Hoover Plan for One Year Moratorium on Reparations
A worldwide reception split over President Hoover's proposal for a 12 month halt on reparations and war debts. France balks while Britain Germany Italy lean to acceptance. Ambassador Edge negotiates with Paris as Mills argues the plan may spark a global economic revival and boost U S treasury receipts.
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Hoover
France
Paris
Pote
Washington
Germany
America
Bank of International Settlements
Great Britain
Mussolini
Italy
Belgium
Treasury
Mellon
Gabe
Quai d'Orsay
Early
Congress
Washot
United States
Stock Exchanges
Transatlantic Flyers Wiley Post and Gatty Depart From Harbor Grace
This year’s crop includes Wiley Post and Harold Gatty in the single rotor Winnie Mae taking off from Harbor Grace Newfoundland bound for Berlin. Their bold journey aimed to cross the Atlantic despite early setbacks and weather challenges.
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Sealand
Chester
England
Bangor
Wales
Post
Gatty
Drottninghoim
Globe
Berlin
Moscow
Otto Hillig
Holger Horms
Harbor Grace
Bellanca
Copenhagen
Denmark
Krefeld
Germany
Ruth Nichols
New York
Atlantic
St. John
N.B
James
Jimmy
Doolittle
America
St Louis
Frase
Newfoundland
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Winnie Mae
Wilkins Submarine Reaches Cork After Atlantic Crossing
Ir Hubert Wilkins and crew bring the Nautilus into Cork harbor after a stormy transatlantic voyage. The commander plans to recharge batteries then head to England for repairs and aims for a North Pole route by sub ice in two months, a plan Eckener dies down for a Graf Zeppelin meeting. The Zeppelin will make a six day Arctic cruise in July on a scientific mission.
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Hubert. Wilkins
Cork
Ireland
Atlantic
England
North Pole
Wilkins
Hugo Eckener
Pole
Arctic
Governor General Davis offers resignation in Philippines
Wight Davis, governor general of the Philippines, informs Washington he wishes to quit when Hoover can appoint a successor. He plans to return to the United States and resume residence there. Rumors of his resignation have sparked interest among two potential candidates.
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Wight Davis
Philippines
Washington
Hoover
United States
Davis
Roosevelt leads for Porto Rico post as Hoover meets Canadian minister
Theodore Roosevelt appears ahead for the Porto Rico governorship while President Hoover receives William Duncan Herridge the Canadian minister to the United States. The exchange underscores growing diplomatic ties and cordial relations between nations amidst other international tensions.
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Hoover
William Duncan Herridge
Dominion of Canada
United States
Canada
Herridge
Washington
Destructive Fire Wrecks St John Wharf Area
A major blaze on a wharf at St John New Brunswick swept the waterfront causing extensive damage. Authorities estimate property losses above 10 million dollars and several lives lost as docks grain elevators and steamships burned. The harbor commission sustained the largest loss with three and a half million dollars of federal property burned.
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St. John
N. B
Harbor Commission
Woman to be electrocuted in Ohio first time
In Ohio the first woman faces execution by electric chair as Julia Maude Lowther of Ashtabula, 23, is scheduled for October 2 at the state penitentiary for the murder of her employer Mrs. Clara Smith. Smith, involved in the killing, also faces a death sentence.
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York
Starr Faithful
Long Beach
G. Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Gland
Grand Jury
Starr
Stanley
Doctor Carr
Medical Department
Cunard
Liverpool
New York
Mineola
Ohio
Jefferson
Julia Maude Lowther
Ashtabula
State Penitentiary
Clara Smiich
Smith
Rotary picks first European president at Vienna convention
For the first time in its history Rotary International selected a European as president. Delegates in Vienna chose Sydney Woodroffe Pscall of London to succeed Almén E. Roth of California. Rufus Fisher Chapin of Chicago was reelected to a record eighteenth term as treasurer.
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Rotary International
Vienna
Sydney Woodroffe Pscall
London
England
Almén E. Roth
California
Rufus Fisher Chapin
Chicago
Chile invites Pan American ministers to economic conference
Chilean foreign minister invites foreign ministers from all Pan American nations to a conference on the ongoing financial crisis. The aim is to find methods for governments to cooperate to prevent a full commercial and economic breakdown. The United States may be represented by an official observer, but date and venue are not set.
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Chile
United States
Unica
Italian Bees Are Most Excellent Queens for Strong Hives
Beekeeping expert B A Slocum of Cornell argues queen quality drives honey yields. Italian bees outperform German blacks in work and cleanliness, and beekeepers should rear or source reliable queens to reduce black bee hybrids. A prolific queen lays about 2000 eggs daily, requiring a large, healthy colony and ample hive conditions.
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B. A. Slocum
Cornell University
Italan
Slocum
United States
Dee
Canada
Owithin
Tremendous Increase in Oil Sprays Use
The use of oil sprays in the East has risen greatly over the last decade due to the European red mite. Problems arose from oils mixed with fungicides and aphicides, prompting better oils to enter the market. Selection is complicated by cost safety toxicity and compatibility, requiring careful evaluation and further experimentation. Commercial emulsions do not outperform miscible oils against red mites, and safety studies warn caution on pears plums and other fruits for new formulas.
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East
Emulsifying Oil for Sprays Requires Thorough Mixing
The article explains mixing miscible oils into stable emulsions for diluted sprays to avoid tree injury. Two types exist: a soap or cresylic acid emulsion and a nonsoap casein based emulsion. The nonsoap quick breaking type may cause more trouble than the soap type.
Be Careful in Curing and Storing Soybeans
Careful handling advised after threshing to prevent heating and molding of soybeans. Do not use if immature or high damaged beans and foreign material. spread and dry promptly to ensure proper storage and quality.
Kill Queen Ant to Get Rid of Pests
A science guidance from Prof. Glenn W. Herrick of the New York State College of Agriculture recommends destroying the ant queen to stop eggs and halt the colony. Methods include carbon bisulphide fumigation and tartar emetic mixed with honey, noting fire hazards and nest access difficulty.
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Glenn W. Herrick
New York State College of Agriculture
Professor Herrick
Every Farm Yard Loses Much Needed Fertility
A guide urges saving garden and farm waste as compost to restore fertility. Collect vegetable tops leaves straw cornstalks and unused hay, mix with soil and small amounts of fertilizer, and keep moist to produce rich compost for gardens lawns and fields.
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Eash
Unique Method to Prevent Grape Crop Injury by Bees
A writer in the American Horticulturist suggests spraying and growing grapes to ripening without punctures to prevent bee injury. Prompt harvest when ripe minimizes damage, while overripe berries on canes invite bee-caused harm.
Garden notes on trees, weeds, and pruning practices
One year old trees are best for planting. Start potato spraying early and continue late. Purslane can be boiled as greens. Bonemeal aids vines and garden use without burning. Quack grass grows from spring to fall frost. High yielding cows often need calcium replenishment. Raspberry currant and gooseberry bushes fail to produce when not pruned to remove nonbearing wood.
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Atlantic Ocean
Edward W. Pickard
Oggen ‘L. Mills
The
Walter £. Eage
Ogden
Jame
Carr
Dwight Davis
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Frank R
Roosevelt
Vatican
Pius XI
Holy Father
Congregation For Propagation of the Faith
Mexico
Russia
the Duce
Ploce
Catalonia
Alexander Lerroux
Barcelona
Col
Francisco Macia
Lerroux
Don Jaime de Bourbon
Martinez Anido
Spain
Madrid
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