London Naval Treaty Heard By Senate Panel
Secretary Stimson presented the London naval treaty to the Senate foreign relations committee calling it a fair agreement and parity between Britain and America. He faced questions on naval strength and parity while the panel planned extended hearings with navy officials and advisors.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stimson
Great Britain
America
Borah
General Board of the Navy
Adams
William V. Pratt
Hillary P. Jones
London
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Hoover
Ican
Senate Committee
Senate
Secretar
Enghaind
Explosion At Armour Plant Kills Fifteen In South St. Joseph
A massive explosion demolished the Armour & Company packing plant smoke house in South St. Joseph. Six confirmed dead and nine injured with seven still missing amid ammonia fumes. Rescue teams worked two days to recover victims as a crowd gathered and firefighters battled gas exposure.
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ST. Joseph
Armour & Company
South St. Joseph
Earl Hansen
Armour
Walter Kline
Tariff Bill Delays Spur Senate House Clash
In Washington May 12 conferees from the senate and house tarifi committees planned another effort to reach a compromise on the Smoot Hawley bill provisions. The dispute centers on whether president powers to raise duties stay or are transferred to Congress. Senator Connally warned any elimination would be strongly contested. The sugar schedule again surfaced with debate over duties on refined sugar and Cuban refined sugar premium.
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Senate
House
Cramton
Garney
Texas
Tari Commission
Longworth
Jefferson
Curtis
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Washington
Senate House
Congress
Hoover
Connally
Rudolph Spreckles
New York
The
Sugar Institute
John E. Snyder
Hershey Corporation
Hershey
Cuba
Snyder
Sugar Institute For
Resignation of Hughes from Permanent Court of International Justice
Geneva May 12 The League of Nations council accepted the resignation of Charles Evans Hughes from the Permanent Court of International Justice as its first act under President Vojislav Marinkovitch. A September special election will fill the vacancy. Julius Curtius sat in the council for the first time and reported on the tariff truce conference with a program for future tariff negotiations to stabilize trade. The council adopted Henderson’s recommendation to pursue these talks energetically to improve international trade conditions.
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Julius Cuetlus
League Council
League
Germany
Gustave Stressemann
Charles Evans Hughes
Hague
Geneva
Chartes Evans
Permanent Court of International Justice
Council of the
League of Nations
Vojislav Marinkovitch
Gurtius
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
Hughes
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World Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
Unas
Permanent Court
Jushes
de. Julius Curtius
Grey Cliff
Grey Cliff Hall
Orleman
Band Boys
Heudaille
de Luse Sedan
Iee
Detroit
Vatvereal Credit Company
Plan of Time Payments
Ford
Moter Company
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