Britain weighs curbs on textile and iron trades with Canada
Ottawa reports Britain plans to limit its textile and iron and steel exports to Canada valued at about $206 million in 1931 as the British Universal Economic Conference considers stabilizing the Canadian dollar. Delegates study trade and currency measures while Britain pushes for lower imperial preferences. Canada’s economy and unemployment loom large amid projections of empire-wide price and trade adjustments.
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Ont
Canada
Unyersal Economic Conference
India
United Kingdom
Monetary Committee
Kingdon
I Bers Nell
Britain
Chim Reyes
Stanley Baldwin
Leitish Dylessalon
Eho
Nnimal
Skepport Alwoxt
Oetherland
Dominion
United
Bout &Lec
Aniacoun
Losl
United States
Poison liquor kills fifteen men in New York
Fifteen men died after ingesting poisoned liquor on the Lower East Side. Detectives traced the source to cheap East Side peddlers as the homicide squad pressed the investigation and chemical tests confirmed wood alcohol poisoning.
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New York
Lower East Side
Must Side
East Side
Democrats Seek Senate Edge in Fall Elections
Democrats express confidence they can regain Senate control for first time since 1919 as 51 seats contested with 34 up for grabs. In a tight balance with 48 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and one Labour, nine seats in solid south states shape the battle.
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Washington
Appcal
Senate
Wilson
Wilso
South
Germans riot as campaign closes on eve election
Berlin reports bloodshed and fiery oratory as Germany nears a pivotal Reichstag vote. Five killed in provincial clashes, 200 arrested in the capital, and the army and 20 000 police mobilized to stamp out disorder. Chancellor Von Papen and Karl Severing urged unity while Hitler and Hopenberg push starkly opposing futures. International interest swells as governments request broadcast access for results coverage.
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Louis P. Lochner
A. P
Berlin
Germany
Franz von Papen
Karl Severing
Reich
Hare
Adolf Hitler
Socialist Party
Alfred Hopenberg
Dr. Severing
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Henry Ford at 69 Champions a Youthful Mindset
Detroit July 30 Henry Ford says continued interest keeps him young never bored and plans for a long life. He cites aviation progress and linking farming with factory work as crucial while noting 5 000 small shops nationwide and urging a return to smaller towns. Ford also touts hair shampoo habits and shares a tale of a friend overcoming heart trouble through activity.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
United States
Edel
Dearborn
Mr. Ford
Tennessee Weather Outlook With Showers and Warmer Temperatures
Fair across Tennessee with possible local thundershowers in the southern and extreme western areas. Sunday and Monday trend partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thunderstorms. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily by T. C. Harvis.
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Tennessee
T. C. Harvis
S.W
Bitter Campaign Nears Close in Tennessee Governor Race
Nashville July 30 Associated Press A spirited bitter Democratic gubernatorial race nears its end with four candidates Hill McAlister Malcolm Patterson Lewis Pope and Rufus Campbell all lawyers vying for the nomination. The campaign centers on charges of fraud and the Shelby County Crump organization with Borah and Crump denying allegations.
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Wayne T. Collinsham
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Hill McAlisten
Malcolm R. Patterson
Memphis
Lewis
Pope
Rufus Campbell
Lauderdale County
Crump
Borah
Shelby County
Edward H. Crump
Flaun
Barah
Idaho
Bonus marchers buy land for camp near Washington
Walter W. Waters announces purchase of 25 acres with 25 more for timbering, located 20 miles from the capital, to establish a permanent colony for the bonus expeditionary force. Mrs. Maud Edgell of Gatonsville Md donates 25 acres in Anne Arundel county for the camp.
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Gatonsville
Anne Arundel County
Washington
Bonus Expeditionary
Maryland
Edgell
Walter W. Waters
Bonus
National Capital
Bonus Expeditionary Force
District of Columbia
Waters
Balti- Prave
Stock Gains Signal Economic Revival Across Markets
AP reports a broad stock rally as NYSE closes July up over 35 percent from June 30, with bonds, curb markets, and grains higher. Agriculture prices rise five points for the month. bank closings fall with 158 reopenings. Manufacturing and steel sectors show rising activity in Lycoming and Youngstown regions amid optimism.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chillago
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bonus Seekers Leave Capital After Warning to Groups
Washington July 20 Veterans marching for a cash bonus were driven from the capital as police enforced orders barring organized groups from entering the District. U S troops returned to billets beyond limits while Gov Pollard of Virginia and Gov Ritchie of Maryland were notified of the actions to prevent influxes from their states. General MacArthur ordered a full withdrawal of troops at 1 am, and the district returned to normal as scattered veterans were rounded up or left.
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United States
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Glasaford
Pollard
Ritchie
Police Department
Douglas MacArthur
Army Chief of Staff
War Department
Lwis A. mm
Daly
Farley paints whisper campaign against Roosevelt
New York July 30 AP James A Parley Democratic national chairman accuses a hateful whispering campaign targeting Governor Roosevelt s health and abilities. He likens it to the four year old Alfred E Smith scare and says the governor s bout with infantile paralysis does not affect his fitness for office.
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New York
Roosevelt
James A. Parley
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Farley
Bonus Army Occupies Johnstown Camp Amid Tensions
Police and volunteer MPs patrol highways as Johnstown hosts the Bonus Expeditionary Force camp. Leaders report communists removed, while W. W. Waters plans to arrive to take charge at Theal Park. Food shortages worsen as hundreds arrive daily and a hospital patient is treated after collapsing in a Salvation Army barracks.
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Bonus
W. W. Waters
Theal Park
Reds
A. Carter
Doak
Waters
Washington
Ohio
Pennsylvania
D. B. Ellison
Thomas Swabb
Schenley Farms
Gal
Salvation Army
Roosevelt to urge Congress a beer bill in 1930 campaign
Roosevelt announced he would call the next Congress to legalize beer sales if elected. He labeled the main campaign issue economic relief and criticized Republican policies while supporting repeal of the 18th amendment and Volstead act changes. He stressed plans to restore prosperity, reduce tariffs, and resume trade to enable debts to be paid.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
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Germany
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Borah
Senate Foreign Relations
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DP Rasseveit
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Pacffic
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