Idaho Senator Issues Tariff Challenge to Hoover
Idaho's senator calls for a tariff challenge to President Hoover, framing the revolt as a push for protectionist policy changes and party leadership accountability.
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
1
Borah Challenges Hoover On Flexible Tariff View In Senate
Senator William Borah pressed President Hoover on his stance toward the flexible tariff in the new tariff bill. He condemned the provision as a sinful waste of time and money and asked the President to state his views on the industrial schedules. Senator David A. Reed defended Hoover, arguing the President may recommend policy and that press statements are comparable to formal messages to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Senawilliam E. Borah
Idaho Sena
Senate
Borah
Asak
sAsks
David A
Pennsylvania
Congress
Reed
Agricul
Tarf
Orah
Hasen
Riff Commission
King
Utah
Weather forecast for Kansas City area and vicinity
Mostly fair tonight and Friday with continued mild air. No major weather hazards expected. Relative humidity around 38 percent, river stage at 44 feet with a 2 foot fall in twelve hours ending 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The Star Defends West Interests Against Wall Street Criticism
The Star argues excessive speculation burdens industry and agriculture in the West and supports deflation of stocks. It defends its editorials against Wall Street Journal criticism and plans to further outline its position on the stock market the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
West
The
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street
Kansas City
the Star
Traffic Circle Toll Grows On Linwood Paseo Intersection
A two car crash at Linwood Boulevard and the Paseo sent a Ford roadster into the traffic circle. Drivers Virgil Bates and W J Bernardine blamed the other for running signals. Pastor Rev Charles R Tyner aided the wrecked youths at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Boulevard
Paseo
Virgil Bates
Cissna Avenue
Kansas City
Kansas
Marjorie Bates
W. J. Bernardine
California
Charles R. Tyner
St. George's Episcopal Church
Eight Prospectors Missing In Northwest Plane Search
Air search launched from Stoney Rapids in Saskatchewan for eight prospectors missing for two weeks after two planes disappeared en route to Beverley Lake. Four planes began the 800 mile journey. the two absent craft carried food for the end of October and reports say game is abundant in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Northwest
Stoney Rapids
Saskatchewan
Beverley Lake
Summer’s Spell to Linger Across Regions
Mostly fair skies and mild weather continue tonight and tomorrow as per R L Anderson assistant to P Connor. Temperatures may reach the upper 80s tomorrow. Dry, warm conditions prevail in Kansas and surrounding areas while Northern Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas see rain and cooler air. A smoke mist hung over the business district due to little air movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Anderson
P. Connor
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Hays
Kansas
Mrs Hoover Sheds Escorts For Shopping in New York
Mrs Herbert Hoover leaving motorcycle escorts and guards of honor in New York to shop. She planned to return to Washington that night and aimed to aid the Girl Scouts fundraising drive to raise 3 million dollars for a five year development program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Girl Scouts Movement
Reichstag moves to curb dueling with prison terms
Berlin reports a Reichstag committee approved a measure imposing three months to two years in jail for duels with mortal outcomes. The law would also punish contempt toward a person who refuses a challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Courts praise ignoring technicalities in legal procedure
Missouri judges conference hears Lon O Hocker former Missouri Bar head urge restraint on overturning indictments for minor errors. He warns against altering laws to fit cases and stresses rules must guide all similar situations to maintain public confidence in courts. Radio and air circus highlight convention hall events and Fairfax Airport displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon O. Hocker
St. Louis
Hocker
Midwest
Great stride in Kansas judicial council progress
Associate Justice W W Harvey, Kansas Supreme Court, told the Missouri judicial conference that Kansas has made many improvements in its judicial system though it has not altered constitutions or statutes. He cited data collection, faster court dispatch, and the council as a stimulus improving trial court performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Judicial Council
W. W. Harvey
Kansas Supreme Court
Missouri Judicial Conference
Hotel
Muehlebach
Justice Harvey
Kansas Council
Missouri Conference
Kansas
Harvey
Supreme Court
Judicial Council
Fearful quakes foretell eruptions on Hawaii volcanoes
Western Hawaii endures a series of about 150 earthquakes with walls and buildings collapsing. Government volcanologist Dr. Thomas Jaggar predicts possible eruptions from Kilauea Mauna Loa and Hualalai within weeks or months, possibly all three, with lava surfacing from one or more craters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hrto
Islanp
Hawai
Hawaii
Kealakekua
Thomas A. Jaggar
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Hulalai
Kona
Jaggar
Hawaiii
Dr. Jaggar
Man Shrinking Nightly Due To Paget’s Disease
Joseph Mayott a 54 year old Spanish American War veteran at Sawtelle Soldiers Home Los Angeles reveals he has Paget's disease a rare ailment that makes him shrink over time. Doctors say no cure exists and he may live decades more though his height has fallen from 5 feet 7 inches to 4 feet 10 inches in eight years. He reports no pain and is not in immediate danger of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joseph Mayott
Sawtelle
Mayott
Paget
Woman Held After Beating At Florene Jacobs Home
Charles M. Keckley, 62, a manufacturer, was found unconscious with a fractured skull in the apartment of Mrs. Florence Jacobs, 35. The assailant, said to be intoxicated, was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
Charles M. Keckley
Florence Jacobs
Fog Ends Refueling Flight in Indianapolis
Fog so dense the refueling plane was visible only on instruments forcing the Indianapolis Flamingo plane to land at 5 40 this afternoon on its second attempt to set a new endurance record. The craft had logged 149 hours 36 minutes aloft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Pershing Denies Shooting Tale In Scotland Hunt
Paris September 26 Gen John J Pershing flatly denied a New York report that he had accidentally shot and slightly wounded Justice Richard P Lydon while grouse hunting in Scotland. He refused to comment further on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
John J. Pershing
New York
Richard P. Lydon
Scotland
Violet H Rogers to Build $200,000 Glass Inclosed Pool
Col. H. H. Rogers and his bride occupy a villa in Southampton and plan a deluxe glass enclosed swimming pool with violet ray glass roof. Illumination at the bottom and sides will create a rainbow effect. Estimated cost runs to about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southampton
N. Y
H. H. Rogers
Lindy to be an explorer for Mayan ruins trip
Col Charles A Lindbergh will lead a scientific expedition to Mayan cities in Guatemala Honduras British Honduras and the Mexican states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo. The Carnegie Institute and Pan American Airways announce the project with Dr Oliver Ricketson aboard. Base will be Belize British Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala
Honduras
British Honduras
Yucatan
Quintana Roo
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Panrome Airways, Inc
New Yorkty
Oliver Ricketson
Carnegie Institution
Belize
112 Million Dollar Policy Tops Kansas City Life Coverage
Howard H. Morgan of Pickwick Greyhound Lines announced a 112 million dollar policy for 800 employees with Metropolitan Life. The plan covers 1 million per life and 1 million for accidental death or dismemberment, plus weekly sick or accident benefits of about 20 thousand dollars. Morgan said one third of the cost is borne by the company and two thirds by employees. A larger policy for Long-Bell Lumber Company employees exists at 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Howard H. Morgan
Pickwick- Greyhound Lines, Inc
O. F. Teichgraeber
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Morgan
Metropolitan
R. A. Long
Long-Bell Lumber Company
London Bank Rate Up After Gold Outflow
Bank of England directors raised the discount rate from 5 3/4 percent to 6 percent to protect the gold stock amid continued gold outflows to the continent and the United States. The move drew immediate foreign exchange shifts and had been anticipated by market authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Bank of England Today
Continent
United States
Stock Exchange
Police Commissioner Rules Band Concerts Too Frequent
Police Commissioner Russell Field plans to order Chief John Miles to limit the 40 member police band. He cites excessive requests for band services and notes half the musicians are volunteers while streetcar passes are provided for outside players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Field
John L. Miles
Independence
Coolidge Signs 1000 Autobiography Copies Fast
Calvin Coolidge autographed 1,000 copies of his autobiography in 3 hours and 25 minutes with two secretaries and a Cosmopolitan Book Corp representative assisting. He started at 8 50 and finished at 12 15, averaging 123 seconds per signature. The signed copies will sell for $25 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation
Fall From St. Charles Bridge Hospitalizes Chicago Painter
William Alpenhoff aged 42 of Chicago is in a St. Louis area hospital after plunging 100 feet from the St. Charles bridge into the Missouri River while painting with a crew. The accident occurred near St. Cannes Missouri on Sept 26 with A P reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cannes
William Alpenhoff
Chicago
St. Charles
Missouri River
Alpenhoff
Fire on Mexican Launch Kills 14
Fourteen people including seven children died when a launch on the Panuco River at Tampico caught fire. A dispatch from Tampico reported the tragedy today as banks operate to loan money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Panuco
Tampico
Kansas City Gears Up as Fall Show Transforms Playtown West
Kansas City prepares a vibrant fall and winter calendar with theater openings at Shubert and Orpheum, a Little World Series at Muehlebach Field, Pompeii fireworks notables, the Southwest Clinical Conference, and the American Royal Livestock Show. A secret November surprise promises festive entertainment as shoppers flood the city stores ahead of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Shubert
Shubert Theater
Oberfelder-Ketcham Stock Company
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum
Muehlebach Field
Convention Hall
U. S. Marine Band
Pompeii
Ararat Temple of the
Edith Taliaferro to Open Oberfelder-Ketcham Season at Orpheum
Edith Taliaferro will be the first guest star at the Oberfelder Ketcham Players opening Saturday night October 12 at the Orpheum theater. Her likely first play is Sir James Barrie’s What Every Woman Knows, previously starred by Helen Hayes in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Taliaferro
Oberfelder-Ketcham Players
Orpheum Theater
James M. Barrie
Helen Hayes
New York
Miss Taliaferro
Afghan king believed slain in unconfirmed reports
London dispatches relay unconfirmed claims from Calcutta that Emir Habibullah Bacha Sakao once a water carrier and bandit chief may have been killed. Officials in official quarters say no confirmation yet. Reports from Peshawar note growing unrest in Afghanistan amid Habibullah's money troubles and a threatened counter revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Calcutta
India
Emir Habibullah
Bacha Sakao
Afghanistan
Peshawar
Habibullah
Plans Air Liner For 400 Passengers In Sea Takeoff Design
London reports a huge new British air liner planned to carry 400 passengers and crew. It will be 850 feet long, propelled by fourteen engines, and feature water landings for transoceanic flights with a gas capacity of 12 million cubic feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Star
Great Britain
Soviet to Spend Billions on New Construction Projects
Moscow announces for the year starting October 1 the government will spend 6⅔ billion dollars on industrial plants, factories, power stations, new dwellings, schools, large state farms and other building enterprises as stated by the state planning commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
State Planning Commission
Storm Bulletin Updates From Bermuda to Nassau
Rumor circulated in Hamilton that the Italian freighter Laconia foundered near the Bahamas but no confirmation. Eleuthera Island reports a heavy hurricane with no loss of life. Bimini notes a 29.60 barometer and a 30 mile north wind as Nassau and Miami relay storm advisory details. wireless links to Nassau were in and out while Nassau reportedly faces heavy hurricane damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Laconia
Bahamas
Associated Press
MiaMi1
Fla
Governor's Harbor
Eleuthera Island
Miami
Bimini
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Nassau
Racers Delayed In City Of Mexico-Kansas City Air Derby
Four Mexican army pilots and two Americans in the City of Mexico Kansas City air derby will delay landings at Fairfax airport until between 3 and 4 tomorrow. The date change was announced by the International Air Circus and Pilots' Reunion with no explained reason. Flight legs included Wewoka to Muskogee then onward toward Springfield Missouri for tonight's control stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
Muskogee
Colonel Goebel
Lieut
Carlos Rivirosa
San Antonio
Feliciano Flores
Roberto Fierro
Luis Verdeja
Springfield
Monocoupe Pilots Shine At Fairfax Air Circus
Vern Roberts and Stub Quimby dominated the show with daring stunts in their Monocoupe aircraft. Phoebe Omlie, Barton Stevenson, and other Monocoupe flyers also impressed as Fairfax Airport drew the largest crowd since opening day and collected about 2300 dollars in receipts. The Vigilant dirigible, piloted by W L Smith, departed for St Louis to join the international free balloon races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Air Circus
Fairfax
Vern Roberts
Stub Quimby
Roberts
Quimby
Phoebe Omlie
Santa Monica
Cleveland
Barton Stevenson
Kansas City
Moline, Til
Mono Aircraft Corporation
Star Want Ads Highlight Renting Rooms and Homes
Classified brief notes suggest now is a good time to rent rooms houses and apartments with Star Want Ads guiding listings. Local readers are advised to check available rooms houses and apartments advertised for immediate occupancy.
Traffic Stop Deepens Shipping Tension Between Cuba and Mainland
Shipping and air activities between Cuba and the mainland face renewed disruption as authorities report traffic stoppages and heightened safety checks affecting vessels and flights. Officials decline to comment on specific routes or incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Mainland
Weather fears ease as hurricane shifts from Florida coast
Miami reports rising clouds and wind rekindling storm fears though Cuban observatories say danger abates for Florida keys. Bahamas links cut off. New York warns Bahamas comms down while Havana says traffic between Cuba and Florida can resume. Pan American planes prepared for return to Miami as harbor activity restarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Cuban
Carlos Millas
Cuban National Observatory
Associated Press
Cuba
Florida Keys
Havana
Malecon
Florida Ready For Worst
Florida stood calm as residents followed meteorologists after a hurricane threatened the coast from Jupiter to Miami. Officials reported swift, coordinated preparations and a sense the disaster had been halted as the storm neared midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Florida
Jupiter Light
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Southwest
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New Mexico
Texas
Air Circus
Berneys Johnson
Fairfax Airport
International Circus
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Pershing
Pickwick Coffee
Violet Hay Glass
Rogers Villa
Lindy
Bus Company
America
Commissioner Field
Coolidge
Britain
Soviet
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Jupiter Electric and Supply Company
Roberts and
Lower Peninsula
Western Union
Key West
Gutierrex Lanza
Belen Jesuit College Observatory
Father Lanza
Atlantic
Atlantic Seaboard
Belen Observatory
National Observatory
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