Naval parity debate with Britain dominates note to powers
Washington asserts U S insistence on naval parity with Great Britain in any future reductions and notes a new method for fixing ship fighting value. Dawes reports British openness, while London relaunches disarmament talks with MacDonald after Dawes visit.
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Washington
England
United States
Great Britain
Stimson
Cotton
Adams
Charles G. Dawes
State Department
Admiralty
Hugh 8. Gibson
Belgium
League of Nations
London
Dawes
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Forres
Scotland
MacDonald
U S Corn Crop Placed At 77.6 Percent Of Normal
The crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture set the United States corn crop at 77.6 percent of normal on July 1, indicating a production of 2.662 billion bushels. Total corn acreage under cultivation was 98.333 million acres amid wheat estimates for winter and durum varieties and overall all wheat production at 833.869 million bushels.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Opium Worth $1,000,000 Found in Woman's Trunks
San Francisco customs officers uncovered eleven baggage pieces from China owned by Mrs. Susie Ying Kao revealing opium valued at $1,000,000. Kao refused to identify the owners in China, saying her life would be endangered if she revealed names.
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San Francisco
China
Susie Ying Kao
Cuba
Kao
Fifth Alabama Bank Closes in Leeds
The Leeds State bank suspended operations becoming the fifth bank in Alabama to halt business within two weeks.
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Fifth Alabama Bank
Leeds
Ala
Leeds State Bank
Mount Rainier Trips Barred After Tragedy
Tacoma authorities ban trips to Mount Rainier until a full survey of the trails is completed following a climbing accident that killed two men.
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Mount Rainier
Tacoma
Wash
Mexico calls special congress on labor code
President Portes Gil will convene a special session of the Mexican congress in Mexico City on July 20 to consider the new labor code and related legislation.
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Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Portes Gil
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Plans Far East Tour
Mrs Woodrow Wilson arrived recently and announced she would extend her journey to the Far East to study international political and economic problems.
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Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Far East
Marked Increase in Midwest Industries Forecast
The Mid-West Shippers' Advisory board projects third quarter 1929 activity in Illinois Iowa Wisconsin western Indiana and northern Michigan to be 11 percent above 1928. Iron and steel carloadings rise to about 86 500, coal up about 82 percent, hay straw and alfalfa up 25 percent grain and flour products up 20 and 15 percent respectively. Poultry dairy products down 5 percent canned goods down 7 sugar syrup and molasses down 10 and sand gravel and stone down 15.
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Fort Wayne
Middlewest
Shippers’ Advisory Board
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Mid-West
Polish Plane Falls in Sea Kills Aviator in Atlantic Flight
The Polish long distance seaplane led by Major Ludwik Idzikowski crashes near Graciosa in the Azores during an Atlantic crossing. Major Casimir Kubala is injured and the aircraft explodes on impact. French aviator Dieudonne Coste and his companion return safely to France.
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Horta
Azores
Atlantic
Ludwik Idzikowski
Casmir Kubala
Isle of Graciosa
Dieudonne Coste
France
Graciaga
Idzikowski
Fourteen Die in Gillingham Park Fire Charity Display
A charity fete at a verdant Gillingham city park ended in tragedy as 14 people died and two more were severely burned. Thousands watched a realistic house fire spectacle with thrilling rescues, a benefit for Gillingham hospital.
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Gillingham
England
Gillingham Hospital
Chilean Deputies Approve Tacna Arica Treaty
The Chilean chamber of deputies approved the treaty with Peru settling the Tacna and Arica dispute after a long 50 year contention. The measure passed by a legislative vote, concluding a key step in the agreement.
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Santiago
Chile
Peru
Tacna
Arica
Chamber of Deputies
Tito
Church abandons German in St Louis church
Christ Lutheran church ends 60 years of German language use and switches to English only, reflecting a shift in worship language. Local congregation churches in St Louis adjust services and rites to English.
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St. Louis
Christ Lutheran Church
Lincoln free rooming house redecorated and jail repainted
Lincoln officials announce a redecoration of the city free rooming house and for the first time in six years the city jail is being repainted and repapered. City projects include road work from the central Sioux county line to the Box Butte line and a proposed federal building site at 15th and Dodge.
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Lincoln
Sioux County
Box Butte
Alliance
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Army
15Th and
Dodge Streets
Neihardt Hall
Wayne College
Beckenbauer Brothers of
Norfolk
State Normal Board
Wayne
Sharp drop in Nebraska wheat yield forecast
W. H. Forsyth of the state and federal agricultural statistics bureau reports a statewide decline in Nebraska wheat yield due to hot weather and light moisture. Harvesting is underway in some areas as damage from floods hail and winds affects barley and oats more than wheat, with total production down millions of bushels but near average overall.
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Omaha
Nebraska
W. H. Forsyth
State
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Cattle numbers rise in western Nebraska Lincoln County
Lincoln county assessments show cattle totals climbing from 58 241 in 1928 to 64 334 this year, a gain of 6 093. The increase in Lincoln county mirrors a broader rise across western Nebraska counties as the cattle business regains strength.
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North Platte
Nebraska
Lincoln County
Paxton Irrigation Project Completes Ditch System
Paxton farmers completed a two mile east Ogallala to six miles west of Sutherland irrigation ditch serving 5000 acres in the South Platte valley. An organization formed to promote the project with G. G. Hartman as president and H. E. Woolery as secretary. The headgate is a concrete automatic flow diverting structure for the irrigation season.
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Missouri River
Niobrara
HH. A. Rinder
Nebraska-Dakota Bridge Corporation
War Department
Running Water
S. D
Missouri
Yankton
Platte Valley
Nebraska Panhandle
J. H. Hewett
Government
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Morrill
Nebraska
Garrison Methodist Episcopal Church
David City
Norfolk
Bilead
Fairbury
Hebron
J. A. Allsman
A. Q. Boges
City of Alliance
Box Butte
Paxton
South Platte Valley
Ogallala
Sutherland
G. G. Hartman
A. W. Linr
Fred Thalkin
H. E. Woolery
Bank Merger Ties Omaha Institutions to Northwestern Group
The United States National Bank of Omaha and the United States Trust Company merged with Northwestern Banking Corporation of Minneapolis. Northwestern oversees 17 other financial institutions in the northwest and holds resources exceeding 240 million dollars.
Sewage Bonds Sold for Aurora Plant Installation
Aurora city issued bonds totaling 32000 dollars to First Trust Co for the construction of a complete sewage disposal plant to be installed within the coming weeks.
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Aurora Aurora
Aurora City
First Trust Co
Aurora
Lincoln wheat yield from 140 acres near airport
Nelson Allen reports a No 2 grade wheat yield of forty bushels per acre from 140 acres located a half mile west of Lincoln Municipal Airport. The crop is described as robust with strong production for the region.
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Lincoln
Nelson Allen
103 Year Old Celebrates Birthday at Fairbury Farm
Jefferson county inmate McNeal, age 103, marked the Fourth of July at Fairbury with Rhoda Thompson hosting. At age 100, Mike Thompson held a sunset party for him, drawing many local citizens. McNeal remains in good health and cheerful, noted for his longevity.
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Fairbury
Alexander McNeal
Jefferson County
Rn Rhoda Thompson
Faibury
Omaha Readies for 100000 Visitors This Fall
Omaha will host about 100000 convention visitors by year end, per chamber of commerce Ak-Sar-Ben and diamond jubilee officials. The peak arrives in early November with 50000 expected for the Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show diamond jubilee celebration and state teachers convention. Other conventions will also attract attendees.
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Omaha
Chamber of Commerce
Nations Protest U.S. Tariff Plans From 25 Countries
President Hoover backs a sane tariff aim as Senate leaders discuss the bill. Foreign governments including Austria and Spain warn of a tariff war, denounce increases on cork olives grapes onions and dried fruit, and urge caution by the United States. Senator Smoot says protests are fewer and milder than before and should not dictate rates.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
House
Watson
Indiana
Reed
Pennsylvania
Reed Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Idgar Prochnik
Thaw Estate Valued at Over Three Million Dollars
The personal property of the late Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, Pittsburgh, Pa, totalled 3 127772. Stocks of Standard Oil and subsidiaries accounted for 1 9 million of the value. Real estate was not listed in the inventory filed with the registrar of wills.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Copley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Office of the Register of Wills
Standard Oil Company
Magruder Returns to Active Duty After Vacation
Rear Admiral Charles P. Magruder, who sparked a clash over Navy wasteful spending two years ago, is reassigned to active duty after 21 months on enforced vacation.
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Magruder
Washington
Charles P. Magruder
Navy Department
Nations Reach Agreement In Brussels Over Mark Question
Negotiations between German and Belgian representatives for settlement of the long pending marks questions have concluded and an agreement has been signed in Brussels Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
Kansas G. O. P. Leader Dead
Maurice W. Levy eighty three former chairman of the Kansas Republican Central committee is dead at his summer home in West End New Jersey.
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New York
Maurice W. Levy
Kansas Republican Central Committee
West End, N. J
Cliff Woodbury quits racing after Altoona crash
Cliff Woodbury, badly hurt in the Altoona speedway crash that claimed Ray Keech, leaves hospital and announces retirement from automobile racing.
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Cliff Woodbury
Altoona
Altoona Speedway
Ray Keech
60Story Chicago tower permit issued for John F. Cuneo
A building permit is issued for a 60 story skyscraper to be built for John F. Cuneo at the corner of Michigan avenue and Randolph street in Chicago.
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Chicago
John F. Cuneo
Michigan Avenue
Randolph Street
A Boy Who Obeyed Daniel’s Training Verse
Lesson outlines Daniel 1 1 4 19 20 8 17 24 emphasizing a boy who obeyed God in captivity. It covers Daniel’s capture by Nebuchadnezzar, his training to serve the king, name change to Belteshazzar, resolve not to defile himself, and his rise as a wise leader.
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Daniel
Jehoiakim
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Belteshazzar
Gol
Bel
College of Wise Men
Alexander the Great
Kingdom of Heaven
Accepting Christ Urges Immediate Action by Men
Dr. Maltebie D. Babcock argues men should accept Christ now, contrasting hesitation with urgent concern for health and business, urging prompt spiritual commitment.
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Christ
Dr. Malte Bie D. Babcock
Trust the Creator Quote by Emerson
A concise reflection notes Emerson's statement that experience teaches belief in the Creator for unseen truths. The line emphasizes faith born from observed life lessons and enduring conviction in spiritual guidance.
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Emerson
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