Recovery Plan Reached At Wheat Conference Meeting
The international wheat conference signed a pact among 23 of 31 nations to rehabilitate world wheat markets. Importing nations agreed to lower tariffs, boost consumption, and adjust quotas. exporters pledged a fixed price for four months and cut production by 15 percent for 1934 35, with Russia and Danubian states excluded. An advisory board with seven importers was also formed.
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London
Estonia
Latvia
Holland
Finland
Denmark
Turkey
Portugal
Lithuania
U. S
Russia
Danubian
United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Geneva
Cuban Election Set for February
Havana reports President De Cespedes ends Machado era by dissolving the Machado congress and calling general elections for February 24, 1934. The new constitutional president and congressmen will take office May 20, 1934, restoring Cuba to the 1901 constitution with amendments from Machado’s rule.
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Havana
Cuba
de Cespedes
Machado
United States
Macha
President de Cespedes
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A humorous line from Robert Quillen features Willie Willis remarking that daytime prayers are rare for him, yet the sight of a large dog nearby makes neighbors think he is aware it is tethered. The quip captures Quillen's folksy, wry style.
Texas Votes On Repeal Today
In Austin Texas voters face a key test on repealing the eighteenth amendment and also decide on a 3.2 beer measure. Dr C McDonald predicts repeal and beer victory by over 100000 votes though close results are possible. Mrs Claude De Van Watts says Texas could lead a regional wave to repeal.
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Austin
Tex
Lone Star State
Texas
C. McDonald
Claude de van Watts
Texas Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Machado Seeks Canadian Refuge From Cuban Pursuit
In Nassau Bahamas on August 25, former Cuban president Gerardo Machado said he will sail to Bermuda tomorrow aboard the Lady Somers and then proceed to Canada to live in exile. He hinted his wife and family in Philadelphia might join him later, but gave no firm plans.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Canada
Machado
Bermuda
Lady Somers
Philadelphia
41st Regiment Opens Reunion
The Forty First Infantry U S volunteers opened its annual reunion at the Daniel Boone hotel, the first since disbanding in June 1901 after nearly two years in the Philippine insurrection. Mayor R P DeVan welcomed veterans who then shared chats and a luncheon. The group toured to the state capitol and other sites, ending the day with a banquet where A A Lilly spoke on The Spanish War Veterans, William P Sympson discussed Pension Legislation, and Beverly Broun spoke What I Know About Two Wars.
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Forty First Infantry
U. S. Volunteers
Daniel Boone Hotel
San Francisco
Philippines
R. P. DeVan
Capitol
A. A. Lilly
William P. Sympson
Huntington
Beverly Broun
Charleston
49 Persons Die In Coast Storm
The Atlantic seaboard faced one of the era's worst storms with 49 dead and floods threatening from New York to North Carolina. Millions in property damage. Laurel Delaware restored communications after authorities dynamited a dam to relieve a flood threat in Broad Creek. Red Cross abandoned rushed aid. Coast guard cutters searched for the motorship Solarina.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
North Carolina
Laurel
Del
Broad Creek
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Solarina
Extra Gasoline Tank Law Classified as Safety Act
The state road commission defines a new safety act classifying extra gasoline tanks as a safety measure. The supervisor of transportation may permit tanks beyond manufacturer capacity upon written application and public protection guarantees. Six arrests under the law have occurred recently as supporters argue it protects state revenue from out of state fuel use.
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Supervisor of Transportation
Warden Urges West Virginia Stand Against Penal Work Act
Warden Dr C F McClintic leads a Washington conference with NRA officials and prison board chairs from six states to block the Hawes Cooper act’s prison made goods ban. He warns the code could wreck WV prison industries by removing markets in New York and Chicago and seeks state unity before the act takes effect.
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C. F. McClintic
State Penitentiary
West Virginia
Hawes-Cooper
NRA
Washington
Tennessee
Alabama
Michigan
Virginia
Florida
Mississippi
Washngton
C. L. Stebbins
Department of Public Works
Hugh Ss. Johnson
McClintic
E. J. Whiteside
New York
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Brady
A. Spates Brady
State Board of Control
Airplane used to transport Urschel kidnap suspects to trial
Federal agents rushed R G Shannon his wife and son Armon from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City to stand trial in the $200000 Urschel ransom kidnapping case. Five armed officers accompanied the Shannons as they arrived at the airport and federal authorities planned a swift trial. Bonds were reduced for Mrs Shannon and her husband but a removal order sped the group to the plane. In Denver Albert Bates and George Kelley faced removal here while Harvey Bailey pursued legal help after a waiver to oppose removal.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
R. G
Department of Justice
Texas
Shannon
Urschel
Kelley
Harvey Bailey
Fort Worth
Sam Sayers
Utilities Require Filing of Contracts and Fees by Utilities
Public Service Commission ordered all public utility companies to immediately file copies of contracts with holding or affiliated firms and sworn statements of fees paid for management and engineering services. Exemptions apply to municipally owned utilities. The move aims to provide a complete bookkeeping view and to allow disallowance or investigation of unreasonable charges affecting rate bases. A new oath for annual reports now references PSC orders, and utilities must avoid charging undistributed construction costs to operating expenses.
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Public
Public Service Commission
Commission
C. E. Nethken
West Virginia
Public Service Commission of
Vandenberg Criticizes Banking Policy Over Detroit Banks
U S Senator Arthur H Vandenberg questioned federal policy after the bank holiday saying it prioritized liquidity over solvency and caused bank closures. He urged standardized deposit insurance, urged access to bank records, and blamed Hoover for trying to avert a Detroit financial flare up. He cited closures of First National Bank Detroit and Guardian National Bank of Commerce and urged government accountability.
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Detroit
U. S
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R. Mich
Michigan
Charles E.coughlin
Washington
Herbert Hoover
First National Bank Detroit
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
Kidnaper Killed In Police Fight
In San Francisco on August 25, a four day kidnapping of William F. Wood ends with the kidnapper Henry Jennings killed by police as Wood urges help. Officer Michael McDonald and bystander Ella Bowers are wounded while Jennings tries to flee through Crystal Palace market after grabbing cash and bank records valued at ten thousand dollars.
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San Francisco
William F. Wood
William Howard Taft
Henry Jennings
Wood
Michael McDonald
McDonald
Ella Bowers
Crystal Palace
Upper Market Street
Jennings
Market Street
John McConville
Edward Borbeck
Roosevelt Reviews U.S. Finances With Aides
President Roosevelt, at EYDE PARK New York, received reports on a six month economy program and billions in a public works and reform initiative. He ordered strict limits on next year's budget while Treasury Secretary Woodin and Budget Director Douglas outlined funding needs and a broad fiscal survey.
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Eyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
William Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Woodin
Douglas
Progress on Coal Code After Meeting Between Operators and Miners
Washington August 25 AP Hugh S Johnson expressed satisfaction with talks between nonunion bituminous operators and the United Mine Workers on disputed points blocking the industry’s entry into the blue eagle list. He anticipated an agreement or code soon and warned he would impose a code if talks fail. Four union leaders and four operators worked in shirt sleeves, addressing wages, wage differentials, and maximum hours, without predicting completion or details. Johnson noted progress and said negotiations would continue until agreement or disagreement, then a code would be imposed. Roosevelt in Hyde Park voiced confidence the coal code would be achieved, with a proposed comprehensive labor arbitration system for the industry. The plan envisioned arbitration across five districts with mine committees, district boards, and a national board, permitting appeals. Johnson and aides focus most of their time on coal.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
United Mine Workers of America
Blue Eagle
Johnson
Hyde Park
New York
Roosevelt
Nethken and Mahood Clash Over Gas Rate Figures
A memorandum by Commissioner Alexander M. Mahood opposes valuation figures in C E Nethken’s minority report on Wheeling gas rates. The majority had found 52 cents per thousand cubic feet charged by the Natural Gas Co. of West Virginia reasonable, while Nethken’s minority valued the rate at 41 cents. Mahood notes added viewpoints since May and remarks on recent changes in commission membership as he explains the facts of the investigation.
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C. E Nethken
Wheeling
Alexander M. Mahood
Mahood
I. Wadé Coffman
Natural
West Virginia
Nethkeen
Coffman
John J. D. Preston
Charleston
Five More Slayers Sentenced in Chicago Crime Campaign
In Chicago on August 25 five killers including a woman were sent to prison as part of the crime campaign, bringing total sentences to 206. Vera Carl, convicted of plotting with four men to murder her husband for life insurance, drew 14 years. Her brother Ivan Grillec and John Milosic received life terms. John Foss and Edward Vaselka, state witnesses, await next month.
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Chicago
Vera Carl
George
Rudolf Desart
Samuel Hoffman
John Levick
Carl
Ivan Grillec
John Milosic
John Foss
Edward Vaselka
First Proscription List Is Announced by Hitler
Berlin reports Hitler's regime公布 the first proscription list stripping 33 Germans abroad of citizenship and property. Notables include Philip Scheidemann Leon Feuchtwanger Heinrich Mann Ernst Toll er Ruth Fischer Bernhard Weiss and Wilhelm Pieck among others. The list targets communists socialists pacifists liberal democrats and literary figures. Five relatives of Scheidemann were arrested but released after his alleged repudication of the articles.
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Berlin
Philip Scheidemann
Republic
Hitler
Scheidemann
Leon Feucht
Wilhelm Pieck
Ernst Toller
Ruth Fischer
Germany
Max Hoeltz
Red
Russia
Albert Grzesinski
Alfred Kerr
Inflation Talk Advances Stocks
New York August 25 stocks and leading commodities rose sharply as the inflation prospect strengthened. A federal reserve expansion in U.S. government bond purchases, a weak dollar against sterling and gold currencies spurred heavy buying. Stocks advanced 1 to 6 points, averaging a 3.2 point gain on 90 issues. Grain markets were buoyed by the London wheat conference agreement.
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New York
U. S
Federal Reserve System
Associated Press-Standard
London
Murder Trial Grabs Attention in Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills, a murder trial dominates local interest while broader national issues including auto codes and NRA policy get scant coverage. The writer grumbles about missing news beyond the case and laments ignorance of federal actions by figures like Hugh Johnson, Wallace, Hull, and Perkins.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
California
Hugh Johnson
Secretary Wallace
Agriculture
Cordell Hull
Miss Perkins
NRA
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Senate
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41St Regiment
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Oklahoma
Daniel Mulroney
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