Convention Notes and Apportionment Debate At Rally
Reporters describe a political gathering with cheers as the chair and delegates discuss a Republican victory, party loyalty, and a new apportionment plan. The audience reacts to mentions of women’s representation on the national committee and Hoover’s stance on the vice presidency, amid procedural rulings and party line rhetoric.
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Lincoln
ScKinley
Gosevelt
Harding
Calvin Coot
Paul Howland
Cleveland
Daugherty
Senate
Howland
Wisconsin
National Committee
Ates
Romi
Harvest labor demand outlined for Kansas and nearby states
A historical notice reports 40009 harvest workers needed in Kansas during June with wages from 3.50 to 4.20 plus board and lodging. The Wichita area and north central regions including Texas and Missouri show rising demand, with labor expected to start in mid June and extend into early summer.
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Kansas City
Kansas
United States
Wichita
Texas
Ieee
Springfield
Missouri
New Gambling Game Tick Tick Rumored in Berlin
A new form of gambling reportedly reaches Germany called tick tick. It is said to use watches and clocks for timing bets, with the prize purse built from all bets placed on a specific time. Details are unclear and the report notes sensational naming and unclear mechanics.
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Berlin
Assbrited Press
Germany
Medici
Mayr
Quoney
Round” Corner
Rose harvest in Bulgaria's Valley of Roses gains pace
In Kanzanluk Bulgaria the rose harvest runs through mid June. The Valley of Roses supplies most of the world oil of roses. The 1928 output was 470 ounces from 11 million pounds of bloom due to high costs. The United States rises to second in perfumery production after France. The Bulgarian industry remains largely in small cooperative farmers' hands.
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Kanzanluk
Bulgaria
Pam
United States
France
Kazanlak
Karlovo
Stara Plaina
Gora Mountains
Traffic Chiefs Meet at Montreal Convention
Detroit police head William P. Rutledge leads preparation for the International Association of Chiefs of Police meeting in Montreal July 14 to 17. Topics include traffic regulation radio communication secret telegraphic code and curbing gun sales. A Washington DC based criminal identification division report will also be heard. President Rutledge promotes traffic safety and aims to include road and traffic group input.
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Police Chiefs
Detroit
Associated Press
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Montreal
William P. Rutledge
Division of
Washington
D. C
Fur Police
Bureau of Criminal Identification
United States Department of Justice
Rutledze
Letter in bank case links evidence in Crummer trial
Wichita June 11 state introduced a letter as one of the strongest links in the Crummer bank failure case. The letter dated December 12 1923 warns of ruinous credit risk and cites the bank owing about 800000 to Kansas City banks and a similar likely shortfall in Chicago. Jobes, Brown-Drummers director, faces alleged bond transactions aiding the bank collapse. Dodge City seeks a state normal school. NZ forecasts wheat shortage. small items note Louise Ott visiting parents.
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Wichita
Kan
Roy E. Crummer
American State Bank
A. C. Jabea
First ‘National Bank
Kansas City
Warren E. Brown
Brown-Crummer Company
Ment Securities
Crummer
Jobes
Brown
Aw Fens
Jatount
Brown-Drummers Company
New Zealand
Weelington
N. Z
Associated Press
Thiotrade
Massey
Louise
John, Ott Sr
Frohman Memorial Erected by English Friends at Marlow
English friends of the late theatrical producer Charles Frohman erected a memorial at Marlow-on-Thames. A stone drinking fountain surmounted by sculpture by Leonard Merrifield stands opposite the town war memorial overlooking the Thames. The site was gifted by the town of Marlow.
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London
Associated’ Press
Charles. Frohman
Marlow-on-Thames
Leonard M. Merrifield
Thames
Town of
Marlow
Leisure of Labor to be Discussed at Geneva Conference
The International Labour Bureau outlines four draft topics for the Geneva conference. They include leisure time for workers, equal treatment of foreign workers in compensation, 24 hour weekly shutdowns in glassmaking, and night work bans in bakeries. The proposals urge continuous leisure, reduced commuting time, garden-city housing, health facilities, and education, with strong emphasis on worker liberty and consultative transport planning.
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Geneva
Associated Press
International Labor _ bureau
Washington Labor Conference
Inter
Fain Dresser Discusses Wardrobes and Sports Shoes
The piece extols building a wardrobe for distinct occasions rather than a jumble of clothes. It stresses buying with purpose, frequent changes for freshness, and gaining personal style. It then surveys sport shoes, noting tennis requires a soft flexible shoe, a duck or canvas upper with a rubber sole and spring heel, plus ankle support for comfort and mobility.
Federal aid funds set for Kansas highway contracts
Kansas counties may begin highway construction contracts using federal aid funds under a 50-50 match plan. A letter from W C Markham confirms passage of measures reappropriating $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925. Kansas quotas are based on state plans approved by the Agriculture Secretary.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway, Commission
W.C. Markham
American Association of Highway Officials
Washington
Markham
Congress
Secretary’ of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Prince Henry Accepts Lord High Steward Post
Prince Henry third son of King George accepts Town of Kings Lynn post as Lord High Steward with a 50 dollar yearly salary. He will represent the borough in the House of Lords upon his future peerage, as Kings Lynn traces its ancient charter back to King John.
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Kings Lynn
England
Associated Press
Prince Henry
George
House of Lords
Lyn
John
Polish Schools to Add English Taught Nationwide
The Polish ministry of education plans to introduce English in most schools alongside current French and German. The move may add English to one more class or replace German. No records prove ancient Greeks or Romans played with toys.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Ministry of Education
Ancient
Greece
Rome
Objection to Laughing Gas by Dentists Raises Safety Concerns
Dr M Ecker of New York told the American Medical Association that while dental extractions with oxygen alone have been satisfactory, the use of nitrous oxide gas poses risks. He urged improved techniques to protect patients, noting prior extensive use since Colton in 1867 and widespread adoption in millions of cases. He cited pulse quickening blood pressure rise blueness and occasional patient tossing as objections.
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Chicago
Associated Press
M. Ecker
New York
American Medical Association Today
Colton
Ecker
Dislikes gland theory questioned by AMA surgeon
Chicago June 1 The rejuvenation by gland trans plantation was branded as mythology by Dr Clarence A McWilliams New York surgeon in a AMA surgery section address He likened the topic to skin and internal organ grafts noting that in many cases the transplanted tissues disappear and citing unknown factors even among identical species
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Chicago
Associated; Press
American Medical Association
Clarence A. McWilliams
New York
Grafting failures and plastic surgery promise highlighted
Article notes biological limits of transplanted arteries and skin grafts, explaining why grafts fail as the patient’s own tissue grows over them. It quotes plastic surgery as offering hope for congenital or acquired facial deformities and mentions a dubious medicinal remedy promoted through local drugstores.
Fragments Reflect Cultural Ritual References
The readable text notes Hindu birth rituals where fires are lit to frighten away demons. It mentions a misplaced phrase about a disfigurement and child birth, hinting at cultural practices and protective rites surrounding newborns.
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Kaname City
Bugs
By Roy Grive
Bens
AMC
Roy’ Crummer
Dodge City
Fone
J. M. Davis
Normal ‘School of Teachers’ College
Frohman
International Labor Bureau
Fain Dresser
Oibeaunagh
U. M
Grant Mitchell
Hook & Green ‘Clothing Company
Warner Bros
John Barrymore
Ard
Mary Astor Willard Louis Irene Rich
Alec B. Francis Carmel
Myers William Humphreys
Glenn Hunter
Ernest Torrence
May McAvoy
Paramount Picture
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Mar
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