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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Daily Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
1
John Beddow of Bay City and Mt. Pleasant passed away after a wartime service that left him broken in health. The piece mourns his sacrifice and honors families of war heroes while also noting a legal ruling on automobile window stickers using the national flag.
A Chicago sanitary board is alleged to be involved in a fraud case totaling fifty million dollars. The report hints at corruption and questionable dealings highlighted by officials and observers amid political turmoil in the city.
Wilbur B. Huston of Seattle Wash wins the Edison scholarship contest at Llewellyn Park New Jersey earning tuition living and expenses to study chemical engineering at MIT The 16 year old leads 49 finalists with four others receiving four years of tuition and living costs The judges include Col Lindbergh Henry Ford Eastman and others and Edison may select a laboratory path for him.
Paris August 2 American tourists may doubt it but French waiters do not like tips. At a Paris convention they urged fixed salaries with tips forbidden and called for International Bureau of Labor study of tipping evils. They condemned hotel and restaurant managers sharing tips with employers.
Reports from Kingston Ontario indicate rum smuggling syndicates forming in the northeastern Lake Ontario area as government forces concentrate on Lake Erie. About 25 high powered craft are being assembled, with observers suggesting Detroit interests back the syndicates. Kingston is named as the headquarters for the new fleet.
Moscow reports that Soviet Russia rejected Chang Hueh Liang's call for an immediate conference to settle the Manchuria railway dispute. The government demanded the Mukden authorities restore the prewar status in Manchuria and handle the road issue. Leo Karakhan stated the position, dismissing the Chinese proposal.
Lansing August 2. Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker announced that immediate reports to the state administrative board will be required for all accidents involving state employees. The rule aims to enable full inquiries before claims are filed and witnesses or details disappear.
Washington reports Senator Borah after White House lunch presses Britain to show genuine disarmament effort by sinking ships like the United States did at the Washington conference. He cites Britain with 69 modern cruisers and 376 000 tonnage versus 18 for the U S, arguing parity would ease taxpayer burden and curb armament incentives.
Jesse Harding Pomeroy, aged 68, moved from Charleston State Prison to a state farm infirmary after 53 years in solitary. He rode 40 miles by car, marveled at planes and horses, and was placed in a private room as he adjusts to farm life amid guarded liberty.
The article extols the Want Ad column as a simple way to convert excess baggage into cash. It argues most people seek higher profits and promotes placing ads to sell clutter or useful items, noting the low cost and easy buyer reach.
NEW WORK Aug 2 UP Cooler weather and additional rain were expected today to bring relief from heat and drought in the East. Storms yesterday caused destruction and relief in parts of Connecticut from Litchfield through Hartford to Willimantic where damage was about 1 million dollars. The Weather Bureau predicted a cooler day after six days of unusual heat and noted rainfall tonight.
In Grand Rapids two men and a high school girl were to explain to Police Commissioner A A Carroll why they held a street communist meeting without a permit last night.
Michigan bean growers move to bring their activities under the farm relief bill. Commissioner Powell heads a committee of 26 bean growers to organize the Michigan Marketing Corporation and to send a small delegation to Washington to confer with the federal Department of Agriculture.
Wichita Falls Texas August 2 The youngest guard in this region is 12 year old John Benton. He is called upon daily to rescue juvenile swimmers.
In Leavenworth Kansas soldiers including machine gun squads suppress a riot at Fort Leavenworth adjacent penitentiary where Mike Martinez 38 was killed and three others injured. Guards patrol cell houses as officials search for weapons amid prisoner mutiny after meals.
St Louis Robin departs Lambert Field at 9 05 a m carrying Red Jackson and Chic O Brine to Chicago for a refueling exhibition today O Brine controls after winning a coin toss and the trip follows a schedule in the Chicago event plans
Paris dispatch notes postwar German industrial comeback as Graf Zeppelin completes first leg from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst amid winds and storms. French papers say Germany leads in Atlantic flight and has lifted sea prestige from Britain with Bremen s voyage.
Thousands of Michigan farmers gather on the Michigan State College campus for the twelfth annual Farmers Day. Attendance could exceed past records of 10,000 as the program opens with the dedication of the new college dairy. Demonstrations highlight weed control, modern farm machinery, and other timely agricultural topics for state farmers.
The Graf Zeppelin, under fair skies and favorable winds, neared Lakehurst New Jersey after leaving Friedrichshafen Germany. A report from San Miguel Island in the Azores said the airship passed there around 9:85 a.m. EST and was averaging over 90 miles per hour since leaving Cadiz Spain.
U P reports the Graf Zeppelin, under Commander Eckener, is forecasted by the U S Weather Bureau to approach American shores with moderately fair weather. Little cloudiness over the ocean is expected, though off the Atlantic coast some clouds may form. winds from the southwest should be moderate to favorable during the next 24 hours as the airship heads south with strong easterly components.
At 11 360 eastern standard time on Thursday the enormous airship re entered smooth flight after a day of stormy weather over France and part of Spain. Reports say it battled the Reone valley storms but regained normal progress as its weather instruments functioned. The Graf at 1 am EST reported from Cadiz that it was well out to sea along the Spanish coast with favorable conditions.
Frank E. Nicholson reports aboard the Graf Zeppelin that five new motors are functioning well and the airship advances along a fast course despite a Rhone valley storm. Passengers remained calm as a tank burst above the salon, floods noted but quickly repaired. a stowaway claim is unverified.
Greenville Tex Aug 2 A Sunday School veteran Miss Mildred Hazelwood missed 1200 successive Sundays. The note suggests a perfect attendance record spanning 28 years at Sunday School.
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