Farmer Ruined by Federal Aid, Critics Tell Shannon Panel
Kansas City witnesses say the agricultural marketing act and federal farm board caused bankruptcy for farmers. They claim prices collapsed, the farm board wasted funds, and coercive coop pricing harmed independent dealers, urging repeal and abolition.
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Kansas City
Federal Farm Board
Shannon
Frank Theis
Kansas City Board of Trade
Theis
Farm Board
Agriculture Marketing Act
Texas Democrats Vote for Repeal Submission
Dallas report shows heavy majority for resubmission of the Eighteenth amendment in Democratic primary ballots. Ma Ferguson leads the gubernatorial race with a strong plurality, facing Gov. Ross S. Sterling in a runoff alongside six other candidates.
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Dallas
Texas
Ma” Ferguson
Lone Star State
Ku Klux Klan
Iace
Ross S. Sterling
Sterling
Santos-Dumont, Brazil's Veteran Flyer, Is Dead
Alberto Santos-Du mont, Brazil's aviation pioneer known as the father of aviation in South America, died in Sao Paulo at fifty nine after illness contracted in France. His exploits ranged from balloons to dirigibles and airplanes, with much work in France before 1909.
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Rio de Janeiro
Alberto Santos-Dumont
South America
Wright Brothers
France
Sao Paulo
Brasil
Troops Use Gas to Disperse Bonus Marchers at Capitol
Washington reports regular army units under Hoover routed more than 5,000 bonus marchers. Troops with gas masks drove veterans from camps near Capitol Hill, destroying shacks and burning main camp at Anacostia after women and children were removed. One veteran, William Hishka of Chicago, died. Hoover blamed Communists and criminals for the disturbances.
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Washington
Hoover
Vetran
William Hishka
Chicago
District of Columbia
White House
United States Cavalry
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania
Bonus
Anacostia
World Parley on War Debts Urged by Borah
Senator William Borah urged an immediate international economic and monetary conference to address war debts reparations the gold standard silver stabilization and related financial issues He said debt reduction could be tied to a world economic program benefiting U S interests only if it proves advantageous for Americans and would help restore employment and business confidence.
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Washington
William B. Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Idaho
Borah
United States
Pomerene and Miller Named to RFC Board by Hoover
President Hoover fills the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board with former Ohio senator Robert Pomerene and Utica banker Charles A. Miller. Pomerene, a Democrat, and Miller bring political and financial experience to the agency steering postwar credit programs.
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Pomerene
Miller
Washington
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Board
Rt .c
Arkansas Guard Is Called to Mines
In Clarksville Arkansas 500 union miners clashed with nonunion operators in Johnson county coal fields injuring a mine boss Rog Griffith and prompting Governor Harvey Parnell to mobilize National Guardsmen. Guardsmen watched organizers camp near the Clarksville Coal Co mine as Griffith was treated after a beating.
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Clarksville
Ark
Johnson County
Harvey Parnell
Rog Griffith
Springfield
Ilinois Miners’ Union
Indianapolis
Ind
Co-Operative Coal
Hoosier
Dugger
Statehouse
Harry G. Leslie
Leslie
Auto Injuries Fatal to Fred Duesenberg
Fred Duesenberg of Indianapolis, a noted automobile manufacturer and sportsman, died in Johnstown Pennsylvania at age fifty five. He was injured July 2 when his car overturned on Ligonier mountain and later suffered pneumonia while recovering from a spinal injury and dislocated shoulder. An oxygen tank from Pittsburgh was used but he relapsed into a coma and passed away with his wife and son at his side.
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Johnstown
Fred Duesenberg
Indianapolis
Ligonier Mountain
Duesenberg
Pittsburgh
Lindberghs Plan Return to Hopewell After Birth
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh expect to bring their newborn son to Hopewell New Jersey later in August. They have stayed at the Morrow home in Englewood through the summer while Mrs Lindbergh received care from New York physicians and the couple avoided travel to North Haven Maine.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
Morrow
Englewood
North Haven
Maine
Major Doolittle Flies Across 14 States in Day
Maj James Doolittle, a transcontinental record holder, completed a day of flight covering over 2600 miles. He landed at Newark airport after flashing across the skies of 14 states and noted the historic 1775 Continental Congress postal establishment.
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Major Doolittle
New York
James Doolittle
Newark
United States Postal Service
the Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Clever husband stops clock to avoid waking wife
He returns home at night and tells his wife that the clock was about to strike eleven, but he stopped it so as not to wake her. She recalls hearing a two o'clock chime and learns the timing was altered.
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Henry
Tough Times Amid Hunger as Housing Costs Hit Neighbors
A community report notes rising hardship with many residents struggling to obtain meals as rents and costs rise. Families and individuals face strained budgets and scarce resources amid economic squeeze.
Reprieved Jones Laughs After Dentist Visit
Jones greets a friend with a broad grin as Brown reveals the dentist will not be able to see him for two days, explaining why the line is funny.
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Jones
Brown
S. Jones
Boston Transcript
Witty Retort From a Weary Child in Cal lier's Weekly
An old quip attributed to Dr. Thomas B. Kelleher of Denver features a weary youngster replying to a nagging mother. When asked where he would be without her, the child laments that he does not know but wishes she were there.
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Thomas B. Kelleher
Denver
Callier’s Weekly
Difficult Public Speech Triggers Mixed Reactions
Senator Sorghum comments on demonstrations following a speech noting not all were favorable. He acknowledges the mixed reception and stresses that one cannot please everyone.
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Senator Sorghum
Night Clubs- Mother-Now Phrase Reflects Misbehavior
A fragment quotes a question about where bad little girls go and Dorothy answers they go everywhere, illustrating a stage or dialogue moment with implied moral commentary.
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Dorothy
Frog Jokes About Buga Sour Mood After Mosquito Bite
A joke exchange explains Buga’s sour mood as caused by a mosquito biting an old maid at a lawn party last night. The bit humor relies on a mischiefing insect and a sharp retort from a frog.
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Frog
Buga
Mosquito
Getting Back at Him Amateur
A humorous exchange unfolds as a magician asks the front row to lend a hat while a man insists the mower be returned first, shaping a playful confrontation over borrowed lawn equipment.
Chiefs of Police Confront Murders and Holdups Question
At a convention of police chiefs the question of ongoing killings and robberies is raised. The dialogue centers on causes, responses, and the urgency of improved crime control measures. Local officials hope for coordinated action.
Gardener’s Trials Turnips and Lettuce Quip
Comic quip from the Passing Show notes a gardener s joke about planting turnip seed and harvesting lettuce while contrasting it with a cat buried in the garden yielding a sanitary inspector discovery.
The Giving of the Ten Commandments in Exodus
Lesson outlines the Decalogue with themes on God’s nature, worship, and moral law. It highlights the First Commandment’s call for single hearted worship, the Second against false worship forms, and the Third against misusing God’s name, noting warnings and mercies across generations.
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God
Jesus Christ
Elohim
Christ
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