Dawes poised to lead reconstruction corporation drive
Washington reports a bipartisan push toward finalizing the reconstruction corporation bill. Charles G Dawes moves to direct the two billion dollar effort to ease national credit as conferees resolve differences between the house and senate. The two chambers agreed on barring rediscounting of bonds through the Fed and allowing loans to insolvent banks with a $100000 cap per loan. Further details hinge on loan scope for various financial institutions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Glass
Virginia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Conferees Close on Final Tinker
Senators and representatives meet behind closed doors to reconcile Senate and House RF C bills headed by Charles G. Dawes. They aim to finish by noon and seek quick approval to send the measure to President Hoover for signing. The accord includes excluding rediscount eligibility, allows loans to insolvent banks, and preserves a $50 million farm loan provision within the $2 billion cap.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
House
White House
Hoovers
Treasury receipts and expenditures for January report
Treasury receipts for January 18 totaled 8 151 424 74 with expenditures of 11 824 992 11 and a balance of 362 484 068 85. Customs duties for eighteen days in January amounted to 17 497 236 59.
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Washington
Treasury
Argentine Emergency Taxes Target Income Property and Firms
Buenos Aires reports the government imposes emergency levies on income, property, and business to bridge the budget gap. The measures affect individuals and corporations as authorities seek to restore fiscal balance amid economic strain.
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Buenos Aires
Canadian sales tax urged as workable in United States
A House Ways and Means hearing heard that Canada’s sales tax system could raise substantial revenue for the United States. Treasury experts Dr. Thomas Adams and E. C. Alvord outlined the Canadian plan to the committee, though Treasury undersecretary Mills had earlier called it impractical here.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
United States
Treasury Department
Canada
Thomas 35. Adams
New Haven
Yale University
E. C. Alvord
Mellon
Collier
Mills of the Treasury
Dominion
Adams
Anti-Saloon League Warns Parties On Dry Issue At Convention
The Anti-Saloon League bid to keep prohibition off party platforms urging parties to avoid any repeal or modification. It attacks the Raskob home rule plan and warns against referendums state control or repeals. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson vows women will oppose a wet candidate next fall.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Jesse W. Nicholson
National Women’s Democratic Law Enforcement League
Long Wins Again as Allen Elected Governor of Louisiana
Huey P. Long secures another victory by placing O. K. Allen, his Highway Commission head, in the governor’s chair. Unofficial returns show Allen leading beyond New Orleans, with 86,773 for Allen to 26,710 for Le Blanc and other totals for Guion and Clark. Lieutenant Governor results favor Fournet, with Hendrick and Earl Long far behind.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
United States
O. K. Allen
State Highway Commission
Allen
Francis Williams
Dudley J. le Blanc
LeBlanc
George Seth Guion
William L. Clark, Jr
William C. Boone
Grand Jury Urged to Speed Action in Honolulu Murders
Honolulu January 20. Officials press reforms to reorganize law enforcement as defense lawyers threaten habeas corpus for Mrs Fortescue and three Navy men unless the territory urges the grand jury to indict for murder. Gilliland vows to present the case Thursday amid cross fire from Kentucky critics and local senators.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Grand
James F. Gilliland
Hawaiian Senate
Fortescue
Thomas Massie
Massie
Weather outlook for Tennessee and Virginia shows clouding and warmth
Tennessee will see increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures with possible showers Thursday, especially in the far east. Virginia reports fair weather tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions and light SW to S winds. Yesterday's highs reached 49 in Tennessee and 58 in Virginia, with lows of 23 and 39 respectively. no rain yesterday. Readings taken at 6 PM daily.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Red Cross Delivers Aid in Flooded Mississippi Delta
A six week flood in the Mississippi Delta prompts Red Cross relief workers to establish stricter health measures and vaccinate residents in six counties. Coast guard boats move in from Great Lakes and Gulf stations to rescue marooned families as county health officers and resident doctors coordinate scarce supplies to prevent deaths, hunger, and exposure.
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Glendora
Miss
Mississippi Delta
National Red Cross
Swift Coast Guard
Delta
Great Lakes
Gulf
Red Cross
Robert E. Bondy
Washington
Mississippi
New York City Loans Alleviate Cash Crisis Briefly
New York City secured a 12.5 million dollar short term loan at six percent to meet 27.8 million in obligations due today and avoid an immediate financial crisis. The loan covers only until February 1, with cash reserves at 24 million and upcoming payrolls near 34.3 million.
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New York
Charles W. Berry
Greater
Senator Barbour backs four per cent beer bill in prohibition debate
Washington, Jan 20. Senator Barbour of New Jersey advocates the Lingham four per cent beer bill as a step toward reason and commonsense. He notes the constitutional question under the eighteenth amendment and says enforcement could improve with legalization of real beer. The dry forces are urged to seize on repeal as part of enforcement strategy.
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Barbour
New Jersey
Manufacturers
Congress
Supreme Court
Bombay Faces Mass Protest Over Gandhi Arrests
In Bombay sixteen days of market closures disrupt commerce as merchants plan a mass meeting to challenge government measures, with Gandhi’s arrest spurring further resolve. Britain’s trade stats show Japan overtaking England in cloth imports, while authorities remove nationalist posters and promote Buy British messaging.
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Bombay
Merchants Organization
Mahatma Gandhi
Great Britain
Britain
Japan
England
Los Angeles Physician on Trial for Dual Phoenix Murders
A Los Angeles physician now on trial in Phoenix Arizona faces charges of murdering two girlfriends Mrs Agnes Leroi and Mrs Hedvig Samuelson. Prosecutors say she shot them possibly in self defense or while insane. Insanity may be used as a defense under Arizona law. The defendant is alleged to have dismembered the bodies packed them in trunks and shipped them to Los Angeles.
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Charles A. Rice
Hoover
Kentucky
Massie
Kahahawai
Hawaii
Fortescue
Montgomery Winn
Washington and New York Society
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Agnes Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Arizona
Judd
Miners Kidnapping Claim Stirs Tennessee Officials
Knoxvill e Tenn Jan 20 Adjutant General Caswell Boyd believes the reported flogging of coal strike leaders Joe Weber and Bill Duncan may have been a kidnapping. Weber a 27 year old former union organizer from Wilkes Barre and now secretary of the Central Strike Committee is linked to the Kentucky mine dispute.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Joe Weber
Bill Duncan
Kentucky
Caswell Boyd
Tennessee
Weber
National Mine Workers Union
Wilkesbarre
Central Strike Committee
Lima Earthquake Strikes City Turning Night To Terror
In Lima Peru a massive quake shattered streets and buildings injuring many and causing at least one death. The shock, felt from Huacho to Ica, followed by a second at 9 30 pm on a hot summer night. Cars crashed as pavements swayed and lights failed. First aid stations treated 58 cases of heart trouble and nervous shock. one death, others serious, with policeman among the injured.
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Lima
Peru
el Commercio
Huacho
Huaraz
Pisco
Canete
Ica
Mrs Judd Expected To Take Stand In Own Defense
In Phoenix a tentative jury pool for Winnie Ruth Judd's murder case nears completion as 14 jurors are seated. Mrs Judd hints she will testify and may reveal details if a witness fails to tell the truth. If convicted on the Le Roi murder charge she faces possible death.
Joint trial for pair on charges killing W C Cox
Jess Simpson and Alden Doty go on trial in Sullivan county circuit court for the death of William Orgie Cox, fatally wounded in a Highland Park store December 21, 1931. Jury selection stretched over hours with witnesses for both sides and testimony about the stabbing and bloodied knife.
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Jess Simpson
Alden Doty
William Orgie Cox
Highland Park
Sullivan County
J. B. Isley
S. A. Millsap
Charley Carr
S. W. Mitchell
S. G. Morton
Beaverly Feathers
W. H. Barr
E. K. Webb
R. L. Snapp
D. J. Blalock
E. G. Buckles
Henry Davidson
Thompson
Cox
Poston
Simpson
Doty
Clell Willis
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Gen. Boyd
Agnes Anne le Roi
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