Battle over government reorganization and economy plan in Congress
TheWar era clash centers on Hoover proposals to cut expenditures by 200 million more and consolidate bureaus. Democrats demand concrete cuts while a commission plan gains mixed support. Leaders signal quick House action if specific recommendations appear, while a Senate panel weighs a broad revenue bill including a possible manufacturers tax.
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Harris
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Mississippi
Army
Navy Transport Service
International Whiter Commission
Smoot
Treasury Mills
Reed
Pennsylvania
Heed
Inseri Biy
Philippines Independence Bill Passes House Amid Debate
A controversial independence bill for the Philippines passed the House 308 to 47, with 188 Democrats for and 119 Republicans for, while 47 Republicans voted no. The measure grants Treedom to the islands and envisions complete freedom after a transition period as per the text.
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Philippines
Republcan
Gill
Aftar
Nae
A. Sullinile
Roosevelt Dominates New York Primary Across Parties
Roosevelt supporters swept the Democratic 1945 district contest in Buffalo, defeating a Smith faction by more than two to one while Republican contests favored Hoover backers by about 18 to 1 and 4 to 1. Upstate Democrats largely favor Roosevelt as Tammany Hall withholds official stand.
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Roosevelt
Hoover
Buffalo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Sind Des Bireilstyr
Chet Gates
Alon
Joseph L France
Muory Larned
Tammany Biot
Barkley to deliver Weynote address at Democratic convention
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky selected to deliver the Weynote address in Chicago on June 11 after a 22 member subcommittee vote. Jouett Shouse of Kansas City to be recommended for permanent convention chairman. The committee praised the conference as harmonious.
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Enator
Alren W.barklet
Kentucky
Chicago
Jouett Shouse
Kansas City
Barkley
Shouse
Gethon
National Committee
Senator Barkley
Lompress
Riots Force Resignation in Newfoundland Capital
A mob of about 10 000 stormed the St John s assembly in Newfoundland and forced Premier Sir Richard Squires to resign. Windows were smashed and public papers scattered as police were bottled up outside. World War I veterans then took control and, with clergymen, escorted the premier to his home amid the unrest.
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St. John's
Newfoundhend
Richard Squires
Amal
Hoover decries debate on European debts during Stimson Geneva visit
President Hoover reiterates there will be no discussion of European debt issues during Secretary Stimson's Geneva trip. He says Stimson's mission is to secure concrete results from the armament conference, though not revolutionary, while urging relief from disarmament progress. Lear signals in March show improved financial confidence and base business improvements through coordinated public and private efforts. banks returning to normal operations are a key factor aided by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Stimson
Geneva
Hoover
American Bankers’ Association Journal
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Police administration in Honolulu criticized by attorney general
Attorney General Seth Richardson told the Senate Honolulu policing is impotent undisciplined and neglectful. He urged president appointed territorial police head with broad powers and a public prosecutor role. Richardson said no organized crime but lax enforcement poses political danger.
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Ral Seth Richardson
Senate
Honolulu
Hawaii
Navy
Tralla Massie
Richardson
Lure of North Calls Youth in Vancouver
Vancouver youths are drawn northward by explorer tales of vast mineral wealth in the Ominecas Ingenikas and Great Bear country. Promoters claim dry cold is more tolerable than damp coasts, urging pioneering amid gold silver and radium prospects. The wave of north consciousness grows as sensational reports lure investors and young men away from bonds to seek northern riches.
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Vancouver
B. C
Stewart
Portland
Alaska
British Columbia
Great Bear Lake
St. Johns
Atlantic
Pacific
Northwest Territories
North America
Americas
Great Bear
West
Tut Ankh Amon Shrines Shown in Cairo Museum Display
Four gilded shrines enclosing Tut Ankh Amon’s sarcophagus have been placed in Cairo’s Antiquities museum. The innermost shrine is reerected and on view, wood with gesso and gold leaf, sacred figures in gold. A new Akhenaten caricature from Tell el Amarna is also staged, suggesting the king’s possible decline.
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Cairo
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Ton
Antiquities Museum
Tut
Dhea
Bandits Who Dynamite Fish to Be Cleaned Out
Hammerfest Norway plans a campaign to crack down on fishing bandits using dynamite. The coast guard and police will protect the industry after years of illegal killings. The government cites heavy losses to northern communities and the illegal practice dating back to 1012.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Coast Guard
Army airman Kepner earns four flying ratings
Major William E. Kepner, famed World War balloonist and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, is assigned to Wright Field after graduating from the Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field. He is now qualified as airship pilot, balloon observer, airplane observer, and pilot of three types of aircraft: rigid, semi rigid, and nonrigid. Kepner has won national and international balloon races.
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San Antonio
Teras
William E. Kepner
Wright Field
Dayton
Air Corps
Kelly Field
Kepner
Major Kepner
Natonal
Internations
Vast underground water reserve suggested in Nebraska
Geologist Dr A A Liga of the University of Nebraska estimates a south central underground aquifer could form a lake twice the size and depth of Utahs Great Salt Lake. Water is stored in ancient sand and gravel formations. the Platte River system feeds and drains this vast subterranean supply.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Great Salt Lake
Utah
A. A Liga
University of Nebraska
Platte River
Platte
Rivera
Lighted underwater lure eyed for Pacific island voyage
Sanona TR Calif plans a six month Gala Pagos expedition aboard the Zara to study deep sea life using a newly developed downed light bulb capable of reaching over 8000 feet. Dr Barton W Everman of the California Academy of Sciences expects the light to attract diverse aquatic species and hopes to return with thousands of specimens for preservation and study. The voyage will also collect insects birds and mammals from island pelagic regions off Mexico.
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Sanona TR
Calif
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Scientisis
Templeton Crocker
Zara
Galapagos
Tres
Marias
Mexico
Barton W. Everman
California Academy of Sciences
Everman
Willl
MAY LIVE IN JUNGLE Fawcett expedition mystery
British explorer Col P H Fawcett who vanished in the Brass Jungle seven years ago may still be alive. The British consul general in Sao Paulo named a definite crew to locate Fawcett and his son John who joined him in 1925. Stephen Rettin a jungle trapper said he spoke with a man claiming to be Fawcett near an Indian encampment about six weeks from Sao Paulo.
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Brass Junglee
Paulo
Fawcett
John
Stephen Rettin
Lloyd George Writes Psalm in Wales Visit
World famous politician Lloyd George during a stay in Cheeleth Wales translated six verses of Thy Kingdom Come God a metrical psalm to be sung at Welsh church festivals and the Eisteddfodan.
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Lloyd George
London
Stolsman
Penim
Brush
Cheeleth
Wales
English to be official tongue in Turkey and Persia
The Turkish and Persian governments will adopt English for official communication, replacing French. They seek 3,000 to 3,500 English language instructors from Britain and the U S. English will be taught in schools and the Koran may be translated and read only in English in Turkish schools.
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Turkey
Persia
London
Women Can Learn Firefighting Skills in Kalamazoo
A new program in Kalamazoo Michigan offers firefighting training to women and girls twelve or older through the YWCA. The course focuses on defensive techniques and emphasizes practical instruction for beginners.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Bow Wow Dentist Bulldog Crown Mystery
Louisburg North Carolina tale of Dr A B Flemings bulldog O Jack who visits the dentist for a gold crown. The dog restless enters the office, sits in the chair, and reveals the crown had fallen off or been removed. The playful report centers on the canine patient and dental antics.
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Louisburg
Jack
A. B. Fleming
Who Was Who in Lima Perichole Legend and Wilder Tale
The piece links Thornton Wilder’s Bridge of San Lupe to Lima Peru noting the Perichole figure as a vivid eighteenth century dancer and actress. It recounts her romance with viceroy Don Andres and notes her retirement to a convent after smallpox scars. It describes her appearance as lively yet marked by smallpox, with a pale brunette and a notable mole on her upper lip.
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Thornton Wilder
Lima
Peru
Camille
Perichole
la Perichole
Wilder
Don Andres
Mange de Amar
Johnny Appleseed Life of the Westward Legend
The article recounts Jonathan Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed. Born 1768 Springfield Mass he traveled west from Pittsburgh to plant apple trees and aid settlers. He died near Fort Wayne Indiana in 1847 revered by settlers and Indians alike and remembered for his fruit bearing mission.
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Jonathan Chapman
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnny Appleseed
Frontier
Springfield
Mass
Harvard
Virginia
Alleghanies
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Ind
Buffalo Nickel Chief Two Guns White Calf T: James Earle Frazer used three models for the design
The Buffalo Nickel’s Blackfoot chief Two Guns White Calf is linked to James Earle Frazer. Frazer says he never met the chief and used profiles of three different famous Native Americans, including Two Guns White Calf, for the sculpture. The coin reflects multiple real leaders rather than a single original.
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Glacier Nathonal Park
Two Guys
Two
James Earle Frazer
United States’ Treasury
Chile
Teo Mouns
Western Newspaner Union
Depew’s Long Public Career Noted in Brief
Chauncey Depew was a prominent lawyer and executive known for his role as a longtime corporate leader and orator. He represented a key figure at Republican national conventions from 1888 through 1904, shaping political and business circles.
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