Senate sees clash over flexible clause in tariff debate
Democratic effort to remove a flexible provision from the tariff measure sparks a fight in the Senate finance committee. Senator Simmons of North Carolina leads opposition, arguing the clause surrenders legislative power to the executive branch. Republicans and independents signal potential coalition as hearings proceed and Smoot plans a sliding scale sugar tariff proposal to replace the current duties.
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Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance Committee
Ube
Congress
Smoot
Raid Ends in Gun Battle Near Chidester Arkansas
In Camden on July 6 AP reports a gun battle during a raid on bootlegger Walter Patterson near Chidester. City marshal Frish and Patterson were killed. Patterson allegedly shot marshal Frish and deputy Pruitt before Meeks killed Patterson. liquor found in a smokehouse during the raid.
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Camden
Ark
Frish
Chidester
Here
Walter Patterson
Marah
Patterson
Luther Meeks
John Pruitt
Marsh
Pruitt
Mecas
Notable Meet Discusses Reclamation and Tariff Shifts
Senator John Thomas of Idaho arrived to confer with officials about reclamation projects in Idaho and the western states. The Borah resolution on tariff schedules drew criticism but was praised for clarifying Senate sentiment and guiding future votes.
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Boise
Teriff
John Thomas
Idaho
Senate Irrigation Commit
Thomas
Senate
Prince George Struck by Coast Guard Vessel in Fog
The steamship Prince George with 248 passengers bound from Yarmouth to Boston collided with the coast guard boat Agassiz sixty-eight miles east of Boston in dense fog. The impact tore a six foot wide hole in the Prince George’s port bow. Agassiz stem crumpled but without heavy flooding. Lifeboats were launched, passengers transferred to Agassiz, and the Prince George steered to safety alongside the patrol boat.
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Prince George
Boston
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Agassiz
Agnasis Nickerson
Fred MR. Johnson
Coast Guard
Pennsylvania Line Inaugurates Coast to Coast Air Rail Link
In Columbus and Indianapolis on July 8 the Airway Limited of the Pennsylvania railroad and Trans-Continental Air Transport inaugurated a new air rail service linking the east and west coasts. Planes City of Columbus and City of Wichita carried 10 passengers each, with Amelia Earhart among them. crowds estimated 5000 to 6000 witnessed the ceremony as trains and planes began regular transcontinental travel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trans-Continental Air Tramesport, Inc
City of
Port Columbus
Waynoka
Oklo
Airway Limited
Pennsylvania
West Coast
T. A T
Youthful Slayer Mentality Shocks Lewiston Court
In Lewiston Idaho on July 7 Judge Miles Johnson ordered a sanity commission for Raymond Matthews a 20 year old Cavendish youth accused of murder. He entered a not guilty plea as three physicians will assess his mental state after he confessed to fatally shooting his father Lee Matthews a wealthy Cavendish stockman last month. The defendant showed signs of mental imbalance during the hearing.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Miles Johnson
Raymond Matthews
Cavendish
Young Matthews
Lee Matthews
Cavendish Stockman
Woman held for torch murder in bluff Wyoming rooming house
Laura Weaver 21 confessed to killing her common law husband Wilmer Kitselman 52 by strangling, stabbing, wrapping in a quilt, rolling downstairs and burning the body with naphtha near Wyoming Illinois. Her detailed account followed her arrest after the body was found and identified by false teeth. The case notes her motive a dispute over his drinking.
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Toulon
Laura Weaver
Wilmer T. Kitselman
Kitselman
Kitsclman
Kiseman
Wyoming
Annawan
E. B Kitselman
Peoria
Laura
Bowler Plane Missing Near Hudson Bay
The Chicago Tribune reports the Amphibian plane Untin Bowler with three crew, last heard Friday at 9 58 am, was to land at Great Whale in Hudson Bay country. Elgin radio operators heard a loud whirring five hours Sunday and fear the craft may be grounded by storms in northern Quebec. Authorities doubt but expect an accident report.
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Chicago
Canada
Chicago Tribune
Qubec
Unclear Scores From Multiple Baseball Games
A jumble of team names and partial scores shows Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, and Cincinnati tied to scattered results. Players named include Chet, Jones, Spencer, Tate, Hargrave, Maffayden, Mehalo, Berg, and Morrison. The matrix lists numerous incomplete box elements and erratic tallies.
Saltaire Accident Fatal to Chicago Teacher
Salt Lake City July 8 Whittlesey aged 54 a Chicago school teacher died in a hospital from injuries suffered Friday night at Saltair Beach Great Salt Lake when an electric train went through an iron fence. Whittlesey was struck by an iron gate and received a fractured skull and other injuries. William F Schilling of Northfield Minn has accepted an appointment to the federal farm board to represent the dairying industry.
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Salt Lake City
Whittlesey
Chicago
Saltair Beach
Great Salt Lake
WASHINGTON rule & +AP
Willam F. Schilling
Northfield, Minn
Federal Farm Board
Elks Hold Keys to City Opening of National Convention
The fifth national convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opens in Los Angeles with morning athletic events and an evening public re opening. About 106,000 visitors are expected. many will tour the city by motor. Grand Exalted Ruler Murrey Hulbert and Mayor John C. Porter attend the opening.
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Los Angeles
Sifth National Convention
Protective Order of Elks
Ctty
Murrey Hulbert
Tion
John C. Porter
Angeles
Willebrandt Visits Boise In Air Conference Role
Mabel Walker Willebrandt arrives by plane for an air conference in Boise and tells officials and reporters that prohibition issues are not her focus. She notes her prior role as prohibition enforcer now spans aviation concerns and calls prohibition out of her province.
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Boise
George H. Dern
Utah
Dern
N. Patterson
Oregon
Frank Emerson
Wyoming
H. C. Baldridge
Idaho
Mabel Walker Willebrant
Aviation Corporation of America
Cheyenne
Pocatello
Baldridge
Yeassem
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Inspector orders exam of Mrs Ying Kao’s trunks
Washington telegram directs customs in San Francisco to inspect the baggage of Mrs Ying Kao wife of the Chinese vice consul Seven trunks suspected of containing narcotics were seized by customs officials
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Washington
Bernard Weite
Customs Office
San Francisco
Ying Kao
Amphibian Plane Returns to Base at Gloucester
The coastguard amphibian plane piloted by Lieut. Leonard P. Melka returned to Gloucester Massachusetts this afternoon after accompanying the Pathfinder trans Atlantic plane. Initial reports said it might have been forced down due to fuel exhaustion but fog likely caused the miscue.
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Glouchester
Mass
Coastguard
Leonard P. Meika
Melka
Utah Weather: Mild Tonight and Tuesday
Fair conditions dominate Utah with only a slight temperature change. The forecast calls for little variation in temperatures through tonight and Tuesday, maintaining mild air across the state.
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Utah
West to East Flight Across Atlantic Begins from Maine
In Old Orchard Maine on July 8 Roger Q. Williams and Lewis A. Yancey started the monoplane Pathfinder toward Rome after three prior attempts. They may test fuel use as a precaution. the crew planned a 4700 mile voyage with weather readings by Yancey and mariner navigator to assist Dr James H. Kimball. They launched at 7:49 E.S. from the beach, climbed to 100 feet then 500 feet, and faced fog before entering the Atlantic trade winds.
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Associated Presse
Pato
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis Yancey
Green Flash
Rome
Pathfinder
North Star
James A. Siililman
Old Orchard
Maine
Roger Q. Willams
Lewis A. Yancey
Yancey
Ben Zebor
Williams
E.S
Cape Sable
N.S
L. M. Melka
Coast Guard
Melia
Gloucester
Mass
James H. Kimball
New York
Atlantic
Kimball
Unknown vessel sunk reported near Smithknoll Lightship
The vessel’s identity remains unestablished after a Danish ship Amebetrg Wirelessed word of a likely foundering near Norfolk. Mine sweeper Selkirk and other craft joined the search but found no trace of the vessel or crew.
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London
LiocyJs
Smithknoll
Norfolk
Amebetrg
Selk'rk
Ann Livingston Faces Long Fight to Collect $25,000
In Chicago on July 8 Ann Livingston Tulsa divorcee was awarded $25,000 in a breach of contract suit against Franklin Hardings wealth oil burner maker. Nardinge moved for a new trial and pledged an appeal if denied. Punitive damages were not awarded. Perjury charges may follow, as both sides hinted at witness deceit.
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Chicago
Franklin Hardings
Ann Livingston
Tulsa
Nardinge
Warring factions seek federal aid in New Orleans car strike
In New Orleans a street car strike pauses as union leaders seek help from the Labor Department conciliation service and the public service company asks for a federal injunction. Judge Borah scheduled a hearing to determine if federal action can resume operation with imported labor.
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New Orleans
Public
Department of Labor
Public Service Company
Wayne G. Borah
Lam
W. H. Rogers
St Loui
Jiaher
Simosteo
Ives
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Mabel Walker Willerbrandt
Harry H. Blee
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L. D Biauvelit
Edwin Mitchell
Colorado Highway Department
Allen Rlow
Washington, D. C
Alfred Frank
National Parks Airways
A. S. Brown
Utah 01 Refining Company
R. H. Rutlege
Ogden
RH. Hinksey
J. F. Orr
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H R Tripp
Ernie Longbrake
E . Spencer
San Diego Naval Station
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Spencer
Tate
Ute
Margrave
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Hargrave
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Aston
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