Hoover pushes naval treaty ratification in Senate session
A special session opened as the Senate debated the London naval treaty with President Hoover urging ratification. He compared ship tonnage ratios and defended concessions on eight inch gun cruisers amid requests for secret documents, while others warned about Anglo American trust. A vote later shifted to requesting disclosure of non incompatible documents.
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Pennsylvania
London
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MacDonald
Robinson
Arkansas
Mrs Hoover Reaches White House After Camp Recuperation
Mrs Hoover returned to the White House from the Rapidan river lodge last week greatly improved in health after weeks in seclusion. She is said to plan a return to the camp and remain through most of July, prompting the President to pause his projected West trip.
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Executive Mansion
Washington
Diverse News Lines From Across the World
Reports from Boston and New York include political notes on Hoover’s Western trip, and a census update placing New York City at 6,955,034 residents. European events recount French pilots' Atlantic flight issues, Franco-British tensions in the Rhineland, and League of Nations critiques of Palestine administration. Obituaries note Conan Doyle’s passing, Cardinal Vanutelli, and Maj Gen Neville’s death.
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London
Greater London
Metropolitan Police
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Sussex
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W. ©. Neville
Marine Corps
Vera Cruz
Goodyear-Zeppelin Team Wins National Balloon Race
R J Blair and Frank Trotter piloting the Goodyear Zeppelin won the national elimination balloon race that began in Houston Texas. They flew about 850 miles and landed at Greensburg Kentucky.
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Frank Trotter
Houston
Texas
Greensburg
Western Newspaper Union
Ecuador Cuts Red Tape for Visitors
Washington reports possible exemption of tourists from landing formalities in Ecuador. A National Geographic bulletin describes Ecuador’s geography from the equator to the Andes and notes Guayaquil as a growing port, its healthful improvement, and leather of modern streets. It highlights railroad feats from Guayaquil to Quito and the Panama hats produced in Manabi.
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Ecuador
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Pacific
Daule
Quito
Riobamba
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Manabi
Small New York Real Estate Deal Involving Church
On written consent Cardinal Hayes and Justice Valent signed an order allowing Our Lady of Lourdes to sell the Artcraft Building Corp a slender parcel measuring 5 inches by 25 feet. The strip, left to the church in 1915 by Sarah J. Coffey, sits between First and Second avenues and Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh streets. The church holds no other nearby property.
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New York
Cardinal Hayes
Supreme Court
Valent
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Artcraft Building Corporation
First
Second Avenues
Forty-sixth
Sarah J. Coffey
Conscience Doth Make Cowards of Poker Fans
In Leo Jasky’s apartment a late night poker game of seven men ended with a sudden alarm at 9 am when a woman asked for her husband. Two players fled via a window. David Tarvin fractured his hip on the fall. The woman was not Mrs Tarvin.
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New York
Leo Jasky
Leo
Jasky
David Tarvin
Mrs. Tarvin
One-Footed Steeplejack Clings to Danger in Lewiston
George St. Hilaire of Lewiston Maine, a one footed steeplejack, lost a foot but kept his nerve after a fall from an Augusta church spire eleven years ago. He remains active in height work despite disability.
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Lewiston
Maine
George St. Hilaire
Augusta Church
Oklahoma Bad Man Gets 20 Year Term
J M Mike Risenhoover of Mena, once a bank and train robber, was convicted in Poteau Oklahoma of robbery with firearms and sentenced to 20 years in McAlester. His career spanned the Julius Carden band and a prior 35 year term. He later reformed briefly before further crimes.
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Ethelbert Stewart
Labor Statistics
Mena
Ark
Oklahoma
Arkansas
J. M
Mike” Risenhoover
Poteau
Okla
McAlester
Risenhoover
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Tucker
Jesse
Heavener
Mike
Polk County
Grand
B. E. Isbell
Waters
Bill” Reynolds
Leo Goins
Tucker Prison Farm
Soldier's Bones Found in 1400 Year Old Saxon Grave
In Luton England workers unearthed a 1400 year old grave containing a Saxon skeleton with well preserved teeth and a blood stained iron spearhead. Historians tie the find to Saxon campaigns led by a chieftain named Cuthwulf in 571 A D and note Lygenberg as the old name for Luton. The grave's location and burial customs reflect early Christian burial shifts in the seventh century.
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Luton
England
Cuthwulf
Lygenberg
Turkish ban on Arabic script tightens in public offices
Turkish authorities have outlawed Arabic characters in official use. Violations are a misdemeanor under the Latinization law adopted two years ago. June 1 marks the deadline for all courts municipalities and official departments to complete the alphabet change.
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Turkey
Istanbul
House Covers 7 Acres Told as Local Quirk in Iuka
Tupelo Mississippi census taker BE Rankin recounts a joking incident. He met a house that “covers seven acres” and quipped the dwelling belongs to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Acres and five little Acres, illustrating a rural misunderstanding.
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Tupelo
Miss
Iuka
BE. R. Rankin
A. H
Costly Poker Game Leads to Arrest in Memphis
Memphis police arrested Frank Smith, 30, after spotting him in the street with only socks. He claimed he had just left a poker game and was released after relatives provided clothing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Frank Smith
It Worked Lewis L Pierson Comments on Stock Speculation Hazard
Irving Trust chairman Lewis L Pierson warns of profits pyramid from stock speculation. He recalls a Montana cattle raiser lured to New York for quick gains, likening the tale to a wart cure endorsement misadventure from Forbes Magazine.
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Lewis L. Pierson
Irving Trust Company
Montana
New York
Forbes Magazine
Practical Philanthropy Aiding Women in Ohio Township
In an Ohio township women cataloged sick room equipment including crutches wheel chairs and bedside tables from homes. They posted the list publicly to allow borrowing in emergencies and ease access to expensive supplies.
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Ohio
Real Partner Judsons Celebrate Quiet Nuptials
A brief social item notes the Judsons recently married in a simple ceremony. They are seen enjoying time together and shared dancing as a sign of happiness. No sensational details are provided.
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Judsons
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