World leaders weigh Hoover Laval conference results
Senator Borah clashed with French leaders over Versailles revision while Hoover urged European unity on reparations and war debts. Berlin officials welcomed U S guidance as Grandi's visit signals potential gains for Germany. Italian diplomat Grandi may visit Washington to aid clarity. Congress weighs a 2 billion rediscount pool via federal land banks to ease frozen real estate and slow paper, while La Follette allies press for agricultural and unemployment aid.
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Remier Laval
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
America
Europe
United States
France
Germany
Borah
Versailles
Hungary
M. Laval
Tytus Filipowicz
Poland
Mr. Borah
Central
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Berlin
Washington
Dino Grandi
Italy
Signor Grandi
ID Powertrain
Senate
Senator Bulkley
Ohio
Glass
Virginia
Bulkley
Federal Reserve System
Britain votes Conservative landslide over Labour in 1931 election
Nationalist Ramsay MacDonald faces a stunned result as Conservatives win a sweeping majority. Cabinet members mostly re-elected except Sir William Jowett who lost, Philip Snowden not standing, and Labour leaders including Arthur Henderson and Margaret Bondfield defeated. Oswald Mosley’s new party trails badly.
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Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
William Jowett
Philip Snowden
MacDonald
Seaham Harbor
Nancy Astor
Viscount
Harl Beatty
Arthur Henderson
Ben Tillett
Ben Turner
John Clynes
Margaret Bondfield
Oswald Mosley
Navy policy dispute prompts clash between Gardiner and Hoover
William Howard Gardiner president of the Navy league accuses President Hoover of abysmal ignorance of naval needs. Hoover replies that he will appoint a committee to investigate the charges and expects a public apology after the inquiry concludes.
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William Howard Gardiner
Navy League
Hoover
Gardiner
Hoover Seeks Stability Plan for Philippines Independence Debate
Secretary of War Hurley, returning to Washington, relayed to President Hoover the situation in the Philippines. Hoover opposed immediate independence without economic stability but anticipates a policy to avoid congressional push for independence. The plan calls for American cooperation to ensure economic and governmental stability, with details to be outlined in the December Congressional message.
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Hurley
Washington
Hoover
Philippines
Congress
Cyprus unrest continues as troops land and flags clash
British forces rush to Cyprus from Egypt and ships concentrate as unrest spreads to Malta. Cypriotes seek union with Greece while Maltese look toward Italy. Governor Sir Ronald Storris reports calmer towns except Kyrenia where mobs attacked the British flag and burned buildings. The bishop of Kyrenia was arrested amid clashes. The Third International blamed for the outbreaks.
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Ngland
Cyprus
Egypt
Malta
Greece
Italy
Ronald Storris
Nikosia
Kyrenia
Unrest in Malta Manchuria Crisis and Chicago Atlas Tale
The report describes Communist activity in Malta and planned oil store sabotage in Cyprus amid British boycott calls. It then covers Japan's stance on Manchuria, Russian troop concentration near Vladivostok, and tensions with China, plus moves in Jugoslavia's election. The piece ends with a Chicago map department saga about John D. Riley’s living receipt for the Town of Lake atlas and his appointment to the city’s map office.
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Malta
London
Islands
League Against Imperialism
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Japan
China
League of Nations
League Council
Manchuria
Shidehara
Manchurian-Siberian
Moscow
Tsitsihar
Pogranitehnaya
Suifenko
Vladivostok
Manchuri
Nanking
Manchurian
Russia
Harbin
Amur
Tokyo
Hague
Riley
Chicago
Baron von Manstein
John D. Riley
John
Private pool funding surges as White House aids banks
Subscriptions to a half billion dollar private pool formed under the President's plan are flowing from across the country. The administration aims to use the credit-extension to help banks convert frozen assets into cash for business. Officials suspend plans to strengthen railroad bonds while railroads review the interstate commerce commission proposal to pool revenue from rate hikes to support weaker lines.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Capone's sentence kept in jail as appeals court acts
Capone remains in Chicago's county jail after an eleven year prison term and a $50,000 fine for income tax fraud. The United States Court of Appeals denied bail but halted immediate transfer to Leavenworth. His body guard Philip D Andrea received six months for contempt after bringing a revolver to the courtroom. Prominent deaths this week include Ronald W Boyden John M Bowman and Charles A Comiskey.
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Lcapone
Wilkerson
Chicago
United States Court of Appeals
Leavenworth
Philip D'Andrea
Capone
Ronald W. Boyden
World Court
the Hague
John M. Bowman
A Great Hotel Corporation
Charles A. Comiskey
Guuguari Outed in Paraguay Crisis as Navero Seizes Presidency
In 1931 Paraguay political turmoil forced President Guggiari from office. Vice President Navero assumed the presidency amid student-led opposition and outbreaks described by the Western Newspaper Union.
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Guggiari
Paraguay
Navero
Union
Missionary reports cannibalism in parts of Africa
Father J Collins of the Lyons African Missions recalls in Fides that in Liberia a larger-bodied man is worth six head of cattle. He has lived among tribes described as savage and cannibal, noting cannibalism persists in some areas though fading.
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Rome
Italy
Liberia
Father J. Collins
Lyons African Missions
Fides
West Africa
Father Collins
Africa
Chicago’s past leaders and a dramatic fair vision
D Riley served as special aide and keeper of the lake atlas for twenty five years. Carter Harrison was elected Chicago mayor in 1892 and assassinated October 28 1893 after the Columbian Exposition. Chicago covers 210 square miles and seeks Lake Michigan land for the 1933 world’s fair.
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Chicago
Lake
John D. Riley
Bach
Carter Harrison
Cicero
Jefferson
Hyde Park
Lake View
de Witt Creiger
Lands Great Exposition
Cregier
Washington
Congress
Mr. Riley
Riley
D. Riley
Lake Michigan
New Chinese Minister Appointed to United States
The nationalist government in China announced Dr. W. W. Yen as the new Chinese minister to the United States. Yen, renowned as a top Chinese diplomat, is a former premier of the Peiping government.
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W. W. Yen
United States
Doctor Yen
Peiping
Oldest Mill Site Located in South Berwick Maine
The village claims America’s oldest mill site, tied to the first New World mill built in 1623 beside the Narraguansett River in South Berwick. The site marks early colonial industry and settlement.
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South Berwick
Maine
America
New World
Ex King Alfonso in Quiet Exile at Fontainebleau Hotel
Ex king Alfonso of Spain and the duchess of Victoria reside at the Hotel Savoy Fontainebleau with a retinue of Spanish domestics and six chauffeurs. The royal couple occupy deluxe first floor apartments while the queen entertains visitors and shops in Paris. Alfonso reads letters each day and walks with his children, with recent trips to Rheims Chartres and Nemours.
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Fontainebleau
Alfonso
Spain
Duke of
Toledo
Napoleon
St. Helena
Victoria
Lécera
Santonia
Marquess de Torres
Hotel
Savoy
Paris
Couturiers
Rue de la Paix
Rheims
Chartres
Nemours
Russian Timber Regions to Get Improved Food
The national co operative Centrosoyuz allocates 150000 rubles for vegetable warehouses in Archangel Vologda Kotlas and timber centers and orders a chain of food shops. Fifty new tea houses and forty refreshment stands are part of the new feeding facilities for timber districts.
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Moscow
Centrosoyuz
Archangel
Vologda
Kotlas
Ontario Town Overrun by Army of Skunks
Orillia residents report a skunk infestation at the water front and near town facilities. Skunks hinder access to boathouses and even enter an unfinished sewer line delaying local construction while residents note the odor and odor control concerns.
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Ontario
Army of Skunks
Orilla, Ont
Orilla
Post Office in Passaconaway Claims Smallest N H Post Office
The town of Passaconaway New Hampshire claims the smallest post office in the nation with a floor area of 4 feet 9 inches by 3 feet 8 inches. Postmaster W B Kimball notes crowding during the Christmas rush.
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Passaconaway
N. H
W. B. Kimball
Co Operation as Needed Maidens in Old Times
An anonymous Los Angeles Times quip reflects on old days when women were less bold and men could drive with less cooperation, noting changes in social expectations and behavior.
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Los Angeles Times
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Stanley Baldwin
New House
la Follette
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Philip D. Swing
California
E. H. Campbell
Iowa
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
James H. Sinclair
Sen
Sir Ronald Storris
Jugo-Slavia
Peter Ziveevitch
Royal Guard
Ziveevitch
Peter Zivcovitch
Uncle Sam
Reinan-zaka
Reinan Hill
Akasaka
W. Cameron Forbes
Soviet
Dneiprostroy
Dneiper
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