World War Veterans Bill Faces Senate Battles
A chaotic week in Congress saw the World War veterans bill loaded with amendments including higher pensions to Spanish war levels and disability for venereal disease cases. The Wickersham border patrol bill received House approval to curb liquor smuggling with a larger, unified force. President Hoover named Edgar Jadwin to head the new federal power commission and urged continued public works spending to boost recovery.
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Wickersham Commission
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Canada
Mexico
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Coast Guard
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Federal Power Commission
Edgar Jadwin
Governors
Salt Lake City
Last Heath Hen on Martha's Vineyard Dies in Captivity
An obituary-like essay recalls Martha the heath hen, the last of her race on Martha's Vineyard, and traces the extinction of the heath hen, passenger pigeon, great auk, and threats to other species. It notes ongoing conservation efforts and historical declines from New England to Ontario.
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Hernando Siles
Carlos Blanco’ Galindo
la Paz
Siles
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Hans Kundt
Doctor. Siles
Galindo
Elmo Scott Watson
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Mississippi Valley
Martha’s Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
New England
Cape Ann
Virginia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Long Island
New Jersey
William Brewster
Michigan
Robert H. Wright
Munising
Samuel R. Landes
Traverse City
Wright
Doctor Landes
Cadillac
Oden
Emmet
Straits of Mackinaw
Ontario
North Atlantic
New World
Fire Island
Iceland
Congress
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Foreign Relations Committee
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National Defense Committee
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Tyro
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Hart Jellicoe
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Srait
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