Borah Stimson Talk Boosts International Conference Prospects
Washington reports that Senator Borah and Secretary Stimson discussed an international economic and monetary conference to address world debts and problems. Mellon’s European debt talks with Stimson and Hoover add weight, while RF C leadership shifts to a Democratic majority boosting confidence in recovery agencies and reducing political risk to their operation.
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the Helm News Service
William E. Borah
Idaho
America
Henry L. Stimson
Borah
Europe
United States
Mr. Stimson
Hoover
Senator Borah
Ambassador Mellon
Reconstruction Finance Corp Opens Illinois Aid Amid Firestorm
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announces its first loan from a 300 million emergency fund, advancing 3 million to Illinois as relief funds in Chicago near exhaustion. The move comes as the body reorganizes to administer new powers and a broader refusal to overcommit. The Chamber of Commerce launches a nationwide campaign with 1,600 business groups to cut federal and state spending and lower taxes, pressing Hoover for effective economic legislation. Bonus marchers demand justice as troops are ordered out after efforts to evacuate veterans from government property fail to prevent disorder. Walter W. Walters pledges the B E F will persevere, vowing to continue the fight from another site if forced out of Washington.
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W. Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Illinois
Chicago
Louis L. Emmerson
Corporation
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
National Chamber
Walter W. Walters
Washington
Labor reports ongoing relief cuts amid price drop signals
Across several cities reports hint at improving business conditions while the labor department releases figures showing a continued fall in relief expenditures for the last month. The data, overlapping with the first signs of commodity price declines, elicited no official conclusions but some quarters view the relief drop as easing economic distress. James A Farley with senators and house members discussed Democratic campaign issues and organization in this region.
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Department of Labor
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
House
Rumor Plot Claims Across Midwestern States
A nationally spread conspiracy of rumor mongers is alleged to operate in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Authorities hold substantial evidence and vow relentless pursuit. Labor urges modification of the Volstead act after congressional votes, aiming to shift party focus and back representatives who will repeal Prohibition.
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Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Labor
National Committee For
United States
Congress
Matthew Woll
Old Prohibitory Laws Across History Recalled
A Vancouver newspaper reflects on prohibitions from history noting King William II and English colonies once banned selling cloth buttons with a hefty fine per dozen. It adds Queen Anne also prohibited wooden buttons, highlighting how manufacturers influenced policy.
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Vancouver
B. C
William II
England
Queen Anne
Frederika Social Notes Chronicle Visitors and Visits
Frederika and vicinity show lively summer visits with many relatives and friends calling on kin in nearby towns. Lloyd Dilley and Ray Dilley visit grandparents in Albert Lea while Lucille Arlene Dilley join later. Chet Stenseth and others visit in Albert Lea and Waterloo. Edith Lemon travels to Waverly to see relatives Archie and C. Clary. numerous Waterloo Chicago and Minneapolis guests attend funerals and reunions including McGowan and McClain gatherings.
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Lea Dilley
Pinhook
Lloyd
Ray Dilley
Oran
FE. E. Henry
Lucille
Arlene
Chet Stenseth
Albert Lea
Kent
Stephen
Fredericksburg
C. C. Clary
Edith Lemon
Lime Springs
Waverly
Archie Clary
Ray Gillett
Waterloo
Walter Biemann
Webster Peevey
Nashua
William Baruth
Laverne
Arlene Sherman
Maryville
Missouri
Burton Sherman
Imogene Sherman
Arnold Buckendahl
Minneapolis
Renetta Judisch
St. Paul
Ernest Buckendahl
Readlyn
Minnesota
Fred Mummelbie
Arnold
Alvin Bergman
Douglas Township
Seth McGee
Carol Rice
Marion Gable
Naomi
Ames
Mac McClain
Samuel McGowan
Lester
Herman Jordan
McGowan
City Park
W. L. Alcock
Naomi McClain
Ervin Neipert
Pauline Neipert
E. J. Mooney
Lowel Welch
Wanted Her Rights In London Tit Bits style
An insurance agent visits Mrs. Potter for a weekly premium and is told she wants to move. She asks when the van will come and explains a furniture van is needed. She asserts the company offers free removal per its own rules list, prompting disbelief.
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London
What Circus People Eat in the Big Top Meals
This account follows Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey to the dining tops where about 1600 circus workers dine. It details menus from cream of tomato soup to beef on toast and lyonnaise potatoes, plus the Ubangi private top, kitchen operations, and daily scales of food and drink.
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Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey
A. L. Webb
Herman Sack
Herman
Nickie
Why elephants vanish from the jungle after death
The article explains that in tropical jungles carcasses vanish rapidly as bacteria, insects, and scavengers dispose of them within hours. Few dead elephants are found because natural sanitation erases remains quickly, leaving only well preserved bodies from unusual circumstances like swamp burial for museum displays.
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Tropics
Earth
Ingenious Hiding Places of Medieval Pilgrims
The Middle Ages pilgrims carried stout staffs with hollow upper tubes used to hide coins and small treasures. Legends say saffron, smuggled from Greece, traveled in these tubes when living plants were banned, and silkworms were similarly conveyed into Europe.
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England
Greece
Europe
Not So Thrifty Quote From Washington Star
A Washington Star excerpt notes Benjamin Franklin as thrifty with money but curious about electricity. Miss Cayenne comments he did some early experiments with electrical ideas yet showed no grasp of their financial potential.
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Ben Franklin
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Separation of Carolina governors finalized in 1712
The Crown granted Carolina to Lords Proprietors in 1663 and by 1710 planned split into North and South Carolina with separate governors. The commission creating Edward Hyde as North Carolina’s independent governor was issued January 24, 1712.
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Carolina
Lords Proprietors
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Edward Hyde
Elevator Man Recalls Subduing High-Handed Passenger
A passenger tried to bully a rider, but the elevator operator replied with firm action and declares he brought the confrontation to an end. The exchange captures a tense moment of assertion and defense.
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Pasenger
Better Than His Daddy
A child jokes that he is a better detective than his father who works as a detective. The boy notes his father misplaces his pipe and hat, implying the child must often locate them. The remark reflects humor from a Chicago Tribune quotation.
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Chicago Tribune
Proof Positive Housewife: Eggs fresh or not?
A Brooklyn Eagle exchange shows a grocer assuring a cautious housewife the eggs are fresh with visible smooth shells. The quick test prompts the patron to judge for herself as the vendor asserts quality.
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Grocer
Brooklyn Eagle
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