Hoover plan to cut world armament by one third
President Hoover outlined a five point program at the White House and Geneva to reduce armaments by one third over ten years. He urged abolition of tanks bombing planes and large mobile guns, and cuts in battleships carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines while preserving defense power.
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Hoover
White House
Gererva
Hugh Gibson
Washington
United States
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
George Norris
Nebraska
Psara
Norris
Indiana State News Roundup of Dying, Accidents and Appointments
Prominent Kokomo resident Mrs Corbley K McCain aged 64 dies. Civil War veteran Gilbert R Tyrell age 86 dies in Laporte. Indiana history authority Millard Filmore Owen 81 dies in Rome City. Deedsville post office broken into thefts $100 to $125. Several auto accidents cause deaths and injuries across the state. Dr Edwin Post retires from DePauw. White County agent elects R T Hawkinson. George Zeis 69 dies by self inflicted shooting. Newburg cottage burns after repeated fires. Humbert Hayes pleads not guilty to murder charge. East Chicago Scouts buy a farm for camp near Rochester. Robbery trial defers. James Barrett hangs himself in Blackford jail. Insane conviction in Laporte. Rex Lentz 21 dies from injuries in a garage accident. Jenkins Glass Kokomo to hire more workers. Rushville man Elmer Ryan faces grand jury. Gary accident kills Charles Johnson. his son injured. Franklin College alumni elect officers. Chesterfield conference on lower electric rates. North Terre Haute garage owner Otto Erickson shot. Indiana Coal operators agree day labor scale. Bloomington quarry speeds through 500 000 cable feet for Postal Service building. Plymouth light rates suit against Northern Indiana Public Service. Valparaiso mail carrier's son May lose leg from rifle cartridge explosion. Sawmill fire in Lapel causes $5 000 loss. Two men killed on Michigan Central freight train near Hartsdale.
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Corbley K. McCain
Kokomo
Gilbert R. Tyrell
Laporte
Millard Filmore Owen
Indiana
Rome City
Deedsville
Sarah Mitchell
Muncie
Edwin Post
DePauw University
Ruth Connell
R. T. Hawkinson
Cedar Lake
Leavenworth
Evansville
Indiana Exchange Clubs
L. A. Guthrie
George Zeis
Harlan
J. Stevens
Newburg
Humbert Hayes
Allen
Leslie
Boy Scout
East Chicago
Rochester
Tippecanoe River
James Barrett
Citizens State Bank
Hartford City
Blackford County
John Moronk
Alfred Link
Michigan City
Rex Lentz
Bloomington
Jenkins Glass Company
Elmer Ryan
Rushville
Roy Compton
Chicago
Ryan
Rush
Charles Johnson
Gary
Nathaniel
Donald Smith
Louisville
Franklin College
Robert Hougham
Franklin
R. E. Blackwell
Chesterfield
Insull Lines
Otto Erickson
North Terre Haute
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
District 11
United Mine Workers of America
Monroe County
Reed-Powers Stone Company
Postal Department
Washington
Plymouth
H. E. Orr
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Insull
Orr
Carroll
Robert Masterson
Valparaiso
Eugene Bricht
Akron
Lapel
Michigan Central
Hartsdale
Hanmond
Breton Marriage Mart Sees 1400 Ceremonies Over Three Days
After a three day Breton marriage festival in Brittany the census estimates about 1400 weddings occurred averaging 466 couples per day. The tradition holds weddings on the Monday to Wednesday after Easter with couples dressed in regional costumes. Bagpipes accompany the events and vows alternate between French and Breton in churches.
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Brittany
Dinner table quip turns on spoon counting at home
A humorous exchange shows Willie admitting he does not wash dishes but helps his mother count spoons after guests depart, reflecting family life and post-dinner routines.
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Willie
Capper
Illegible Writer Notes Spark Debate on Clarity
A fragment from a newspaper column argues that unreadable handwriting by certain authors undermines readability and trust. The piece critiques the habit, urging clearer authorial presentation and better archival practices.
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Edward W. Pickard
Jouett Shouse
Carter Glass
Virginia
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
John Garner
Texas
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al Smith
Roosevelt
Oosevelt
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Smith-Raskob
John E. Mack
New York
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Mack
Tammany
Ndiana
Congress
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Frederick van Nuys
Indianapolis
van Nuys
Jim Watson
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Maine
Louis’ J. Brann
Burleigh Martin
Max Schmeling
Germany
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Long Island
Warriors
Sharkey
Bostonian
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Walker
Schmeling
George Kelly
Gunboat Smith
Charles Mathison
Max
Jack
Ireland
Amelia Earhart L’utnam
City Hall Plaza
Walker
Bryant Park
United States Flag Association
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Supreme Court
Treasury
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Department
Dublin
Heylen
Namur
Permanent Congress Committee
Byrne
Cardinal Lauri
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Phoenix Park
de Valera
Dublin Castle
James McNeill
King George
Free State
McNeill
Cosgrove
Yarlos Davila
Chile
Col
Marmaduke Grove
Davila
Juan Fernandez Island
Socialist
Santiago
Overnor Roosevelt
New York City
Samuel Seabury
Citizens
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Mrs. Putnam
Col. Grove
Indiana State News
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Goodyear
Pathfinder
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Albany
N. Y
Edward Hogan
George
RINSO
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tanglefoot
Parker
Praggista
Hiscox Chem
Wks
Patcho
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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Boyd Willams
Hartson
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