War Profiteering Probe Leads to New Power Grab Plan
A Senate committee chaired by Senator Gerald P age of North Dakota continues munitions inquiry while Franklin D Roosevelt paves a path for wartime control over profits and prices. The administration names Bernard M. Baruch to head a new panel with Douglas MacArthur and other senior officials backing broader powers. The president argues wartime profits and wages must be equalized to mobilize for defense, while Nye and others warn against overreach as Congress prepares for a January session.
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Senate
Gerald Page
North Dakota
Draisdeur Rosevelt
Bernard Mo ~Baruch
New York
Haandler
Wugh
Hastman
Douglas MacArthur
Torelgy
George Nleek
Ile
Individunis
Congress
Roosevelt
Borizon
Prisident
Bensuter Nye
War Policies Commission
War Department
General V Mactrthir
Secretary Wallace Seeks Expanded Federal Agricultural Control
In his annual report Secretary Wallace urges drastic new national regulation of farming. He calls for broader authority under federal programs, extending the farm futures act, and passing a revised food and drug policy. He defends AAA reform plans while warning of emergency adjustments and price measures amid potential crop failures.
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AAA
Nevelty
Tugwell
Ty Walace
Iie
Ariculture
Wallace
Congress
Tagwell Food
Wallace Allan
Ile
Balkan Crisis Tensions Rise Over Assassination Fallout
The piece reports on Jugoslavian and allied leaders pressuring the League of Nations to act after the murder of King Alexander. It notes deportations of Hungarians, Polish foreign policy statements, and the mixed reactions of France, Britain, and regional powers as they weigh possible actions and sanctions.
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Jugoslavia
Alexander Bozolfib $Eftitch
Foreleo
League of Nations
Gineva
Llan Baryna
Marseilles
Jueshma
Thousania
Alexander
Staty
Ita
Prince Beodbach
Jupestiyta
Kchi Slovakia
Rumania Vastiteh
Mnajor Purage
League
Mecary
Hungary
Geal
Jugodayla
Unemployment Insurance Debate Divides Labor Leaders
The piece reports labor leaders including President Roosevelt backing unemployment insurance with funding via an 80 percent payroll tax rather than a direct worker levy. Employers would raise prices and workers pay 8 percent of goods, a plan questioned by Representative Connery, while calls to limit hours gain support as a way to curb unemployment.
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NION
Roosevelt
Green
AEF of L
Representative Connery
Massachusetts
House Labor Committee
Saar Pact Allows International Force To Govern Area
The League of Nations authorized an international force to govern the Saar region during a transitional period. The British contingent will include 16 percent of the force, with Swedes and Dutch contributing the rest for a total of about 8 500 personnel. The governing body grants the force immunity from full responsibility for its actions and empowers it with requisition, accommodation, maintenance, and transport powers if needed.
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League of Nations
Sweden
Saar Ja
Tennessee Representative Byrns Seizes Speakership Lead
The Tennessee member Joseph W Byrns led in votes to win the speakership as the President stayed neutral and several state delegations shifted toward him in the contested race. Other candidates named include John W Metormack, John Trantkin, James M Mead, John J O Connor, William W Arnell, and Adolph Savin.
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Moen
Joseph W Byrns
Tennessee
Mero Byrns
Tohn W Metormack
Massachusetts
Tohn Trantkin
James M Mead
John J O Connor
New York
Willam W
W O Arnell
Adolph J Sav Nih
Clinols
Constitutional guarantees suspended in Cuban provinces
The Cuban government suspends constitutional rights in 113 yang, Santa Cura and Camagies to quell uprisings. Authorities may search homes without warrants and imprison without charges while inspecting personal mail. Afalanzas 19 remains the only province with rights, as guantrieres are suspended elsewhere. The secretary of state in Tiwana says a thousand are refined in Oriente where a miniature Communist state is established.
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Yang
Santa Cura
Camagies
Thousan
Oriente
Industrial expansion planned for River Range plant
LN reports TOD believes in reviving industry through targeted employment credits. He plans further investment of about 49 for expansion and improvement of the River Range plant at Idser fihowse nene Dearborn Midh, including steel strip mill upgrades and new power house units.
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Tod
Idser Fihowse
Nene Dearborn Midh
al Ilular
Debtor Nations Default Again After Conference Rejection
The piece notes that on December 15 installment day the only nation paying the New York Federal Reserve bank 289 539 dollars while other debtor nations defaulted. Great Britain declines further conference arguing world conditions unchanged and negotiations would be useless.
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Yerk Federal
Reserve Bank
Great Britain
Earthquake Rips Western and Northern Ilondurna Areas
A string of strong quakes devastated western and northern Ilondurna with communications down. Reports indicate three sizable towns Copas Cabanas and Santa Rita nearly destroyed. total damage and casualty figures remain unknown at this time.
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Bnlilal
Ilondurna
Chrayush
Copas
Cabanas
Santa Rita
Cure for pernicious anemia hailed as life saving discovery
Boston physicians Dr George Richards Anot and Dr William Murphy showcase a Nobel prize winning breakthrough by using liver extract from cows to treat pernicious anemia. The duo describe oral and injectable forms, dosage guidance, and the patient improvement observed in early cases at Harvard connected labs.
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Boston
George Richards
Lhe World
Kits Daar
Chorodshe Laboratories
City Hospital
Hle
Tilma
Largest North American prehistoric snake vertebra found at Belvedere Beach
A single vertebra from a giant marine snake was deposited with the Smithsonian by Dr W Gardner Lynn after being found on Belvedere Beach in the Aquia formation. The bone suggests a creature about 23 feet long with a thick body, likely distantly related to pythons, not an ancestor. Other large contemporaries were also marine snakes discovered in New Jersey and Alabama.
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Washington
North America
Smithsoniag Institution
W Gardner Lynn
Tohna Tropkina Wondersity
Belvedere Beach
Agquta
Dre Gww Gilmore Smithsonian Cntrator
Python
New Jersey
Alabama
Wroming Ina
Archaeologists Probe Maya Ruins During Central American Expedition
Doctors and archaeologists led by Dr Rickesin venture into the Guatemalan jungle near Las Nectun to study the ancient Maya site at Caxactun. The journey via Belize River and Pelize involves weeks of travel through dense jungle with malaria risks and limited medical safety, seeking evidence of early civilization and chew gum trade remains.
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Washinton
Curnije Institution
LS Khetson Jr
Cirnegie Star
Ile
Teletson
Lasxnctun
Beton
Tourists Seek Hotel Stop After Jail Sign Confusion
Nerwath travelers faced delays as a large hotel sign in front of a county jail redirected guest inquiries. David A Berry investigated and found the sign blocking access to nearby lodging, prompting search for hotel accommodations.
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Nerwath
Fragmentary textile description of velvet lining details
A damaged OCR passage describes a garment with a velvet reverse lining and rich velvet textures. It mentions a silk shirt, dark colors, and a tawny shading, with unclear poses or model references. The text remains fragmentary and lacks clear events or entities.
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Trent
Crow Follows Boy Leads to Unclear Local Tale
A fragmentary report describes a crow following a boy near Dover and a large cow involved with an unclear event at Strasburg. The text is garbled and names or dates are not fully readable.
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Eliuster
Strasburg
Housewife’s Idea Box For Your Scrap
A homemaker explains storing fabric scraps in a mosquito net bag to organize pieces for easy access. By folding and collecting remnants in a net bag, one can quickly locate mending materials and reuse them efficiently.
Sextuplet births noted in 16th century records
Curator De Keithold Laufer of the Flefd Museum cites Chinese historians noting two sextuplet births in 1574 in Kwangping fu, Chit province. Earlier records tell of a 1505 birth in Kwel chou, with mother and children surviving, and a 1527 case in okten of seven girls all died.
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de Keithold Laufer
Flefd Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Kwangping Fu
Chit
Kwel Chou
Sir Sans
Chitl
Okten
Cure for Eczema Adverts in 1900s Boston Area
Mrs Wm Twomey of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts describes severe eczema starting on the hands and spreading to the face. After trying Cuti cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment she reports relief and healing following several applications. Propriety: Potter Drug & Chemical Corp. advertised products sold widely.
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Tezema
Wm Twomey
Brookside Ave
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Teleum
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Ady
Watch Your Kibneys Use Doan's Pills for Kidney Health
An old advertisement warns kidneys filter impurities and may fail, causing backache dizziness and urinary issues. It promotes Doan's Pills as a kidney remedy, claiming they promote proper function and relieve irritation while urging readers to obtain them from druggists.
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Doan
Dean
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Edward J. Cohn
Blarvard Medical School
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Wien
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Belize
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Rickesin
Pelize
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