Reed blames tariff bill and regime in Missouri rally
Former U S Senator James A Reed spoke at a Democratic rally in Sedalia condemning the Hawley Smoot tariff bill and the Hoover regime. He denounced the Anglo American Naval Treaty, criticized prohibition, and attacked Bishop James Cannon Jr. as promoting religious intolerance. Reed called for Missouri back in the Democratic fold and hinted at a 1930 presidential bid.
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Sedalia
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
James Cannon, Jr
Reed
Young Jefferson Club of
Coolidge
Hoover
Great Britain
Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Cannon
Democratic Party
Congress
Airplanes Drive Afridi From Peshawar Front
British planes bombarded Afridi caves near Peshawar driving hill tribesmen away after a month of attacks. Eighty aircraft dropped 5,000 bombs as troops swept the area and searched southwest of the city. Some tribesmen may still be hiding elsewhere near the northwest frontier. Separately, two British officers and their wife were released by Afghan-raiding captors. In Midnapore Daspur district a riot injured a sub inspector and four constables with one sub inspector dead and another missing.
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Bombay
Peshawar
India
Northwest
Afghanistan
E. L. Farley
J. C. Frere
Fere
Daspur
Midnapore
Another Chink Victim Tong War Deepens Harlem Killing
New York June 7 AP Rumors fly after a peace treaty between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs is signed when Charles Wong 85 is shot seven times in his Harlem laundry. Police Commissioner Mulrooney suspects private vengeance though officials cannot confirm his Tong membership. Local reports describe Wong as a laundry worker.
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New York
Harlem
Tong
Mulrooney
Charles Wong
Landry
Wong
Starling Menace Prompts Call to Action Across States
About forty years after European starlings were released in New York, their numbers have surged across every state east of the Mississippi. While they help by eating some insects, farmers lament crop and fruit losses and native birds suffer as starling roosting and nest competition harm neighborhoods and wildlife. The Izaak Walton League backs bird protection but urges watchful measures to save favorable species.
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United States
New York
Mississippi River
Mid-West
Mississippi
Izaak Walton League of America
America
Tongs Believed to be at Peace
New York June 7 AP Tong warfare ending after six deaths in Chicago Everett Mass Newark and New York ended with a peace treaty signed by On Leong and Rip Sing Tong leaders. District Attorney Crain and Police Commissioner Mulrooney warned of deportations if outbreaks continued. Leaders to notify Tong headquarters in other cities.
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New York
Chicago
Everett
Mass
Newark
On Leong
Crain
Mulrooney
Boston
Wounded Alabama man linked to local family ties
J Gaines Phipps, seriously wounded near Newharm Alabama, is father of J Gaines Phills Jr of Kingsport and son of the late J M Phipps. Kenneth Phipps, formerly in Kingsport, is another son. Phipps was found in his car with a breast wound. B M Weeks is held as a suspect. Phipps’ condition listed as grave.
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J. Gaines Phipps
Newharn
Ala
J. Gaines Phills, Jr
Kingsport
Phipps
Rotherwood
J. M. Phipps
Kenneth Phipps
Mead Fibre Company
B. M. Weeks
Weeks
4-H Enrollment Up 1929 Growth Sets Record
4-H enrollment reached 756,096 in 1929, rising by 92,156 or 13.9 percent from 1928, the largest year increase in the program’s history. Of the gain, 32,975 were boys and 59,181 were girls.
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Washington
Congress Hopes within 2 Weeks
Congressional leaders target June 20 for adjournment with the tariff bill first. Senate action on veterans relief and rivers and harbors bills may delay plans, while a looming veto risk hangs over the relief measure. The House may enact the Couzens Parker power commission reorganization and approve the second deficiency bill for about 75 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Capitol
White House
District of Columbia
Tilson
Connecticut
Federal Power Commission
Appropriations Committee
Hoover
Boulder Canyon
Mitchell
Wilbur
Four More Die of Poison Booze on Lower East Side
Four more people died today from poison liquor in New York, bringing to 27 the total dead since May 10 over the past three days. All victims had patronized cheap smoke shops in Bowery and Hester Street areas, where poor grade alcohol sold for five or ten cents is sometimes mixed with wood alcohol. Among the dead were William Mahoney and Peter Blanchard of Roxbury, Mass. Dr. Charles Norris called the deaths a modern cynical attempt to curb unemployment, noting all victims were out of work and nearly penniless.
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New York
Lower East Side
Bowery
Hester Street
William Mahoney
Peter Blanchard
Roxbury
Mass
Charles Norris
Texas League scores mixed with late-night runs
Dallas 2 San Antonio 3, Shreveport 3 Houston 2, Fort Worth 8 Beaumont 5, Wichita Falls 14 Waco 8. Four games reported with multiple teams scoring and late innings producing most runs in Wichita Falls.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Waco
Piedmont League Standings Snapshot
Winston-Salem leads with 6 wins and 4 losses as Henderson sits 1-5. Durham stands 6-5, Raleigh 2-2, Greensboro 3-3, and High Point at 10-. The fragment points to a league table update with mixed records across teams.
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Winston-Salem
Henderson
Durham
Raleigh
Greensboro
High Point
Western League Scores Show tight games across the slate
Des Moines edged Wichita 5 to 4 while Topeka defeated Denver 4 to 2. St Jose ph toppled Pueblo 4 to 3 and Omaha beat Oklahoma City 6 to 5 in a day of close league action.
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Des Moines
Wichita
Topeka
Denver
St. Joséph
Pueblo
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Pacific Coast League results brief
Sacramento defeated Portland 8 to 0 and Hollywood edged Los Angeles 9 to 7. San Francisco Missions beat San Francisco Seals 10 to 5, while Oakland won 5 to 5 against Seattle is listed with an incomplete score.
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Sacramento
Portland
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Francisco Missions
San Francisco-Seals
Oakland
Seattle
Mexican Aviator Lands at Gotham
Colonel Roberto Fierro of Mexico made a forced landing on an island in Jamaica Bay while flying from Montgomery Alabama to Roosevelt Field. He said he lost his bearings and glided to a safe emergency field. A police escort plane accompanied him to Roosevelt Field for a planned nonstop flight to Mexico City next week.
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New York
Roberto Fierro
Jamacia Bay
Montgomery
Ala
Roosevelt Field
New York City
Wallander
Central Police
Astoria
Long Island
Fierro
Mexico City
San Antonio
Tigers Shutout Red Sox by 6 to 0 in Detroit
Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 6 to 0 for their first shutout of the season. George Uhle allowed three hits as Detroit piled up nine on Boston pitcher Russell, with homers by Gehringer and Alexander.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
George Uhle
Russell
Gehringer
Alexander
Bost
Berry
Uhle
Hargrave
Ruth Owen to Speak at North Alabama Rally in Gadsden
Ruth Bryan Owen congresswoman of Florida has accepted an invitation to address the North Alabama Democratic rally in Gadsden during the week of June 16. Also speaking will be Cameron Morrison Oliver and McDuffie, plus former governors Henderson Jelks Kilby and Brandon. Organizers predict an attendance of about 20,000.
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Owen
Gadsden
Ala
North Alabama
Democratic Party
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Cameron Morrison
North Carolina
McDuffie and
Oliver
Alabama
Charles Henderson
Robinson to Seek Senate Seat Again
Arkansas Senator Joe T. Robinson announced before leaving for Washington that he will return to Arkansas by July 1 to campaign for renomination in the August primary. This marks his first bid for re election since 1918. He faces Little Rock attorney Tom W. Campbell who has begun a vigorous campaign.
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Little Rock
Ark
Washington
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Robinson
Tom W. Campbell
Scores Haunt Child W. J. Brown in Nowata Oklahoma
W J Brown of Nowata Oklahoma walked 18 miles every weekday for 13 years covering about 73 000 miles pipeline workers cite the toll of long walks on a man who pursued a personal endurance effort over more than a decade.
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W. J. Brown
Nowata, Okis
Portland Clock Marks 61 Years With Railroad
A clock at Portland, Oregon, has served a railroad company for sixty one years, symbolizing long standing timekeeping and staff service across eras.
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Portland
Ore
Denton Kin Hold Reunion in Denton Kansas
Three hundred fifty descendants of Mary and William Denton, a Lincolnshire couple, gathered for a family reunion in Denton Kansas. Local organizers cited strong turnout and ongoing genealogical interest among relatives across generations.
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Mary
Wiliam Denton
Lincolnshire
England
Denton, Kans
Overparkers Hit With Extra Penalty in Dodge City
In Dodge City Kansas new offenses add an extra dollar to the usual one dollar fine for drivers who overpark. The change applies to motorists cited for this violation, increasing the cost beyond the standard fine.
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Dodge City
Kans
Schools on Manhattan Island Lose 77,000 Pupils in a Decade
Schools on Manhattan island have shed 77,000 students over ten years, reflecting shifts in enrollment across the district. Officials note demographic changes and policy impacts as districts adapt to a smaller pupil population.
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Manhattan Island
Eckener Jubilant Over Graf Zeppelin Test Run
FRIEDRICHSHAVEN June 7 Dr Hugo Eckener expressed keen satisfaction that the Graf Zeppelin withstood severe storms gales and rain on its historic voyage to America ending yesterday The worst leg was 60 miles north from Lyons where a witchs cauldron brewed hailstones walnut sized puncturing the envelope He praised the airship s performance and noted congratulatory messages including one from President Roettgen of the World Power Conference at Berlin.
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Friedrichshaven
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Americas
Lyons
Eckener
Graf
Beckener
Roettgen
World Power Conference
Berlin
Louisiana Sugar Crop Tops Year 1929 Output
Louisiana produced 199 609 short tons of sugar cane in 1929 marking a bumper crop. A hen laying 329 eggs in a year was sold by J R Crocker of Martindale Texas to a Pennsylvania poultryman for 50 dollars.
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Louisiana
J. R.crocker
Martindale
Texas
Pennsylvania
Napa dairy pilots milk to San Francisco by air
A Napa California dairy is experimenting with sending milk to San Francisco by airplane. The method aims to save time and speed delivery to city customers.
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Napa, Cal
San Francisco
Cooler atmosphere boosts milk quality and trade note
A fragment notes cooler atmosphere benefits milk and mentions rubber manufacturing at about $45 million annually. It also references plans for a British Chambers of Commerce delegation to boost empire trade and a Texas Christian University survey showing about 100 students earned expenses this year.
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Dominion
Commercice
Texas Christianversity
Bear carcass found in blue ice near Soukhoi Islands
A large field report describes an enormous black bear carcass discovered embedded in clear blue ice near the Soukhoi Islands. The find highlights unusual preservation in glacial conditions with no further details provided.
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Soukhoi Islands
Youthful Bank Robbers Succeed in Queens Raid
New York reports four youthful bank robbers held up a Richmond Hill branch in Queens. They overpowered the porter, bound staff, and forced the manager to open the vault, taking about $18,000 in cash plus $2,000 from the cashier’s cage. They escaped in a mobile driven by a blonde young woman with the gang.
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New York
Richmond Hill
Queens
Cashiers
Night baseball eyed for Tampa July 4 opener
Tampa announces consideration of night games to start July 4 with owner W. L. Cobb absent from a planned meeting. Talks also note Montgomery and Pensacola already preparing lighting. Mississippi reports 123000 spent on legislative investigations since 1928. Eight year old Miles Robison of Verdi, Nebraska, writes back.
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Tampa
Fla
JL. Cone
W. L. Cobb
Cobb
Montgomery
Pennsacola
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