Hoover face debt question as European talks unfold
Washington reports say President Hoover and Secretary Stimson show keen interest in European finances. Mellon, MacDonald talks in London cited as signaling possible World War debt revision or moratorium. Congressional leaders from both parties visit, with officials deeming an imminent action likely to avert a looming financial crisis in Europe and the United States.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
House
Middle West
Stimson
London
Mellon
MacDonald
Germany
Smoot
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Tilson
Walsh
Montana
Foreign Relations Committee
Glass
Virginia
Treasury
Capitol
Watson
Indiana
Feurope
United States
Europe
Stable money values plan presented in Iowa meeting
Representative Ramseyer of Iowa unveiled measures to stabilize money buying power amid changing commodity values. The study, presented to the Iowa State Bar Association, seeks methods of exchange and payment to prevent unemployment and mood swings, including proposals such as regulating gold content in the dollar per Irving Fisher guidance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ramseyer
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa Republican
Irving Fisher
Vaile University
Testifies at trial of Elliott Hathaway
Dr. George Burgess Magrath, Boston criminologist, testified Verna Russell died from manual strangulation. The case concerns Elliott Hathaway of Fall River, son of a Massachusetts state representative, charged with strangling the nurse on a Tiverton lane during a March 23 car ride.
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Newport
George Burgess Magrath
Boston
Verna Russell
Magrath
Elliott’ Hathaway
Fall River
Massachusetts
Tiverton
Elected Bishop by Free Methodists
The Rev. B. J. Vincent of Chicago was elected bishop of the Free Methodist Church to succeed the late Bishop Walter A. Sellew of Jamestown. Other bishops named include William Pearce of Evans ton Th. G. W. Griffith of Los Angeles and A. D. Zehnizer of Pittsburgh. Vincent was elected on the first ballot with scattered votes to twenty others.
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Greenville
B. J. Vincent
Chicago
Free Methodist Church
Walter A. Séllew
Jamestown
General Conference of the Church
The
Denominaton
William Pearce
Evanston
Th. G. W. Griffith
Los Angeles
Cal
A. D. Zehnizer
Pittsburgh
London Denies Mellon War Debt Talks Invitation
London June 19 AP Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald rejects a newspaper claim that the government invited Andrew Mellon to discuss a revision of war debts. The government says no invitation was extended to Mellon or Washington officials. The London Express cited Mellon visiting England to discuss debt revision, contingent on Britain joining an international armament boycott.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Mellon
Mellen
Washington
London Express
the Treasury
Andrew W. Melton
England
Great Britain
Prussia
Free Frankie Foster Cleared in Single Murder Case
Frank Foster and his wife walked free in Chicago as charges of murder against the gangster were struck out on the state’s motion. Foster had been tied to the death of Alfred Lingle after a snub-nosed revolver linked to him emerged. meanwhile Leo Brothers was convicted of the crime. The state did not proceed against Foster.
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Chicago
Frank Foster
Alfred Lingle
Chiago Tribune
Harry M. Fisher
California
Foster
Ito
Leo Brothers
Brookfield Man Held as a Bank Robber
Manley Wilson of Brookfield Missouri was arrested in Kansas City on charges of taking part in the $2700 Farmers State Bank robbery at Phillipsburg Missouri on March 19. Sheriff John W. Jones and Prosecutor Robert Fields led the case with Kansas City officers present. Wilson reportedly confessed, tied to three other Brookfield men Lyle Morris Howard Zimmerman and Clarence Creason and a Brookfield man from Plato.
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Kansas City
Manley Wilson
Brookfield
Farmers State Bank
Phillipsburg
John W. Jones
Laclede County
Robert Fields
Wilson
Peilds
Lyle
Morris
Howard Zimmerman
Clarence Creason
Plato, Ma
Six K. C. Rum Ring Members Plead Guilty
Six men described by government agents as members of a Kansas City liquor ring formed by Al Capone pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Named are Fritz Malloy Ralph Rosenberg Frank Martin Lea Schwartz and Louis Kent Burton. Another indicted conspirator Ry Brok pleaded guilty and drew two consecutive prison terms of 18 months plus a $7,500 fine.
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Kansas City
al Gapone
Gay
Frite Malloy
Ralph Rosenberg
Frank Martin
Lea Swartz
Louis Kent Burton
Joplin
Ruy Brock
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Do X Continues Its Hop Down 70 Rio
Do X, the seaplane, resumes its journey from Natal to Rio de Janeiro. It took off from Bahia early morning, passed Belmonte 200 miles south of Natal, and headed along the coast to avoid mountains. The plan was to refuel at Carvellas then fly to Victoria and reach Rio the next day.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Natal
Bahia
Belmonte
Plan
Carvellas
Victoria
Rio
U S deficit falls under billion mark
Washington June 19 IAP The federal deficit eased below the billion dollar mark as second quarter income tax payments poured into the treasury. June 17 receipts totaled 89,010,858 and reduced the deficit to 945,956,020 at market close.
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Washington
Treasury
Instrumental Music Strong in Church Faces Prohibition
Greenville Newfoundland June 19 AP The Free Methodist general conference sustained Bishop G W Griffith of Los Angeles in denying seats to five Columbia River conference delegates at Clarkston Washington in 1928 for representing groups using instrumental music in public worship The decision was debated and the conference unanimously passed a resolution to consider future discipline changes The outcome dampens progressive efforts to change rules and a vote was expected Saturday
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Greenville
G. W. Griffith
Los Angeles
Free Methodist General Conference
Columbia River Conference
Clarkston
Wash
General Conference
18 Killed in Battle With Special Agent
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 14 SAP L R Pucholski 38 of Hamback Michigan was killed in a gun battle with FL W Dietz Rock Island railroad special agent in the yards today More than 20 shots were exchanged between Pucholski and an unidentified companion and the officer Pucholski was shot through the head and foot His companion escaped supposedly wounded Dietz had taken the men from a refrigerator car Pucholski objected to being searched and began shooting The officer was exonerated by Coroner R A Vorphal Pucholski was a barber officers learned
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
L. R. Pucholski
Hamback
Mich
FL W. Dietz
Rock Island Railroad
Pucholski
Dietz
R. A. Vorphal
Dealership sought for health appliance in Jefferson City
Corporation seeks a Jefferson City dealer to handle a well established health appliance widely broadcast on St. Louis radio. Used by thousands and highly recommended. Small investment required. Representative will close dealership in Jefferson City. Address Box No. 3 co Tribune Printing Co.
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Corporation
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Tribune Printing Co
Faithfull note hoax eyed as grand jury delays
Nassau police inspector Harold King said a report could solve the Starr Faithfull death but warned it may prove a hoax. A bottle note signed Start Faithfull read Help I am going to be thrown overboard and win a little tight. The writing did not match Starr Faithfull. Grand Jury proceedings were postponed awaiting Dr Garr from England.
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Mineola
Harold King
Nassau County Police
Starr Faithfull
Long Island
Start Faithfull
New York
G. Jameson Garr
Cunarc Line
England
Carr
Laconia
Vera Cruz anti-church bill angers papal nuncio
Governor Adalerto Tejeda met with President Ortiz Rubio in Mexico City amid protests over a Vera Cruz bill that would limit church presence to eleven priests for a population over a million. Papal nuncio Leopoldo Russo Y Flores ordered priests to stay at post pending state action. The church plans to challenge the law in court.
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Mexico City
Adalerto Tejeda
Vera Cruz
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Ortiz Rubia
Tejeda
Leopoldo Russo Y. Flores
Department of Interior
Vanderbilt files divorce suit in Reno Nevada
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. files for divorce from Mary Davidson Weir Logan of Chicago citing extreme cruelty. Attorney Samual Platt says negotiations over support continue with Mrs Vanderbilt's counsel William Woodburn, and no discussion of the Arno incident or divorce terms occurred.
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Reno
Nev
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Mary Davidson Weir Logan
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Samuel Platt
Woodburn
Arno
Prisons Faulted as Crime Training Grounds in Jails
Edward R. Cass of New York secretary of the American Prison Association told the National Conference of Social Work that county jails are the greatest deficiency in the U.S. penal system. He argued jails are run to assume prisoners cannot reform and thus train them in crime.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edward R. Cass
New York
American Prison Association
National Conference of Social Work
United States
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East Africa
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