Chicago Club Marks City Progress Since 1907
Clifford W Barnes of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club argues Chicago is not worsening, recalling 1907 conditions in a loop with cafes and saloons. He cites early board members and the club’s rise, noting Orchestra Hall crowds now reach 3,000 as radio expands reach to millions nationwide.
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Chicago
Clifford ‘W.barnes
Chicago Sunday. Evening Club
Chicago Association of Commerce
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Mr. Barnes
John G. Shedd
Charles L. Hutchinson
A. C. Bartlett
David R. Forgan
Loop
North Carolina Seeks More Markets for State Goods
North Carolina officials launch a survey on the flow of goods into and out of the state to spur market expansion and industrial development. Park Mathewson, department statistician, leads the effort and reports a promising response to the information appeal.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Department of Conservation
Park Mattewson
Department Statistician
Mathewson
Too Much Appetite Slew Ancient Owls
Washington AP reports from the National Museum that ancient giant owls vanished after overhunting their prey. Fossil remains in Haitian cave deposits show owls fed on large rodents and then starved as small mice disappeared, ending the giant species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerrit S. Miller, Jr
National Museum
Husband shoots bride to win her in wing and a prayer
Dan Cupid turns shooter as Thomas Weekly marries Winifred Ramsey after Weekly fires a shot at her. The court fines him 100 dollars, suspended on spending the money on furniture. He claims the incident led to their marriage and says they are very happy.
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NEA Service
ST. Clairsville
Dan Cupid
Thomas Weekly
Winifred Ramsey
Weekly
Winifred
W. W Cowan
Debenture Plan of Farm Relief Appears Failure
Washington May 23 The farm relief conference committee’s drive to settle the debenture dispute between the house and senate neared collapse. Representative Garner of Texas said he would not recommit the tariff bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to include the debenture plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Relief Conference Committee
House
Senate
Garner
Texas
Spanish Officers Inspect S-4 Submarine Safety Device
Two Spanish naval officers Engineer Commander August Miranda and Lieut Commander Antonio Alonso arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard to study the safety device on the experimental submarine S-4. They were accompanied by Lieut Commander Palmer H Dunbar who led recent tests and Lieut Leonard Kaplan, Portsmouth Yard shop superintendent, during the inspection.
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Portsmouth, N. H
August Miranda
Antonio Alonso
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Palmer H. Dunbar
Leonard Kaplan
Portsmouth
Council of Union Names Chairman
MADRID UK The General Council of the League of Nations Union met on May 20 with County von Bernstorff as chairman. Section chairmen were elected: Education minorities Dickinson England economic and social subjects Ryckworsel Holland political and juridical and propaganda Gallaversi Italy matters Count Jimeno Spain. Next meeting set for Montreux Switzerland.
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Madrid
The
League of Nations Union
von Bernstorff
Dickinson
England
Ryckworsel
Holland
Gallaversi
Italy
Count Jimeno
Spain
Montreaux
Switzerland
Bull Party Rallies On Stock Exchange
The bull party rallied on the stock exchange recovering some loss from yesterday as nervous selling subsided after the Federal Reserve Board session in Washington was noted. The Senate manufacturers committee voted 6 to 5 to refer the textile labor conditions probe to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Bull
Stock Exchange
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Senate Manufacturers Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Conference on Reparations Faces Major Crisis in Paris
Paris May 23 UPI Experts conference on reparations was in a major crisis with slim chance of a successful termination. German spokesman Dr Hjalmar Schacht faced final word in allied concessions and little hope he would accept any settlement.
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Paris
UPI
Hjalmar Schacht
Landing Proves Airworthiness Says Dr Hugo Eckener
Dr Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, told the Associated Press that a trans Atlantic journey is not feasible until the cause of four failed motors on the ship’s second voyage is known. He said sabotage is out of the question and noted the craft could still land safely despite the failures. The crew hoped to depart Cyres for Friedrichshafen by Friday.
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Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Associated Press
United States
Eckener
Tate
Vienna
Cyers
Light Plane Record Set In Florida On Beach
Jacksonville Beach Florida aviator Laurie Yonge set a new endurance flight record of 25 hours 50 minutes in a cabin monoplane with ninety horsepower motors. He landed Hotsy Totsy on the beach at 1 05 p m surpassing Elinor Smith's previous mark by nearly 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Laurie Yonge
Jacksonville
Elinor Smith
NEA
Los Angeles Bureau
Tere
Marjorie Crawford
Los Angeles
Calif
Kinner
Miss Crawford
New York
Dothan Bridge and Road Work Aim for Simultaneous Openings
Rapid progress on the Dothan Campbellton road continues though paving may finish about 15 days after June 1. City crews lay water and sewer lines on S Oates street before asphalt, costing about $2000. Merchants expect a hard surfaced link from Chicago to Miami, boosting tourist traffic. Both the Dothan Campbellton highway and the new Alabama bridge are planned to open together, with officials predicting completion near the same time.
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Dothan Campbelton
City of
Dothan
Chicago
Miami
Florida
Campbelton
Alaga Bridge
Columbia Bridge
Highway Department
Georgia
Report Delays on Shooting of Man by Trooper
The Alabama military board investigating the shooting of Joe Long by Pvt. Lewis Roy is not expected to issue its report for several days. Adjutant General Butler said the panel reviewed evidence after meeting with Long and witnesses in Selma. Roy remains under military arrest in Montgomery as a warrant for Long's arrest over quarantine law violations is pending in Houston County.
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Mongtomery
Ala
UPI
Military Board of
Joe Long
Selma
Lewis Roy
Alabama National Guard
Adjt
F. Eugene Butler
Alabama
Adjutant General
A. N. James
Everett Jackson
John Schneider
Montgomery
Long
Houston County
State Department of Agriculture
Roy
Florida Man Visiting Sister Here Succumbs
Richard Stephens a 35 year old man from We Wahitchika Florida died at his sister Mrs Boyett Barret's home on College Street last night. He was taken to Carr Florida where the funeral will be held this afternoon. He is survived by his wife and several children.
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Richard Stephens
Wewahitchika
Fla
Boyett Barret
College Street
Carr. Fla
Weather Update for Alabama Warmth in North After Tonight
An Alabama weather note reports warmer conditions in the northern portion tonight with Friday turning partly cloudy. Local forecast expects elevated temperatures and lighter winds across the state.
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Alabama
Martin Opposed Newspaper Investments in Mobile
Thomas M. Stevens testified before the Federal Trade Commission that the Mobile Press originated from talks between Alabama Power Company and International Paper Company in Mobile. He said Thomas W. Martin, president of Alabama Power, was displeased with Frederick I. Thompson’s papers but believed investing in newspapers was not wise. R. B. Chandler was chosen as publisher on Victor Hanson of the Birmingham News and Age-Herald's recommendation.
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Washington
Thomas M. Stevens
Mobile
Alabama
Federal Trade Commission
Mobile Press
Alabama Power Company
International Paper Company
Thomas W. Martin
Frederick I. Thompson
R. B. Chandler
Victor Hanson
Birmingham News and Age-Herald
Stevens
Father of Mrs Joe Kraselsky Dies in Dublin Ga
Charles Rabinovich age 60 father of Mrs Joe Kraselsky of Dothan died at his home in Dublin Ga yesterday morning after a six month illness. He had lived in Dublin for nearly 150 years. Funeral services are to be held today. He is survived by his children Mrs Joe Kraselsky Abbie Gussie Louis and Hyman Robhinovich.
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Charles Rabinovich
Joe Kraselsky
Dothan
Dublin
Abbie
Gussie
Louis
Hyman Robhinovich
Rights of Students Restored In Spain
Barcelona Spain Prime Minister Primo de Rivera announces a decree reestablishing normal student life in closed universities. Government reserves right to discipline individuals who engaged in public disorder or political activities against the regime.
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Spain
Barcelona
GUP
Alfonso
Lfe
Primo de Tive
Plucking Flowers Banned in West Virginia Roadsides
Richmond reports the flora and fauna law, passed by legislators last sessions, makes plucking flowers from roadsides and highways unlawful in West Virginia. The act aims to protect roadside flora and reduce damage to vegetation along public thoroughfares.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Legi
Aicss
Sixty four pupils graduate from junior high this afternoon
Sixty four pupils of the Junior High School will receive diplomas and advance to the Senior High School this afternoon at 3 30 o'clock in the city auditorium. John Sanders will present certificates. Colonel Tompkins delivers the commencement address. George H. Carraway is valedictorian and Kess Forrester speaks as class president. Ruth Hayden gives the salutatory.
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City Auditorium
John Sanders
Board of Education
Col. O. L. Tompkins
Kess Lawson Forrester
George H. Carraway
Ruth Hayden
Mildred Murdock
Kess Forrester
George H. Caraway
Fahimy Sapp
Dorothy Barnette
Sadie Pearl Seaborn
Doris Burkett
Randolph Owens
Bill Andress
Fay Askew
Gladys Atkins
Harold Baker
Dudley Barnes
James Baughman
Parker Brown
Allen Budd
Louise Burdeshaw
Preston Carswell
Newton Chalker
Willie Chapman
Murl Dillard
Eula Flowers
Bank Closed After April 22 Robbery In Pine Bluff
The People's Bank and Trust Company in Pine Bluff Arkansas, robbed of twenty thousand dollars on April 22, was closed today by the state banking department. Eleven people including Ralph R. Reed, city attorney, face charges connected with the incident.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
People’s Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Department
Ralph R. Reed
Farm Relief Secondary to Sugar Tariff Fight
Washington May 23. The sugar tariff dominates Congress with President Hoover likely to veto the tariff bill while the administration bets on the farm measure becoming law. Sugar producers in Cuba and partisan groups push for a three cent duty, opposed by U S beet cane and corn sugar interests and Farm Bureau backed lawmakers.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
Cuba
American Federation of Labor
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Tariff Commission
Coolidge
Former Wife of John Barrymore Remarries in London
Michael Strange, formerly married to John Barrymore, married Harrison Tweed, a New York lawyer, in London on May 23. The ceremony binds Strange to Tweed in a formal match of prominent society figures.
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John Barrymore
London
Michael Strange
Harrison Tweed
New York
Heretory
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Tom
Mr. Weekly
Mrs. Weekly
Ways and Means Committee
Council of Union Names
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Dublin, Ga
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Margaret Kingry
Frederick Maxwell
Allen McCall
Joyce McClenny
Evelyn McKnight
Merle McMichael
Juanita McQuagge
Mable Miles
Woodrow Miller
Grace Murphy
Grant Newberry
Willie Eunice Newton
Willie D. Nolan
Robert Pemberton
Marion Pilcher
Herbert Posey
Nell Rackley
Rudolphus Riley
Wenze Riley
Mahiba Saliba
Henry Schuyler
Hewford Stephens
Jeanette Stough
Carolyn Watford
L. T. Wells
Odis Whiddon
Adelle White
Edwin Williams
Levin Zachry
Jack Zigler
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