National Economy League proposed to curb wasteful government spending
A lengthy feature extols a new group named the National Economy League aiming to unite public spirited citizens to lobby for fiscal restraint. It cites wasteful federal veterans' expenditures and broader government costs as reasons to form a people’s lobby in Washington and state capitals. It argues for dismantling bloated public programs and pressuring lawmakers to cut unneeded sums while protecting taxpayers.
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National Economy League
Am Halt Doven
Finine
Boent
Mandé
Washington
Bank runs and radical agitators threaten national economy
A lengthy commentary links government taxation, bank runs, and a coordinated radical plot across Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. It cites police discoveries, secret papers, and letters showing an organized campaign to topple banks and undermine capitalist society, while praising a planned National Economy League.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Therby
Uncertain Senate Action Delays Reform Amendment
The piece portrays a divided Senate stalling on a reform amendment, with irreconcilables aiming to kill it while others hope it passes in a tolerable form. It notes public caution, political games, and the motorist’s wary view of roadside establishments as a broader metaphor. The essay blends political theater with reflections on roadside lunchrooms and national appetite for change.
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Senate
Himgel
Ermont Pipes
Common Sense on Reparations Asks for Realistic Pay
A historical review traces postwar reparations talks from Versailles to the Young Plan. It notes the initial demand of 64 billion dollars, scaled down to 31.5 billion, then Dawes era annual payments of 595 million, and finally the 26.5 billion total under the Young Plan with a deadline extending to 1988. The piece highlights the shrinking totals and mounting concessions as allied nations celebrate the reduced burden.
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Germany
Dawes Committee
Young Plan
European economic shift trims war reparations stance
The piece argues Europe’s recovery hinges on Germany’s progress and notes a shift from punitive postwar zeal to pragmatic limits. It cites a move from talks of 30 billion to a 750 million cap, calling the change a return to sensible policy and a signal of broader peace.
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Germany
Europe
Emigration Trends Highlight American Mobility
The piece notes that more aliens left the United States than entered last year, reflecting on a young nation’s role as an asylum for the oppressed and adventurous. It cites Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways as a prominent example of an American abroad, forecasting future emigration as a historical expectation.
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Henry ‘Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Dominion
Prussia Sets Up Dictatorship Amid Political Riots
Lord Mayor Franz Bracht of Essen is given dictatorial powers as Chancellor von Papen seeks to quell unrest. A commissioner is appointed to govern Prussia in the name of the government, signaling a move toward a virtual dictatorship.
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Germany
Prussia
Franz Bracht
Essen
von Papehy
Cournisioner
Cee v Presy Brrota
Relief Given Page One Continued Board politics on relief
The article notes state and local relief funds nearly exhausted by month end and reviews administration methods of the state relief commission. It reports bipartisan praise and Democratic claims that politics shaped President Hoover's board appointments, with Pomerene’s selection welcomed by many as the best available despite party lines. The piece adds a pending Republican vacancy expected to be filled soon.
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State Relief Commission
Washington
Pomerene
Hoover
Harrison
Miss
Borsh
Idaho
Cleveland
Building Wrecked by Blast in Atlantic City
Two explosions believed to be the work of bombs wrecked a three story office building in Atlantic City on July 28. Police suspect incendiary devices caused the damage as people fled in hysteria.
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Atlantic City
Wheeling Steel Reports Six Month Losses Despite June Surplus
Wheeling Steel Corporation shows a net loss of 686022.58 for the quarter ended June 30 with six month totals dipping compared with 1931 and last year. The June 30 surplus stands at 7429012. The Hazel Atlas Glass Company posts a quarterly profit of 628950 versus 780794 a year ago.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel. Corporation
Liang Fens
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Garden Missing After Nighttime Theft in Joliet
Joliet New Jersey unknown location July 28 7P Peter Bushnell reports his garden disrupted by a nighttime incident. Thief clipped 30 heads of cabbage and dug 60 potato holes from Bushnell's backyard. Local authorities noted no additional damages or suspects at this time.
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Joliet
Peter Bushnell
Peter
Offer Oversubscribed for Four-Year Treasury Notes
Washington July 28 Secretary Mills announced an immense oversubscription to the offer of treasury securities to finance the reconstruction finance corporation. The four year notes bearing 3 14 percent interest were oversubscribed twelve times, signaling strong demand for the financing program.
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Washington
Treasury Securities
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mills
Treasury
Imperial Conference approves dairy and meat market plan
Ottawa July 28 Delegations at the Imperial Economic Conference agreed on a program to reserve Britain’s market for dairy products and meats and divert millions of dollars in trade from the United States Denmark Argentina and Russia. The plan would create tariff walls around Great Britain.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
United States
Denmark
Argentina
Russia
Embalmers Board Concludes Morgantown Licensure Meeting
L. O. Stevens, president of the state board of embalmers, ended a board meeting at Morgantown on August 29. The session examined applicants for state licenses to practice embalming.
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Philippi Jily
L.0. Stevens
State Board of Embalmers
Morgantown
Miller Drowns After Spring Board Dive
In Zanesville on July 28 Dr. James H. Miller 45 a West Virginia transplant drowned during a spring board dive his body recovered later authorities reported Miller had moved to the area several years ago from West Virginia and was identified as the deceased by local officials
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Zanesville
James H. Miller
Miller
West Virginia
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