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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
2
A compact review notes Cabinet turmoil with President Machado resisting resignation in a world news roundup. Germany faces political pressure while Britain and France navigate national recovery and regional tensions.
President Machado rejects Ambassador Sumner Welles peace proposal and vows to stay in power, arguing no concession will weaken Cuba’s sovereignty. widespread protests and martial law mark rising turmoil in Havana amid labor strikes and violent clashes.
Arizona became the first state to ratify the repeal amendment by a 3 to 1 margin. The Democratic nomination for the coal post vacated by Lewis Douglas was won by a personal friend of President Roosevelt, aided by absence of Republican opposition. Union tensions and miners’ issues dominated labor news as talks in Washington sought a coal code and a wage calculation board. In Asia, Gen Feng Yu-hsin’s peace pact with the national government ended Manchuria ambitions, as Feng abdicated and retired, with Sung Cheh-Yuan slated as governor of Chahar. President Roosevelt convened economists Warburg, Warren, and Rogers at Hyde Park for budget and policy study.
French flyers Matt Rossi and Paul Coleg embarked from New York and flew to Rayak Syria, surpassing prior distance by about 500 miles. They aimed for Baghdad but fell short. Rossi claimed a 0300 kilometer record, yet logs show over 10 000 kilometers. Air speeds reached 166 kmh while crews faced injuries and a fatality amid Azores legs and return voyage.
In 1931 New York faced a milk strike with Gov Merchert Lehman debating National Guard use after consultations with the state commander. State police clashed with strikers at several farms and towns using bullets tear gas and guards for milk trucks. Most cities secured milk though not all processors joined the strike.
Archaeologists in Presylvania report pearl like formations in teeth taken from an Indian skull unearthed near Westmore land county. The natural pearls vary from tiny spheres to larger nodules and remain unexplained. The specimens are on display in the Pennsylvania state museum’s Indian room.
Cherie Nicholas notes designers favor velvet this season with velvet capelets bows and matching toppers from Paris. The trend replaces summer prints with rich velvet hats and wraps styled with satin dresses and blue velvet trims showcasing a Jean Patou look for younger wearers.
A new flying wing monoplane under construction in a western plant aims for four miles a minute with two 125 horsepower engines. Wind tunnel tests by Professor Alexander Klein of New York University show potential, with a four-passenger cabin and retractable gear.
Paris doctor Albert Calmette of the Pasteur Institute announced a white rat's cancer growth was halted using cobra venom treatment, discovered by Adolph Monae-Lesser. He stated success came after twelve injections, each one tenth of a mortar dose, noting rat cancer is simpler than human cancer.
British royal household staff carry heavy workloads with permanent officers chosen personally by the king. Attendants are often distinguished military members with diplomacy skills and deep royal familiarity. Lord Stamfordham’s secrecy and Sir Godfrey Thomas’s demanding duties at the prince of Wales’s side underscore the era’s courtly staffing.
An 1692 death warrant for Rebecca Nurse, a Salem witch, owned by Frank C. Mertz of Denver, bears signatures of Cotton Mather and other notables. The document, authenticated by the Massachusetts Historical Society and Boston Museum, notes Nurse was found guilty of witchcraft and ordered hanged. She was blamed for the death of forty fowl and several swine in the Salem neighborhood.
A partial historical document transmission is recorded. Mertz received the item from KW Lathtey a Penen City Oklahoma tourist who bought it from Q A Powell of Grenada Mississippi. The value of the work remains unknown.
A 1938 essay questions parents about divorce and marriage for their children. It asks if parents would marry their own son or daughter and whether they would stake their future on a partner like theirs. The piece argues that parental stance shapes outcomes and warns against assuming children will avoid divorce.
A terse sports or game note urges correct early starts and avoiding premature departures. It emphasizes getting the right decision early in proceedings and warns against leaving early.
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