Earhart Flight News and Congressional Relief Moves
Amelia Earhart lands in Ireland after the first solo Atlantic by a woman, setting a new distance record and earning ovations from leaders while stating the feat was for fun. Congress hears on relief funding with a 6 billion dollar funds and 3 billion for public works, amid testimony involving military and press figures.
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Ocean
Wilmer Stulz
Lou Gordon
Mrs. Putoam
Hoover
MacDoneld
London
Mellon
Hanworth Airdrome
Atlantic
Ruth Nichols
Prohibition clash as 2.75 percent beer bill fails in House
The Boone vote 100 to 228 defeats the O'Connor Hull measure taxing beer at 2.75 percent amid party splits. Democrats in Texas call for Eighteenth Amendment resubmission as Hoover works toward a mildly moist Republican platform.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Ratner
Texas
Hoover
Washington
Deets Pickett
Franklin Roosevelt
Idaho's Borat Skips Republicans Convention
William F E Borat of Idaho says he will not attend the Republican national convention in Chicago. The move undermines the crys who hoped he would lead their forces and push their dry plank during the campaign.
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Ee William Fe.borat
Idaho
Chicago
Crys
Gocialists
National Conv
Milwaukee
Norman Bh.thomas
New York
James H. Maurer
Penneylvania
Thomas
Socialist Party
Victor Berger
Maurer
Communist Party
William Foster
James W. Ford
Hoover Opposes Democratic Bond Proposals for Public Works
President Hoover criticizes Democratic bond plans for federal public works and rejects a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan scheme. He argues such measures threaten economic recovery and signals GOP opposition as Congress may extend beyond national conventions. Senator Barbour of New Jersey advances Hoover's ideas.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Cutting
Hoover
White House
Barbour
New Jersey
National leaders urged nonpartisan push for budget balance
Seven prominent figures from both parties called on Senate and House leaders to lay aside partisanship and unite to balance the federal budget. Signers included Nicholas Murray Butler Alfred E. Smith Albert C. Ritchie Wilbur L. Cross Joseph B Ely Alanson B Houghton Frank Lowden William Cracker Charles Negel Roland Morris and John Grier Hibben. The replies stressed bipartisan effort but critics claimed insufficient action while debates over tariff measures continued.
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Senate
House
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Alfred E. Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Alanson B. Houghton
New York
Frank 0. Lowden
DM Oss
William: . Cracker
San Francisco
Republican National Committee
Charles Negel
St. Louis
Roland S&s Morris
Philadelphia
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Republcan
Jim Watson
Harrison
Mississippi
Carey Attacks Farm Board in Washington Meeting
RESIDENT FP B CAREY of the Chicago Board of Trade criticized the federal farm board as a ghostly smear and warned that its policies threaten open markets He urged congress to stop the boards actions and suggested a six member committee could sell government wheat for cash at rising prices in a taxpayer friendly move J G Stone countered Wheat has shown an upward trend and challenged gamblers to explain price manipulation backed by farm board policies
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J. A. Sisto
Europe
J. Allan Smith
Equitable Coach Company
William J. Scanlan
William Walker
Scanlan
Department of Sanitation
Elir
Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
Sherwood
John A. Hastings
Brooklyn
Queens Bus Company
FP. B. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Washington
Hyile
Federal Farm Board
Fis
Congress
Enald
Carey
Ina Smpch
J. G Stone
Farm Board
Stone
Chicago
Oregon Delegation Draws Card From National Contest
Joseph J. France of Maryland sought the Republican presidential nomination and carried Oregon's thirteen delegates to the convention. He also lost his home state to Hoover. The ten Oregon Democratic votes will go to Franklin D Roosevelt at the convention.
Lausanne Conference Expected To Delay Reparation Fix
Reports from Lausanne indicate no firm decision before next year as France backs a temporary Hoover moratorium extension. Edouard Herriot endorses national security and arbitration while preferring European solidarity and debt-credit stability. A Geneva plan for an international police under the League of Nations garners cautious approval. Admiral Makoto Sato is named premier in Japan, forming a strong nationalist emergency government.
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Great Britain
Edouard Herriot
Premiser
League of Nations
Salons
Japan
Birohito
Makato Salo
Corea
Iackal
Salto
Millionaire Show Places Fade as Model Villages Rise
New York reports that luxe suburban “millionaire palaces” are going out of style per the American Institute of Architects survey. Mobility and multiple residences shift taste toward model villages, with city apartments gaining architectural interest while private mansions decline in prominence.
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New York
American Institute of Architects
Leicester B. Holland
Fine Arts
Lbrary of Congress
Targe
Holland
Bachmann Named Republican Whip in West Virginia
Republican Party announces Carl G Bachmann of West Virginia will serve as the party whip in the upcoming session succeeding the interim appointee Albert L.
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Carl G. Bachmann
Weat
Virginia
Inte
Albert &L
Your time to marry ends at twenty seven says expert
In San Francisco psychologist Caven Dish Moxon warns that girls who delay marriage past age twenty seven risk lifelong unhappiness. He says women peak between twenty two and twenty seven and later may struggle to attract partners aged twenty eight to thirty three. He blames desire for individual perfection and believes younger men lose interest.
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San Francisco
Cavendish Moxon
M. A
Moxon
Old Plainsman Plans to Ride Steer 1000 Miles
Gering, Nebraska resident Tom Brivington, an eighty year old plainsman, aims to ride a steer from Gering to Chicago a distance near 1000 miles. He will sell pamphlets en route to fund the trip and preserve old West knowledge.
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Gering
Tom Brivington
Chicago
Cnanmee
New England Town Considers Skipping Tax Increase
In a village of about 1000 residents in New England the town plans to avoid a tax rise. With treasury balances around 124 dollars the officials say there is enough to cover expenses for another year without burdening residents.
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New England
Orleans
New, Beatanet
Riviera gamblers light prosperity amid French gambling surge
Paris reports a boom as 22 casinos along the Riviera from San Remo to Hyeres expand capacity. New palaces rise with plans for a $4 million Monte Carlo casino and a lavish International Sporting Club, promising luxury amenities and expanded gaming.
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Paris
San Remo
Hyeres
Monte Carlo
Fetti
World Population Reaches Two Billion, Density Varies Globally
Commerce department figures for 102 countries show two billion people worldwide, 88.2 persons per square mile. Females outnumber males globally, though in the United States males are 51 of 100. US area 2,027,?6 square miles, population over 24 million, density 41.7 per square mile. Alaska sparsest with 1 percent density.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
United States
Alaska
Seminole Songs Recorded by Frances Densmore in Florida Everglades
Smithsonian ethnologist Frances Densmore returned to Washington with over 2 million phonograph records of Seminole songs from the Florida Everglades. After four months among the people she documented a distinct native music used at two annual feasts the corn dance in summer and the wedding season ceremony in fall. Music also aids in treating the sick.
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Washington
Miss. Frances Densmore
Smithsonian
Florida Everglades
Miss Densmore
Sesson
Condiment Twins Compete at Montana State College Meet
Two students from Shaker Alta, J and Pepper, advance in a Montana State College event. Salt and Pepper are noted as promising contestants in the condiment twine contest and reside in Shaker.
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Buite
Mont
Shaker
Montana State College
Alta
Franklin Institute to Photograph Solar Eclipse in Conway
An expedition led by James Stokley from the Franklin Institute will use a five foot camera to photograph the total solar eclipse from Conway, St. B., on August.
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Hotel Philacelphia
Franklin Institute
James Stokley
Conway
Ss. B
Octogenarian Goard Keeps Coffee Receptacle Link to History
An eighty two year old Goard figure once belonged to Mrs T Mathis's grandfather and is used at her home in Gordon Arkansas. The antique object serves as a coffee receptacle and carries family history.
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Goard
Gordon
Ark
Aullio
Biddable Suit Rules and Opening Bids in Bridge
The article explains biddable suits by card count and honor tricks, guiding opening bids and takeout rules. It covers four to six card suits, use of forcing bids, vulnerability effects, and the roles of Third and Fourth Hand in the bidding sequence. It cautions against opening with insufficient defensive tricks and emphasizes suit quality over sheer length. It also notes exceptions and practical considerations for rebids and distribution of honor strength.
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Htavat
Informasory
Fr Rama
Boy Delays Exit To Finish Big Fight In Book
A boy stays calm reading a book as his mother hurries him to his bench practice. Near the door he eagerly says he is in the middle of a big fight, delaying the departure.
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Joe
Ao Emdeavor
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