Senate set to act on London treaty and tariffs
The plan calls a Hooverly session after congress adjourns around June 15 to approve or reject the London naval pact and finalize tariff and veterans bills. Key senators oppose fast action, while navy officers warn the treaty harms maritime trade protection. Congress faces delays over tariff provisions and enforcement debates.
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Edward W. Pickard
Senate
Hoover
Congress
House
Johnson
California
Hale
Maine
Navy General Board
Navy
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations and
Naval Affairs
United States
America
Japan
Curtis
Tariff Commission
New York Beauty Contract Exposes Weight Clauses
A showgirl’s death highlights a contract used by music show producers. It bars weight shifts beyond 16 pounds gained or 10 lost and prohibits any measurement changes beyond half an inch, with contract cancellation on one week's notice. The article also notes radio range, city crime comparisons, and Paris jewelry smuggling lore.
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Java
Madagascar
South Africa
Germany
Sydney
Australia
McDonald
Schenectady
Paris
United States
New York
Divorce Granted After 51 Years of Marriage in Liverpool
Mrs Maud Mary Imlach aged 70 secured a divorce from Charles Imlach aged 75 in Liverpool court. Married in May 1879 the pair had five children. Charles did not defend the suit and the decree was granted to Mrs Imlach.
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Sheppard
Texas
Jones
Washington
Congress
Enforcement Bureau
Bureau
Liverpool
Maud Mary Imlach
Charles Imlach
Imlach
Typhoid Victims Sue Helena City for $100000
Helena faces 11 damage suits over a fall typhoid epidemic. Plain plaintiffs allege municipal negligence causing fever, seeking damages totaling about $100,000.
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Helena
Mont
Home Looted of Art Treasures in Sierra Madre
Police revealed a list of stolen works from Miss Thomasella Graham showing four highly valued watercolors by F. P. Sauerwin including Interior of St. Mark's Venice Canals Fountain of the Tortoise and Doorway in Sicily. Oils by Geraldine Duncan named The Waves and Vineyard on Foothills Boulevard. The cache also included bronzes oriental rugs rare cut glass and Chinese laces.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
Thomasella Graham
F. P. Sauerwin
St. Mark’s
Venice
Sicily
Geraldine Duncan
Foothills Boulevard
Brig Doors Yawn for Naval Hero
Minnesota sailor Royal Petersen of Waterville faces confinement in a foreign port after aiding two burned women in Rio de Janeiro while on shore leave from the battleship Salt Lake City. He defied navy rules by staying ashore past curfew, earning a four days punishment.
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St. Paul
Gail
Minnesota
Royal Petersen
Waterville
United States
Salt Lake City
Rio de Janeiro
Petersen
Navy
Dog Found in Chicago with California License
A valuable dog wearing a Huntington Park California license tag No. 157 was found along Ashland Avenue in Chicago. Chief Will Hultquist learned from Mrs. Lulu Mangus that license tag No. 157 belonged to Charles B. Bennett of Albany Street, who had moved via Los Angeles to New York. The dog had previously run errands for local stores. The separation origin remains unknown.
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Chicago
California
Huntington Park
Calif
Ashland Avenue
Will Hultquist
Lulu Mangus
Midwest
Charles B. Bennett
Albany Street
Bennetts
Los Angeles
New York State
Windy City
Scotsman Chases Owl To Save His Only Golf Ball
In Preevost Alberta a Scotch golfer Alex Burness pursued a great gray owl that snatched his only golf ball. The bird carried the ball seven miles across countryside before dropping it, allowing Burness to recover his ball and return home.
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Alta
Alex Burness
Mr. Burness
Burness
Alex
Warden Kills Doe Off Season In Car Collision
Gates county game warden N O W Hinton struck and killed a doe out of season while driving on the Edenton Gatesville highway at eight o clock. The collision with the right fender injured the deer and caused four broken legs according to the report.
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Gatesville
N. O
O. W. Hinton
Gates County
Edenton- Gatesville
With Soap and Water Wristwatch Troubles
Jane and Mother discuss a wristwatch that has stopped after washing. Jane insists washing did not fix it. Mother suggests cleaning, but Jane dismisses the idea, noting she washed it that morning.
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Jane
Finest Rubber Trees and Hidden Hands in Brazil
The Heven trees growing in Brazil are described as the most valuable rubber trees. The piece notes that many self-made men expect their tailor to make the most of them.
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Brazil
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