Hunger march plans loom in capital as guards taken
Secret Service reports warn Hoover guards of a four column hunger march by unemployed demonstrators from Chicago St Louis Buffalo and Boston with trucks and stones as defense. The American Legion met to discuss breaking up the march amid telegrams demanding free food and lodging. A demonstration near the White House led to higher bonds for two arrested protesters.
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Washington
Secret Service
Hoover
W. H. Moran
White House
Richard Jervis
Soviet Union
Chicago
St. Louis
Buffalo
Boston
American Legion
European Countries Protest Against New Tariff of England
Paris notes that France's Pierre Stienne Flandin collected British game amid talk of targeting tariffs. Germany Belgium and Holland instructed diplomats to lodge friendly protests seeking relief. President Hoover estimated American exports to England at 1.6 percent affected with no expected reprisals.
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England
London
Pierre Stienne Flandin
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Hoover
Caterpillar Club gains Pittsburg air mail pilot
Pittsburgh November report says Melvin C. Garlow of Homestead Park survived a 400 foot parachute jump after the mail plane spun and crashed near the old exposition building. A bystander was injured by debris. Garlow took off from Bettis Field, delivering mail to Akron and Cleveland. weather halted regular service.
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Pittsburgh
Caterpillar Club
Air Mail
Melvin C. Garlow
Homestead Park
Garlow
Bettis Field
McKeesport
Akron
Cleveland
Tom Mix Improves but Not Out of Danger
Hollywood California November 28 Improvement continued in the condition of Tom Mix motion picture star stricken with peritonitis Dr R N Smith reported at 3 15 p m no new bulletin after 11 a m saying he had a restless night but steady improvement he remains not out of danger
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Hollywood
Calif
Tom Mix
R.N. Smith
Gurn Stout
Dramatic 54 Day Sea Battle Told By Seamen
A Boston despatch relays the rescue of six crewmen from the three masted schooner Ria after a 54 day ordeal at sea. Captain George Douglass and the six men survived storms, thirst, and hunger before being saved by United Fruit steamship Aztex 400 miles west of the Azores on November 16.
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Boston
Tela
Honduras
United Fruit Company
United Fruit European
Aztex
Ria
B. H. Brice
Avonmouth
Azores
Cap
Tain Brice
George Douglass
Cadiz
Grand Bank
Newfoundland
Scattered War Continues On Front In Orient
Peiping reports bombing of Tahushan between Mukden and Chinchow with Japanese troops advancing near Tahushan. Foreign press says Chinchow city suffers terror with 150 sailors landed from three destroyers. Ma Chan-Shan plans comeback to retake Tsitisihar as Japan builds trenches. Nanking appeals to the League for effective measures to halt Japan’s aggression. Chinese students condemn policy and warn of further conflict.
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Peiping
Tahushan
Mukden
Chinchow
Tientsin
Shanghai
Tsitishar-Koshan
Tsitisihar
Harbin
Ma Chan-Shan
Tsiteihar
League Action
League
Aristide Briand
League Council
China
Japan
Arkansas contest for U.S. Senate narrows to Caraway Pace
In Little Rock Ark two contenders Mrs Hattie W Caraway and Frank Pace struggle for the unexpired Senate term with Governor Harvey Parnell directing Caraway campaign Pace has quietly pushed to win the Democratic nomination as the party braces for a January 12 special election and a historic first for a woman to serve in the Senate.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
United States
Hattie W. Caraway
T. H. Caraway
Frank Pace
Caraway
Washington
Harvey Parnell
Pace
Democratic Control Committee
Secretary Adams Seeks More Naval Funds And Vessels
Secretary Adams urged larger naval appropriations to keep the fleet in top condition as a deterrent and ready for combat. He noted nine years of average construction spending and outlined planned legislation to authorize new ships and defense measures, including an aircraft carrier program and submarine projects.
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Washington
Adams
Hoover
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Bitter GOP campaign over minority leader in next house
Washington November 28 An intense intra party struggle forecasts a GOP fight Monday for the minority leader post as Democrats prepare to organize the house. Likely nominees for speaker Tilson of Connecticut or Snell of New York face possible compromise amid a tight contest and a looming Democratic majority.
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Washington
House
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Snell
New York
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Tilson
Peru elects Luis M. Sanchez Cerro as president
Lima Peru November 28 Luis M Sanchez Cerro a 41 year old soldier and former provisional president was announced the winner of Peru's October 11 presidential election.
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Lima
Peru
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Baby saved in death race on New York highway
Police stopped a car carrying an infant to prevent accidental poisoning. A bottle thought to contain medicine held poison eye wash. State police used telephone radio and telegraph to locate the car and warn the family before 2 PM.
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Hudson
N. Y
Charles Waggaman
Glen Falls
Poughkeepsie
Albany Evening News
Dewey Lawrence
Farm Board Faces Uphill Fight as Probe Results
Senate agriculture committee hearings into the farm board ended with hints of a new inquiry into its operations after a reported paper loss of 185 million dollars. Testimony contrasted on the board’s value with calls for abolition or modification from several witnesses while defender Blalock argued executive salary levels and continued need for leadership.
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Washington
Farm Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary
A. B. Blalock
Raleigh
N. C
American Cotton Cooperative Association
American Cotton Shippers Association
Charles C. Hulet
Oregon Grange
J. Earle Roberts
The
Nationalique of Commission
F. M. McIntyre
Oh Federation of Feed Merchants
C. L. Poole
New York Mercantile Exchange
Blalock
E. F. Creekmore
Cotton Cooperative Association
Creekmore
Association
Communists Clash With Police in Detroit Demonstration
About 2 000 people gathered at Grand Circus Park in Detroit as communists attempted to hold a downtown meeting. Police cleared the area after clashes. Mounted Officer Captain Perry W Myers was struck, another two men reported head injuries, and two marchers were hospitalized. Mayor Frank Murphy defended police actions.
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Detroit
Grand Circus Park
Perry W. Myers
Mounted Police Division
Frank Murphy
Shippers Reject Pooling Plan Backed by I C G
On November 28 shippers opposed the Interstate Commerce Commission pooling plan to aid needy railroads. Alfred P. Thom and J. M. Souby argued the pool would be illegal and should offer loans not gifts. They urged surcharges be cut with rate reductions instead of basic rate cuts. The commission previously denied a 15 percent blanket freight rate increase while proposing the pool to sustain bond interest.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alfred P. Thom
Association of Railway Executives
J. M. Souby
Union Pacific
Curtis Sees Bright Economic Outlook for Nation
Vice President Charles Curtis told the Chicago Real Estate board dinner that the country’s future and business and real estate values look favorable. He urged financiers to move funds from banks into industry, saying investments can be safe and restore confidence promptly.
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Chicago
Charles Curtis
Chicago Real Estate Board
Stimson Denies False Statements Attributed To Him
Tokyo dispatch reports Stimson denies statements credited to him by Japanese press. In Washington Stimson reiterates no Chinchow attack and notes Japan pledges against hostilities. Debuchi notes optimism that Chinchow not to be taken and reconfirms Tokyo assurances.
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Stimson
Tokio
United States
Katsuji Debuchi
Japan
State Department
Debuchi
Missing Jesuit Missionaries Found Near McGrath
George J. Feltes and Martial La Peyre two Jesuit missionaries who disappeared after leaving McGrath to fly to Holy Cross were located by air today camped at the head of Ganes Creek.
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Mcgrath
Alaska
George J. Feltes
Martial LaPeyre
Holy Cross
Ganes Creek
Bayles Sets Unofficial World Land Plane Speed Record
Lowell P. Bayles of Springfield piloted the Gee Bee over the Wayne County course for an unofficial speed of 307 miles per hour in his fourth attempt. An earlier mark by another pilot was 278.4 miles an hour.
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Detroit
Lowell P. Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Wayne County
Bonnet
Indian rescue hampered as Navajo camp blizzards deepen
Two more Navajo Indians were confirmed dead on the Pinon Nut mesas as rescuers battled fresh snow and closed roads. About 400 Navajo remain trapped, with aid efforts by trucks, horses, and planned air drops constrained by the storm, while Washington urges rapid relief and coordination.
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Gallup
N. M
New Mexico
Mike Brodie
Crown Point
John Goober
Brodie
Atarque
Goober
Pinedale
Hogan
Washington
Office of Indian Affairs
John A. Hunter
W. A. Trotter
Zuni Agency
Rhoads
Perea
F. Stacker
Cerro Altamesa
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Thomas Michael
Danville, Il
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Thomas
Michael
PROBE
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Henry L. Stimson
Foreign Office
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