Soviet Aims After Kirov Assassin Are Shrugged Off
Moscow reports say sixty six people including one woman were executed in Moscow and Leningrad after the assassination of Sergei Kirov. The proceedings showed no defense attorneys or appeals, with property seized and brotherly names appearing among the condemned. Kirov’s ashes were placed in the Kremlin wall as Stalin and Bolshevik veterans were honored nearby.
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Moscow
Sis
Sergei Kiroil
Red
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Kiran
Kremlin
Zinaida Buligina
Leonia Nicolief
Enose
Russia
Poland
Latvia
Finland
Wickoff
Remington Arms Officials Test Embargo Efforts in 1933
Senate munitions committee heard evidence that Remington Arms officials sought to influence embargo legislation in 1933 and rushed to Washington as rumors of a proclamation spread. Du Pont also sent 1929 powder shipments to Holland for China embargo periods. export manager Monaghan disputed parts of a controversial letter, admitting exaggeration and overstepping while noting sales context.
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Washington
Dec
CAP
Remington Arms Company
Senate Munitions Committee
du Pont Company
Holland
China
B. J. Monaghan
Remimegton Company
Monaghan
Chile
Home Owners Bonds Develop Business in St Louis
St Louis firm Joseph H. Preiss & Co. acts as agent to transmit monthly HOLC payments to Washington. By buying HOLC bonds below par and using them to cover borrower obligations, the firm earns a profit while borrowers save a small amount each month.
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ST. Louis
HOLC
Recovery Change Pleads College Head
Dr. Neil Carothers of Lehigh University urged the Congress of Industrial Organizations to give recovery a chance. He warned against new experiments and repeated government interference, saying the nation needs certainty and an end to monthly policy shifts to allow recovery to begin.
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New York
Congress of American Industry
Neil Carothers
College of Business Administration
Lehigh University
Carothers
Rotier
NRA
PWA
Private detectives hunt for jewels in Midwest theft
Mrs Rose Lonsen of Chicago reported a missing purse containing a small bag of diamonds after arriving in Omaha. Detectives pressed the search for about 10000 dollars in jewels as she traveled with German Galamba from Kansas City, stopping in Clarinda for gas where the empty purse was later found. The bag reportedly held several rings bracelets and a pair of earrings.
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Omaha
Neb, Dee
Kansas City
Rose Lonsen
Chicago
Lonsen
Marion Cohen
Galamba
Clarinda
Prevent Getting Up Nights Peculiar Claim
An advertisement markets Bukets bladder laxative claims to relieve irritation causing nocturia. It asserts the product is sold widely, offers a 25 cent box, and promises money back after four days if not pleased. It states ingredients like dumper berries and Buchu leaves and is guaranteed by Brandenberger Drug Co and Fischer Drug Co.
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Brandenberger Drug Co
Fischer Drug Oa
Thomas Till Seeks Dollar Devaluation
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma amplifies his call for further dollar devaluation in a letter to Congress and state leaders. He argues the overvalued dollar taxes producers, creditors, and the public, citing a shift of values that he says benefits taxpayers by reducing real debt burdens.
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Washington
Det
Thomas
D-Okla
Congress
Oklahoma
Torrential storms lash Alaska coast causing damage
Cordova and Seward faced a severe storm sweeping in from the Gulf of Alaska. A strong gale persisted for hours, causing damage estimated at $100,000, with telephone lines wrecked and the power plant knocked out by a fire in Seward. Precipitation measured at 12.38 inches in a 69 hour period ending 5 p.m. local time.
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Cordova
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Seward
Russia fears Franco German pact. urges no French accord
Geneva dispatch reports Russia pressing France to avoid any special political treaty while Franco German talks loom over Eastern European security. Laval and Litvinoff reportedly reached an agreement, as Neu Rath signaled acceptance of an international police force in the Saar during the plebiscite, with Britain and others to contribute. The Saar vote set for Jan 18 could restore German sovereignty, while an international army with 2,000 Britons, 2,000 Italians, 300 Belgians, and 800 neutrals is anticipated.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
France
Germany
Russia
League of Nations
Far East
Tfranet
Pierre Laval
Maxim Litvinoff
Konstantin von Neurath
Kraus
Saar Basin
League
Isige
Saar
Chaco Boreal
South America
Katherine Lenroot Named Head of Children's Bureau
Miss Katherine F Lenroot daughter of a former Wisconsin senator becomes head of the Children's Bureau within the Department of Labor. Despite Republican ties she is appointed by President Roosevelt to replace Grace Abbott who resigned after 18 years of service.
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Katherine F. lLenroot
Wisconsin
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Roosevelt
Grace Abbott
Martha Trader Happy After Warm Springs Dinner Treat
Martha Trader, paralyzed since seven, returns to Kansas City desk with extra bright smile after a dream vacation. She joined companion Mrs. Jean Yucker for a trip to Miami and Warm Springs where she had Thanksgiving dinner with President Roosevelt. She describes the Warm Springs foundation aiding those with infantile paralysis and notes the large dinner attendance.
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Kansas City
Dec
Martha Trader
Roosevelt
Warn Springs
Trader
Jean ‘Yucker
Miami
Fla
Warm Springs
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Red Square
Lenin
Nicholas
Supreme Court
Leonid Nicolieff
Kiroti
Kirofi
Glern Acti & Thei Ag
Senate
Washington, D.C
Arthur Vandenburg
W. Warren Barbour
Gerald P. Nye
Alger Hiss
Bennett Champ Clark
Stephen Raushenbush
James TF. Pope
Pope
D. Ida
Clark
D. Mo
America
Fred C. Perking
York, Pa
Bar
Scranton
Thomas Till
Aussia
Soviets
Berlin
Inter
Meyerhardt
Republican Heads ‘Children's Bureau
Martha Trager
Whruggists
Drugeista
Carter
Cristmas
Christman Siltfar
Phil A
Dallmeyer
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