British War Debt Note Plea Extends Moratorium
The British note requesting an extension of the war debt moratorium and a reconsideration of debt agreements was delivered to Secretary Stimson. President and press briefing to follow. payments from ten nations due December 15 total over 123 million dollars.
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Washington
Stimson
White House
Inald Lindsay
Woodley
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Poland
Congress
MacDonald Off for the French Capital
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, after placing the American debts issue aside, heads to Paris en route to the Geneva five power disarmament conference. French, German, Italian, and U S representatives plan informal talks to restart world disarmament work and urge Germany back into discussions on arms equality.
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MacDonald
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Paris
Geneva
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Britain Pushes Second Plea to Postpone War Debt Payment
Great Britain urges postponement of the December 15 debt payment of 95.55 million dollars and seeks a broad appeal to the American people. The 6,000 word note argues revision of the war debt structure, outlines financial conditions, and proposes benefits to all, with publication to follow in London and Washington.
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Great Britain
London
Atlantic
United States
Whitehall
Hoover
State Department
Congress
Washington
Stanley Baldwin
Europe
Hoover weighs ten percent pay cut for federal workers
President Hoover plans a flat ten percent salary reduction for government employees and a general sales tax as part of a broader bid to balance the federal budget. He proposes new economies and awaits further talks with Treasury Secretary Mills and congressional leaders.
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Francis M. Stepienson
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Hoover
Congress
Ir. Hoover
Mills
The
Treasury
Gas Explosion in Montreal Sparks Terror in City
A sequence of blasts from sewer and gas mains rocked northern Montreal on December 1 injuring 12 slightly and damaging many buildings. A three story structure collapsed and firefighters treated five injured while rescuing residents as flames and flying manholes disrupted a wide area bounded by St. Lawrence Boulevard and nearby streets. The Montreal Heat and Power Consolidated Company suggested the initial ignition of sewer gas may have ruptured a gas main setting off the chain of blasts.
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Montreal
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St. Lawrence Boulevard
Jean Alton
St. Andre
de Fleuriment Streets
Cremazie
Montreal Heat and Power Consolidated Company
AFL Opposes Prison Labor in All States
At Cincinnati on December 1 the American Federation of Labor adopted a unanimous resolution opposing prison labor in every state. The measure particularly protested the Lorton Virginia reformatory using prisoners for skilled work. Clyde Mills of Washington noted Maryland’s prison is more a manufacturing plant than a prison.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor Convention
Lorton
Clayde M. Mills
Washington
Typographical Union
Maryland
Lindbergh Emerges to Unveil Hemisphere Linking Airlines
New York Dec 1 Col Charles A Lindbergh ends months of seclusion to attend Pan American Airways announcement on linking the hemispheres by commercial passenger and freight flights. Trippe presided, Lindbergh chairs the technical committee as two ocean transport airplane types meet Pan American specs.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Juan T.trippe
Pan American Airways
Co. Linebergh
Pan American
Technical” Committee
Col
Kronick Declared a Bigamist and Prison Escapee
New York reports Kenneth Kronick alias Kenneth Hundred a Springfield Mass man linked to burglaries in Baltimore and Washington is held on $5,000 bail after capture with his second wife Frances Hundred. Police tie him to a Georgia chain gang escape and a Lexington Ky jail break. Authorities note aliases and a Georgia sentence.
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New York
Georgia
Kenneth Kronick
Kenneth Hundred
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Washington
Frances. L. Hundred
Pennsylvania
Lexington
Asis
Pilian Kronick
Bronx
Kronick
Atlanta
Liberty
Kennett Meyers
Crusaders Plan March to Roosevelt at Warm Springs
Colunbus Georgia December 1 P The Crusaders for Economic Liberty plan a march to Warm Springs Saturday to protest or celebrate President elect Roosevelt's reaction to their legislative proposals. Organizers T M Floyd predicts about 2000 members will join and another meeting was planned to arrange the march. Floyd said president of the Crusaders George W Christian of Hatta Trss eo unese Hechs HS eo to Warm Springs to lay its program before Roosevelt.
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Colunbus
Crusaders For Economic Liberty
Roosevelt
T. M. Floyd
Crusaders
Floyd
George W. Christian
Hatta
Communists Back December Washington Unemployed March
Earl Browder of the American Communist Party said the movement has been organized since William Z. Foster suggested a march on Washington. He noted 2,500 marchers are expected in Washington December 5 with at least 40,000 represented by unemployed councils and up to 500,000 active supporters. A petition for unemployment insurance would be presented to Congress.
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Olivier Grambling
New York
Earl Browder
American Communist Party
National
William Z. Foster
Washington
Foster
Browder
National Committee of Unemployment Councils
Communist Party
International Party
Chicago
Congress
Abandoned schooner Water Watch towed into port
Coast guard patrol boat brought the auxiliary schooner Water Watch into port after it was abandoned by her crew about 10 miles south of here. The crew was reported to be missing as the steamer Certo of Norfolk assisted in the incident.
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Charles Tabs Os
Water Watch
Here
Certo
Guynd
Norflok
Weather Forecast Across Regions
South Carolina fair tonight and Friday. Georgia fair tonight and Friday with rising interior temperatures. Orkla: fair tonight and Friday with slowly rising temps in central and north. Madame region: fair slightly warmer, light frost in exposed places tonight and Friday. Northwest Florida: fair tonight and Friday with tight frost in exposed places.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Orkla
Florida
European trip tragedy and shipboard secrets emerge
A chaotic report from New York describes a ship voyage for Marilyn Miller and companions with a fatal automobile crash involving Carrie Carter. Details hint at engagements, marriages, and gossip as authorities discuss passports and travel amid the voyage.
Georgia Electors Won't Travel to Washington
Georgia presidential electors will not go to Washington for the electoral college meeting nor send an messenger to carry their votes. They will meet in January to certify the Georgia vote and entrust the mail registration of their ballots for delivery in Washington. Electors named include J. Dorsey of Adonii, EP Smith of Reidsville, Rowe of Sylvester, Law rence Smith of Ashburn, Cul pepper Greenville, and Hegh J. Rowe of Athuns among others.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
Anessenger
He Tay
Eed
Carter Glass to Be Offered the Treasury Post
The article reports cabinet speculation in the Roosevelt era about appointing Carter Glass to the Treasury, with plans also mentioning his potential as postmaster general. It notes health concerns and list of other possible appointments to defense and attorney general roles, including Widstoof and Dern, with Grayson and Longe in related discussions.
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Carter Glass
Treasury Post
Teondot
Roosevelt
Glasser
White
Wey
Gein
Treasury
Glass
AL Barley
Somorvate National Committee
Viecotery Glass
Grayson
Asher Tiin
December 1933 Investment Payouts Reach Over 700 Million
New York reports investors will receive more than 700 million dollars in December through interest, dividends, and bond maturities. Total December settlements may surpass two billion if treaty operations are included, though disbursements will be smaller than last year amid tight conditions.
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Victor U Ubank
New York
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wall Street
Officials Receive No Pay for Two Months
In Columbia the Bees division reports that several officials have received no salary for two months. The notes indicate unpaid wages affect state employees while discussions continue on payment obligations and budgeting.
Cedar Key Men Face Murder Charges Over Spree
State prosecutors say murder warrants will be issued for Justice of the Peace T W Brewer and special constable Thomas Booth in the deaths of tarpon Springs fishermen whose bodies were found burned in the Slaphey jail aftermath. A woman linked as an accessory is jailed in Gainesville on $10,000 bond. Witnesses testified to threats and drunkenness by Brewer and Booth prior to the killings.
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Recoroner
WY Brewer
Booth
Gainesville
J. W. Turner
Theo Psungaris
Tarpon Springs
Lrewer
Dar G. On
Livingston
Brewer
Bertie Lee Booth
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Booth
Dr John Pope Delaney Victim In Auto Accident
Dr John Pope Delaney, 75, was killed in a South Main street traffic incident when struck by an automobile and run over by a second car. He died en route to the hospital with a fractured skull. His father was Admiral Michael Granville Delaney who commanded the Constitution 1852 to 1855. His grandfather Commodore Delaney also commanded the frigate Constitution starting in 1826.
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Geneva
N.Y
Automobile
Noa
John Pope Delaney
Constitution
Delaney
South Main Street
Amt
Michael Granville Delaney
Shh Bape
Comnand
Jim Farley Dinner Planned by Georgians
Georgia political leaders announce a Jim Farley Dinner honoring the party’s national chairman. Hugh Howell will host at Atlanta’s Jim Marley Dinner for the state committee and Roosevelt supporters at Warm Springs. The event signals hopes Roosevelt may visit the South as party unity is noted amid state budget cuts and furloughs ahead of Christmas.
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Jim Farley
Atlanta
Geostu
Democraticc
Jim Marley
Hugh Howell
State Democratic
State Committee
Warm Springs
Howell
Roosevelt
Co operative Farm Plan Aimed At Chicagoans In Georgia
In Moultrie Georgia H H Barbour starts a cooperative farm colony for Chicagoans fleeing city life. He buys land in Cook County Georgia and invites families to move down. Colonists pay 440 cash, receive 60 percent to Barbour and 40 percent to him, with a six year deed. The project includes an electric power plant a cooperative store and planned direct shipment of crops to buyers. The first migration began last October with homes built and crops cultivated to prevent hunger.
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Moultrie
Barbour
Tracie Barbour
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