Interference in U S foreign relations condemned by Hoover and Senate
President Hoover denounces Shearer and probes by shipbuilding interests who funded anti disarmament propaganda at Geneva. Senate resolution orders inquiry into corporate role, with focus on Bethlehem Shipbuilding American Brown Bovert Electric and Newport News Shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
William B. Shearer
Hoover
Shearer
Department of Justice
Borah
Naval Affairs Committee
Geneva
McKellar
Tennessee
Robinson
Arkansas
Proaganda
Congress
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
American Brown Bovert Electric Corporation
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Shover
Bethlehem Corporation
American Brown Lovers Corporation
War on Manchurian Front Escalates with Heavy Losses
Russian artillery and air raids clash with Chinese counterattacks on the Manchurian frontier. Desperate days surround Pogranichinaya with initial reports of Chinese gains later corrected as the city fell and Pogranichinaya was destroyed. Soviet gunboats push Sungari river while both sides trade blame amid Berlin negotiations.
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Russia
China
Pogranichinaya
Mulin
Sungart River
Alh
Berlin
Senate tariff fight shifts to tax data probe
In August, Stimons resolution passed 11 to 27 directing the finance committee to obtain from the Treasury income tax returns of tariff beneficiaries. It demands details on profits, losses, sales, inventories, purchases, manufacturing costs, and wages. Senator Reed Smoot argued the move aimed to delay tariff action. Senator Norris then sought immediate consideration of Senator-elect Vare of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Stimons
Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Reed Smoot
Norris
Vare
Pennsylvania
Tariff delay and wheat price inquiry linked in December session
The Ware matter was postponed to the December session on a Watson motion as the tariff fight persisted. The federal farm board announced a sweeping inquiry into the gap between U S and Canadian wheat prices and the alleged storage congestion by speculators aiming to depress crops, to guide future policy and ease the current emergency. Also recounted is the Waggoner banking swindle in which code messages and certified checks were used to fraudulently bolster Telluride banks, with the perpetrator claiming a Robin Hood motive for Colorado townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Ware
United States
Canada
Federal Farm Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Department of Agriculture
New York
Charles D. Waggoner
Telluride
Colo
Denver
Waggoner
Wyoming
Noted figures die in Europe and Minnesota fire claims Kvale
EV C J Kvale Minnesota Farmer-Labor congressman and Lutheran clergyman perished when his Battle Lake cottage burned. Arthur Bullard former Washington correspondent and State Department adviser died in Geneva after a short illness. Louis Marshall New York lawyer and Zionist leader died in Zurich after an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EV. C. J. Kvale
Minnesota
Andrew J. Volstead
Battle Lake
Minn
Mr. Kvale
Arthur Bullard
Washington
State Department
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Louis Marshall
New York
Zurich
Switzerland
Light Lieut Horn Wins Schneider Cup With Record Speed
Light Lieut H R D Horn won the Schneider cup for Britain piloting the Rolls Royce plane around the Isle of Wight at 28.63 mph average, breaking speed records. Days later A I Orlebar in the same craft flew four times over a three kilometer course at 805.8 mph, with a lap at 268.8 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waghorn
Isle of Wight
A. I. Orlebar
Unanimous Selection of Huston as Republican Chairman
Huston of Tennessee, longtime Hoover ally, was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican National Committee to succeed Dr. Hubert Work at a Washington meeting. The move places a trusted political veteran at the helm of the party apparatus.
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Ikgudquebes Hl
Huston
Tennessee
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Hubert Work
Washington
Hoover offers to pause Mississippi flood control project work
President Hoover proposes delaying floodway work from the Arkansas river to the Gulf of Mexico if Southern congressmen favor the plan. Senators Robinson of Arkansas Ransdell and Representative Wilson of Louisiana back the idea, aiming to allow review of flowage rights compensation and related project issues amid protest by property owners over lack of compensation without actual damages.
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Central South
Hoover
Mississippi
Arkansan River
Gulf of Mexico
Robinson
Arkansas
Ransdell
Wilson
Louisiana
Western Newspaper
Union
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for sour stomach relief
A classic ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick fix for sour stomach from over eating or smoking. It claims the pleasant remedy alkalinizes acid and sweetens the system, endorsed by physicians and ready to relieve acidity.
Pennsylvania May Be More Liberal
The Anti Blue Law Association of Pennsylvania merges with the Open Sunday League to press repeal or modification of the 1794 Sunday closing statute. They cite court rulings limiting fines to four dollars and argue the law creates class legislation harming individuals but not corporations.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anti-Blue Law Association of Pennsylvania
John Mather
Open Sunday League of Pennsylvania
Common Cause
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Woodside Park
Here
Anti- Blue Law Association
Open Sunday League
Philadelphia Baseball Clubs
Athletics
Mather
Paris to host world marionette congress next October
Delegates from Europe and America will attend the first world marionette congress in Paris with discussions on using Punch and Judy in schools for geography and history. Czechoslovakia and the United States send large contingents. Leon Bogatitrev of Russia to speak on marionette varieties and regional traditions.
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Paris
Europe
America
Czechoslovakia
United States
Russia
Leon Bogatitrev
Ife
Georgia
Ukraine
Congress
Noahs Ark Expedition Promoted by Chicago Group
The Noahs Ark Exploration Association of Chicago seeks government permission to explore Mount Ararat and excavate remains in Turkey. President William J H Strong signs the letter asking how to formally apply, with officials advising contact with the Turkish embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mount Ararat
William J. H. Strong
Noah's Ark Exploration Association
Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
Sahara Desert
State Department
Strong
Termites Drive Iolani Palace Evacuation
The palace of Hawaii’s monarchy faces temporary evacuation as termites corrupt interior woodwork. Officials plan remodeling in steel concrete and plaster while seeking a new temporary home. Built 1878 by Kalakaua, later queen Liliuokalani. site of kings Kamehameha II to V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Iolani Palace
Ifawani
Kalakaua
Liliuokalani
Kamehameha II, IV and V
United States
German scientist claims morphine poison removed without loss of value
Prof. Hans Much, director of the University Institute for Tubercular Research in Hamburg, is reported to have discovered a method to extract poison from morphine and similar drugs without reducing their therapeutic effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Hans Much
University Institute For Tubercular Research
Court Rules Husband Is Head of Household
Dayton Ohio. Judge Williams Wiseman ruled Daisy Lansinger not guilty of manufacturing and possessing beer. Dry raiders found 45 bottles of high powered beer in the Lansinger home. The wife testified she made it at her husband s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Williams. Wiseman
Mra
Daisy Lansinger
Lansinger
Record Family London tallest Smiths claims height
The Smith family of Egham claims to be the world’s tallest. The father stands six feet, the mother nearly the same, daughter Ruby is six feet three inches and can lift a nine gallon cask of beer. Three sons are over six feet tall.
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London
Smith
Egham
Ruby
San Sebastian Debates Beachwear Rule for Women
In San Sebastian a letter from women asks officials to compel female bathers to wear a three piece suit with prescribed dimensions. No action taken yet. A Madrid cartoon mocked Spain’s resort attire showing a girl about to enter the sea in an 1800s bathing suit with a neck padlock, mother asking if safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Sebastian
Spain
Madrid
Cat trapped under church steps saved by workers
A cat wedged beneath concrete steps of a church was rescued by Philadelphia workmen after they left a gap open. The cat likely crawled in overnight and became trapped when the steps were completed.
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Philadelphia
C. A
Main Feat Male Visitor Questioning Local Life
A dialogue in which a male visitor challenges a resident about having accomplished anything of consequence. The woman remarks on the visitor’s claim of lifelong residence, highlighting the exchange as a social vignette from the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
London
Gallantry Expectations Wear Thin in Public View
A reflection on social codes and male conduct, suggesting that ideals of gallantry persist until they are overextended by public scrutiny and changing norms. The statement cautions about exhausting traditional romance and chivalry through constant expectation.
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San Francisco
New Mexico
William S. Brock
Lawrence D. Tyson
Hoover and
Edward W. Pickard
Eanwihile
Joover
Dawes
Britain
Ers
Great Britain
MacDonald
Stimson
Briand
International Bank
C. C. Wu
Campaign For
Hunt
Hawaii
Lelthers
Castoria
Hanford
Phillips
Magnesia
Santa le Magazine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alfred Iverson
St. Edwards
Nebraska
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