Kellogg Briand Pact Celebrated As Peace Instrument
Irene the peace goddess dominates the week with Hoover declaring the Kellogg Briand pact effective. The White House ceremony includes Coolidge, Kellogg, Borah and Swanson as nations commit to renunciation of war.
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Washington
London
Paris
Rome
Mexico
Manchuria
Hoover
White House
President Coolidge
Kellogg
Borah
Mr. Coolidge
Pacific
Coolidge
Porah
Swanson
Britain and United States plan naval cuts and parity talks
Prime Minister MacDonald announced to the house of commons a curtailment program that includes suspending two cruisers and canceling contracts for a depot ship and two submarines. He said further scrapping and restructuring would follow as part of parity with America, with October as the likely date for his Hoover visit. The commons will not reconvene until October 26.
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Great Britain
United States
Washington
London
White House of Action
América
House of Commons
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Hoover
Hoover Delays Cruiser Construction Pending Disarmament Talks
President Hoover promptly paused the keel laying of three cruisers ordered for American navy yards this autumn to await outcomes of disarmament proposals. He conveyed formal satisfaction with the prime minister's statements and noted the visit plans as part of the broader exchange. The remarks were delivered in the house, reflecting a cautious stance on military expansion amid international talks.
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Hoover
MacDonald
China and Russia seek peaceful solution over Manchuria clash
The United States and allies urged compliance with the Kellogg treaty as China and Russia agreed to direct talks in Chang Chun. Reports of border clashes surfaced while diplomats warned mediation would wait until the status quo was restored, with Japan seeking to avert war and Stimson pushing for peace in the Far East.
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China
Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Nanking
Moscow
Chang Chun
Japan
Manchuria
Stimson
Washington
Far East
Premier Poincare Wins Ratification Of Debt Accord
Premier Poincare gained French parliament ratification of the debt accord with the United States and Great Britain after a stormy debate that collapsed him to a sick bed. The chamber’s 800 to 202 vote was followed by Senate approval and sets the stage for Congress to reexamine the agreement next fall as a new House takes seats.
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Poincare
France
United States
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Congress
House
Lateran treaties end Italian Vatican feud with pope opening St Peter’s
The Lateran accord ends the Italy Vatican quarrel and allows Pius XI to emerge from the Vatican for the first time since 1870. Thousands guard the plaza as about three hundred thousand Catholics kneel during a procession toward St Peter’s, where benediction commences under papal ceremony.
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Vatican
Palatine Guard
Exiled Kaiser Freed to Return to Germany
William Hohenzollern is free to return to Germany from Doorn Holland after a renewal clause expired. He has no plans to reenter Germany. In London a political sensation followed news that Lord Lloyd resigned as British high commissioner of Egypt after clashing with the Labor government over policy. Lloyd had been the de facto ruler in Egypt and was blamed by Egyptian Nationalists for the coup that dissolved Parliament and installed King Fuad’s government.
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N. J
Bankers’ Securities Company
Edward S. Edwards
State Commissioner of Banking
Florida
First National
St. Augustine
Phifer State Bank
Gainesville
Bank of Ormond
Illiam Hohenzollern
Germany
Doorn
Holland
Reichstag
Kaiser
Ondon
Lord Lloyd
Egypt
Labor
Fuad
Afghan King Bacha Sakao Defeated in Prolonged Battle
Dispatches from India report Bacha Sakao, self made king of Afghanistan, defeated after a 16 hour battle by an army raised by Nadir Khan. The reports claim Nadir Khan was preparing to march on Kabul with strong prospects of ousting Bacha Sakao.
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Bacha Sakao
Aghanistan
Nadir Khan
Kabul
Bacha
Harbin City Railroads Built and Shaped by Trade Routes
Harbin grew from rail lines laid by Russians and Chinese in Manchuria to become a key transit hub. The city links Europe to Mukden and onward to Tientsin Peiping Dairen Port Arthur and the Korean peninsula. Railroads funded hospitals schools churches and even telephone service. Today Harbin houses over 100000 people with New Town featuring modern government buildings while the Wharf district bustles with river trade and soy bean shipments.
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Europe
Mukden
Orient
Tientsin
Peiping
Peking
Dairen
Port Arthur
China
Fusan
Chosen Strait
Japan
New Town
America
Sungari
Siberia
Buddhist Priest Barred on Colombo Rangoon Voyage
A Buddhist priest was refused passage on a British shipping line from Colombo to Rangoon unless he wore trousers. He had requested first class but declined trousers, provoking threats to bring the dispute before millions of Buddhists who rely on the line for cargo and passage.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Rangoon
Last Quarter Wins 780 in Edmonton
A farm laborer near here named Dick Ainsworth bet his last 25 cents on a horse in England and won 780 dollars on the big race day.
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Edmonton
Can
England
Dick Ainsworth
Here
Special Train Not Dog Says Coolidge
Former President Calvin Coolidge argues in American Magazine that while traveling on special trains is costly, it is necessary for safety and security. He notes railroads require an exclusive train section, minimal speaking from rear platforms, and a large retinue for presidential trips. He urges the government to own a private car for the president to ease burdens and ensure safe, orderly travel.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Coolidge
American
Secret Service
Bennington
Vermont
Stamp Collectors Profit for U S Post Office
The United States government earned about 283 000 dollars in profit from stamp collectors for the fiscal year ending yesterday. The Philatelic Agency bought stamps totaling 283 983.04 dollars, up over 1928 by more than 129 000 dollars, with over a million collectors holding the stamps now. The George Roger Clark stamp, commemorating Fort Sackville surrender in Vincennes Indiana, was the most popular, with 7 000 000 issued.
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Washington
United States
Philatelic Agency
Post Office Department
George Roger Clark
Fort Sackville
Vincennes
Ind
Cops Arrest Early Inventor Behind Fuelless Car Claim
Boston police arrested Alonzo R. Brennan after investors accused him of larceny tied to a supposed fuelless motor car project. Brennan had touted a spring driven engine without gasoline, prompting public interest and a hotel owner to join the venture. The claim proved unfulfilled as authorities stepped in.
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Boston
Mass
America
Alonzo R. Brennan
Brennan
Lights of New York and Society in 1920s City
A column by Bell Syndicate editor contrasts a Bronx marriage broker Pincus Wallach who arranges hundreds of marriages with his claim of Cupid status. It also notes William J. Locke’s views on New York Hollywood culture, social life, New Yorker culture critique, Riverside Drive decay, and daylight saving debates in 1929.
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Bronx
Pincus Wallach
Grand Concourse
Pincus
Schatchen
Cupid
William J. Locke
Hollywood
Mr. Locke
England
London
Palisades
the New Yorker
Riverside Drive
Hudson
Park Avenue
New York State
New York City
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Siamese twins Wanda Mae and Juanita Lenz die in Newark
Nine week old Siamese twins with one abdomen died within minutes of each other at a Newark babies' hospital. Brought from Mattoon for exhibition, they reportedly starved due to deformities as Dr. Edward G. Wherry ruled malnutrition the cause after examination.
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Newark
N. J
Wanda Mae Lens
Juanita Fae Lenz
Mattoon
Edward G. Wherry
Cold weather kills thousands of song birds in New York
The cold wet spell last spring killed thousands of song birds across New York state, according to reports to the conservation commission.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
The
Conservation Commission
Berry pays historic bar price at Hotel Clarendon
Boston auc tioneer George Berry bought the famed old bar of Hotel Clarendon for 50 dollars. A post purchase inspection revealed coins hidden behind the bar totaling about 160 dollars in pennies nickels dimes quarters and half dollars. Berry believes pre prohibition patrons often tossed change behind the bar.
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Boston
George Berry
Hotel Clarendon
John L. Sullivan
Bob Fite Simmons
Berry
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