Campaign strains grip voters as 40 million eligible
Across the United States the closing campaign week saw fierce clashes and broad appeals to nearly 40 million eligible voters. President Hoover's final tour touched Illinois Indiana Missouri Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin while Roosevelt campaigned near home and used radio appeals to California voters.
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Roosevelt
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South Dakota
Industrial recovery seen as promising by steel executive
Myron C. Taylor chair of United States Steel Corp told about 300 supporters of the New York citizens committee of the emergency unemployment relief committee that recovery from last summer’s low point is definite and progressive as a $15 million fundraising drive for relief begins. In Missouri, mild weather and upturns in industry reduced the need for $209,000 in Relief funds. A Kendall County Illinois demonstration proposes blending 10 percent alcohol from grain with gasoline to curb surplus farm products and conserve petroleum.
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Myron ©. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Jefferson City
Citizen's Relief and Unemployment Committee of
St. Louis
Caulfield
Reconstruction Finance Corporation For Relief
C. Steger
sHife
Kendall County
Unoia
County Farm Bureau
J. J. Groetken
Aurora
United States
European powers urge disarmament shift as Davis backs naval talks
In Europe, Norman Davis presses for a conscript army plan and new security treaties. He tells Premier Herriot that the U S will not commit to war but favors consultation if the Kellogg pact is violated. France weighs a Mediterranean Locarno style naval accord with Britain and Italy. In Manchuria, Japanese forces fight Chinese irregulars near Tsitsihar as revolts spread and threats loom along the Siberian frontier.
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Herriot
Paul Boncour
Davis
United States
M. Herriot
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England
Berlin
Germany
France
Great Britain
Italy
Alessandri Wins Chile Presidency Amid Shifts in Power
Arturo Alessandri, once a radical, secured Chile’s presidency on a broad plurality after a single campaign speech promising to respect the constitution. He defeated Col. Marmaduke Grove and three others as Grove vows Latin American socialist federation aims. In Ecuador Martinez Mera and in Honduras Tiburcio Carías Andino won, while Brazil exiles 28 men from the Sao Paulo revolt bound for Europe to curb opposition ahead of May assembly elections.
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Chile
Federation of Socialist Republics
Swenty
Sao Paulo
Rio
Europe
Portugal
Assembly
Unemployed Army Clashes With London Authorities At Buckingham Palace
London police faced ongoing trouble as a large unemployed mob gathered to plead before Parliament. The group attempted to storm Buckingham Palace and invade the Houses of Parliament, meeting resistance and forcing retreat amid fierce confrontations.
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Olice
London
Buckingham Palace
House of Commons
Black Hawk War Saga From 1804 Surrender To Final Capture
A historical sketch traces Black Hawk and Keokuk through the 1804 treaty surrender of eastern lands, the 1832 conflict, and the leader’s capture at Fort Monroe. It notes his East Coast tour, death near Townville in 1839, and the reported desecration of his bones.
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Black Hawk
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James D. Henry
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Virginia
United States Literary Gazette
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Townville
Sauk
Territory
Iowa
Burlington
Western Newspaper Union
Fragmentary dialogue hints at future hopes and fate
An earnest friend asks whether one can reach eighty and enjoy heaven. Senator Sorbe responds with serene, hopeful assurance about life after time.
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Oil Boom Hinted Near Cut Bank Montana Field
Montana Power Company completes an oil well in the Cut Bank field with geologists predicting a major boom. The field spans eight miles, lies near the Blackfeet reservation, and already four wells are producing with twelve more underway.
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Anaconda
Kevin-Sunburst
Great Northern Railway
Blackfeet
Ravalli Republican Editor J C Conkey Dies in Hamilton
Montana notes report the death of J C Conkey owner and editor of the Ravalli Republican after a long illness in Hamilton. Other items include Polson chosen for 1933 Lutheran church convention in Montana, a Terry street lighting rate approval, a 36 000 pound honey shipment from Willard Bell, and state tax figures showing October gasoline receipts and ten month revenue.
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Ravalli Republican
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Intermountain Circuit
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Anaconda
Terry
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana-Dakota Power Company
Rowan
Spokane
Wash
Willard R. Bell
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Livingston
Yellowstone Park
Gardiner
Park
Chicago Stockyards
L. Chatterton
Geyser
Dwight H. Smith & Sons
Bozeman
Chicago
Melstone
Winnett District
Henry Howell
Lon Myers
Kelley District
Rader
Forestry Club
Missoula
State University
Golf practice humor as couple watches swings fail
A lighthearted scene on a practice course shows a young woman swinging valiantly yet missing most balls while her husband endures with patience and mutters that she should use a fly swatter.
Opinion: Jimmie-O Joake as horn humorist
A Brooklyn Eagle snippet notes funniness in the career of Jimmie-O Joake as a horn humorist, recalling a father’s thrashing making him see the funny side at supper.
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Jimmie—O'joake
Hatton
Brooklyn Eagle
Doctors Use Creosote to Halt Dangerous Coughs
For years doctors have prescribed creosote for coughs colds and bronchitis Creomulsion with creosote and six other ingredients rapidly stops lingering coughs and colds It is said to be powerful yet harmless and easy to take Your druggist guarantees relief or your money back Beware lingering coughs and keep Creomulsion on hand for instant use.
Slanguage Through the Years in Pathfinder’s Snapshot
Pathfinder Magazine traces slang evolution from 1901 to 1931 with examples like Go back and sit down 1901 candy kid 1902 twenty threeskidoo 1907 Go chase yourself 1908 Raspberries 1021 So's your old man 1025 Applesauce 1927 And how 1928 law down and go boom 1929 Oh yeah 1930 and ballyhoo 1931 noting shifting tones and usage across decades.
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Lost 20 Pounds in Four Weeks Remark Heard
Mrs Mae West of St Louis Missouri reports losing twenty pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts. She says she weighs 150 pounds now and has more energy. The ad claims a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Mae West
St. Louis
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