Stock Collapse and Market Rebound Across United States
The article traces a week of wild stock market swings as prices collapse then rebound. It notes heavy Tuesday selling of over twenty six million shares, a Wednesday recovery led by bankers and insurers, and public statements by Hoover and Julius Klein asserting the economy remains sound. It also covers congressional tariff hearings, the Grundy testimony defending high tariffs, and international events including Chinese civil war actions, Soviet repatriation of Archangel dead, and Mussolini celebrating fascist anniversaries in Rome.
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Edward W. Pickard
New York
Hoover
Julius B. Klein
Exchange
Farm Board Provides 100 Million To Stabilize Wheat Prices
Federal Farm Board chairman Legge says a large portion of this year’s wheat supply was marketed too rapidly. The Farmers National Grain Corporation is formed in Wilmington Delaware and begins operating in Chicago with $100 million available to lenders. The plan allows farmers to receive over 90 percent of wheat value without selling, aiming to stabilize prices and give farmers market control under Hoover policies.
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Legge
Federal Farm Board
Central States
Farm Board
Hoover
Old Guard Senate Republicans Pursue November Adjournment
Reed of Pennsylvania and Edge of New Jersey lead a faction of veteran Republicans who doubt a tariff bill acceptable to the party and the administration can pass in the special session and seek adjournment by mid November.
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Ome
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Edge
New Jersey
Senators and ministers press Hoover on Washington liquor
Senator Blease and clergy leaders condemn Hoover over Washington alcohol and vice crimes. The Washington Times exposed the trade and its city editor testified before a grand jury. Three reporters refused to name their sources and were jailed by Judge Peyton Gordon for contempt for 45 days.
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Enator Blease
South Carolina
Washington
Hoover
National Capital
Washington Times
Grand Jury
Peyton Gordon
Ontario conservatives sweep provincial election landslide
In Ontario the Conservatives secured a sweeping victory in the NITS legislative elections. Premier Howard Ferguson's government captured 93 of 112 seats while Liberal leader W. E. N. Sinclair barely avoided defeat and John G. Lethbridge, dry Progressive leader, was defeated in Middlesex West.
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Ontario
Can
Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
W E. N. Sinclair
Diry
John G. Lethbridge
Middlesex West
Daladier Quest for New French Government Fails
Former French premier Eduard Daladier sought to form a new government but could not win Socialist participation. The move left him unable to assemble a governing coalition and forced to concede.
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Douard Daladier
France
Storm Losses on Lake Michigan Claim Several Lives
A lifeboat tragedy near Racine sinks the Hner Wisconsin from Chicago with Capt. Douglas Morrison among fifteen drowned. Sixty rescued. Later the Senator collides with the Marquette north of Milwaukee. the Senator sinks with twelve aboard while the Marquette reaches port.
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Lake Michigan
Hner
Wisconsin
Chicago
Racine
Douglas H. Morrison
Senator
Marquette
Milwaukee
Senator Burton of Ohio Dies After Long Career in Congress
Theodore B Burton United States senator from Ohio died in Washington after a month long illness at seventy seven. He served forty four years in Congress including terms in the House and Senate and was a Republican leader. Funeral services were held in the Senate chamber with President Hoover present and ten senators accompanied the body to Cleveland. Other notable deaths included Rev E Shumaker Sir Graham Balfour Prince Bernhard von Buelow Rev John Roach Straton and Edwin B Parker.
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United States
Ohio
Washington
Congress
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Senate
Republican Party
Burton
Hoover
Cleveland
E. §. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Graham Balfour
Stevenson
Prince Bernhard von Buelow
Dhancelr
Germany
John Roach Straton
New York
Edwin B. Parker
Fall Convicted Of Bribery In Doheny Oil Lease Case
The jury in Washington found Albert LB Fall guilty of accepting a bribe from Edward Doheny for a naval reserve oil lease. The verdict allows a maximum three year prison term and $300,000 fine, but mercy was recommended. In Los Angeles, theater magnate Alexander Paritages was found guilty of assaulting dancer Eunice Pringle and jurors urged penitentiary time with leniency.
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Washington
Albert LB. Fall
Edward Doheny
Fall
Los Angeles
Alexander Paritages
Eunice Pringle
Western Newspaper Union
Red Cross Aids Veterans With 738000 Dollar Pledge
The American Red Cross reports expenditures of 738000 dollars for veteran aid in the just completed year. Red Cross chapters spent 1963000 dollars on veteran relief and for men still in service. Forty eight Veterans Bureau Hospitals and many posts and ports host Red Cross workers to provide recreation, comforts, social services, and claims assistance for veterans and dependents. Enrollment in the Roll Call runs Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day.
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Red Cross
Veterans -Bureau
James L. Fieser
The
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Veterans of Wars
Fleser
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Veterans Bureau
New Crops Bring Prosperity to Delta Farmers After 1927 Flood
Red Cross officials report prosperity rising in Mississippi Delta counties as homes establish vegetable gardens and alfalfa crops replace cotton. Home demonstration agents and agricultural programs launched after the 1927 flood show strong returns, with more diversified farming and improved livestock.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Delta
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Red Cross Honor Flag Goes To New Hampshire
The annual Red Cross honor flag for the highest percentage of population enrolled went to New Hampshire narrowly ahead of Vermont. California ranked third and Connecticut fourth in the 1928 roll call showing nationwide membership at 4,127,946. The flag will remain in the State House until the 1929 roll call is completed.
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American Red Cross
New Hampshire
Vermont
California
Connecticut
State House
Five Red Cross Camps House Flood Refugees
The American Red Cross cared for 27 791 people in camps or homes across Alabama Georgia and Florida after floods last spring. Five camps housed most evacuees with nurses aiding health officials and preventing epidemics.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Fou
Tropical peaks disprove flat tropics stereotype in Jamaica
The old idea of the tropics as flat and dull is challenged by Jamaica's geography, rising 7,500 feet above sea level. Caribbean mountains are among the highest east of the Rockies, reshaping regional impressions.
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Tropics
Jamaica
Caribbean
Disturbing Thought on Adam and the Eve Parable
The Hillboro News-Herald ponders whether Adam spoke truth when blaming Eve for the fall. The remark frames a chastened reflection on temptation, accountability, and merit in ancient storytelling.
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Adam
Hillboro News-Herald
Poisonous Effect of St John’s Wort on White Cattle
St John’s wort is poisonous to cattle and sheep that are white or partly white. The plant’s poison works only in light, and light is blocked by colored matter in the animal’s skin.
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St. John’s Wort
Miss Godfrey, 17, Secretly Marries 68-Year-Old Doctor
Miss Helen Godfrey of Norwalk secretly marries Dr. Frederic Ritchie, a 68 year old New York eye specialist. By the marriage she becomes stepmother to a woman twice her age.
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Helen Godfrey
Norwalk, Conn
Frederic Ritchie
New York
Sleep Urges From Health Authority Stir Morning Debate
A health authority declares Americans need more sleep and sparks discussion about wake times and daily routines as people confront early mornings and daylight changes. The remark highlights public interest in sleep health and work schedules.
Unexhausted Truth in Reading If Not Expurgated
A reflection on unexpurgated writing versus gossip, noting how unfiltered content can fatigue readers as much as unfiltered chatter, and suggesting value in discerning what deserves exposure.
Origins of the cock and bull story explained
An explanation traces the phrase to ancient fables where animals like cocks and bulls spoke in human language about general topics. The passage notes several theories but favors the fable origin linking animal dialogue to human discourse.
Op portunity Recognized Through Hard Work Motto
London Tit-Bits notes that opportunity is rarely seen without effort, stating it is often disguised by hard work. This aphorism underscores diligence as the path to success.
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London
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