World News Digest Paris to Washington on reparations and politics
The article reviews the Chequers conference with Chan cellor Bruening and Br iand Curtius as they press for German relief from Young plan constraints. It notes American and British diplomacy, possible debt cancellation talks, and expectations of Secretary Mellon and Secretary Stimson engaging in European discussions. It also mentions Navy budget cuts urged by Hoover and other international political maneuvering.
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Chequers
Braening
Ferelsen
Curtius
MacDonald
Henderson
F. MM. Sackett
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Bruening
America
Devlin
Uncle Sam
Europa
Frederic M. Sackett
Berlin
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
England
Charles Francis Adame
William ¥. Fratt
Naval Operations
Navy
Hfoover
Rapidan
Adams
Congress
Hoover
Guam
Criminalitz
Nolles
Eyes and sports safety unite in Ruth tale and warning
A discussion by David Stesnick links sharp eyesight to athletic greatness, citing Babe Ruth and Helen Wills as examples. The piece notes athletes’ use of glasses, eye injury risks in youth sports, and three eye first aid principles: cleanliness, rest, and medical care. It cites players like Lee Meadows, Vic Sorrell, Koenig, Hafey, Washburn, and McFarlane as wearers of glasses on field.
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Babe Ruth
Helen Wills
David Stesnick
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Babe Stuth
Ruth
Mabe Trtuth
Ile
Bill Tilden
Jack Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Feld
Lee Meadows
Vic Sorrell
Detroit Tigers
Toppercher
MaccFayden
Chick Kasey
Outfelder
St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Koenig
Detroit
New York City
Yankees
Hafey
Koenig
Watson Washburn
United States
Willie McFarlane
Westchester County
New York
Early 1930s unemployment trends in Britain and Germany
Official figures show Britain with 2,629,971 unemployed, up by 123,034 in a week. In Germany unemployment stood at 4,067,000 at end May, with about 322,000 finding work that month as conditions appeared to improve.
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NERR
Great Britain
Germany
Premier Bennett says imperial economic conference postponed
REMIER BENNETT of Canada told the house of commons the imperial economic conference planned in Ottawa next August has been postponed until next year. He noted Australia requested the delay for political reasons and New Zealand said parliament would likely sit in August, causing doubt.
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Remier Bennett
Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa
Ele
Australia
New Zealand
Physicians and Vatican tensions at Italian medical meeting
About 8,000 physicians attended a five day American Medical Association gathering hosted by Ple Delpla with policy votes and scientific sessions. In Rome, Cardinal Pacelli notes and a conciliatory Vatican response followed fascist incidents, while Mussolini pushes dissolution of Catholic Action and new Catholic clubs. Negotiations likely continue with no feared rupture.
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PLE Delpla
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Vatican
Cardinal Pacelli
Catholic Action
Pope Pius
Mussolini
New Catholic Cluba
Rome
Wickersham Report Explores US Crime Causes and Remedies
The Wickersham Commission presents a 300 page study to the President detailing rises in crime in the United States, analyzing underlying factors and suggesting policy measures to reduce criminal activity and improve public safety.
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Wickersham Commission
Prohibition Official Alleges Treasury Aide Dereliction
Maurice Campbell former prohibition administrator in New York says he filed charges with President Taft against Seymour Lowman assistant secretary of the treasury for dereliction of duty. Campbell previously accused Lowman to Secretary Mellon who he says refused action. He claims Mellon shielded a government official while last year Campbell published articles alleging Lowman urged relaxation of enforcement during the 1928 campaign.
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M al
Maurice Campbell
Prohibition
New York
Taover
Seymour Lawman
the Treasury
Campbell
Lowman Bome
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Lowman
Chiang Kai-Shek Leads Campaign Against Communist Bands
Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Nationalist government, declares the Communist bandit threat as China's gravest issue. He personally leads efforts against insurgents in Kiaegsl and Hunan, appeals for officer support, and vows to surrender military power if he fails, or die on the battlefield.
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Coiang Kai-Shee
Kiaegsl
Hunan
Chiang
Canton
Cheklang
Battlefeld
Westera Newspaper Union
Old Myth Telling of Animals Theft of Fire
A myth explains how fire moved from pine trees to other woods in a tale where animals and trees spoke. A beaver steals a fireball from a pine council near the Grande Ronde river and hides it, sparking a chase and a forest shift that explains rubbing sticks to make fire.
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Grande Ronde
Notable Botanic Garden in Washington Nurtured by Early Ventures
The Botanic Garden in Washington was created by Congress for arts and sciences with an 1818 act. Land granted in 1820, backed by a belief George Washington planned such gardens. By 1836 improvements began, a malaria swamp converted with a $5,000 aid. Real growth started during Wilkes Expedition 1838 to 1842 led by botanist W. D. Breckenridge, who gathered seeds and specimens forming the nucleus of the collection.
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Botanic Garden
Washington
Congress
George Washington
W. D. Breckenridge
South Seas
Pain Perception Debate Lets Lobster Live in Boiling Water
Dr. Dar old Jackson of London University argues pain is relative and lobsters feel little, likening pain to a burglar alarm. He cites live lobsters sold for boiling, noting the fresh catch is killed quickly, with shells turning red in boiling water.
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Darold Jackson
Zoological Department of London University
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