Death claims reparations expert at critical moment
Lord Revelstoke, a key reparations expert and childhood friend of King George, dies in Paris just before a scheduled plenary session. His death halts a pivotal meeting as experts faced a breakdown in negotiations, ending a ten week effort to resolve postwar reparations. He was a noted British banker and reserved figure who valued art and home life.
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Lord Revelstoke
Cecil Baring
London
Georg
Lord Elstoke
Paris
End Revelstoke
England
Iathion
Garriette
New Universe Radius Measured by Silberstein
Washington April 19 A new measurement of the universe radius was announced before the American Physical Society by Ludwik Silberstein. He listed the earth’s equatorial radius and stated the universe’s radius is more than 350 billion times greater than Earth’s distance to the sun. The result relies on Einstein’s relativity and observed stellar velocities to offer a more reliable estimate for astronomers.
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Washington
American Physical Society
Ludwik Silberstein
Compericon
Hostess Helen Morgan Acquitted in Liquor Case
New York April 19 AP Helen Morgan actress and entertainer was acquitted by a federal jury of maintaining a common nuisance by selling liquor. After the verdict she said she would forget the trial and seemed overwhelmed, reacting with tears and faintness during the announcement. The acquittal follows recent government losses in similar cases against Broadway night club hostesses.
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New York
Helen Morgan
Sgai
Texas Cuian
Salon Reyale
Solons Initiated into Senate Ways
April 19 AP reports two newly elected representatives learned in the house that arise can signal more than getting up. They were seated when the motion to arise was adopted. they rose briefly, then sat as they realized the phrase forms part of the adjournment procedure in the chamber.
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Washington
Aged Woman Loses Fight for Matchless Mine Title
Mrs H A W Tebor widow of United States Senator Tabor of Colorado lost her bid to keep the Matchless mine. A sheriff’s deed to Shorego Mining Co of Denver was signed to satisfy a $16 000 mortgage she could not pay.
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Leadville Cole
H A W Tebor
Secd
United States
Senator Tabor
Colorado
Shorego Mining Company
Denver
Tabor
Taber
Steck
Peter McCourt
Sap
Coroner's jury calls for moral housecleaning of youth
A Chicago coroner's jury after examining George Lux's death issued a policy driven verdict urging a broad social reform. They blame roadhouses, autos, and beer for youth corruption and call for schools and social institutions to actively shape character and curb vice.
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Chicago
George Lux
Lux
Mexican aviator dies shielding officials in Mexico City
Lieutenant Joaquin Garcia Bolanos, 22, a Mexican army aviator, died after attempting to seize posters insulting President Portes Gil and U S Ambassador Dwight W Morrow. He confronted the group on the city outskirts, was shot, and died as posters spread across walls. The attackers escaped.
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Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Joaquin Garcia Bolanos
Portes Gil
Ambassador Morrow
Mexico
Mr. Morrow
Bolanos
Morrow
Michaud Report Due From Fort Hall Reclamation Unit
The irrigation department of the Bureau of Indian Affairs said a preliminary survey of the Michaud flats unit in Idaho's Fort Hall project is nearly complete. A report will be submitted to the Indian commissioner in late June or early July after eight months of survey work and a May finish.
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Washington
Irrigation Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Michaud Flats
Fort Hall
Idaho
Western States Aeronautical Conference Opens in Boise
April 19 AP the preliminary aviation conference of western states opened with more than twenty representatives from war aeronautical interests seeking to form a permanent organization linking eleven public lands states. Delegates from Salt Lake City and other cities discussed Boise hosting a summer conference and cooperative airway development.
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West
Boise
Western States
Salt Lake
B. G. Midga
Ehlan
EK. EK. E Knickerboeer
Boeing Air Transport Company
Felix Steimie
W. R. Walker
National Parks Airways
W. H. Smith
Western Air Express
Chatterton
B. M. Dookin
Walla Walla
Boeing
C. T. Paulson
Mamer Flying Service
Spokane Newhere
Newton Wakefield
Leon Cuddeback
Warner Airlines
San Francisco
Asher B. Wilson
Twin Falls
Public Works
Wood
George Carter Miller
Idaho
Union
National scores and pro hockey details from a chaotic box score
A garbled score table lists teams such as Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis New York Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland New York Boston Washington and St Louis with partial inning like lines and player names including Kemmer Sukeforth Quinn Cochrane Hoyt Groves Faber McKain and Krueger. The fragmentary box shows multiple games with scores and lineups, but data is incomplete and interwoven.
British Defers Naval Talks at Disarmament Meeting
Lord Cushendun urged focus on land and air arms at the preparatory disarmament commission while deferring naval issues. He warned progress hinges on unity and warned Britain may appear a laughing stock if negotiations stall. The Russian aide Litvinoff protested but the chair urged writing the proposals. Rumors of Soviet boycotts were denied as Moscow sought written commitments.
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Geneva
Lord Cushendun
M. Litvinoff
Jonkheer Loudon
Holland
Great Britain
Utah manufacturers plan May 9 trip to Las Vegas and Soulder dam site
A Utah manufacturers association tour to Las Vegas and the Soulder dam site is scheduled for May 9. Secretary J S Easley said questionnaires are mailed to gauge preference between air travel or train transport.
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Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Nev
Soulder Dam
Utah Manufacturers’ Association
J S Easley
Seciary
Pes
Ocean Liner Goes Wet Inc Announces Liberal Liquor Policy
Ocean Liner Goes Wet Inc the former United States Lines adopts a European style liquor policy for its vessels. Vice president Joseph E. Sheedy states the policy will flow like water and be as popular as other wet liners, signaling a radical shift in onboard service.
Opposition voices first criticism of new farm bill
Washington April 19 the first opposition to the new farm bill emerged in the house during its second day of debate Representative Jones of Texas a Democratic member of the agriculture committee described the measure as a political essay rather than a real attempt to ease agricultural distress He said the farm board could only create cooperatives and he failed to insert the debenture plan into the bill The senate committee planned to report the measure early next week and Jones estimated the debenture plan would affect 15 to 20 percent of farm commodities
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Washington
House
Representative Jones
Texas
Agriculture Committee
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Representative Williamson
Tutnell
Secretary Mellon Cleared to Continue as Treasury Head
The Senate Judiciary Committee, after reviewing an Attorney General Mitchell opinion, decided not to call Secretary Mellon regarding his eligibility to hold office. Mellon stated his only business interests are as a stockholder, and the panel adjourned without final action on Senator McKellar's resolution challenging the prohibition on treasury secretaries owning business stakes.
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Washington
Mitchell
Hoover
Mellon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
McKellar
Melton
Secretary of Treasury
Democrat
Tennessee
Secretary of the Treasury
Norris
Informer Killer Slays Kidnap Suspect in Joliet Dooryard
In Joliet a 37 year old, Joseph Perconti, long linked to the Ranieri kidnaping case, is gunned down in his dooryard by masked assailants who fired shotguns as he parked his car. Police say he talked too much and occult information helped convict two kidnapers. The weapons were recovered nearby.
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Perconti
Death Ends Battle Over Texas Woman Lands
Mrs. M. A. Monroe Snell dies at 75 in San Angelo after a lengthy fight over her Pecos County oil lands. She lamented oil’s curse on her ranch and reported years of courtroom battles with her children and attorneys. The cases over her vast holdings remain unsettled.
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San Angelo
Texas
Orough
Millia
M.A. Monroe
Pecos
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lewson
of Lands
Utah farm leader to seek tariff aid for Cuban sugar
Ephriam Bergeson president of the Utah state farm bureau will depart for Washington tonight to urge members of the Utah sugar task committee to push for tariff rates on Cuban sugar up to 3 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Salt Lake City
Ephriam Bergeson
Utah State Farm Bureau
Washington
Utah Sugar Tarm Committee
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