War debt enters Lausanne talks as MacDonald shifts agenda
MacDonald shocks Lausanne conference by pressing war debt issue, drawing American and French displeasure. Hull and other delegates rebuke the move while Daladier pushes for dollar stabilization and rapid gold backing. Roosevelt signals partial debt payment with conditions as talks hinge on currency and tariff relief. Congress wrestles veterans’ benefits as broader measures pass.
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London
Liam
Ramsay
Dilivena
Lausanne
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France
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Bull
Washington
Guido Jung
Italy
Jan- Christian Smits
South Africa
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Smuts
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Jggue
Daladier
America
Hilde
Roosevelt
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Congress
Gilver
India
Senate
Robinson
Indiana
Chamberlain
House
Faringr-La. Dorite
Roogervelt
Nazis Arrests Stir Austrian German Ties
An Austrian report says authorities arrested Nazis plotting terror and a coup in the country. The German minister protested when Theodore Habicht was seized, prompting German reprisals that expelled Dr Irwin Wasserbaek from the Austrian legation in Berlin and strained Germany Austria relations.
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Hab Icht
Germany
Irwin Wasserbaeck
Berlin
Austria
Western
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Intelligence linked to fertility across urban and rural divides
Frederick Osborn, trustee of the American Eugenics Society, reports from the 1930 census a regional pattern: city and metropolitan areas show higher intelligence but lower fertility, farms show higher fertility but lower measured intelligence. He notes Washington, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Connecticut rank high in IQ, while Mississippi trails. urban-rural and occupational factors drive the differences.
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Frederick Osborn
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Tory
Galton Society
American Eugenics Society
Osborn
Srural.c
Offeen
Primsipess
Coar
Washington
Certorn
Hissachusetts
Wregon
Anu
Puss Put on Spot by Butcher Birds
Otto Schroeder in Palo Alto reports his house cat has provoked a flock of butcher birds. The birds abandon the yard only when the cat moves, while Schroeder notes the birds’ vigilance and warns a canary could soon be at risk.
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Palo Alto
Otto Schroeder
Schroeder
Wiell
Angels
Kane Wins Naval Academy Best Athlete Sword Award
William “Killer” Kane earned the annual outstanding athlete sword at the United States Naval Academy in San Rafael California. He won football and wrestling letters, competed in athletic basketball and baseball, and received the honor from Superintendent V. G. Slart.
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Kane
San Rafael
Calif
United States Naval Academy
Stear
T. G.slart
Ofictha -Academy
Hind Ybek
National Defense Policy and the Army Navy Balance
The article explains ongoing national defense planning after World War I, noting the Army Navy and aviation service roles. It highlights civilian leadership in cabinets, secret strategic work, war colleges for officers, and the transfer of trained personnel between military service and civilian aviation for advancing transportation.
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Bette
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Navy Department
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Avia- Alon
National Defense
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Western Newspaper Union
Air Currents Made Visible By Magnan Discovery
In Paris at the College of France Professor Magnan demonstrated that air currents themselves can be observed without adding gases or smoke. A hot air stream fed by a heater and hair dryer created a visible column through a pale lamp and mirror, allowing measurement and study of currents in aviation and bird flight.
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Glass-Steagall
Hugh Johnson
Roosevelt
Paris
College of France
Magnan
Avignan
Sce Magnan
Offers Help for Youthful Romeos in Philadelphia
Social and welfare leaders organize a marriage bureau to counsel unmarried youths who desire marriage and married couples who wish to avoid divorce. Counselor Mrs. Stuart Mudd says youths aim to curb impulsive romance, embrace common sense, and strengthen the family unit while both genders increasingly seek guidance for permanent unions.
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Philadelphia
Stuart. Mudd
Woman 94 Walks a Mile Daily for Longevity
Mrs Martha B. E. Jones, aged 94, walks a mile daily in Walnut Ridge Arkansas citing exercise as key to long life. Her mother nearly reached 100 and her father lived to 109, shaping her belief in steady activity.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Martha BE. Jones
Old Ballots Found in Portland Box Reveal Historic Tickets
Three aged ballots were found in a bottom box in Portland Oregon. One lists John A Torthite as vice presidential candidate. Another shows U S Grant as Republican presidential candidate. A third names Llorice Keeley as Liberal candidate for president.
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Ore
John A
U. S. Grant
Llorice Keeley
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