New Hope for Navy Reduction Shaped by Hoover Move
Washington reports early steps toward U S and Great Britain agreeing on naval cuts. President Hoover’s Decoration Day address signals initiative, while English PM MacDonald maintains close talks with U S leaders. A new British plan to limit armaments awaits a treaty, with a 15 cruiser program advancing.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Reimsey MacDonald
Labor
Hoover
MacDonald
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate acts to abolish lame duck sessions
The Senate approved the Norris resolution to end lame duck sessions, 64 to 9, sending the measure to the House. It would also move presidential and vice presidential inaugurations from March 4 to January 15. Senator Norris of Nebraska authored the measure.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Norris
Congress
House
Nebraska
Texas Tornado Kills Two and Injures Six
A tornado struck Running Water in Hale County and Flagg in Castro County, Texas, killing J. A. Snypes and R. A. Cassady and injuring six others. Homes were destroyed, cars tossed, and crops damaged over a wide prairie belt.
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Plainview
Tex
Hale
Flagg
Castro County
J. A. Snypes
R. A. Cassady
Flage
Ivan
Flodelle
Evelyn
J. A. Morgan
Hoover Declines Vacation Plans For Summer Work
President Hoover says he will not take an extended vacation during the congressional recess and will remain in Washington to continue work this summer. The Associated Press reports Hoover intends to stay in the capital rather than travel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Washingon
Homesteaders Take 400000 Acres in Alberta in 1929 Quarter
The colonization department of Canadian National railways reports 400000 acres of government land in northern Alberta taken up by homesteaders in the first quarter of 1929, about 100000 acres more than the same period in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Colonization Department
Canadian National Railways
Alberta
Moody keeps domino habit and brisk bicycle rides
Governor Dan Moody retains a boyhood fondness for dominoes and plays little bridge or golf. He keeps active with bicycle rides for exercise in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Dan Moody
Weather Summary For Kansas and Missouri
Kansas mostly fair tonight and Saturday with local thundershowers in the east. Missouri unsettled tonight and Saturday with possible showers or thunderstorms, especially in the east. Local 3 pm temperature 68, low last night 62, last year 86. Rainfall: last night .8 inch at St Benedict’s college and today .7 inch up to 4 pm.
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Kansas
East Portion
Missouri
St. Benedict's College
High Water Delays Missouri Pacific on Central Branch
Heavy rains hit Central Branch causing two washouts on the Northern Kansas division between Cawker City and Glen Elder and Portis and Harlan. At Cawker City two inches of water covered the track as the Solomon River rose sixteen feet, delaying main line service into the afternoon.
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Central Branch
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Cawker Ciy
Glen Rider
Portis
Harlan
Cawker City
Verdi Gris River near Coffeyville rises rapidly after week of rain
In Coffeyville Kansas heavy rainfall continued for seven days with river levels climbing as forecasts warned of overflow within 48 hours. Ground soaked and all rain runoff feeds streams as upstream reports indicate persistent downpours toward Madison.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Madison
Heavy rains hit Western Kansas with flood risk forecast
The Associated Press reports heavy rainfall across Western Kansas with light showers elsewhere. Meteorologist S. D. Flora warned of a possible 2 to 4 foot rise above bankful in the Beloit area by tomorrow morning as rain continues. Wheat and corn crops may suffer delays and require warmer, sunnier weather. Rain totals varied across towns from 0.07 inches in Topeka to 2.46 inches in Benjait.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Federal Weather Bureau
Flora
Weather Bureau
Benjait
Plainville
Phillipsburg
Wichita
Dodge City
Goodland
Wamesgo
Blue Rapids
Emporia
Iola
Labor Secretary Davis Quits Rumor Refused Comment
Washington June 7 Associated Press James J Davis secretary of labor would not confirm or deny reports he plans to resign to head a merger of radio tube manufacturers. The article notes no official confirmation of the ongoing speculation.
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Washington
James J Davis
Weather forces cancellation of agronomy field day
Continued rains in Manhattan Kansas cancel the annual agronomy field day planned for tomorrow at Kansas State Agricultural College. Organizers announced the event would be called off due to wet conditions making field demonstrations impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Reparations deal signed at George V hotel completes long effort
At the Hotel George V in Paris on June 7 the six creditor nations and Germany affixed signatures on a reparations settlement. The agreement envisions Germany’s payments for fifty nine years and aims to liquidate World War I obligations by the end of 1989. Owen D Young led American efforts to secure the accord as experts sealed the document amid cameras and recording devices.
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Associated Press
Paris
Europe
George V
Germany
Owen D. Young
Minnesota gag law to be renewed in 1931 session
Ralph R. Davis, lone legislator in the fight to repeal Minnesota’s gag law, says protests by newspaper associations and publishers failed to repeal the statute in the last session and the issue will be renewed. He warns the law endangers democracy by blocking uncolored information vital to informed voters.
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Associated Press
Breckinridge
Minn
Minnesota
Ralph R. Davis
Davis
Lindberghs Aboard Mouette Head East Toward Maine Home
The motor cruiser Mouette carrying Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and his bride Anne Morrow was seen moving east along the Maine coast on June 7 193? It was headed to North Haven and the summer home of Mrs Lindberghs father Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow.
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Associated Press
Portland
Mouette
Charles 4. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
North Haven
Lateran Treaty Ratifications End Italy Church-State Rift
In Rome Premier Mussolini and Cardinal Gasparri solemnly exchange ratifications of the Lateran treaty, signaling an end to the long dispute between church and state in Italy as joyous bells ring in Vatican City.
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Vatican City
Rome
Mussolini
Cardinal Gasparri
Italy
Robbery at Curtis Publishing Co. Office in Kansas City
Two men robbed the Curtis Publishing Co. office in Kansas City today, escaping with a cash box containing a revolver cartridges and worthless papers. Earlier the day’s over $1,000 in collections had been moved to a bank.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Curtis Publishing Co
English Becomes Official Language for Washington Diplomats
Washington dispatch notes English rising as the diplomatic corps lingua franca. Most envoys speak English. the Turkish ambassador alone uses French. Notables include Viscount D Alte and Mahmoud Samy Pasha with strong English skills.
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Washington
United States
Ahmed Mouhtar Bey
State Department
Viscount D Alte
China Eyes More Roads to Hongkong Amid Peace Hopes
In Canton on June 7 the number of automobiles rises to 625 across all types, about one car per thousand residents. Only a few cars are allowed on Shameen Island where most foreigners live. Civil warfare hampers road builds and planners hope stable peace will permit the long awaited motor road to Hongkong.
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Associated Press
Canton
Shameen
Hongkong
State to Lose a Congressman
The House sent the census reapportionment bill to the Senate with minor changes as 17 states would lose 22 seats and 11 states gain under 1930 population estimates. Losing states include Missouri Indiana Iowa Kentucky Mississippi and others. gains include California Michigan Ohio New Jersey Texas and more. The Senate debated repeal of the national origins provision and moved toward an end to the lame duck period with a Norris constitutional amendment proposal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Missouri
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Mississippi
Alabama
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
California
Michigan
Ohio
New Jersey
Texas
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Nye
Reed
Ripon Hosts Rally for G. O. P. 75th Birthday Jubilee
Ripon Wisconsin observes the Republican party’s 75th anniversary with a three mile parade ending at the little white schoolhouse believed to be the party origin. Secretary of War James W. Good and Governor Walter J Kohler attend with 19 gun salute.
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Associated Press
Ripon
Wis
Republican Party
Mr. Herbert
Iowa
Wisconsin
Little White School House
James W. Good
Walter J. Kohler
Little White
Secretary Good
Silas Evans
Ripon College
Cherryvale Man Kills Wife in Domestic Tragedy
In Cherryvale Kansas today J C Hoffman, an oil field worker, shot dead his wife Ethel Hoffman 45 then surrendered to police. He cited no motive and said he had trouble with his former wife. The shooting occurred at the Hoff man home. Hoffman fired three shots at her and two at himself. Mrs Hoffman died from a heart shot.
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Cherryvale
Kas
Ethel Hoffman
J. C. Hoffman
Hoffman
World Economic Conditions Ten Years After War, Experts Say
Geneva reports from the League of Nations Economic Consultative Committee note broad postwar changes. Wealth per head rose, production outpaced population, and 1928 activity held steady or advanced, though unemployment and overproduction persisted in several sectors. Agriculture up overall but prices declined, industry shows slackening gains amid rationalization.
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Geneva
League
Economic Consultative Com
International Economic Conference
New British cabinet begins to take form
London reports the Labor cabinet under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald shows five definite appointments: J. H. Thomas lord privy seal. Arthur Henderson foreign affairs. Phillip Snowden chancellor of the exchequer. John R. Clynes home secretary. George Lansbury first commissioner of public works. Other likely choices include Sir John Sankey as lord high chancellor. William Allen Jowitt as attorney general. Viscount Chelmsford as secretary of state for India. with Arthur Greenwood and William Graham among possibles and Margaret Bondfield set to become first woman cabinet member.
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Associated Press
London
Labor
Ramsay MacDonald
J. H. Thomas
MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
Labor and Socialist International
Phillip Snowden
Winston Churchill
John R. Clynes
Home Secretary
George Lansbury
Daily Herald
John Sankey
William Allen Jowitt
K. C
Preston
The
Herald Today
Labor Party
Viscount Chelmsford
India
Admiralty
Arthur Greenwood
William Graham
Treasury
Board of Trade
Tom Shaw
Wedgewood Benn
Liberals
Charles Travelyan
Margaret Bondfield
Ministry of Labor
Wheat Guess 173000000 Bushels in Kansas Tour
Eight grain experts toured Kansas wheat counties and estimated the crop at 173 million bushels, below last year’s 177 million and the USDA May estimate of 143 million. The harvest spans about 11.5 million acres and is reportedly at least a week late.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas Wheat
United States Department of Agriculture
C. M. Hardenberg
Kansas City
E. G Broenniman
New York
F. G. Winter
Chicago
Boy Dies After Abilene Car Crash
Howard Haynes eight, son of Mr and Mrs Quinn Haynes of Abilene, Kansas, died in Salina after injuries from a collision yesterday. The other driver G O Eckwall, a Chicago attorney for Mrs Grace Kendall, is detained in Abilene with no charges filed.
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Associated Press
Salina
Kas
Howard Haynes
Quinn Haynes
Abilene
Haynes
G. O. Eckwall
Chicago
Eckwall
Grace Kendall
Exchange National Bank of Atchison Turns 70
The Exchange National Bank of Atchison marks seventy years, celebrating its long history since 1859 under founder Wil liam Hetherington. The bank, an old city and regional institution, remains calm in celebration and continues normal operations while messages of felicitation pour in.
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Exchange National Bank of Atchison
Atchison
Exchange National Bank
Kansas
Exchange Bank
William Hetherington
Wirt Hetherington
Ruth Doubtful For Season As Heart Illness Worsens
Reports say Babe Ruth is "very ill" with a weakened heart and lung congestion. His wife confirms the condition while the Evening World notes he may miss at least a month or the rest of the season, with restrictions on driving and attending games. Doctors monitor his status and will report to the Yankees.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Associated Press Today
About
Yankee
Associated Press
Evening World
Yankees
Ruth
King
Mishawaka Politician Shot To Death In Roadhouse
Edward J. Blankett a 41 year old Mishawaka politician and cigar store operator was shot and killed at a road house six miles east of Mishawaka. Three Elkhart lawyers Hawley O. Burke Orrin H. Markel and Alex Sievers were arrested in South Bend on open charges after being wounded in the incident.
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South Bend
Ind
Edward J. Blankett
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Tom Goodrick
St. Joseph County
Hawley O. Burke
Orrin H. Markel
Alex Sievers
Old Railroad War Revived as West Demands Fair Schedules
Washington dispatch describes a fresh push to equalize passenger service times across the nation. Great Northern, Union Pacific and others pledge faster through service, ending decades of perceived Northwest discrimination against Portland Seattle and Spokane.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
California
Great Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Chicago
Wey
Portland
Opekane
Seattle
Tacoma
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade Mountains
Spokane
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Ore
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chambers of Commerce
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Northern
Santa Fe
House Accepts Farm Bill Conference Report
The House approved the conference report on the farm relief bill without a recorded vote. The bill removes the export debit ture plan, a provision the Senate had added, and now moves to Senate action. Administration leaders hope to sustain the conference agreement and gain Hoover administration support.
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HOUSE
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Hutchinson to Host State Golf Final Tuesday
Mrs. George Hippie of Hutchinson will defend her state golf title in an 18 hole final against Mrs. G Endres of Wichita. Earlier today Hippie won by a wide margin over Mrs. H H Paymen of Fredonia, and Endres defeated Mrs. Charles Andrews of Wichita by the same score.
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Hutchinson
Kas
George Hippie
G. Endres
Wichita
Hippie
H HN Paymen
Fredonia
Tamda
Endres
Charles Andrwes
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War For Free Press
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