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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
2
Reports from capitals describe a Geneva conference on arms traffic aiming to outlaw asphyxiating gas, while Japan seeks large loans and Germany faces Allied pressure over disarmament. Coolidge plans travel, airship rescue options surface, and domestic crime, weather, and trade notes fill the page.
Washington officials anticipate sharp battles over tax reduction in the next congress. The plan centers on total relief and bracket adjustments with opposition to lowering surtaxes. Secretary Mellon defends a 15 percent maximum, while some officials push for as low as 25 percent, amid pressure from various quarters. In Kansas City a runaway Ford truck injured five people, two seriously, when brakes failed at the curb.
Fighting breaks out between Yunnanese generals Yang Hsi Min and Lau Chun Wan and Cantonese troops along the river near Shameen. A gun boat fired toward Honan, machine gun and rifle fire erupt on both banks until 5 30. Hong Kong steamers withdraw as the conflict escalates. Yunnanese leaders demand a halt to troop movements in the east and north river districts, threatening resistance if denied.
Railroads in March employed 1,722,275 workers and paid out $238,176,924 in wages. A year earlier 1,760,268 were employed with payrolls of $241,406,659. Figures come from Interstate Commerce Commission reports covering all class one systems.
New York City endured a nine day heat wave ending with a sudden cold snap that claimed thirty one lives. The temperature plunged from 94 to 74 within an hour and continued to fall as residents sought shelter from the abrupt change and a cold rain was forecast.
Oklahoma City notes Hoyt Howington aged 24 was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Jack King, a restaurant proprietor. The case underscores a fatal assault at a local dining establishment and the subsequent conviction.
The interstate commerce commission announced it will push to completion its primary valuation of the steam railroads of the country, starting July 1. The plan aims to set uniform valuations across major carriers. The move reflects a broader effort to standardize railroad assets nationwide.
Dr Fridtjof Nansen the Arctic explorer and diplomat and Commander Walter Bruns German aeronautic authority announce a plan to explore the North Pole region using a dirigible in 1927.
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