Rosenwald Capper President Confer On Farm Relief
Julius Rosenwald of Chicago and Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas met with President Coolidge at White Pine camp. Rosenwald urged strengthening cooperative marketing and tariffs on hides while considering reducing aluminum tariffs. Capper said farm bloc would seek two bills after elections, including McNary Haugen style price stabilization, with focus on tariff revisions and protections for farmers.
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Paul Smiths
N. J
Coolidge
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Rosenwald
White Pine Camp
Mr. Coolidge
Northwest
Capper
West
Kansas City
Congress
Senator Capper
Florida Realtors Held on Fraud Charge in Florida
More than 40 officials and employees of the Florida Cities Finance Company and the Stanley Realty and Development Company were bond and indicted on a mail fraud charge tied to real estate sales and development. Florida Cities Finance, led by Merle C. Tebbetts, developed Fulford-by-the-Sea near Miami while Stanley Realty promoted Arcadia Gardens near Arcadia. Arthur Dunas of Chicago was president of Stanley Realty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Arcadia, Fla
Arthur Dunas
Chicago
Electric Guide Posts to Aid Night Flyers
William P. MacCracken Jr aviation secretary says hundreds of miles of commercial airways will be equipped within three months for safe night flying. He authorized 24 inch revolving lights to mark seven aviation highways. Beacons visible to flyers fifty miles away will be placed ten miles apart.
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Washington
Tis
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Aviation
Commerce Department
Greco Romanian Peace Talks Seek Friendship Treaty
Negotiations in Athens aim to finalize a Greek Romanian friendship treaty modeled on the earlier Greek Yugoslav accord.
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Athens
Taxi Drivers Must Post Bond Under City Ordinance
Chicago Chief Collins orders police to enforce a new rule requiring taxicab drivers to post a $5 surety bond. The bond applies to any person using a driver’s car to carry paying passengers.
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Chicago
Collins
World food supply assured by chemists says Barnard
Dr. H B Barnard, president of the American Institute of Baking, told a World policy discussion that there will always be enough to eat. He argued the Malthusian view is pessimistic and that synthetic foods could be produced from sunlight and air if needed, including yeast-based human food at low cost.
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Williamsport
Institute of Policies
H. EB. Barnard
American Institute of Baking
Doctor Barnard
Barnard
Retail Food Prices Fall in 44 Cities in July Report
Labor department data show a 2 per cent drop in the national food price index to 157 for the period ending July 15, with 14 items cheaper led by potatoes down 18 per cent. Thirteen items rose about 3 per cent, fifteen unchanged. Cleveland down 5 per cent the largest decline, while Kansas City fell 4 per cent. Several cities saw price increases, including Manchester and New Orleans at about 2 per cent, with Birmingham and Houston near flat.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Cleveland
Kansas City
Bette
Manchester
New Orleans
Birmingham
Houston
Los Angeles
Mobile
Wheat acreage for winter sowing tops 45 million in Washington
Department of Agriculture reports from about 40,000 farmers show 45,064,000 acres to be sown to winter wheat this year in Washington. The figure is 14.4 percent above last fall and would rank among the largest sown in years aside from 1918 1920 1921 and 1922.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Albania Joins World Court Reservations
The State department announces Washington Albania has become the fifth nation to adhere to American reservations to the World Court. The prior four are Cuba Liberia Uruguay and Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
O. Ks
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Liberia
Uruguay
Greece
Western Rates Parley Aims at Western Trunk Line Reform
A conference in Chicago on September 10 will study western trunk line rates as part of a sweeping investigation of class rate structures in the western territory. Officials plan a coordinated inquiry into pricing and service standards across carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
U S Officials Uncover Wide Mexican Revolutionary Plot
Information from United States officials reveals a broad revolutionary plan against the Mexican government. Led by Gen. Enrique Estrada, the insurgent group was a small part of a larger plot uncovered after arrests near the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
United States
A. A. Hopkins
Department of Justice
Enrique Estrada
Wak
Hopkins
Estrada
Here
el Paso
Texas
Columbus
N. M
Mexico
Manuel A. Marcarenss
Juarez
Chifiahua City
Palomas
Roman Lopez
Washington briefs of political and tech updates
President Coolidge names Mrs. Fred W. Upham to the American Seville Exposition commission. National Sanatorium for Tuberculous Children to raise 5 million dollars by donation. Robert Todd Lincoln manuscripts given to government in Lincoln papers probate. U S delegation to fifth international road congress to meet in Milan. Navy orders a 200000 cubic foot metal clad dirigible from Aircraft Development Co Detroit to be completed in 400 days at a cost fixed by Congress 1300000.
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Coolidge
Fred W. Upham
National Republican Committee
Seville
Spain
National Sanatorium For
Colombia
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Library of Congress
United States
Milan
Italy
Navy
Aircraft Development Company
Detroit
Congress
Double Murder Case in New Brunswick District
Henry de la Bruyere Carpender and Willie Stevens are held without bail in Somerset County on charges they murdered Dr Edward W Ball and Dir Eleanor Mills on the Phillips farm near New Brunswick four years ago. Mrs Frances Stevens Hall widow of the slain clergyman is free on 15000 bail awaiting grand jury action on a murder charge. The state had moved for first degree indictments against Carpender and Stevens and an effort to revoke Mrs Hall’s bail was announced.
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Carpender
Stevens
Valentino Out of Danger After Surgery Recovery
New York star Rudolph Valentino who had surgery for appendicitis and gastric ulcer followed by peritonitis is reported to be recovering and now out of danger.
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Valentino
New York
Rudolph Valentino
German Air Line to Persia Sets European Link
Berlin announces that the German Junker Air Ways company has established a Persian route from Khaniquio and Teheran to connect with European mail lines, consolidating an air link between Persia and Europe.
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Persia
London
Khaniquio
Teheran
Junker Air Ways Company
Berlin
Senators Back Plebiscite Bill Despite Wood Veto
The Philippine senate passed a bill calling for a plebiscite on independence after Governor General Wood vetoed the measure. The move signals a push toward determining the colony’s future through popular vote.
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Wood
Manila
Philippine Senate
Man Knocked Down by Car Apologizes to Driver
Frank Bruce of Kansas City suffers bruises and torn clothing after being struck by a car. He rose, smiled and told the driver, Um sorry, it was all my fault. The incident ends with Bruce’s courteous admission and no further injuries reported.
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Kansas City
Frank Bruce
Bruce
Jealousy of Sons Drives Murder in Syracuse Home
Agostino Izzo fifty one killed his wife with a hammer in the cellar during a dispute over twelve dollars and fifteen cents. He placed the body in a four foot box and dragged it to a lakeside grave seven miles away, claiming she went to Detroit. He dressed the corpse and sprinkled holy water as guilt tormented him.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Agostino Izzo
Lake Onondaga
Izzo
Hazald
Detroit
Angelo Cannata
Plot Spoiled by Prison Conspiracy at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan prisoners attempted a scheme to skim more than 150000 from long distance tolls. Jesse L Greer forged invoices and billed a supposed Denver firm while George F Ames passed a $790 91 check, with Greer admitting his role and 125 fake invoices found.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Federal
W I. Biddle
Jesse L. Greer
Colorado
St Louis
Greer
Denver
George F. Ames
Robs Police Narcotics Display at New York Station
Thief steals morphine and cocaine valued at 1000 from an exhibition case in Capt Henry Scherb’s office at police headquarters. No crew, no public alert. Real narcotics case untouched. fake replicas remain. Likely a drug addict as the culprit.
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New York
Henry Scherb
Captain Scherb
McLaughlin
Boy With Play Pistol Captures Two Burglars
Kansas City youths John Smith and a companion spotted two burglars in a South Side home. They ordered the men to stop and used a blank revolver to threaten action before restraining the pair and seizing the loot. The incident reflects a bold act by a high school boy with a toy pistol.
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Kansas City
Jom Smith
John
Frogs Reported In Rain Deluge By Denville Residents
Washington officials dismissed claims of a frog rain while North Danville residents described millions of black frogs hopping along Bryant avenue. Boys collected them by the thousands and shovels cleared porches as the downpour ended, leaving streets thick with amphibians.
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Government
Washington
Denville
North Danville
Bryant Avenue
Washington Post
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Endorsement Teases Trio
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for clear complexions with occasional ointment use. It promotes staying clean and soft skin, pairing the soap with Cuticura Talcum as the complete Cuticura Trio for beauty and fragrance.
Royalty Seeks Wife and Husband in Bulgarian Capital
King Boris of Bulgaria searches for a wife while his sister Eudoxia, 24, seeks a husband to match her royal lineage. She has no wealth and lives with Boris in Sofia, longing for companionship and a respectable match with a man of character, means, and gentle breeding.
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Boris
Bulgaria
Eudoxia
Sofis
Fife
Balkan
Cormoner
Young college girl meets cow on farm visit
A novice college visitor explores country life with a rural friend. She notes the cow’s horns and jokingly asks which horn the animal would blow, misapprehending bovine physiology in a playful exchange.
Remembering the Sabbath in a Boston Address
Secretary Thomas Todd of the American Congregational association cites a Sabbath debate in which a Gloucester salt jokes about charging double rates for Sunday boat voyages. The exchange features a vacationer and a salted shipmate reacting to a Sunday travel rule.
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Thomas Todd
American, Congregational Association
Boston
Gloucester
Admonition and Dialogue Echo Amid Local Quips
A fragmentary exchange recalls admonitions between a mother and son as a wry aside about self-critique. The text blends ancient allusion by Varro with a playful note on human effort shaping cities in a diving metaphor.
Stamp Sells for 560 Dollars in Auction
An error in the Argentine stamp of the 1899 issue led to one specimen selling at auction in London for 560 dollars, while the other sold for 500 dollars.
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London
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Quincy, II
Department of Commerce
U. S
Mexico City
Calles
Paul J. McCormick
Washington Briefs
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Hammer
Burien
Varro
Bellans
Parker
Draggista
Bincor Chem
Patchogue
Hindercorns
Coras
Loures
Jichy
Drugsista
Hiscox Chemical Works
Pstchaus
Bering Sea
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Pribilot Islands
Haarlem
Qld
Winslow
Suing Resinol
Elliott
Fourth Street
Des Moiner
Des Moines
Standard Ol, CO
New Jersey
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