Painlevé's Ministry Faces Budget Tug of War
The French cabinet tests proposed capital levy as socialists push for more democracy in budget plans. Caillaux warns he would resign if coalition loses confidence, Painleve supports finance chief while allowing budget talks. Meanwhile Weeks shows definite improvement after gallstone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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M. Caillaux
Painteve
Minster of Finance
Weeks
Boston
Associated Press
John W. Weeks
Masschusetts General Hospital
Lynch Sees Grave Peril for America in Debt
Indianapolis June 3 James M Linch president of the International Typographical Union warns America faces grave peril from debt amid social strain and wealth excess He compares the present to Rome's fall driven by high interest debt and expansive consumer credit urging worker education as remedy while noting union protections and limited public welfare.
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Indianapolis
James M. Linch
International Typographical Union
America
Rome
Bouh
Gracchi
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
East
Republic
Anthony
Amenca
England
France
Germany
Winston Churchill
Rock Hill man tries out for movie job in funnies contest
Martin K. Giles of Rock Hill South Carolina says he will not lose by a lip if he fails in a humorous face contest. The remark suggests a lighthearted local reaction to a playful tryout for a film role.
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America
Martin K. Giles
Rock Hill, S. C
Transplanting Cabbage For Best Growth And Care
The article explains careful cabbage transplanting from seed beds to avoid root injury. It stresses lifting with as much root as possible, planting deeper than in the seed bed, watering, and shading on hot days. It outlines eight cabbage groups and notes Wakefield is an early, pointy headed type. spacing ranges from 12 to 18 inches within rows 24 to 36 inches apart, adjustable by moisture.
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Wakefield and Winninstadt
Copenhagen
Wakefield and
Winningstadt
Jersey
Wakefeld
Hoover predicts higher living standards and wage support
Secretary Hoover reports that the American standard of living could rise 20 to 30 percent based on commerce surveys. He says the US has unique resources enabling independence with a high living standard and urges a wage floor to absorb production. He also notes credit expansion should be curbed to maintain workers’ buying power. He foresees eventual universal old age pensions but stresses thrift and prudent spending as essential.
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Commerce Hoover
United States
Hoover
Mistinguett Causes Stir in Paris Cafes and Elopes Bride News
Paris star Mistinguett, just back from America's stage, ruins cafe mood by tossing dishes over soup. In Oakland, Miss Sara Arena learns six hours before her wedding that groom William Yellguth eloped with another woman in Mexico. The wedding plans collapse as the church, trousseau, and decorations stood ready. China lowers marriage age to 48 from 14.
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Paris
Mistinguett
Sara Arena
Oakland
Calif
William T. Yellguth
Mexico
Weather Toll in Deaths From Heat Wave
Heat wave deaths climb with up to 30 reported in the furnace belt as temperatures soar to 95 100 degrees along the Atlantic seaboard. Cities report fires from sun damage beaches parks opened for sleep and schools dismissed while storms bring damage from Minnesota to Fargo Moorhead.
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Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnesota
Crosby
New York City
New York State
Pittsburgh
New England
New Jersey
Michigan
Philadelphia
Ohio
St. Louis
Indiana
Bente
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Baltimore Ring
Chinkiang Students in Riots Amid Turmoil
In Canton and Shanghai, clashes erupt as Kuomintang authorities face strikes and martial law. Cantonese forces drive Yumnanes from Canton, while a general strike threatens and Hong Kong telegraphs suspend. Merchants demand action against military rulers, seeking a peaceful civil government under the Kuomintang.
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Canton
Hong Kong
Kuomintang
Kuomintang Party
Conference debate on disarmament and gas warfare
The article covers proposals for a special Washington conference on disarmament, including McBurton’s plan for a prompt Tokyo? no. It notes President Coolidge’s possible invitation and American moves toward broader talks. Paul Boncour’s speech condemns gas warfare and urges global action to render war impossible with united armed forces.
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Coolidge
Washington
McBurton
Fr. Burton
Paul Boncour
M. Boncour
Boncour
France
Counting Confetti in London Bus Factories
In London, bus conductors’ punched ticket scraps are stored in a pouch and counted by women in the company office to verify ticket totals. The practice uses confetti counters to ensure accurate fare collection.
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London
A GOOD BARGAIN INDEPENDENCE BRICK DEAL
Independence Kansas residents vote to repave a street and sell old bricks for seven dollars per thousand, a profit over the original six dollars paid per thousand when laid seventeen years ago. The item notes the bricks cost the city six dollars per thousand at construction.
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Independence, Kas
Bachelor’s crime in Paris over marriage night swim
A Paris man, restricted to his nightshirt, swam in the Seine at midnight as punishment for marrying. He was also fined 2000 francs. The incident involved a bachelor’s club and a formal sanction following the wedding.
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Paris
Seine
France
Man acquitted in rhubarb theft case shocks town
Kansas City tale recounts S Max Rope who picked up nine sticks of rhubarb from a broken post office package. The produce valued at 20 cents led to indictment but he was acquitted. he lost his job and mortgaged his house, with retirement pay years away.
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Kansas City
Max
Carter
Secret Service
Rope
Shanghai strike turmoil stirs Chinese foreign tensions
In Shanghai and surrounding areas anti foreign sentiment spikes as Chinese workers strike at Japanese owned mills. Foreign concessions brace for clash while Russian influence and Bolshevik money are alleged behind the unrest. Authorities report widespread disruption with 150000 Chinese pulled from tasks. emissaries move to seek settlement amid a volatile regional power struggle.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
Auanghai
Naiking
Celestial City
San Francisco
China
Peking
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Russia
Chang Tso-Lin
Canton
Sun Yat- Sen
Japan
Diamonds Hidden in Sands At Coney Island Sink Firm Collapse
A New York report notes diamonds and jewelry worth about 39000 found buried in Coney Island sands while investigators probe losses of the bankrupt firm Alorris Sieger and Son, which failed for over 200000. Morris Sieger, head of the firm, died leaping from a Times Square 35 story building before the collapse was announced. Chicago reports that A D Lasker sold his Chicago National League baseball club holdings to William Wrigley Jr and others.
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New York
Associated Preas
Coney Island
Aséeta
Alorris Sieger and Son
Morris Sieger
Times Square
Chicago
Fress
A. D. Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Chicago National League Baseball Club
William Wrigley, Jr
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