Hoover Farm Relief Plan Moves Through Congress
The farm relief bill clears conference and awaits Hoover's signature. A farm board of eight presidential appointees will guide stabilization efforts funded by a $500 million revolving fund. New commodity councils will advise on surplus handling and co operatives may borrow to store markets and insure against price drops.
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Tariff Bill Hearings Set By Senate Finance Panel
PM Tan Senator Smoot, chairman of the senate finance committee, announced the four subcommittees that will review tariff bill schedules. Hearings begin June 18 with the full committee handling free list and administrative provisions. European chambers decry US tariff plans, warning closed ports would deny debtors access to world gold and hinder settlements.
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European Chambers of Commerce
Hoover asks Congress to form panel on concentration
President Hoover sent a message to Congress urging the Senate and House to appoint a select committee to study the issue of concentration. The request signals a push to scrutinize corporate power and economic holdings as the nation faces regulatory questions.
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Mount Vesuvius eruption forces evacuation of residents
Thousands of Italians living on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius were driven from their homes as the volcano erupted again, sending lava rivers down its sides. The damage was extensive but fatalities were minimized by authorities efforts and by keeping tourists away from the danger zone.
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Boston
Mt. Vesuvius
Vatican Mussolini Rift Over Lateran Pact Details
The Vatican and Italian government exchanged ratifications of the Lateran pact but tensions persist. Pius XI's letter to Cardinal Gasparri condemns Mussolini's parliament speeches as heretical and erudite yet full of errors, signaling possible protracted disputes over treaty details.
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Ambassadors and Committee Shake Up Reported
ObIe Brandon Judah has re signed as ambassador to Cuba and Dr Ibert Work has resigned as chairman of the Republican national committee. Rumors of discontent with Hoover are unfounded as correspondence shows no hint of being ignored.
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200 Chinese on Good-Will Tour
Shanghai reports a party of about 200 prominent Chinese will sail August 24 on the President Cleveland for an extended Sino-American goodwill tour. The Friendship Tour Company promotes the trip with first class accommodations, a special train, and staff interpreters. They will visit Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Akron, Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with side trips to Yellowstone, Niagara Falls, and the Grand Canyon of Colorado. A Chinese press representative and a moving picture cameraman accompany the tour to relay highlights back to China.
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Grand Canyon
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African Wild Boars to Make Sport in Texas
In Kingsville Texas a 1 280 000 acre King ranch received three African wild boars a male and two females from Africa They were released to roam with javelinas to provide hunting sport The boars are larger and more ferocious than javelinas but not more dangerous hunters may find them challenging as javelinas roam in droves across South Texas lands and often threaten deer hunters prompting climbers to seek trees for safety
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Ghost Town Reunion Brings Former Citizens Back to Traver
Traver, once a 3000 population center in California, revived for a one day reunion with about 500 former residents traveling from Sacramento and Los Angeles. The town’s buildings have disappeared, the Del Zante hotel burned last year, and alkali in irrigation ended Traver as a municipality because it damaged grain and orchards.
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California
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Los Angeles
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Men Held on Alcohol Charge in Spencer Jail
Harry Nelson and Red Welch face 80 day sentences after intoxication while in the Spencer county jail during an investigation. The incident highlights drunken behavior by detainees in custody in Iowa.
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Iowa
Harry Nelson
Red” Welch
Restoration Nears Completion for Old Ironsides
The Boston navy yard restoration of the Constitution is over 50 percent complete. Total cost is estimated at 834000 dollars with 687000 already raised to rebuild the famed frigate for sea service later this year.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Navy Yard
Schoolgirl Kill Trio Plot for Thrill in Leningrad School
In a Leningrad high school a sixteen year old girl Zoe Pavlova and two companions plotted to murder for thrill. They lured a boy and killed Anna Zhukova with a candlestick and scissors after a signed blood oath. Zoe received ten years, later cut to five, with the others at two and three years respectively.
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Leningrad
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Zinaidevanova
Anna Zhukova
George Lensky
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Smirnoff
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Lensky
Lioness and Cubs Chase Panicked French Village
In Provencheres France residents fled to doors and windows as a lioness and three cubs stalked the village. The animals fled toward the countryside after being captured at a nearby farm. Word then spread that three wolves sought refuge nearby, prompting a joint hunt by gendarmes and locals that ended with their capture. The animals had escaped from a circus en route to St Didier.
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Provencheres
France
St. Didler
Phillips Milk of Magnesia headline
Phillips Milk of Magnesia marketed as a universal sweetener and antacid for children and adults. The ad promotes tongue and breath neutralization, cites physician endorsement, and notes the product as a registered trademark of Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
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Charles H. Phillips
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