Naval reduction opposition hints at battle
Washington dispatch notes President Hoover faces domestic pressure over naval limitation plans. Senate debates and key lawmakers push for absolute parity and British scrapping, while Hoover seeks public support and a new framework beyond technical talks, aiming to anchor policy in world peace and Kellogg antiwar ideals. He warns that political maneuvering ahead of elections could shape Britain’s deal and naval strategy, with Bolivia’s mineral ownership cited amid broader defense debates.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Senate
William 3B
Shearer
Geneva
McKellar
Tennessee
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations
Hale
Naval Affairs Committee
London
John J. Douglas
Massachusetts
MacDonald
Britten
House Naval Affairs
Britain
Washington
Ito
House
Washington Social Season Opens Early in Hoover Era
Washington gears up for a long social season extending into April. High society is drawn by Hoover administration hosting, the arrival of England's Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, and prominent debuntantes. Dinners, teas, receptions, and balls mark a lavish season, with many events at the Belgian ambassador's home and the debuntante teas leading into Christmas week.
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Washington
D. GC
Hoover
Congress
Hamsay MacDonald
England
Ishbel
William Howard Taft
White House
Taft
Coolidge
Hoovers
Coolidges
Girl Scouts
Prince Albert de Ugne
Belgium
Princess Elizabeth
Caroline Roebling
Helen Ray. Hagner
William Laird Dunlop
Herbert Hoover
Princess Elizabeth de Ligne
Konjola Spotlight at Waterloo Drug Store
The Konjola Man at Wangler Brothers Drug Store on East Fourth Street in Waterloo shares testimonials about Konjola, a 32-ingredient remedy claimed to aid stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel troubles as well as rheumatism and nervousness. Mrs Catherine Caughron, among others, recounts relief after eight bottles, urging public meetings and demonstrations.
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Wangler Brothers Drug Store
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
Gally
Mae
Catherine Caughron
Lind-Cammack
Bonjola
Catherine Caughton
Sycamore Street
Kontola
Caughron
Koniola
America
Konlola
Midshipmen Cadets Ball Lights Up Christmas Night
An outstanding event of the year, the annual midshipmen and cadets ball on Christmas night, featured the variety show and a notable masquerade atmosphere. Balmy festivities and unusual music highlighted the festive capital gathering.
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Hallowe‘en
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Bolivia
Entz Cafe
First National Bank Bldg
Dent
Dept. Store
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Wearwell
Satcon
Nea
Sine Zion
Waterloo Lady
Konjola
G. C. Kennedy
Marsh-Macs
Saridieson
Post
New York City
Sardeson- Hovland-Leslie Co
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