Naval talks at London loom with Hoover aid and limits
American delegates sail for London with Hoover's support for limited tonnage cuts and a six year construction holiday. France seeks a six year scheme and a League of Nations link, while Britain and US weigh 10,000 ton cruiser disputes.
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London
Irwin B. Laughlin
Spain
Madrid
Alfonso
Prince Humbert
Italy
Marie Jose
Belgium
Rome
Europe
President Hoover
Hoover
Kresakfast
Washington
Gree
Feu
Tardieu
France
United States
Great Britain
League of Nations’ Preparatory
War department supply bill eyed for better equipment
The house appropriations committee notes the army needs improved fighting machines and updated motorized gear. It reported a war department supply bill totaling 455 million dollars, and highlighted a prior 289,855 dollar experimental allocation.
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House Appropriations Committee
House
War Department
Prohibition Rift Opens Between House and White House
Prohibition debate widens rift as House leaders resist a joint congressional prohibition committee proposed after Senate approval. Speaker Longworth says the plan would usurp the independent House committee. Fifty wets vow to fight the forthcoming tougher prohibition laws. Senator La Follette gains a seat on the finance committee, shifting control toward Democrats.
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House of Representatives
White House
House
Hoover
Senate
House Rules Committee
Nicholas Longworth
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Finance Committee
Thomas
Idaho
Edge
Sackett
Committee On Committees
la Follette
Smoot
Couzens
Michigan
Senate agenda covers woolens rayon silk tariff and sugar schedule
In regular business the senate advances the tariff bill focusing on woolens and rayon silk while a Senate lobbying inquiry hears more witnesses on sugar schedule changes. A witness, H. H. Pike Jr., rebukes the committee for dragging the President's name into testimony.
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Senate
H. H. Pike, Jr
New York
Deaths of Bok and Cox Mark End of Noted Careers
The article reports the sudden death of Os Bok, longtime editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, at his winter home in Florida. It notes his 66 years and philanthropy after retirement, tracing his Dutch origin and rise to fame. It also notes the passing of Prof Henry J. Cox, Chicago weather service chief and the country’s oldest serving weather forecaster.
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Ors Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Lake Wales
Fla
Holland
Mr. Bok
Henry J. Cox
The
Weather Service
Chicago
Pershing declines Nebraska senate bid
John J. Pershing does not want to be a senator. Friends in Nebraska urged him to run against Senator George Norris, but he stated he has never desired public office and his decision must be regarded as final.
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John J. Pershing
Nebraska
George W. Norris
United States ‘Senate
Western Newspaper Union
Humidity in Homes: Five Humidifier Types Study
The Holland Institute of Thermology reports five humidifier types for radiator and warm air systems. A table urn uses an electric light socket, another steam system adds a basement evaporating chamber, water pans fit radiators, and a plumbing-linked auto unit brings continuous water to three troughs. Tests show one device can vent 20 gallons daily, achieving up to 64 percent humidity, with 40 percent deemed ideal.
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Holland Institute of Thermology of
Holland
Mich
Asain
Free Booklets Explain Humidity and Home Air Motion
Two free booklets from the Holland Institute of Thermology in Holland Michigan describe how humidity balance and airflow affect comfort. The first covers vaporization and moisture control for healthy indoor air. the second applies theater scale air conditioning principles to home cooling and heating.
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Holland Institute of Thermology
Holland, Mich
Telephone growth and rate cuts mark 1929 results
The year 1929 saw the company invest over 13 million dollars to improve service and add about 434,500 telephones in use, with a net gain of 21,000. Long distance rate cuts took effect February 1, 1929 and January 1, 1930, mainly affecting station to station day calls, plus savings from installations and liberal service in sparsely settled areas. Subscribers showed strong cooperation for better service.
Very Latest Fur Scarves for Winter and Spring Fashion
Mary Marshall notes the generous value of fur scarves this season as stylish insulation for furless coats. The piece highlights fox scarves as essential for late winter and early spring wardrobes.
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Mary Marshall
Fashionable fur scarves and muffs for versatile wear
The article notes long reign of fashionable favor with fox furs to suit any purse. It highlights scarves and muffs in flat fur like lamb caracul ermine and Persian lamb for street and suit wear. An illustration shows a brown and beige gal yak bag and matching scarf.
Man's Supreme Tribunal Quote by Hosea Ballou
A concise quotation on inner judgment and conscience attributed to Hosea Ballou. The saying proclaims that the supreme court of truth resides in one’s own heart, asserting incontrovertible findings and self-reflection.
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Man’s Supreme Tribunal
Hosea_ Ballou
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Turin
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Dillon
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