Peace Protocol Debate at Geneva Sees Armament Security
Associated Press reports in Geneva France's Paul Boncour urged that national security must guide peace efforts and armament controls. He called for limits on private weapons production and warned that without broad measures, force remains the dominant factor among nations. Poland Romania and Germany weighed Russia’s absence and its impact on arms traffic and equality among states.
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Associated Press
Geneva
France
Paul Boncour
French Commission of National Defense
Mr.Boncour
M_ Boncour
Brazil
Senor Carvahola
Poland
Rumania
Russia
Herr von Eckhardt
Germany
Delayed Air Service Chief Feared In Plane Incident
A special dispatch from Memphis reports Major General Mason M. Patrick chief of the army air service and Captain St Clair Street may have been aboard a plane that made a forced landing near Johnsonville Tennessee about six o clock tonight. The flight left Memphis en route to Nashville but was seen in trouble near Johnsonville about 128 miles from Memphis.
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Memphis
Mason M. Patrick
Army
Air Service
St. Clair Street
Johnsonville
Tenn
Memphis, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga, and
At & O'Clock
Nashville
Peat Rete
Johnson Ville
Mass Tallman Re-Elected Texas Theaters President
Colonel H A Cole of Marshall and fellow officers were reelected as president and leaders of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners Association of Texas at the convention closing session. An added $80 was noted to the president’s stipend. Washington representative Jack Connolly said the public rejected extensive censorship as 42 states rejected 103 bills aimed at the motion picture industry. The gathering closed with a banquet and entertainment.
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H. A. Cole
Marshall
Motion Picture Theatre Owners
Texas
Jack
Connolly
Washington
Will Hayes Organization
United States
Legal weapon found in smuggling case sparks dry fleet action
A tariff provision rewarding informers is highlighted as a legal weapon in the war on bootleggers. U S district attorney Buckner and prohibition director Merrick declare a nationwide inland raid push with padlock actions while the coast guard naval blockade tightens off New Jersey and Atlantic City.
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Associated Preas
New York
Poston
Atlantic City
Coast Guard
Prohibition
United States
Buckner
R. Q. Merrick
New Jersey
John C. Knox
Staten Island
Casing Head Gas Subject to Royalty Contention
Panhandle oil and gas field dispute centers on whether a lease operator’s improvements and by products of casing head gas justify royalty. Appellee Waggoner claims $5,000 due from Kingston Oil Co for the difference between stipulated annual gas rental and the value of casing-head gas recovered as a waste product in many operations.
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Panhandle
Appellees
Waggoner
Apal
Iingston Oil Company
Bishops Oppose Instruction Of Lay Delegates
The College of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South adopted resolutions stating that conferences should not instruct lay delegates to vote in a certain way. It affirmed delegates must be free to follow their conscience while conferences may express views by resolutions on issues, and that conferences retain the right to voice views.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
College of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Governor Issues Two Requisitions
Austin May 6 The governor issued requisitions for two men wanted in Texas. K Kornmesser is sought in Angelina county on a swindling charge and R O Denthal of Cass county is sought for possessing intoxicating liquor. Both are believed to be in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Louisiana
K. Kornmesser
Angelina County
R. O. Denthal
Cass County
New Orleans
Wright fly machine to England despite protests
Orville Wright announced the original Wright flying machine will be shipped to the Science Museum in South Kensington, London, within two months. He said congressional probes and museum campaigns to retain the artifact could not change his pledge to send it to England.
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Associated Dayton
O83
Smithsonian Institution
England
Orville Wright
Science Museum
South Kensington
London
Congress
Wright
Parachute debate cites Garnerin’s 1799 invention origins
May 6 London reports the Royal Air Force using a parachute perfected by an American prompting discussion on parachute history. It notes Jacques Garnerin conceived the idea while a prisoner at Ehrenbreitstein fortress near Koblenz and, after returning to France, refined a mechanism that led to a successful 1799 balloon descent from a height, shaping modern parachutes.
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Associated Press
London
Royal Air Force
Jasques Garnerin
Ehrenbreitseein
Coblence
Rhine
Four Panclet free in U 8 Aevociatead F By ROME
An unclear clipping from a May issue notes Italian language news and references fascism, eviction, and associated events. The fragmentary text mentions Rome and contemporary political actions but lacks coherent facts or names to detail.
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Rome
Council Women Feel Slighted At Tea Affair
At the quinquennial International Council of Women session in Washington May 6 delegates discussed organization matters while a White House tea for patronesses drew informal criticism due to card distribution failures. Officials said patrons would be received at the White House the next noon, noting a shortage of cards and prioritization for foreign delegates and American state chairmen.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
International Council of Women
Coolidge
United States
Finland
National Association of Colored Women
Amundsen Sends Vessels Ahead In Polar Flight
Oslo dispatches report Captain Amundsen plans to start today with auxiliary vessel Farm moving northwest as ice allows and Hobby heading northeast. Norwegian Prime Minister Mowinckel messages support as weather trends show high pressure near the Pole and Spitzbergen with a low moving east from Labrador.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Amundsen
North Pole
Hobby
Mowinckel
Pole
Spitzbergen
Labrador
German Village Solves Flag Display Problem
In Gross-Solschen Germany the village devised a neutral flag system using four color strips black red gold and white with snap fasteners. By adjusting the fasteners any combination can show republican monarchic or Prussian flags to suit the occasion without bias.
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Associated Press
Gross-Solschen
Germany
Italians Embrace Own Language In Name Translations
In Italy patriotic currents push to Italianize foreign names including Shakespeare and Washington. Newspapers report frequent misspellings as Italian media adjust names to Italian forms. Prince Louis Ferdinand, 17, demonstrated rapid Spanish learning by conversing fluently after a private wager.
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Associated
Presa
Rome
William Shakespeare
Italy
Guglielmo Shakespeare
George Washington
Giorgio Washington
Louis Ferdinand
Swedish Travel Flows Toward U S and Canada
Gothenburg May 6 Swedish tourism to the United States rises as immigration limits for 1926 curb westward travel while Canada welcomes young farmers. Authorities promise cooperation in distribution as Swedes seek cheaper passages and better opportunities abroad.
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Gothenburg
United States
Canada
Atlantic
North
Bse
Eee
Eight Victims of Explosion Identified in Swissvale
Pittsburgh May 6 Eight victims of a Swissvale explosion were identified at the county morgue by Albert J Jeremiah all were relatives. The blast caused 400000 to 600000 in damage destroying four buildings and injuring others. Investigators consider dynamite or nitroglycerine likely, not gas, with time bomb wiring found. black hand speculation explored without solid evidence.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Albert J. Jeremiah
Swissvale
Clement Jeremiah
Carl Kegler
Carl Baldus
Marie Rothe
Richard Baldus
Pfarr
Tom Pusatere
Blackhand Organization
Young Baptists Postpone Play by First Baptist Church
The play Key That Unlocks by the First Baptist Church youth group is postponed one week. The delay is due to lack of proper advertisement and a plan to present it before the May 17 enlargement campaign. Miss Edna Earl Northern directs the production.
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First Baptist Church
Edna Earl Northern
Broken Out Faces Not In Style Warns Girls
An advertisement claims eczema and related skin conditions ruin appearance and promote scolding. It touts Black and White Ointment and Soap as quick fixes, noting the 60c size offers three times the content of the 25c size. Dealers stock both products.
Nickel Plate Rail Merger Endorsed and Praise for Van Sweringens
Richard F. Grant president of the United States Chamber of Commerce endorsed the Nickel Plate railroad merger project before Interstate Commerce Commission hearings. He also praised O. P. and M. J. Van Sweringen, the principal promoters, as highly active in its promotion in Washington on May 6.
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Associated Press
Washington
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard F. Grant
United States Chamber of Commerce
Yucatán Out to Recapture Wealth From Binder Twine
Merida May 6 A congress of producers and officials will discuss restoring Yucatan s sisal industry gains lost to economic and political causes. The plan includes a federal commission backed cooperative to coordinate production transport and sale to reclaim millions once earned from binder twine imports.
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Yucatan
Associated Presa
Free State army band eyed for American tour
Dublin May 6 The Free State army band has reached high artistic skill and can compare with Europe’s best military bands. It has pleased Theatre Royal audiences and provincial tours. American friends hearing the band suggest U S performances in Irish centers. defense and finance ministers are asked to consider.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Free State Army Band
Europe
Theatre Royal
United States
Defense and
Seipel to Lecture on Sociology at Vienna University
Dr Ignatz K Seipel former chancellor of Austria has consented to lecture next summer at University of Vienna on sociology.
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Seipel
Associated Press
Vienna
Ignatz K. Seipel
Austria
University of Vienna
Cubans Add to Population Growth Report
Havana May 6 Cubans increased population by 225 718 in a national census announced by F V Pre The census places the total at 8 868 02 million against 8 143 219 in 1928 The report cites a rising birth rate and immigration as factors in the growth figures.
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Havana
Cuba
F. V
Daily US crude oil output rises 26 400 barrels in week
The American Petroleum Institute reports the US crude oil daily average climbed by 26 400 barrels to 2 182 850 for the week ended May 2. Gains spread across Oklahoma Kansas Texas andArkansas with varied regional changes and April imports at principal ports fell to 203 633 barrels daily. Prices in major districts showed no change with Gulf coast and California grades listed.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
Smackover
Ark
Smackover Heavy
California
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Texas
East Central
Texas
West Central
North Louisiana
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Eastern
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Atlanta
Pennsylvania
Bradford
A Texas Wonder Advertisement For Kidney Relief
The notice promotes A Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel back rheumatism and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in men and women. If not sold by your druggist it will be mailed on receipt of $1.25. Small bottle often cures. Send for sworn testimonials by Dr. E. W. Hall 2926 Olive St St. Louis Mo Sold by druggists.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Elaborate Plan to Organize Nonunion Workers Approved
The AFL and 108 international unions approved the most elaborate organizing campaign in U.S. history. The United States and Canada will be divided into five districts with selected groups supervised from Washington to visit every city and town in each district.
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Associated Proes
Washington
United States
American Federation of Labor
Canada
Campaign to Promote Organized Cooperation and Labels
The plan spans forty weeks with preliminary costs around $125,000 funded by participating organizations. Public meetings films and radio will educate workers on the benefits of organized cooperation. A campaign to popularize union labels on products will run alongside the organization drive, aided by federation organizers and voluntary workers.
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Mass Tallman
Texas Theaters
Council
Young Baptists
Nickel Plate Rail
America
Delivere
Williams Hardware CO
6Th and Polk Sts
Amarillo, Texas
Komac
Oberts & Olver
Hoo West
the Panhandle
Amarillo Warehouse Storage & Ice CO
Amarillo Warehouse, Storage & Ice Co
G. Short
Brown Cracker & Candy Co
Tesna
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