Lloyd George era Hoover plan draws mixed bids in London
Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald chaired a conference amid warnings of crisis in central Europe. The plan urges renewed German credits and short term loan considerations, while France signals opposition to Hoover credits. a German long term loan may hinge on American and British participation.
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Committee of Finance Ministers
London
Germany
Hoover
Stimson
World Bank For International Settlements
World Bank
Bruening
Curtius
France
America
Great Britain
Herr Bruening
Premier Laval
Berlin
Laval
Ramsay McDonald
Europe
Insurgent Canton To Begin Attacks On Nationalists
The Canton government announces plans to start operations against the Nationalist regime on August 1. General Chang Fat-Kawi will lead forces into Kiangsu Province, a Nationalist area, after Gen Shih Yu-San began hostilities in northern China. Martial law was imposed in Peiping and Tientsin and a news censorship enacted by Nationalist authorities.
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Canton
China
Chang Fat-Kawi
Kiangs
Shih Yu-San
Shih
Yellow River
Peiping
Tientsin
Balloons Compete In Gordon Bennett Race With US Team
Furculow and John Reker landed four miles north of Ravenna to take fifth after roughly 20 miles. Lt Edgar Fogesonger and John A Tarro piloted the second army balloon for a 12 mile descent in about 35 minutes. The US entries include navy and Goodyear balloons alongside W. T. Van Orman of Akron in the Gordon Bennett contest.
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Furculow
John "Reker
Ravenna
Edgar .Fogesonger
John A. Tarro
Navy
Goodyear
United States
W. T. van Orman
Akron
Insurgents clash with national guards in Nicaragua raids
U S marine patrols aided by national guardsmen as insurgents attacked Rama on the Escondido river, leaving three rebels and one guardsman dead. Simultaneously Pedro Altamirano's forces sacked Santa Domingo, with police killing one insurgent and a guard wounded in the Chico river ambush near Kistlaya.
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National Guard
United States Marine
Managua
Rama
Escondido
Pedro Altamirano
Santa Domingo
Cho
Navy to modify cruisers to curb rolling in rough seas
Navy officials plan alterations to eighteew 10,000 ton cruisers after tests showed heavy rolling impaired gunfire. Anti rolling tanks and bilge keels are being added first to Pen sacola and Northampton with broader adoption if successful. Indications said the roll problem was overstated, and other new ships already redesigned aim to eliminate rolling.
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Pensacola
Northampton
Navy
Montana highway program shows 7.17 million year total and federal share
The Helena highway improvement program for the year ended June 30 spent 7,172,920.90 with contractors 5,178,826.62 72.18 percent. Right of way 375,483.58 signing 14,392.87 shop buildings 24,209. Engineering costs 394,941.55 equipment 227,849.16 maintenance 788,560.15 overhead 5.36 percent. Federal government contributed 3,376,480.46. gasoline tax 2,978,227.88. federal emergency loan 787,631.42. counties 872,933.84.
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Helena
Montana
Commission
Montana and nearby towns face drought era actions and events
Roundup limits sprinkling to two hours daily due to drought. In Moore ranchers weigh cutting wheat for hay amid low wheat prices and dry conditions. In Helena tourists favor longer highway travel as Montana roads expand with highway department activity. Ram sales set for Billings September 10 and Helena October 2 with 830 and 710 head respectively. Ivanhoe dome test drilling resumes by Minnesota-Flatwillow Petroleum. Montana railroad commission allows half tariff on hay and straw and two thirds on other feeds to drought regions. Hearings set August 10 for Montana Motor Coach service between Butte Browning via Great Falls. New cream grading law raises No 1 cream price by two cents per pound in Great Falls Lewistown. Roundup reports Montana trap shoot champions led by Rothrock Stivers Holter Renfro and Billings Gun Club. Daly Memorial hospital ceremony in Hamilton presents hospital to Bitter Root valley with open access guarantee. Montana farmers forecast harvest acreage about 16 percent lower than 1980 across 18 principal crops.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Highway Department
Billings
Ivanhoe Dome
Minnesota-Flatwillow Petroleum Company
E. N. Daly
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railway
Montana Motor Coach Company
Butte
Browning
Great Falls
Lewistown
W. W. Rothrock
D. G. Stivers
Richard Holter
Ted Renfro
Dell
Fragmentary musings on society and technology
A string of quirky aphorisms touches on materialism and wealth, crime detection, gender roles, modern travel, TV and telephone kinesis, European map changing, and Russia’s mud labeled caviar as a dubious shipment. The tone is satirical and reflective of a fragmented newspaper column.
New York Matron Loses Pearl Necklace in Shopping Spree
A New York matron reported losing a $90 000 pearl necklace during a shopping expedition. Police investigations follow as authorities pursue the missing item amid city chatter and public concern.
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New York
Gandhi Might Visit London for Second Indian Conference
The report notes the chance of Mr. Gandhi travelling to London to attend a second Indian conference. It also mentions the risk of being mistaken for a channel swimmer and cites Boris Pilnyak's remark that artists and writers are the richest class in Russia.
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Gandhi
London
Russia
Boris Pilnyak
Moscow
Boston Transcript Test Phrase Advised Rapid Saying
The Boston Transcript suggests reciting quickly a phrase about a zither, but the speaker notes there is no zither in their case and asserts the claim is false.
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Boston Transcript
Political Apathy Cited as Public Remedy Question
A veteran observer argues that deeper knowledge of governance reduces hope for remedies to political ills. He warns skepticism may hinder reform while urging informed citizen engagement.
Entomologist Notes Gnat Wing Beats At High Speed
An entomologist states a gnat’s wings flap about 15 000 times each second. He remarks it is remarkable that such a small insect can generate precise rhythm in round numbers.
Hollywood in turmoil as executives flee clean desk fad
Hollywood faces downturn as many film executives abandon the clean desk myth and restless industry players, including lesser lights, drift back to cluttered offices. Reportedly, job losses rise and some are forced into extended divorce efforts as conditions worsen.
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Biz
Hollywood
Aviation lanes gain with future aerial trucks
The Arkansas Gazette notes that an advantage of aviation is the current absence of aerial trucks hogging the air lanes, but these vehicles are expected to arrive in time.
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China
The
Arkansas Gazette
Pieced puzzle hints at rare Stradivari inside violin
An Inquirer notes a 1871 25 cent piece and imagines a hidden Stradivari inscription inside a two dollar violin. The quirky treasure hunt blends numismatic value with a claimed prized instrument.
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