Hoover vetoes World War Veterans Pension Bill in Congress
President Hoover vetoed the World War Veterans Pension Bill and sent it back to Congress. The House, 365 to 4, sustained the veto and passed the Johnson Swick substitute granting 50 million dollars for pensions to uncompensered and totally disabled veterans for three years. Senate leaders opposed broadening the bill as changed. House veto sustenance was 188 to 182.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
House
Senate
Rejection of Naval Treaty Urged by Senator Robinson
Washington reports Senator Arthur R. Robinson of Indiana urged rejection of the London Naval Treaty claiming it gravely threatens United States security. He argued Britain dictated cruiser types the US could build and that no treaty would have been better.
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Washington
United States
Arthur R. Robinson
Indiana
Great Britain
Robinson
Abandoned aerial survey planned for Alaska highway
War Department says planned aerial reconnaissance of possible landing fields along the Alaska Yukon Pacific Highway has been abandoned due to flight arranging difficulties. The mission would have started at Bolling Field and covered 8114 miles, assessing local conditions for a potential Air Corps unit in Alaska.
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Washington
War Department
Bolling Field
Air Corps
Alaska
Empire
Associated Press
Presidio
San Francisco
Porter Dies at 62 Former Foreign Relations Chairman
Representative Stephen G. Porter longtime Pittsburgh politician and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee died at 62 in a Pittsburgh hospital after a period of illness caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Porter had gained national prominence during postwar peace negotiations and helped shape the Knox Porter peace plan that ended the war with Germany and its allies.
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House Foreign Relations Committee
Pittsburgh
Eee Penn
Stephen G. Porter
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Germany
Austria Hungary
Senate
Mr. Porter
United States
Prohibition Enforcement Agencies Rearranged to Start July 1
Attorney General Mitchell reorganizes enforcement agencies effective July 1 cutting 27 Administrative Districts to 12 to align federal and state efforts against the Eighteenth Amendment. About 2700 employees transfer from Treasury to Justice. Carl Jackson named Twelfth District Administrator for Seattle covering Washington Oregon Montana and Alaska.
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Mitchell
Treasury
Justice Department
N. W
Department of Justice
Oregon
Montana
Alaska
Carl Jackson
Seattle
Wash
Government of Tardieu Wins Confidence Vote
Paris June 27 Andre Tardieu's government wins confidence vote by 330 to 262 after a staged clash with Socialists who accused treasury depletion and sought a special committee investigation. The government prevailed.
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Tardieu
Paris
Andre Tardieu
Bester
Western Australia Pushes Dominion Split From Australia
In Perth on June 27 the prime minister of Western Australia led a meeting with Perth’s lord mayor and MPs pledging support for a Dominion of Western Australia. They argued the Dominion would relieve Western Australia from a $40.7 million annual burden on 400,000 residents.
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Perth
Western Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Dominion of Australia
Italian Army Sees Value in Bicycles for War
Parma Italy June 27 Gen Gazzera minister of war says bicycles may have military uses even in motorized age. Two hundred officers from the higher infantry school and seventy cadets from Modena army academy toured the countryside on bikes. The patrols' speed silence and economy for reconnaissance impressed the authorities.
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Italy
Gazzera
Army Academy
Modena
Electric and hail storms claim dozens across regions
A weather disaster across Ontario Newfoundland and the northeastern U S left forty one dead. In Brookville Ontario a drill boat explosion killed thirty. a train derailment near Capreol injured many. Four passengers perished and others injured. Three fishermen drowned in Newfoundland and two in Buffalo after boats overturned in hail squalls. A girl in New Jersey and a farmer in Pennsylvania were killed by lightning.
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Ontario
Newfoundland
United States
Brookville
St. Lawrence
Capreol
Lumsden
Buffalo
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Gangster Velotta Shot in Cleveland’s Little Italy
Charles Velotta a 28 year old gangster was shot and killed in Cleveland Ohio's Little Italy Forty five bullet wounds were found in his body Police say Velotta was targeted by the Underworld since the double murder of Ernest Yorkell and Jack Pepinstein who came from Philadelphia to shake down bootleggers The two men were slain about three years ago in a gangland motive
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Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Velotta
Little Italy
Velotta
Ernest Yorkell
Jack Pepinstein
Philadelphia
Alaska Second in Production Sugar?
Director of the Mint Robert J. Grant reports 2,208,000 ounces of refined gold produced in 1929 valued at 45,600,000 dollars, a decline of 514,000 from 1928. California led with 409,000 ounces worth 8,445,000 dollars. Alaska followed with 374,000 ounces worth 7,745,000 dollars.
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Washington
Robert J. Grant
California
Alaska
After Seven Years Tiger Woman Seeks Freedom
After seven years in confinement a figure known as Tiger Woman petitions for release seeking independence and potential custody or asylum rights.
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Tiger Woman
Clara Philips
Hammer
San Quentin
Free State Assumes Republican Bond Issue
The Irish Free State parliament ruled that funds from Republican bonds in Ireland and the United States are a national liability and fully paid. The government may satisfy bondholders at full value, with liquidation at the Finance Minister’s discretion, limiting payment to original subscribers or those who acquired bonds for full value. The policy also covers America.
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Dublin
Japan Starts Four New Railways in Manchuria
Mukden June 27 Japan begins four new South Manchurian railway branch lines to link prosperous Manchurian districts with Korea. Officials expect first year profit with completion within a year. Two lines serve agriculture, one carries mineral ore from Tunghwa to D ren, and the fourth connects Chiasian in Korea with Fusunghsien in south Manchuria, amid a zone rich in forestry.
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Korea
Manchuria
Camel racing in Tuggourt Algeria captivates festival crowds
In Tuggourt Algeria on June 27 spectators watch a lively camel race featuring the mehari breed. The start is chaotic and several riders claim first, sometimes ending in a fight. Jockeys called me chanists control their mounts without bridle or bit, guiding with foot pressure and toe pinches.
Plans Formulated for Yacht Race to Olympia 1931
In Juneau plans were set for a Seattle to Olympia yacht race in 1931 as the Madie of Seattle won this year’s Seattle to Prince Rupert race. Captain Jack Powers intends a month in Alaska before heading south. Wagner resigns as Alaska Education Chief over relocation. Hawkesworth becomes Acting Chief.
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Olympia
Seattle
Jonathan H. Wagner
Alaska
Prince Rupert
B. C
Juneau
Washington
Madie
Jack Powers
Harry Stutz dies at 53 in Indianapolis
Harry C. Stutz, 53, famed automobile designer and manufacturer, died in Indianapolis today from complications after an appendicitis operation. The death follows his long career in the industry and his influence on early car design.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Harry C. Stutz
Pilot and Student Flier Die in Nogales Plane Crash
A Los Angeles pilot Johnnie C. Wilson and Nogales student flier Paul Eberlein were killed yesterday when their plane crashed at Nogales airport. The crash occurred in the afternoon, authorities said.
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Arizona
Johnnie C. Wilson
Los Angeles
Paul Eberlein
Anaconda Declares Quarterly Dividend
New York June 27 The directors of Anaconda Copper Company have declared a quarterly dividend of 87 cents placing the stock at 3.50 for an annual basis compared to seven dollars paid previously.
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New York
Anaconda, Copper Company
Local Broker Van Mavern Bound for Petersburg
A. Van Mavern, a local commercial broker, is traveling as a passenger aboard the Admiral Rogers bound for Petersburg.
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A. van Mavern
Petersburg
Admiral Rogers
Flood Wrecks CN Train Near Capreol Killing Four
Four persons die and twelve injured when a Canadian National Railway train from Winnipeg to Toronto derails four miles east of Capreol due to a washout from unprecedented floods. Rescue work paused at night due to darkness but resumed next day.
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Canadian National Railway
Winnipeg
Capreol
Stock Quotations From New York Markets
Closing quotes for Alaska Juneau mine 5 percent and a list of stocks including Alleghany 19 percent Anaconda 50 percent Bethlehem Steel 88 percent General Motors 38 percent Kennecott 38 percent United Aircraft 50 percent U S Steel 155 percent Fox Films 40 percent U W Stewart Warner 20 percent and others across various listings.
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Alaska
Juneau
Alleghany Corporation
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Granby
International Harvester
Kennecott
Montgomery-Ward
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Packard Motors
Simmon Beds
Standard Brands
Standard
California
Standard Off
New Jersey
United Aircraft
Fox Films
U. S. Steel
Hupp Motors
Stewart- Warner
Explosive Package Destroys Window at Seattle Post Office
Postal Inspector Charles Rutherford works to solve a bomb incident at the Terminal Post Office. A parcel post package exploded on a conveyor belt, shattering windows and throwing workers to the floor as it likely targeted outbound mail. The device contained nitroglycerine and reflected expert craftsmanship.
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Seattle
Charles Rutherford
John McKenzie
Rutherford
Fliers Reach New York City After Sea Hop
The Southern Cross land at Roosevelt Field at 6 31 PM completing Ireland to New York leg. Capt Kingsford Smith and crew Evert Van Dyk Patrick Saul J W Starnage greeted by thousands then plan nonstop flight to Pacific Coast to complete globe circumnavigation begun two years ago. Kingsford Smith cables fiancee in Australia after arrival. Henry Rheden returns aboard the Admiral Rogers after a Triangle Route business trip.
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N. Y
Southern Cross
Roosevelt Field
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Ireland
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Evert van Dyk
Patrick Saul
J. W. Starnage
Pacific
Globe
Capt. Kingsford-Smith
Here
Australia
Suit for Injunction Halted by Counsel Suicide
In Youngstown Ohio the trial of the injunction to block the merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Bethlehem Steel collapsed when L A Manchester chief Youngstown counsel shot and killed himself in his office. J C Argetsinger said the death by own action stemmed from a nervous breakdown and overwork. Manchester had been in a melancholy mood for two months. He died at 8 55 this morning, five minutes before court opened.
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Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
L. A. Manchester
J. C. Argetsinger
Manchester
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