Rubber export restrictions clash with American makers
London and Washington report protests by American rubber manufacturers over a colonial scheme to curb raw rubber output in British colonies. Ambassador Houghton briefed Chamberlain while Kellogg seeks updates on a policy that could limit US supply and risk job losses.
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London
Alanson B. Houghton
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Chamberlain
Ambassador Houghton
Kellogg
Houghton
America
Washinton
Houshton
Frederick C. Hood
Hood Rubber Company of
New York
Straits Settlement
Wheat Contracts Begin Amid Fair Prices in Malad
Buyers started contracting a little wheat at 1.25 dollars per bushel, a fair price for the year. No. 1 quality yield looks good, though some lodging from storms. Spring grain progresses despite heat, moisture remains, harvest to start in full in parts of the county next week. labor may be tight but new combines will ease the shortage.
Miners Strike Action Figures in Britain Crisis
London reports the threat of a coal miners strike growing more serious as a conference of transportation and railway unions plans steps to block coal movement if the miners walk out. A London Thursday union conference will decide general strike actions amid a July 31 expiry of the current working agreement. The Ratified Union of Bulletining Trade Workers backs a council of action to marshal union strength in this crisis.
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London
Union of Bulloting Trade Workers
Trades Union Congress
Iance Claus Pare Mentas
Church Looks To The Laity For Its Life
A New York report on Episcopal lay inactivity urges laity enrollment to sustain church life. Signed by Burton Mansfield and others, it cites budget shortfalls from 1922 and stresses organized lay activity as essential, proposing recommendations for the general convention.
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New York
Episcopal Church
Miteublic
New Chietneco Babes
Burton Mansfield
New Haves
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
Ira W. Stratton
Reading
William Warner
Chattanooga
Portland
New Orleans
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Episcopal
Illinois storm damages Rock Island county
A severe storm swept the lower end of Rock Island county causing 200000 to 300000 dollars in damage. Hail the size of walnuts riddled corn fields, toppled buildings, uprooted trees, and torn telephone wires. A family of eight sheltered in a cellar as their house was lifted from its foundation. About 2500 acres of corn were washed away.
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Rock Island
Til
Electric railroad mileage figures in national report
A National Electric Association committee reports rail electrification totals show the United States with just over 900 miles of electrified rail, while world totals reach 4,604 miles. The piece urges continued growth of transport capacity to meet future traffic doubling.
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San Francisco
America
Electrification of Steam Railroads
National Electric
Tony
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Australia
South Africa
Chile
Norway
Spain
Japan
Canada
Java
Mexico
England
New Zealand
United States
US cost of living up 73.5 percent since 1913
The bureau of labor statistics reports that living costs in the United States rose 73.5 percent from 1913 to 1925. The sharpest gain occurred in house furnishing goods, which jumped 114.3 percent.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Dempsey Returns to Training After Honeymoon
Jack Dempsey arrives in Hollywood after a European honeymoon and talks of a 1926 Harry Wills fight. He plans immediate training for a September Michigan City bout and hints at managing himself. He will meet with Jack Kearns soon and drop film work.
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Hollywood
Calif
Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Michigan City
Honestty Test Proves Faith in Man in Salt Lake City
Albert Mour, owner of a magazine store and floral shop on Main Street, tried letting customers operate the cash register while he was away. A sign read Have gone out Help yourself. The first night $5.30 in change stood in the till. two hours later the cash held $17.05. Mour found notes requesting a dollar, with a dollar attached to one, both left by patrons. he still believes readers pay for what they read.
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Salt Lake City
Albert Mour
Mour
Miners and Operators Near Break on Wage Demands
Atlantic City July 25 AP Two sides in the coal talks show teeth as negotiations resume next week. Miners press for 10 percent wage rise for contract workers and daily paid men plus a check off. A two year contract may await broader talks and a possible September 1 strike.
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Atlantic
N. J
French Drive Against Riffs Gains Territory Near Fez
French forces in Fez Morocco intensify operations against Riffian tribesmen. A flying column advancing from Ain Aicha reached Oudali twelve miles west and routed foes, clearing territory fourteen miles north of Fez and prompting a tribal exodus. Airplanes bombed enemy gatherings and supported eastern columns marching toward Bad Maroudji.
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Fez
French Morocco
Ouergha
Ain Aicha
Oudali
Bad Maroudji
Swiss Communists Arrested in Bordeaux on Arrival from Morocco
Alfred Schmidt and Hermann Dochser two Swiss communists were arrested in Bordeaux on July 25 after arriving from Morocco where French authorities had expelled them. Police found maps and photographs of strategic positions in the French Moroccan zone along with propaganda urging mutiny among French soldiers in Morocco.
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Bordeaux
France
Alfred Schmidt
Hermann Doescher
Morocco
French Forces Advance in Morocco as Riffians Retreat
In Morocco's western Owe river valley French troops press the offensive against Abd-El-Krim's Riffian forces. Enemy tribesmen flee after heavy losses while French prisoners are taken. A relief column reaches Bad Maroudj with provisions and munitions. General Naulin issues first general order urging courage and confidence and honoring fallen comrades.
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Jalez
Orocco
Owe
Abd-El-Krim
Bad Maroudj
Morocco
Stanislaus Naulin
Korean Flood Toll Reaches 436 Dead and 215 Missing
An official report on the Korean flood centered in Seoul states 436 persons drowned and 215 are missing. Tokyo authorities and the chamber of commerce seek relief funds.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Chamber of Commerce
Heiress Muriel Vanderbilt Marries Boston Insurance Man
Newport July 25 AP Muriel Vanderbilt heiress to vast fortunes wed Frederick Cameron Church Boston insurance man in a 4 o clock ceremony at the Bellevue villa. The gala event drew guests by yacht motor and train with a Beach Mound reception to follow overlooking the harbor. Church, 27, Harvard graduate and former football player, comes from a well to do family.
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Newport
R. I
Haven
America
Elect
Iss Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederick Cameron Church
Boston
Beach Mound
Bellevue Avenue
Mr. Church
Vanderbilt
Harvard
A A A Plans National Motoring Ethics Code
The American Automobile Association will canvass all interests concerned with motoring safety to develop a code of ethics. A national committee will be appointed to draft the code and institute an honor system on the road to gauge motorists’ responsibility among all highway users.
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Washington
American Automobile Association
Scott to Try Insanity Plea in Murder Case
Chicago July 25 AP Russell T Scott will pursue an insanity defense to escape gallows after two death watches. Alienists from Leopold Loeb cases may testify to prove prison psychosis amid fifteen months confinement. Scott seeks asylum commitment as psychiatrists gather for ten day sanity hearing.
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Chicago
Russell T. Scott
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franke
Scott
Joseph David
William Scott Stewart
E. Crowe
Wisconsin
Detroit
Windsor
Ont
John P. Hewer
B Scott
Gabby Hartnett Smashes Second Home Run in Doubleheader
Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs hit his second homer of the season during the second inning of the doubleheader. The game featured scattered runs as Chicago faced St. Louis and Pittsburgh in a day of varied results across the circuit.
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Gabby
Chicago
Gabby Hartnot
Cuba Today
Benton
Nine Charged With Major Plot to Violate Prohibition
Federal grand jury indicted Major Percy Owen Illinois prohibition director Ralph Stone and seven others on conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. The charges followed recent sacramental wine scandals and raids led by El A Townsend fish fan club figures in Chicago. Former Mayor William Hale Thompson linked to the group draws speculation as arrests loom.
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Chicago
Perecey Owen
Ralph Stone
Nate Raiders
el A. ©. Townsend
Prekies
Fish Fan
Tincaln Park
Townsend
William Hale Thompson
Fish
New Prohibition Plan Is Dropped In Washington
A July letter from Assistant Secretary Andrews says the proposed re districting and enforcement plan for prohibition has been postponed with changes. District boundaries are realigned to improve efficiency and merit guides personnel choices, with regional administrators given broader hiring latitude. Corporate and regional shifts are to reflect updated structure and timing.
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Washington
Andrews
Notity Treasury
Minnesota
Dakota
Kansas
Pear
Illinois
Treasury
Blair
MS Wa
Bandits Kill An American In Manchuria Action Report
The report says Dr Harvey J Tovtard of Rockefeller Hospital Sees taken prisoner on July 20 while visiting Iowa. Morgan Palmer of New York killed by bandits on the Sungari river in Manchuria. Details are scarce and the American consul at Maken seeks clarification.
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Peking
Whereabouts
Harvey J. Tovtatd
Rockefe'ser
Sees
Wya
Iowa
Morgan Palmer
New York State
Sungari
Manchuria
Peimer
Hiw
Howard and
Baldwin
Peer
Esca Beeavne
Teo-Lin
Palmer
Maken
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Frederick Church
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Muriel
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Heim
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