Hoover's Cabinet Appointments and Mexican Crisis Dominate
President Hoover submits eight cabinet names including Stimson and Hyde and wins swift Senate confirmation. Debates probe Mellon's tenure but no setback forecast. Mexico faces rebellion across Vera Cruz to Monterrey with Calles era tensions and embargo stance, while Italy audits the Italia disaster and Rockefellers win control at Standard Oil Indiana.
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State Department
Capitol guide gives an answer to every question
Washington seven year old explains the Capitol’s identity to her grandfather at Union Station. Captain B J Cady, long time Capitol guide, recalls fifty years of guiding visitors through the rotunda and chambers. He faces curious inquiries from tourists and even wedding parties with a steady, witty line.
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Democrats of
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United States
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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diseases found in China reflect poverty and war
A U S public health official returns from China and notes that while every disease exists, health worsens from political and economic turmoil. Tuberculosis, smallpox, cholera, and diet related illnesses are rampant among the poor. sanitation is scarce and hunger follows wars, with crop failures causing famine amid dense population.
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China
United States Public Health Service
Ricksha
Hongkong
Goats Proposed to Beautify North Carolina
Kinston educator D Eugene Wood urged the North Carolina General Assembly to spend 10 000 to buy 10 000 goats and release them across the state. He claimed the herd would grow to 100 000 in a decade, weed and pest control, clear marshes, and create a new game supply, noting goats’ stubbornness as evidence.
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Kinston
N. C
D. Eugene Wood
Kinston Sportsman
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Mr. Wood
French Rush to Defend the Innocent Oyster
Paris defends the oyster against British medical scientists. J Borde, a French oyster magnate, argues the republic's position and cites Madame Randuin and Doctor Portier of the Sorbonne. He says oysters contain substantial vitamin C and American tests show vitamins A and B.
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Paris
France
J. Borde
Republic
M. Borde
Madame Randuin
Doctor Portier
Sorbonne
Ancient tombs found on Italian playground site
In Sesto Calende near Varese, tombs from the Gallo-Celtic era were uncovered during sports ground preparations for the Fascist Boy Scouts. The tombs held funeral urns and rudimentary cases, along with a collection of arms, shields, bucklers, swords, and bronze armaments discovered in the largest tomb.
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Varese
Italy
Sesto Calende
Traces of Ancient Race Unearthed in Nevada
An expedition from the Southwest Museum led by M. R. Harrington explores Nevada and eastern California seeking evidence of very early Americans. Finds suggest ancient basket makers and early Pueblos extended into northern territory, with caves prioritized to preserve remains before looters erase the sites. James A. B. Scherer notes the potential for older migrations into the region.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Nevada
California
Southwest Museum
M. R. Harrington
James A. B. Scherer
Bering Strait
Mr. Scherer
Cuba Bans African Bongo Drum Over Incitement Claims
Havana reports the Cuban government bans beating the African bongo drum with severe penalties. Officials say the drum’s monotonous reverberations provoke savagery in listeners and irritation in others. The drum is described as a wireless message system for tribes and linked to voodoo rituals and inciting danger.
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Cuba
Havana
Africa
Flaw Found in Washington Survey Acreage Records
A University of Wisconsin student discovers a flaw in George Washington surveying notes that overstated acreage by about 80 percent, affecting Madison property records and historical maps.
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Washington
Madison
Wis
George Washington
University of Wisconsin
Britain Has Lifeboat for Disabled Aircraft
Dover in England will host a new motor lifeboat built to aid airplanes that crash in the English Channel. Operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, it will be the first British lifeboat with wireless, 64 feet long, 17 to 18 knots speed, the largest and fastest, with two cabins for about 50 and equipped with electric lighting a search lamp and a line throwing gun.
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Dover
England
English Channel
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Castoria Advised for Infant Fuss and Colic Relief
An ad urges parents to use Castoria for infants and children with little upsets. It claims doctors would approve a few drops of Castoria to soothe Baby, noting Castoria is vegetable and safe for repeated use. The copy cites twenty-five million bottles sold last year.
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