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...Approval of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty (TIME, Aug...
Crown Prince Umberto of Italy, having been feted with royal ceremonies by Argentina (TIME, Aug. 18), departed for Brazil, where he was to have been accorded a royal welcome in the gay capital of Rio de Janeiro. This plan was mutilated, however, by the recent Sao Paulo revolt (TIME, July 14 et seq.), and the chances of the Prince's being assassinated if he landed were thought to 'be so great that President A. da Silva Bernardes requested him to remain upon his warship, where President and Government are to pay him homage...
Less than three months later (TIME, Aug. 11), revolution again broke out. General Ferrera charged that his old friend General Tosta, under whom he was once Minister of War, was seeking to perpetuate discord in the country; at the same time he disclaimed any personal ambitions for himself...
...high point this year for freight was reached during the week ending Aug. 23rd, when 982,248 cars were loaded. This figure compares with 1,069,915 cars for the same week last year, 879,902 cars in 1922, and 829,709 cars in 1921. The gain over loadings for the preceding week was 29,360 cars...
Commodity prices, according to Dun's index numbers, rose slightly during the month of August. The general index for over 300 wholesale commodities was 156.0 on Sept. 1, compared with 155.6 on Aug. 1, and 152.1 on June 1?the low point so far this year...