Stimson Attacks Naval Heads In Radio Speech
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Stimson criticized naval officers and their opposition to the London naval treaty in a national radio address. He accused a narrow militaristic bias among some officers, noted support from retired ranks and some senators, and urged fairness in assessing the pact amid ongoing Senate discussions on treaty papers.
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Washington
W.A
Stimson
Hilary P. Jones
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mumson
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Navy
Tokio
London
American Dancers Baccarat Win Sets World Record
Miss Jenny Dolly noted for a Baccarat run at Le Touquet with winnings totaling 6 944 000 francs over three days about 277 760 dollars. The dancer said she would quit and return to Fontainebleau to aid her French organization work. Funeral services were planned for Mrs Margaret Miles, 73, killed in a car crash in Detroit along with several others injured.
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LE Touquet
U.P
Jenny Dolly
Baccarat
Vohtainebleau Castle
Detroit
U.R
Margaret Miles
Whic
Earlieg
Isaac Shook
Finney
Retiring Missouri U President Brooks Taught at CSTC Long Ago
Dr. Stratton D. Brooks will resign as president of the University of Missouri effective December 1930. A former mathematics instructor at Central State Teachers College, he returned to Missouri in 1928 after speaking at CSTC’s dedication of its $760,000 administration building. He led two universities and has ties to Boston schools, Michigan State Normal, Michigan, and Harvard.
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Stratton D. Brooks
University of Missouri
Central State Teachers, College
Brooks
Mt. Pleasant
Missouri
Central State
University of Oklahoma
Boston Public Schools
Michigan State Normal College
University of Michigan
Harvard University
Colby College
Chicago Newsrooms Announce War on Gangsters
Chicago papers unite in a public pledge to crush gangland crime after the murder of Alfred J. Lingle. Publishers vow to marshal resources of press, ministers, and industries to restore civic decency and security in the city.
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Chicago
New Heights
Alfred J. Lingle
The
Tribune
Evening American
Daily News
Evening Post
Daily Illustrated Times
the Herald and Saminer
Journal of Commerce
Missing Michigan girl calls home from Bloomington
In June 1340 Priscilla Dunlap, then age fourteen, left home to answer a nurse ad. Two years later her parents received a telegram from Bloomington Illinois. The message asked them to wire $253, confirming she was alive but in distress and requesting money.
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Detroit
Priscilla Dunlap
Bloomington
Ill
Priscilla
Congress Today Senate Votes on Tariff Bill House Calender Items
United Press reports the Senate votes on a tariff bill while the foreign relations committee weighs the London naval treaty. The House handles private bills on its calendar as part of routine business.
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Senate
Confusion in Bombay as Sholapur Day observed
Chaos marked Bombay today as national congressmen staged a sit in to protest martial law in Sholapur. About 800 men and women remained seated before the congress hall while police formed a cordon, with leaders urging a stay of 80 hours if needed to defy authorities.
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London
U.R
Bombay
Sholapur
London Daily Herald
Congress Hall
Famous racer dies as speed boat capsizes on Windermere
Major Sir Henry Segrave perished when his speed boat Miss England overturned during a run for a new world record on Lake Windermere. The crash injured his mechanic FE Willcocks and killed E Halliwell, with Segrave dying at a local hospital.
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Windermere
England
U.P
Sir Henry Segrave
Ingland
Lake Windermere
Segrave
Henry
FE. Willcocks
E. Halliwell
Willcocks
M.s J. Wilcocks
Indermere
EF. Halliwell
Segravé
Delegates Fly to Air Meet in Traverse City
Plans unfold as delegates arrive by air for a Michigan airport conference at Park Place hotel in Traverse City. Harold D. Smith of Ann Arbor will preside at the opening banquet while A L A airport details in Pontiac are outlined by G Donald Kennedy and Richard Brucker.
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Traverse City
U.P
Park Place
Michigan
A. Wait
Department of Once
Harold D. Smith
Ann Arbor
Michigan Municipal , League
National, Aeronautic Association
G. Donald Kennedy
Pontiac
Richard Brucker
Pontiac Board of Commerce
United States
Drivers warned to heed state police tickets
East Lansing reports up to 35 delinquent drivers who have failed to appear before a justice of the peace face arrest warrants. Sergeant Richard Tubbs warned that anyone not settling offenses within a reasonable period will be taken into custody. In Detroit a 19 year old bar maid faces bond over a prohibition law violation after failing to produce her alleged boss.
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East Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Justice” of the Peace
Sergt
Richard Tubbs
State Police
Tubbs
Indiny
Detroit
Marion
Morkecki
J. Stanley Hurd
United States
Blacksmith frees three trapped in Alpha State bank vault
In Alpha, June 15 four bank robbers held two men and a woman inside the Alpha State bank vault while escaping with $4,000. A blacksmith arrived, forced the lock, and rescued the trio just before dangerous suffocation, as cashier J B Ammmerman clerk Pearl Ancerson and customer Grant Willets heard noises.
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Alpha
Alpha State’ Bank
J. B. Ammerman
Pearl Ancerson
Grant Willets
Bishop Cannon Says He Will Stay In Politics
Bishop James Gannon Jr of Virginia declares in the Christian Herald that he intends to remain active in politics despite church opposition. He criticizes lobby investigations into independent citizens and cites threats from reform groups seeking to disrupt his influence amid Democratic party battles. He says temperance duties in the Methodist church require political action and warns of attempts to frame him.
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NEW_YORK
U.P
James Gannon, Jr
Virginia
The
Christian Herald
Senate Lobby Committee
Congress
Democratic Party
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Isabella county launches 50 000 gravel road program
A crew of 50 to 60 men works on 11 1 2 miles of gravel roads across Isabella county under a 50000 campaign led by County Roads Superintendent Isaac Denslow. Bridges will be painted and guard rails added while main streets are oiled to cut dust and resurfacing and stockpiling of gravel planned for future use.
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Isabella County
Isaac Denslow
King Carol to Form Peasant Cabinet in Romania
Bucharest June 18 King Carol II moved to reorganize government by commissioning Dr Julius Maniu to form a cabinet. Maniu formerly premier and peasant party leader accepted. Aimed for a cabinet of peasant party members to be presented to parliament tomorrow.
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Bucharest
Roumania
U.P
Carol’ II
Heléne
Julius Maniu
Maniu
Peasant
Carol
Dr. Maniu
Peasant Party
Convict Parolled as Death Nears
Mike Povich, serving life for murder in Genesee County, was paroled by Governor Green to return to his native land of Yugoslavia and die from advanced tuberculosis. Physicians at Ionia Reformatory say he has a short time to live. parole was recommended by Warden Shean and prosecutor Roy E Brownell.
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Lansing
Mike Povich
Green
Jugo Slavia
Ionia Reformatory
Genesee County
Povich
New York
Jackson
Shean
Roy E. Brownell
Hoover Jr. Promoted to Chief Engineer at Western Air Express
Herbert Hoover Jr., 26, son of the president, was named chief engineer of Western Air Express. The promotion was announced by Jack Frye, director in charge of operations. Hoover joined the company in February as technician in charge of radio.
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Los Angeles
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Western Atr
Yixpress
Jack Frye
Hoover
History of the Hawley Smoot tariff bill timeline
A condensed chronology of the Hawley Smoot tariff bill from hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee on January 7, 1929 to final Senate passage on June 13, 1930. Key milestones include introduction May 7, House debate May 9, Senate openings September 12, Senate passage March 24, 1930, conference reports April 28 and final Senate approval June 13.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hous
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Mt Pleasant Chamber elects new board and head
Jack Johnston elected head of the Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce after the board of directors meeting. W H Grant is vice president Fr H Goodrich secretary and B J Bonnell treasurer. The group plans a budget based program and solicits welfare suggestions from local business people.
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H. B
Jack” Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Nation's Cities Gain 3 Million in Last Decade
United Press reports population growth across the ten largest cities over the past ten years. Los Angeles leads gains with about 655 057, Chicago up 672 048, New York estimated up around 622 000, with Los Angeles rising to fifth place by movement past Cleveland Baltimore St Louis Boston and Pittsburgh.
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United Press
Othe United Press
Cerisus
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
New Yorks
Cleveland
Baltimore
St.Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston Clinic
Smoot Hawley Tariff Bill Approved by Senate Vote
The Smoot Hawley tariff bill, raising import duties by over 107 million dollars yearly, passed the Senate by 44 to 42. Key votes came from Senators Grundy and Reed, with Patterson remaining ill but voting in favor from bed. The chamber buzzed as officials anticipated final House action the next day.
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Paul
Mallon United Press
Washington
XUPI
Senate
Grundy
Reed
Allen
Baird
Bingham
Capper
Couzens
Dale
Denzen
Fess
Gillett
Robison
Shortridge
Smoot
Steiner
Sullivan
Thomas
Idaho
Townsend
Vandenberg
Walcott and Waterman
Broussard
Fletcher
Kendrick
Ransdell
Trammell
Blaine
Borah
Brookhart
Frazier
Howell
la Follette
McMaster
Norbeck
Norris
Pine
Schall
Asshurst
Barkley
Black
Bratton
Brock
Caraway
Cornwally
Copeland
Dill
George
Glass
Harris
Harrison
Hawes
Hayden
Heklin
McKellar
Overman
Pittman
Robinson
Ark
Sheppard
Simmons
Stephens
Swanson
Ona
Tydings
Wagner
Walsh Mass
Walsh
Mont
Letcher
Dem
Fla
Watsons
Watson
Smith
Florida
Patterson
House
Weather Forecast for Lower Michigan and Detroit
Detroit and lower Michigan expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers. Cooler air moves in tonight with patchy fog possible and winds light. Saturday brings cooler temps across the west, with coastal areas staying mild and a mix of sun and clouds in the northeast.
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U.P
Lower Michigan
Alpena
Dertacetvensiundes
Wrulthe
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquétte Shevenegsbede
Sault Ste Marie
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