Kellogg Set for Paris Signing of World War Pact
Secretary of State Kellogg sails for France to attend the signing in Paris on August 27 of the multilateral anti war treaty he negotiated with major powers. He will not engage in other official talks abroad and may visit London and Ireland before returning.
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Edward W
America
London
Ireland
Coolidge
Wisconsin American Legion
Wausau
Russia
Kellogg
Riga
Latvia
Esthenia
Political Debates Stir New York Campaign Scene
The article notes a preacher planning a large hall debate with or without the governor. Democrats nominate M L Davey of Kent for governor while Republicans pick Myers Y Cooper of Cincinnati. Anti Saloon League backs Truax for Senate and Fess is renominated by Republicans. Burtons and Hunt vie for the late Willis seat. Taft II loses renomination for Hamilton County prosecutor.
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New York
HIO Democrats
M. L. Davey
Kent
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Charles V. Truax
Fess
Willis
Theodore B. Burton
Graham P. Hunt
Hamilton County
Charles P. Taft II
Taft
Vast vote underway on Western rail strike after stalled talks
About seventy thousand trainmen and conductors vote on a strike after a failed joint conference with employers. Results due September 2 with 98 percent anticipated in favor. The unions set a September 4 deadline for wage demands and arbitration was rejected, amid fight over the double header rule. Also report from Rio de Janeiro on Maj Carlo del Prete injured in a test flight, his leg amputated.
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Western Railroads
J. W. Higgins
Employers’ Committee
Rio de Janeiro
Carlo del Prete
Ferrarin
Rome
Natal
Brazil
Rio
Amphibian mail run debuts from Ile de France deck
A plane launched from the Ile de France ferried mail 450 miles to land in about four hours, trimming time by roughly 12 hours. France plans to extend service toward the far end of the route while aviation costs remain high amid ongoing tensions with Japan over China. American Minister MacMurray visited Mukden amid Manchuria talks as Tokyo gauges his stance.
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Ile de France
New York
Japan
China
Tokyo
Rich Highways of Hideous Eyesores
A national drive funded by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr and backed by The Art Center and the American Civic Association aims to improve roadside refreshment stands. Four competitions offer $1,000 to $5 for photos, architectural drawings, and a cleanup contest to curb garish billboards and shabby shacks. Eight hundred entries came from across the United States and even Canada and Mexico.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New England
New York
Alan Bement
Art Center
American Civic Association of
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Canada
United States
Parents Blamed for Juvenile Crime in Chicago
Warden B J Fogarty of Cook County Jail condemns parents for juvenile crime. He notes about 1000 boys aged 17 to 23 are jailed, roughly 70 percent of the 1300 to 1400 inmates. He blames moms and dads who quit work, saying offenders are lazy youth seeking status rather than hardened criminals, with 75 young murderers in jail.
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Chicago
B. J. Fogarty
Cook County
Fogarty
Town Loses Shops But Keeps Favorite Whistle
Terrell Texas residents learn that the South Pacific company closed the Midland shop, dismantled equipment, and discarded the shops whistle in a scrap heap after a purchase. For 25 years locals depended on the whistle as a local symbol and utility.
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Terrell
Texas
South Pacific
Midland
Giant sea turtle captured by Hastings museum curator
Hastings Neb a giant sea turtle five feet long and at least 500 years old has been captured alive by Dr W J Kent curator of Hastings college museum The reptile was caught in the Bahama islands and will be shipped to Hastings for display in a running water tank Kent notes the turtle could have been fifty to seventy five years old at Columbus discovery time and records a sail fish and other specimens from the same trip
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Hastings, Neb
W. J. Kent
Hastings College Museum
Bahama Islands
Hastings
Columbus
Kent
Whistle Restored to Terrell City Life
The town of Terrell revived its prized six o'clock and noon whistles after Horace Thomas and B. Holliman secured the brass thirty to be refurbished by the South Pacific. The 60 pound whistle now sits atop a mill and again signals the day from dawn to dusk, lifting residents’ spirits with its melodic tones.
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Tle
Chamber of Commerce
Horace Thomas
B. §. Holliman
South Pacific
Terrell
Cats Form Bond With Foxes They Fostered
In Wisconsin Rapids 16 fox puppies were mothered by nine house cats after mother foxes deserted them when airplanes frightened them. The cats nursed and protected the youngsters, forming a lasting maternal bond between species.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Fox Farm
Eloped in Belvedere wedding links teen bride to kin
In Belvedere New York a wedding united Elizabeth B. Smith fifteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith with Samuel Seguine sixty five year old great great uncle. The ceremony paired a youthful bride with an elder relative in an elaborate service drawing attention from local residents.
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Belvedere
N. Y
Elizabeth B. Smith
Raymond 0. Smith
Samuel Seguine
House Offered Hoover for Campaign at Alta Vista St. Charles
The residence of R. F. Angell in St. Charles Michigan was offered to Herbert Hoover as a campaign base in the Midwest. Angell is father to Mrs. L J Norris who inherited the Gates fortune. St. Charles lies about 85 miles west of Chicago.
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Uch
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Farm Organization
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Palo Alto
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Iowa
Washington
Alta Vista
St. Charles
R. F. Angell
Mr. Angell
League of Nations aims to curb international dope traffic
The League of Nations plans a worldwide crackdown on illicit drugs with a new international opium convention taking effect September 25. Ratification by ten states, including seven League Council members, is required, and a central board of control will supervise the traffic, though its power is limited to publicity.
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Geneva
League
League Council
Canada
Sions
Central Board of Control
New Instrument Aids Fog Defense For Air Travel
The Army Air Corps engineers have developed a new altimeter that measures the distance from airplane to ground objects rather than height above sea level. An additional experiment aims to lessen danger during bad weather landings.
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Washington
Army Air Corps Engineers
Global drug production board proposed under league convention
The article discusses a proposed eight member board to identify countries producing excessive harmful drugs and how those drugs are disposed of. Members are experts, independent, not government representatives, with selection by the League Council and possible US participation in choosing the board. A strong movement favors an American member.
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League Council
United States
Just His Way Sends Bear Cubs to Prominent Figures
Montreal resident Roncarelli has mailed live bear cubs to notable figures. He shipped two to Mussolini and two to De Pinedo, reflecting his provocative method of offering gifts to political leaders.
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Montreal
Quebec
Roncarelli
Mussolini
de Pinedo
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