World events discuss Germany Britain and US aid hopes
At the HAT conference in Chequers Bruening Curtius and Henderson fielded questions with a noncommittal communique. Germany pressed the Young plan limits while seeking US and British support for delaying reparations.
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Chequers
Bruening
Curtius
MacDonald
Henderson
F. M. Sackett
Snewer
Great Britain
Germany
United States
America
Berlin
Uncle Sam
Europa
Frederic M. Sackett
Jesus Framely
Alsc
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
England
Sleuth Curator Collects Grim Crime Relics in Kansas City
Merle A. Gill of 200 Kensington Avenue, a retired naval sailor and criminologist, amassed a private museum of deadly artifacts after a Shanghai knife incident 18 years ago. His collection features handcuffs, leg irons, shackles, and relics like a 1620 English handcuff half, Oregon Boot, and Maine battleship irons, drawing visitors from across the Midwest. Gill, a former U S Labor Department agent and police consultant, juries his holdings’ value by rarity, not sale price, and demonstrates escape techniques to educate officers.
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Kansas City
Shanghai
Merle A. Gill
Kensington Avenue
Gill
Navy
Swope Park
Ransay City
Jesse James
Cole Younger
Henry Starr
Sam Carr
Billy the Kid
United States
England
Plymouth Rock
Guildhall Museum
London
Linden County
Texas
Oregon
Maine
Leverett Street
Boston
United States Department of Labor
L W. W
Middle West
Peace Officers’ Association of
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
International Association For Identification
Po Hce
Unlocked Handcuffs and a Detective’s Collection
Gill, a longtime detective and fingerprint expert, describes his escape techniques using a small wire hidden in his shoe. He discusses his museum of crime relics, each with a history, including a Colt automatic pistol with an ornate inlaid handle made for exhibition.
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Gill
Premier Bennett Notes Postponement of Imperial Conference
Remier Bennett of Canada told the demuse of commons that the imperial economic conference planned for Ottawa next August has been postponed until next year. He said Australia requested the delay due to political uncertainty in that country and New Zealand suggested Parliament would likely be in session in August, though this was not certain.
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Chicago
George EF. Q. Johnson
United States
Als
al Capone
Scarface
Capone
Johnson
Miami
Miami Beach
Remier Bennett
Canada
Demuse of Commons
Ottawa
Australia
New Zealand
Geasion
Vatican
Pavel
Catholic Action
Prus
Mussolini
Rome
Medical association meets in Philadelphia with national physicians
Philadelphia hosted hundreds of American Medical Association members as they debated policy and elected officers. Fifteen scientific sections convened for three days with many papers read and clinical lectures by leading authorities. The report also notes efforts toward improved U.S. crime prevention and a Wickersham Commission study for the president.
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Nolles
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Essociation
United States
Wickersham Commission
Former Prohibition Official Files Charges Against Lowman
AJ Maurich Campbell a former New York prohibition administrator charges Seymour Lowman assistant Secretary of the Treasury with derelict duty. He says Mellon refused action and concealed facts to shield a government official. Campbell previously published articles alleging Lowman urged relaxing enforcement during the 1928 presidential campaign.
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AJ. Maurich Campbell
New York
Hoover
Seymour Lowman
the Treasury
Foremerly
Campbell
Lowman
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Chiang Kai-shek pledges drive to crush communism
Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Chinese Nationalist government, vows to fight communist insurgents in Kiangsi and Hunan provinces with full military support. He accuses Cantonese insurgents of using the army and pledges to relinquish power if he succeeds, or die on the battlefield if he fails.
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Chiang Teai-Sher
Handa
Kiangal
Hunan
Nathonatiet
Chiang
Canton
Mncalmst
Gheklang
Parachute Jumper Earns Tuition for Hugh Thomson
Hopknnshilie Kentucky sixteen year old Hugh Thomson earns money parachute jumping on Sundays and holidays. He has saved enough to pay for a course at the University of Southern California and is said to be the youngest professional parachute jumper in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopknnshilie
Hugh Thomasson
University of Southern California
Tuberculosis in Cattle Cut by Federal Efforts
Washington reports a marked decline in tuberculosis among cattle and swine in federally inspected plants since eradication programs began. Agriculture records show only about 2 percent of reactor cattle actually have TB and 90.8 percent are tainted with tuberculin test false positives.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Secrets of New British Warships Revealed
Features of the battleships Nelson and Rodney reveal two 24 inch torpedo tubes, the largest in existence. These giant "tin fish" offer unmatched range and explosive power, with British torpedoes evolving from earlier 12 and 18 inch designs to the formidable 24 inch size. Prices and precise details remain guarded.
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London
Neilson
Rodney
Britain
Jutland
Ommern
Newcastle Man Learns Draft Call During War End Belief
Newceastle Pennsylvania resident Dowtnleo Terprite registered for the army draft thirteen years ago and sought his registration card. Recently he received a draft notice two miles from home but was told by officials that the war was over.
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Newceastle
Dowtnleo Terprite
Waluite
Draft Board
Tenderfoot Romance on Horses and Planes in Arizona
Marvin falls for Eulalia in New York then follows her to a ranch in Arizona. He learns to ride a brutal horse and faces scorn from her foreman and father, but a dramatic plane ride seals their bond as they discuss a future together and even a possible incorporation.
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Marvin
Eulalia
Arizona
Central Park
Entalia
New York
Eulala
Don
Dad
Set
Cracy
Saint Paul Birth and Death Dates Recalled
The article recalls St Paul with an approximate birth between years 5 and 10 of the Christian era and a death in Rome around 67 or 68 during persecutions. It notes his birth in Tarsus, Asia Minor, and education in Jerusalem.
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St. Paul
Christ
Paul
Faul
Targus
Asia Minor
Jerusalem
Rome
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Pratt
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Rapidan
Adams
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Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Toronto
Anna Adame Gordon
Evanston
Louis McKinney
Claresholme
Alberta
Emile J. Solomon
Cape Town
South Africa
Maria Sandstrom
Stockholm
Ages Black
Maurgarey Munns
Tennessee
Henry H. Horton
Horton
Archduke Otto
Ita
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Ping
Caroling Pacelli
Papal
Zita
Holy See
Otto
Maria
Italy
House of Bavoy
Adama
George E. @. Johnson
Convention of Peace Officers’ Associations
Pope Pius XI
Floyd Bennett Airport
James J. Walker
Nelson
North Sea
Tenderfoot
McClure Nowapaper Syndicate
WSU
St. Paul's
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