Kellogg Pact Ratified as World War Policy Declared
The Kellogg treaty renouncing war was approved by the Senate 85 to 1 after Borah backed a clarifying report. It says self defense remains, Monroe Doctrine stays, and no signatory is obliged to punitive action. Article 1 renounces war, Article 2 urges pacific settlement of disputes.
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Edward W. Pickard Dee
Borah
Senate
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Foreign Relations Committee
Coolidge
Glass
Europe
Hale
Maine
Naval Affairs Committee
Swanson
Virginia
Washington
Resident-Elect Hoover Delays Florida Trip Again
President-elect Herbert Hoover postpones departure to Florida until Monday due to pressing duties in Washington. A final decision on plans remains pending as officials finalize early arrangements for the transition.
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Hoover
Washington
Florida
Automatic reapportionment bill clears House vote
The measure sets automatic reapportionment by the secretary of commerce every ten years if Congress does not enact a reapportionment bill after each census. It faces little senate opposition after an overwhelming viva voce House passage.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Habibullah Khan Emerges as Afghan Rebel Leader
Afghan rebel Habibullah Khan son of a water carrier is said to command forces around Kabul with Amanullah Abdicated in favor of Inayatullah but rebels hold Kabul except the citadel. Jagdalak reportedly captured amid unrest tied to British intrigue and resistance to reform measures.
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Acha Sakad
Afghanistan
Habibullah Khan
Kabul
Amanullah
Inayatullah
Reparations board picks unofficial American reps
Great Britain proposed Pierpont Morgan Owen D Young and Thomas Nelson Perkins as alternate with US consent to be sought through Kellogg. The move aims to form an expert board to draft a German reparations settlement while avoiding formal U.S. government involvement. Rockefeler and Stewart clash over control of Standard Oil Indiana with proxies sought for March 7 meeting. John D. Rockefeller Sr. supports son in battle against Stewart.
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Pierpont Morgan
Owen D. Young
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Japan
Kellogg
John D. Rockefeller
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Rockefeller
Stewart
Senate
B. G. Seubert
John D., Sr
Colonel Stewart
Europe swept by gales and snow storms last week
Noetaeee Europe faced severe gales and heavy snow causing wrecked steamers, halted trains, and isolated districts buried in snow. High livestock losses occurred with many cattle perishing. A Chinese steamer struck a rock off China and sank, about 300 natives drowned.
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Europe
China
Notable Deaths Reported in Separate Incidents
The estranged wife of Babe Ruth, Mrs George H Ruth, died in a Boston area dentist’s apartment fire. Wyatt Earp, famed frontier gunman, died in Hollywood California. Count Chinda, former Japanese ambassador, passed away in Tokyo.
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George H. Ruth
Babe Ruth
Boston
Wyatt Earp
Old West
Hollywood
Calif
Count Chinda
Canary Bird Chief Witness in Court
In Strasbourg a divorce case featured a canary as the principal witness. The husband alleged repeated abuse, the wife denied it, and the bird reacted strongly when the wife pretended to strike. The bird’s agitation led to the wife’s confession and the husband being granted freedom.
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Canary Bird
Strasbourg
Berlin Judge Rules in Sun Bathing Housekeeper Case
Fraulein Editha Pumpf sued her Berlin employer for wrongful dismissal after she appeared in minimal clothing during sun baths in the garden. The court ruled the dismissal justified as her conduct violated workplace norms. The case raised questions about modesty and social norms in Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Fraulein
Editha Pumpf
National Nakedness Association
Albert Salz
Fraulein Editha
Herr Salz
Friends of Light and Nature
Editha
Lively Corpse Raises Family After Burial
Otto Bornemann known as Funke, a fisherman from Goerke, was identified by Stettin police as the escaped prisoner who had been presumed dead after a body found in the Spree near Berlin was linked to him. A stepdaughter recognized him when she visited Goerke, confirming his alias and family ties.
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Stettin
Tolstoy
Funke
Goerke
Otto Bornemann
Spree
Berlin
Bornemann
Murderer Freed After Victim Reappears In Courtroom
In Pemiscot County Missouri prosecutor Shelly L. Stiles recounts how Peter Thomas, a Black man, was imprisoned three years for murder after he shot another man in a dance hall dispute. The supposedly dead victim later appeared alive, and Thomas had pleaded guilty the morning after the shooting before being paroled by Governor Baker.
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Caruthersville
Shelly L. Stiles
Pemiscot County
Peter Thomas
Thomas
Baker
Stiles
Airplane Pilot Kills Bull in California Landing
Albert Fisher, an airplane pilot, landed his craft after engine trouble in California. He ended up killing a bull during the forced landing, an incident described as him qualifying as a matador with the animal.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Albert Fisher
Ranger of the Gas Station Keeps Quiet After Wild Career
Alpena Michigan resident George H. Connor known as Black Hawk and Doc has settled at Ranger's Rest on U.S. Highway 23 north of Alpena. A wanderer and writer who has been shot three times and stabbed twice, he survived a 1885 Au Sable mill burner collapse that buried five men, then practiced medicine in Detroit before shifting careers.
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Alpena
Mich
Black Hawk
Ranger
Doc
George H. Connor
Ranger’s Rest
U. S. Highway 23
Mexico
Connor
Texas
Arizona
West Bay City
J. B. Connor
Michigan
Doe
Au Sable River
Au Sable
Detroit
Detroit College
Canada
North China to Punish Bribery With Beheading
The Chihil provincial government orders beheading for officials taking bribes over 500 gold. Magistrates receive the directive as capital punishment for corrupt officials becomes a new regulation in China. Nationalists aim to deter graft and make an example of the first cases in north China.
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Peking
Chihil
China
Stone Age Toys Found For Children In Ancient Times
Ivar Schnell, an archeologist at the state historical museum, reports discovering miniature stone objects made as playthings for Stone Age children. A tiny 2.5 centimeter stone toy suggests a father crafted it for his son to enjoy.
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Stockholm
Santa Claus
Ivar Schnell
State Historical Museum
Fair Exchange in Pittsburgh Trade Involves Orchard Gift
Trees, who earned money from oil, donates a peach orchard to Warrendale School for Boys. In return he receives an elm tree weighing forty tons valued at 5000 dollars to move to his estate.
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Fair Exchange Pittsburgh
Warrendale
Castoria a trusted baby remedy for fussiness and colic
Castoria comforts a fretful baby with a few drops and calms restlessness quickly. It is a vegetable product advertised as safe for the youngest infant and suitable for daily use, with emphasis on emergency relief for constipation cold pains and other discomforts.
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Horace M. Albright
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National Park Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
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Francis Parker
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West Indies
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Mellon
Ambassador Morrow
Henry P. Fletcher
William J. Donovan
Far West
Longworth
Ways and Means Committee
Edge
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United States Supreme Court
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Glenn
Russia
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Salvation Army
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Tce
Holy See
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Gasparri
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Vatican
Republic of
San Marino
Monaco
Andorra
North China
Castoria
Pearl St
Faded Inc
Hiscox Chem
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Patchogue
N. Y
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
England
AL Thomas’ Hospital
Canterbury
Thomas A Becket
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
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