Cuban political crisis deepens as Welles mediates
The Cuban tension centers on Ambassador Welles and President Machado amid a general strike and state of war. Talks with Secretary of State Ferrara and Roosevelt’s economic emphasis shape possible reforms while Machado resists leaving office. Food shortages worsen as police strike action and arrests ripple through Havana and Regla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberto Barreras
Rafael Guas Inclan
Jose Barcelo
Oriente
Machado
Welles
Roosevelt
Executive Committee
Emilio Nunez
Orestes Ferrara
Oscar B. Cintas
Washington
Hull
Havana
Republic
Howard Lee) McBain
Columbia University
Congress
Havana Electric Railways
Interior Department
Dave Oliver
New York
Ambassador Welles
Leo J. Reisler
Oliver
Regla
Marcelino Yanes
All-Bran cereal aids constipation and iron levels
Kellogg's All-Bran promotes relief from constipation through bulk fiber and added vitamin B. Lab tests claim improved intestinal tone and higher iron content than beef liver by weight. Two tablespoons daily recommended. mild, lettuce-like bulk. Sold by grocers. Kellogg in Battle Creek produced.
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All
Kellogg
Local Grocery Ad Prices Spark Interest
A fragment listing various item prices shows 2 lbs at 19c, 15c, 15c, 17c, 23c, and 12c. Tallcans priced at 3 and Ib at 5 appear amid the sale figures.
Nightmares on Havana Streets as City Faces Strikes
A reader describes a violent accident in Havana followed by a citywide strike that escalates into a revolution. He notes hospital delays due to a general strike, a police crackdown, and rumors of warships near the harbor while residents face shortages of light and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Howell
Havana
Machado
Sparks From Engines Spark London Forest Fires
About fifty two percent of Britain's forest fires in the year ending September 30 1932 are attributed by the forestry commissioners to sparks from railway engines.
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London
Britain
Forestry Commissioners
Efforts to settle row over union wage codes in wartime policy
Discussion on blanket re employment codes expands to restaurants and laundries with temporary rules. Restaurant wages range 23 to 28 cents per hour by region, 54 hour weeks for men and 48 for women, with meals capped and tips excluded. Laundry code approved with later wage review, 45 hour week, 20 to 27 1/2 cents per hour by region. Office workers face 13 or 14 dollar weekly minimums, engineers and firemen 35 to 50 cents hourly for 50 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
South
East
Roosevelt Uses Presidential Order To Back NRA Drive
President Roosevelt backs Hugh S. Johnson’s NRA effort by issuing an executive order that all government contracts must comply with the recovery code or be cancelled. Johnson, speaking in Baltimore, calls for full national participation under the blue eagle as the recovery program nears its decisive phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
Baltimore
Popular Jewish music pedagogue leaves Germany for Paris
American violin students who studied under Professor Issay Barmas in Berlin must now follow to Paris as he, a Jew, is cut off from Nazi Germany. Barmas came to Berlin from Russia in 1896 to study with Joseph Joachim and became a leading violin teacher. His American wife hosted a social center for musicians.
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Paris
Issay Barmas
Berlin
Barmas
Third Reich
Russia
Joseph Joachim
Red-Eyed Fly Battles Nebraska Grasshoppers
In Phoenix Nebraska on August 11 the red eyed fly spawns spread destruction among grasshoppers in northern Nebraska. Flies swarm thick as bees and lay eggs on hoppers in flight. Maggots from the eggs consume the insects' vitals and kill them in two to three weeks. Don B. Whelan of the Nebraska Agricultural College notes the outcome may benefit farmers, though blister beetles also appear and attack garden plants.
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Phoenix
Neb
Nebraska
Don B. Whelan
Nebraska Agricultural College At
Lincoln
Goitre Sufferers Advised To Drink Plenty of Water
Ann Arbor doctors warn goitre patients to drink ample water and stay cool during heat. University of Michigan tests show thyroid excess causes a forced draft for cooling, with goitre patients evaporating up to two quarts daily.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Frederick A. Coller
Walter G. Maddock
Perseid Meteors Travel At Fast Rate of Speed
New York reports indicate the Perseid meteors will peak between midnight Friday and dawn Saturday as the Earth passes through the dense meteor stream. Observers may see twenty to thirty meteors per hour, with speed reaching about 144000 miles per hour.
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New York
Filling Station Men Seek Extra Cent Per Gallon Profit
At a courthouse meeting filling station operators formed a three man committee to confer with oil companies for one more cent per gallon profit to meet the national recovery code. They currently earn three cents and say four cents would allow them to operate under the code with 40 hour weeks and proper wages. A separate note reports Monroe shoe repairers near unanimous on a price agreement.
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C. R. Tidwell
J. L. Warren
Pan-American Petroleum Company
W. L. Morris
Louisiana Oil Company
E. F. Jones
Gulf Refining Company
Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
U S Navy Base Rumors Reported for Magdalena Bay
Vernacular papers claim the United States seeks a naval base at Magdalena Bay in lower California, sparking fear of Pacific peace disruption. Japanese and non Japanese officials are cited, with official denial and notes on Washington treaty implications.
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Tokyo
America
Mexico
Lower
California
Navy
Pacific
Ese
Foreign Office
United States
Nichi Nichi
Magdalena Bay
Asama
Japan
Federal agents seek 4th man in Urschel case
Federal operatives questioned sons on Thursday but held none. Earlier statements by William Nelson, Sam Kronic or Charles Wolk from Minneapolis were deemed false and tied to about 1500 dollars in ransom funds. About 500 dollars more had entered St Paul banks from unknown sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanni
William Nelson
Sam Krnonick
Barber Supply and Cosmetic Business House
Charles Wolk
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Will Attend Meet With Dr Baur For Chicago Convention
Dr H H Baur of 221 West Pargoud street will leave Saturday morning for Chicago to attend the American Veterinary Medical association convention. He will be accompanied by Mrs Baur and they will travel by automobile for a ten day trip.
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H. H. Baur
West Pargoud Street
Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Association
Baur
Johnson Warns Against Misuse of Blue Eagle
The administrator warns the Blue Eagle program could become a policeman as the FTC struggles to meet its goals. Violations not resolved after conciliation may be referred to the FTC and then to the Department of Justice if needed, but the administrator urges good faith unless proven otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Johnson Approves Modified Accords Across Four Industries
Presidentially modified relief codes cover boot and shoe drug cheese and cotton batting sectors authorizing 40 to 45 hour weeks with 10 percent leeway. Minimum wages vary by city size from 12 to 15 dollars weekly and include gender wage parity provisions where women’s pay matches men for substantially equal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Rigid Federal Oil Control Plan Seen
Washington August 11. Industrial Administrator Hugh S Johnson indicated the federal government plans rigid control over oil production in the draft petroleum trade practice plan. Johnson said details are pending and would not comment further until the revised code is completed and viewed by aides. He noted the recovery program ignores state lines in its approach.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
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