Radical Couplet Is Smeared on Grant's Tomb; Vandal's Red Paint Resists Cleaner's Efforts
Radical couplet smeared on tomb; cleaner unable to remove it
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Radical couplet smeared on tomb; cleaner unable to remove it
Conf with F D Roosevelt
In N Y for conf with bankers; London press believes visit is connected with return to gold standard by Brit
Von Papen outlines plan to create fund by discounting future taxes on industry
Irregulars attack Mukden; Japanese soldiers battle with attackers; arsenal and airport fired
1932Raymond Knister, Canadian poet and author (born 1899)[†]
John Raymond Knister was a Canadian poet, novelist, story writer, columnist, and reviewer, "known primarily for his realistic narratives set in rural Canada ... Knister was a highly respected member of the Canadian literary community during the 1920s and early 1930s, and recent criticism has acknowledged him as a pioneer in establishing a distinctively modern voice in Canadian literature."