Dawes in London guides diplomacy and court manners
General Dawes and Mrs. Dawes attend Buckingham Palace court in full dress. Dawes declares the American embassy in London will be dry. He meets British leaders and discusses disarmament and the upcoming conference with Prime Minister MacDonald.
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Eneral Dawes
Great Britain
London
Dawes
Mary
Prince of Wales
King George
State Department
Department
British Empire Service League
America
American Legion
League
United States
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
MacDonald
Europe
Tlon
Washington
France
Italy
Japan
League of Nations
Britain and Soviet Rus sia set to renew diplomatic ties
Labor government plans to restore diplomatic and trade relations with Soviet Russia. Britain will not renew the 1927 trade agreement allowing a Russian trading mission in London. The move follows the Arcos House raid and aims to secure empire-wide cooperation on Russia policy.
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Russia
Great Britain
MacDonald
Arcos House
London
Resignation Accepted of American Ambassador to Italy
ENRY P. FLETCHER, American ambassador to Italy, has sent his resignation to the President and it has been accepted. Fletcher will sail for home on August 8 after thirty-one years in the diplomatic service.
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Rome
Greencastle
Washington
William
London
Paris
Enry P. Fletcher
Italy
Fletcher
Hoover approves promotions to fill general vacancy
President Hoover approves Brig. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman as major general to replace the late Maj. Gen. Harry A. Smith in the Seventh corps area. Brig. Gen. Frank J. McCoy will become major general upon Van Deman’s retirement on September 8, and Col. George Shaw will fill the brigadier general vacancy.
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Hoover
Ralph H. van Deman
Harry A. Smith
Seventh Corps
Frank .J. McCoy
van Deman
Col
George ©. Shaw
Old medals awarded to fifteen Scouts for lifesaving acts
The National Court of Honor chaired by Daniel Q O Beard awarded A gold honor medals to fifteen Boy Scouts who risked their lives to save others. Names include Sidney Hershowitz Lawrence Bee William Bennet William G Holford Jr Willie Evans Thomas Messader Mar low White Lazorishak Ted Derrick Rockwood William David Jordan J C O Acuff William J Martin James Lucas and Wilson Schooley. A gold honor medal was sent to the parents of Scoutmaster James Tarwater Wright of Rockwood Tennessee who died saving boys from drowning in the Tennessee Alabama floods.
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National Court of Honor
Daniel QO. Beard
Sidney Hershowitz
Washington, D. C
Lawrence Bee
Provo
Utah
William Bennet
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
William G. Holford, Jr
Portland Ore
Willie Evans
Rockford
Rockwood, Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Arab Women Fail to Get Freedom in Tunisian Society
In Tunisia the status of women remains limited under traditional Islam and conservative culture. Veiled women may appear in public in cities like Tunis, while interior villages keep stricter norms. Modern schooling under French rule slowly influences attitudes, with potential changes expected in a decade or two.
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Tunis
North Africa
Tunisia
Kemal Pasha
Turkey
el Djem
Book Store in Seattle Becomes a Global Mail Hub
In dim shelves a Seattle bookseller Charles D. Raymer runs a unique post office for itinerant workers and sailors. For eighteen years the shop has served as a permanent address, forwarding letters to lumberjacks, fishermen, and seafarers wherever they roam.
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Seattle
Pollyanna
Caesar
Diamond Dick
Charles D. Raymer
Raymer
Camp
Alaska
San Francisco
Custard Pie Throwing Not Ground for Divorce Ruling
Hartford court says custard pie throwing is not a valid ground for divorce. William Fitzpatrick testified his wife tossed a custard pie. she admitted the act though she denied throwing dishes hot water or a poker. Judge Edward M. Yeomans underscored the lack of grounds for dissolution.
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Hartford
Conn
Superior Court
Edward M. Yeomans
William Fitzpatrick
Unusual Chickens Hatch From Turken Eggs in Cuero
In Cuero Texas Henry Frobese reports fifteen eggs produced sixteen chicks with the sixteenth bird sharing two bodies and one head. The freak of nature has four feet and wings while fourteen other chicks are normal. The birds came from California and the display is in Frohese's office for study.
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Cuero
Texas
Henry Frobese
Frobese
California
Frohese
Venezuela a magnet for bird tourists
Washington reports National Geographic Society and Carnegie Museum expedition led by Ernest G. Holt study Venezuela’s bird life across elevations from hot deserts to cool mountain regions. North American migrants like redstarts and warblers visit plantations, while German-colonist regions house meadow larks and mocking birds. Thousands of specimens collected for U.S. research.
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Washington
Florida
Ernest G. Holt
National Geographic society-Carnegie Museum
Venezuela
Tropics
National Geographic Society
United States
North America
Holt
Tomahawk Unearthed at Fort Ann Farm Wrecking
Workmen tearing down the James Goodman homestead on the George Wray farm near Fort Ann uncover a stone tomahawk believed used by Indians before the Revolutionary era. The house, built around 1777 by Colonel Wray, remains in the Goodman line as a descendant owns the property.
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Fort Ann
N. Y
James Goodman
George Wray
Goodman
Colonel Wray
Homsetead
Must Buy Ticket to Park in Australia Must Buy Ticket to Park in Australia
In Melbourne traffic cops collect rather than issue tickets. Motorists pay colored pasteboards costing a shilling daily, five shillings weekly, or a pound monthly to park, a sign of growing space scarcity reported to the Commerce department by the Australian trade commissioner.
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Washington
Melbourne
Australia
Commerce Department
National Guardsmen Learn Patriotic Songs in Lowell
With Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers lending support, Lowell National Guardsmen attend weekly rehearsals directed by Mrs. Frederick Bond, daughter of Lowell public schools first music master, focusing on patriotic singing.
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National Guardsmen
Lowell
Mass
Edith Nourse Rogers
National
Frederick Bond
Plane dining service to begin July 1 in transcontinental route
Airplane dining service under the Fred Harvey system will be inaugurated July 1 on the transcontinental route. The Kansas City announcement marks the entry of in-flight meals as a new feature of air travel.
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Poincare
Paris
Germany
Rhineland
United States
International Bank of Settlement
America
Stimson
Stresemann
Reichstag
Mexico
Mgr
Pascual Diaz
Ruiz
Michoacan
St. Peter and St. Paul
Department of the Interior
Kansas City
Fred Harvey
Hag
Castles for Sale Draw American Buyers to Britain
London reports a market for historic castles with five to several more available. English nobles sell unheated, costly estates to city life, while Americans lead purchases to fund renovations including central heat, bathrooms, and electricity. Notable castles include Thurland in Lancashire and Haggerston in Northumberland with legends enhancing value.
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London
England
Scotland
United States
Thurland Castle
North Lancashire
Haggerston
Northumberland
Sibdon Castle
Shropshire
Skelmorlie
Renfrew Shire
Colliston
Forfarshire
Tunstall
Brian Tunstall
Scott
Marmion
Floddenfield
Briska
Argyllshire
Wotton
Staffordshire
North Morar
Inverness-shire
Airplanes Spoil Milk Supply in Clarkson New York
Clarkson farmers told the town board that aviation has not improved dairy output. They blame plane noise and crowds for poor milk quality and damaged gardens. A justice of the peace was appointed to investigate the complaints against the airport established by Dr. Pierre A. Bernard.
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Clarkson
N. Y
Pierre A. Bernard
Weighing Machines Boost Siam’s Trade Image
Siam leads Asian nations and ranks among the top importers of American coin operated vending machines. The National Geographic Society survey notes the machines are used at religious fairs and temples to weigh royal belles and dispense sweets to crowds, reflecting practical use beyond decoration.
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Washington
Siam
National Geographic Society
America
Andorra's Tribute Paid In France Lunch Cost Surpasses It
Perpignan France Andorra pays its annual tribute to France for suzerainty The ceremony includes three Andorran delegates delivering about 1 500 francs and swearing fidelity A lunch afterward cost more than the tribute reflecting the ceremony's modest scope and expense.
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Perpignan
France
Republic
Andorra
Pyrenees
Pyrenees- Orientale
M. Bode
Bible Society to Publish 618 Language Bibles in London
In Many Tongues London The British and Foreign Bible Society plans to issue Bibles published in 618 languages this year.
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London
The
British and Foreign Bible Society
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Richmond
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