Congress Opens With Veteran Bureau Funding Outlook
Congress begins new session with a forecast of immediate 200 million dollars for the veterans bureau tied to service certificates. Democratic picks for the House appropriations panel include Burns as chair, Parks Arkansas Ludlow Indiana Blanton Texas Abernethy North Carolina Douglas Arizona Granfield Massachusetts Hart Michigan.
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Burns
House Appropriations Committee
Veterans Bureau
Appropriations Committee
Parks
Arkansas
Ludlow
Indiana
Blanton
Texas
Abernethy
North Carolina
Douglas
Arizona
Granfield
Massachusetts
Hart
Michigan
Hoover's plea for balance and tax rise to fix treasury
President Hoover urged Congress to balance treasury books and curb expenses while supporting a temporary tax increase. He proposed a federal Reconstruction Corporation to aid industries, bolstered land banks, banking reforms, and restrained general tariff revision to stabilize the economy.
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United States
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Tariff War Looms As Imminent For England
London reports that Britain may enter a tariff war as Parliament debates new duties. Rumbles of a Franco Belgian economic union surface amid plans for a 100 percent duty on vegetables and fruits. Conservative backers press for high protection against potential continental reprisals from France Germany Belgium Holland and others.
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Great Britain
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Scandinavia
Spain
Portugal
Senate fails to elect pro tempore as Republicans split
Washington December 8 The Senate did not choose a president pro tempore as Republican independents scattered their ballots. Eleven Republicans refused to back Senator Moses of New Hampshire, the incumbent, and voted for other candidates. A majority is required to elect.
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Washington
Moses
New Hampshire
Legion Heads Seek $25 Million More for Vets Relief
American Legion national commander Henry L. Stevens urged President Hoover to back a prohibition referendum and to fund over $25 million annually for veterans relief, plus about $40 million for hospitals with 11 677 beds. The eight point program also seeks widows and orphans allowances, interest relief on GI loans, and expanded outpatient care.
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Washington
Hoover
Henry L. Stevens
North Carolina
American Legion
Legion
Congress
Cotton Ginned This Year Tops Fifteen Million Bales
Census Bureau reports that by December 1 this year, 15,023,451 running bales of cotton had been ginned, including 514,847 round bales and 6,826 American Egyptian bales. Last year by the same date 12,837,099 running bales had been ginned, with 455,813 round bales and 15,482 American Egyptian. State totals show North Carolina leading with 732,509 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina
Kane Defiant Not Guilty Plea As Trial Opens
In Hampton Virginia Dr Elisha Kent Kane University of Tennessee romance language professor pleads not guilty to murdering his wife Jenny Graham Kane by drowning. The trial begins near the crime scene with 60 jurors to be selected and death penalty required for service.
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Hampton
Elizabeth City County
Elisha Kent Kane
University of Tennessee
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Back River
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Giddings
Chesapeake Bay
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Thomas L. Kane
Kane
Commonwealth
Roland D. Cocke
United States
Commonwealth of Virginia
Robert Beasley
Fish Packer
Virginia
St. John’s Church
America
Boy Slayer Wins Su Day Reprieve From Execution
JOLIET December 8 Russell McWilliams 17 year old boy slayer won a 30 day stay of execution from Governor Louis Emmerson hours before his scheduled death. He planned his funeral with his gray haired mother Maggie Williams after pleading guilty to killing Rockford street car motorman William Sayles during a holdup. An appeal to the Illinois supreme court is anticipated with attorney B J Knight of Rockford.
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Exline
Rockford
B. J. Knight
Illinois Supreme Court
Young McWilliams
William
Cap) Sayles
Illinois
Simmons' Maryland Home Burns in Fire Damage Estimated
The 14 room house owned by former Senator Farnifold Simmons of New Bern North Carolina near Muirkirk Maryland burned today from a defective flue Neighbors spotted the blaze before the leasee left and firefighters estimated damage at about $40000.
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Farnifold Simmons
New Bern
N. C
Simmons
Settlement of Manchurian War Inches Toward Standstill
The League of Nations appears to have shelved a neutral zone plan in Manchuria and will likely acknowledge the status quo in southern Manchuria. Chinese students in Shanghai press for stronger action against Japan with large demonstrations and boycotts, while the foreign office operates under secrecy as public officials fear unrest.
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League of Nations Council
Chinchow
Manchuria
Shanghai
China
Japan
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Nanking
Foreign Office
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Dr. Koo
Army of Unemployed Leave Capital After Failled Demonstration
About 1,500 unemployed demonstrators left Washington in a cold retreat, filling trucks for a long ride home. They carried petitions to the President and Congress while some vehicles departed empty. Bananas apples and bread were handed out as they marched and planned meetings along the route to spread word of the action. Telegrams to the White House urged immediate cash relief and protection for their return journey.
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Congress
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White House
District of Columbia
Ame
Baltimore
Cumberland
West
Warehouse Trouble Strikes Burley Warehouse Sale Suspended
The proprietor of a Burley tobacco warehouse in Shelbeville Kentucky was knocked down and kicked in the head during a demonstration against low prices. The incident led to the suspension of opening sales at two local warehouses.
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Shelbeyville
Dee
Burley
Heart-Broken Mother Seeks Help for Empty Stocking Fund
A mother struggles with honesty and hope as she seeks aid for her child’s Christmas. The piece urges reader generosity to the Empty Stocking Fund, noting two new contributions and a total of 1505.26 dollars, with names and groups supporting the appeal.
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Santa Claus
C. J. Cummins
Ladies Aid Society
B’nai Israel Synagogue
Clash at Paijan Leaves Ten Dead in Peru
Ten people were killed and 13 wounded in a clash between citizens and police at Paijan near Trujillo. Most victims were Aprista party supporters of Victor Haya De La Torre, amid Peru's presidential inauguration. Colonel Luis M. Sanchez Cerro resumes power after nine months since resigning as head of the Junta that toppled Leguia in 1930.
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Peru
Paijan
Trujillo
el Comercio
Aprista
Victor Haya de la Torre
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Railroads Given Permission for Higher Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher freight rates, allowing the railroads to raise prices to generate about 100 million dollars in added revenue next year. The plan includes a temporary increase until March 1933 paired with a pooling option, or a loan-backed alternative if pooling proves legally difficult.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Four Million More Bales of Cotton This Year Than Last
The Department of Agriculture estimates this year's cotton crop at 16,918,000 bales based on conditions December 1, up from 16,903,000 bales a month earlier. Last year yielded 12,837,099 bales. Acreage July 1 enrollment is 40,954,000 acres with abandonment 1.1 percent. North Carolina’s output reaches 775,000 bales.
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Washington
Demne of Agriculture
Department
North Carolina
Murder trial opens as noose shown to Powers in garage death case
In Clarksburg West Virginia on December 8 1930 Harry F Powers faces the death penalty as prosecutors present evidence of a garage death trap in Quies Dell. Coroner Leroy C Goff testifies the rope used strangled Dorothy Pressler Lemke linking to a Worcester Mass bankbook fragment found in ashes. A detective recounts Powers arrest and the disappearance of Lemke and the Eicher family.
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W. V
Harry F. Powers
Leroy C. Goff
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Northboro
Mass
Powers
Will C. Morris
Morris
Moore’s
Opera House
Carl Southern City
Quies Dell
Asta Buick Eicher
Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank
Worcester Mass
Lemke
Southern
Worcester
Harry
Chicago
Irencanennnaas Defense Council
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