Amelia Earhart greeted by New Yorkers on return
Amelia Earhart Putnam, first woman to pilot solo across the Atlantic, returned to New York aboard the Riverside in Battery Park amid a crowd of about 5,005. Fireboats saluted as she arrived, and she and husband George Palmer Putnam rode to City Hall amid ticker tape and bouquets.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
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George Palmer Putnam
T Welcome Committee
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Micheel MacWhite
Nations Confer On Lower Tariff Rates
Belgium Holland and Luxembourg agreed to no new tariffs and to cut existing duties by ten percent yearly until a set level. The accord aims to begin a wider reduction of world tariffs backed by six northern nations under the Oslo protocol of 1930. The move follows attempts by larger powers to form a broader union.
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Belgium
Holland
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
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Germany
Financial Markets Open Week Quiet Yet Hopeful
New York June 20 AP Financial Editor Claude Jagger reports markets began the new week in a quiet but hopeful mood with stocks bonds and principal commodities generally higher. Wheat eased after midday and dollar strength persisted though rail utilities and several majors showed small gains.
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U. S&s. Steel
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Air Reduction
Case
Pullman
Eastman
United Fruit
McKeesport
American
Wall Street
Laussaone
Congress
Dawes the Master Showman of American Politics
Charles Gates Dawes, a veteran force in politics and finance, is described as a master showman whose fiery facade hid a dignified, urbane strategist. The piece traces his career from Chicago banking to McKinley administration links, World War I purchasing, the Dawes Plan, vice presidency under Coolidge, ambassadorship to Britain, and his recent leadership of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, framing his future as a perpetual political wager and public spectacle.
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Charles Gates Dawes
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Sherman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Republican Party
Chicago Bank
France
United States
Great Britain
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St. Tynis
Chicago
Germany
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Curtis
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Senate Rules
Bandits in Oklahoma bank hold up linked to escaped convicts
Fort Scott Kansas June 20 AP three suspects held in the Bourbon county jail after the Citizens National Bank robbery were identified from prison photographs of 45 escaped Oklahoma convicts. Investigations stretched across Kansas Missouri and Arizona as officers pursued two men in a Kansas registered car and another man arrested at Pierce City Missouri released after questioning. The three under arrest near Nevada Missouri were linked to escapees including Bob Morgan Frank Sawyer Ed Davis Jim Clark and Jack Martin. Norman Dunklin 20 was questioned in Pierce City after a tip from Joplin officers. He showed about 1000 in cash and was released with little found. Police who questioned him included Sheriff Hyle and Sheriff w Ester Butner of Nevada.
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Theitizens National Bank
Bourdon County
Harry Hyle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arizona
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Mit
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Hyle
Bob Morgan
Sawyer
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Bryan County
George Allen
Ed Davis
Stephens County
Jack Martin
Jim Clark
Muskogee
Phoenix
Norman Dunklin
Storms Bring Rain and Damages Across Capital City
Two storms followed by heavy rainfall caused damage to Park School roof estimated at $200 and a window blown out at Junior High. Cars stalled by the downpour were dried out before starting. A total of 1.26 inches of rain fell overnight as days remained before full storm impact could be measured.
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Heisingers
Tax Goes On At Recorder's Office
The new federal tax on real estate conveyances goes into effect tomorrow at County Recorder Henry LePage's office. LePage has no guidance yet from the government or stamps, but will collect the tax and hold papers until stamps arrive. The tax excludes mortgages and notes, applies to transfers, and exempts amounts under 100.
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Henry LePage
LePage
Suspect Held For Kansas City Bank Robbery Identified
Fred R. White Wyandotte county attorney said Pete Grego alias Cherles Cherrito, held in Farmington Mo on a bank robbery charge, was identified by fingerprints as one of the men who robbed Brotherhood State Bank in Kansas City on April 19.
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Fred R. White
Wyandotte
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Cherles Cherrito
Brotherhood State Bank
Plans for First Two Way Atlantic Flight by Lt Fogg
Lieutenant Robert Fogg of New Hampshire plans a two way Atlantic flight from New York to London with stops in Nova Scotia Labrador Greenland Iceland and Scotland. The mission aims to survey the route and film Greenland's ice cap and the volcanic activity of Iceland Teeland. The attempt will occur this summer if preparations finish.
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Robert 5. Fogg
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Teeland
Missouri Democrats Readying for Convention in Chicago
Jefferson City correspondent Meade C. Monroe reports Missouri Democrats sharpen for the national convention in Chicago. The Missouri delegation backs James Reed, but factions fear Pendergast influence and anticipate debates over the nomination and ballot strategy. Republicans react to the prohibition plank as St. Louis leans wet.
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Chicago
James A. Reed
U. S
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TJ. Pendergast
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Roosevelt
New York
Reed
Storm lashes plains. crops and towns suffer damage
Weather bureau reports storms, floods, and heat across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Nebraska. Homes unroofed or washed away columned by six inch rains. A barn on the R L Smith farm six miles north of here collapsed killing livestock. Hail up to baseball size damaged windows roofs and hangars at Wichita and Johnson County.
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Hoover and Curtis Start Re election Run Portrait
President Hoover and Vice President Curtis step from the White House for their first picture after renomination. Cameramen focus on the white line of Washington as a time saving mark. Several drowning and accident reports accompany the stormy aftermath in Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri with fatalities and injuries.
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Curtis
White House
Washington
TQ Speak Tuesday At Little Rock Meeting
Alberta Chase, executive secretary of the Missouri Society for Crippled Children, leaves for Little Rock to address the Arkansas Society for Crippled Children annual meeting. C Q Chandler of Wichita chairs the State Commission for Crippled Children.
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Missouri Society For Crippled Children
Little Rock
Arkansas Society For Crippled Children
C. Q. Chandler
Wichita
State Commission For Crippled Children
Hoover Plans Re Election Strategy with Sanders
President Hoover met with Everett Sanders to outline campaign plans for Hoover's bid for re election. The brief White House talks followed Hoover's statement that Sanders will lead the campaign, allowing Hoover to focus on his presidential duties.
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White House
Chicago
My. Hoover
Thas
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