Prohibition Fight Shapes Senate Deficiency Bill
Senate adds 24 million to fund enforcement agencies and a 15 cruiser plan stalls. Hoover pages push for prohibition inquiry. Bremerton and Nicholson leaders clash with Mellon. Miami welcome marks end of Hoover vacation as Johnston faces impeachment in Mississippi. Several storms, ship rescues, and global incidents noted.
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Mellon
Thomas Nicholson
Anti-Saloon League
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church, “South
2. L. Crawford
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Harris
Bruce
Maryland
Senate
Hoover
Fred Britten
Naval Affairs Committee
House
Mrr
Britten
Pacists
President Coolidge
Treasury
Coolidge
Senator Curtis
Hale
University of Michigan president resigns effective September 1929
R. Clarence Cook Little, president of the University of Michigan, Announces resignation for September 1 1929 and requests leave of absence from June 30. He cites policy conflicts with donors and governance and aims to focus on scientific work. Also notes Afghan unrest with Habibullah’s shaky crown and Amanullah’s resistance.
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R. Clarence Cook Little
University of Michigan
Board of Regents
Little
Doctor Little
Michigan
Afghanistan
Habibullah
Kabul
Amanullah
Russia
Jalalabad
Lahore
India
Peasants League Leaders Push Radical Soviet Proposal
At a meeting of the Peasants' league of Mexico representing half a million agrarians radical leaders urged abolition of federal legislatures in the 28 states and replacement by peasant and worker councils. They called suspending debt payments and eradicating illiteracy with schools in every locality, plus division of haciendas among peasants.
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Peasants’ League of Mexico
Tawa
Federal House
Deputioa
ceSama
The Mall in Washington Name History and Layout
Pathfinder Magazine explains how the Washington Mall received its name from Pall Mall in London and describes the area between the Capitol and the Washington Monument. It notes boundaries along Pennsylvania Avenue Maryland Avenue and B Street, and lists gardens parks and grounds included within the Mall. L Enfant planned a 1600 foot wide unobstructed vista but later buildings altered the original design.
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London
United States
Washington Monument
Capital Grounds
Maryland Avenue
B Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Botanic Garden
East Seaton Park
West Seaton Park
Henry Park
Smithsonian Grounds
Agricultural Grounds
Monument
Jin
The
L'Enfant
Washington
Capitol
Mall
Two Women Arrested in Mann Act Case in Los Angeles
Stella Harper age about 19 and Catherine Wing age 24 were arrested on Mann Act suspicion in Los Angeles. Federal agents say Wing pretended to be Harper’s husband for four years while the pair allegedly profited by women posing as men.
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NCE
England
France
Baldwin
Heonomista
Channel
Bere
Dover
Calais
Stella Harper
Catherine Wing
Los Angeles
Miss Wing
Catherine
One Terror Removed Louisvillian Builds Folding Rocking Chair
A Louisville man crafts a folding rocking chair that folds flat and slides under the bed when not in use. The piece, noted for its compact design, showcases practical woodworking and clever contrivance by a local craftsman.
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Louisville Times
Inheritor Considers Marriage to End Frustration
A Dayton Daily News item notes a Frenchman who grumbles that inheriting a fortune brings annoyance and puzzles how marriage to one of the girls could end his troubles.
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Dayton Daily News
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old advertisement urges readers not to suffer headaches or pains, claims Bayer aspirin is heart safe, prescribed by physicians, and to request the genuine Bayer box clearly marked. The text ends with a garbled “arspiness Linked” fragment.
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Bayer
Thoreau on a peculiarity pervading a man or nation
The quote argues that a peculiarity pervades a person or nation, not just a single part. It suggests all parts are influenced by a central trait, with some more distant yet still touched by it.
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Thoreau
Iodine Preparation From Kelp and Chile Saltpeter
Iodine is a nonmetallic crystalline solid prepared from kelp and crude Chile saltpeter.
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Chile
Reward offered for arrest of bounty fund violator
One hundred dollar reward offered by the Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Assn to any individual not a regular officer for the arrest and conviction of anyone collecting bounty funds illegally Adg 11 4m
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Madison
National Forest Sheep Growers Assn
Adg
Reward Offered by Madison National Forest Sheep Thief Camp Robber
The Madison National Forest Shoe Growers association offers a reward of 250 dollars for convicting a sheep thief and 100 dollars for convicting any camp robber.
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Madison National Forest Shoe Growers’ Association
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