President Coolidge vetoes McNary-Haugen farm bill
President Coolidge vetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill for the second time, citing constitutionality concerns and the electioneering impact. The veto sharpens the clash between the White House and farm groups in Congress as lawmakers debate overriding or redrafting the measure with or without the equalization fee.
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Frank QC. Lowden
Ilinois
Hoover Surge in Times Poll As McAlister Edges Horton
In Hamburg Germany a gas disaster prompts inquiries as Dr Hipp Stolzenhorp cites 40 tons of phosgene shipped to the United States annually. McAlister narrows Horton’s lead in The Times straw vote with 46 votes to Horton’s 44, while Hoover gains another large jump and Smith rises to 374. Prohibition enforcement supporters surge to 621, outpacing repeal and modification factions.
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Germany
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United States
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Leysden Chimial Corporation
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North Sea
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Horton
Times
Mcaller
Herbert
Hoover
Commerce Secretary
Gite
al Smith
McAdoo
Fitzmaurice Denies Pursuit of American Citizenship
Major James Fitzmaurice, in Montreal, denied a Times-Union report that he planned to become an American citizen. He said he intends returning to Ireland where there is much work to perform.
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Montreal
James Fitzmaurice
Asbury, N.Y
Rocket Car Breaks 100 MPH At Berlin Track Test
The Opal Stacket Car propelled by rockets demonstrated at Avus Speedway in Berlin achieving about 100 miles per hour. Fritz von Opel drove the vehicle as rockets fired, flames and smoke roared, and the car lurched with each fresh charge. Opel outlined aims to advance high speed flight for rapid transatlantic or circumnavigation goals, noting oxygen limits in high altitudes and claiming a rocket system could overcome this, with a longer run planned next month on a straight track to pursue speed records.
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Avus
Van
Fritz von Opel
Hin Objective van Opel
Europe
America
von Opel
Ehate Tor
Knapp Trial Resumes After Sudden Pause in Albany
The trial of Mrs. Flars once E S Knapp, former secretary of state, charged with theft of a 1925 state census pay check, resumed in Albany after a four hour pause caused by the defendant's sudden illness. The first trial jurors had previously reached a deadlock.
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Albany
Weather Snapshot Tennessee and Virginia Tonight Through Thursday
Fair conditions prevail tonight and Thursday across Tennessee with little temperature change. Virginia sees fair skies with possible coastal showers tonight, cooler in the far north. Observations compiled at 5 by C. Bunn with 6 pm readings and yesterday's highs and lows, plus rainfall yesterday.
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Tennessee
C. Bunn
Funds Committee Hears More About Frank Hale and Politics
Senate campaign funds committee grilled former Prohibition official Frank Hale about his Mexican business and the antivpager magazine Politics. Hale claimed luck has followed him since January and refused to reveal private associates or details. He noted no bank account or property and said the investigation has given Politics substantial publicity.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Hale
Luck
Hide
Bratton
New Mexico
Five Die In Bomb Explosion At Italian Consulate
In Buenos Aires the Italian Consulate bombing killed five and injured about forty as a crowd waited for consular services. Windows shattered, walls damaged, and panic spread through the building and nearby streets. Authorities say a anti fascist group may be responsible and taxi drivers halted service during the blackout. In Shanghai, Hwang Fu resigned as foreign minister of the Nationalist government.
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Argentine
OS Aires
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Shanghai
Hwang Fu
Twang Fu
Peking
C. G. Fu
United States
Japan likens China actions to US moves in Nicaragua
Tokyo reports General Hata equates Japanese steps in China with U S actions to protect Americans in Nicaragua. He denies aims of permanent Shantung control and says troops would depart as danger eases, stressing Japan’s army serves civil power like the United States and Britain.
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Japan
Minate
Manchuria
China
Shanghai
United State
Nicaragua
Lindbergh Accepts Full Time Job in Air Transport
COL Charles A. Lindbergh has accepted a full time post as chairman of the technical committee of Transcontinental Air Transport Inc. He will direct the plan to operate rail and air service between New York and the Pacific, with co operating firms including Pennsylvania Railroad and Santa Fe, Wright Aeronautical, Curtis, and National Air Transport. Cheever Cowdin said the position is a full time job and signifies Lindbergh's central role in the new venture.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Air Transport, Inc
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Atchison, Tope
Santa Fe
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Curtis Airplane and Motor Corporation
National Air Transport, Inc
Cheever Cowdin
Mine Disaster at Mather Leaves 33 Missing in Mine
Rescue teams recovered 164 bodies to date from the Mather mine disaster in Mather Pennsylvania as 33 miners remained unaccounted for. Funeral services were held for several victims including the four Bootz brothers Andy Sam Paul and John who died in the explosion. One body exhumed for correct identification was identified as Joe Hall nexro with another possible identification of Washington Apple.
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Harlan
Tack Mountain
Here
Frank Remine
King Marian Coal Company
Fordson Canal Company
Texas Fights Over Delegations To National Conventions
In Dallas and Beaumont, rival Republican factions clash over Texas delegates to the national conventions while Democrats at Beaumont push party harmony. Creager leads a pro Hoover slate, Littleton Wurzbach oppose with uninstructed delegates. Harmony and Smith factions vie in the Democratic camp, with Moody backing a dry platform and opposition to naming nominees.
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Dallas
Kansas City
Beaumont
R. B. Creager
National Ecommitteeman
Targe
Herbert Hoover
Creager
C. C. Littleton
Fort Worth
Harry M. Wurzbach
Littleton
Ife
Bond
Littleton-Wurzbach
Dan Moody
Smith
New York
Moody
Houston
of Harmony
W. L. Dean
Dean
IBC
W. A. Collins
E. A. Berry
Touston
James E. Ferguson
Nobile Sets Out On Third Polar Flight
General Umberto Nobile leads the Italia on a third polar flight from Kings Bay toward the North Pole. The expedition aims to study temperatures and to plant a cross blessed by Father Sufranchei, as scientists accompany the party to record polar conditions. The voyage, expected to last 30 to 40 hours, follows earlier attempts halted by weather and long flights without landmark discoveries.
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Had Acm
Polar
North Pole
Umberto Noble
Vopespius
Sufranchei
Nae
Italia
Nobile
Lentin Land
Thirteen Miners Known Killed in W Va Blast
A Yukon West Virginia coal mine disaster claimed thirteen miners dead as rescue teams cleared the area. Indications suggested seventeen workers were in the mine when the explosion occurred with gas and unknown exact cause.
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Yukon
W. Va
Mather
Harlan
Kimberley
Ney
Bluefield
Yukon-Pacahontas Cant Company
McDownell County
Tastnik
Reseue
Aring
Andyine
Toaders
State Mine Department
Knack and Knack Help Girl Win Spelling Prize
Betty Robinson of South Bend Ind wins national graded school spelling title and $1000 in gold after a tense contest here. Pauline Gray of West Salem Ohio earns second with 500, Bessie Dolg of Detroit takes third and 250. 28 grade school entrants from many cities competed as judges announced the final spellings amid tense crowd reactions.
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Betty Robinson
South Bend
Ind
Betty
South Bend News Times
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Ohio
Akron Reacot Journal
Bessie Dolg
Detroit
Detroit News
Paveline Xray
Pauline
Anna Murphy
New Britain
Conn
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