Dawes argues for partial cloture to curb delays
Vice-President Charles G. Dawes told Manchester Chamber of Commerce critics that the Senate lacks effective cloture, causing more legislation through minority obstruction. He proposed a rule change to allow majority cloture on ordinary bills while permitting unlimited debate on state rights questions. He noted seven extra sessions in eight Congresses and warned against rapid lawmaking after lengthy inaction.
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Manchester
N. H
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Chamber of Commerce
Dawes
Foreigners in China prepare warlike move
London report says all legations have taken precautions in China to meet any warlike move and rescue parties have been arranged. Expect trouble tomorrow as the Tragzon festival is celebrated. American communities in Hong Kong offer to supply civil guards and this has been accepted.
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London
Daily Mail
China
Hongkong
Amundsen Plans Flight For North Pole Quest
Amundsen confirms North Pole flight dream and aims to land in Alaska after testing new aircraft. Lincoln Ellsworth to depart for the United States. first congratulatory messages arrive. Premier Painleve wins confidence in Morracean policy with 510 to 30 vote in Chamber.
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Alaska
Kings Bay
Vunmne
Amundsen
Oslo
Lincoln Ellsworth
United States
Associated Press
Paris
Painleve
Chamber of Deputies
Foreign trade promises 1924 export surge noted at convention
James A. Farrell of United States Steel Corporation, amid the twelfth annual foreign trade convention, said 1924 foreign trade set record values with exports and imports totaling 93 160 000 long tons and over 8.2 billion dollars. He described the vast volume, claiming it would require a fifty-car freight train every seven minutes for a full day to clear the docks.
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United States
League committees scan questions of international law
Stockholm June 24 suppression of piracy and joint exploitation of the sea are among the first subjects chosen for study by the League of Nations Committee on the Codification of International Law. President Hamarskjold and member Geo W Wickersham lead the group, which has not yet tackled outlawing war or rules of warfare or neutrals rights. Continued on Page Three.
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Stockholm
League of Nations Committee
Hjalmar Hammarskjold
Geo. W. Wickersham
New York
League
Baron Marks von Wurtemburg
Geneva
Borah
Ambassadors Called Home Signal Strained Russian Ties
Departure of Russian Ambassador Kroslinsky for Moscow and the recall of Ravovsky from London and Krassin from Paris heighten diplomatic anxiety. Moscow editors warn Germany against a security pact with Western Europe, risking estrangement and jeopardizing Rapallo era ties.
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Berlin
Kroslinsky
Moscow
Ravovsky
London
Krassin
Paris
Europe
Germany
Russia
German soldiers demand repayment after Reichstag entry
Berlin June 24 hundreds of soldiers with depreciated German bonds war loans and other securities forced their way into the Reichstag seeking the Nationalist leaders who promised repayment if von Hindenburg won the presidency.
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Berlin
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
Germany
Queen Sails North with 72 Passengers for Southeast Alaska
The steamer Queen departed Seattle at 10 AM bound for Southeast Alaska ports carrying 72 passengers including 1500 tourists. Among the Juneau bound travelers are Robert Wagner and wife Miss Juanita Hedden J. W. Leivers H. L. Faulkner Jean Faulkner F. J. Heinke Mrs. F. W. Heinke S. B. Davis and L. Myers.
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Seattle
Queen
Veach Replaces Ruth in Today's Tight Game
New York reports Robert Th. Veach replaced Babe Ruth in the lineup as Ruth was too weak to play with swollen legs and ankles. The substitution occurred during today’s game as officials noted Ruth’s condition.
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New York
Robert TH. Veach
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Miss Harlan to Retire as White House Attache
Washington June 24 Miss Laura Harlan will retire as social secretary of the White House next season and formal event management will pass to a State Department official. Miss Harlan was appointed early in the Harding administration. Miss Mary Randolph will continue as private secretary to Mrs Coolidge.
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Washington
Laura Harlan
White House
State Department
Harlan
Harding
Mary Randolph
Coolidge
Washington and Alaska G. A. R. Veterans Dying
The annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment report shows 137 Washington and Alaska veterans died in the past year and 1,771 remain. The gathering paid tribute to four Legionnaires whom the Wobblies flew on Armistice Day in 1919.
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Centralia
Wash
Grand Army of the Republic of
Naval Lt Commander Chase Killed in Plane Collision
Honolulu June 24 Lieut Commander Chase of San Diego died after a 500 foot fall when his gig collided with a navy plane piloted by Lieut Lee during maneuvers at sea. Lee landed safely a court of inquiry is held today in Bremerton Nathan Chase nephew of Rear Admiral Chase Commandant of Puget Sound Navy Yard Chase led an expedition mapping the Aleutian coastline and Alaska south of Sitka his wife and two children left for Honolulu to join him Friday.
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Chase
San Diego
Lieut
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Chaise
Bremerton, Wash
Nathan Chase
Rear Admiral Chase
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Naval
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Sitka
Children Pray as Scorpions Invade Durango Homes
In Durango Mexico a mass gathering of five thousand children prayed for relief from a scorpion plague spreading through adobe houses. Authorities shipped ten thousand live scorpions to the Federal Health Department while seeking a serum. Cracks in adobe walls and recent earthquakes are blamed for the infestation.
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Durantuo
Mex
Federal Department of Health
Durango
Charred Hull of Boat Sighted Near Sammi Zur Island
Captain Roberford, returning from the Channel Islands, reported a charred hull of a Los Angeles boat with a bullet ridden pilot house near Sammi zur Island. He could not read the boat's name. The region is described as infested with rump runners.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Roberford
Channel Islands
Los Angeles
Sammizur Island
Emergency budget to hunt Dovery slayer in Kelso
County Commissioners in Kelso Washington approved a 5000 dollar emergency budget to hire a detective for the slayer of Thomas Dovery killed last week. They also consider an additional ten thousand dollars for the sheriff’s office.
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Kelso
Wash
Thomas Dovery
Sheriff's Office
Davis to push selective pretem immigration plan
Secretary Davis of the Labor Department will seek revisions to the immigration law at the next Congress. The major change proposes work assurances for immigrants before leaving home, aiming to attract a higher type of worker and reduce emigration risk. The plan would modify contract labor rules to allow entry with guaranteed employment after arrival under proper supervision.
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W Shington
Congress
Davis
Labor Department
Sunlight Seen as New Hope for Tuberculosis Victims
New hope for tuberculosis sufferers is presented by Dr. William Plaker of Philadelphia at the American Institute of Homeopathy convention. He says proper sunlight treatment fights infection and strengthens the body, making it easier to throw off the disease.
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New York
American Institute of Homeopathy
William Plaker
Philadelphia
New Prohi Directors To Get $10,000 Annually
Washington dispatch reports Assistant Secretary of Treasury Andrews asking Comptroller General McCarl whether the law allows hiring new District Prohibition Directors at ten thousand dollars per year.
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Prohi
Washington
Treasury
Andrews
McCarl
Refugees Arrive in Hong Kong From Canton Steamer Honam
The Honam brought 150 women and children refugees to Hong Kong on June 21 after Chinese stokers deserted Canton. U S Gunnel Asheville crew relieved the workers. The Moorquem gunboat ferried the ship to Whampoa. Several Americans were aboard including Edwards shot in the knee Mirrell wounded in the shoulder and Mrs Lambert hurt in the foot.
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Hong Kong
Honam
Canton
U. S
Asheville
Moorhem
Whampoa
A. H. EF. Edwards
WW. G. Mirrell
Dr William C Farabee Dies After Long Illness
Washington Pa June 24 Dr William Curtis Farabee scientist and explorer died today after a long illness He was a leading authority on South America praised by Theodore Roosevelt as the continent’s top explorer Farabee began South American work in 1906 with the Milhall Harvard expedition and later led major journeys in the Guianas and Peru His discoveries included three unknown tribes and vast mapped areas. He helped build the University Museum collection the finest South American material in the world. He contracted fever in the jungle and was treated in Georgetown British Guiana losing 80 pounds before his death.
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William Curtis Farabee
South America
Theodore Roosevelt
Warabee
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Peru
Menado
University Mueum of Philadelphia
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Guiannas
Amazon River
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