Briand Cabinet Bans Play and Wins Confidence Vote
Paris April 28 The Briand government won a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies after banning the play Ga Carcasse from the Comedie Francaise. The vote was 30 to 1. The premiere of La Corenesr drew jeers and kisses as some labeled the work an insult to the army. The plot concerns a general’s wife and his son amid gambling debts and misused regimental funds. The play faced strong opposition from Young Patriots.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Comedie Francaise
Detta
Messiami
Bers
Shameless Spinsters Meet in London Banquet
London reports the society of Shameless Spinsters held its first annual banquet. The event featured no sensational moments beyond attendees smoking cigarettes and using a few mild expletives, according to observers.
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London
Society of Shameless Spinsters
Musterule Mustard Plaster Alternative Ad
An old-fashioned mustard plaster ad promotes Musterule as a clean white ointment that provides relief for congestion colds and throat issues without blistering. It claims fast pain relief for bronchitis croup sore throat rheumatism lumbago and chest colds and even suggests it may prevent pneumonia.
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Musterule Do.s Ft de
Actress and Capitalist Wed in Greenwich
Betty Therce Broadway actress and Hen Min Franklin Serlin a capitalist were married Monday in Greenwich Connecticut. Both have been married before and the couple have returned to New York planning a Europe honeymoon.
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New York
Betty Therce
Henmin Franklin Serlin
Greenowich
Conn
Europe
President firm in attitude on pensions boost
Washington April 28 AP President Coolidge reaffirmed to congressional leaders that pension legislation should include revenue-raising provisions. Some leaders oppose the policy, hoping to override a veto by building a two-thirds majority. With a projected $21 million deficit next year, Gowridge argues the Spanish-American and Civil War pension increases would widen the deficit and disrupt the budget.
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Washington
Coolidge
Treasury
Gowridge
American Ship Seized With 1700 Cases Of Liquor
Shelbourne April 28 AP report says the American steamer Seal carrying 1700 cases of Scotch and rum was seized by Shelbourne customs after a report of cargo transfer with the schooner St Claire Therault. The St Claire fled under tow, both vessels intercepted near Jordan Cove, and the Seal towed the Schooner Shelbourne to Shelbourne Harbor while Ottawa weighs instructions.
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Shelbourne
Seal
St. Claire Therlault
Shelbourne Harbor
Ottawa
Jordan Bay
St. Claire
Jordan Cove
Tulsa businessmen to view Bridgeport by special train May 10
Secretary Crosby reports a Tul saa Chamber of Commerce special train with 125 businessmen will stop briefly in Bridgeport morning of May 10. The tour covers 24 eastern cities in 16 days, featuring a full newspaper plant, radio gear, showers, an observation car, and Oklahoma product exhibits. A parade and breakfast with talks are planned, plus a city inspection if possible, with a local piece band for gatherings.
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Robert A. Crosby
Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa
Okla
Bridgeport
Oklahoma
Ase
Staton
Strateldj
Fifteen Year Old Confesses Killing of Schoolmate
In Winslow Indiana on April 28 AP reports Melvin Wayman, aged 15, confessed to police last night to the murder of Leander Roe, 10. Roe's body could not be found at the river bank where the boy said it was buried. Officers had earlier suspected Wayman after schoolmates said he had trouble with Roe and witnesses recall him seeing Roe fall into the river. Questioning continued.
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Winslow
Ind
Pril
Melvin Wayman
Leander Roe
Roe
Bersh
Teanler
Putoka
Wayman Tey
Leander
Riserard
Three Injured as Church Burns in Marlboro
A fire at the Universalist church in Marlboro on April 20 injured three firefighters and damaged the church auditorium and two stores on the ground floor. Firemen fought for an hour before confining the blaze as the ceiling collapsed. injuries included a possible leg fracture, a severe leg injury, and a badly cut hand. The fire origin remains undetermined. pastor Rev. T. W. Merrill aided in saving church records.
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Marlboro
Mase
Joseph H. Belmore
George
TW. J. Merrill
Validity Unquestioned In War Claims Parley
Germany and the United States hold talks in Washington on a war claims parley with both sides seeking assurances of progress. Officials report cautious optimism and potential frameworks for settlement.
Mixed Claims Commission Awards Review Tension
Robert W oomynge, agent of the commission, told the House Ways and Means committee that the commission’s awards are subject to examination but acknowledged limits on congressional review. The DHA provision allows the government to advance funds to pay awards and later recoup from Geerany, while the Treasury plan proposes issuing 240 million Treasury bonds to settle claims.
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Robert Woomynge
Commission
House
Congress
Mills Pl
Treasury
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Greenwich
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Rumford
Frigidaire
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Dayton
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