War debts decline in transatlantic talks and token payments
The 1933 debt issue is described as largely dead as talks between Britain and the United States fail to reach agreement. Britain will make another token payment in December while France faces skipped payments. Roosevelt aims to stabilize prices before fixing the dollar, and currency fluctuations hinder any durable settlement.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Great Britain
Washington
Britain
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross
Treasury
House of Commons
London
Paris
Wind Stops the Niagara Cascade
A three day east wind reduced Niagara Falls to a thinning, wavering flow with exposed rocks below Goat Island. Experts note no ice jam matched this sustained wind effect, raising alarm about the falls drying up and prompting scientists to study the unusual state in hopes of preserving the natural marvel and its power implications.
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Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Niagara River
Goat Island
Niagara
Doctor's claim on noise as alibi stirs urban debate
A Los Angeles doctor questions noise as a cause of drunken behavior in the home environment, suggesting it may affect rejuvenation and should be isolated. The note appears amid broader city chatter, with a New York Sun remark on limited time for Christmas shopping.
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Los Angeles
New York Sun
Silent Observer survey on Pittsburgh children and reform idea
Pittsburgh juvenile court survey shows 59 percent of children from broken homes. Reform requires starting with the young and bottom up. Also noted: a janitor was fired and others report a department shake up after a phone call. Names and places from various towns are listed in a scattered item.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Anniversaries of famous figures and historical events
Today in history and anniversaries recall figures like Martin Luther and Schiller. Other entries mention Oliver Goldsmith, Joaquin Miller, Henry Van Dyke, and Robert Hayne with birth and death details. Also notes U S Marine Corps founded in 1775 and Rutgers chartered in 1766. A mix of anecdotes and quotations appear from varied sources.
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Martin Luther
Oliver Goldsmith
Aaron Bancroft
Worcester
Mass
Reading
Friedrich von Schiller
Robert Y. Hayne
South Carolina
Webster
Charleston
S.C
Cincinnatus Heine Miller
Joaquin Miller
The
Sierras
Wabash
Ind
San Francisco
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
Germantown
Princeton
X. J
Vaechel Lindsay
Springfield
U. S. Marine Corps
Congress
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
Queen's
Malden
The Worry About intering Into a death by own action Pact
A fragmented humorous collage cites arrests in Baltimore and local figures, noting repeat offenders and odd habits. It weaves anecdotes about a careful bookkeeper, a rogue gallery portrait, and a doctor patient exchange, ending with a quip about opera and movies.
Golden Legion Bible Study Parables and Israel’s Covenant
The study examines Luke 20 1 16 the wicked husbandmen and the vineyard figure applied to Israel. Jesus confronts rulers as prophets martyrdom and the plot to kill the son reflect divine grace toward sinners. A prayer of thanksgiving follows for God’s love behind it all.
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Jesus
Israel
God
Grace
Birthdays and notable figures listed across states today
Massachusetts reports a roundup of notable births including James F. T. OConnor aged 47 in Grand Forks and Donald B. MacMillan, 59, from Provincetown. Other honorees include Dr T Gilbert Pearson, Rev Ernest Thomson, Fred A Howland, Dr John M Wheeler, Ridley McLean, Charles S Dewey, Winston Churchill, Dr Frank L McVey, all with birthplaces and ages. Also today horoscope urges prudent parental guidance and moral training for seeking pleasure. Auto crash data for Philadelphia shows 287 motor vehicles involved in 1,537 deaths and 34,214 injuries with property damage estimated at 3.656 million for nine months. death toll up versus last year.
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Donald B. MacMillan
Provincetown
Mass
T. Gilbert Pearson
New York
National Association of A Audubon Societies
Tuscola
Ernest Thomson
Charleston
W. Va
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Georgia
Fred A. Howland
National Life Insurance Company
Vermont
Franconia
NS. H
John M. Wheeler
Burlington
Ridley McLean
Ae S. N
Pulaski
Tenn
Charles 5. Dewey
Chicago
Cadiz
Ohio
Winston Churchill
Cornish
N. H
St. Louis
Frank L. McVey
The
State University of Kentucky
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mother Asks Shall She Adopt Boys
Dr Garry C Myers answers a reader seeking guidance on adopting one or two children after infertility. He urges adoption, cites sources for child placement, and notes the value of a stable, educated couple with a healthy family history. He recalls a couple who yearly adopted children to form a larger family.
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Garry C. Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
DR. Myers
Welfare Federations
Lhe
Swedish birds get houses for insect control
Swedish government forestry service set out thousands of bird houses to aid insect control. Surplus dead trees cleared reveal hollow trunks for nests, reducing insect damage. About 7000 houses installed. private forestry landowners urged to replicate the effort. Pedagogues Six Blues New York In School jazz group forms a radio broadcast trio. Formerly Max Jones, Wayman McCoo, and Cisde Jones now perform as The Blue Harmon. Ross.
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Stockholm
Forestry Service
New York
Tuie
Max Jones
Florida Normal Callege
Wayman McCoo
Escathia County
Alas
Cisde Jones
Ensania Baptist Academy
Station
Blue Harmon
Ross
Diplomats Discuss US Russia Recognition with Hull
Soviet foreign affairs commissar Maxim Litvinov and U.S. Secretary Cordell Hull are pictured in Washington as they confer before and after meeting President Roosevelt. The talks focused on renewed diplomatic relations and the question of recognition of the Soviet Union by the United States.
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United States
Russia
Maxim M. Litvinov
Cordell Hull
Washington
Litvinov
Hull
Roosevelt
Wyoming keeps dry clause until after November elections
Wyoming leaders have abandoned hopes of removing the dry clause in the state constitution before the November 1934 general election. Despite the 18th Amendment repeal sentiment and Wyoming’s ratification of the 21st Amendment, the constitution requires a legislative amendment and a regular election. The last session repealed enforcement laws, so the dry clause will have limited real effect while prohibition remains nominal.
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Wyoming
Toad
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wharf Rat Club Pennant Heads South Pole Expedition
Nantucket mass a CP report about the Wharf Rat Club pennant carried on Byrd's second South Pole expedition. The flax designed by Tony Sarg features a blue triangle with a star and a white smoking rat. The club, formed on North Wharf, includes fishermen artists and summer colonists with a motto about no reserved seats for the mighty.
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Wharf Rat Club
South Pole
Nantucket
Mass
Tony Sarg
Old North Wharf
Autoist Walked Six Miles to Confess Lie in Court
Palmer Massachusetts Dr Joseph A Sinero of Monson walked six miles at midnight to the police station to ease his conscience after lying to an officer who stopped him for a traffic violation. He admitted the license belonged to his brother. He was fined three dollars after pleading guilty in court.
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Palmer
Mass
Joseph A. Sinero
Monson
Sinero
Franklin Memorial to Open This Fall in Philadelphia
The Franklin Institute unveils a $3.7 million complex combining a Benjamin Franklin memorial and a physical sciences museum. A grand memorial hall with an 80 foot dome will honor Franklin, featuring a marble statue funded by William L. McLean, Sr. The building will host astronomy, chemistry, physics, engineering, medicine, surgery, and graphic arts classes and exhibitions. A planetarium gift from Samuel S. Fels costs $55,000 with $35,000 to construct.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Benjamin Franklin
Statesman
William L. McLean
Samuel 8. Fels
Beaver Builds Lodge From Man Made Lumber
Beaver saved self labor at Tron River Wisconsin by using a pile of old lumber left by a logging company to construct its home. The animals typically use poplar logs cut by themselves.
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Tron River
Wis
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Seattle Daily Times
Christmaas
Scott
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Don Greitzen
Roosevelt Field
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China
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Marlboro
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Gilbert Gott Heck
Kentland
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Purdue
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J.J
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Sadie Gallop
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Nebraska
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Golden Legion Bible Study
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Comptroller of the Currency
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