Too Much Romance in Society Stories Says 1933 critic
A literary observer notes popular society stories tire of sex filth and foolish romance and praises a naturalist tale The Victory for its simple, stark portrayal of an old man crushed by a dominant wife The memoirs of Silerius and Grotius are cited to discuss truth in fiction Also mentioned are a decaying political landscape and a mystery about a gentlest wife with a hidden temper The piece closes with reflections on party politics in 1933 and a Bell Syndicate note.
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Silerius
Grotius
Rome
Harry
Bell Syndicate
WNU
World economic conference hopes and Cuba diplomacy collide
Raymond Moley arrives in London amid doubt the world economic conference can avoid collapse as currency stabilization is urged. In Washington, Senator Couzens pushes for debt relief tempered by anti-default cautions while Richberg code debates and labor issues surface. Ambassador Sumner Welles faces Cuban political friction as talks stall over reciprocating conciliation and rebel cessation.
MacDonald Pushes Gold Policy Leave at Conference
Prime Minister MacDonald pressed for action after the conference as he met with Georges Bonnet and summoned American delegates led by Mr. Hull. The talk centered on stabilization and U S opposition to immediate currency stabilization, while the monetary subcommittee backed Senator Pittman’s gold plan to withdraw gold from circulation and cut gold coverage to 25 percent. Estonia’s move to abandon the gold standard stirred fear that other nations would follow.
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MacDonald
Georges Bonnet
France
Mr. Hull
Roosevelt
United States
Hull
Senator Key Pittman
Europe
Estonia
Baltic
Johnson Opens Codes Hearings for Cotton Textile Industry
Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of the industrial recovery act, opened hearings in the Commerce building Washington on proposed codes. W L Allen and counsel Donald Richberg led proceedings. Richberg outlined rules to collect facts only with no oral legal arguments, inviting private written pleas if rights were felt violated.
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Hugh S. Johnson
Department of Commerce
Washington
Richberg
States ratify prohibition repeal as 16 to 0 score grows
California and West Virginia joined the push for repeal with margins near three to one in California and a clear win in West Virginia. Southern hills and farms opposed, but urban and mining areas carried the measure. Indiana Massachusetts and New York conventions ratified the repeal amendment with Al Smith presiding in New York.
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California
West Virginia
South
Hill
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
al Smith
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansy
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
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Illinois
Iowa
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Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
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Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
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Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Lawaii
Kahn Testifies To Private Banking Methods In Pecora Inquiry
Otto Kahn of Kuhn Loeb & Co. defended private banking practices before the Pecora committee. He condemned bidding for securities and discussed railroads, 1927 28 mania, and the Federal Reserve as a corrective for inflation. The hearing also covered the Chilean 1925 bond issue and Norman H. Davis’s $35,000 fees. No evidence of fake stock sales to wives surfaced.
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Charles Mitchell
Ferdinand Pecora
Otto Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Kahn
Mr. Kahn
Federal Reserve Board
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Mr. Davis
Pecora
Publicizing Gold Hoarder Names May Lead to Prosecution
General Cummings said he will soon reveal names of gold hoarders who refuse to surrender their stores. If publicity fails to secure compliance, criminal charges will follow and civil action may be pursued to recover the gold. He believed offenders convicted in criminal cases would return the metal to gain leniency.
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Cummings
Spaniard Arrested in St Peter's Cloak Room Bomb
Vatican City police say a Spainnish suspect organized the blast at St Peter's cloak room in Rome. The explosion caused minor property damage with no injuries.
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Atican
St. Peter's Church
Rome
Spain
Mussolini and Hitler move to crush rival parties in Europe
The text describes Mussolini’s suppression of political parties in Germany with Hitler erasing opposition and offering posts to converts. Hugenberg resigns as economics and agriculture minister. Catholic and centrist groups face pressure. Bavarian leaders arrest members of the Bavarian People’s party. in Wisconsin, a legislative inquiry targets alleged Communists among University of Wisconsin students to cut scholarships for non residents.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Germany
Alfred Hugenberg
National Party
Bavaria
Bavarian People’s Party
Reichstag
Diet
University of Wisconsin
Joseph Higgins
Milwaukee
Cloudburst Destroys Tung Jen City in China Disaster
A cloud burst in eastern Kweichow province obliterated Tung Jen city and sent floodwaters down the Mayen river valley. Thousands drowned, many villages swept away, and about a thousand more lives were lost in the catastrophe.
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Kweichow
Tungjen
Mayen
Geneva disarmament conference adjourns to September
The Geneva disarmament conference votes to adjourn until after the League of Nations session in September as statesmen handle urgent issues. During the recess Chairman Arthur Henderson will negotiate with principal governments and seeks positive results.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Arthur Henderson
Wilkin accuses Wall Street over Detroit bank closures
In a one man grand jury appearance Judge Keidan hears Herbert R. Wilkin claim the 1933 bank closures were a Wall Street plot to oust Ford. He alleges withdrawals by smart money including Mrs. Couzens and says Detroit bankers feared Wall Street’s maneuvers to control Michigan credit.
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H. B. Keidan
Detroit
Herbert R. Wilkin
Wall Street
Henry Ford
New York
New National Bank of Detroit
Wilkin
Union Guardian Trust Company
Ford
James Couzens
Michigan
Pie Counter and New Deal Labor Shakeup In Washington
The piece describes a flood of new appointments under Roosevelt with many posts being filled to reward supporters. It notes the army of jobs created by farm, loan, and public works programs and details conditions on federal highway funds. It also mentions a ghostly, unlocked treasury office incident and rising tourist activity at the Capitol.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hoover
Treasury
Woodin
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Arm Loan
Public Construction Administration
Industrial Recovery Administration
Lewis Douglas
Dogs Guard Museum At Night With German Shepherd Sentinels
Two large German shepherds reinforce the guards at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Advanced electrical devices protect the building after hours and the dogs’ keen senses ensure intruders cannot escape notice once the doors are closed.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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London
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Edward W. Pickard
ROF
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Holland
Switzerland
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Couzens
America
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Allen
Green
American Federation of Labor
Frances Perkins
Mbassador Sumner Welles
Cuba
Machado
Havana
Mr. Welles
Col
Juan Blas Hernandez
Santa Clara
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H. R. Wilkin
William Bruckart
Swarm Capital
National Capitol Building
Corps of Guides
Great Building
Capitol Hill
Washington Monument
Western Newspaper Union
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