Parable of Reform and Faith in Early 20th Century Commentary
Editorial discusses Methodists forgiving Rev. R G Smith amid Church politics and Bishop Cannon's political entanglements. It contrasts with debates on prohibition and notes on Sino Japanese war reporting, warning about government bias and the instability of China under a fragile republic.
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Atlanta
Bishop Cannon
R. G. Smith
al Smith
Mr. Smith
Cannon
Smith
Shanghai
Manchuria
China
Japan
Mexico
Diaz
Mrs. Julia McRae Dies at 86 in Hope
Mrs. Julia McRae 86 longtime Hope resident died at her daughter's home 702 Exist Division Street at 5 15 am Thursday Funeral services were held Friday at 10 am with Dr J C Williams Presbyterian minister of Washington in charge Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery She was born in Mount Holly Union County and first married to Dr K G McRae in 1870 later moving to Hope Surviving children include Charles C McRae R G McRae and several daughters all of Hope Interment followed by active pallbearers listed
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Julia McRae
Hope
Kendall W. Lemley
Division Street
J. C. Williams
Washington
Rose Hill
McRae
Mount Holly
Union County
K. G
Sola Recognition Likely as Russia Move Gains Momentum
The piece notes growing support among Democrats for recognizing the Soviet Union during Roosevelt’s presidency. It cites aid from progressives, possible Senate approval, and a State Department push shaped by Hoover’s stance. Key issues include old czarist claims and Russia’s dissociation from Soviet activities, with broader foreign policy implications.
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NEA Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Old Guard
Russia
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
State Department
Japan
Smith Favored as Filipino Governor
Manila reports that Alfred E. Smith is favored for governor general of the Philippines if Theodore Roosevelt is not retained. Manuel Quezon, veteran president of the Philippine senate, is cited as a source in political circles.
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Manila
Philippine Island
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Islands
Theodore Roosevelt
Couple remarries after divorce in special court order
Lorenzo F P Nuckles and his wife, after fifty years of marriage and a two year separation, obtained a special court order for immediate issuance of a license and were remarried in Denver Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Lorenzo FP. Nuckells
China Accepts League Manchurian Plan Proposals
Nanking announced Friday that China finds direct negotiations with Japan over the Manchurian dispute acceptable. The Lytton commission had recommended a declaration outlining a Manchuria administration, treaties with Japan on interests and conciliation, and a mutual commercial treaty.
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Nanking
China
Luton Commission
Japan
Lytton Commission
Massacre Claim By Japanese Troops in Manchuria
A Chinese foreign office communique accuses Japanese troops of massacring 2,700 Chinese villagers in northern Manchuria. The villagers were reportedly shot with machine guns as their farms were allocated to Japanese individuals.
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Shanghai
China
Chinese Foreign Office
Manchuria
Arkansas Declares Tick Free in Eight Counties
Arkansas will be officially tick free on December 5 marking the end of a lengthy campaign by state and federal authorities to remove the cattle fever tick. The quarantine lift covers Ashley Bradley Calhoun Chicot Drew Ouachita Union and part of Desha.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
R. W. Dunlap
Washington
Ashley
Bradley
Calhoun
Chicot
Drew
Ouachita
Union
Desha
J. H. Bux
W. A. MacDonald
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Dunlap
Texas
Florida
Louisiana
United States
Arkansas Power & Light Office Robbery in Pine Bluff
A thief broke a glass door at the Arkansas Power and Light Co. office in Pine Bluff and stole about $400 from a safe early Friday. The state bureau of criminal identification is handling the case.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas Power & Light Co
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Cowboy in Reno Jokes with Rigged Style Robbery Arrest
A man dressed in cowboy movie attire in Reno was arrested on a charge of stealing $50 from a six week old resident. He identified himself as Richard Sichler and was found guilty of vagrancy and ordered to leave the city or face jail.
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Reno
Nev
Richard Sichler
Pie Supper Hosted by Hinton Girls Team at Church
A pie supper sponsored by the Hinton girls basketball team will be held Saturday night at Hinton Church. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Hinton
Hinton Church
Thanksgiving Gobblers Stolen From McDavitt Coop
Thieves cut a hole in the wire at 320 West Avenue B and took two fat gobblers from Mr. and Mrs. T. S. McDavitt and Mrs. Nora Carrigan's chicken coop on Tuesday night. Advertising experts note a typical classified ad would fail to recover the birds.
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T. S. McDavitt
Nora Carrigan
West Avenue B
Memorial Service for Dr. Anderson at Hope Rotary Luncheon
Dr. W R Anderson was remembered at a Hope Rotary Club luncheon with a program including mezzo-soprano Mrs. Tully Henry and Roy Anderson reading a poem from a funeral sermon. Mayor John Vesey read the principal message Anderson authored about Rotary spirit and cooperation. Visitors Basil Newton and Austin Slusser attended.
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W. R. Anderson
Hope Rotary Club
Tully Henry
Roy Anderson
John Vesey
Dr. Anderson
E. F. McFaddin
Rotary Spirit
Arkansas
Vesey
Rotary
Church
Mayor Vesey
Basil Newton
Little Rock
Austin Slusser
Hope
Critic Forgiven by Church Conference
The north Georgia Methodist conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South reinstated the Rev. R. G. Smith after a year’s suspension for criticising bishops and church dignitaries. He will be transferred to Heavener Oklahoma.
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Atlanta
North Georgia
Bear Encounters Woman After Kitchen Door Larder Raid
In Vancouver Mrs. Murray Harris chased a dog raiding her larder. A massive black bear appeared at her door as she opened it, she slammed the door and fled to her bedroom while her dog brain bolted in the other direction.
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Vancouver
B. C
Murray Harris
Nashville Edges Hope 18 to 6 in Turkey Day clash
Nashville defeats Hope 18 to 6 on a muddy Turkey Day field as Payne scores twice and Jennings adds a kickoff return TD. Hope suffers turnovers and injuries while Captain Berry and Jones star on defense. Richards suffers a back injury.
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Nashville
Hope
Jennings
Scrappers
Payne
Berry
Turner
Jones
Bradley
Moley Emerges as Roosevelt Aide Critic of Politics
Professor Raymond Moley, a key adviser to President-elect Roosevelt, stands out as a reform-minded critic of politics. The 46-year-old former school superintendent and Columbia University professor advises on campaign speeches and policy, while challenging conventional political norms and calling for stronger governance mechanisms.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Professor Moley
Graduate School
Columbia University
New York
Albany
Gvernor Roosevelt
Hoover
Moley
Berea
Ohio
Baldwin
Parliament Loses Coalition in Germany Crisis
Berlin reports President von Hindenburg was told a coalition cabinet cannot be formed and a presidential government accountable only to the chief executive appears necessary. The Nations Socialist party could not secure control of the Reichstag, with von Papen seeking to discredit parliamentary rule.
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Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Ludwigg Kaas
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
von Papen
Junker
Deer Appears At Shot Hunter Fires Point Blank
In Albuquerque New Mexico H F May shoots a big buck that trotted from trees toward him at nine feet. He fires once the deer closes and again as it stumbles. The animal collapses almost in May’s lap.
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Albuquerque
N. M
H. F. May
May
Nimrod
U S Tax Increase Seen Necessary by Finance Chairman
Senate finance Chairman Smoot said short session revenue needs require more taxes beyond a beer tax. Speaker Garner expressed hope the House would pass a beer bill by January 1.
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Washington
Congress
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Garner
House
Sterling Declines to 3 22 as U S War Loan Calls
In New York on Friday the pound fell sharply in early forex trading opening near 3 22 and dipping to 3 18 amid expectations Britain would remit its December 15 installment to the United States. The 3 22 rate compares with a par 4 87 for the pound.
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Sterling
U.S
New York
United States
Empire
Pound Drops After Debt Payment Expectation Announcement
The British pound fell on the Thanksgiving news that the U S would press Europe to meet the December 15 war debt installments. President Hoover acted Wednesday night. Roosevelt's refusal to allow terms changes to be laid at the feet of the next administration prompted publication Thursday morning. European governments said they would meet next month’s payments, as debt revision shifts to the new American government taking office March 4.
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Europe
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Col Raymond Robins Moves to Florida Home
Col Raymond Robins, long a prohibition leader and Hoover ally, arrived at his Hernando county Florida estate after a sudden overland journey from Whittier North Carolina where he had been missing since September 3. He plans a long rest with his wife and a cousin.
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Brooksville
Fla
Raymond Robins
Whittier
N. C
Fernando County
Robins
Hoover
Arrest Confession Denied in Hyde Tourist Camp Robbery
Irene Cash was reportedly arrested and confessed to robbing the Hyde Tourist Camp at Texarkana. Hope Star and local officers say she was not arrested but only questioned, contradicting earlier reports from Texarkana.
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Irene Cash
Hope Star
Hyde
Texarkana
Doris Cash
Hope
Daniels Confesses on Way to Chair
Freeling Daniels, a 34 year old black man from Miller county, admitted guilt "in a way" in the crime of attacking a 13-year-old white girl. He was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at 7 am, the second execution by electric chair for criminal assault since its adoption, witnessed by Sheriff Turquette and a small group.
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Little Rock
Miller County
Freeling Daniels
State Penitentiary
Turquette
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