German People May Pass on Dawes Plan
Berlin reports a fierce internal German battle over the Dawes plan and London pact. Nationalists denounce the Loden conference. a no vote could dissolve the Reichstag and trigger a new election with the Dawes plan as the sole issue. Government vows to dissolve if needed. Socialists favor election to recover losses and shift the political stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Loden
Reichstag
London
Dawes
Ramsay MacDonald
Germay
America
Stinnes
MacDonald
Five Die as Train Strikes Car at Bedford Hills Crossin
Five people from New York City died and one injured when a New York Central train hit a touring car at a grade crossing in Bedford Hills New York. The vehicle stalled and the locomotive struck amidships, scattering occupants along the rails. Bella Leitman survived with severe injuries.
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New York
New York Central
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Fay Cohen
Ida Cohen
Milton Goodman
William Ruff
Herman Rothstein
Bella Leitman
Goldman
Goodman
Missionary Shot Near Swartz Report Says Dying
D. A. Shumaker a 52 year old Pentecostal missionary formerly of Tiffin Ohio was wounded near Swartz while making coffee in his tent He was stoned by several youths and shot in the woods a bullet entered his right arm and passed along his chest Two men were arrested in connection with the incident in Monroe Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe, la
D. A. Shumaker
Tiffin
Ohio
Swartz
Shumaker
Prisoner Wounded After Break From Patrolman
William Howe, 23, of Portsmouth was wounded in the right side when he broke away from R. K. Smith a substitute patrolman in the rear of police headquarters. Howe was arrested on a charge of carrying concealed weapons and is reported in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
William Howe
R. K. Smith
Howe
Wife and Child Shot Near Hichita Oklahoma
Police search for an unidentified man after he shot his wife and one child on a road near Hichita Oklahoma. Witness Mrs John Ray, a farmer's wife, saw the attack as the man shot the woman then fired on a child while the other child escaped.
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Muskogee
Oklah
Hichita
John Ray
Hines Named Next United States Army Chief of Staff
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines will succeed Gen. John J. Pershing as chief of staff of the U S army when Pershing retires this fall. Hines long service includes command roles in the Sixteenth Infantry First Division and Fourth Fifth and Second divisions with combat awards and foreign decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hines
John J. Pershing
United States Army
War Department General Staff
Secretary of War
General Staff
John Leonard Hines
West Virginia
United States Military Academy
Philippines
France
A. EK. F
Soissons Drive
Dalmatia and Dalmatian Coast Notes and Portraits
The article surveys the Dalmatian coast from Zara to Ragusa, describing landscapes, islands, and coastal towns. It highlights Zara under Italian sovereignty, Sebenico with Diocletian’s palace, Lissa and Curzola islands, and Ragusa as a historic sister republic. It notes Morlaks and regional costumes, the bora wind, and the coast’s mixed architectural heritage.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Adriatic Sea
Italy
Dalmatia
Austria-Hungary
Fiume
Bocche di Cattaro
Rivieras
Kerke
Zara
Maraschino
Repubic
Venice
Sebenico
Matin
Diocletian
Spalato
Lesina
Lissa
Curzola
Comisa
Ragusa
Europe
Van Sweringens Big Railroad Operators
The Cleveland News Leader notes the Van Sweringen merger soon unites Nickel Plate Chesapeake and Ohio Hocking Valley Erie Pere Marquette under one Cleveland HQ. It cites Orris P and Mantis J Van Sweringen, their ages, origins, and railway acquisitions from 1916 onward. Cleveland expects O. P. Van Sweringen to lead the nation’s top railroad operator within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland News-Leader
van Sweringen
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley
Erie
Pere Marquette
Cleveland
Union Station
O. P. van Sweringen
Public Square
Orris P
Mantis
J. Orris
Mississippi
Mrs Seton Returns From India Tigerless Hunts
Mrs Ernest Thompson Seton of New York returns from India where she hosted by Lord and Lady Reading and 11 maharajahs. She conducted 11 tiger hunts without firing a shot and interviewed Gandhi twice while collecting material for a book on women in India.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
New York
India
Reading
Ghandi
China
Seton
Setons
England
Scotland
Thompson
Ernest Seton Thompson
Watson and Couzens Clash Over Tax Inquiry Role
Senator James Watson resigns as chair of the senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau and reform efforts. Senator Couzens is elected chairman as open hearings set for September 2 in Washington. Other members King and Jones press ahead with the probe with an open mind.
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James ©. Watson
Rep
Indiana
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
James Quouzens
Michigan
William H. King
Utah
A. A. Jones
New Mexico
Congress
Internal Revenue Department
Francis Heney
California
Mellon
Watson
Cousens
Senator Cousens
Along Life's Trail Through Heat and War Reflections
A narrator contrasts youth and aging through Harris who falters in heat while modern comforts abound. Crane faces surgery and gloom, Blum recalls frontline endurance, and a wartime letter praises rest and flippant resilience, all highlighting enduring contrasts between youth and age.
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Harris
Crane
Blum
The Value of Work as a Life Principle
John M. Liddell argues that work is the blessing, not a curse, noting that even labor-saving devices require effort. He asserts the happiest, most useful people are those who work and warns against those who avoid work to their own detriment.
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John M. Liddell
Adam
Liddell
Umbrella Weathered Through Ups and Downs
A casual exchange notes an umbrella showing wear yet implying resilience. The dialogue hints at a long, eventful life of travel and use, with light humor about its endurance and character.
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London Conference
Hines
Mteausien
Mrs. Seton
Couzens
Thomas A. Clark
University of
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