds Sir John Monash as a supreme commander whose organising skill overcame prejudice linked to his Jewish origin and amateur evicier status. Cap tain Hart credits him as possibly the greatest modern war commander and notes calls for his rise to army command. The Morning Post echoes that Monash marks a diminishing band of great soldiers.
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London
Hart
Daily Telegraph
Monash
Morning Post
Sir John Monash
England
Australia
John Monash
Court Filings Guide Higher Rent Request Process
The text instructs that no order allowing higher rent be made unless the proper form is used and filed with the Clerk of the Petty Session Court. The professor must outline grounds before submitting the application.
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Petty Bensiens
Baldwin calls for broad mandate to drive Conservative National Government
Mr Baldwin leading the Conservatives presents a manifesto for a National Government. He praises the coalition's work and argues for a large parliamentary majority to enable decisive action. Tariffs are urged as a quick remedy for adverse trade balance, with emphasis on protecting industry and tempering imports.
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London
Baldwin
Irterim
Cripps Warns Labour Scheme Aims to Seize Bank of England
Sir Stafford Cripps claimed Labour plans would seize control of the Bank of England by government ownership of joint stock, govern discount houses, and manage foreign investments, finance, and industry to keep the pound from gold standard return.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Hull
Labour
Ted
Bank of England
Cyanide Fatality Reported Amid Fumigation Concerns
A health director notes a cyanide related fatality tied to fumigation practices. The report mentions alleged use of cyanide fumes for pest control and references limited health restrictions and regulatory gaps.
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