Davis Urges Expanded Powers and Quick Congress Session
Former Ambassador John W. Davis, president of the American Bar Association, spoke at the Minneapolis convention opposing curtailment of the Supreme Court, calling for an immediate new Congress session after election, a President inaugurate, an expert commission to modify federal laws, and allowing the President to veto certain appropriation bills.
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John W. Davis
American Bar Association
America Bar Association
Supreme Court
Davis
Congress
Ales
Better Citizenship Report Urges Bar Action
In Minneapolis on August 30, R E L Saner of Dallas told the American Bar Association the committee on American Citizenship urges continuation and extension of service for better citizenship. He cites 1,500,000 radicals seeking change to communistic forms, 400 newspapers with similar views read by thousands, and $3,000,000 spent on Red propaganda last year. The bar is urged to unite and act.
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Minneapolis
United States
R. E. L. Saner
Dallas
American Bar Association
Bauer
Globe Not Rotating Like Solid Body Scientist Says
London August 30. Prof W de Sitter of Leiden argues the globe behaves as jelly like rather than a rigid body adding that surface distances may shift. Wireless time signals show discrepancies of several tenths of a second among observatories and similar lunar fluctuations hint at a broader solar system anomaly.
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London
W. de Sitter
University of Leyden
Endurance aviators smash records in midair refueling flight
San Diego August 30 Captain Smith and Lieutenant Richter logged 37 hours 15 minutes 14.5 seconds to set world endurance and distance records at Rockwell Field Their flight began August 20 from 5 07 am and concluded 6 18 82 pm the next day They set marks for 2000 3000 and 3500 kilometers with midair refueling and average speeds around 88.5 mph A midair mishap involved Richter briefly leaving his seat but he was secured back with pies and sandwiches in hand
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Smith
Richter
Lowell S. Smith
John Richter
Rockwell Field
Macready
Kelly
Robert Erving
de Haviland
Rum Running Cut Down by Ottawa Clearance Rule
Ottawa issues instructions to clear ships under 250 tons with liquor cargoes for a foreign country, aimed at curbing rum running. In Vancouver officials report the rule will cut about 80 percent of liquor smuggling into Washington state, per William M. Whitney Prohibition Director Pacific Northwest.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Seattle
William M. Whitney
Pacific Northwest
Widow of Tin Plate King Dying in London
Princess Anastasia of Greece widow of William Leeds tin plate king is seriously ill in London from an intestinal affliction. News reports say she is sinking rapidly with little hope of recovery and doctors express concern over her condition.
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London
Anastasia
Grece
William Leeds
Tin Plate King
Auto Plunge at Open Draw Bridge Kills Six
Columbia G Aug six were drowned when an automobile dashed through an open draw bridge near Conway.
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Columbia
Conway
Lincoln letters course to challenge current beliefs
Dr. D. K. Dodge of the University of Illinois will teach a Lincoln letters and speeches course to test literature on Abraham Lincoln. He will argue Gettsyburg was a carefully prepared address from about ten days of work and that the Bloomington speech was simply delivered later in Galena.
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Urbana
Ill
Abraham Lindon
D. K. Dodge
Department of English
University of Illinois
Lincoln
Dodge
Bloomington
Galena
Washington
Springfield
Wilson
Free Staters Win Election in Ireland Returns
London reports a sweeping victory for Free State candidates in the Irish election. Nearly a score of government nominees including President Cosgrove and most Cabinet members win seats by large majorities. Only three Republicans are so far assured seats. Eamonn de Valera leads in County Clare.
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London
Free State
Cosgrove
Eamonn de Valera
Clare
Communism Dead Issue in Russia Recovery Effort Noted
Washington reports Col William Haskell in Hoover relief final says communism is dead in Russia and recovery is underway. American aid totaling 60 million dollars over two years helped spur revival and goodwill, with 250 American ship voyages and 8,000,000 acres sown with imported seed.
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Washington
Russia
William Haskell
American Relief Administration
Herbert Hoover
Relief Administration
Colonel Haskell
Haskell
Baffin Land Explorer Returns via Alaska
Dr. Burket Smith of Copenhagen arrives in Winnipeg after 27 months exploring Baffin Land as second in command with Knute Rasmussen, who heads north along Alaska’s coast.
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Winnipeg
Dr. Burket Smith
Copenhagen
Baffin Land
Knute Rasmussen
Alaska
New Japanese Premier Reported Named
TOKIO Aug 30 Count Gombe Li Yarmiamoto has been appointed Premier according to an official announcement made here.
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Tokio
Gombe Li
Political Situation In Cuba Calls For Censorship
NEW YORK August 30 The Commercial Cable Company announces messages to Cuba are subject to censorship by Cuban authorities until further notice. While the reason is not given it is believed linked to the political situation. HAVANA August 30 Government officials deny censorship but say men were sent to inspect incoming and outgoing messages.
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New York
Cuba
Havana
Italian Mission massacred near Greek border
Rome announces the entire Italian Mission to set Grecian Albanian frontiers has been massacred after an ambush in a forest near the border by Greek forces. The government vows severe measures as the public mood remains tense.
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Rome
Humpy Run Continues At Pacific American Fisheries
Bellingham Washington August 30 A and A W Deming of the Pacific American fisheries reports the humpy run continues Nearly 50 000 fish were received yesterday The companys cannery at South Bellingham and all canneries on Puget Sound are running ready Most fish is being taken by purse seiners.
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Bellingham, Wash
A&a. W
Free State to Detain Captives Six More Months
Washington reports President Coolidge welcomes talk of war abolition but in Dublin authorities extend detentions. About 12,000 De Valera followers remain jailed with 300 released monthly on quiet behavior pledges. Untried prisoners may be held six months longer under new parliamentary law. Protest meetings in Dublin feature Maude Gonne MacBride and Mrs Despard criticizing overcrowding and food and sanitation, while ministers defend prison conditions.
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Duulin
de Valera
Dublin
Maude Gonne MacBride
Despard
Earl of
Ypres
Chicago schools to teach safety to all children
Chicago outlines a broad safety education program for public schools to reduce child accidents. Superintendent Mortenson leads a committee to weave accident prevention and first aid into elementary lesson plans across subjects, using slogans games and debates. The plan, to start in fall, is more extensive than elsewhere and involves cooperation with numerous agencies.
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Chicago
Peter A. Mortenson
Mortenson
Heavy fall salmon run hinted in Southeast Alaska
Seattle August 30 A heavy fall run of salmon in Southeastern Alaska is indicated by strong can demand. The Admiral Rodman and Queen, departing yesterday, carried 20,000 cases of cans each destined for Kodiak and Kenai.
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Seattle
Alaska
Admiral Rodman
Queen
Ketchikan
Severe quake on Aleutians reported
Bulletin from Victoria on August 30 states Gonzales Heights Observatory reports a severe earthquake shock centered about 1,800 miles away, likely near the Aleutian Islands.
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Aleutians
Victoria
Gonzales Heights
Aleutian Islands
Coolidge Says No Hints On Legislative Proposals
Washington Aug 30 President Coolidge will not discuss prospects for legislative recommendations publicly. At the White House it is stated the President will deal with recommendations and offer advice when he delivers his message as Congress convenes.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Harding
Congress
Believed Sinking Of British Steamer Mykie Sparks Hope
In Shanghat on August 30 authorities report the British steamer Mykie overdue after last sighting August 16 amid a typhoon. Five aboard are overdue with fears of disaster. Six foreign officers and fifty Chinese crew members plus Chief Officer John R. Hudson are named among those aboard.
Contract Signed for Hotel Olympic in Seattle
SEATTLE Aug 30 The contract for the $4,000,000 Hotel Olympic project has been signed by the Community Hotel Corporation trustees and Grant Smith Company. The hotel is slated for completion by June of next year.
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Seattle
Olympic
Community Hotel Corporation
Grant Smith Company
New York Unionmen Buy New York Call Newspaper
In New York on August 30, members from about twenty unions purchased the New York Call stock, the city’s leading labor paper. The Call announces Norman Thomson, longtime assistant editor of the National, is now editor in chief.
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New York
New York Call
the Call
Norman Thomas
The
National
Indictments Issued in Houston Oil Stock Fraud Case
A Houston grand jury indicted more than a dozen individuals over alleged use of the mails to defraud in an oil stock scheme. Names of the indicted were not released.
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Houston
Tex
British Women Ready to Fight for Rights in England
London reports feminist leaders plan to press Home Secretary for amending the Sex Disqualification Removal Act. They argue the act fails on key points: Civil Service equality, job protections for married women, university entry, and women’s admission to the House of Lords, despite allowing juries and some legal roles.
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London
England
Home Secretary
House of Lords
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