Tri-Partite Naval Experts Not In Accord
In Geneva the expert committee of the tri partite naval disarmament conference clashed over converting merchant ships into auxiliary cruisers. Sir Frederick Field dismissed the plan, while Admiral Jones argued even small liners armed with six inch guns could be as dangerous as cruisers. The debate touched on tonnage limits and armor, signaling a stalemate on the proposal.
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Harry KR
Plucry
Geneva
Tripartite Naval Disarmament Conference
Sir Frederick Field
Admiral Jones
Mineteen
Senators Declare For Equality In Naval Conference
A Washington canvass shows both Democrats and Republicans insist on absolute equality between the British and American navies at Geneva. They warn a treaty falling short would fail Senate ratification, preserving parity since Washington 1921 and keeping the United States from falling behind in cruisers. The big navy faction fears further decline if Britain or Japan alter the 1921 accord, and memory of past ratification battles colors 1928 politics as the piece notes Continued on page two.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
United States Senate
Geneva
State Department
United States
Congress
Great Britain
Harding
Senate
Oscar Underwood
Underwood
Commander Byrd Delays Flight to Paris at Roosevelt Field
Many spectators sleep near the field as the giant plane did not take off today. James L. Kilgallen reports from Roosevelt Field New York on the postponed departure and the public’s disappointment surrounding the voyage of Commander Byrd.
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Byrd
Paris
Richard E. Byrd
America Today
Nantucket
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
America
Boston Millionaire Proves Death Trap
A chaotic day on June 22 at a Boston mansion ends in tragedy as fire engulfs W L Shearer’s Back Bay home. Four women perish or near death, including Miss Janet Shearer and Miss Betty Howes, while Miss Alice Scott and governess Anna Dixon fight for survival.
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International News Service
Boston
Toro
Back Bay
W. L. Shearer
Paine Furniture Company
Anna Dixon
Shearer
City Hospital
Janet Shearer
Betty Howes
Chum
Henry Howes
Alice Scott
Wife Of Murdered Actor May Offer Testimony Today
In Los Angeles on June 22 film actress Dorothy Mackaye may testify to defend herself against a charge of conspiring to conceal the beating of her husband Ray Raymond after a fist fight with Paul Kelly. The state neared rest as court opened with Kelly, under manslaughter conviction, called by the prosecution.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Miss Mackaye
Kelly
Raymond
Not Guilty In Auto Driving Case Fair Trial
Butler Pa June 22 After a long deliberation the jury found William Fair not guilty of driving an auto while intoxicated and could not agree on the charge of involuntary manslaughter in the auto accident that injured Mrs Gertrude Dugan Davies of New Castle Judge J R Henninger announced the retrial of Fair on the continued page two
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Butler
Butler Court
Willam Fair
Fair
Gertrude Dugan Davies
New Castle
J. R. Henninger
Plane hero swerves to save children in crash
Halsey R. Blazley, 31, commercial aviator, earned hero status after he steered his descending craft to miss two little girls in the path of his plane. He crashed into a shed, suffered a broken nose and minor injuries, and was hospitalized. Spectators aided him as the damaged plane tipped over. Names of the children were not learned.
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Pittsburgh
Halsey R. Blazley
Blazley
Almira Home Board Details Annual Session in PA
The Almira Home for Aged Ladies held its annual meeting Tuesday in its board room. Trustees from Venango Mercer Butler and Lawrence counties attended. Endowment stood at 90000 with aims to reach 250000 to become self supporting. President Mrs J L Stratton presided.
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Almira Home For
Pennsylvania
Venango
Mercer
Butler
Lawrence
J. L. Stratton
J. W. Ritts
C. N. Boyd
T. C. Campbell
Belle Lowery
Henry Forbes
Butler County
Trainer
May D. Campbell
Venango County
M. C. Zahniser
Grace Jackson
A. L
Fragmentary names list from Ohio and Pennsylvania notices
A garbled OCR list includes multiple personal names and towns such as New Castle Akron and Ellwood City with scattered initials and titles like WES DOC. 0.53 babekees. The legible items show individuals including Eleanor M. Miner Anna L. Phelps and Mildred M. Aber linked to places in New Castle Pittsburgh Akron and Ellwood City.
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Isabelle Costes
Howard C. Boalick
New Castle
Eleanor M. Miner
C. Wiggins
New Wilmington
Anna L. Phelps
George Gatehouse
Akron
Margaret Renninger
Eee Gohn H. Braatz
Alice M. Body
New
Castle Wes
Akron, O. Iee
Raymond C. Brown
Ellwood City
Mildred M. Aber
Pittsburgh
War Veterans Miss Conversion Window for Insurance
World War veterans face an estimated 59 billion dollars in lost policy value as the conversion deadline of July 1 looms. Veterans Bureau head General Frank T. Hines urged timely action, noting Congress is unlikely to extend the period, with total insured value now about 2.815 billion.
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Robert 5S
Thornburgh International News Service
Washington
Veterans Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Congress
Coolidge Weather Fans Black Hills Rain Catches Trout
Rapid City report notes drought in the Black Hills, then rain and a trout fishing outing with President Coolidge. He and Mrs. Coolidge fared six to two in catches, amid rain interruptions and a plan for him to appear in action pictures at Squaw Creek.
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Squaw Creek
Lindy Plans Eastward Flight and Book Notes
Col Charles A Lindbergh will fly from St Louis to Washington in a borrowed plane to arrange a trans continental tour and publication of a book based on his log from the Atlantic flight. He will then return to New York seeking a quieter life rather than further public ovations.
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William. K. Hutchinson
Lindbergh
Washington
Navy
U. S
Memmphis
Lindy
New York
Metropolis
France
Hoover cautious on worm bait controversy
Washington June 22 Secretary of Commerce Hoover an expert angler declined to weigh in on the debate over President Coolidge’s worm bait use in Black Hills waters. He avoided taking sides and would not be drawn into the fishing controversy.
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International News Service
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
President Coolidge
Black Hills
Convicts Escape From Prison Farm Near Ferguson State Farm
Houston report says 38 white convicts escaped from Ferguson state prison farm last night. Posses scour the Trinity river bottoms while authorities note the fugitives cut telephone wires and some are described as desperate characters.
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P International News Service
Houston
Texas
Trinity River
Ferguson State Prison
Summer Reverie of a Hidden Cool Place
A nostalgic voice imagines a warm afternoon leading to a secluded riverbank retreat. The narrator recalls childhood joys of swimming nude in a sheltered meadow, with vivid hints of a preferred spot, breezes, and bright weather, envisioning a return to those carefree days as temperatures rise to eighty two.
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Naval Conference
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James L. Kilgallen
Roosevelt Field, N.Y
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Bert Acosta
Geo. O. Voville
Bernt Balchen
North Pole
Winchester
Virginia
Lawrence County
Carnegie Auditorium
Man
Sion Blaze
The
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Rogers
Almira Home Board
Bureau of Government
George E. Durno
Rapid City
Coolidge
Paul Smith
Mr. Coolidge
Arthur Mometer
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