National government formed to steady British finances
Britain forms a national government with Stanley Baldwin as leader and Sir Herbert Samuel to manage a small wartime cabinet. MacDonald returns as prime minister while Labour ministers resign. The move aims to balance the budget amid protests over dole cuts and US credit conditions.
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Britain
MacDonald
Trades Union Congress
Laborites
Buckingham Palace
King George
Scotland
Stanley Baldwin
Jierbert Samuel
Baldwin
Mr. MacDonald
Philip Snowden
J. O H. Thomas
Lord Sankey
Neville Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
Exchequer
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Herbert Samuel
Marquis of Reading
The
London Daily Herald
Labor Party
United States Federal Reserve Bank
Snowden
Washington
Joan
Coalition
National relief drive forms under Hoover aide
Walter Gifford head of American Telephone and Telegraph directs a major unemployment relief effort from Washington. Jed C. Croxton acts as emergency committee chair with 62 advisory members aiding Hoover's plan to unite all relief agencies into one coordinated nationwide campaign.
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Department of Commierce
Washington
Walter
Gifford
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
National Relief
Lis
Jed C. Croxton
Hoover
Rapidan Camp
Emmerson
Sinois
Ralph
California
Tudor
Maine
Wienant
Newampshire
Roosevelt
New York
Three million face flood misery in Yangtze valley
In central China the 3 percent PF flood worsens as Yangtze valley remains submerged. Ships drift past towns and villages under water while thousands drown and hundreds of thousands starve or succumb to disease. Refugees crowd the last dry land with no food or shelter. Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang are cited among affected cities.
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China
Yangtse
Hankow
Wuchang
Hanyang
Dre
Prohibition foes gain steam as gang violence spurs town rally
In New York City a mass meeting in Madison Square Garden denounces city officials and blames prohibition for gang outbreaks. Samuel Vauclain, steel magnate, urges repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and restoration of state control over liquor laws. Senator Bulkley also advocates resubmission to states and a Democratic plank to end national prohibition.
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York
Chicago
Mauison Square Garden
Bainbridge
Colby
Weber
Cyelorents
Prohibition
Samuel Vauclain
Vauclain
National Treasury
Morrow
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Wenton
Bulkley
Democratic Party
Buikley
Ayora resigns as Ecuador president after cabinet quits
President Ayora of Ecuador resigns with immediate effect as cabinet members abandon posts following a peaceful revolt in the Chinborago garrison. Col. Larren Alba named minister of government and assumes presidential powers per the constitution while Ayora seeks refuge at the US legation in Quito. In Amsterdam, 300 economists and officials gather for the World Social Economic Congress to discuss a five year prosperity plan and a moratorium on war debts.
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Psrproo
Ayora
F Ecuador
Chin Borago
Col. Larren Alba
United States
Quito
World Social Economic Congress
Amsterdam
Holland
van der Leeuw
International Industrial Relations.association
Louis L. Lorwin
Brookings Institution
Washington
Ile
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Prohibition Director Orders Halt on Women as Informers
The Prohibition Director has ordered all dry agents to stop employing women for gathering evidence or as companions, calling it unnecessary and opposing New York enforcer McCampbell's stance.
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Woop
McCampbell
New York
Lindberghs Arrive Safely at Kasumigawa Base
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh arriving safely at a base, with unclear date and location. Other readable details are absent or garbled.
Montana Institutions Buy Meat and Groceries Under Murphy Plan
J F Murphy, Montana state purchasing agent, arranged contracts for meat and canned goods for state institutions for the year. Two hundred fifty thousand pounds of meat were bought, with 75 percent of hams and bacon home grown. prices ran lower than last year, aiding state credits. Hansen Packing of Butte led on beef, Daly of Missoula on VOAL, with delivery to institution coolers. Total spend about $18,800, with 6,000 cases of varied goods. Warm Springs and Galen Sanitarium receive special, high quality provisions from state gardens and local farms.
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Helena
Montana
J. F. Murphy
Hansen Packing Company
Butte
John R. Daly Company
Missoula
Voal
Murphy
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Galen
North Montana fair opens with record attendance
Great Falls reports 29 108 attendees, secretary Harold Depue says attendance broke Montana fair records. Roundup notes city debt set to be retired by 1936 end, while Billings observes Midland Canning's corn packing season. Livingston hosts Billy Sunday revival starting September 13. Butte cites Montana mining prominence with 1929 output valued at 65 182 707 dollars across 145 enterprises and 14 627 wage earners. Missoula mentions sheep herds numbered in the tens of thousands grazing westward.
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Great Falls
Montana
Harold Depue
Stanford
Skelton Bros
Merino
Chicago
Midland
Livingston
Billy
Livingston Ministerial Association
Butte
Department of Commerce
Washington
Missoula
West
fragmentary gang dialogue sparks uncertain confrontation
Unreadable OCR captures a tense exchange where a gang member named Joe clashed with another, demanding control over a steer as a dangerous power struggle unfolds amid fragmented, hard to parse lines.
Fragment of a romance dialogue about love and choice
A woman reveals she loved another instead of accepting a proposal from donkey Smithers. He asks why she didn’t accept, and she softly explains her true feeling and longing.
Meeting the Inevitable in a Tense Exchange
A terse dialogue unfolds with Paul demanding a kiss and threatening violence while Vauline refuses and warns against a hard strike. The exchange centers on coercion and personal boundaries escalating toward aggression.
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Paul
Child Glee Over Newborn Sibling Delightful Family Quote
A warm exchange reveals joy as Joan greets news of a baby brother and the family laughs about a playful doctor and the parents. The dialogue captures family affection and light humor in an intimate moment.
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Joan
Education by Example in Modern Theater Influence
In a quip from Mr. Stormington Barnes, education in modern theater is deemed influential only to those taking dancing lessons. The exchange frames a playful view of arts education as niche to instructional contexts.
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Stormington Barnes
Equal Stakes Sparked by Witty Bet Between Thomson and Johnson
A dialogue captures a contest of wits with Thomson declaring I bet my head I am right and Johnson replying I bet my pocketbook I am right. Johnson adds Your pocketbook is empty, and Thomson concedes with equal stakes, old boy.
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Thomson
Johnson
Silent Clapping Sparks Tension in Quiet Church
In a hushed church setting a mother cautions her child against clapping during a solo while the child resists by promising to clap only under breath. The exchange reveals tension over church decorum and personal expression.
How He Lubs It Rastus on Ocean Voyage
A London humorist recounts a first sea voyage where Rastus endures seasickness and longs for land. He quips that he is a land lubber and admits how much he truly loves being on shore while the crew bids farewell for the night.
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Rastus
Jes
London
Parrot Supposedly Taught Jones to Swear
A witty exchange notes Jones’ wife vouches for her husband and quips that even his parrot learned to swear from him. The remark plays on domestic humor and a hinted misperception about influence and language within the household.
Bid for Fame and a Quiet Coal Chute
A brief note reflects on ambitions for fame and the idea of a great American novel. The speaker jokes about pursuing a quiet, noiseless coal chute as a humorous counterpoint to grand literary dreams.
Doctor Butcher Tells Time By Killing It
The caller mocks the doctor as someone who writes poetry to kill time and questions if he still has any patients left. The exchange implies idle activity and dwindling patient demand.
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Edward W. Pickard
Couzens
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Detroit
American Red Cross
Federal Farm Board
Brazil
Stone
Farm Board
Frank L. Bowman
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Merchant
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Ford Motor Company
Tron Mountain
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Garden
Henry Ford
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Ord
Oklahoma
East Texas
Kansas
State Public Service Commission
Murray
Sterling
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Louisiana
Arkansas
W. S. Gifford
S. Vauclain
C. H. van der
Walting
Betty
Bess
Lewis & Walker
North
Butte, Mont
M. Paumie
Galena St
F. H. Bimrose
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office
Beaverhead
AVE
TNA Agn
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Ware
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