Lawmakers clash over Hoover policy and debt relief
The piece reports a heated House debate led by Rep Louis McFadden who accuses President Hoover of selling the United States to German bankers and calls for impeachment. It covers reactions from Rep Burnett Chiperfield, others, and notes party dynamics and a Chicago convention bid. It also notes Sen Robert Wagner's push to restart federal public works to address unemployment with a two billion dollar program amid Depression data.
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Burnett M. Chiperfield
Ml Naois
McFadden
United States
Elief
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Senate
Wagner
Senator Reed attacks international bankers on war debt plan
Senator Reed denounces what he calls banker propaganda to force cancellation of debts for selfish ends and opposes reviving the war debt commission. McKellar and Johnson back his stance against even a one year moratorium. Mills and Stimson urged ratification before the Ways and Means Committee.
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Congress
Pennsylvania
Louis McFadden
David A. Reed
Hoover
McFadden
House Banking and Currency Committee
United States
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Seligmans
Paul Warburg
John J. O'Connor
New York
Reed
Mellon
War Debt Commission
Europe
McKellar
Tennessee
Johnson
California
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
State Stimson
Democratic policy group splits on Hoover moratorium
Speakers Garner and Senator Robinson reported the Democratic joint policy committee left the Hoover moratorium to individual members view and pledged efforts to cut government spending. They did not finalize details on tariff or tax revision, deferring these to future discussions. The first senate bill to proceed to committee debate proposed authorizing building up the navy to full strength.
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Peaker Garner
Robinson
Democratic Joint Policy” Committee
Senate
O ‘Hale
Navy
Basel advisory panel backs cautious reparations stance
In Basel the Young plan advisory committee led by Alfredo Beneduce abandoned plans for full abolition of German reparations payments. Dutch member Colijn and others urged cancellation, while US member Walter Stewart resisted debt scaling. The group will report factual findings to governments. decisions await the January reparations conference.
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Basel
Switzerland
Young Plan Advisory Committee
Alfredo Beneduce
Italy
Germany
Colijn
Walter W. Stewart
United States
Europe
China Faces Coalition Rule as Chiang Resigns
Chiang Kai shek announces resignation amid moves toward a united Chinese government led by Lin Sen. Canton faction gains upper hand, Sun Fo and Eugene Chen named figures. authority shifts away from League of Nations toward a tougher stance on Japan. Manchuria to become autonomous with Tsang Shih-yi as governor. Inukai named new premier of Japan, endorsing disarmament and seeking United States silk purchases.
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Orient
China
Withh Canton
Chiang
Sun. Fo
Sun Yat-sen
Wee
United States
Eugene Chen
Lin.Sen
Nationalist Party
S At
League of Nations
Japan
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
Morden
Manchuria
Tsang Shih-yi
Fengtien Province
Mukden
Yuan Chin-Kai
Apan
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Chang Hsueh-liang
Chinchow
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Paris
League of Nations Council
German Socialist caucus backs Bruening to enforce price cuts
In Germany the government appears secure at least until January as the Socialist party supports Chancellor Bruening to implement his emergency decree price reductions. Failure could push Socialists to join Communists and Hitlerites in opposition and threaten the republic. The Reich works to uncover a fascist plot while Hitler condemns Bruening and demands liberty and power for the Fascists in a lengthy reply.
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Bruening
Germany
Socialist Party
Herr Hitler
Romanian royal split resolve leaves titles intact
In Romania, King Carol and Prince Nicholas reconcile. Nicholas will relinquish his wife Jana Delet only legally, keeping royal titles and military commands. Nicholas and Jana become companions, like Carol and Magda Lupescu were previously.
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Romania
Carol
Nicholas
Jana Delet
Jana
Magda Lupescu
Burma constitutional talks face backlash from delegates
In Burma talks at the round table conference three delegates withdrew, objecting to Britain's plan for internal self government. They returned to London with priests' instructions to come back only if a full, immediate, and responsible government is offered.
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Ngland
Round
Burma
India
London
Illinois Republicans Await Judge James AL Wit Ruling
Illinois Republicans anxiously await clarity on legal status as United States District Judge James AL Wit weighs the case. The uncertain ruling has GOP leaders watching closely for impact on strategy and potential political fallout.
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Llinois
United States District
James
AL Wit
Suitor Seeks Daughter’s Hand in London
Nervous suitor asks for permission to marry the daughter as the father quizzes finances. He declares £20,000 as his wealth, arguing it came from his father’s hard work, prompting the father to probe whether the money reflects personal effort.
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Ivy
London
A Real Treat from a Conceited Pianist
A playful line offers a choice of a grand chocolate nut sundae as a treat. A humorous dialogue features a conceited pianist and a responding narrator suggesting the sundae as the preferred indulgence.
Shopping trip yields a pelican sized bill joke
In a light moment a woman shows her husband a large shopping bill calling it a duck of a frack. He jokes the bill is pelican sized given its size, prompting a wry groan. The exchange highlights domestic humor from Pearson's.
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John
Pearson
Clever and Charming Remarks Between Lovers
In London Answers a dialogue unfolds where a man praises his partner as clever charming and brilliant while she gently admonishes him. He insists the feeling passes as they grow closer.
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London
Bigamy and loneliness spark sharp dialogue
A wry exchange between a mother of five and an old maid contrasts marriage and single life with humor. The woman laments bigamy while the elder reflects on solitude, delivering a pointed, period-voiced quip.
Moth Delays Household Remorse After Late Night Light
Conversation shows Wife scolding John for leaving a light on at night and John insisting he did not forget. A moth fuels the dispute as a minor domestic moment, highlighting domestic friction over small details.
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John
Union Members Stir Up Seas and Standards
The Hammier-nead Shark and the Swordfish are described as forming a friendly bond as they reportedly join the carpenter's union, a playful jab at shared trades and cooperation among sea creatures.
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Carpenter's Union
Hats Drive Sudden Prosperity in Fashion Debate
In the ongoing discussion on restoration of prosperity a tangent arises as a woman's fashion whim spurs a surge in hat sales highlighting how consumer tastes can influence economic mood and market activity.
Catty First Girl and Nine Proposals During Vacation
A quip shows two girls discussing a summer acquaintance who is described as persistently hopeful after Catty recalls having nine proposals during a vacation. The exchange hints at social flirtation and city manners.
Pathetic Case Theat Dunkitts In Desti tute
Fragmentary text notes destitution and a sighting of Bill the other day. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, or events to establish a full news item.
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Dunkitts
Bill
Seventh Annual Show and Sale of Registered Livestock
Billings hosts January 5 to 7 show and sale with 250 cattle entered including 108 horned Herefords 24 polled Herefords 67 shorthorns 10 Angus and 40 4 H fat steers. Special prizes offered by major breed associations. Rail rates reduced for Montana and northern Wyoming shipments.
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Billings
R. B. McKee
Yellowstone ‘Registered Livestock Association
R. J. Kinzer
American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association
F. W. Harding
American Shorthurn Breeders Association
Montana
Wyoming
Montana Briefs Sketch A Busy State News in 1931
Montana news roundup reports factory upgrades at Billings sugar plant and Great Falls airfield night service. Dewey Lumber at Polson resumes mill work. oil plans discuss gasoline tax dodgers. Montaqua hotel fire at Joliet with $15000 loss. Cut Bank shows Montana Power success. Billings to Miles City bus line. 1932 fairs calendar. seed loan bill by Scott Leavitt. Grffin elected Montana division Rocky Mountain fair secretaries head. oil strike in Liberty County. rising auto deaths in 1931. state education board reelects Brannon as chancellor.
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Billings
Great Falls-Butte
Dewey Lumber Company
Polson
Great Falls
Joliet
Carbon County
Montaqua
Cut Bank
Montana Power
Butte
Northern Pacific Railway
Miles City
Montana Wool Growers Association
Bozeman
Scott Leavitt
Congress
Montana
Helena
H. P. Griffin
Intermountain Fair
Rocky Mountain Association of Fair Secretaries
Liberty County
Wyoming
Oregon
Union
Lewistown
Missoula
State Board of ‘Éducation
M. A. Brannon
Sheneallers
President of the Union in Court Over a Wheelbarrow Rest
A London magistrate hears the case of the Oxford Union president found asleep in a wheelbarrow in Piccadilly Circus. He offers playful excuses about vatetudinarian reasons. The magistrate notes his responsibility and questions the behavior of a university leader.
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The
Union
Piccadilly Circus
Oxford Union
London
Will of Arthur Pepper Names Long List of Relatives in London
In London, the will of Arthur Pepper leaves life property valued at 475 dollars to a relative and transfers full power of attorney to a long list of names including Ann Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Annny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane Kate Louise Maud Nort Ophelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulysses Venus Winlfred Xenophon Yetta Zenus Benner.
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London
England
Arthur Pepper
Ann Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Anny Ger
Trude Hypatia Inez
Jane Kate Louise Maud Nort
Ophelia Quince
Rebecca Starkey
Teresa Ulysses Venus Winl
Fred Xenophon Yetta Zenus Benner
Land of Many Children Welcomes Growth in Poland
An article notes Poland armed eight while 65 percent of the population grows under occupation. It states that Poland’s population increased by more than 500000 in 1931, compared with a 250000 rise in Great Britain during the same period.
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Poland
Great Britain
Exception to the Rule Vicar's Wife in Village Discourse
A humorous line from Pearson's Weekly notes Mrs. Miles as a witty example of social divide. The quote contrasts urban and rural manners with a cottage owner replying to misperceptions about village life.
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Miles
Pearson's Weekly
Man Outsells Boss Myths In Factory Probe Says Life
A Life magazine survey of 200 shop girls finds 184 say a man makes the best boss while 16 are married. The poll aims to test gender norms in workplace leadership.
Family Scutcheon History and Guest Towel Etiquette
A humorous exchange notes that no Smythe has sold the family escutcheon and no Jones has used a guest towel, underscoring ancestral pride and small manners. The dialogue playfully contrasts lineage with everyday proprieties.
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Smythe
Jones
Quoted Mumbles and Snippets From A Confusing Exchange
An informal dialog fragment features phrases about buying a house for a song and a misheard purchase. The text mixes casual banter, animal reference, and remarks on aging or wrinkles, without a clear news event or structured report.
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Chicago
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L. McFadden
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Vandenberg
Michigan
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Hicago
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Fess
Atlantic City
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Sen. Wagner
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Beneduce
Abroad
Chiang Kaishek
Inukat
Charity
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Joe
Gilbert T. Hodges
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