Gary Urges Congress to Remove Tariff and Tax the Nation
Elbert H. Gary, president of the American Iron and Steel Institute, urged Congress to remove the tariff from business, adopt a sales tax replacing the income tax, and delay the soldier bonus until finances improve. He called for impartial regulation, warned against favoritism, and pressed for a nonpartisan inquiry into tariffs. He remained optimistic about America's future but noted heavy government burdens and the need for patience and generosity across society.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Commodore
Congress
America
Gary
United States
Institute
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Italians Attack Serbian Frontier Post Reported Dead
Paris May 27 Five Italians were reported killed and many wounded when Fascist Italian nationalists supported by Italian troops attacked a Serbian frontier post at Kartay. The clash drew international condemnation and raised tensions in the region.
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Paris
Kartay
Five Die in Deep Shaft Rescue Tragedy
In Milwaukee on May 26 five people died in a sewer shaft core incident when gas and electricity overwhelmed a rescue party. Firemen and tunnel workers entered a 52 foot shaft at National and Twentieth avenues to save colleagues.
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Milwaukee
National
Twentieth Avenues
John Schleck
Schleck
Mathias Wambach
Murphy
Wambach
Anton Wrafchek
Peterson
Hendricks
Renew Fightings in Ulster in Belfast Violence
London reports renewed clashes in Belfast as shipyard workers are attacked, two tram cars bombed, a man killed, nineteen injured, and a grave digger shot. Guerilla fighting continues across six counties with police raids, ambushes and a blown bridge at Ballymena.
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London
Belfast
Falls Road
Ballymena
North Antrim
Powder blast kills man at Equitable Powder mill
One man died when two tons of powder exploded in the corning mill of the Equitable Powder company in East Alton Illinois. O Hess was the sole mill worker and was blown to shreds.
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East Alton
Tll
Corning Mill
Equitable Powder Company
O. Hess
Marshall on Way to Switzerland
London May 29 Thomas R Marshall former vice president of the United States has left for Paris to attend the conference of a national Masonic orders at Lausanne Switzerland
Woman Smoker Dies at 100 in Whitehall
May 29 report notes the death of a centenarian woman in Whitehall Til. The obituary fragment mentions a smoker background and indicates a long life ending in late May.
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Whitehall
Til
Freight Rates Slashed by ULS Effective July 1
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered about a 10 percent nationwide freight rate cut in a May 26 decision. It sets eastern rates 14 percent lower, western 13 4 percent, and southern and Mountain Pacific 12.4 percent, with an average 10 percent reduction. Passenger travel and agricultural rates mostly unchanged. The commission also approves a 5 percent return on railroad property instead of 6 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Eastern Territory
Western Territory
Southern
Illinois
Davis says business improving nationwide in May reports
Secretary Davis reports revived national business activity based on Labor Department employment data. Unemployment nearly eliminated in New York State, down over 50 percent in Pennsylvania, and improved conditions across Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Kansas Missouri. Pacific coast shows clear gains and the South Georgia Tennessee Alabama all show progress with near zero unemployment in North Carolina.
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Washington
Davis
Department of Labor
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Pacific Coast
South
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Demand for action on soldier bonus bill in Senate
Washington, May 26. Republican members of the senate finance committee were served with notice by Chairman McCumber to act promptly and agree on terms of a soldier bonus bill. He said he would not tolerate further delay and would report his modified house bill if the committee fails to advance the measure. He also announced plans to convene the full committee this week to discuss the legislation.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
McCumber
Senate
Eleven Killed in Alabama Mine Blast
Eleven miners died in an explosion at Acmar No. 8 mine in St. Clair county Alabama Fuel and Iron company reports. Birmingham station received details of the blast on May 29.
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Birmingham
Ala
Acmar
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
U S Market Report May Week End Prices and Commodities
U S market report outlines weekly prices for hay feed grains including timothy and alfalfa across major cities, plus prairie hay and feed items. It lists fruits vegetables prices for potatoes onions and berries, live stock quotes for Chicago hogs and beef, grain prices for wheat and corn, dairy butter and cheese prices, and Wisconsin cheese board prices with several named varieties.
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Washington
kFor
Hay
Timothy
New York
Channelpaia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnatii
Chicago
St Louis
Sinneapolis
Atlanta
Alain
St. Louis
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Memphis
Northern
Minnesota
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Boston
Wisconsin
Majestic Sets World Record Freight Run
The liner Majestic arrived at Southampton with Chicago fresh meats, establishing a world freight record. The shipment traveled five days twelve hours and fifty six minutes from Chicago to New York by train, then by sea to Europe.
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Chicago
United States
Europe
Majestic
Southampton
England
New York
Scores Fall in Rome Battle
In Rome on May 26 there was a street battle in the San Lorenzo district between royal guards and fascists, wounding scores of combatants in the crowded quarter.
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Rome
Royal Guards
San Lorenzo
Two Mexican Rebels Executed Near Arenas Command
San Antonio May 29 reports that two Mexican rebel leaders ex mayor Nicacio Vasquez and Donatiano Escalenta were captured and executed by forces under Gen. Manuel Arenas.
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San Antonio
Tex
Nicasio Vasquez
Donatiano Escalenta
Manuel ‘Arenas
The Burning of a Good Book in Jeremiah 6
A religious lesson analyzes Jeremiah 6 in which Jehoiakim burns the roll containing the Lord's words. The text notes the indestructibility of God's Word, reasons for attacking it, and methods used to destroy scripture, including royal ban and partial destruction.
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Jehoiakim
Burns
A. King
Jeremiah
Israel
Judah
Baruch
God
Michaiah
Hey
Jehudi
The Route to Heaven Quotation Cited by Feltham
A compact quotation attributed to Feltham warns that no man seeks heaven in isolation. It frames moral effort as communal and accountable rather than solitary pursuit.
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Heaven
Feltham
Be Satisfied and Rest, Pythagoras Maxim
A terse quotation attributed to Pythagoras on personal contentment urges quiet confidence. It frames self-satisfaction as a guide to conduct and invites others to form their own judgments without interference.
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Pythagoras
Young Mother Gains Strength After Childbirth
Kenosha Wisconsin resident Mrs Fred P Hansen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with aiding recovery after childbirth. She urges other women with female troubles to try the remedy, noting it has long been trusted by mothers and grandmothers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Fred. P. Hansen
Symmonds
Of Course He Didn't
A rural minister accused a postman of reading letters and sharing their contents. He sent a card to a doctor friend saying the postman would read it, and the postman later stormed into the doctor's office claiming he never reads mail, exposing the irony.
Norway bans ridiculous baby names and imposes official list
A recent law in Norway prohibits giving babies ridiculous names and requires French children to carry names from an official list of 13 000 items. The rule enforces standardization in naming across both nations.
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Norway
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U. S
American Steel Institute
Julius H. Barnes
Duluth
Ulster
ULS
Interstate Commerce Body
Secretary of Labor
Felix
Jozapaltif
Otto L. Wiedfeldt
von Bernstorff
Krupp Works
Essen
Bureau of Markets and Crops
Allen's
Army
Navy
Allen
Bright
Doan
Indiana
R. J. Hire
Grand St
Ligonier
Ind
Irs
Broster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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