President Coolidge Vetoes Farm Relief Bill Railing at Perils
In a firm veto, President Coolidge criticizes the McNary Haugen farm relief bill, listing six major weaknesses including price fixing and bureaucracy. Attorney General Sargeant agrees the act would violate the Constitution. Governors and editors weigh political fallout as campaigns shift in Texas and nationwide amid farm and international tensions.
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Coolidge
Sargeant
United States
Congress
United’ States
Adam McMullen
Nebraska
Kansas City
Hoover
Frank
Middle West
Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
Hoover backs Pennsylvania delegates view Kansas City scene
The report notes Hoover told supporters that he agrees with Secretary on the Pennsylvania delegates at the Kansas City gathering.
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pPanene
Hoover
Pennsylvania
Kansas ‘City
Senate approves tax cut plan amid conference changes
The senate passed a tax reduction totaling about 223 million dollars after conference tweaks shrinking or expanding provisions. President Coolidge objected to full publicizing tax returns while the house set May 29 adjournment. General Nobile and Colonel Lindbergh featured in aviation news with new roles.
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Senate
Coolidge
Treasury
House
Dawes
Nobile
North Pole
Italia
Spitzbergen
Pope Pius
Italy
Milan
King's Bay
Lindbergh
Trans Continental Air Transport, Inc
New York
Los Angeles
Guggenhelm Fund
Ayre Fighting Intensifies Near Peking Amid Retreat Talks
Reports say Nationalist forces clash with Chang’s defenders around Hoklen in Chihi province while Southerners fare poorly. The main battle looms between Paotingfu and Machang, about 100 miles south of Beijing, as Chang contemplates a retreat possibly via negotiations with Japan for an orderly withdrawal.
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Marshal Chang
Peking
Tientsin
Hoklen
Chihi
Paotingfu
Machang
Beijing
Chang
Japan
Bomb attack at Argentine Italian consulate shocks Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires the Italian consulate was bombed killing six people and injuring thirty seven. Most victims were Italian immigrants with four consulate staff among the injured. A second bomb discovered at a shop of a noted Italian Fascist figure led to hundreds of police arrests.
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United States
Mather
Yukon
W. Va
Kenvir
Kentucky
Hamburg
Germany
France
America
OES of
Fascism
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Nationalists Defeated in German Elections Shake Parliament
Germany’s parliamentary vote leaves 40 percent of the Reichstag Socialists or Communists. The Marx Center party drops seven of sixty nine seats, removing the chance for a chancellor from that party. In Greece, Premier Zaimis resigns and Parliament is suspended. Venizelos agrees to form a new government.
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Ationalists
Reichstag
Marx Center
Greece
Zaimis
Koundouriotis
Eleutherios Venizelos
Methodists Flank Bishops and School Training Policy
At the Kansas City general conference the church voted against lifetime bishops, favoring term limits. They approved a stand against military training in high schools and compulsory training in colleges. Doctrinal doubt was settled with a report praising independent thought and science. Dr. Raymond J. Wade and Dr. James Baker were elected bishops.
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Kansas City
Raymond J. Wade
Chicago
James ©. Baker
Urbana, IL
Death of Dr Hideyo Noguchi in Africa
Renowned bacteriologist Dr Hideyo Noguchi of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research died in Accra, Gold Coast Colony, Africa from yellow fever. He had traveled to study yellow fever connections between South America and Africa and contracted the disease in a laboratory experiment. He used his illness to advance his research.
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Hideyo Noguchi
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Accra
Gold Coast Colony
Africa
Peace proposals accepted by Britain and Kellogg pact in outline
British government accepts Kellogg peace proposals with slight reservations. Prime notes Britain will protect its worldwide interests and keep League commitments intact. Statesmen in both nations expect reservations not to block a multilateral anti-war treaty.
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Kellogg
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
League of Nations
Kansas highway program delayed by policy not funds
Kansas faces delays in the 1928 road program due to dual county and state control, despite funds available since January. The plan covers 1554 miles across graded dirt sand hard surface, with 567 miles contracted by May 14 and 49 more public settings needed to award contracts. US 173 W, first surfaced crossstate route, will be completed between Ottawa and Douglas county line as Franklin County paving proceeds.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Kansas
Franklin County
Six Mile
Ottawa
Douglas
Franklin
Atchison
Brown
Banking department settles claims against Richard son
Topeka reports the state banking department adjusted its claims against John C. Richardson, former president of the American State Bank in Wichita. Roy L. Bone, state bank commissioner, said about half of the $100,000 in claims had been paid.
Beloit Wheat King Hazeltine Dies at 175 Near Cawker City
Beloit resident John A. Hazeltine 175 died at his home near Cawker City. He earned the title Mitchell county wheat king with 1,500 acres of wheat under cultivation and homesteaded in 1871.
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Beloit
John A. Hazeltine
Mitchell County
Cawker City
Lions International district governor chosen in Salina
Salina Wellington won the 1929 convention of the thirteenth district Lions International after a spirited contest with Pittsburg a strong contender Howard Simpson of Wichita was selected district governor.
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Salina
Wellington
Lions International
Pittsburg
Howard Simpson
Wichita
Death of Wichita Quaker leader Dr. Edmund Stanley
Dr. Edmund Stanley emeritus president of Friends University Wichita dies in a Wichita hospital from complications after a motor car accident. He was a longtime leader in the Quaker movement and a prominent figure in the community.
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Edmund Stanley
Friends University
Wichita
Memorial Urn Dedication For War Mothers Chapter
A memorial urn carved from native limestone was dedicated in Junction City for the Geary County World War veterans. The ceremony honored local World War II veterans with appropriate services conducted by the Junction City chapter of the American War Mothers.
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Junction City
The
American War Mothers
Geary County
Kansas Federation of Labor Re-elects Officers at 1929 Session
The Kansas Federation of Labor re elected all officers and chose Pittsburg as the 1929 convention city before adjourning after a three day session in Emporia.
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Emporia
Kansas Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
Beloved Beloit Man Declared Dead. Estate Divided Among Heirs
Charles A. Swenson, who vanished in May 1912, reappears in Atchison claiming Alaska as his recent home. In Atchison, James M. Challis announces cash prizes totaling over 500 dollars for essays on What Should Congress Do for the Farmer. Winning papers will be submitted to Congress.
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Beloit
Charles A. Swenson
Alaska
Atchison
James M.challis
Congress
Mr. Challis
Prison coal to fuel Kansas university heating plant
Topeka reports that coal from the state prison Waities at Lansing will replace oil as fuel for the University of Kansas heating plant, according to state business manager H. E. Shrack.
Flattering to the Matron Four Piece Ensemble
The piece discusses a shift from flapper to matron fashion favoring four piece ensembles. It highlights tailored silk suits, antelope silk, moire and crepe satin coats, georgette capes, black lace, matching boutonnieres, and practical washable outfits. It notes colors like dusty pastel pink and jade white with various trims and patterns available ready to sew from pattern departments.
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Madam
Julian Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
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Patrick J. Karrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edward W. Pickard
Russia
China
Mnidam
Mint
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