Church Flays Klan Attitude In Protestant Report
A Presbyterian Church report by the board of home missions criticizes the Ku Klux Klan for opposing foreigners and Protestant missions. It accuses Italian fascist propaganda of attacking Protestantism and warns against confiscation of Italian Protestants’ property. The document urges education for the Negro race over evangelism and calls for increased Christian training in the southern states.
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Washington
Italy
America
Ku Klux Klan
Subgo
Assembly of ‘Presbyterian Church
Board of Home Missions
United Tes
Board of Mission
Great Britain Faces Diplomatic Strain Over Soviet Ties
Prime Minister Lloyd George criticized the Soviet regime while arguing against an immediate break in diplomatic relations. He called the government's white paper extravagant nonsense, saying evidence does not yet justify rupture, despite concerns over Soviet conduct.
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Lloyd George
London Reaffirms No War With Russia After Break in Ties
May 217 London reports Premier Baldwin declaring breaking diplomatic relations with Moscow does not mean war against Russia. He told a women unionists mass meeting that the step aims to avoid further political dealings while supporting legitimate trade. He said it was due to Moscow's interference in domestic affairs and hostile actions by Soviet agents worldwide.
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London
Baldwin
Moscow
Russia
Five Film Celebrities Face Probation in Kerrick Slaying
In Los Angeles on May 27 the superior court heard whether the five men convicted of manslaughter in the death of movie cow boy Two Gun Kerrick will receive probation. The district attorney would not oppose probation, and if denied, sentencing was expected immediately. Manslaughter carries one to ten years in prison under California law holding all group members responsible for a group unlawful act.
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Los Angeles
Tom
Kerrick
Hollywood
Superior Court
Craig
California
New South Wales Gets New Ministry After Lang Resigns
Premier J. T. Lang resigns amid labor ministry dissension in New South Wales. Governor Sir Dudley Stratford De Clair commissions Lang to form a new ministry subject to an early dissolution and election.
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New South Wales
Sydney
J. T. Lang
Dudley Rawson Stratford de Clair
Lang
Labor
Forger Dennis Phillips Sentenced To Two Years In State Penitentiary
Dennis Phillips pleaded guilty to forging a $15 Bank of Flemington check. He was indicted, arraigned, and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. He will likely be taken to Moundville Sunday as continuances and sureties were noted for several defendants.
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Dennis Phillips
State Penitentiary
Flemington
Phillips
Moundaville
State Versus Hobart McCartney Bond Details
The record lists charges and bonds for several cases: Hobart McCartney with a $1500 bond and Wayne Gall and J M McCartney as sureties, Harry Hovatter for misdemeanor with $500 bond and Earl Jackson as surety, and C O Barking versus Zella E Barkins a divorce case where the plaintiff posted $1000 bond for contempt over alimony nonpayment with Percy Weaver as surety.
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State
Hobart McCartney
Wayne Gall
J. M. McCartney
Harry Hovatter
Earl Jackson
Barking
Zella E. Barkins
Percy Weaver
Marchand Sets New One Hour World Speed Record
Paris May 27 A French racing driver Marchand shattered the one hour distance record at Montlhvery speedway driving 206 diameters 558 metres about 130 miles in sixty minutes The previous record was 203 kilometers 725 metres.
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Paris
Marchand
Montlhvery
Wilkins Hop-off Delayed By Heavy Load Issue
Fairbanks Alaska May 27 Captain George H Wilkins hop-off from Point Barrow was postponed after his plane refused to lift with an 1800 pound load He now hopes to fly today toward Grants Land on Greenland on the planned Arctic crossing
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Fairbanks
Alaska
George H. Wilkins
Point Barrow
Explorer
Arctic
Grants Land
Greenland
Deaths By The Associated Press Ottawa-Raymond 8
Peck 41, director of the Canadian government motion picture bureau in the department of trade and commerce, dies.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Raymond 8. Peck
Motion Picture Bureau
Department of Trade and Commerce
Expenditures Debated at Presbyterian Assembly
Dissension looms as the 139th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A meets in San Francisco on May 27. Rev. Herman Arndt of Montgomery Ohio leads charges of extravagant spending by the national board citing 500000 annually and the hiring of twenty five dead head secretaries. Dr Robert E Speer of New Jersey elected as moderate welcomed as a step toward peace and purity.
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San Francisco
139Th
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Herman Arndt
Montgomery
Ohio
National Board
Standing Committee of Finances
Arndt
Robert E. Speer
New Jersey
Walter B. Greenway
Philadelphia
Federal Trade Board seeks dismissal of 1920 suits
Washington May 27 The federal trade commission has asked Attorney General Sargent to dismiss actions begun in 1920 against Bethlehem Steel and Republic Iron and Steel. The suits sought to compel special reports on the cost of living investigation. The request follows a Supreme Court decision in the Claire Furnace injunction case that the commission had no right to demand such reports.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Sargent
Bethlehem Steel Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Supreme Court
Claire Furnace
Nationalists Are Defeated In Honan Battle
Shanghai dispatch reports a major southern offensive in Honan province began yesterday with heavy casualties. Hankow wireless notes the eighth army nearly wiped out as the government organ the People’s Tribune mentions a costly engagement with significant losses.
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Honan
Shanghai
Honan Province
Hankow
Eighth Army
People'd ‘Tribune
Nation divided on Hankow care for wounded base hospital appeal
The article notes complaints about Hankow medical facilities and urges both foreigners and Chinese to help form a base hospital and medical corps. It mentions Marshal Chang Tso Lin’s northern forces as better equipped, while observers await clearer news on who has the upper hand after prior propaganda favored the southerners.
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Hankow
Chang Tso
Lin
Await Report of De Pine do Flier De Pinedo
London awaited news of Commander De Pinedo, Italian four continent flier, after his departure from Trepassey Newfoundland on a return flight to Italy. Reports said he was towed toward the Azores following a cyclone disturbance, with Horta expected as a potential rendezvous point aboard the Italian steamer Superga.
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London
de Pinedo
Trepassey
New Foundland
Azores
Italy
Horta
Fayal
Stefani
Rome
de ‘Pinedo
Superga
National High School Bands Contest Heads to Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs hosts twenty three high school bands from Modesto California to Lockport New York for the National High School Band contest. Pikeville Kentucky raised nearly four thousand dollars to send its forty four member ensemble. Bands are divided into three groups and the finalists will compete tomorrow night for the championship.
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Council Bluffs
Towa
Modesto
Cal
Lockport
N. Y
Pikeville
Major William J. Stein reelected by wide margin
In Wheeling on May 27, Major William J. Stein was re elected by a majority exceeding 8,000 over challenger Earl Geisey. Final tallies show Stein 12,887 votes to Geisey 4,636, with a completed count confirming the result.
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Wheeling
William J. Stein
Earl Geisey
Stein
Geisey
Woman Is Rescued After Drifting Five Days Off NC Coast
Mrs. W A Foster of New York drifted in a disabled cruiser 13 miles off the North Carolina coast for five days, then rowed a one person skiff to Carolina Beach for help. Foster stayed in the craft as coast guard boat moved out after her husband reached shore. They were returning home from Miami aboard a 35 foot ship when the motor failed last Saturday. The couple endured two days without bread as the sea hindered food preparation.
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Wilmington
N. Y
W. A.foster
New York
Atlantic
North Carolina
Foster
Carolina Beach
Coast Guard
Miami
Financial Operations Doctor and Surgeon Exchange
A terse dialogue reveals a surgeon and doctor debating Williams’s medical procedure. The doctor insists the cost was five hundred dollars, while the surgeon protests the figure, asking what Williams actually had.
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Williams
Drought Talk Across a Village in a Letter
A terse village note mentions drought worries as Paddie and Dry appear in local chatter. A letter from Mike reports postal delays and a stamp fixed with a pin, underscoring rural hardships.
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Paddie
Mike
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