Rough on Hank Wallop Renounces U.S. Citizenship to Become Earl
Oliver Henry Wallop, longtime Wyoming rancher and legislator, has renounced American citizenship to inherit the title Earl of Portsmouth. The Baltimore Sun notes Wyoming lawmakers guard themselves, while Lords demand independent judgment, free of Anti-Saloon League backing. Henry Gallop may prove a moist character with a mind of his own.
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Wyoming
England
Earl of
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Hank” Wallop
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House of Lords
Baltimore Sun
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Pussyfoot” Johnson
Henry Gallop
Earl
Memorial Service Boosts Home Finances in Douglas Case
An elderly woman reportedly earned fourteen thousand to fifteen thousand dollars at a memorial service for her deceased daughter held in Douglas Arizona. The event occurred shortly before Aimee was resurrected there, marking a notable local moment in the community.
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Aimee
Douglas
Arizona
Filipinos Block Promoters In Philippine Rubber Race
American capital seeks rubber plantations but a Philippine law caps foreign land purchases at 2,500 acres, aiming to curb large scale exploitation. Debates swirl over whether isolation protects or delays development and whether Moros’ push for American control could shift policy and fortunes.
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Philippine Islands
Whi
Philippines
Pennsylvania factions deny ballot stuffing claim persists
Report notes that leaders of rival groups in Pennsylvania deny engaging in ballot stuffing while acknowledging the possibility that observers known as watchers may have used currency as calling cards, implying potential signaling rather than direct manipulation.
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Pennsylvania
Talking Is All Right Concluding Reflection On Congress
A newspaper column argues that public fatigue with congressional oratory should not silence careful analysis. It contends that sober reflection confirms the need to weigh speech against action and to consider productive legislative approaches despite fatigue.
Talk, not law, in debate urged by Birkenhead
Lord Birkenhead argues open legislative discussion prevents bad bills and conflicts, praising talk as a route to peace and wiser policy. He notes centuries of parliamentary debate, warns that too much talk can kill needed reforms, and labels the farm relief bill a political sop amended to death.
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Lord Birkenhead
Great Britain
Oxford
Burkenhead
Farm relief defeated as McNary bill falls in senate
The senate voted 45 to 1089 to defeat the McNary farm relief bill, signaling the end of current session support for farm subsidy measures. Republicans blocked the Haugen and McNary proposals, arguing tariff policies aid manufacturers while raising costs for consumers, as farmers threaten to push for tariff cuts.
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Coolidge
Mellon
Middlewest
Congress
House
Washington climate prompts diplomat clash in Commons
The Kansas City Star editorial contemplates a possible diplomatic incident from a heated British House of Commons debate on moving the London embassy to New England for the summer. It lampoons the clash over climate, cost, and the supposed torpid Washington weather, noting how both sides volley witty defenses while hinting at broader world capital climate discussions.
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House of Commons
Britain
Esme Howard
New England
Commons
United States
Hay
Maine
Massachusetts
State Department
Congress
London
One Man's Fight in Congress Over France Debt
Representative A Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts leads a lone campaign in the House to defend France in the war debt dispute. He cites detailed figures on France's military spending and casualties to argue for a fair settlement, while opponents accuse France of militarism and misaligned taxation.
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House of Representatives
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France
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Debt Commission
United States
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Treasury
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Anober
Maly
Europe
Merriott
M. Pamleve
M. Deamer
M. Ariand
Secretary of War
Ile
Italy
Dodd Mead Announces New Anatole France Work Under the Rose
Dodd Mead & Company will publish the final Anatole France volume Under the Rose on June 4. The book, bound with the complete edition, contains dialogues revealing sub rosa ideas on War Nature and The Future. It completes the great French writer’s literary career.
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Dodd Mead Books
Dold, Mead & Company
Anatole France
Dodd, Mead & Company
Stephen Leacock
Mother hanged after confession in English murder case
In Manchester a 33-year-old mother, Mrs Louis Calvert, was hanged for strangling her landlady Mia Sity Waterhouse and then robbing her. She reportedly confessed before execution and appealed for clemency, claiming impending motherhood. A crowd gathered outside, and relatives said their farewells.
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Eng
Strangeway Fall
Louis Calvert
Mia
Sity Waterhouse
Home Secretary
William Joynson-Hicks
William
Mrs. Calvert
Calvert
Kenneth
Soviet of Sea Rules Little Rum Runner Mystery
Norfolk reports 190 miles of the Virginia Capes seized whisky laden steamer Elma, once the Tilac tender. The coast guard towed her to port. no charges filed. Officials say a Soviet arrangement may explain the crew’s silence on responsibility. Four armed guards remain aboard as authorities seek instructions from Washington.
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Volane
Seisure
Virginia Capes
Elma
Mary A
Washington
The Kid Faces Work and Social Class in America
A Baltimore Sun opinion examines how new graduates confront scarce high end jobs as immigrants fill rough labor, causing a class shift. It argues America must adjust social norms so overalls and dress clothes coexist, with pay rising for hard labor.
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Dad
America
Hort
Tad
John
Baltimore Sun
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions
Helena Independent Information Bureau offers a Q and A feature on diverse topics. Questions cover Gertrude Atherton’s age, automobile operating costs, the title Dame, quicksands, lunar atmosphere, Monte Carlo games, criminal recidivism, bibliomancy, daylight saving origins, and American cracker consumption, with concise factual answers and notes on sources. The item promotes the Washington bureau for inquiries.
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Great Britain
Nellie Melba
Pueblo
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Monte Carlo
Rome
North America
Nova Statia
New World
United States
Ryland
National Party to advance meeting plans in Indianapolis
The national executive committee will meet in Indianapolis on July 3 to debate moving the annual convention from December to July and to amend rules for a $1 yearly membership fee plus a 50 cent monthly payment. If approved, new officers would be elected next month, per national president John Zahnd. Mail voting by committee members is permitted.
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The
National Party
John Zahnd
Fosbay acquires West Coast Power company interests
Portland June 24 control of the West Coast Power company has been purchased by the W F Fosbay company from Cammeck and Company of Chicago. The properties will join a consolidation around August 1 involving plants valued at about eight million dollars, according to Fosbay western representatives.
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