Hoover Urges Legion to Aid Economy Amid Deficit Warnings
President Hoover addressed the American Legion in Detroit urging a peace time economy to pull the nation from depression. He warned against increasing federal spending and drastic tax action, noting a growing deficit, 50 percent drop in income taxes since prosperity, and a heavy burden from public works and veterans aid while preserving essential services.
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Hoover
American Legion
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United Action
England suspends gold payments and short selling ban hits Wall Street
The London crisis triggers a global shock as England suspends gold payments and New York bans short selling. The New York Stock Exchange governing board announces the emergency measure to prevent market demoralization, requiring daily reports of short positions. The New York curb exchange operates as usual. The move aims to stabilize prices amid a grave financial emergency.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Governing Board
Stock Exchange
England
Richard Whitney
The
New York Curb Exchange
Death mystery hunts suspect in Collings case at sea
Suffolk county authorities press a search for a middle aged man linked to the collapse of Benjamin P. Collings in Long Island Sound. Mrs Collings said a man aboard the Penguin threw her husband overboard and took her daughter Barbara. A hotel pair in Charlotte is being checked after an anonymous tip. Felix De Martini led 50 officers in a coast search for clues.
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Suffolk County
Benjamin P. Collings
Long Island Sound
N. C
Alexander G. Blue
Mexican Elections Mean Death For Six and 18 Wounded
Six people were killed and 18 wounded in violent clashes across Vera Cruz during statewide municipal elections held yesterday, with fatalities reported in multiple areas and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
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Mexico City
State of Vera Cruz
Severe Japanese Quake Shakes Tokyo Areas. 12 Dead
Tokyo and adjacent regions were struck by Japan's strongest quake since 1924. Reports list twelve dead and about 40 seriously injured with widespread property damage. Shocks affected Yokohama, Shizuoka, Fukushima, Nagoya and other cities. lines down in Gamma and Saitama prefectures as residents fled.
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Japan
Gamma
Saitama
Yokohama
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Shizuoka
Fukushima
Nagoya
Hondo Island
Yokomaha
Nineteen Meet Death By Violence In South Over Past Week End
Atlanta dispatch reports nineteen people in the southern states known to have met violent deaths over the past weekend. Three were listed as personal crisis reports, eight were slain by others, three died in automobile crashes, one was killed by a train, another by an explosion, and three were drowned.
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Zeppelin completes non-stop South Atlantic flight to Brazil
Graf Zeppelin arrives in Pernambuco Brazil after a 70 hour non-stop cruise from Germany. The airship carried ten passengers mail and freight on its third visit to Brazil arriving at night yesterday.
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Democrats Back Wines and Beer Platform Plan
Washington news reports a Democratic platform favoring light wines and beer and a prohibition referendum. Jouett Shouse, national committee chair, calls for repealing the Volstead act to legalize light wine and beer and for a substitute referendum to let voters decide. He criticizes Hoover, decries isolation, and urges farm board abolition, tariff revision, and federal job offices.
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Sept
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Lindberghs Aid Flood Relief Effort In China Survey
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh volunteer for flood relief and depart Nanking for a survey flight over the flooded northern Jiangsu province, about 500 miles away.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Kiangsu Province
Plane crashes into Lake St. Clair injuring three near Mount Clemens
A pilot and two passengers, including a girl, were seriously injured when a small plane crashed into Lake St. Clair near the 12 mile road. They were rescued and taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Mount Clemens.
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Lake St. Clair
12 Mile Road
St. Joseph's Hospital
Funeral rites for Stanford chancellor Emeritus David Starr Jordan
Funeral services will be held here today for David Starr Jordan, chancellor Emeritus of Stanford University, who died Saturday after an illness of two years. The ceremony takes place at Stanford University in California with attendance expected from university officials and mourners.
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Stanford University
Calif
David Starr Jordan
China Appeals To League Over Manchuria Crisis
Japan moves troops from the Korean border toward Manchuria as the cabinet meets in extraordinary session without decision. Tokyo reports a rift between war and foreign offices over policy. China appeals to the League of Nations under article 11, prompting a special council session.
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Chientao
Geneva
China
League of Nations
Manchurian
League
Jury Acquits Men Held for Killing in Wilmington
Wilmington September reports that four officers, Hale Massey Crews and Porter Davis, were acquitted of manslaughter in the killing of Lupe Roberts, a mail truck driver, after blocking Smiths Creek bridge to stop a liquor runner. Judge N A Sinclair warned lawmen not to rely on peace officers for guidance on enforcement rights and advised consulting the solicitor. The incident, in which deputy W P Starling was also wounded, stemmed from a gun battle after Roberts reportedly fired first.
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N. A. Sinclair
Lupe Roberts
Sinclair
E. J. Hale
L. M. Massey
A. B. Crews
Porter Davis
Smith’s Creek
Here
Roberts
W. P. Starling
London Sees Return of Victorian Styles
London reports a fall dress trend toward Victorianism with bowler and tricorne hats trimmed in feathers. Designers and May fair workshops confirm a revival of 1870s modes in costumes, theater, and ballroom wear, including bustle skirts hoop skirts and the straight jacket bodice.
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Mayfair
Building contract awards total $83 million in past week
Public and semi public construction contracts awarded across 405 projects in 44 states totaled 83 518 971 dollars over the past week.
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Washington
No Army Pay Increases in Next War Budget
Washington shows a flat war department budget for the next fiscal year with no strength increases for any army component and a postponement of officer pay raises. Acting Secretary Payne told Col. Robbins of the American Legion that economies will be made to ease government spending amid weak economic mood. He emphasized that the army will not press claims outside the president’s program and noted civil service pay rises elsewhere.
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Payne
Charles B. Robbins
National Defense Committee
American Legion
Department
Army
Not For Jose Two Baths In Nine Months
Jose Maria Velazquez opposed Mexico City's compulsory bathing rule. He submitted a dirty certificate claiming a bath last December to prove the policy unjust. Police subdued him to bathe, and he warned of a possible lawsuit over privacy and health concerns.
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Jose Maria Velazquez
Velasquez
Bia
Notorious Gangsters Shoot At Each Other In Chicago
Chicago report says Sam Hunt and James Fawcett, linked to Al Capone's circle, exchanged shots on a Michigan Avenue boulevard near the Art Institute. Initial word says no one wounded. both arrested. Hunt linked to the Monroven ambush and Zuta assassination suspicions.
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Sam Hunt
James Fawcett
al Capone
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Hunt
Notorius
Jack Zuta
Delafield
Wis
Leo Monroven
Bugs” Moran
Explanation of Gold Standard and Its Relation To Money
Explanation of the gold standard and money relation notes that paper currency is redeemable in gold. Discusses Britain suspension of gold payments, Bank of England duties, and gold parity for the pound. Also covers wartime sterling pegging, postwar price moves, and early New York stock market declines with notable blocks and bond movements.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Anaconda
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Kennecott
Unit Corp
Lckel
Russian Students to Study at Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. UP reports seven Russian students will study at the University of Wisconsin in the 1931-32 academic year. They join 30 international representatives from 12 countries sent by the Soviet government to study engineering and chemistry. Officials foresee more foreign students than usual, with India, China, Japan, Chile, Mexico, Korea, Hawaii, Turkey, South Africa, Argentina, and the Philippines also represented.
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University of Wisconsin
India
China
Japan
Chile
Mexico
Korea
Hawaii
Turkey
South Africa
Argentina
Philippines
Identity of E H D Revealed in Kane Inquest Case
Philadelphia reports Elizabeth Harris Dahl, about forty, a divorcee and former Mount Holly resident, is the woman signing E H D whose letters figured in the Kane inquest. Dahl, once stewardess on the America and Leviathan, visited relatives near Belleville, N J, and Philadelphia.
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Kane Inquest
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Today
Betty Dodd
Elisha Kent Kane
Hampton
Mount Holly
N. J
Bulletin
Elizabeth Harris Dahl
John W. Harris
Burlington County
Virginia
Kane
Dahl
Howard Harris
Belleville
New York City
America
Leviathan
Markets Around World Shut as Britain Suspends Gold Standard
Markets of four continents closed by action while New York exchanges opened with a ban on short selling. Britain suspended the 1925 gold deman standard to stem gold withdrawals, drawing cautious optimism from P Morgan and other financiers. Washington officials predicted Britain would weather the crisis and avoid lasting damage despite upheaval. Copper and cotton prices rose in London and Liverpool commodity markets.
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Great Britain
Britain
P. Morgan
Washington
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England
London
Liverpool
Powers Transfer Sparks West Virginia Contingent Action
A conference was arranged between the attorney general and Governor Conley to decide Powers fate after the five murder suspect was secretly moved to the state penitentiary following a mob seizure of Clarksburg jail. He is housed in the prison death house annex under state police guard after tear gas was used to disperse the crowd.
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W. Va
Conley
Harry F. Powers
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Clarksburg
Death House
Billion and Half Spent For Jobless By Federal Govt
Washington reports federal expenditures in aid to unemployment are projected to total over 1.65 billion dollars by the end of next June, as the country endures continued jobless conditions and government relief measures.
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