U S Budget Deficit Tops Half a Billion in Four Months
A treasury report shows the deficit reached 661 million dollars for the first four months of the fiscal year. President Hoover delays tax stance while Treasury studies options including higher rates on large incomes and internships on luxury goods. Congress readiness to weigh tax proposals grows as December tax message nears.
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White House
Hoover
Congress
Reed
Pennsylvania
Mellon
House
Senate
Garner
Texas
Rep
Bacharach
New Jersey
Ways and Means
League Sees Armament Truce as Morally Effective
Geneva report notes Washington regards the one year armaments truce as morally effective official reaction shows 37 governments replies are being analyzed League officials say the truce could aid February disarmament conference Bulgaria sent an affirmative reply Romania proposes penalties for breach of any pact
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Geneva
League of Nations
Washington
League
Bulgaria
Romania
Strife in Manchuria Deepens as Chinese Factions Clash
Reports from Chang Haueh-Liang in Mukden claim victory over Ling Yin-Ching near Panshanhsien as nationalist and separatist forces struggle in southern Manchuria. Wan Fu-Lin defeats Chang Hai-Peng near Tsitsihar amid rumors of Russian involvement and Japan weighs a note on direct talks with China under League of Nations scrutiny.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Chang Haueh-Liang
Mukden
Ling Yin- Ching
Panshanhsien
Chang Hai-Peng
Tsitsihar
Wan Fu-Lin
Moscow
Japan
China
Russia
League of Nations Council
Diamond Broker Robbed of $200000 Worth Jewels
Joseph C. Newman a New York diamond broker reports he was kidnapped by two men in downtown Chicago driven to the outskirts robbed of jewelry valued at about $200,000 and released.
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Chicago
Joseph C. Newman
New York
Tokyo
Kyushiu
Shikoku Island
Miyazaki
Jiji Shimpo
Hachi Shimbun
Asahi
Nagasaki
Japan
Kyushin Island
Coronation Anniversary Marked by Striking Color and Panoply
Emperor Haile Selassie celebrates the first anniversary of his rule in Abyssinia with a dawn salute, religious services, and a triumphal procession in the golden state coach. Thousands of tribesmen in lion skins attend as 600 Abyssinian priests lead ornate rites, followed by a banquet and fireworks.
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Addis Ababa
Abyssinia
Hailie Selassie
Lion of Judah
Africa
Solomon
Sheba
Golden State
Kaiser
Legation
Brummitt Denies Gubernatorial Run Amid quake reports
News from Raleigh confirms Attorney General Dennis G Brummitt will not seek the North Carolina governorship in 1932 citing personal reasons. The statement follows widespread speculation and contrasts with other regional reports on the Kyushu earthquake casualties and damage in Japan.
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Dennis G. Brummitt
North Carolina
Brummitt
Maxwell
Fountain and
Ehringhaas
Raleigh
Washington
Oxford
R. T Fountain
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
A. J. Maxwell
Daniels
News-Argus
Hoover Plan to Launch Navy Policy Inquiry
A Hoover committee of five to probe criticisms of his naval policy is set to meet in Washington on Thursday. Admiral Hugh Rodman is likely to chair with John Hays Hammond as an alternate. the panel aims to counter Gardiner’s charges that Hoover is ignorant of naval needs. The Navy League board will meet concurrently to decide its stance in the public dispute.
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Washington
Hoover
William Howard Gardiner
Navy League
Hugh Rodman
John Hays Hammond
Hoover Committee
Gardiner
Governors Invited to Meet on Cotton Reduction
Governors and legislative committees from all cotton producing states will be invited to convene in Jackson Mississippi late in November to seek uniform cotton reduction legislation. Governor Harvey Parnell and Governor Theodore G Bilbo announced the plan after a long distance call, aligning with a proposal from the Arkansas legislature.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jackson
Miss
Harvey Parnell
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Arkansas
Political tangle of Louisiana now in courtroom stage
In Shreveport Louisiana on November 3 Governor Huey P Long says Louisiana political comedy has moved from dress rehearsal to the courtroom. He seeks to block Cyr s prosecution of an ouster suit claiming the bill of complaint fails to state a cause or right of action.
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Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Cyr
Missionary Captured by Bandits in China Request Sent
The U S government urged Chinese authorities to rescue J M Vinson a South Carolina born American missionary at Haichow captured by bandits near Hai chow on Sunday Consul General Willys R Peck reported urgent representations to the foreign affairs ministry and to Kiangsu provincial authorities.
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J. W. Vinson
South Carolina
Haichow
J. M. Vinson
Willys R. Peck
Nanking
State Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kiangsu
Peck
Vinson
Lexington
Nashville
Tenn
Executive Committee of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church, South
Shanghai
Fairfield County
Texas
China
House of Commons Elects Speaker In Amusing Fashion
The Rt. Hon. Edward Fitzroy was pulled from a back bench and hustled to the speaker’s chair in a traditional mock ceremony. Sir George Courthope nominated him with Will Thorne seconding. The new house opens with routine business and tomorrow sworn-in new members.
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House of Commons
London
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
England
Fitzroy
Ramsay MacDonald
Rose
George Courthope
Sir George
Mr. Fitzroy
Will Thorne
George
Thorne
Gandhi Talks With MacDonald on Indian Round Table
Mahatma Gandhi visited 10 Downing Street and discussed the Hindu Muslim electoral issue with Prime Minister MacDonald for about an hour. Gandhi expressed despair over the failure to reach a settlement, a mood not alleviated by the premier.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Number 10
Downing Street
MacDonald
Results Of Great Bearing On Next Year's Campaign
The Associated Press reports tight Senate and House races as several contests in Ohio Michigan New Jersey Kentucky New York and Mississippi shape early 1932 political outlook. Democrats lead in several districts with Republicans challenging in key Ohio and Michigan seats. Governors races in New Jersey Kentucky and Mississippi loom as ballots count begins tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati
Michigan
Nicholas Longworth
John B. Hollister
David Lorbach
Long
Fordney
Foss O. Eldred
Michael J. Hart
Cleveland
D. Hayden Parry
Martin L. Sweeney
New York
William L. Padgett
Joseph Delaney
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Edward L. Stokes
Charles 8S. Hill
Farmer-Labor
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Kentucky
Hoover
A. Harry Moore
David Baird
United States
William B. Harrison
Louisville
Ruby Laffoon
Mike Conner
Mississippi
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tammany
Smith
Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Ae House
House
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Ben Johnson
Virginia
General Assembly
Laval’s Cabinet Hails US France Cooperation Meeting
Paris reports Premier Pierre Laval received cabinet congratulations after a two hour session. He recounted his Washington conference, stressing amicable France US cooperation. Doumer met Laval briefly before Hochesch talks on German economic relief.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Hoover
Washton
France
United States
Paul Doumer
Irene Rich Wins Divorce Amid Weeping in San Francisco
Actress Irene Rich obtained a divorce from David Blankenhorn in San Francisco on cruelty grounds after he failed to appear. An out of court settlement approved transfers the Los Angeles home and car to Rich and includes a $100000 life insurance policy.
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San Francisco
Irene Rich
David Blankenhorn
Blankenhorn
Richway
Los Angeles
Grand Opera Opens Season With Packed House On Broadway
New Yorks Metropolitan Opera opens its 47th season drawing over 4000 patrons and 25000 dollars in receipts for Rosa Ponselle in Verdis La Traviata amid stratospheric demand. Fans crowded standing rooms. many turned away as photographers flashed and police kept order. Ponselle received a long ovation as the curtain calls multiplied.
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N. Y
New York
Grand Opera
Broadway
Metropolitan
Rosa Ponselle
Verdy
Lauri Volpi
de Luca
Ananian
Bada
Gandolfi
Miss Egener
Mme. Fa
Ponselle
Violetta
Alfredo
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