Briand Selected to Succeed Poincare as French Premier
Briand, veteran French statesman and former foreign minister, accepted a mandate to form a new ministry after Poincare’s resignation due to ill health. Paris observers note the task will seek a stable majority amid postwar financial and Hague conference pressures. Berlin reactions vary but anticipate Briand as likely successor with no major shift in policy expected.
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Doumergue
Poincare
M. Briand
France
Berlin
Raymond Poincare
Aristide Briand
Reich
Vares Daughter Marries William F Kipp in Atlantic City
Miss Mildred Vare the youngest daughter of Senator-elect William S Vare of Philadelphia married William F Kipp at the Vare summer home in Atlantic City The ceremony was led by Rev John Edwin Hill More than 500 guests including Nicholas Longworth James J Davis Harry Mackey and David A Reed attended A reception followed then a motor trip through Canada and plans for a European tour in the fall
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mildred Vare
United States
William S. Vare
Philadelphia
William F. Kipp
Vare
John Edwin Hill
All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church
Nicholas Longworth
Prisoner Returned to Finish Ten Year Term for Arson
James C. Mathews, a North Carolina penitentiary guard, arrived in Alexandria to escort Zev Harris 27 of Jackson Springs, N C alias Robert Balard back to Raleigh to complete a ten year sentence for arson.
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Alexandria
James C. Mathews
North Carolina
Zev Harris
Jacson Springs
N. C
Robert Balard
Raleigh
Farm Board Sets Up Committee to Form Grain Marketing Project
Chicago July 27 The Federal Farm Board signals formation of a 20 million dollar grain marketing project. An organizing committee of grain men will prepare a charter and bylaws and allocate stock to existing cooperative elevators wheat pools and farmer owned agencies. The board will supervise government funds tied to marketing provisions of the relief bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
West
Williams
Farm Board
British Liquor Sloop Seized Off Florida Coast
Fernandina Fla July 27 Coast guard officers report capturing the 76 foot British boat Betty and Billy 2500 cases of liquor aboard within US treaty limits about 80 miles south of Fernandina Bar The vessel is held under guard awaiting a Treasury Department special investigation decision on its disposition
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Fernandina, Fla
Coast Guard
Betty
Billy
United States
Fernandina Bar
Treasury Department
Gastonia Trial Opens Tomorrow for NTWU Rebels
Twenty three National Textile Workers Union members and affiliates face murder and assault charges for the Loray tent colony shooting. Defense seeks venue change amid claims of local bias as judge and attorneys prepare for arraignments and a Southwide union meeting at Bessemer City.
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Gastonia
National Textile Workers Union
Loray
Gaston County
O. F. Aderholt
Tom Gilbert
A. J. Roach
M. W. Barnhill
Rocky Mount
O. Max Gardner
National Textile Workers’ Union
Bessemer City
Paraguay Denies Bolivian Soldiers Murder Claim
Paraguay rejects Bolivian charges that two captured soldiers were murdered last December in Chaco Boreal. Asuncion delivered a formal refutation to Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, stating the Bolivian accusations rest on biased reports from interested Bolivian soldiers and are unsubstantiated.
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Washington
Chaco Boreal
Asuncion
Frank R. McCoy
Enrique Bordenave
Francisco C. Chaves
100 Year Old Tammany Grand Sachem Celebrates Birthday
John R. Voorhis aged 106, Tammany Grand Sachem and president of the board of elections, marked his birthday with two banquets prior and kept office hours, tearing up at Governor Roosevelt’s telegram of congratulations wishing him many happy returns.
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New York
John R. Voorhis
Tammany
Board of Elections
Interere
Mr. Voorhis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Debt Agreement Praised as France Ratifies Mellon Berenger Deal
President Hoover expressed gratification that France ratified the debt agreement noting it wipes out the wartime indebtedness and covers post Armistice advances. He cited a $4.23 billion total debt on June 15 1925 and a present value of $1.681 billion with $1.655 billion in post Armistice advances plus accrued interest.
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Washington
Hoover
France
United States
Bank of France
Credit and Exchange
Pardon Denied for Cameron After Clemency Review
John A. Cameron, known as the Enoch Arden of North Carolina, cannot obtain parole or pardon for the 20 year murder sentence. Governor Gardner, after reviewing his case and related records, concludes he must serve more of his term before clemency is possible.
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H. A. Oakes
Gardner
Raleigh
John A. Cameron
Enoch Arden
Sylacauga
Ala
North Carolina
Catax Gardner
Cameron
Alabama
A. Townsend
Townsend
P. C. Oakes
Raeford
UV. Oakes
High Point
General strike cripples Rosario for food amid clashes
Rosario Argentina suffers bread meat and milk shortages as a general strike halts work and public services. Ovens produce little and streets are nearly deserted. Police report a fatal clash with dock workers tied to the strike.
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Rosario
Argentina
Veteran Mail Carrier Faces Serious Charge
New Bern July 27 Emory H Henderson veteran mail carrier was taken into custody by postal authorities on a charge of rifling the mails He allegedly opened registered mail He has been in government service 18 years and is bailed for 500 dollars A hearing is set for Monday before U S Commissioner Joseph Nelson
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New Bern
Emory H. Henderson
United States
Henderson
Joseph Nelson
Briand Seen as Impetus for Naval Reduction Parley
Washington officials hail Aristide Briand taking the commission to form France’s new cabinet as likely to spur negotiations on an international naval reduction parley. Poincare is praised for stabilizing France’s internal issues, opening Briand to focus on foreign affairs and naval questions.
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Washington
Aristide Briand
Poincare
France
Briand
Takeoff for Tokyo Set for Monday by Tacoma Monoplane
Lieut. Harold A. Bromley announced he would take off at daybreak Monday for Tokyo in his Monoplane City of Tacoma if weather conditions were favorable. Preparations for the 4,700 mile nonstop flight over the Pacific were virtually complete and there was speculation he might depart tomorrow, but he said he would not be ready until Monday.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harold A. Bromley
Tokyo
Pacific
Bromley
Lamont Enthusiastic Over Census of Distribution
Washington July 27 Secretary Lamont predicts saving millions of dollars from a nationwide census of distribution to be taken next year with the regular decennial census of population.
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Lamont
Washington
Houston Planes Forced Out Of Endurance Flight
Two Houston fliers abandoned their bid to beat the St Louis endurance record after a motor failure forced down their monoplane Billion Dollar City. Joe Glass survived a ten day flight with Mark Twice Exceeded near 233 hours, while Glenn Loomis narrowly escaped panic during the stop. Glass praised endurance flying and hoped for a replacement plane.
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Houston
Tex
St. Louis
Joe Glass
Glenn L. Loomis
Joseph Glass
Nashville Elevator Fire Damages $500,000 in Warehouse Blaze
Three Nashville firefighters were overcome by heat while battling a blaze that destroyed a wooden elevator and a 25-bin storage room at the Nashville Warehouse and Elevator Co. on July 27. Unofficial estimates put the damage at up to $500,000.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Warehouse and Elevator Company
Wage Dispute Halts English Cotton Mills Idle Half Million Operatives
In Manchester England July 27 a wage dispute in Lancashire cotton trade ends in failure. The weaver's amalgamation refuses to continue negotiations and wage cuts of 12 percent take effect. Masters seek separate settlement with spinner and card room workers amid looming manufacturing stoppage. Engineers and firemen also affected though staying at posts hoping for a Monday return.
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Manchester
England
Master Spinners Federation i
Endurance Flight Keeps St. Louis Robin Aloft Toward Long Record
St Louis pilots Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine hover above Lambert field aiming to log 351 hours aloft for an all time endurance record. They beat rival Billion Dollar City of Houston after a forced down, with crowds watching and traffic arrangements in place for a possible third day aloft.
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St. Louis
Dale
Red” Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Culver City
Cali
Jackson
O’brine
Associated Press
Red) Jackson
Red
Houston
Texas
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Angelino
Forest fires reported as worst of the year across multiple regions
Telegrams from the U S Forest Service describe the year’s worst fire situation. In California near Altura 200 workers battle a July 23 blaze that has charred over 5 000 acres of timber and 3 000 acres of brush, destroying lumber and most buildings except Crane Creek mill.
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Washington
United States Forest Service
California
Northwest
Minnesota
Agriculture and Weather Bureau
Europe
England
China
Austral Lia
Argentina
Western
Can
Central
New Enegian States
Altura Calif
Medic National Forest
Crane Creek Lumber Company
San Bernardino National Forest
Santa Ana Canyon
Cherry Canyon
Barker Branch Ranger Station
Treaties Ratified With Bulgaria Hungary and Romania
The State Department announced that arbitration andconciliation treaties with Bulgaria Hungary and Romania have been ratified exchanged and are now effective.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
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ST. Louis Flyers
WM. F. Kipp
Friend of Peace
Carol Williams
Oklahoma City
Marketing Corporation
Fla. Coast
Aderholt
Paraguay
John Cameron
Minneapolis
Onoplane
Owen Haughland
P. L. Crichton
Utes
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