Democrats take control as Garner poised to be speaker
After Tuesday elections Democrats secure majority in the House with 217 to 215 seats and Farmer Labor one seat. John N Garner of Texas emerges as likely speaker replacement for Nick Longworth. Michigan Eighth district sees Hart win for Democrats, Ohio and New York victories reaffirm party lines while New Jersey governor race signals national politics. Prohibition, welfare and looming economic issues dominate the public agenda as France, Britain and Japan tensions unfold in Manchuria and League of Nations cautions grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Garner
Texas
Nick Longworth
John N. Garnetnnoe Day
Michigan
G. S. Graham
Pennsylvania
Farimer
New Hampshire
New Jersey
A. Harry Moore
William Baird, Jr
Hoover
Moore
Martin Sennett Conner
Mississippi
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
William B. Harrison
Louisville
New York Casts Vote On Roosevelt Smith Contest
New York voters backed a constitutional amendment for reforestation of deserted farm lands two to one with Roosevelt supporting and Smith opposing. The result positioned Roosevelt as the party leader while Smith fell to a secondary role. New York elected an assembly with Tammany sweeping the city and Republicans keeping control of the legislature by ten votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
al Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Tammany
New York City
Chicago Leaders Visit New York Signal Party Stance
AYOR CERMAK and Illinois leaders visited New York to stress a strong Democratic candidate for president. Cermak urged a vigorous, outspoken nominee, listing Roosevelt Smith and Ritchie as acceptable names, with Reed of Missouri also noted. The visit highlighted Illinois’ push for a battle ready ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayor Cermak
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Smith
Ritchie
Maryland
Illinois
Alfred B. Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
Cermak
James Ham
Debts and Exports Weigh Germany in Postwar Talks
Germany argues that foreign debt service will require most export earnings for at least a decade as it notes a 600 million dollar foreign currency surplus this year swallowed by interest on Dawes and Young plan loans. Rail wage cuts and guardrails on economic policy feature in U S and UK discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dawes Plan
Young Plan
Emperor Haile Selassie I Celebrates First Coronation Anniversary
Haile Selassie I marks the first anniversary of his coronation with a ceremony in Addis Ababa. He attends cathedral services, parades in a Wilhelm coach, hosts a raw meat feast for ten thousand warriors, and opens two chambers of the new legislature amid a fireworks display. Separately, the American Chemical Society reports progress in synthesizing rubber from acetylene and salt water, noting it as a supplement rather than a substitute for natural rubber with potential specialized uses.
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Aile Selassie I
Ethopia
Lion
Judah
Abbyssnnia
Addis Ababa
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
American Chemical Society
Akron
Montana Sees Winter Preparedness Amid Industrial and Farm Activity
Montana plans for a winter with stock barns well supplied and rising prices for corn and barley. Wheat quality brings premium, beet factories run at capacity, and mining concerns resume operations. Highway work continues, building projects exceed eight hundred thousand dollars in Helena, and a winter-employment commission coordinates efforts with industry leaders.
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Helena
Montana
State Department of Agriculture
American Smelting& Refining Company
East Helena
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda
Monana
Erickson
James R. Hobbins
Butte
Montana Group
Charles E. Brown
Miles City
E. C. Carruth
Havre
O. S. Warden
Great ‘Alls
Harry Bell
Missoula
Ray Fart
Billings
W. J. McMahan
L. D. Conkling
Fozeman
Six Rambouillet sheep shipped from Deer Lodge to China
Deer Lodge Farm company sold six Rambouliet sheep to a buyer in China. Montana census data show 48 809 radio receiving sets in use. In October Butte saw fifty marriages and twenty divorces. Custer Battlefield highway surfacing near Roundup employed 56 men. Montana 6 cent gasoline tax yielded 3 218 705 in ten months. Martinsdale sheepmen discuss black faced lambs for next year. Ashley lake basin logging supports fifty plus workers for a three year contract. Martinsdale rancher Charles M Barr withheld his 1931 lamb crop from market and placed it with Iowa feeders. State land board granted 13 leases for 6 353 acres in six counties to explore oil and gas. Harlowton wind storm lifts laundry truck off bluff. Dairy records show a 12.2 drop in creamery butter production through September. Fromberg pair Purcell and Massin first Montanans to enter Chicago Grain show entries November 28 to December 6.
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China
Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge Farm Company
United States Census Bureau
Montana
Butte
Custer Battlefield
Roundup
Martinsdale
Ashley Lake
Kalispell
Charles M. Barr
Nea Martinsdale
Iowa
State Land Board of
Helena
Glacier
Yellowstone
Hill
Blaine
Carbon
Harlowton
Dairy’ Division
State Department of Agriculture
F.L. Purcell
Tony Massin
Fromberg
Chicago
Carbon County
Canine travels 400 miles from Lesser Slave Lake to Bassano
Canadian Press reports Curly the dog owned by Ben S Plumer of Bassano traveled about 400 miles across the country without a guide. Jack Regan, once on the Plumer farm, drove by covered wagon from Lesser Slave Lake to Bassano with Curly. After completing the journey the dog seemed happy with Regan but later returned home to the Plumer farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesser Slave Lake
Bassano
Curly
Ben S. Plumer
Jack Regan
Plumer
Regan
Kruschen Salts Promises Quick Fat Loss Claims
Mrs. Mae West of St. Louis says she lost 20 pounds in four weeks using Kruschen Salts. She weighed 170 pounds at 28 years old and now weighs 150, praising energy gains and no hunger. The ad urges a half teaspoon daily in hot water, with an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
St. Louis
America
Dog Leads Inquest To Man Hanged In Lewisham England
William Shackleton testified at an Lewisham inquest that a small white dog followed him on waste ground and refused to leave. The animal barked and led Shackleton to a man hanging from a rope against a tree, identified as Sidney A. Phippen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisham
England
Sidney A. Phippen
William Shackleton
East Dulwich
Alibi The Employer and Applicant Exchange Quotes
A dialogue contrasts employer and applicant views on driving caution and accountability. The employer questions careful driving while the applicant asserts fault lies with others, followed by a reflection on forward thinking and progress.
What did nature intend whiskers to be ornamental
A brief aphorism wonders if whiskers are meant for adornment. The text contrasts potential ornamental use with practical purpose, suggesting nature designs must serve function before form.
Indigestion Relief With Phillips Milk of Magnesia
After sour stomachs arise two hours post meal indigestion results from over stimulated stomach nerves and excess acid. Neutralize with Phillips Milk of Magnesia a tasteless dose in water. Provides quick relief and is physician prescribed. Also promotes oral health with Phillips Dental Magnesia toothpaste.
Demand revives use of wooden shoes in Italy rural areas
The article notes a rise in demand for economical long wearing footwear among Italy's poorer rural classes, who are turning to wooden soled shoes or clogs. This shift marks a departure from more modern options and ties to traditional footwear once common among northern European peoples.
Quote on virtue and self-respect
A Round quotation states that for a beginner self-respect suffices to start, but self-abnegation is the sole consummate virtue, underscoring a moral stance that values humility over ego.
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Edward W- Pickard
Aquor
Lewis
Fapan
Russia
League of Nations
Japan
Manchuria
Moscow
Izvestina
Adams
Navy League
United State
Great Britain
W. H. Gardiner
Ahab
Washington
White House
Navy
Wiliam Howard Gardiner
Gardiner
Hugh Rodman
John Hays Hammond
Ernest Lee Jahncke
William R. Castle
Eliot Wadsworth
the Treasury
Hammond
Wadsworth
Jahncke
Mr. Castle
Chicago Board of Trade
Silas Strawn
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Strawn
American Railway Association
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Senate
National Economic Council
Willard
Robert M. la Follette
League
Geneva
Arthur Henderson
League Council
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
King George
MacDonald
Lig
Mahatma Gandhi
India
George
Gandhi
Buckingham Palace
Rolla
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