Congress Debates Payne Tariff Conference Debate
Washington reports detail the House voting 178 to 161 to agree to the conference on the Payne tariff bill. Speaker Cannon names conferees while members clash over wood pulp and print paper duties and expected changes in the conference report.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cannon
Payne
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
McCall
Massachusetts
Boutell
Illinois
Calderhead
Kansas
Fordney
Michigan
Clark
Missouri
Underwood
Alabama
Griggs
Georgia
Mann
Townsend
Ways and Means Committee
Committee On Rules
House Committee On Rules
House of Representatives
Rhode Island
Nelson
Minnesota
Aldrich
Burrows
Cullom
Hale
Penrose
Fitzgerald
Mr. Mann
Messrs. Davidson
Wisconsin
Douglas
Ohio
Senate Passes Philippine Tariff Bill and Porto Rican Budget
Washington July 9 The senate today approved the Philippine tariff bill and automatically continued the Porto Rican budget.
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Washington
Senate
Leon Ling Located in Budapest According to Telegram
A telegram from Budapest states Leon Ling, the Chinese man accused of killing Elsie Sigel in New York on June 9, is in Budapest. The Budapest police reportedly searched for him after an anonymous tip said Ling was staying with a Chinese family.
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Buda
Pest
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
New York
Budapest
Ling
Peru and Bolivia Ready to Grapple
Readable fragments report heightened tensions as Peru and Bolivia prepare for conflict. Argentine legations are guarded by eight hundred soldiers after hostile demonstrations at the consulate. A stone-throwing crowd damaged windows and other property in the area.
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Peru
Bolivia
Tupiwa
Ofsan
Mob Ready to Lynch Man Near Porte
Laporte Indiana July 12 1928 Thomas Shepherd 35 formerly of Illinois rushed to county jail after a mob attempt to lynch him following an assault on Mrs Willam Peterson and her 10 year old daughter. He fled after initial capture and again eluded pursuers before final arrest. He admitted drinking that morning and offered to plead guilty.
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Laporte
Ind
Thomas Shepherd
Illinois
Laporte County
Anstiss
Albert F. Smutzer
Shepherd
Willam Peterson
Peterson
Smutzer
Mother Not Insane In Double Tragedy Case
Lafayette township mother, Mrs. Bump, is accused of murdering her infant after giving three morphine tablets and attempting suicide with carbolic acid. Officials say she is not insane, citing poverty and burden as motive, with the affidavit charging murder in the first degree and the husband at bedside in Fort Wayne. The coroner and prosecutor gathered evidence as she recovers in a local hospital, with bond possible for release.
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Immell
Albert E. Thomas
Harry Hilgemann
Fort Wayne
J. A. Kessler
Mother, 28, Faces Murder Charge After Infant Death
A 28 year old Indiana mother is charged with murder after she and her doctor husband faced a tragedy at their Lafayette township home. The infant died after morphine and carbolic acid were given during a distressing period following a difficult birth. The note left by the mother blamed life’s burdens and expressed despair.
Glidden Tourists Start Longest Relability Run From Detroit
Dai H Lewis leads the Glidden tour for the American Automobile Association as cars depart the Hotel Pontchartrain at 7:30 am for a 2636 mile trek through Chicago Minneapolis Denver to Kansas City. Officials inspect seals on extra parts while spectators line Cadillac Square awaiting the start.
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Detroit
Mich
Dai H. Lewis
American Automobile Association
Hotel Pontchartrain
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
Kansas City
Cadillac Square
F. B. Hower
Pathfinder Lewis
Hower
Corps of Observers
House approves joint resolution on national income tax amendment
Washington reports the 317 to 14 vote in favor of submitting the income tax amendment to the states. Democrats seal support while 14 Republicans oppose. the measure goes to the president for signature after hours of debate on federal power and state sovereignty.
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House
Senate
Allen
Maine
Barchfeld
Pennsylvania
Dalzell
McCreary
Wheeler
Fordney
Michigan
Gardner
Massachusetts
McCall
Weeks
Hill
Connecticut
Henry
Olcott
New York
Southwick
Calderhead
Kansas
Payne
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Jack Cade
Clark
Missouri
Burke
Mr. Burke
Clayton
Alabama
Mr. James
Kentucky
Lazarus
Dives
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Bryan
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Texas
Officers Chosen At Woodland Methodist Sunday School
At the Madison township Woodland Methodist Episcopal church Independence Day a Sunday school convention elected officers for the coming year. A. J. Shaffer is president William Youse vice president Rolf Bauser man secretary treasurer Miss Lucy Adams home department superintendent Mrs Lucy Youse temperance department superintendent and Clarence Bobilya primary department superintendent. Miss Elizabeth Lush Albion and Wilson H Beard Los Angeles wed Sunday. Henry Weaver and son Harry were struck by lightning two miles SE of Pierceton while seeking shelter from a storm. both expected to recover.
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Woodland Methodist Episcopal Church
Madison Township
A. J. Shaffer
William Youse
Rolf Bauserman
Home Department
Lucy Adams
Lucy Youse
Clarence Bobilya
Elizabeth Lush
Albion
Wilson H. Beard
Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Weaver
Harry
Pierceton
Wanted Weekly Sentinels Pay 25 Cents Each Spy of Oaks
A brief recruitment notice offering 25 cents per message or item, seeking weekly sentinels or spies of oaks with vague duties. The fragmentary ad implies a paid role for delivering or gathering information.
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Oaks - Senti
Paul and Silas in Philippi Thessalonica and Berea
The narrative recounts Paul and Silas beaten and jailed in Philippi, then traveling to Thessalonica and founding a church after arguing in the synagogue. Jealous Jews incite mobs at Jason’s house, forcing their departure by night. In Berea they are welcomed but again opposed by Thessalonian Jews, while Timothy and Silas join Paul in Athens.
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Paul
Silas
Philippi
Thessalonica
Jesus
Jason
Beroea
Christ
Timothy
Athens
Amphipolis
Apollonia
Phillippi
Saloniki
Ellen M. Stone
Macedonia
Salonica
Philipp
Thessalonians
Acts
Berea
Greece
Timotheus
Banker Shot by Admirer of His Wife in Illinois
J B Sayler vice president of First National bank Crescent City Illinois was shot and killed in his home by Dr W R Miller who had courted Saylers wife for over two years Miller claimed self defense while Saylers wife testified her husband started the trouble The coroner's inquest raised mob fears as Miller was jailed in Watseka and Sayler was a respected local farmer and banker in Iroquois County
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Watseka
Ill
J. B. Sayler
First National Bank
Crescent City
W. R. Miller
Iroquois County
Sayler
Miller
Coroner Question: Wife Says It Was Not Her Business to Interfere
A coroner asks why the wife did not aid her husband. She answers with coolness that she did not think it was any of her business to interfere.
Earthquake Shakes Simla Region Causing Homes to Fall
A severe earthquake struck at 3 AM in Simla India, felt from Rawalpindi to Chitral, with several houses toppled and the tremor reaching Iskardo, capital of Bultistan.
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Simla
India
Rawalpindi
Chitral
Iskardo
Bultistan
Earthquake Report Touches Turkistan Towns
Telegrams from Kerkt and Kattikurgan in Turkistan and Khokan in Asiatic Russia say an earthquake struck at 2 o clock this morning, damaging several houses in those towns.
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St. Petersburg
Kerkt
Kattikurgan
Turkistan
Khokan
Russia
University Seismograph Records Major East Asian Earthquake
The university seismograph in Hambure recorded a quake at 10:45 PM, as strong as the major Messina shocks. The event is estimated to have originated about 2,900 miles to the east in Central Asia, reflecting substantial seismic activity.
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Hambure
Messina
Central Asia
Boy's Skirts Catch Fire Burned Paul Leitz
Three year old Paul Leitz, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Leitz of Michigan avenue, suffered neck and facial burns when the boys' skirts ignited in the kitchen stove while he poked the fire with a stick. The mother returned quickly and smothered the flames. No lasting disfigurement expected.
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Paul Leitz
Edward Leitz
Michigan Avenue
United Brethren to Erect New Church Near Luther
The United Brethren congregation near Luther plans to build a church costing 3500 dollars. The project moves forward with preparation and fundraising underway to serve the local community.
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