Coolidge backs World Court limits and unity plan stance
President Coolidge outlined aims for constitutional amendment limits and American adherence to the World Court, renewing support for the Harding Hughes plan and urging practical covenants to curb military powers. He warned against changes lacking broad signatory support as he spoke at Arlington Memorial Day exercises before thousands.
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Washington
World Court
League of Nations
Coolidge
Arlington
Harding
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Dawes
League
Union of the States
Congress
River bill doom for present session in Congress
Washington reports that no river and harbor bill will be passed this session. Representative Cleveland A. Newton notes the measure contains 29 projects and about 30.7 million dollars, with delays due to Los Angeles harbor and Hudson River additions awaiting hearings and engineer reports.
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Washington
Congress
Cleveland A. Newton
St. Louis
House
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Los Angeles Harbor
New York
Hudson River
Anti-American sentiment grows in Japan amid immigration law backlash
In Tokyo, anti-U. S. feeling intensifies fueled by Japan’s immigration exclusion law and backed by nationalist editors politicians and ex military men. Official policy led by Kiyoura opposes retaliation while opposition voices foresee ministry continuity. Officials lament public anti American expressions in meetings editorials and ads. Propaganda urges a boycott of American goods with calls for Japanese or European substitutes.
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Jingo Press
Army
Japan
Kiyoura
Viscount Kato
Doctor Found Guilty in Hutchinson Murder Case
After nearly eight hours of deliberation, Dr Kenn B Abbis was convicted of second degree murder in the killing of William E Gibbs a wealthy Hutchinson recluse on the night of December 29 1923 in Hutchinson Kansas
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Uhis
Hutchinson
Kan
Kenn B. Abbis
Wm. E. Gibbs
Death of Prof Baer in Panam a Darien hunt for white Indians
Wireless dispatch reports Prof Baer of the Marsh expedition killed during a search for white Indians in the Darien region near Panama. Washington confirms the death of the expedition member amid perilous jungle exploration.
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Balboa
Darien
Panama
Baer
Washington
Marsh
Ad Executives to Meet at Columbus
Indianapolis ad chiefs gather in Columbus Ohio for a convention of the Association of Advertising Executives. A code of ethics on selling and handling newspaper advertising will be presented at the final session. Gov. A C Donohue of Ohio will welcome delegates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Association of Advertising Executives
Columbus
Ohio
A. C. Donahey
Charles J. Nicholson
The
Hutchinson
Kan
Daily News
Douglas V. Martin, Jr
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Brent Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Association of
Three Killed as Fast Train Hits Freight near Attica
Attica Ind. Three persons are known to have been killed and about 50 injured, ten seriously, when Wabash No. 92 from St Louis to Detroit sideswiped a freight at a crossing ten miles west of Attica. The fast passenger train, thrown from the track by a split rail, crashed into the standing freight. The engineer and two passengers were killed outright. several others injured badly, with little hope of recovery. Ambulances and physicians were summoned from nearby cities to aid the injured.
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Attica
Ind
Wabash
St. Louis
Detroit
Here
Lines Forced to End Russian Trade
The United States cut the Russian immigration quota forcing White Star Cunard and Canadian Pacific to liquidate their Russia operations. Thirteen thousand Americans who paid $1,500,000 for relatives’ passages will be reimbursed.
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Moscow
United States
White Star
Cunard
Canadian Pacific Railway
Russia
Tornado Kills Two in Warner Oklahoma and Destroys Business District
A tornado hit Warner Oklahoma twenty miles south of Muskogee killing two people and likely fatally injuring two more. The disaster left virtually the entire business district destroyed and prompted emergency response.
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Muskogee
Okla
Warner
Five Policemen Indicted in Theft Case at Sibley Warehouse
Chicago police Lieut Michael Grady and four rifle squad members along with 21 others were indicted by a federal grand jury as conspirators in a $600,000 Sibley warehouse whisky theft.
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Chicago
Michael Grady
Sibley Warehouse
England Joins With America In War Graves Honor
In London a joint tribute by Britons and Americans honored fallen U S soldiers buried on British soil on May 80. About eighty American graves exist in England and ninety in Ireland.
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England
America
London
Ireland
Nun Exemption Sought for Charity Wealth Under Tax Bill
Washington report on a tax reduction bill reveals a clause to exempt the fortunes donated by Mother Catherine Drexel of Philadelphia. Senator Pepper explains the provision targets donors who give 90 percent or more of their income to charity for ten years, allowing tax free status in the first year. The case centers on Miss Drexel, now Mother Catherine, who vows poverty yet has a large wealth she uses for homes for friendless girls. The measure aims to relieve tax on charitable gifts by high filers while preserving remaining income for other purposes.
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Washington
Drexel
Philadelphia
Catherine
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Senate Finance Committee
Coolidge
Senator Pepper
Walter George Smith
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia nun Mary Catherine Drexel renounces wealth
Mary Katherine Drexel, born Miss Mary Katherine Drexel, renounced a daily income of 1000 dollars on May 6 1889 to take vows as a nun. She founded the Roman Catholic Order of the Blessed Sacrament and became the world’s richest nun due to her lifelong charity. She established branches nationwide to educate and care for colored and Indian children.
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Philadelphia
Mary Catherine
Mary Katherine Drexel
of the Blessed Sacrament
Tornado Ravages Wetumka Oklahoma Killing Six
A tornado swept Wetumka Oklahoma killing six people and injuring 25 or more, with two children dying on a special train en route to Henryetta. Physicians from Holdenville OK and Weleetka aided the wounded as emergency hospitals were set up in the Armory, a hardware store, and a bank. Damage is estimated around 100000 dollars.
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Wetumka
Okla
J. L. Ramsey
American National Bank
William Armstrong
Henryetta
Holdenville
Okemah
Weleetka
National Guard
Actress Pauline Hall Wins $2500 Damaged Lip Verdict
In Los Angeles Pauline Hall the screen actress wins $2500 against beauty specialist Gertrude Steel. The court found the operation to enhance her lower lip to be unsuccessful contrary to the specialist promise.
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Los Angeles
Pauline Hall
Gertrude Steel
Senate Passes Pittman Act On Silver Purchase
The Senate approved the Pittman act directing the treasury to buy 14,500,000 ounces of silver at one dollar an ounce. The measure proceeds to the House for consideration.
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Senate
Washington
Pittman
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Bloc Majority Opposes Millerand Policies at Socialist Congress
More than 300 deputies at a Socialist congress condemn President Millerand and push to oust him. Resolutions demand a cabinet chosen from the Left, oppose any government with Millerand, and praise Herriot. Poincare resigns as radical and Republican Socialists clash with the Elysee stalemate.
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Paris
Millerand
Poincare
Congress of Socialists
Herriot
Chamber
Blum
Bloc National
the Elysee
Tragic Fire Kills 22 at Los Angeles Girls School
Fatal blaze at the Hope Development School for Subnormal Girls in Playa Del Rey kills 22, including Matron J. G. Thomas. Nineteen girls and two firemen injured. doors locked, rescue teams forced to break windows to reach victims. Fire likely started on top floor by matches. facility far from a fire station.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hope Development School
Playa del Ray
Santa Monica
J. GC. Thomas
Walter D. Curtis
Caruso Memorial Foundation to award operatic fellowship
The Caruso American Memorial Foundation will award a $1200 operatic fellowship plus traveling expenses for a year of study in Italy. The program plans to offer a similar fellowship annually and expand the opportunity.
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New York
Italy
Caruso American Memorial Foundation
New York Woman Hangs Herself in Zurich Jail
Katherine Grey Tainter of New York and San Francisco committed suicide by hanging in a Zurich jail where she had been confined for several months on a charge of swindling.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Katherine Grey Tainter
New York
San Francisco
Snow Gum Eucalyptus May Expand Use in United States
United States Forest Service researchers in Asheville North Carolina are growing a eucalyptus species called Snow Gum that survives down to 16 degrees below zero. If winter survives, this hardy variety could be planted on arid Southwest slopes where native trees struggle to take hold.
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United States Forest Service
Forest Service
Australia
Asheville
N. C
One Snake Noted as Possible Puerto Rico Species
The article notes that the boa constrictor may be the only snake of importance recorded in Porto Rico. Population density has led to extinctions of various animal forms, including some birds. Manatee is rare, turtles are scarce except along the east coast, where hawksbill and green turtles occur, while lizards are plentiful with ten common types described from small tree lizards to larger ground varieties.
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Porto Rico
Curio Dealer Dismisses Flaws in Great Chest
A quip about a seasoned curio dealer and a chest described as unblemished. The dealer notes insects spared its beauty and treats the chest as a remarkable relic while a speaker questions its fame.
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Mr. Glimper
Digging Postholes for Fun in California Tale
A California pioneer, rich and hardy, digs postholes under a blazing sun. When asked why he works, he replies with a twinkling eye that he finds pleasure in the task. The narrator reflects that work and play blend for those who love their labor.
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H. A. Vachell
California
Plains
Lineman Deflects Train by Crossing Tracks to Halt Runaway Sleigh
Albert Cornish a Bath Maine lineman chased a runaway horse to a trestle where the animal’s leg trapped the sleigh. He freed the sleigh then laid it across the track with the steel runners on the rails creating an electrical connection that activated a signal stopping an approaching train.
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Albert Cornish
Bath
Cornish
Forest Protection Efforts Highlight Vast Canadian Resources
Canada cites its immense forest reserves as a world leader with extensive protection measures. Airplane scouting wireless telegraphy portable telephones and power pumps support replanting pest prevention and forest product research under Dominion and provincial reserves and strict laws.
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Russia
United States
Canada
Postum Ad Warns of Decay After 31 and Promotes Drink
A vintage Postum advertisement argues that at age 31 the average American begins to lose vitality and that caffeinated coffee drains reserve strength. It touts Postum made from roasted wheat and bran as a healthier, energizing alternative and offers a free week’s supply to start a 30 day trial.
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United Sates
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