Subcommittees Review Measures On Shoe Tariff Proposals
Witnesses and several subcommittees examined proposed changes to a shoe tariff in hearings led by Birding Beale chair and others. Brooklyn shoe makers urged keeping duties low while importers from New York pressed for higher protection. NY manufacturers warned high tariffs may stifle imports and domestic market balance.
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Beale
Pune
Brooklyn
F. G. ‘Wader
Brooklyn Chamber
J. Anthons Schwarsman
New York
Abraham Mitteptial
Fireworks Display Eyewitness Tragedy At Local Store
Five cent store blast at F A Scarlett Inc ends in four deaths and several injuries. Names include Thomas Henderson aged 12 and an unidentified woman about 25 plus two unidentified girls aged 26 and 44. Fireworks and candy pieces burst through windows after loud explosions. A short fuse likely sparked the fire.
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ST. Louis
F. A. Scarlett,Inc
Thomas Henderson
Wne
Expedition Members Struck by Ptomaine Poisoning
Weston June 29. James Perry reports that 20 of 24 expedition members from West Virginia University’s Webster County mountain survey fell ill with ptomaine poisoning. The group had continued for three months before halting due to illness.
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Weston
James Perry
West Virginia University Gratogical
Webster County
Hpfllnessen
Dog Finds Woman s Body Admits Poison Murder Plot
Texarkana Texas June 23 A hungry dog exposed a poisoning plot by Oole Nix a Bowie county farmer 22 who confessed after four hours of questioning to killing his wife Vinius 17 mother of a five month old son. Nix planned heartless murder banked 1400 life insurance and used strychnine in sandwiches the dog dragged away. Neighbors discovered the woman's death and Nix was arrested as the district attorney expects a sensational trial in Howie county.
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Texarkana
Tex
Oole Nix
Bowie County
Nix
Vinius
Rome
Sue
Hbr Fields
Mrs. Nix
Cietries
Lal
Vinnie
Howie County
Heaberlin Loses In Circuit Court Over Ripper Law
The circuit court upheld the constitutionality of the ripper law that ousted C. F. Heaberlin as state compensation commissioner on June 2. Judge Hudson sustained the demurrer to the writ of prohibition in favor of new commissioner Lee Ott. The law, passed March 7, gave the governor authority to appoint a commissioner by May 3.
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Circuit Tradge
Hudson
Lee Ott
Heaberlin
Inglalature
President Hoover Defers Weekly Fishing Trip
President Hoover canceled his planned weekend trip to a fishing preserve near Madison due to heavy rain and washed-out access roads. He left the White House in late afternoon by automobile with Mrs Hoover, spending most of the day at his peak before departing.
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Washington
Hoover
Madison
Abs
Patronage Clash Heard Before Senate Committee
Rene B Creager testified that the patronage committee exceeded its authority by tackling topics beyond patronage in Texas. He accused Chairman Brookhart and the committee of overstepping, while Joy Campbell defended the Creager-appointed role and connections. Witnesses described alleged schemes involving Campbell and Allen Walker across the border, implicating liquor investigations and cross border travel.
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Tex
Rene’ ‘B. Cromger
Senate
Smith W. Brookhart
Towa
Patronon
Creager
Customs Department
Texas
Joy Campbell
Creagey
John Walls
Laredo
Campbell
Allen Walker
United Bratea
Mexico
Alker
Ome
Walker
United States
Waddie
Ecorpioun
Altitude Mark for Women Reported in City Flight
An experimental flight by Mrs. Omline in a local monoplane claims a height of about 25 400 feet. The attempt aims to win citizen support for maintenance of the munterpad airport as part of a tax campaign.
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Memphis Aviatrix
Molina
Dune
Mrg
Phorbe Oemlle
Memphis
Tema
Avi- Aux
Qrmnne
Oemlig
Munterpad
Qomnile Carrivd
Bond Forgery Charge Is Laid to Negroes
Pittsburg June 2 A William Baker 40 and his wife Blinn 98 Farmington Negroes were ordered removed to the Vaulted States district court at Wheelsey. They were arrested Thursday by undercover agents on charges of forging government liberty bonds and premary certificates. They allegedly stole the bond and certificates.
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Pittsburg
William Baker
Blinn
Farmington
Surplus Near 200 Million as Treasury Sees Result
Washington reports the 1929 fiscal year ends with a near 200 million dollar surplus driven by higher income tax receipts and stock market gains. Officials warn the 1930 budget must hold to limited appropriations amid expanded activities and naval construction costs.
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Government of the United Bases
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Calvin Coolidge
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Hoover
Budget Bureau
Farm Board
New Club House At Laidley Field To Cost 14000
A permit filed yesterday at City Hall proposes a new club house at Laidley Field with an estimated cost of 14000 dollars. The application lists builders and local contractors involved in the project and notes the planned site improvements and expected development timeline.
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Laidley Field
Elected Successor To Brother as Head Of Charleston Bank
Harricon A. Brilch was elected president of Kanawha Trust Company by the board after the death of his brother Tsuneo Neyer Smith. Brilch had previously served as a restur of the institution and will lead the bank as its new chief executive.
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Charleston Bank
Harricon A. Brilch
Kanawha Anklug Krut Trixt
i+rectors
Hiy Brother
Tsuneo Neyer Smith
Eartler
Isdau
Spit
Hudson Refuses Writ in Clemans Interference Case
Judge Hudson declines Watts petition to prohibit intermediate court action in the Leroy Clemans case. The matter concerns jurisdiction between common pleas and intermediate courts over a writ of prohibition and appeals to the state supreme court. Prosecutor J Blackburn indicated the case will proceed to the high court.
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Tynea
Yestering
Leroy Clemans
Legte Jature
State Supreme Court of Appeals
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Watts
Macleod
Thia
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Morgen Owen
Henry X. Black
Ciemansa
Owen
Common Pleas Court
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Ciemans
Eiveudh
Huteon
Watte
Tke
Hudson
Atomney
M. Belcher
J. F. Bouthelie
Clemons
Belcher
Bourne
Circuit Court
U S Refuses Delay in France Debt Payment
Paris reports that the United States and Britain will not grant a postponement of France's war debt settlement. Ambassador Claudel in Washington conveyed the denial, with Stimson and Secretary Letin firmly opposing any delay. In Paris, deputies show nervous agitation as they prepare to vote on postponement terms and insist on not exceeding Germany's Young Plan payments.
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Paris
United States
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Washington
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Stimson
Amoteu
Chamber of Deputies
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Wal
Atte Cima
Frankl
Bowlllor
Lyco
Pomenis
Jim
Chamber of Traineer
Alsn
Germany
Mystery of Franco's Flight Rescued Near Azores
Major Ramon Franco and three crewmen were picked up by British aircraft near the Azores after their Dornier seaplane ran out of fuel while a round trip from Spain to New York. The Eagle carrier and search ships located them about 100 miles southeast of Santa Maria, Azores, ending a week of anxious search efforts.
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Santa Maria
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Hawn
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Edmando Gonzales Gallarza
Capetain
Jule Ruiz de Alda
Pedro Madariaga
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Frang Jesco Isiedas
Ignacio Jimmeney
Eratitude Betas
Great Britain
Wvas
George Grahame
Jimenez
Iglesias
Nicolas Franco
Wide Aeptite
Nicolas
Bus Wreck Near Youngstown Injures 22 Inquest Set
Two drivers of a Nevi des Jine bus near Youngstown are to be questioned by Deputy Sheriff K C Parker after the bus overturned injuring 22 of 27 passengers. Driver Jack Irvine Pittsburgh and Eugene Pasquale were bruised. cause cited a front vehicle slowing and emergency braking leading to a skid into a culvert and a ditch. A second bus later went into a ditch ten miles away. seven passengers boarded another bus to continue.
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Aix Makles
K. C. Parker
Mahoning County
Jack Irvine
Pittsburgh
Nevin Des Jine
Eugene Pasquale
Pasquale
Irvine
Pasquain
Washington
Sylem
Leven
Canfieldt
Five Die as German Plane Falls in Lake
LINDAU Germany June 29 a German plane of the Bodenser Aeroflandine exploded and fell into Lake Con ainance. The craft carried five passengers a pilot and a navigation officer. Two crew members were seriously injured. The machine sank after a sharp explosion just as it touched the lake surface.
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Germany
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Air Ventures At A Glafice Air Ventures At A Glafice
The day covered air ventures and endurance attempts by aviators. Spanish airmen lost for nearly two weeks were rescued near the Azores by a British plane. Captain Frank Hawke set a 17 hour 26 minute 59 second Pacific to Atlantic flight record. Roosevelt Field and New York staged a coast to coast return endurance effort of 36 hours 46 minutes 43 seconds. The City of Cleveland neared seven days aloft in Cleveland as Three Musketters faced an end to their endurance run.
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Hawks
Roosevelt, Field
New York
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Charles Kingsford Smith
Jett
Sybury
England
Andre
Mar Andenser
wWiltin Unrich
Roosevelt Field
Minn
Thorwald Johnson
Owen
Haughland
Bangdon
St. Paul
Ine
Buffator Minn
Johnson
Ste. Paul
Hoover names two more for farm board roles
President Hoover advanced the federal farm board by naming additional agriculture sector representatives. Appointments include James C. Stone for tobacco and C. B. Denman for livestock, with three seats already filled and two awaiting decisions. Rumors attach Arthur P. Knapp and H. L. Hartshorn as possible picks.
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Hoover
Federal Farm Board
W. & Mos
Twin City Milk Producers’ Association of
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Paul, Minu
Charles ©. Teague
California
Chris League
James CO. Stone
Kentucky
C. B. Denman
Mssouri
Carl Williams
Oklahoma
Alexander H. Legge
Chicago
International Harvester Company
White House
Arthur P. Knapp
Lake Charles
Lam
Ias
H. L. Hartshorn
Ford, Kansas
Mr. Hoover
Minneapolis Plane Reaches Fuel Limit in Endurance Attempt
A refueling endurance attempt by Jane Jensen and crew at Roosevelt Field ends with a sputtering motor and 40 gallons remaining in tanks. Miss Viola Gentry is critically injured in a prior Durand refueling crash as plans for a fourth Musketeers run are considered.
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Roosevelt Field
Jane
Martin Jensen
Charleston Officers Raid Morris Street Home for Home Brew
Police led by Lieutenant Baldwin raided a small Morris Street house as a crowd watched. Officers found home brew, mash barrels, and hidden liquor amid clutter and women’s clothing. Witnesses described singing and religious songs during the raid.
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Morris Street
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Baldwin
Learing
Rufus Clendenin
Edwin Boche
Henry Nugent
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