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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1929
Page
3
Amos Alonzo Stagg says the season features a super abundance of real backs with at least a dozen players worthy of All-America honors. He cites the unusually deep talent pool and praises the standout backs across teams.
The Yosemite valley extends seven miles, with a floor about one mile wide and walls rising between 3 000 and 4 000 feet. It was discovered in 1851 and named for the Indians who lived there.
An authority estimates that in 1822 not more than ten men in the United States earned their living by their pens outside newspapers. The remark highlights the scarcity of professional authors in the early literary landscape.
President Hoover convenes railroad officials chamber leaders farm heads and labor figures at the White House to foster orderly business and employment during winter. The aim is a coordinating economic clearing house guiding industry with government support while avoiding paternalism and waste. Leaders named include Owen Young General Electric Owen Lamont J P Morgan William Green AFL Julius Barnes US Chamber John Raskob Julius Klein.
Ying Kao former Chinese vice consul in San Francisco received seven years and a $3000 fine for involvement in an opium smuggling plot. His wife Susie Kao was sentenced to four years and fined $2500 for her role in the attempt to bring nearly $500 000 worth of opium into San Francisco last summer.
The administration proposes a $160 million tax reduction for 1930 with a 1 percent cut in individual and corporate rates. The plan would lower the first $4,000 of taxable income to 0.5 percent and cut the second $4,000 to 2 percent, with the rest dropping from 5 to 4 percent for individuals.
London announces the death of T. P. O'Connor known as the father of the house of commons. The renowned Irish Nationalist had been bedridden ten days due to a septic condition in one leg.
Purdue clinched the western conference title with an unblemished 4–0 record, while Indiana upset Northwestern 19–14 to stay in the chase. Illinois beat Chicago 20–7, Michigan edged Minnesota 7–6, and Notre Dame defeated Southern California 18–12 as other regional games shaped the standings.
Unprecedented wheat imports from Argentina flood English ports. Many vessels cannot land their cargoes. In Liverpool the pivot port of British trade, several steamers wait to discharge their cargoes.
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