British Chancellor Rejects New Reparations Proposals
Philip Snowden, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, rejected the four principal creditor powers new proposals to raise Britain’s share of German reparations. Snowden found the offers inadequate, rejecting verbal and morning offers as insufficient to move beyond previous rejections. The British stance held firm against increased unconditional annuities, dashing hopes for a quick path to the Young Plan.
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the Hague
Philip Snowden
Snowden
Jaspar
Belgium
Germany
Troury
Foes of Bill Prepare for Their Attack
Washington August 23 Opponents of the tariff bill passed by the house and rewritten by the senate finance committee outlined their planned attack. Democrats of the committee, excluded from drafting sessions, begin studying the measure to block rate increases as the senate minority organizes. Republican independents express dissatisfaction as the committee moves toward closure.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Soviet flier triggers new Moscow to America attempt
Semion age, the Russian aviator who crashed near Siberia on a Moscow to New York flight, left Moscow at 3 am to try again. He planned several stops, first at Krasnoyarsk, 2,000 miles away, in the new “Land of the Soviets” plane with 1,200 horsepower engines. If successful, a Russia to American west coast airline may be set up in 1931 as a continuation of the trans Siberian service.
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Moscow
Semion
Siberia
New York
America
Krasnoyarsk
Chita
Asia
LOG OF DIRIGIBLE
The log records an aerial voyage with times in EST. It notes departures from Lakehurst New Jersey to Friedrichshafen with a 4 200 mile leg taking 55 hours 24 minutes. It later lists a leg from Friedrichshafen to Tokyo and another leg to Kasumigaura finishing at Los Angeles, detailing distances and durations.
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Associated Press
All Times Eastern Standard
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen Fon
Tokyo
Kasumigaura
State Federation of Labor convention to meet in Grafton
The third annual convention of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor opens in Grafton on Monday August 26 and runs through August 28 with Moose Home and Hotel Graf ton as headquarters. Governor William G. Conley, U S Federation of Labor representative, President John B. Easton and other speakers will attend. Discussions will cover labor conditions affecting the wines in this region.
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State Federation of Labor
West Virginia
Grafton
Moose Home
William G. Conley
U.S. Federation of Labor
John B. Easton
Easton
Four Cruisers Added to Navy Rank List
Secretary Adams adds four second line cruisers to the obsolete war craft list, bringing total to 14. The vessels, including the Huntington, played roles in the convoy system against submarines while transporting troops and supplies to France during the war. Decommissioned for years as unfit for further service, they are slated for disposal.
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Washington
Adams
Navy
France
Huntington
Dr Ampringham seeks relief of holy orders
In a California letter dated Aug 23 the Rev Dr James Ampringham asks Bishop William T Manning to relieve him of holy orders after facing prosecution for practicing medicine without a license in his now defunct health education society.
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New York
Health Education Society
James Ampringham
William T. Manning
Episcopal Church
Manning
California
Wichita Derbyists Target Flight Today Across States
In a SE wind from Wichita to Tulsa and beyond, women aviators on the Pacific coast to Cleveland flight hop from Wichita with Blanche Noyes of Cleveland reporting yesterday’s landing after a lighted cigarette caused a small fire. Margaret Perry of Los Angeles, delayed by illness, reached Fort Worth and was hospitalized with a fever but expected to rejoin. Louise Thaden of Pittsburgh led the heavier planes in elapsed flying time with 11 hours 4 minutes 30 seconds. Glatney was close behind as the group continued toward page five.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tulsa
Pacific Coast
Cleveland
Blanche Noyes
Peens
Midland
Abilene
Margaret Perry
Los Angeles
Russian dancer now works as waiter in Luxemburg restaurant
A Daily Mail cable cites Alexander Subkotl, once married to Victoria, sister of the former Kaiser, claiming he now earns a living as a waiter in a Luxemburg restaurant. The note, captured by a London dispatch, adds that the detail comes from a disputed source.
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London
Daily Mail
Alexander Subkotl
Cess Victoria
Kaiser
Luxemburg
Graf launches long flight across Pacific to American coast
London reports rising Sino Russian frontier tensions with troop movements by USR and Chinese authorities. Alleged Russian push on Pogranichnaya and Harbin feared as Soviet gunboats move along the Sungari river. Nationalist government foreign relations committee meets at Nanking to consider policy amid crisis. Continued on Page Five.
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Far East
Graf
Wrangle
Pacific Ocean
London
Pogranichnaya
Harbin
Sungari River
Shanghai
Nanking
American sailor beaten by Chinese soldiers in Shanghai
An American sailor Jedraskiewz of the Panay patrol gunboat is reported to have suffered a severe beating by Chinese soldiers on August 32 in Shanghai. He was dragged behind a hut by five troops as a rescue attempt unfolded, with the fate of the other sailor unclear and no definite word on rescue or disappearance.
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Shanghai
Jedraskiewz
Zchang
iPsher
Aircraft Makers To Discuss Propeller Pitch In Cleveland Meeting
Cleveland August 22 The Society of Automotive Engineers and the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce plan a August 26 to 28 joint meeting tied to the national air races and aeronautical exposition. Papers by Curtis company engineers address propeller blade pitch and engine performance gauging. Continued on Page Two.
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Cleveland
Society of Automotive Engineers
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Theodore P. Wright
Curtis Aeroplane and Motor Company
W. R. Trumbus
Frank W. Caldwell
Standard Steel Propeller Company
J. H. Geisse
Comet Engine Corporation
Naval Aircraft Factory
Army
Navy
Squirrel Season Opens Early in West Virginia Remarks
By Starlin Whitaker readers are told West Virginia opens squirrel season September 16 and runs to November 30. The change from September 28 is due to new dates adopted by the legislature. Hunters must have a state hunter's license issued by the county clerk. Deer season remains closed for now.
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West Virginia
Starlin Whitaker
Nimrod
L. G. Smith
State Game and Fish and Forestry Commission
Fate of naval disarmament rests with public mood
Elgin Scotland Aug 23 AP Ambassador Charles G Dawes said the ultimate fate of naval disarmament talks depends on public sentiment in the involved countries. He urged simpler terms before detailing the issues so the average person can understand the matter. Continued Page Six.
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Ambassador Dawes
Elgin
Scotland
Charles G. Dawes
MacDonald
Dawes
Middle West Swelters with Extreme Heat Across Cities
A sudden heat wave swept the middle west, pushing temperatures to the high nineties in Chicago and surrounding cities. Chicago hit 93 degrees the hottest August day in US weather bureau history as two people died from the heat and three drowned. Keokuk and St. Louis reached 98 degrees while Springfield and Peoria also reported highs. Official readings varied in the low nineties to high eighties elsewhere.
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Chicago
Middle West
United States Weather Bureau
Keokuk
Town
St. Louis
Springfield
Til
Peoria
Business Men Visit Camp Y-Rater for Welfare Talk
Salvation Army board members, Grafton business men, and Rotary Club members visited Camp Y-Rater near Stone House, assuring 24 youngsters they were interested in their welfare. Captains W. H. Arnold and wife directed the evening encampment entertainment for Grattan youth previously kept within.
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The
Salvation Army
Grafton
Rotarians
Rator
Stone House
W. H. Arnold
Gratton
Early dawn moonshine raid nets two operators arrest
Officers surprised Leslie Kennedy and Clayton Collins at a still near Trontown seven miles east of Gratton. In the raid they seized a moonshine factory and arrested the operators.
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Leslie Kennedy
Clayton Collins
Trontown
Gratton
Graf Zeppelin heads toward Los Angeles over Pacific fog
The Graf Zeppelin, with 41 aboard, is about 600 miles east of Kasumigaura, heading toward Los Angeles on a Pacific crossing. Fog and weather turbulence challenge the voyage as Dr. Hugo Eckener guides the airship along the Tokyo to San Francisco route, with an expected arrival in California early Tuesday Pacific time.
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Tokyo
Graf Zeppelin
Igaura Naval Base
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
Gallifornia
Hugo Eckener
Japan
Francisco
Ookyo
Pacific
Eckener
Graf
Tokyo-San el Cisco
Duel Ends in Double Fatal Shot in Clover Georgia
In Clover Georgia two men Pate Huddleston and Brown met at a store and shot at point blank range after a family dispute over Brown’s alleged attentions to Huddleston’s daughter. Both were killed. the town witnessed the fatal exchange as enmity escalated after the warning from Huddleston’s father.
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Clover
Pate Huddleston
Brown
Elf
Huddleston
Brow
Orn Street
Dleston
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Elmos
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