Primary reform dominates Iowa politics in a tense session
In Iowa politics Rep J P Gallagher pushes a bill to repeal the direct primary and restore caucus and convention nominating. He argues the primary clouds party responsibility and costs, while supporters favor modernized caucus control over candidates and elections. The piece also notes national debates with Roosevelt on farm relief and England’s war debt stance, plus West Liberty's town finances and cemetery fund.
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J. P. Gallagher
Iowa County
Iowa
Plan for early vote on repeal of Eighteenth Amendment
Washington AP reports bipartisan leaders in the House aim to vote on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment on the first day of the new session. Speaker Garner would recognize a member to suspend the rules for a repeal resolution requiring a two thirds vote. Rep Snell says repeal is what the people want.
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Washington
House
Garner
Rep
Snell
New York
Republicans Press for Immediate Beer Repeal Action
Washington Republicans urged Congress to take up repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment before proceeding with other steps. Senate leader Borah and floor leader Snell argued for constitutional consideration, while Senator Hastings proposed withdrawing federal enforcement funds from nonenforcing states.
Champion Cow Milks Before 5000 Crowd In Chicago Loop
In Chicago loop traffic halted as Northwood Susan VI, a Milking Shorthorn cow, is milked before over 5000 spectators. Cecelia Swiat, in blue silk overalls, performs the milking with her calf Butternut nearby, as the cow eyes upcoming livestock expo next week.
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Chicago
Loop
Northwood
Susan VI
Cecelia Swiat
Clark Street
Cousin of Smith Reynolds Shot in Head in Winston-Salem
Robert C. Critz a young aviator and tobacco buyer, cousin of the late Smith Reynolds, was shot in the head at his home in Winston-Salem on Friday night. Relatives could not determine if the shooting was accidental or intentional.
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Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem, N. C
Robert C. Critz
Painleve In Paris Found Critically Ill At 69
Paul Painleve French air minister is critically ill with a weak heart in Paris. Doctors ordered complete rest after an afternoon consultation. A further review tonight could decide a temporary cabinet substitute and his future in government.
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Paris
Paul Painleve
Painleve
Directed Verdict Motions In Omaha Liquor Case
In Omaha Judge J W Woodrough paused on directing verdicts in the liquor conspiracy trial. He withdrew his prior denial of directed verdicts for Tom Dennison and four high‑ups as arguments continue. Several defense motions were heard for other defendants among 55, with rulings deferred until all pleadings are reviewed.
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Omaha
Lquor
J. W.woodrough
Tom Dennison
W. J. Adams
Joe Pat
Roosevelt to Discuss Farm Relief With Grange Leaders
President-elect Roosevelt will conference with the house agriculture committee next week on a farm relief plan. He will also meet Saturday with a National Grange delegation to hear their proposed plan. He did not reveal details of what will be presented or discussed. In Topeka he urged farm leaders to unite on a plan to address agricultural issues.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
England
Warm Springs
House Agriculture Committee
National Grange
House Committee
Topeka
Kan
Germany Looks to New Chancellor as Papen Government Fails
President Paul von Hindenburg may name a new chancellor on Saturday after a Friday night flurry of talks. Gen Kurt von Schleicher, Adam Stegerwald, and Otto Meissner were discussed as candidates. Adolf Hitler denounced the advisers as to blame and urged negotiations only to save Papen's cabinet.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen
Ludwig Kaas
Adolf Hitler
Kurt von Schleicher
von Papen
Adam Stegerwald
Bruening
Otto Meissner
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Japan Adopts Record Budget to Support Army
Japan approves its largest national budget in history for 1933 34 totaling 2 239 000 000 yen about 447 800 000 facing a projected 897 000 000 yen deficit covered by bonds despite protests from business leaders and warnings of increased debt currency inflation and yen decline. General Sasao Araki and War Minister defend the plan stating priority for military needs and emergency funding while Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi resists tax hikes relying on borrowing.
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TOKIO
Japan
Manchuria
Seinosuke Goh
Japan Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Baron Goh
Chamber of Commerce
Sasao Araki
Araki
Batlon
Korekiyo Takahashi
Shrimp Strikers Attack Packing Plant Owners in Biloxi
Five hundred striking shrimp fishermen attacked Mavar Packing owners in Biloxi as thousands filled the streets. John Mavar and his two sons were hurled into the Gulf but rescued and treated. Disputes over wage scale and post strike arrangements sparked the violence. a Labor Department broker had helped settle the recent dispute.
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Biloxi, Miss
Mavar Packing Company
Gulf
John Mavar
John
Samuel
Mavar
Roy Hefsler
Gulf Coast Fishermen and Oystermen's Association
Hepler
United States Labor Department
Coast Guard Seizes Two Rum Cargoes Valued At 78000
In Truro Massachusetts coast guards surprised a landing party at Long Nook Beach and seized two liquor cargoes valued at 78000. A cache was later found in a nearby cottage as investigators suspected a wider smuggling operation on Cape Cod.
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Truro
Mass
Long Nook Beach
Cape Cod
Coast Guards
Long Nook
Pet deer wears pants and jacket in Wisconsin tale
Exeland Wisconsin resident Charles Calkins dressed his pet deer in two pairs of red pants and a crimson jacket. He plans to remove them after hunting season, saying the suit mimics hunter gear and serves as life insurance for the deer. He bottle-fed the deer after finding it motherless last spring.
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Exeland
Wis
Charles Calkins
Calkins
Short Session May Pass Bill To Free Isles
Senator Smoot predicts a Philippine independence bill will pass early in the short session. The Hare bill would grant full independence in about eight years, while Hawes-Cutting proposes eighteen. Both measures impose import limits and duties on key commodities as a transition to self rule. Smoot indicated he will vote for independence.
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Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Islands
Capitol Hill
Tennessee Guards Called Amid Railroad Bombings
The 109th cavalry sent from Cooksville joined guardsmen after dynamiting damaged three rail trestles near Wilder Tennessee. Gov. Henry Horton deployed troops to protect workers and property as miners pressed wage, price, and union recognition demands following earlier food and rent cuts.
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Henry Horton
Mince
W. Caswell Boyd
Tennessee
109Th Cavalry
Cooksville
Wilder
Trawler Carrie Roderick Sunk After Fire Off Massachusetts Coast
The disabled trawler Carrie Roderick caught fire and sank off the Massachusetts coast late Friday. The crew was rescued by the coast guard cutter Jackson and to be landed at Gloucester.
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Washington
Carrie Roderick
Massachusetts
Coast Guard
Jackson
Gloucester
Wife of Calles Dies After Prolonged Illness
Senora Leonora Llorente Calles aged 26, wife of Mexico's strong man Plutarco Elias Calles, died at the Calles home after a year of illness. She underwent brain tumor surgery in the United States with Dr Harvey Cushing, and was kept alive by artificial means in the final days. General Calles, relatives, and government officials witnessed the bedside vigil. The couple married in August 1930 and had two sons, Plutarco and Leonardo.
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Mexico City
Senora Leonora Llorente Calles
Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Calles
United States
Harvey Cushing
Senora Calles
General Calles
Abelardo Rodriguez
Manuel Tellez
Plutarco
Leonardo
Outlaw Leader Pretty Boy Floyd Still At Large
Earlsboro Oklahoma AP Charlies Pretty Boy Floyd, head of an outlaw gang, remained sought after Friday. Reports say he may be dead or alive while authorities search for his accomplice George Birdwell, killed in a Wednesday bank holdup in Boley.
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Earlsboro
Okla
Charlies
Floyd
George Birdwell
Boley
Birdwell
H Birdwell
Governor Honors McCormish After Oklahoma Bank Raid
Gov. Murray elevates H. C. McCormish a major on his executive staff after the Boley banker shot and killed outlaw George Birdwell during a bank raid. Murray plans rewards of 500 dollars per bandit killed and 250 dollars per dead accomplice.
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Oklahoma City
H. C. McCormish
Oklahoma
William H
Bill
Canton Woman Killed by Milwaukee Train Collision
Mrs. Thomas Ulrikson of Canton was killed when a Milwaukee passenger train struck her automobile on Thursday. Her husband, who was driving the car, escaped injury.
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Canton
Thomas Ulrikson
Milwaukee
Ulrikson
Debts Seen as Key to Quick U.S. Recovery Says Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler urges immediate six month extension of the Hoover moratorium and a European debt conference to ease reparations. He argues debt relief would rapidly lift global low mood and spur American recovery, linking debts to the broader economic crisis.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
University
Republican Party
Hoover Meratorium
Germany
Lausanne
Butter
United States
Will Rogers on Hoover Roosevelt meeting and politics
Will Rogers laments critics for predicting doom of Hoover Roosevelt talks while noting mutual sincerity. He questions the necessity of federal meddling and suggests business decisions should rest with the owner, not the executive. He asks readers to wait for returns before judging.
U S Debt Reply Outlines Limits on Postponement
Washington dispatch quotes key lines from State Department notes to Great Britain France and Belgium on war debt. It emphasizes that debt relief must respect existing agreements and that any extension requires strong justification. President Hoover favors a commission to review debts and potential noncash compensation, while suspending December 15 payments lacks executive authority.
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State Department
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Hoover
Canada Limits Grain Shipments Through U S Ports
Montreal reports that Canada will restrict grain exports to the United Kingdom via U S ports to two minimum shipments. British authorities will require strict documentation to qualify for preference. Only through bills of lading will be allowed for bona fide Canadian exporter British importer deals.
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United Kingdom
United States
Dominion
Great Britain
Ottawa
Buffalo
Secretary Stimson urges Europe to delay debt payments
The United States states three notes demanding that Britain France and Belgium meet their December 15 debt payments. Secretary of State Stimson says timely payments offer a firmer path to debt revision. Senator Borah condemns Hoover’s plan to allow payment in depreciated currencies as a diluted moratorium.
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Stimson
Great Britain
France
Belgium
State Department
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Meanswhile
Hoover
State ‘Department
Hoover notes on war debts outline limits and aims
Stimson notes discuss war debt obligations, urging no debt revision by the President, proposing a commission to study the issue and stressing safeguards to avoid misunderstandings between governments. The memo notes recognize the heavier burden on debtors with depreciated currencies and signals no swaps of debt for disarmament.
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Congress
United States
Bumson
Stimson
Labor Federation Opposes Sales Tax At AFL Convention
The American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati votes against a federal sales tax and rejects a six hour day five day work week proposal. It endorses plans to unionize all chain store employees and supports including laundry and hotel workers in unions.
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Convention
the American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor Convention
Committee On Organization
Michael Duffy
Indianapolis
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America
Hod Carriers and Common Laborers' Union
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