Roosevelt Promises Strong Ties With South America
President Roosevelt pledges friendship with South American nations and says the United States will not join the League of Nations. He outlines a three point plan to curb armament and cross border aggression while stressing nonintervention and regional unity.
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Ignes
Washington
South America
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
League of Nations
White House
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Mayflower Hotel
League
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Paris
Japan
Far East
North
Winter dog license enforcement warned by state agent
Ex dog owners are urged to license pets under the state law. Tags are obtainable at the courthouse as enforcement will be strict this winter. Also noted is the continued wait for construction on the new stone post office on Public Square, with negotiations progressing to fix stone difficulties. A pullet's egg, a rare curiosity from Edenburg, is on display at The News office for viewing.
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New Castle
Pa Newe
Oko
Merlin Felger
Edenburg
the News
France Bluff Theory in Berlin Armament Talks
Berlin reports claim Paris aims to bluff over Germany arm demands. Officials say France, Britain, and Belgium oppose tough terms, England awaiting Sir John Simon's conferences. The tone suggests steady Paris stance and no decisive bloc formation.
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Berlin
France
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Paris
England
John Simon
Arctic Weather Toll Echoes Across Pennsylvania
Arctic cold fills Pennsylvania with record low readings across multiple towns. Glen Summit and Buckhill Falls report single digits while Pittsburgh holds at six above zero and Harrisburg at three above. Philadelphia records its coldest spell since January 4, 1927 with Reading at four above.
Murderer sought in death of Julian Whitman financier
In Montevideo Uruguay December 29 a report states a bullet-riddled body of Julian C Whitman 50 a prominent financier and former secretary of the San Francisco Stock Exchange was found on a secluded Jersey Island in the San Joaquin River Escalating disputes arise as Paraguay refuses a truce extension in the Chaco War while Bolivia had approved the extension.
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Julian C. Whitman
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Jersey Island
San Joaquin River
Montevideo
Uruguay
League of Nations Commission
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Romanian Crown Prince Michael Begins Italy Visit
Crown Prince Michael aged 12 and his mother Princess Helen started a one month visit to Florence Italy. He had not seen his mother for almost a year prior to their arrival last night and appeared jubilant forgetting royal decorum at their meeting.
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Florence
Italy
Michael
Romania
Helen
Champlain Struggles in Extreme Winter Cold on New York Harbor
Manhattan faced freezing temperatures on December 29 as the French liner Champlain battled a chill. The vessel’s whistle wheezed and it had trouble signaling small craft to clear its path up the bay, underscoring the severe cold’s impact on maritime traffic.
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New York
Manhattan
New York Harbor
Champlain
Women Flyers Break World Record In Flight Marathon
Women aviators smashed the previous world record set last year by Mrs. Marsalis and Louise Thaden. They matched eight days four hours five minutes at 5 08 p m yesterday and planned to push to nine days. The tired flyers messaged their ground crew that they would stay airborne past 1 30 p m today to complete the new mark. They celebrated with a bath and clothing change and requested clean clothes cold cream and water via a note to the Municipal Airport.
Skin Functions Explained
The skin mainly protects the body from injury and infection, regulates temperature, and aids in sensation. It forms a barrier, blocks pathogens, and helps maintain fluid balance while reflecting health through its appearance.
Business Leaders See Better Year Ahead in 1934
Prominent executives from Macy’s, Gimbel’s, GM, GE, General Foods, RCA, Western Union, Goodyear and others forecast modest to strong recovery in 1934. They cite consumer purchasing power, public works purchases, price trends, and improved employment as key factors shaping retail and industrial output.
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Field
Percy S. Straus
R. H. Macy & Co
Bernard F. Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers, Inc
Gerard Swope
General Electric Co
Colby M. Chester
General Foods Corp
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
Roy B. White
Western Union Telegraph Co
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Joseph Wilshire
Standard Brands, Inc
Bloodshed in Argentina as revolt erupts
Revolt spreads in Argentina with rebel capture of post offices in Panaha de Gomez and Albert, as San Fe falls to rebels. Government arrests hundreds in Buenos Aires and other cities, guards tightened, cable and telegraph censorship imposed, and the uprising dimensions remain uncertain.
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Panaha de Gomez
Alberti
Sante Fe
Augustin Justo
Buenos Aires
Republic
Santa Fe
Senor
Marcello de Rivera
State Sets Prices for Liquor Stores Across the Market
The board announced price levels for liquor store products aimed at fair consumer pricing and relief for the aged and blind from liquor profits. Prices range from 65 cents a pint for domestic gin to 6.75 per fifth for imported champagne, with numerous whiskies and wines shown at varied rates and no quantity discounts.
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Burgundy
Sauternes
Rhine
Moselle
Sauterne
Medoc
Chateau Y. Quem
Deaths of the Day Alfred McCready and others
Obituaries note the death of Alfred McCready 62 of New Wilmington from post operative complications at Jameson Memorial Hospital. He leaves wife Rose, daughter Mrs Kenneth Moyer, mother and two sisters. services Saturday at 2 p m from his mother's home with burial at Neshananack Cemetery. Additional notices report Edgar H. Cox 40 of Butler died December 27, funeral in Locust Grove Virginia. and Mrs Laura Barber Wampum RD funeral at Clinton Methodist Church with pallbearers named.
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Alfred McCready
New Wilmington
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. McCready
Troy
Kansas
Charles McCready
Laura McLaughlin McCready
McCready
Rose Floss McCready
Kenneth Moyer
Sharon
Clara V. McCready
Bernice McCready
West Neshannock Avenue
Neshannock Cemetery
Edgar H. Cox
Butler
Cox
Helen M. Cox
Locust Grove
Western Senators Form Silver Bloc Shielding Silver Coinage
A group of Western senators including Borah Idaho and McCarran Nevada form a silver bloc to back free coinage at a 16 to 1 ratio against gold. Wheeler plans to seek endorsement for legislation to authorize romanization and free coinage, projecting silver at roughly 1.29 per ounce versus gold at 20.67, with each dollar containing 58 grains of gold or 412.5 grains of silver.
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Borah
Idaho
Thomas
Oklahoma
King
Utah
Pittman
Nevada
Ashurst
Arizona
Dill
Washington
Capper
Kansas
Steiner
Oregon
Hayden
McCarran
Adams
Colorado
Wheeler
Thawing pipes trigger small fire at Kephart home
Firemen answered a 5:30 p m alarm at 301 Northview avenue as D R Kepharts son thawed pipes and accidentally set fire to porch paper. Fire was quickly extinguished with little damage.
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Second Ward
D. R. Kephart
Northview Avenue
Old Council To Convene Monday In City Hall
City council will meet at 9 o clock Monday morning in city hall for the last session of the present members. After adjournment the new council will convene once sworn in, with B F Butler Joseph Alexander and Earl Wimner taking office as councilmen and controller. W Round is in Harrisburg for a conference with State Administrator Eric H Biddle.
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City Council
City Hall
B. F. Butler
Joseph Alexander
Earl Wimner
CWA
L. B. Round
Harrisburg
Eric H. Biddle
Sub-Zero Wave Reaches New York
Two freighters trapped in Hudson ice below Albany needed rescue by two coast guard patrol cutters. Five deaths blamed on severe cold. upstate areas reported multiple fatalities. Scranton reports 10 below zero with Carbondale at 18 below unofficially. Wilkes-Barre at 5 below.
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Hudson River
Albany
Coast Guard
Upstate
Scranton
Carbondale
Wilkes-Barre
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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
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Lehman Brothers
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
P. G. Johnson
United Aircraft & Transport Corp
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Mnie
Thomas S. Holden
F. W. Dodge Corp
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