World happenings of current week and notable events
A fire at Milton Oregon caused about 76000 dollars in damage destroying several buildings. A House bill increasing postal employe salaries passed, while a monument to Jefferson Davis was planned for Fairview Kentucky. Other items include a Santa Monica hospital appropriation, Peter Iverson’s Washington governor bid, third party talks in San Francisco, Mrs. Landes as Seattle acting mayor, British trade figures, Brown’s Episcopal dispute, and various US political and economic developments including farm and lumber policy debates.
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Milton
Oregon
Senate
House
Nonpartisan League
America
San Francisco
Henry Landes
School of Science
University of Washington
Seattle
Britain
Board of Trade Journal
Federal Trade Commission
Douglas Fie Exploitation & Export Company
Northwest
Washington, D. C
Commianion
Companion
McNary-Hoaugen Export Corporation
Republican Steering Committee
War Finance Corporation
McNary-Haugen
Congress Deficit Bill Delayed Funds for Bonus Law
President Coolidge and Budget Director Lord Moon Tuesday at the White House discussed failure of Congress to pass the second deficiency appropriation bill. They indicated payments under the bonus law could not start for months and emphasized administrative costs.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Coolde
Lord Mot Day
White House
California
Lord
Agricultural Department
Coolidge
Senator Borah
Borah
Secretary of the Interior
Japanese Ronin Raid American Dance in Tokyo
A band of three ronin disrupted a dance at the Imperial hotel in Tokyo protesting U.S. exclusion laws. They issued profane anti American speeches with drawn swords, prompting calm Japanese guests to intervene. The incident aligns with a broader plan to expel Americans from Japan and boycott American goods and entertainment. The American community and officials, including the charge d affaires, witnessed the raid amid no police intervention and prewarned photographers.
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Tokyo
United States
Imperial Hotel
America
Hanil Bille
Japan
Plea Denied in Rates Cases Involving Portland and Astoria
The supreme court refused 60 days for filing petitions for rehearing in long and short haul rate cases. Proceedings concern San Francisco and Portland Steamship Co and the director general of railroads versus A. J. Barrington and the Portland Steamship Co. The decisions impact Portland and Astoria, Oregon.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Portland
Astoria
San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company
Director General of Railroads
A. J. Barrington
Portland Sew Company
Congress adjourns amid vetoes halting farmer aid and naval plans
Washington DC Congress closes a six month session amid controversy as President Coolidge vetoes the postal salaries increase and reform efforts fail. The deficiency bill reclamation provisions stall, eight new cruisers and battleship modernization are halted, and a special session is demanded for bonus funds.
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Washington, D. C
Wester
House
Senate
Congress
Pieman
Nevada
The Great Good Fortune of Good Friends
A poetic meditation on friendship as lasting wealth beyond wealth and fame. The piece reflects on belief, shared dreams, and the world’s doubts, concluding that enduring good comes from loyal friends rather than material success.
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McClure
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
A humorous reflection on marriage and romance noting the monotony of married life, the appeal of independence, and the quirks of both genders as illustrated by witty contrasts and social observations. The piece humorously questions vows, fidelity, fashion, and small social signals in love relationships.
Cancer Cause Learned Aboard in Philadelphia Report
An article claims cancer has a discoverable cause and a four month aloe treatment shows remarkable results though still experimental. Dr. T. G. Glover, Toronto native, allegedly identified a micro organism and a lab cycle as the cancer germ, after four years of work in New York City.
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Philadelphia
Anld
T. G. Glover
Toronto
Canada
Glover
Montana Snowstorm Breaks 24 Hour Precipitation Record
A fierce Montana blizzard hit Missoula and Flathead Valley with heavy wet snow from Saturday dawn into Sunday, breaking 24 hour precipitation records. Telegram reports high moisture ending drought conditions as snowfall inches deep buried roads and trees.
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Missoula
Mont—Kallapell
Flathead Valley
Precipita Hon
Kuallapell
Public Debt Cut Shown in Treasury June Report
Washington treasury announces June fiscal press rate shows a public debt reduction of 260 million dollars with an issue of 16 million dollars in indett securities. The pre war intercut rates appeared on government green ten Saturday.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Indettvdnond
Sitting Pretty Mother What was the cause of the disturbance
A dialogue scene from a magazine sketch in which a daughter explains that a man stole a kiss and she sat on him, provoking her mother’s reaction. The writer notes the interaction as a lighthearted bit in Everybody's Magazine.
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Charles
Everybody's Magazine
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George Washington
Jefferson Davis
Staten of America
Fairview
National Home For
Santa Monica
Cal
Peter Iverson
Poulsbo
Washington
Olympia
Iverson
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Montgomery Brown
Arkanvas
Big Loe Packers
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
California Co- Operative Canneries
Tokio
By Douglas Malloch
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Tharriage
Helen Rowland
Qsby McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Alf
Montana
W. Ritchie
Sam Ganger
Vulcan and Oliver
Superior
Fairbanks Morse
Myers
Star and Aermotor
Winona
Paul G. Balliger
Ione, Oregon
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