Fifty year study finds 24 percent of women in gainful work
Washington reports a fifty year census study of women in gainful occupations from 1870 to 1920. Dr Joseph A Hill notes 24 percent of women worked for wages in 1920 and 20 percent of the working population were female. A special study of married women in eleven cities shows 37 percent did not live with husbands in their own homes.
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United States Census Bureau
Joseph A. Hill
Seymour L. Andrew
Andrew
Dr. Hill
Hill
River
Mass
Providence
Rode Island
Rochester
Newark
Paterson
New Jersey
Cincinati
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Missouri
Atlanta
Luisville
New Orleans
Dominican seeks $3 million loan after hurricane
San Domingo aims to borrow three million dollars to fund public works reconstruction and limited private mortgage loans. The Dominican Republic must obtain United States approval to increase external debt under a treaty dating back 25 years. President Hoover will decide if the loan may be floated. The next debt service payment of twenty million dollars is due September 20.
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Santo Domingo
Hoover
Dominican Republic
United States
Uncle Sam
Trujillo
Fight With Governor Huey Long Sparks Scene in Louisiana
The scene occurred during the closing days of Huey P. Long's bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Louisiana. William G. Wiegand, a former Princeton man and journalist at a New Orleans paper critical of Long, says Long called him a vile name and Long struck him after guards restrained Wiegand, who then punched the governor in the nose.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
William G. Wiegand
Princeton
New Orleans
Long
Wiegand
French Airmen to Tour All Country
French transatlantic fliers Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte plan a 15 000 mile goodwill tour visiting over 100 cities in 30 states. The 25 day itinerary runs Boston to Seattle then south and east back to New York with stops including Philadelphia and New Orleans. Charles Hayden notes the pace is less extensive than Lindbergh 1927 due to time and strain.
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Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
New England
Boston
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
New York
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake
Boise
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Phoenix
el Paso
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Pensacola
Atlanta
Winston Salem
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Charles Hayden
Charles A. Lindbergh
George Whitten
European Leaders Call for Economic Cooperation to End Anarchy
In Geneva the League of Nations heard Oreste Ferrara of Cuba urge European economic cooperation as American states favor Europe’s prosperity. Dutch, Danish, and Dutch foreign ministers pressed for a trusted framework within the League to replace Europe’s economic chaos, with talks on Briand’s proposals or alternatives.
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Europe
Oreste Ferrara
Washington
League of Nations Assembly
America
Ferrar
Baerts van Bloekland
Holland
Morland
Mynheer van Bloekland
League of Nations
Mynheer von Bloekland
Assembly
Peter Munch
M. Briand
League council orders Saar defense force withdrawal
The League of Nations council decided that the last French and Belgian troops in the Saar should be withdrawn within three months. The move follows a recommendation by Senator Scialoja of Italy, head of the Italian delegation.
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Freer Saar
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Saar
Scialoja
Italy
Dele
Primaries Change Makeup of House and Senate
Washington Sept 12 The house appears to have lost five members to renomination defeats while seven representatives are eliminated and three more seek involuntary retirement. Notable losses include Willis Sears Nebraska and John C Box Texas with party lines varied on alcohol.
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Washington
Senate
House
Louis C. Crampton
Michigan
Willis J. Sears
Nebraska
W. W. Chalmers
Ohio
Grant M. Hudson
John Franklin Miller
John C. Box
Texas
Joseph Whitehead
Virginia
J. Zach Spearing
Louisiana
Miller
Hudson
Michigan Anti- Saloon League
Congress
Box
Martin
Sears
H. Malcolm Baldridge
Whitehead
Thomas K. Burch
Georgia
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Partly cloudy in Tennessee tonight and Saturday with possible local thundershowers in east and central areas and slight warming in the extreme west. Virginia sees showers tonight and Saturday morning with little temperature change and increasing southeast winds. High yesterday 78, low 65, rainfall 0.07 inches. Readings from 6:30 p m daily by C L Bunn, U S W O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Wheeler Says Prohibition Fails and States Should Regulate Liquor
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, long a dry in Congress, declares national prohibition a failure and urges states to regulate liquor as their citizens decide. He recalls voting for prohibition to end the saloon and notes bootleggers gaining political influence in many communities.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Chicago starts war on rackets
Chicago faces a grand jury probe into racketeering as an extortionist bomb blasts John Valentino’s West Side home just hours before the inquiry opens. Prominent civic leaders and business figures back State Attorney Swanson’s drive to curb organized crime.
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Chicago
John Valentino
Valentino
Col
A. A. Sprague
John A. Swanson
Henry Barrett Chamberlain
Chicago Crime Commission
Walter G. Walker
Employers’ Association
Grand
Robert Isham Randolph
Chamber of Commerce
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Swanson
McGoorty
Criminal Court
Union League Club
Committee For Prevention and Punishment
Col. Sprague
Julius Rosenwald
Melvin A. Traylor
G. F. Swift
Fred W. Sargent
Joseph T. Tyerson
Ohio Republicans Ignore Day Issue at State Session
Ohio Republicans adopt a platform focused on enforcing all laws without naming liquor. Resolutions committee balked at adding prohibition language. no floor fight ensued. A special committee will set a date for the Harding Memorial tomb dedication in Marion with a Hoover address expected.
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Ohio
Republican Party
Harding
Marion
Hoover
Ohio State Republican Platform Shuns Prohibition
The Ohio State Republican platform presented at the convention calls for enforcement of all laws but omits any prohibition plank. Prohibition opponents failed to get a repeal or referendum stance through the resolutions committee as only three votes, all from Cleveland, supported the proposal. Twenty-one
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Columbus
Ohio
Prohibition
Resolutions Committee
Cleveland
Quiet Stromboli Volcano Spurs Islander Vigil
Messina Italy Sept 12 The Stromboli eruption citywide alert left Stromboli Lipari and nearby Aeolian Islands anxious as residents slept in tents aboard government ships. Fire crews battled fires from four hours after the eruption with one badly injured and four dead reported at Ginestra.
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Messina
Italy
Stromboli
Lipari
Aad
Stromboli Island
Aeolian
Ginestra
Aeolus
Republican convention panel rejects anti dry declaration
The resolutions committee of the Columbus Republican convention declines to include an anti dry declaration in the party platform. The action preserves the current platform stance and avoids adding new language on prohibition.
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Columbus—Resolutions Committee
Labor to Push Injunction Bill in AFL Drive
Atlantic City N J Sept 12 AP The American Federation of Labor will vigorously push the Norris Blaine Walsh bill to grant labor relief from injunctions The federation will prepare a detailed report for the Boston federation council conference urging support The AFL says injunctions curb free speech freedom of the press and labor rights and that relief is constitutionally transcendent for labor functioning.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Executive Council
Federation Council
Boston
Green
Cottonseed Output and Stocks Reported by Census Bureau
Cottonseed in August fell into the first month of the cotton year reaching 165,770 tons, up from 120,028 last August. On hand at mills August 31 totaled 214,965 tons, compared with 160,652 a year earlier.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Curran Warns Republicans of Defeat If Tide Remains Wet
In a blunt forecast Curran tells Republicans they face defeat unless they recognize a wet tide shaping political fortunes. He argues environmental shifts and policy stances will drive voters away from GOP candidates in coming contests.
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Washington
Curran
Dope runners nabbed in Knoxville narcotics case
Three men claiming Detroit origin were arrested in Knoxville after federal agents seized narcotics worth an estimated 1500 dollars. Identified as Morris Winkier 55 Sam Graff 33 and C H Slater 35 the trio were rounded up in a local hotel after a month long probe. Bonds set at 25000 each with a preliminary hearing slated for Saturday.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Detroit
Morris Winkier
Sam Graff
C. H. Slater
George W. Cunningham
Nashville
U. S
Doughty
Louisiana Democrat backs Roosevelt repeal stance on Prohibition
Mrs. Stella Hamlin, Louisiana Democratic national committeewoman, endorses Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York and his call for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. She praises Roosevelt as America’s most progressive governor and says states should decide liquor policy.
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New Orleans
Stella Hamlin
Democratic National Committee
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Hamlin
America
Roosevelt
Jamaica Ginger Paralysis Linked to Pigment Color
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati report a new Jamaica ginger toxin effect tied to pigmentation. White chickens developed paralysis after consuming the liquor while monkeys, rabbits, and white rats remained immune. Findings suggest pigment interaction but are not conclusive.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
F. J. Andress
Andress
Multiple East Main Street stores hit in cash thefts
Four Kingsport area businesses City Coal Nehi Gulf Distributive Station and Kingsport Bottling Works were entered by force through back windows or doors. Safe contents were stolen from Nehi City Coal and Bottling Works with about 200 dollars from each, while Kingsport Wholesale Grocery saw no stock theft. Locks were smashed and explosives suspected by some officers. Cash only sought.
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Kingsport Wholesale
City Coal Co
Kingsport Bottling, Works
Gulf Distributive Station
East Main Street
City Coal Safe
Ne-Hi
City Coal
Gulf Station
Kingsport
Irigoyen Ship Disappearance Sparks Uruguay Visit
Montevideo reports state Irigoyen remains missing while the Belgrano cruiser is believed to be nearby. The Highland Princess arrives with Horacio B. Irigoyen in exile, amid unconfirmed transfer plans and shifting rumors of rescue or safe landing.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Highland Princess
Horacio B. Oghanarte
Irigoyen
Buenos Aires
Belgrano
Cap Arcona
Europe
la Plata
Monteviedo
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Pres. Hoover
Union OF States OF Europe
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Switzerland
Sen. B. K. Wheeler
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Olga Baclanova
Ife Ise
Nicholas Soussanin
Nick, Jr
LABOR
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Ring International
Bond
Jamaica
Nehi
Gulf and Kingsport
Iridgyen
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