Watson Pleads for Passing of Tariff Issue
Senator Watson in a national radio address urged passage of the tariff bill, arguing it fulfills Hoover’s program. He defended the Finance Committee’s work, contrasting with Harrison and Brookhart who criticized the measure as favoritism and failing to deliver on the farmer’s home market pledge.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Brookhart
Iowa
Midwest
Watson
Senate Finance Committee
Brock-Up
National Broadcast Company
Hoover
Congress
Indiana
Finance Committee
Electro-Magnetis Truck Identifies Tire Perils
ST LOUIS September 14 A Missouri safety truck using an electro magnet found items that threaten tires on a twelve mile Jefferson City to Ashland run. The device unearthed 120 pounds of blowout perils including scissors and bottle cans. A second run ten days later yielded six pounds of scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
U.R
Missouri State Beshway Department
Jefferson City
Ashland
Youngsters Forsake Old Bell-Ringing Profession
In St. Mary the Virgin church at Halesworth England the Society of Bell-Ringers fears ending due to youth indifference. The aging team totals about 700 years with Lionel Hammond 76 and others walking miles to serve. A last effort aims to keep the 400 year old tradition alive despite dwindling help.
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Stalesworth
Eng
Halesworth
Church of
St. Mary the Virgin
Lionel Hammond
John Prichard
Ringer
Bramfield
Vanishing Windmills Mark Berlin Landmarks
Berlin reports dwindling windmills and water wheels as landmarks fade. In Tiergarten sits a water wheel said to be over 500 years old but last used in 1807. A remaining wind mill near Zehlendorf stands twenty feet from the road, blades idle for decades yet structure standing.
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Berlin
Tiergarten
Zehlendorf
Swimmer Saves Two Children After River Rescue
H. M. LaBerten, railway agent from Spokane, Washington, saved Frances and Sammy after hearing cries for help on the Columbia River bank. He attempted to rescue one child but pulled both to safety as they clung to each other during the near-drowning incident.
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Columbia River
LaBertan
Frances
Sammy
Duck Hunting Season Opens With New Law Timetable
The department of conservation announces the opening of duck hunting on Monday morning under a new law allowing hunting half an hour before sunrise. A detailed schedule shows daily start and end times, adjusted in ten minute steps to align with sunrise and sunset tables approved by the federal government. Gallinule and rail seasons begin October 1 and run to November 30, while raccoon and muskrat seasons vary in the lower peninsula and along Saginaw Bay with specifics on dates and regions.
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Department of Conservation
United States Weather Bureau
Lanzing
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Saginaw Bay
Townline 16
Townline
Night clubs of Harbin offer cheap elegance for visitors
In Harbin, Manchuria, several small Russian run night clubs host a dozen artists in rooms for 50 guests. Patrons enjoy continuous variety acts with opportunities to dance, while a party of four can spend three to four hours for about seven dollars including cover and tips.
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Harbin
Manchuria
UWB
Russia
France
America
United States Indian School Reopens With 389 Students
The United States Indian School in Mt Pleasant resumes with 389 students from Michigan Wisconsin and New York. New staff include Clarke B Payne Kathleen E Payne Mabel A Gilbertson and Verna G Green. About 60 percent of graduates continue to Haskell Institute while two former students attend Muskegon Heights High School. Courses cover dairy poultry farming carpentry and steam engineering for boys while girls study domestic arts. Spring graduation cuts the school band by half and Superintendent Baumgarten says reorganization and regular practice start now.
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United States Indian School
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Clarke B. Payne
Kathleen E. Payne
Mabel A. Gilbertson
Verna G. Green
Mt. Pleasant
United States
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kansas
Madskegon Heights
L. E. Baumgarten
Bank Suspect Waggoner Released Pending Trial
Cheyenne officials report D Waggoner, president of the Telluride bank, may have to post 106000 bond after a 2500 660 draft from New York. A New York warrant awaits re-arrest. two Denver women allegedly helped mail telegraphs leading to the forged draft. Deputy U S marshal Earl Scheel travels to New Port Wyo to secure extradition.
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Cheyenne
Wea
Sept
IC. D. Waggoner
Bank of Telluride
New York
Dunvery
Wapponer
Newcastle
United States
Newpart
Wyo
Waggoner
Siudiy
Charles D. Waggoner
Telluride
Colo
Little Tobago Island A West Indies Bird Paradise
TOBAGO, West Indies Sept 13 The island of Little Tobago eleven miles from port has become the world’s only bird paradise. Under owners including Sir William Indrum and later Lady Incham the island was developed as a haven for birds, with regular provisioning and growing bird numbers as government protection arrangements continued.
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Tobago
West Indies
U.P
Little
Sir William Indum
Lindon Ilustrated News
William
Lady Incham
Terbert Ingram
Bruce Insham
Kincard
Ingham Island
Trinidad
Ancient water trough becomes city hall flower urn
In Springfield Illinois on September 1d the old horse trough that served many animals is moved to the city hall lawn and repurposed as a flower urn. The trough’s long service is noted as it finds a new use.
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Springfield
W.P
Wreckage of ill fated ship Andaste found by tug
Grand Haven Mich Sent 14 The freighter Andaste missing since leaving for Chicago last Monday night in a Lake Michigan gale is confirmed lost. Tug Bertha G reports wreckage 40 miles south of Grand Haven including cabin door and woodwork from Capt A L Anderson of Sturgeon Bay Wis and crew member names indicate the vessel likely foundering with all hands. Coast guard and tugs Liberty and Freedom will continue search for bodies.
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Grand Haven
Mich
U.P
Chicago
Lake Michigan
George van Hall
Here
Bertha G
A. L. Anderson
Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin
George Evans
Joe Collins
Cuptain Anderson
van Hall
Coast Guard
Liberty
Freedom
Materials Construction Company
Cant. A. L.anderson
Saril Zetlow
New Book Firm Formed To Publish Tarzan Tales
A new publishing house Metropolitan Books Inc formed in New York with Edgar Rice Burroughs novel Tarzan and the Lost Empire slated as its first title. Maximilian Elser Jr, general manager of Metropolitan Newspaper Service, serves as a president. Burroughs works have sold seven million copies in US and UK editions and were translated into sixteen languages and Braille. Burroughs books now sell a million copies annually in the United States and Canada.
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New York
U.P
Metropolitan Books, Inc
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Maximilian Elser, Jr
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Burroughs
United States
Canada
Nebraska City Tenant of Two Headed Snake
McCook Nebraska Sept 14 A local feature calls attention to a two headed snake in a Nebraska City tenant’s case at the county fair. The eight inch reptile seems normal yet twice as dangerous as an ordinary snake. Both heads act independently with forked tongues and rapid eye movement.
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McCook
Neb
U.P
Unique wedding held in courthouse office
Probate Judge Charlies Cassidy officiated in the courthouse as Maria Flores and Louis Floris wed. Mexican bridesmaids in colorful gowns accompanied the couple, while courthouse officials and guests observed, two mispronouncing the groom’s name in a lighthearted faux pas.
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Charlies Cassidy
Court House
Maria Flores
Louis Floris
Sixteenth National Recreation Congress to Meet in Louisville
The sixteenth National Recreation Congress will meet October 14 to 19 in Louisville under the Playground and Recreation Association of America. About 600 delegates will discuss community recreation, playgrounds, sports, amateur music and drama, and leadership for public recreation as towns expand centers.
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New York
U.P
National Recreation Congress
Louisville
Playground and Raciication Association of America
Howard S. Brancher
Playground and Recreation Association of America
West Well No 1 Reaches Dundee Depth in Isabella County
Witmer Oil and Gas reports West No 1 on SE 1-4 NE 1-4 Section 25 Isabella township hits Dundee formation at 3597 feet. No oil or gas show yet after seven feet into sands, boiler repairs pause drilling. Graham well nearby is 11 feet lower. Ranger notes separate incident about a post office finding Mexican jumping beans mistaken for a time bomb.
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Section
Isabella Township
Isabella County
Witmer Oil and Gas Company
Dundee
Graham
Ranger
Tex
Post Office
Bay City Woman Wins District Audition In Radio Contest
Mary Piechowiak of Bay City wins the district Atwater Kent radio audition held at Central State Teachers college auditorium. Four men and eight girls competed representing ten cities. Judge was W J Brydges of Saginaw. State finals in Detroit scheduled for October with regional and national rounds leading to prizes and contracts.
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Mary Piechowiek
Bay City
Aldie Long
Johannesburg
Atwater- Kent
Central State Teachers College
W. J. Brydges
Saginaw
Detroit
Michigan
New York City
First permanent wave prompts pipe smoking by aged Forbes
In Poplar Bluff Missouri on September 14 Mrs Josie Forbes aged 88 celebrated getting her first permanent wave by smoking her old pipe. The moment marks a small but meaningful milestone for the elderly woman amid her long years.
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Poplar Bluff
Josie Forbes
Central State Training School Opens Monday
Central State Training School at the Central State Teachers college will begin sessions Monday September 16 with kindergarten through sixth grade and junior high classes. Transportation by bus for Crawley and McDonald districts. Training staff includes Superintendent P G Lantz and a roster of instructors from Columbia University, University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, and others.
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Central State Teachers College
P. G. Lantz
Crawley
McDonald
Columbia University
New York City
Jessie A. McLean
Marguerite Alien
B. S
National Kindergarten College
Evanston
Hazel MacGirr
Louise Bauer
Im. A
Ebba Wahlstrom
University of Minnesota
Ethel Prager
Mt Pleasant Gridders Top Lowell 18 to 6 in Opener
Mt. Pleasant high school football defeated Lowell 18 to 6 at Island Park in the season opener. Ferris and Spalsbury connected for early scores, Ferris added a long kickoff return and a 50 yard run by Burke McClintic sealed the win as Lowell managed a single late touchdown.
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Mt. Pleasant
Lowell Aggregation
Island Park
Ferris
Spalsbury
Western Michigan
Lowell
Roy
Shalsbury
Pierpont
Fortis
Burke McClintic
Oval
Warriors
Baird
Tax on postage in Barcelona at exposition tolls
Barcelona citizens face new taxes to support the International Exposition now in progress. All letters must carry a five centimos expo stamp and a tax of ten centimos is levied for each long distance call and each telegram from the city.
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Barcelona
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von Arnaud de la Perier
Emden
Eckener Pass
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Cal
S. C. Hagen
Los Angeles
Perier
Spatz
Texas
Indian School
C. D. Waggoner
New Book Firm
Tarzan
Nebraska City
Telluride Banker
Association To Aid Recreation
Pay
Mary Piechowiak
Central State Training School
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