Prohibition Vote Fails as Roosevelts Plan Draws Interest
Congress fails to repeal the eighteenth amendment as Speaker Garner sees no repeal this session. Democrats push a beer by Christmas program while Collier's bill targets beer and wine taxation to fund relief. Senate action includes new members Reynolds and Grandmower with Lang promoting urgency for farm relief measures.
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Ppen
Carl Bachmann
West Vicctoia
Garner
Gomt
House
Ways Ami
James W. Collier
Mississippi
Ulller Bilt
Collier
Congress
Lensevelt
Senate
Walter Walker
Colorado
Kurl Schuyler
Walker
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolla
Ponsivene Urges Immediate Federal Budget Cuts and Banking Reform
The president speaks on a three-part plan to curb government spending including a broader revenue program with a tax on skies items, reorganize the banking system through current session legislation, and seek international economic cooperation. He notes a proposed 4.8 billion budget and promises administrative reform within days though no new prohibition reform is announced.
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Ponsivene
Union
Ile
Met
German cabinet reshuffle signals push for temporary president
Chancellor von Schleicher and his ministers, largely unchanged, face a confidence showdown as the Nazi bloc seeks to delay any vote while preparing a bill for a temporary successor to the presidency. The Nazis aim to block the chancellor from seizing full control should President von Hindenburg step down.
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Kurt von Sculescuetr II
Germany
Franz Jan Papen
Friedrich Syrup
Feders] Lieber Exchange
von Schleicher
Uifler
Paul von Tindenbure
Communists Lead 3000 Hanger Marchers To Washington
About three thousand hangers marched on Washington to demand a federal date for idle workers. Police blocked the White House area with gas and riot gear while leaders William Reynolds and Raymon Benjamin met with Vice President and Speaker Garner. Demonstrators were allowed to parade and later return to their camps as they headed home.
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Washington
Murtis
Garner
White House
William Reynolds
Raymon Benjamin
Roosevelt ends Warm Springs vacation plans to tackle state agenda
Franklin D. Roosevelt finished a two week rest at Warm Springs Ohio and returned to New York to face a special Ohio legislature session opening Friday. A delegation from Augusta invited him to attend January 12 opening of the Augusta National golf course designed by Bobby Jones.
Appointment Battles Delay Blanver Nominations
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson of Chicago urged President Blanver to withdraw a pending appointment to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals as Democratic leaders in the Senate faced resistance. The nomination faced opposition from organized labor over past comments on labor issues and a linked strike dispute.
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Senate
James HH. Wilkerson
Chicago
United States Cirreuit Court of Appeals
Jonver
Hasver
Jedge Wikersen
Aggeruale Sench
Stern
Shale
Wilkerson
Anerican Jr
Geneva Disarmament Talks Face Unified Stalemate
Mortman 4H Davis pushes the latest American plan for limited disarmament and a permanent commission to set arms parity for Germany and security for France over several years. Germany and Japan resist, France demands security first, while the League of Nations assembly in Geneva weighs the Manchuria issue amid Lytton report pressures from eight small powers led by Joseph Connolly.
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Germany
France
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Berlin
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Yoo Schiebber
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Lien
League of Nations
Manchuria
Japan
League
Lytton
Banchukuo
Joseph Connolly
Irish Free State
Einstein Denied Admission to United States
MEKCOOR Albert Einstein faced questions at a United States consulate in Berlin over his planned move to work at Wilson Observatory California and leadership at the Institute of Advanced Study. He was examined, objected to by a women’s patriotic group over alleged Communist affiliations, but was deemed admissible.
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Mekcoor
Albert Einstein
United States
Wilson Observatory
California
Institute of Advanced Study
Berlin
Einstein
Savant
Washington
Woman's Patriot Corporation
Tnternational
World Leaders Agree on War Debt Deal and Pending Revisions
Prime Minister Kiau Donald and Precler Herriet met in Paris and agreed Great Britain and France would pay the war debt installments due the United States on December 15. They warned this would be the last payment until Argentina consents to a sweeping revision of the Geneva agreements. Both powers seek to settle with a comparatively small lump sum and avoid further payments.
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Kiau Donald
Precler Herriet
Paris
Great Brisio
France
United States
Agerjea
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Eve Reflections On Moore and Yuletide Traditions
A reflective piece links Clement Clarke Moore to The Night Before Christmas and Trinity Cemetery New York. It recalls hisDar effort and burial place, the interwoven history of Christmas carols and the Kalends festival, plus notes on Alfred Tennyson Dickens and Libanius. The article meditates on charity, seasonal cheer, and the enduring power of Christmas melodies.
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Clement Moore
Old Trinity Cemetery
Broadway
Hamelin
Trinity Cemetery
Hudson
America
Alfred Tennyson Dickens
Charles Dickens
Ton, Ig
Christmas Eve Candle Tradition Survives at Germantown House
The custom of placing lighted candles in windows on Christmas Eve has continued at the old Kirk house in Germantown Philadelphia for over 50 years without interruption.
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Kirk House
Germantown
Philadelphia
Tomb Living Quarters for Unemployed Worker Detained by Police
Police in western Poland detained an unemployed worker found living in a cemetery tomb converted into a one room flat. Residents of the Elk Polish family Torbus used the tomb as shelter for nearly a year, with a metal coffin bed and various domestic items. The incident followed a ghost sighting report prompting the inspection.
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Anan
Poland
Torbus
Ais
Yesra
Creomulsion Promises Relief From Persistent Coughs and Colds
Advertises Creomulsion as a new medical discovery that soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. Claims creosote delivers healing effects for persistent coughs bronchitis asthma and other respiratory troubles with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist after directions.
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Ade
Out of sorts druggist prompts inquiry in Cincinnati Enquirer
In a fragmentary note a speaker recalls a druggist today being out of sorts and pressing that something just as good was available. The line hints at a casual exchange reported by a Cincinnati Enquirer reader or columnist.
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Cincinnati! Enquirer
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