Youthful heroes face receptions in Paris during state visits
The Yellow Bird trio will be received by Premier Poincare and President Doumergue on Friday. Officials plan to honor all three with the legion of honor. Stowaway Arthur Schreiber from Portland, Maine, is not invited to the state visits, and he expresses remorse for risking the aviators and delaying homeward plans.
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Congress adjourns for two months amid quorum loss
Washington August 18 AP The call of home and vacation led Congress to adjourn for two months until August 19 after clearing the Senate’s action on executive nominations and a pay raise for capital employees. Debates continue on the tariff bill and the prohibition enforcement committee plan while possible debt negotiations loom. An increase in congressional salaries from 7000 to 12000 was hinted by Senator Beckenlar.
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Tennessee
Senate tariff debate highlights raw material protections
Senate discusses tariff proposals aiming to solve the surplus crop problem. Wheeler proposes stripping domestic millers of free Canadian wheat imports, shifting a 42 cent duty. House provisions on milled-in-bond wheat and Cuba flour duties are debated alongside new tax and tariff amendments across multiple sectors. The tariff schedule shows steep rises in many categories. Senate also opens executive nominations to light of day, adopting Robinson rule for open sessions and votes, amid partisan push and secrecy queries.
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Mary Pickford in Coquette at the Marlow theater
Mary Pickford renounces her curls and child roles in Coquette, her first talking picture, opening this afternoon at the Marlow theater. The drama centers on a southern belle and her mountaineer lover amid class clashes and dramatic love conflicts. Rath Etting appears with Pavorite Melodies singing Broadway hits, followed by Fox Movietone News and Humorous Flights in an all sound program.
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Pres Hoover Appeals To All The People And Vaud Bill At Marlow
President Hoover appeals to Americans amid border crime worries while Curwood’s Vaud bill picture The Yellow Back comes to Marlow with five vaudeville acts. The Senate adopts Caraway resolution to identify foreign diplomats arrested in the U.S. and House bills propose $25,000 to dependents of slain prohibition officers and $30,000 to the family of Henry Virkkula killed near International Falls. White House and treasury reports note bootlegger smuggling along the Canadian border and widespread telegram protests over a Minnesota case. The Yellow-Back, FAO production, stars Tom Moore Tom Santschi and Irma Harrison.
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Prohibition Enforcement Sparks Public Backlash Across Agencies
Washington Daily News reports growing anger over federal agents in prohibition enforcement arming patrolmen while killings linked to dry agents raise concerns. Critics say disarming customs agents would risk officers, yet incidents erode respect for law enforcement and challenge the administration’s enforcement strategy amid broader gun discipline orders.
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Night attack ends in death on Minnesota road
In peaceful Minnesota a man, Henry Virkula, is shot as a command to stop is heard. His car veers into a ditch while officers, mistaken for bandits, extract his wife and child from the vehicle. Myvor, presumably a passenger, is missing. authorities suspect rum running but misidentified the car.
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Storm floods Nebraska towns under heavy rainfall losses
A Nebraska storm washed out highways and railroad tracks, inundated two towns, and drowned livestock in Albion area. Over six inches of rain fell in three hours with Scotia receiving about five and a quarter inches. Donald Green, 23, was shot while aiding in rescuing people from flooded homes.
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Kids Poisoned Deaths Frame Chicago Case of Mother Accused
In Chicago a mother is accused as five children lie poisoned at home. Two children died, others fight for life as doctors test organs for suspected poisoning. Edwin Markowski, a paint sprayer, says his wife did it while she blames him amid family tensions.
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Speeches mark momentous epoch in naval and peace aims
The Dawes plan and naval arms talks were highlighted as crucial steps for world peace. Dawes urged careful method to reduce armaments, define equality of fighting strength, and guide a new order with naval experts supporting statesmen. The British PM echoed unity toward a cooperative peace board and shared goals with Dawes.
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Dawes in London Seeks Inclusive Armament Pact
A Pilgrims club banquet in London honored United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes with a speech urging inclusive Anglo American talks on disarmament. Dawes argued for naval and political balance as a new method, drawing applause from British leaders including Arthur Henderson and Sir Austen Chamberlain. Washington later interpreted his remarks as aligning with President Hoover on naval reduction talks and the role of statesmen in future conferences.
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Youngest National Livestock head Freddy Olander from Kansas City
Freddy Olander, 34, World War II veteran and member of a livestock family, is named president of the National Livestock Association. He has served as vice president of the Homal Livestock Commission Company of Kansas and was two years ago president of the Kansas City Livestock Exchange, touted as the youngest man ever to head the group.
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Pay Raise Approved for Southern Railway Workers
About nine thousand shop employees of the Southern railway were granted pay increases of five and six cents an hour by the board of arbitration late today.
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Battle fleet sails from San Pedro for summer maneuvers
The battle fleet led by the U. S. 5 California flagship of Admiral Louis McNahon steamed north from San Pedro California on June 18 for summer maneuvers.
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