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Hylan nominated by Better City Govt League
Defeats Uzcudun in Milk Fund bout
Reich plans "mourning" ceremony on 10th anniversary of signing; official statement; Count Westarp asks for prayers for freedom of Germany
Sec Mellon places surplus at $160,000,000-$170,000,000 after deducting amts due R Rs for mail contracts
Reparations negotiations
1929Alfred Miodowicz, Polish politician (died 2021)[†]
Alfred Miodowicz was a Polish politician and trade union activist. He was born in Poznań. A member of communist Polish United Workers Party, he held posts in the State National Council, Central Committee and Political Bureau. He was also the leader of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions and took part in the Polish Round Table Agreement.
1929Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (born 1844)[†]
Edward Carpenter was an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a stance against vivisection. As a philosopher, he was particularly known for his publication of Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure. Here, he described civilisation as a form of disease through which human societies pass.