Berlin faces push for bigger army at eve of armament talks
Geneva May 17. The Preparatory Commission on Disarmament opens tomorrow with an American delegation led by Hugh S. Gibson and Germany represented by Count von Bernstorff. Bernstorff seeks freer German armament if neighbors, especially France, cut theirs. Russia absent over Vorovsky affair weakens momentum. France fears security gaps and pushes for automatic mutual assistance under the League. Boncour likely to preside. Cecil cautious about quick results amid Eastern Europe tensions.
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Geneva
Germany
Hugh 8
Gibson
Switzerland
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Bernstorff
France
Russia
M. Vorovsky
Conradi
Poland
Pilsudski
League of Nations Council
Locarno
League
Commission
M. Paul Boncour
Viscount Cecil
Europe
Euro
Edouard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Ninchitch
Jugo
Classified Ad Call To Sell In Tribune
The Commercial Tribune urges readers to draft a list of items for sale and place a Classified Ad immediately to reach local buyers. It emphasizes ease and quick results in moving goods.
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Commercial Tribune
Ministers in Kansas City secretly study Lewis in class
Author Sinclair Lewis conducted a private Sunday school style class in his Kansas City apartment during a month long stay. Eighteen to twenty ministers from several denominations attended as Lewis expounded his views on the church and urged a new principled stance.
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Kansas City
Sinclair Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Earl Blackman
Linwood Boulevard
Bert Fiske
Ottawa Federated Church
Ottawa
Kas
Lewis
Fiske
Ficke
Martin Luther
Poland Waits as Pilsudski Era Looms After Revolt
In Warsaw the post revolt mood is calm yet tense as three questions shape policy. Will Pilsudski sidelined by parliament or seize power, and can constitutional order survive Witos' ouster. Col. Polakiewicz warns against a new assembly while threats of national divisiveness linger.
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Warsaw
Poland
Joseph Pilsudski
Pilsudski
Kerensky
Mussolini
Witos
Associated Press
Col. Polakiewicz
Peasant Union
National Assembly
Marshal Pilsudski
Pilstudski
Rataj
Senate
Trompzynski
Posen
Forest fires imperil Lake Lake Superior shore settlements
Fires lash a nine mile front along the north shore of Lake Superior as rangers move settlers to a safety zone. Over 1,500 firefighters battle blazes that destroyed fourteen homes at Cramer and damaged a town hall and a lumber mill amid unusually dry timber and strong winds.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Lake Superior
Cramer
State Forestry Department
Italian slain near canal in Cumberland
Cumberland Md May 17 An Italian man tentatively identified as R Russo 22 of Youngstown Ohio was found dead west of Hog Pen Grade at the edge of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. Five bullets passed through his head a loaded pistol lay in his overcoat pocket Officials believe the slaying occurred earlier today as investigations continue
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Cumberland
R. Russo
Youngstown, CO
Hog Pen
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Marshal Pilsudski’s Ambitious Rule Sparks Polish Wake
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski’s rise as de facto ruler behind Poland’s government drives a covert coup narrative. Many Poles fear a military dictatorship since his adventurous postwar leadership and strong men stance. His control as Minister of War under Prof. Bartel’s government unsettles a sizable portion of the population.
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Arno Dosch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Paris
Joseph Pilsudski
Poland
Bartel
Pollish
Labor Party
Pilsudski
Borah fires at high officials over alien property abuse
Senate erupts as Senator Borah denounces the alien property administration as utterly shameful and demands action this session. He accuses officials, cites over 3 million paid to lawyers, and warns that delay equates to confiscation while American investments abroad top nine billion.
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Borah
New York World News Service
Washington
Senate
Harry Daugherty
Col. Miller
Idaho
Swanson
Dem
Germany
Treasury
Lusitania
United States
Children Work All Night In Tobacco Fields Report
Washington May 17 A Children's Bureau study finds children ages 8 to 16 suffer back aches sickness from strong odors and skin irritation while keeping vigil all night at curing barns and missing school. The survey of 2 278 child workers across Kentucky South Carolina Virginia and Connecticut Valley notes long hours with ten hours typical and some twelve to thirteen hours.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
South
New England
Kentucky
South Carolina
Virginia
Connecticut Valley
Sam
Cincinnati to remodel the Vircinnati Stock Yards for beef prominence
At the Better Beef banquet in Cincinnati, plans were announced to remodel the Cincinnati Stock Yards over the coming year. F B Edmands said modern construction and new pens would boost handling capacity, aiming to raise the city's beef market prestige. Myers Y Cooper urged cooperative marketing and reduced intervention to aid farmers. A fat cattle sale was planned at the yards.
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Cincinnati
Vircinnati
Tri-State Breeders and Feeders’ Association
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
Iniana
Kentucky
Carl W. Gay
Ohio State University
F. B. Edmands
Cincinnati Stock Yard Company
Charles Strebel
Cincinnati Live Stock Exchange
Mr. Edmonds
Louis W. Kahn
Cooper
America
Veterans Bill Exceeds 27 000 Disabled Veterans Aid
The House unanimously approved a bill to spend 30 million dollars over three years to aid about 27 000 disabled World War I veterans through insurance and claims provisions. The measure extends for a year the period for converting term insurance and loosens disability claims timing while adding rehabilitation work. Democratic critics attacked the suspension of rules and alleged political motives.
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Washington
House
Senate
Veterans’ Committee
Johnson
Rep
S. D
Representative Connery
Dem
Mass
Garrett
Passengers From Seneca Arrive in New York Today
New York May 17 183 passengers taken off the Clyde Liner Seneca after it sprang a leak on Miami Beach yesterday will reach New York on a special train at 7 30 tomorrow morning at Pennsylvania station. W E Edmond and other line officials will meet them and assist with needs and possible financial aid.
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New York World News Service
New York
Seneca
Miami Beach
Pennsylvania Station
W. E. Edmond
Zapf Death After Wife Shot In Family Quarrel
Peter Zapf died after an infection from a neck wound caused by a bullet fired by his wife Edna Zapf 44 during a quarrel at their Kirby Road home February 12. Edna Zapf is free on $1000 bond on a shooting to kill charge awaiting county grand jury.
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Kirby Road
Peter Zapf
St. Mary’s Hospital
Zapf
Liberty
William Knight
Ethel
Dorothy
Charles
Herbert
Ign
Handley
Liner Struck Iceberg Off Newfoundland Bank
Passengers aboard the California report a May 12 iceberg collision off the Newfoundland bank while in fog. The ship shook but remained undamaged as the berg split in two and the vessel continued.
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Londonderry
Ireland
California
Newfoundland
Noel gets new lease on life
The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals set aside the death sentence for Harrison W. Noel finding him insane and not accountable for the murder of Raymond Pierce a taxi driver. The decision may prevent retrial on the Pierce killing though prosecutors differ on further action regarding the Mary Daly case.
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Trenton
N. J
Harrison W. Noel
Raymond Pierce
Court of Errors and Appeals
Pierce
Mary Daly
Montclair
Noel
Ae County
Passaic
Bigelow
Essex County
Barnitt
Passaic County
Cecile Sorel Weds Comte de Segur in Secret Paris Ceremony
Paris report notes Cecile Sorel of the Comedie Francaise wed Comte Guillaume de Segur in a quiet ceremony near Marseille after a long courtship. The groom is a young aristocrat from a famed 1743-founded family. Sorel remains active at the Comedie Francaise. In Washington, Means introduces a new dry law enforcement bill amid wets drys clash. Edge criticizes it as unworkable while the House approves 9 million for Coast Guard cutters to curb bootlegging.
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Alfred M. Murray
New York World News Service
Paris
France
Comedienne
Cecile Sorel
Comedie Francaise
Comte Guillaume de Segur
Marshal de Segur
Comtesse de Segur
Louis XIV
Marseilles
Sorel
World News Service
World
Press Pub. Co
Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Means
Edge
Rep
N. J
Wets
House
Sene
Coast Guard
Andrews
Senator Means
Fudge
Gen. Andrews
Senate Committee
Graham
Windstorm Levels Roller Coaster Section in St. Marys
A violent windstorm at 2 45 p.m. today toppled 200 feet of a new roller coaster under construction in St Marys Colorado. The 60 foot high section, only partly braced, was valued at 2000 dollars.
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ST. ‘Marys, CO
Amundsen Party Resting in Nome While Norge Dismantled
Roald Amundsen and three aides rest in a Nome log cabin after landing at Teller and preparing to ship the Norge. Fourteen crew members dismantle the airship at Teller as rival film teams fly in for footage. The Norge is expected to be shipped within two weeks, ice permitting, to Seattle or Vancouver. Ellsworth reports open water near the North Pole aboard the Ze, answering long-standing geographic questions.
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Amundsen
Nome
Norge
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
Hes
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Teller
Fairbanks
United States
Port Clarence
Bering Sea
Seattle
Vancouver
Sound
Lincoln Ellsworth
Associated Press
Urges Longworth To Induce La Guardia To Testify
Indianapolis District Attorney Ward urged Speaker Longworth to press Rep. La Guardia to appear before the Federal Grand Jury about his charge that 350 liquor cases were moved from the Federal Building to Indianapolis. La Guardia protested the subpoena as violating his privileges. Ward reported no reply and noted white members of Congress cannot be summoned during sessions. He said a congressman’s duties require revealing information aiding prosecutions.
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Longworth
G la Guardia
Washington
Ward
Indianapolis
Rep. la Guardia
Sec
N. Y
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Building
la Guardia
Congress
Pennsylvanians Summoned in Federal Grand Jury Inquiry
Thirty six Pennsylvanians reported for a Federal Grand Jury session in Cleveland on a probe into an alleged beer trust. Twenty from Lock Haven and twenty four from Scranton and nearby areas were summoned. they gave sworn statements to a prohibition agent and returned home to vote in Pennsylvania's primary.
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Cleveland
Beer Trust
Lockhaven
Scranton
Gerald Murphy
Prohibition Department
Pennsylvania
A. E. Bernsteen
United States
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