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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
1
A. U. records surged as Bert Nelson of Butler set a new A A U high jump mark at 6 feet 4 7/8 inches while Harold McAfee of Michigan State cleared 13 feet 4 3/4 inches in the pole vault.
Italian Economy Minister Alessandro Martelli told the Chamber of Deputies that Rome could revise its entire import duties schedule to counter US tariffs. He cited a four billion lire annual US spend and a two and a half billion lire trade deficit and warned of raising Italian duties if protectionist trends persist. Mussolini applauded.
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Austria debates breaking up Burgenland estates to aid 30,000 poverty stricken peasant farmers by redistributing large holdings among small owners. Hungary protests, citing 1919 plebiscite. a 146 acre cap and bonds offer compensation. 25% of land owned by under 1,000 Hungarian magnates, led by Prince Esterhazy, amid fears over control of clergy and officials. Burgenland sends many emigrants to the United States, with remittances averting famine.
Berlin Charite introduces a Sauerbruch Vermannndorfer Gerson diet wing for TB care. Patients forego table salt, eat minimal meat and carbs, but enjoy fats and uncooked produce. Early results show weight gain and cures where other treatments failed.
Italy raises ad tax on non Italian displays to five times the normal rate. The rule applies to advertising in any language other than Italian, increasing the cost of multilingual signs and possibly affecting foreign brands and campaigns.
Washington allocates 27500 dollars to fund a American delegation for the Hague meeting of the International Radio Technical Committee in Madrid 1922. United States will lead on issues including spectrum allocations that could limit frequencies for governments in the Western Hemisphere. Delegates from Central and South America joined the U S at Washington 1927 to secure hemispheric radio service protections.
The foreign affairs committee voted 14 to 4 with five abstentions to adopt a report on the Mellon-Berenger accord, proposing reservations in the test. The move contradicts the government policy.
Buck Freeman belted 25 home runs in 1899, a benchmark that stood until Babe Ruth surpassed it in 1919 with 27. This period marks Freeman as the early Home Run record holder before Ruth reshaped the record book.
CHICAGO July 12 UP Even death could not separate John Joyce and Steve Noble for long in their trade as electricians. Noble, age 11, was killed at Armour and Company plant when his hand touched a live connection while Joyce, age 22, worked nearby. Joyce died two blocks from the scene, overcome by shock after witnessing the accident.
In Los Angeles Howard Burkett, Hollywood second baseman and son of Hall of Famer Jesse Burkett, is emerging as an infielder in the Pacific Coast league. Through his early seasons his batting average sits around .226 to .246, noticeably below his father’s .400 mark in the late 1890s.
Ninety five million Americans and Canadians paid admission to fairs and exhibitions last year, according to Karl Lehman, chamber of commerce secretary in Orlando, Florida.
Tokyo reports a deadly landslide in Kagoshima Prefecture overnight. A fishing village was overwhelmed by flood debris washing villagers into the sea. authorities cite excessive rainfall as the cause.
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