Farm Board clash with Chamber at Washington meeting
The annual meeting in Washington saw sharp exchanges between the Farm Board and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Alexander Legge attacked board policies, while Daniel Millett urged repeal of the Agricultural Marketing Act and tariff cuts. Secretary Hyde defended the farm board as critics urged changes.
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Edward W. Pickard
Federal Farm Board
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chamber
Washington
Alexander Legge
Dollar
Julius H. Barnes
Herbert Hoover
Legge
Daniel A. Millett
Denver
Farm Board
Hyde
W. ©. McCabe
Duluth
Hoover
Army Seeks Bids for Six Advanced Fighting Tanks
Washington announces War department bids for six Christie type tanks and an armored car with rear engines, armor plating, and a turret. Specifications demand 40 mph road speed, 380 mph field speed, 500 mile range, nickel steel armor, eight wheels, and guns including an 87 millimeter semi auto and an 80 caliber machine gun. Tests require ditch crossing, slopes, barbed wire, and 160 mile hard road endurance.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Congress
Marriage Commissioner Named by Richmond Va
Richmond, Va. J H Binford Peay s Richmonds new marriage commissioner succeeding the late Parson James D Lyle who died at eighty nine Lyle succeeded Parson James Madison Macon first to hold the office Macon was appointed twenty years ago by Judge Sam Witt of Hastings court for couples where ministers refused to marry due to divorce Macon advertised that he specialized in marrying divorced people Lyle was conservative doing little advertising He was last survivor of a Richmond military company that guarded Charles Town W V when John Brown was hanged
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Richmond
J. H. Binford
Lyle
Charles Town
W. Va
John Brown
Elopement Sparks Hair-Cropping Order at Kobe Customs
In Nagasaki a young Kobe customs inspector eloped with a brewer's wife prompting officials to order all young male customs staff to crop their hair. The move aims to curb liaisons, with the customs chief urging strict appearance rules to deter romance.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Kobe
Beleves
Glass eye used as marble target in Brockton
Local character William T. P. Nelson reportedly lost his glass eye during an arrest for drunkenness. He later recovered the eye, which had been used by boys as a marble target, winning 500 marbles with it. Nelson redeemed the eye for a piece of silver.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Lord Irwin
Eighteenth Royal Garhwal Rifles
Peshawar
Abbottabad
Delhi
Gandhi
Manchester
Brockton
Mass
William T. P. Nelson
Nelson
Digger Receives News of 59-Carat Diamond Find
A Kimberley digger, who had just lost his entire stake, was told of a 59 carat diamond found on his claim and later sold for about $20,000. The revelation sparked a celebratory rush as friends and a native announced the discovery.
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Capetown
Kimberley
Albany doctors test high frequency waves on germs
Authorities at Albany Medical College experiment with high frequency electric waves to determine their potential as a bacteria killing medicine.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany Medical College
Ozark streams to power the region with hydroelectric projects
Missouri's Ozarks move toward hydro electricity with dams planned on the Osage at Bagnell Table Rock on the White Niangua Lebanon. Projects aim to produce 600000 horsepower and create lakes up to 86 square miles. Dam costs reach 30 million dollars with significant power already sold to mines and towns.
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Joplin
Ozarks
Times
Ozark
Cross Roads
Bagnell
Osage
Table Rock
White
Lebanon
Niangua
Bagnell-Osage
Missouri
White River
Niangua River
Casconade
Central Missouri Pacific Company
Arlington
Piney River
Black River
Leeper
Pulmotor Squad Saves Young Man Thought Dead
Seventeen year old John Abbenhous, an automobile mechanic, revived after hours of carbon monoxide exposure. Fire Captain Joseph R. Cook and Lieutenant James Carey led Truck Company No 10 as an inhalator crew fought for over ninety minutes to restore breathing and life.
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Pulmotor
Seattle
John Abbenhous
Young Abbenhous
M. Danning
Radio Device Saves London in Secret Raid
Secret air maneuvers over London used a new radio device for two weeks with the RAF. Defenders repulsed the attack with only one penetration, creating the impression of an almost impenetrable air shield. The high command directed defenses to resist invasion and a mysterious intercom instrument linked air and land bases to speed land preparations and coordinate planes.
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London
Royal Air Force
High Command
Viennese X-ray Rays Benefit Brain Health in Children
Viennese X ray workers observed that exposing abnormal children to X ray photographs of their skulls seemed to improve both mental and physical conditions. The rays appeared to penetrate the skull and reach the brain, producing beneficial effects.
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Vienna
Indigestion Relief With Phillips Milk of Magnesia
Many people misread acid indigestion as a long lasting condition. Phillips Milk of Magnesia quickly neutralizes stomach acid and relieves sourness and gas after meals. It offers quick, pleasant relief and acts beyond temporary soda effects.
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Phillips
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