Cuban Coup Rumors Stir Havana Amid Bombings
In Havana on Memorial Day rumors spread of a cabinet member plotting to overthrow Grau with army backing. A possible coup hovered as bombings disturbed the city, with President Grau and US Ambassador Welles declining to comment. An early morning blast hit a building housing the Danish consulate, causing no damage. The American owned Cuban Electric Company was at odds with Grau.
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Havana
TA Numor
Can
Hayarla
Ramon Gray
Martin
United States
Sumner Welles
Gray
Welles
Epicure Plea and Bankers Indictment Cast Shadow
MILWAUKEE Wis Dec 3 Henry Balter 22 pleaded Indigestion when he appeared in district court on a charge of driving while intoxicated He said he consumed beer sandwiches dill pickle numb beer wrinkled tomato two drinks of whiskey and came rich French pastry at a party The judge took the case under advisement Also decrea for a 34 percent reduction of the 200 000 000 concern s rates Company officials had said they would close their plants if the government ordered a reduction of more than 0 percent The company appealed to its employees for another week to answer the workers demands saying there had been insufficient time to study them BANKERS ACCUSED OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 7 later al indictments today accused Leland R Carberg and Floyd G Kerns of misapplying 23 250 of funds of the First National Bank of Kingfisher The bank is now in receivership
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Balter
Oklahoma City
Leland R. Carberg
Floyd G. Kerns
First National Bank of Kingfisher
Government weighs action to curb liquor prices
Washington officials consider raising liquor importations to boost domestic supply and press distillers wholesalers and rectifiers to lower consumer prices. A strike was urged by Representative Cochran over high whiskey costs, with lawmakers accusing warehouse receipts holders of gouging the public.
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Washington
D. C
Dec
Cochran
Missouri
First Move Made in Liquor Imports Policy Push
Booris to enlarge the domestic supply and import 5,000,000 gallons of spirits and wines. Blankets licenses issued for immediate shipment. Negotiations pressed with foreign nations to increase liquor imports in exchange for American exports. Wallace disclosed the move amid corn hog talks. Prices seen easing as distribution improves. In Honduras, a commission investigates a gradual sinking near Humbua village.
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Booris
United States
Wallace
Bram
England
James M. Doran
Industrial Alcohol
Association of Distilled Spirits Industry
Government borrows $950 million to cover mid December maturities
The government continued a six day gold price run and moved to borrow $950 million for December maturities. RFC quoted gold at $34.01 an ounce, the highest since the start of the price run, while London bar gold opened at $32.22. Treasury and Fed banks opened subscriptions for one year certificates seeking to raise $50,000,000 to cover maturities and interest charges and boost cash by over $100,000,000.
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Washington, D. C
London
Treasury
F Ederg
Anchor and chain stolen from Seattle yacht
A 38-pound mudhook anchor and 4 feet of chain were reported stolen from the yacht of E. R. Jones while he briefly left it at a Seattle dock in Washington. The incident prompts local police to warn boat owners to secure vessels.
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E. R. Jones
Seattle
Wash
Prize Beef on Way to Table at International Livestock Show
The grand champion Briateliff Model, North American steers, sold today for 1.30 a pound as the thirty fourth International Livestock Exposition moved from arena to auction block. Harold Cudney of Cudney and Company, Chicago Backers, for the Palmer House, bought the steer for Christmas dinners in Chicago.
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Chicago
Arena
Harold Cudney
Cudney and Coustany
Palmer House
Hugh Steer
Forces Gathered by Revolutionary Fukien Regime Near Kwantung
Reports from Hongkong say troops loyal to the revolutionary Fukien government concentrate near the Kwantung border in southern China. In Canton, Nanking and the central government haggle over banditry suppression payments, with Canton seeking extra monthly installments tied to a 1928 expedition cost of 190000 dollars.
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Hongkong
China
Fukien
Kwantung
Nanking
Canton
Czechoslovakia Envoy Resigns
Francis White resigns as minister to Czechoslovakia and leaves Prague headed for the United States. Indications point to formal acceptance of his resignation. Reported motive includes lack of interest in European affairs.
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Washington
Francis White
Czechoslovakia
Prague
United States
Half Million in Fake Bills Found in Chicago Raid
Secret Service agents seized counterfeit currency and a full counterfeiting plant in a Chicago cottage raid last night. The operation included an engraving and printing setup described as among the most complete ever seized by the government.
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Chicago
INS
Secret Service
Back to Nature School Planned in Newton Mass
A new 16 room back to nature schoolhouse will be built in Newton with government funds. The Georgian Colonial style building will feature earth floors, sunlit playrooms, no basement, and a budget of 248000 with construction starting next year.
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Nature
Newton
Mass
Dar
Philippine Woman Suffrage Law Signed in Manila
Governor General Frank Murphy signed the women’s suffrage bill in Manila in the presence of about 60 women and political leaders. The law becomes effective January 1, 1986, making Filipino women the first in the Far East to enjoy the ballot. Separately, R R Jacobs irrigated land near Plainview Texas yielded two crops oat and sorgum in the 1994 season.
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Manila
Frank Murphy
Far East
R. R. Jacobs
Plainview
Texas
Relieved Army Officers Transfer Amid Duty Changes
Texas district headquarters at Fort Sam Houston issued orders to relieve 18 regular army officers and 58 enlisted men from further free army duty effective December 15. The list includes Captains F Jd Witters J J Atkingan R H Chance C W Hanna and others plus Lieutenants G E Burritt T A Jennings R D Pence and R T Carole. Additional transfers move Capt Edgar H Keltner to sub district HQ at Cleburne and Lt Robert E Cullen to Lufkin. SWEET REWARD: Workmen found a beehive under a Charlotte church roof and collected three buckets of honey.
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Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
F. JD. Witers
J. J. Atkingan
RH. Chance
J.B. Brannan
Canela
C. W. Hanna
Martin Dew
McAlister
George D. Condren
G. E. Burritt
T. A. Jennings
D. Pence
Roy P
Huff Ant Ro Amith
Carole
W. S. Hamilty
Brooksfield
Grot
Ned Alair
Fort Warren
Wye
J. P Kirkendoll
James R. Wheaton
Fort Sul
Glin
Edgar H. Keltner
C.C. C
Cleburne
First Lion
Robert E. Cullen
Lufkin
Goncourt Prize Honors French Novel on China
Paris reports Andre Malraux receives the Prix Goncourt for the novel Human Conditions, a present day China setting. The award, given annually by the Goncourt academy, signals strong academic recognition and potential U S publication in 1934.
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Goncourt
Paris
Der
Andre Mal- Tau
China
Gorcourt
Goncourt Academy
Fetson
Beware the Cough or Cold That Hangs On
An advertised medicine named Creamulsion promises two fold action to reduce inflammation and inhibit germs. It claims broad effectiveness for persistent coughs colds bronchitis and throat troubles with stomach absorption and a money back guarantee via the local druggist.
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Sevigny Trentle
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