Happenings of the World Tersely Told
Washington reports a string of political items including the rejection of Samuel Knight as special prosecutor for California oil cases. The senate backed the Japanese exclusion amendment and discussed cruiser deployments to Pacific and Australia. Also noted: Coolidge address to D A R, Lansing named to Mexican claims commission, Grew to be undersecretary, Ward resigns, civil service exam date May 7, and $2.6 million War Minerals Relief payment pending. Senate finances backs soldiers bonus bill in broad form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Knight
San Francisco
California
Obituary notices for prominent figures including Emma Mott Brewer
Mrs Emma Mott Brewer widow of Supreme Court Justice Mott Brewer died at her Burlington Virginia home. She served as honorary president of the National Woman's Christian Association. John Sloan a Gateshead England pensioner and last survivor of the Mexican War died at ninety five. The Rev Charles J Thompson eighty five of New York former moderator and secretary emeritus of Home Missions died at Atlantic City. Thomas Edwin McFarland retired Chicago publisher and founder of Chicago Daily News died at the aging state colony at Fairhope Alabama.
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Emma Mott Brewer
Justice Mott Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Burlington, Va
Naonal Woman's Christian Association
John Sloan
Gateshead
Tyne
England
Charles J. Thompson
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
Board of Home Missions
Atlantic City
Thomas Edwin Mcfarland
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Aingte
Fairhope
Als
Tragic Accidents Claim Several Across States
Domestic victims include Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson of Cincinnati and four of their six children killed when a fuel train struck their car at a grade crossing in West Lebanon Indiana. Also killed were First Lieutenant Solomon B Ebert Corporal Emmet A Reese pilot Emmitt W Marsh and five soldiers in a highway truck crash at Schofield Haleiwa. Two youths Gordon Institute arsonists plead guilty and are sent to reformatory. American Bar Association members seek reservations for the July gathering in New York hosted by British officials.
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Robert Wilson
Cincinnati, C
West Lebanon
Ind
Solomon
Ebert
Emmet A. Reese
Emmitt W. Marsh
Postfield
Fort Bill
Okla
Leon
American Bar Association
Britbar
New York
International mix of postwar events and political changes
A digest of global political shifts and economic notes: English shipyard idle due to lockout. Copenhagen cabinet resigns after defeat. a new Free State envoy to Washington. Dublin minister on ties to Britain. Dawes report reception in Brussels. Greece proclaims provisional president. Berlin accepts the Dawes report. Mexican navy rebels surrender. Warsaw marks currency change to zloty. Colima Mexico opens to 10,000 Japanese agriculturists. South Australia forms a new Labor government. Italian Swiss debt deals via Rome and Berne. Tokyo voices discontent with U S Congress. Krupp munitions shift. German gliding record. MacDonald supports international disarmament talks. Berlin population down 15,000.
Major Martin Rescued After Alaska Blizzard
Major Martin, commander of US round the world flyers, forced down in Portage Bay Alaska, is rescued by a US destroyer after a terrible blizzard. A girl named Madeline Hilal of Brooklyn reports a stowaway on the battleship Arizona and turns him over to canal guards at Balboa.
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Martin
U. S
Portage Bay
Alaska
Madeline Hilal
Brooklyn
Arizona
Balboa Helgtte
Canal Zone
New York Delegates Split in 1924 Party Nominations
The piece notes Secretary of State Hughes praising Calvin Coolidge at the 1924 convention in New York. It reports William G. McAdoo winning three of Wisconsin's twenty six delegates, while 23 pledged to Gov. Al Smith. Springfield Missouri chose delegates favoring McAdoo. Alice Leonard elected city treasurer of Newport. Democrats in New York rally behind Governor Smith for the presidential nomination.
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New York State
Republicaniam
Itaelf
Calvin Coolidge
Hughes
New York
William G. McAdoo
Wisconsin
al Smith
Says & Mundte
Springfield
William Qibba McAdoo
Mise Alice Leonard
Newport
Hill
Smith
Dawes plan offered as basis for German reparations
The Dawes plan, lauded as fair and hopeful, suggests Germany can meet reparations through taxes, railways, and debentures totaling billions over five years, with a new gold bank and international control to ensure compliance. It notes Germany may need 800 million gold marks from abroad and eyes strong French and British reactions ahead of elections.
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Dawes
Reparations Commission
Germany
Berlin
France
Huhr
Sata
Temps
Great Britain
London
Francs
Oil Stock Frauds Targeted By Senator Spencer
In a 1920s era exchange manipulation discussion Senator Spencer reports that flotation of oil stock drafts reached billions in par value with over 90 percent bogus. He cites a wreck at 24 billion par value on New York exchanges, noting public stock interest was minimal while insiders and a few entities held control.
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Washington
Eta Bell
Btandard
Dama
Sensator Spencer
Taman
Sol' Xian
Tarbéll
A. Thie
Billtoy
New York
Gendrak Public
Record of WWII pilot Lieut Chandler endurance flight
The excerpt notes Lieut Homer B Chandler ending a long flight of 2300 miles at Mitchel Field. It mentions a three day six hour journey and references the model airways and an eastern division. It contrasts this with a prior record by Lieut Hi Yo and others.
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Homer B. ‘Chandler
Mitchel. Bield
Tim
Alvision
Airways
President Coolidge Abolishes Daily Presidential Handshake Practice
The report notes President Coolidge ended the daily ritual of shaking hands with visitors at the White House, marking a shift in ceremonial greetings and public access to the president. The wording reflects era concerns over formal traditions and public interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge Hag
Imaal
the. White
Senate Votes For Two Man Cant Alien Quote
Fragment reads as a garbled note on a Senate immigration bill debate. It mentions a vote on admitting aliens at two percent, references the Johnson Pate and a House action limiting immigration, and notes a collapse or collapse-like event in the Rouse. The text remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Eoldiers
House
Senate
Peoria Doctor Tops Heat Prostra of the Year
In a Thursday report, Peoria based medical official Dr The’ is hailed as Heat Prostra of the Year after the city endured its hottest mid-April day in 19 years with temperatures reaching 86. Beary Johnson, an employee of the gan, is noted in connection with the event.
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Peoria
Beary Johnson
The
Gan
Fireman Dies in Collision Near Centralia
A fireman identified as Heern died in a train collision on the Centralia line. Engineer Smith Wagner was severely injured in the crash involving two locomotives on the Dinols Central path near Yirda.
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Centralia
Heern
Smith Wagner
Yirda
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