Nine Power Pact dispute sparks US protest over Manchuria
Secretary of State Stimson sent identical notes to Tokyo and Nanking warning Japan’s Manchuria action violates the nine power pact and Kellogg open door treaty. He briefed diplomats and signatories as Japan presses south, while a Tokyo bombing and consul incident spark further tensions.
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Apan
Manchuria
United States
Japan
China
Washington
Tokyo
Nanking
Stimson
Great Britain
Chinchow
Shanhaikwan
Tientsin
Culver B. Chamberlain
O Mukden
Hirohito
Montana Highway Costs by County in 1931 Revealed
Figures released show state spend totals for 1931 highway work in Montana. State and federal funds reached 7 961 840 dollars for construction with counties contributing 2 439 815 dollars. The state let contracts worth 9 500 000 dollars and maintenance charges amounted to about 1 000 000 dollars. Local labor was prioritized where possible across 12 highway districts. Expenditures by county cover Beaverhead to Yellowstone with detailed figures. Total county spend listed as 2 439 815 dollars.
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Helena
State Highway Commission
Montana
Meagher
Cascade
State Commission
Highway Commission
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Chateau
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
Lincoln
McCone
Madison
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone
French cabinet in turmoil after Maginot's death
A political crisis in France follows the death of War Minister Andre Maginot. Observers expect cabinet changes with Briand possibly ousted and Tardieu named foreign minister. Maginot helped shape the strong military stance and the fortress plan along the eastern border.
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Reat
Andre Maginot
Briand
Tardieu
Maginot
Democrats Push Major Tariff Bill Limiting Presidential Power
Democrats press a tariff bill to strip the President of flexible tariff provisions under Smoot Hawley and require Congress to approve any rate changes. Rep James W Collier of Mississippi introduced the measure with backing from the Democratic policy committee and allies in Congress. The bill would also urge an international conference to reduce tariffs and seeks the final say by Congress on commission findings, risking a presidential veto.
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Hooter
Congress
James W. Collier
Mississippi
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congressional Democratic Joint Policy Committee
Tariff Commission
Commission
Hoover Plea for Quick Action on Relief Bills
R HOOVER urges rapid consideration of relief measures in a Special message. The president backs a bill already approved by the House to increase capitalization and support for key relief programs.
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R. Hoover
Senator Borah Proposes Broad Federal Salary Cuts
Senator Borah introduces three free bills to trim federal pay. One plan lowers farm wage board salaries from 12 000 to 6 000 and imposes a 15 000 cap on board linked earnings, plus targeting a 20 000 counsel. A second bill ends the twenty cent mileage allowance for congressional and other officials. The third cuts the Vice President and Cabinet to 10 000, and reduces senators and representatives to 8 000. White House says passage unlikely and would hurt efficiency and morale. President Hoover warns against wage cuts except as last resort.
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Enator Borah
Congressional
White House
Hoover
Congress
Hamilton Fish Jr Probes Fascist Activity After Easter Bombs
New York Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr launches a congressional inquiry into fascist and anti fascist activities in the United States following Easter Sunday mail bombings in Pennsylvania and other bomb discoveries. The diabolical act sparks a push for closer scrutiny of extremist networks.
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United States
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
Easter
Dawes Denies Presidential Bid After London Visit
HARLES G. DAWES ambassador to Great Britain returns from London and rejects rumors he seeks the Republican nomination. He says he is in Washington to discuss the disarmament conference with President Hoover as head of the American delegation. The White House notes the U S will not lead and expects few military cuts given U S rank. Dispatches from Rome indicate Italy to be guided by Grandi with other officials at the conference. Julius Rosenwald philanthropist and capitalist dies after years of fitness and vast charitable work promoting thrift and fighting prejudice.
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Harles G. Dawes
Great Britain
London
Hoover
Dawes
Washington
White House
United States
Rome
Chicago
Mankind
Julius Rosenwald
Montana Notes From State News
Plans for a new Montana post office in Anaconda costing 120000 are announced. The Montana school board convention will be held in Lewistown March 14 and 15. Dr W J Butler says Montana livestock are healthier than at any past time. Montana had six hunting fatalities and several serious accidents in 1981. earlier years saw three deaths in 1930 and ten in 1929. The drought relief rate cut on Montana railroads from August 1931 to year end saved 400000 to 500000 for state shippers. The Laurel NP shop employs 120 workers with six months more work expected on the box car program. The Montana Hotel Men's Association urges repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and modification of the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beer. A $30000 high school building for St Labres mission at Ashland to educate Northern Cheyenne youths is planned. 1932 licenses will be black on yellow and issued starting March 15. applications may be made to county treasurers or the Deer Lodge registration bureau. Southern Montana courthouses have seen highwayman robberies totaling over 6000, including Stillwater county in Columbus. Billings Yellowstone county treasurer’s office was entered but nothing stolen. A Washington echo recalls W J Bryan and Senator Wheeler’s bill for free coinage of silver at ratio 16 to 1.
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Anaconda
Montana School Board Association
Lewistown
W. J. Butler
Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific Railway
Laurel Shop
Montana Hotel Men’s Association
Congress
Registration Bureau
Deer Lodge
Stillwater
Columbus
Yellowstone County
Billings
Onliue
W. J. Bryan Jane
Wheeler
Senate
Man’s Erect posture sparked evolution, says MacKenzie
The Boston Transcript notes Sir Colin Mackenzie’s view that a single Central Australian skull suggests intellect grew from muscular development. It outlines how upright stance enabled forelimbs to become hands and thumbs, driving tool use, social organization, and language, linking anatomy to evolution.
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Colin Mackenzie
Lamarck
Darwin
Conlin MacKenzie
Australian
Boston Transcript
Pacific Salmon Life Cycle Fact Highlight
Pacific salmon spawn only once and then die after reaching the river spawning grounds, unlike Atlantic salmon which may spawn multiple times. The text notes this biological trait as a key difference.
New Orleans Water Filtered to Remove Debris Before Use
In New Orleans the water supply drawn from the Mississippi passes through filtration removing 3.6 tons of debris per 1,000,000 gallons. After filtration and chemical treatment the water is deemed safe for drinking and domestic uses.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Candle Fish Used To Make Oil Lamp In Alaska
A fish native to Alaska known as candle fish yields an oily flesh that can serve as lamp fuel. Dried as a body with a wick passing through, the exposed end can burn for a long time.
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Alaska
Diurnal Tides in Gulf of Mexico Report
Coastal observers note only one high tide and one low tide daily in the Gulf of Mexico as diurnal inequality grows, approaching a near extinguishment of a second tide. Local scientists monitor shifting tidal patterns and potential effects on navigation and coastal activities.
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Gulf
Mexico
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Lee’y Stimson
Federal Reserve System
Capper
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American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
House Committee On Agriculture
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William Jennings Bryan
W Iite House
Burton K. Wheeler
Bryan
Sen. Wheeler
Raskob
Emocrats
New Hampshire
Fletcher Hale
Wiliam N. Rogers
John Bartlett
Rogers
Farmer-Laborites
Anatma Gandhi
Poona
England
India
Lord Willingdon
All-India Congress Party
Gandhi
Christians of India
Meagher County Low
J. W. Collier
BAYER
Ier
Desert
Central
Australia
Mans
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