League of Nations to Study 17 Point Naval Pact Accord
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the League assembly that Britain and Dawes had reached accord on seventeen naval terms and hoped to settle all points soon. Discrepancies on cruiser tonnage and 6 inch vs 8 inch guns remain, with Britain seeking many small cruisers to guard sea lanes. Briand urged a European federation plan aligned with but not opposing the United States. The Kellogg Briand pact gains support as a step forward for peace.
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Great Britain
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
Ambassador Dawes
Washington
United States
Dawes
State Department
White House
Stimson
Navy
Adams
Navy General Board
Hoover
MacDonald
Aristide Briand
France
Briand
United States of America
Ramsay MacDonald
Gustav Stresemann
Puat
League of Nations
Belgium
Germany
Japan
Hymons
Ile
League
Rhineland
United States Moves Closer to World Court Participation
Delegates from forty countries unanimously accepted the Root protocol for the World Court of International Justice, a step that moves the United States toward participation as the protocol gained approval from the League of Nations assembly. The U S government was formally notified of the action.
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United States
World Court For International Justice
Assembly of the
League of Nations
German Delegates Report Progress at The Hague Reparations Talks
Franeion Minister Strese Mann and fellow delegates reported progress as reparations conference discussions continued at The Hague. Authorities indicated advancing talks and near consensus on key settlement terms.
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Franeion
Stresemann
Germany
The
Hague
Northampton Light Cruiser Northampton Christened at Quincy
President Calvin Coolidge was named as sponsor for the 10,000 ton light cruiser Northampton at its launch in Quincy Massachusetts. Secretary Adams represented the Navy as Mrs Coolidge attended with many Northampton citizens.
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Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Quincy
Mass
Adams
Navy Department
Coolidge
Weaterm Newspaper Union
Freakish Mishaps From Workmen Claims Survey
A New York State insurance fund survey of workmen compensation claims reveals odd injuries from mundane events. Details include a greenhouse worker infected by a daffodil abrasion, a guard bitten by a copperhead, a windblown rand hurt at the Battery, and a nurselike series of accidents from everyday objects.
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New York
Long Island
New York State Insurance Fund
State Fund
Palisades Interstate Park
Watermelon Market Stampede Traced to Boyish Prank
In Enterprise Oregon a prank by boys tripped a watermelon stampede after a sign altered price. Prices swung from 8% to 84% to 244 cents before settling at 1 cent per pound as supply moved quickly. A boy erased a half cent, prompting a rival store to reprice, triggering chaos through the market.
Coal Converts to Alcohol Source in New Process
A Union Carbide subsidiary at South Charleston West Virginia has developed a method to produce straight grain alcohol from coal and petroleum products. The facility has yielded 40 000 gallons comparable to alcohol from grains and fruits according to Prohibition Administrator J M Doran.
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Washington
Union Carbide Company
South Charleston
W. Va
J. M. Doran
Believe This One and You'll Believe Anything
In Red Bluff California an alleged eyewitness Wes Hlolt claims a rattlesnake bit its own tail and died within three minutes. Hlolt says he found the snake in a dried water hole and pinned its tail to the ground with a stick, prompting the reptile to strike its tail and bite itself.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Wes Hlolt
Wes
Chita Built by Russian Exiles on Far Eastern Frontier
National Geographic bulletin describes Chita in Washington-Chita Siberia as the capital of a short lived Far Eastern republic and a key Trans Siberian stop. Exiles arrived in 1825 founding Lady street and a frontier town now home to about 57 000 Chinese Russian and Central Asian residents with wooden houses and a bustling but unclean street market scene in the China district.
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Washington
Chita
Siberia
Far Eastern
Lake Baikal
Pacific Ocean
National Geographic Society
America
China
Canton
Dunes Uncover Ancient Sylt Village Dating back to Ninth Century
Shifting sand on the North Sea island of Sylt reveals a village site with pottery similar to Rhenish wares from 800 to 1000, plus items dating to the Fourteenth century, suggesting a settlement 500 years or more old before burial by dunes.
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Berlin
North Sea
Sylt
Baltic
East Prussia
Food costs rise 1.4 percent year over year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports June 1929 versus June 1928 shows a 1.4 percent rise in food costs. Sirloin steak moved from 47.4 to 51.2 cents per pound, rib roast from 34.7 to 37.6, and pork chops from 34.8 cents to 7.7 dollars per pound. Bacon ham hens also up. lamb slight drop. lard and eggs up. Overall food items averaged a 58.4 percent increase.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Berlin Actors Take Odd Jobs As Unemployment Hits Stage
In Berlin about 1,800 actors are out of work as the government and private firms place them in varied roles. A department store added ten actors to its sales staff and another employed four actresses as temporary clerks. Some pursue stenography, secretarial work, and door supervision while one well known actor briefly worked as a stone mason, earning more than simple stage work.
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Berlin
Phillips Milk of Magnesia News Ad
When food sours many believe they have indigestion but the cause is a simple acid condition. Phillips Milk of Magnesia quickly restores digestion and relieves sourness and gas after meals. Unlike soda it neutralizes acid many times its volume. Next time a heavy meal brings distress, try Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
Elevator Ride Gag From Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom joke features a deaf man aboard an elevator and the judge delivering the punchline about repeated rides until another calls his floor. The exchange plays on the word play between deafness and elevator floors.
Four Perfect Bridge Hands Reported in Florida
The Arkansas Gazette notes four perfect bridge hands reported in Florida in a single deal. The writer mocks bridge as an effete game and compares it to poker saying four royal flus hes would be verified only by a survivor's confession at an inquest.
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Florida
Arkansas Gazette
Sidestep pity and betrayal by friends and foes
A dour reflection on human nature warns that money buys polite smiles while lack of wealth invites hostility, implying friends and enemies blur when wealth changes. The speaker cautions against trusting superficial handshakes that come with money.
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