Chiang Free Again Stir Shifts Power to Soong Premier
Chiang Kai-shek is freed from captivity in Sian and is in Nanking. Chang Hsueh-liang, who held Chiang, arrives repentant and ready for punishment. The danger of civil war eases but the prospect of Soong Tai-yi becoming premier risks friction with Tokyo and China’s military policy.
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Chiang
Soong
Hiang Kai - Sher
Chita
Nanking
Marshal Chang
Sianfu
Chang
T. V. Soong
Lan
Japan
Tokio
Condition of Pope Pius Deteriorates Amid Pain
Report from the Vatican notes Pope Pius growing worse with increasing pain and paralysis. A Christmas Eve radio message the pontiff had been delivering during the vigil ended abruptly as his condition worsened.
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Pius
Vatican
Pontiifiuaistud
Financial Status of Farmers and 1947 Outlook
The report notes the overall financial status of farmers appears encouraging for 1947. It cites large total loans to farmers by federal agencies reaching about 7.7 billion dollars, with ongoing pressure from federal programs and administrative concerns shaping the outlook for farmers in the coming year.
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Roper
Congress
M. J. Mye
Vericus Fca
Deeling
Isrtoere
Atanee
Federel
Bryers
Gredil
Death of German General Hans Von Seeckt
Obituary note reporting the death of German soldier Hans Von Seeckt in Berlin at an unspecified age. The text credits him as chief of staff to Field Marshal Von Macker and references his role in planning campaigns that influenced the war, including actions against Russia and Serbia, with unclear details and garbled phrasing.
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Bilbao
Berlin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Hans von Seeckt
Eyram
Marshall von Macker
Gurnee
Serbia
Panama Canal Toll System Faulty says War Secretary report
War Secretary Wood rings a 1936 Panama Canal fiscal report notes a deficit near one million dollars and admits tolls are unfair and manipulated. It fails to urge raising tolls to cover interest on a 546 million dollar capital, while recommending changes to vessel measurement seen as subsidies to some ship types.
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Woodring
United States
Congress
Central States
Pacific Coast
Eastern Seaboard
Budget Bureau
Cain
Uncle Sam
Florida Ship Canal
Sheavers
Cuba Ousts Gomez and Laredo Bru In Cuba Change
Cuban president Gomez was ousted after defying Batista by vetoing a tax bill for school building run by officers. Vice President Laredo Bru succeeded him. Inter American Peace Conference II ended with accords and calls for next meeting in Lima. Roosevelt signaled push to revise neutrality law. Treasury and Fed announced a plan to curb credit inflation using about 1.06 billion dollars of borrowing. Gold inflow to the US could be withdrawn to temper domestic credit.
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Gomez
Laredo Bru
Iguel Mariano Gomez
Fulgencio Batiste
Republic
Messare
House of Répresenta
Miguel Gomes
Batista
Senate
Congress
Federico Laredo Bru
Buenos Aires
Cordell Hull
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Carlos Concha
Lima
Peru
Supreme Court
Chaco
Roosevelt
State Department
Tribunal
Treasury
Morgenthau
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Washington Sees Two NRA Substitutes Competing Plans
Washington columns compare Donald Richberg and Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney proposals to replace the Blue Eagle. The O Mahoney plan would require federal incorporation and license denial for noncomplying interstate corporations while Richberg favors industry specific rules enforceable as federal law. The piece notes constitutional questions, political timing, and broad push for tighter federal controls amid caution on inflation and public works.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Donald R. Richberg
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Supreme Court
Richberg
Arthur Brisbane Dies at 72 Editor of This Week
Arthur Brisbane, renowned editor and columnist, died at 72 in New York on Christmas morning from heart disease while sleeping. He authored This Week and a widely read daily column, influencing public opinion alongside William Randolph Hearst. Brisbane's career spanned roles at the Sun, World, and Journal, earning substantial wealth and a vast readership.
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Athur Brisbane
New York
Buffalo
Brisbane
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Europe
London
The
Sun
William 8. Hearst
Garner
N. Y
Atricken Tate
William Randolph Hearst
Pon
Seward
Fifth Avenue
Leopold Stieglitz
Frederick Zeman
Phoebe Brisbane
J. R. K. McCrary
Emily
Alice
Elinor
Western Newspaper Union
Old
Horatio Alger
Tve
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
America
California
New York Journal
Hearst
Mr. Brisbane
Mr. Hearst
Arthur Posthene
Ciub Owl CO
Culinius
Merji
Bas Reyer
Former Senator Fess Dies in Washington Giseon
Former Senator Fess dies in Washington after a sudden illness. The report notes party affiliation and leadership roles, with brief biographical hints and the date of death.
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Fess
Washington
Republican Party
Foreign Phrases and Their Nuances in Brief
A compact glossary style item listing foreign phrases with quick English equivalents. Includes Peu de chose, Quid pro quo, sic transit gloria mundi, Tout-a-tsit, and Tertium quid with brief parenthetical notes.
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