Storms in Caribbean Cause Heavy Losses and Deaths
A powerful storm sweeping from the southern Atlantic struck Porto Rico and earlier hit the Virgin Islands, Haiti, and Santo Domingo, killing at least 15 in the Virgin Islands and causing widespread damage. Gov Beverley mobilized relief, using prisoners to clear roads and reunite communications as authorities report likely fatalities well over two hundred in Porto Rico and injuries exceeding a thousand.
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NCP
San Juseph
Atlantic Ocean
Porto Rico
James R. Beverley
Virgin Islands
Haiti
Santo Domingo
San Juan
Beverley
Washington
Red Cross
Gandhi wins compromise in fast to death crisis
Gandhi wins a compromise electoral plan backed by Prime Minister MacDonald and the British cabinet, ending his hunger strike after six days. The plan reserves 148 provincial seats for lower castes and allocates central seats by caste with a ten year sunset, plus a system of primary elections. Some details remain under review. The piece also notes Eamon de Valera condemning the League of Nations for inaction on Far East and disarmament issues, warning that equal state status is not applied to vital matters.
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League
Manchuria
Nicholas Folitis
Greece
Japan
Ahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
MacDonald
Mahatma
Verayda
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Eamon de Valera
Reconstruction Finance to Back Northwest Wheat Sale to China
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation studies financing foreign sales of surplus Northwest wheat to China in a deal reportedly near completion, involving about 10 million in gold. Negotiations are under way and the plan aims to ease shipping costs while protecting world markets.
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Reconstruction Findties
China
Hoover
Shanghai
Northwest
Nacht
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Railway executives urge Hoover to intervene on wage cuts
Representatives of the Railway Labor Executives association called on President Hoover seeking administration action against proposed wage reductions. Hoover met with railway presidents and Secretary Doak, who issued a statement that the question should be deferred until year end as the current wage agreement runs until February 1.
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Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Hoover
Doak
Britains national government suffers first fracture as three ministers resign
The government formed to tackle the financial crisis faces its first split as Viscount Snowden Sir Herbert Samuel and Sir Archibald Sinclair resign over tariff policy diverging from free trade. Sir John Gilmour shifted to home secretary with Walter Elliot taking agriculture. Sir Godfrey Collins replaces Sinclair. The Simon Liberals remain loyal to MacDonald.
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Britain
MacDonald
Ottawa
Viscount Snowden of
Ickornshaw
Privy Seal
Labor Party
Herbert Samuel
Archibald Sinclair
Scotland
John Gilmour
Maj
Walter Elliot
Godfrey Collins
Sinclair
Simon
Obituary and Political Appointment Mentioned in Briefs
OTABLE notes the week’s deaths including John Sharp Williams former Mississippi senator aged seventy eight after months of illness. The item also reports President Hoover appointing Georgia Representative Charles R Crisp to the tariff commission to replace Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, noting Crisp’s failed Democratic primary bid and his status as a lame duck.
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Emocrats
United States Senate
Walter Walker
William H. Adams
Colorado
Charles W. Waterman
Congress
Waterman
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Henry Field
Brookhart
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Hoover
Charles R. Crisp
Georgia
Tariff Commission
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Crisp
Logan and Shikellamy in Six Nations history recount
In 1781 Shikellamy, a Cayuga with a white French father adopted into the Oneida, served as a key mediator for the Six Nations and their tribes. He aided in Anglo-Iroquois relations, helped found a smithy and Moravian mission at Shamokin, and assisted in an Onondaga dictionary before dying in 1748. Logan, his son, moved to the Ohio region where white settlers killed kin in a massacre leading to his deadly revenge and a famed speech asserting vengeance against Cresap.
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Spembalamba Fa Tahgahjute
James
John Logan
Shikellamy
Six Nations
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Shibellamy
Shamokin
Sunbury
Logan
James Logan
Old Chillcothe
Ohio
Greathouse
Michael Cresap
Colonel Cresap
Chillicothe
Detroit
Western Newspaper Union
St Mary le Bow Church A Landmark Of London
St Mary le Bow stands as a famed parish church in London once hosting the ecclesiastical court of arches and bishop confirmations before the ceremony moved to Westminster. Its Norman crypt and a steeple by Sir Christopher Wren mark its enduring architectural and historical significance.
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Old London
St. Mary-le-Bow
Britain
Grate. Carlyle Quote Reads About Good Things
A fragment quotes Thomas Carlyle noting that good things rarely reveal their best side in public view. The line reflects a skeptical view of appearances versus real quality and suggests a focus on hidden merit.
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Carlyle
What Can You Do For The Pains Of Rheumatism
Thousands of rheumatic sufferers report relief in minutes using Bayer Aspirin. Doctors advise taking two tablets with a full glass of water and resting a few minutes. The quick dissolving property of Genuine Bayer makes relief fast and almost instant.
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Bayer
Jury Duty Quandary Over Grand Versus Petit Court
A courtroom exchange has Mrs. O Noodle resisting service by claiming equality with Mrs. Umuddle on a grand jury, noting she is just as capable as her counterpart and challenging the petit jury assignment.
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O’noodle
Kruschen Salts Promised Safe Fat Loss Claim
A Norwich Connecticut woman reports losing 16 pounds with one bottle of Kruschen Salts, saying improved sleep and appetite while continuing usual meals. The ad promises a 4 week supply, cheap price, and money back guarantee if results fail, urging purchase at drugstores nationwide.
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Norwich
Conn
America
Way to a Woman's Wrath Relax I Hear That Smith
A compact quip notes tensions in a marriage where a man allegedly mistreats his wife. The punchline suggests the husband avoids open conflict, choosing nonargument as his form of control. The line reflects social humor about domestic disputes and gender dynamics.
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Smith
Rainmaker's opera plan brought two weeks of rain
A Cleveland News item quotes a town resident mocking a would be open air grand opera scheme. The tale notes the project faced persistent rain for two weeks and suggests the organizer might try similar plans elsewhere. The humor frames weather as the undoing of ambitious performances.
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Cleveland News
Age and Appetite Aged Health Tonic Promises Vitality
An ornate ad copy touts a stimulant tonic claimed to restore energy at age 62 and improve digestion. It markets a syrup made from senna and pepsin, promising better appetite, regular bowels, and overall vigor for adults and even children.
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Sean
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