Naval Treaty Signed at London Conference Led to Senate Vote
Five powers signed a naval treaty in London limiting warship tonnage with a three power core of the United States Great Britain and Japan. France and Italy join on later terms. Key senators oppose ratification citing parity and cruiser limits. Prohibition and lobbying hearings continue with notable testimonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Stimson
United States
Senate
Queen Anne
St. James’ Palace
Mac Donald
Aristide Briand
Rejiro Wakasuki
Admiral Schannell
France
Italy
London
Great Britain
Japan
America
England
League of Nations
Far East
Orient
Hale
Nona
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
Prohibition Debate Hearings At House Judiciary Committee
Pierre du Pont and Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards led testimony as the House Judiciary Committee heard evidence on prohibition. Elizabeth Harris and Dr. Clarence Buck supported reform efforts amid du Pont’s refutations of prosperity tied to prohibition and Edwards’ critique of postwar policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Henry H. Curzan
Association Against the Prohibition
Samuel H. Church
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pierre du Pont
Curran
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Washington
Robinson
Inidiana
Currane
United States Supreme Court
T. W. Phillips, Jr
Pennsylvania
Justice Stone
Justice Sanford
Women's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Sabin
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Pierre
Edwards
Substation lease probes spark federal inquiry and rumors
A special senate committee is set to investigate OSTAL substation leases while the FTC probes at least one official. The rumors claim a scandal rivaling Teapot Dome with high ranking officials named in an alleged conspiracy to drain public funds and devastate investors nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSTAL
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
High Post Office
Senate panel rejects Parker nomination to Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report against nominating Judge Parker of North Carolina to the Supreme Court. The panel’s adjournment shows three Republican defections over the Negro issue and organized labor opposition influencing the radical vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary Kills 218 Inmates
A blaze at the Ohio state penitentiary in Columbus killed 218 inmates after cells remained locked. Fire chief A B Nice blamed delays and called for an official inquiry to determine fault. Prison officials cited rapid response by guards and inmates who helped rescue others and reported limited internal firefighting measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
A. BE. Nice
P. E. Thomas
Frn
Lindberghs Set Transcontinental Flight Pace Record
Charles Lindbergh and his wife completed a Los Angeles to New York flight in 14 hours 45 minutes 32 seconds in a Lockheed Sirius low wing monoplane with one Wichita refueling stop. They flew at 14 000 to 15 500 feet to show faster air travel, and Mrs Lindbergh aided as navigator and occasionally piloted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Lindbergh
Los Angeles
New York
Wichita
Noted aviation leaders die in dual crashes in fog and snow
Two prominent figures Count Henri de la Vaulx of Paris and Maj. Lionel M. Woolson with three companions perished when a Jersey City plane struck a power line in fog. Woolson and two others died near Attica after their Diesel powered craft crashed in a blizzard while en route to New York for an exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri de la Vaulx
Paris
International Aeronautical Federation
Jersey City
Lionel M. Woolson
Army Air Reserve
Packard Motor Company
Packard
Attica
New York
Major Woolson
Commander Rogers
Honolulu
al Williams
Bank for International Settlements Organized for Reparations Scheme
Basel based BIS announces full organization with I Th Gates W McGarrak as president Leon Fraser deputy president and Pierre Quesney general manager. Stock issue to occur eight days after ratification of the Young plan by Britain and Italy. trust pacts to be made with Hungary Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia to collect reparations. Local banks may not object to McGarrah opening accounts. Chicago targets gangsters as public enemies list prompts police harassment and arrest plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ith Gates W. McGarrak
New Y York
Leon Fraser
Pierre Quesney
Bank For International Settlements
Basel
Switzerland
Great Britain
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
McGarrah
Revolt Against British Rule Grows Across India
The nationalist uprising against British rule in India escalates beyond passive resistance. Riots erupt in Karachi, Chittagong, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, and Peshawar as authorities deploy troops and casualties mount among natives and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Chittagong
Indian
Karachi
Arabian Sea
Burma
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
Peshawar
Froum
Lillian name analysis guides career paths and fate
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union feature analyzes the name Lillian, urging persistence and adaptation. It links Leola Allard as a model, warns of LA faint-heartedness, and suggests singing or speaking as likely talents, with TAN offering healing strength for finances and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Leola Allard
Leola
Leela
Lillian
Lillian Rossel
Lillian Langtry
Tan
Western Newspaper Union
Overcoming Faults Admonition From Beecher Quotation
A Beecher quote contrasts farmer plows rooting out weeds with waiting for corn to weed itself. It likens personal faults to weeds that crops may not need to fight when crops flourish. The moral urges proactive effort in growth and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Difference in Judgment in judging of others
Quotation from Thomas a Kempis on judging others versus self examination. It notes that one labors in vain and often errs when judging others, while judging oneself yields fruitful labor and better conduct. This reflects a medieval moral teaching on self-reflection and humility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Kemopis
Elopers Nabbed for Forgery Face Prison in Sioux Falls
Alvin Krouse and Mrs. Olga Lossow, both of Minneapolis, were sentenced by Judge John T. Medin in Circuit court to terms not to exceed five years for forgery. The pair eloped, forged a bank certificate to cash a $300 deposit, and fled toward Garretson and Superior before being captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Alvin Krouse
Olga Lossow
Minneapolis
John T. Medin
Krause
Mrs. Lossow
Garretson
Lossow
Elopers
Kreuse
Losow
Mr. Lossow
Krouse
Gar- Tetson
Superior
Wis
Nature's Artistry Seen in Odd Marble Markings
In Hammond Indiana the lobby of First Trust and Savings Bank is described as an art gallery of natural craft. An Italian marble counter features a near perfect heart with precise ventricles while a hidden nail vault basement displays a clearly shaped man's head carved by nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
First Trust and Savings Bank
Ths
Italian Bridegroom Backs Out at Nettuno Altar
In Nettuno Italy a young couple Giuseppe Barnaba and Teresa Marianna sought to wed. The groom refused the once and twice offered marriage question and cried no three times before dashing from the civil office. The bride collapsed and no reason was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Giuseppe Barnaba
Teresa Mariana
Nettuno
Teresa Marilanni
Barnaba
Highway Around Immense Buried Meteor Near Tacoma
Engineers building a new Tacoma highway halted digging 14 feet down when they uncovered a massive rock they could not move. Despite dynamite and drills, they curved the road to go around the epically large boulder. Officials speculated the rock might be a meteor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Tacoma
Cattle King's Son Released From Prison in Leavenworth
Coney Slaughter, son of a Texas cattle king, was discharged from the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth after a six year term for embezzling $352,000 from the Pueblo Mercantile National Bank. Once wealthy, he lived penniless, having vanished for years while pursued by authorities. He claimed to have hidden loot near Denver, though $100,000 remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Coney Slaughter
Texas
Kole Island
Federal Penitentiary
Slaughiter
Pueblo Mercantile National Bank
Texas Panhandle
W. B. Sinsuchter
Southwest
Sam Houston
Alamo
San Antonio
Slaughter
San Antono
Pueblo
New Orleans
Go Sanitarium
Philadelphia
Fueblo Bank
Denver
Colorado
Cohen's a Good Talker Saves $10 Makes a Sale
Newark store owner Edward Cohen faced a would be robber who demanded 107 dollars. Cohen talked through the tense moment and the thief bought cheese with change, leaving without violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
Newark
N. J
Edward Cohen
Limburger
Terrier Escapes Cougar After Both Fall in Sea
John and Mrs. Mackenzie of Montreal were angling near Sooke British Columbia when a cougar leapt from a rock and grabbed their fox terrier. The dog escaped under water as the cougar surfaced and fled into the brush. the terrier was badly injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrier
Cougar
Montreal
Sooke
Victoria
B. C
John Mackenzie
Treasure Auction Yields Silver Plates in Montana
Harold Berryman bid up to a small amount for two barrels of household goods sold at auction in Billings. He soon found the barrels contained coined silver plates and fragile china valued at least four dollars, turning shame into pride and joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Harold Berryman
Hen Alive After Eight Months in Haymow
East Killingster Connecticut farmer Chase found a hen buried in a haymow heap and living for more than eight months since mid haying season. He believes the bird was left alive after hay wagon unloading and questions how it sustained itself without a visible water source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Killingster
Conn
Ootis Chase
Chase
Treasury Plans Wider Drive Against Dope Peddlers
Washington D C A Treasury Department drive against narcotics and smugglers is planned as enforcement shifts from prohibition to the Justice Department The Harrison and narcotic act remain under a small bureau in prohibition while the Williamson bill grants broader powers and a separate narcotic bureau is sought with aid from the Public Health Service Congress is expected to approve funds for intensified narcotic enforcement and stricter control of imports to curb illicit traffic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Justice Department
Prohibition Bureau
Senate
Treasury
Seymour Lowman
Congress
House
Public Health Service
Lowman
Tailless Ape Found in Venezuelan Wilds
Francois de Lors, a Venezuelan geological explorer, reports to Merida Museum the discovery of a tailless ape in the Santa Ana Catatumbo and Zulia basins. The find, if confirmed, could challenge current theories of anthropoid evolution and affect understanding of American primates. The Motlon Indians inhabit the region, remaining isolated from modern civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Virgin Jungles
Venezuela
Museum of Archeology and History
Merida
Yuestan
George Montandon
International Society of Americanists
Paris
America
Francois de Lors
Santa Ana
Catatumbo
Zulia
Japanese Women to Arrive for Quake Relief Thanks
Two Japanese women will visit the United States to express gratitude for American aid after the 1923 earthquake. They will report that physical effects of the disaster have been removed and travel is sponsored by the newspaper Jiji Shimpo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
State Department
Ambassador Castle
Jiji Shimpo
Prince Tokugawa
House of Peers
Viscount Shibusawa
Hoerskhrl
Tokyo
Ariyoshi
Yokohama
March
Jailed Burglar Receives Cigars From Rich Victim
Julius Johnstone, indicted for burglarizing the East Eighty eighth street home of millionaire Sherman Ewing, was sent a box of cigars and $15 by the lawyer while in Tombs prison. Johnstone, six feet tall, entered March 6 and took jewelry valued at $14,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sherman Ewing
Tombs Prison
Julius Johnstone
Ewing
East Eighty-eighth Street
Johnstone
Indoor Pool in Berlin Largest in Europe
The new indoor swimming bath in Gartenstrasse Berlin just completed is the largest of its kind in Europe. The hall measures nearly 200 feet by 72 feet and the pool is 40 by 104 feet with a depth of 11.44 feet. It includes two gymnasiums on an upper floor and two roof gardens with dressing or baths.
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Berlin
Gartenstrasse
Europe
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Thomas D. Thacher
Heinrich Breuning
German Republic
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Westwood
Mass
Ers
Hicago
Chicago Crime Commission
Russell
Chicago
Crime Commission
C. J. Coffman
Tion
Leola’s Adapta
Jetus
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