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December 10, 1931
The story of December 10, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On December 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "M'DONALD CALLS FOR AN ECONOMIC PARLEY; International Conference Will Follow Report of Experts at Basle, He Says. DEFERS STABILIZING POUND He Tells Commons Such Action Would Be "Madness" Now-- Battles Laborite Censure. Labor Asks No-Confidence Vote. Labor Leader Demands Action. M'DONALD CALLS FOR ECONOMIC PARLEY Demands General Tariff Now. Warns on Waiting Too Long." The archive note adds: Sir R S Cripps demands Government-regulated currency; asks no-confidence vote in National Government; reply by MacDonald. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "SENATE AGAIN FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK; Insurgent Lines Hold Against Moses Through Four Ballots for President Pro Tem. SENATE AGAIN FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK." A third item noted: "HOOVER'S MESSAGES STIR TALK ABROAD; London News-Chronicle Remarks on Futility of Tariffs toRelieve Unemployment.NO "ECONOMIC ISOLATION"Germania of Berlin Notes That the Depression Here Is Worse ThanHad Been Thought. Impression Made in Berlin. Linked to the German Crisis." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On December 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "M'DONALD CALLS FOR AN ECONOMIC PARLEY; International Conference Will Follow Report of Experts at Basle, He Says. DEFERS STABILIZING POUND He Tells Commons Such Action Would Be "Madness" Now-- Battles Laborite Censure. Labor Asks No-Confidence Vote. Labor Leader Demands Action. M'DONALD CALLS FOR ECONOMIC PARLEY Demands General Tariff Now. Warns on Waiting Too Long." The archive note adds: Sir R S Cripps demands Government-regulated currency; asks no-confidence vote in National Government; reply by MacDonald. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On December 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "SENATE AGAIN FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK; Insurgent Lines Hold Against Moses Through Four Ballots for President Pro Tem. SENATE AGAIN FAILS TO BREAK DEADLOCK." The archive note adds: Deadlock. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On December 10, 1931, one archived headline reported: "HOOVER'S MESSAGES STIR TALK ABROAD; London News-Chronicle Remarks on Futility of Tariffs toRelieve Unemployment.NO "ECONOMIC ISOLATION"Germania of Berlin Notes That the Depression Here Is Worse ThanHad Been Thought. Impression Made in Berlin. Linked to the German Crisis." The archive note adds: Foreign press comment. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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