Plan to rewrite covenant seeks US entry into League
Geneva reports a complete reorganization of the League of Nations to allow United States full membership. The plan, drafted by Maurice Bourquin and discussed with Joseph Avenol, envisions separating the covenant from the Versailles treaty, enlarging the organization, and removing military sanctions. Italy's potential withdrawal adds urgency as Mussolini weighs action at the December 5 grand council.
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Geneva
League of Nations
United States
League
Italy
Rosevelt
Germany
Japan
Joseph Avenol
France
Rome
Maurice Bourquin
Geneva Institute of Higher International Studies
Bourquin
Avenol
Russia
League Assembly
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Grand Council of the
Wedell Sets New Air Record From New York To Miami
James Wedell, renowned speed flyer, set a new New York to Miami air record piloting a Wedell- Williams monoplane. He landed at the local field five hours, one minute, and 39 seconds after taking off from Floyd Bennett Field, NYC, beating Lou Reicher’s previous mark of six hours ten minutes by over an hour though fog delayed the flight.
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Miami
Fla
INS
James Wedell
New York-Miami
Wedell
Floyd Bennett Field
Nyc
North Dakota Girl Safe In Los Angeles
A North Dakota woman, Katherine Zachmeier, 36, of Mandan and San Diego, was found by police in a Los Angeles hotel and returned Monday to San Diego, where she had vanished a week earlier in a mysterious disappearance.
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North Dakota
Los Angeles
Katherine Zachmeier
Mandan
N. D
San Diego
Things Are What We Take Them To Be In Daily Talk
An exchange between Uncle Abner and Uncle Jake debates whether life is fixed or shaped by belief and action. Jake argues reality follows perception and collective effort, urging support for presidential policy to counter drift. The dialogue echoes Kipling and Bible faith, warning that passive resignation yields decline.
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Uncle Abner
Uncle Jake
Abner
Kipling
Jake
Heaven
Former Japanese Premier Narrowly Escapes Assassination
Tokyo report states former Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki narrowly escaped a dagger attack at a railway station. Police believe the suspect is a fanatical opponent of the London naval treaty and Japan’s naval build up agreed with the United States and Britain. Wakatsuki headed Japan’s delegation to the 1930 conference.
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Tokio
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Wakatsuki
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Bandits Rob Racine Bank in $10000 Hold Up
President Grover C Weyland and two employees including a girl were released unharmed in Waukesha after a raid on the American Bank and Trust in Racine. About $10000 was taken as five armed bandits fired during the escape injuring two men who later recovered.
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Weyland
Miss Patzke
Bayard
Willam Hansen
Harold Graham
Graham
Hansen
Income Tax Plan Aims at Wealthy to Boost Revenue
Washington AP reports a reform plan for federal revenue could require wealthy individuals and corporations to pay an extra 300 to 400 million dollars in annual income taxes without higher rates. The Ways and Means panel seeks to curb many 1920s administrative exemptions and may end consolidated returns for firms. Depreciation writeoffs would fall and other limits imposed. The subcommittee led by Rep Sam Hill submitted findings to tax experts for a concise report, noting constitutional questions and court rulings block several ideas. Hill projected the reforms could raise 300 to 460 million dollars without rate increases if enacted.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Sam Hill
Dem
Joint
Congressional Internal Revenue Committee
Ac. Scox
Hill
Skulls Found in Box Spark San Francisco Murder Probe
San Francisco police probe after three human skulls unearthed from a cemetery in a storage box by trucker Nick Lloyd. One skull, with hair, believed to be a 14 year old girl. Cook John L Mellan detained after admitting the skulls were souvenirs from a friend named Glenn. Detectives seek Glenn as investigation widens.
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San Francisco
INS
John L. Melan
John Love
Nick Lloyd
Lloyd
John L. Mellan
Lloyd Mellan
Glenn
The
Discover Attempt Made To Destroy Clinton Co Bridge
AP reports in Clinton County that a partly burned sack soaked in oil and tar was found beneath a Milwaukee bridge between Wheatland and Big Rock. Foreman John Hominghausen and Edward Bethrum reported the incident to Sheriff E R Cooke. the bridge sustained scorch marks but no damage. Investigation ongoing into whether the act occurred Saturday or Sunday night.
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Clinton (Ap
Milwaukee
Wheatland
Big Rock
Clinton County
John Hominghausen
Toronto
Edward Bethrum
E. R. Cooke
Sheriff Cooke
Police aid fails to move 600 pound woman from bed
Chicago police were summoned after Mrs Thelma Ames weighing 600 pounds fell from her bed Sunday night. Six officers attempted to lift her and could not. Reinforcements brought the total to nine officers who finally succeeded.
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Chicago
Thelma Ames
Death of Mrs. A. E. Anderson Mother of Gazette Editor
Mrs. A E Anderson 76 lifelong Iowa resident and mother of Ray Anderson farm editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette died at her son Rev Howard E Anderson home in Ventnor New Jersey She was ill for weeks Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian church Oelwein burial in Oelwein cemetery beside her husband She survived by a brother three sons and a daughter The Rev How ard E Anderson missionary in India Rev Harold C Anderson in Brazil and Ray Anderson are among her children The family notes her long church and missionary work and involvement with the W C T U She was born Allie E Flint June 23 1857 in Hazel Green Delaware County and lived in several Iowa towns before settling in Oelwein
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A. E. Anderson
Iowa
Ray Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Howard
E.anderson
United
States
Khanna
Punjab
India
Harold C. Anderson
Condeuba
Bahia
Brazil
Maplewood Drive
Gazette
Mrs. Anderson
Allie E. Flint
Hazelgreen
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Andrew E. Anderson
Alemira
Ryan
Independence
Oelwein
Thhree
Avington
Atlantic Coast
First Presbyterian Church of
Cedar Falls
Missionary Society
Directed verdict frees Tom Avery in liquor trial
In Peoria federal court Judge J Earl Major directed verdicts of not guilty for Thomas Avery Cedar Rapids suspended prohibition investigator and William Schwinden former Davenport detective as two of 44 defendants in the Tri Cities Mayor conspiracy case. The government rested and the judge denied verdicts for William C Cooper Des Moines suspended prohibition investigator and Harry Brown Davenport suspended deputy U S marshal. Defense opened with former Davenport police chief Frank Brady who challenged the credibility of Pete Kuehl the principal government witness.
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Peoria, Ill
Tri-Cities
J. Earl Major
Major
Thomas Avery
Cedar Rapids
Prohibition
William Schwinden
Davenport
William C. Cooper
Des Moines
Harry Brown
United States
Frank Brady
Pete Kuehl
Brady
Kuehl
Roosevelt May Ask Ford to Join NRA at Warm Springs
News reports say a meeting between President Roosevelt and Henry Ford at the Warm Springs little White House could occur. Ford’s NRA adherence could calm industry unrest and bolster the administration’s stabilization program. Ford invited to Warm Springs. Johnson may also visit, as Hopkins works on a 4 million payroll plan with $400 million initial funding.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Ford
White House
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery
Atlanta
Johnson
Mercury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Harry Hopkins
Public Works Board
Hopkins
Small Loan Bill Passed By House Des Moines
The Town house of representatives passed a small loan bill by 81 to 20 to fix interest at 2 percent per month, replacing a higher rate. Debate lasted about three hours before the final vote. Substitutes from Rep. Hopp of Mills favor a 3 percent first $150 and 2 percent thereafter option, while opponents urged stronger banking board control.
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DES Moines
Town House of Representatives
House
Hopp
Mills
Zylstra, McKinnon, Stimpson and Cunningham
State Banking Board
Ren
Elmer Johnson
Linn
Senate
Peace of Clinton
Deswick
Brady
Fabritz
Foster
Hartman
Jensen
McCarthy
McCreery
Millhone
Moore
Harrison
Ostby
Peace
Ricke
Stansell
Stimpson
Stichen
Swift
Thies
Zylstra
Fuester
Grell
McDermott
Mooty
Porter
Reed
Schlatter
Banks oppose permanent deposit insurance plan in finance clash
Washington report notes the association of reserve city bankers and the U S Chamber of Commerce opposing the administration’s move to permanently insure deposits, citing risks to the banking system, lack of reserve funding, and past failures, while backing temporary insurance and criticizing cross currents among treasury, Fed, and RFC.
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Washington
Association of Reserve City Bankers
United States Chamber of Commerce
Bankers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reserve City
Banka
NRA code overhaul eyed by Chamber special committee
Washington report notes a seven member Chamber of Commerce panel underway to study the NRA and code enforcement. The group aims to propose changes to shift policing powers to unified trade associations, amid criticism of existing codes as unenforceable and leading to chiseling. Members include David H. Edwards Julius H. Barnes Silas H. Strawn Henry I Harriman Lewis E. Pierson Fred H. Clausen and John Law.
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Washington
INS
NRA
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
National Recovery
David H. Edwards
Luce-Lowerll Shops
Boston
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
U. S. Chamber
Julius H. Barnes
New York
The
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Henry I. Harriman
Lewis E. Pierson
Irving Trust Company
Fred H. Clausen
van Brandt Mfg. Company
Horicon
Wis
John Law
Saxon Mills
Spartansburg
S, C
Varner Gets Up To Eight Years In Manslaughter Case
Clarence Varner, 26, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced to up to eight years in Anamosa reformatory for manslaughter after a jury found him guilty in the Oct collision on highway 161 near Barton that killed Lester Fitch, 18, of Dubuque. The truck, owned by Wes Varner, had brakes deemed adequate but no warning device. Fitch was with cyclist LeRoy Freeze, 16, who survived.
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Clarence Varner
Cedar Rapids
Lester Fitch
Dubuque
Anamosa Reformatory
John T. Moffit
Varner
Highway 161
Barton Varner
Wes Varner
Flick Boy
LeRoy Freeze
Ickes Postpones Oil Price Fixing
Washington AP report says Secretary Ickes postponed the oil price fixing set to take effect December 1. The action delays the planned price controls and marks a shift in regulatory timing amid ongoing energy policy discussions.
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Ickes
Washington
Compulsion In NRA Opposed By Harriman
Atlanta AP Harriman urges careful review and amendment of the agricultural adjustment and industrial recovery acts urging voluntary codes over compulsion. He notes gains for farmers and declines in unemployment but cites hardship for small town industries and calls gradual cost adjustments. He stresses continued support with improved, simplified operations.
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Atlanta, Ga
Henry Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Harriman
Ambassador Long Presented to Queen Elena in Rome
American Ambassador Breckinridge Long and Mrs Long were formally presented to Queen Elena of Italy at the Quirinal palace in Rome on Monday, signaling a ceremonial diplomatic engagement between the United States and Italy.
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Rome
Breckinridge Long
Rich Oilman's Son Slain Wife Held In Philadelphia Case
Sheldon Clark Jr. 34, son of a Chicago oil executive, was shot dead in his Paulsboro home. His wife Audrey was taken to a Woodbury hospital on a homicide charge after a reported quarrel. A billiard cue and a 45 caliber pistol were mentioned by police. Clark left two young children, ages six and four, and his parents reside in Brooklyn.
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Philadelphia
Sheldon Clark, Jr
Paulsboro
Clark
Sinclair Oil Company
Audrey
Woodbury
N. J
Clarks
Sheldon
Harry
Audrey Smith
Brookyn
Balloon flight reaches stratosphere in New Jersey and Akron
A farmer near Alloway, New Jersey reports a balloon descending rapidly from Lieutenant Commander T. W. G. Settle to his farm as officials pursue the drifting craft. In Akron, Lieut. G. W. Settle and Major Chester Fordney ride a giant balloon to 58,000 feet to study cosmic rays and the universe, signaling a historic stratospheric ascent and the scientists’ search for the particles behind cosmic rays.
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Salem
N. J
UPF
T. W. G. Settle
Alloway
Here
L. S. Mack
Akron
Ohio
T. G. W. Settle
Chester L. Fordney
Earth
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
R. J. Stephenson
University of Chicago
Compton
Settle
Fordney
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Arthur H. Compton
Inter Settle
Admiral King
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
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