Hoover Marked First Year With Broad Policy Push
Washington reports mark Hoover’s first year as president with multiple reforms and commissions. He supported naval disarmament talks, government holdings conservation, and party reorganization in the South. Congress approved a farm relief bill amid White House efforts to curb federal spending and reorganize enforcement and diplomacy.
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Former Mayor Chicago Dead
Chicago mourns former mayor William Foomnett Dever who died suddenly at 67 from pancreatic cancer. Dever served 1923 to 1927 after being drafted from the superior court bench by Democrats to run for mayor, defeating incumbent Arthur Leder in 1922. His term fell between William Hale Thompson’s three mayoral terms.
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Willam Foomnett Dever
Itaeas
Superior Court
Dever
Arthur Leder
William Hale Tompson
Auto Sales Managers Pinched for Clogging Local Traffic
Report from New Haven describes findings from the ninth International Congress on Psychology noting environmental factors shape masculine and feminine traits. Dr Lewis M Terman cites limited cases of extreme femininity or masculinity and notes marriage may nudge men toward femininity.
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International Congress On Psychology
Lewis M Terman
Stanford University
Terman
A A Roback
Massachusetts University Extension
Chevrolet Dealers Meet Ends With Fines and Pep
The article reports a brisk but controversial Chevrolet dealers convention in Pocatello Idaho on September 4 1929. A police raid halted traffic as several Salt Lake City sales executives faced fines totaling 15 dollars for blockading and crowd shoving during the heavy attendance. Local manager C D Amphiett and others arranged to forward the proceeds to the Boy Scouts of Pocatello while a large group of dealers salesmen and officials listened to talks and demonstrations at the Bannock hotel and Elks temple.
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M. J. Rossier
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R. M. Pugmire
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W. A. Willis
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Jerome
Glen Jenkins
Olaf Nelson
M. F. Simmons
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L Hansen
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Mackay
Fred Rich
Arco
First Known Counterfeit Effort Hits Snag
Washington September 4 The first known attempt to counterfeit the new small sized currency ends in failure Julius P Ries an Omaha traveling salesman is under arrest in Cedar Rapids Iowa after crude counterfeit ten dollar notes of the Kansas City Federal Reserve bank appeared in Council Bluffs on August 29 Secret service reports he had $320 of the fake money in his possession
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Churchill Eyes Russian Debt in Collective Plea
Vancouver report states former British chancellor Winston Churchill urged securing arrears from Europe as the United States does, citing an 868 million pound repudiated debt by France and Italy. He spoke under the National Council of Education.
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National Parks Sued Over Management, Denials Issued
The National Park Service denies charges by Lynn mayor Ralph Bauer and Senator Walsh that parks were badly managed and that concessionaires received favorable treatment. The dispute was publicized by the Massachusetts politicians in Washington on September 4.
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Massachusetts
Fair Smokers Boost Output of Cigarettes
Washington reports the Commerce Department data show per capita cigarette use rose from 8.20 in 1927 to 8.56 last year. Total cigarettes consumed reached 102.765 billion, the highest globally, with women smokers contributing significantly to the rise. Cigars declined from 8.911 million in 1917 to 8.037 billion last year, while overall smoking doubled in a decade.
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Today's Scores: Early Baseball Results and Standings
Scores from five games show Boston New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia and Washington matchups. Notable players include Fitzsimmons Mays Genewich Hogan Bush Nehl Penner Taylor Ogden Schang McKain Russell Leran and others. First game results feature varied inning outcomes with several decisive margins and multiple run totals.
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Last Survivor of Mexican War Dies at 97
Owen Thomas Edgar of Washington who became the sole survivor of the Mexican War last June died from shock after a broken leg from a fall. He was nearly 98. The death was reported yesterday in Washington. In Blackfoot frost and rain marked a cool period with crops said to be in good condition and record yields forecast as temperatures dipped to 34 degrees.
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Graf Zeppelin completes world cruise lands in Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin returns to Friedrichshafen after circling the globe in 20 days 4 hours 18 minutes setting a new world record. 22 passengers and 40 crew aboard led by Captain Ernst Lehmann. Hugo Eckener stays in America after landing. Crowds greet the airship as it travels from Lakehurst to Lakehurst.
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Zeppelin commander name linked to trans oceanic airship talks
Akron reports say Dr Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, is at center of rumors on organizing trans oceanic dirigible lines after conferences with New York bankers and Goodyear Zeppelin officials. Eckener leaves by train for New York tonight to sail Saturday for Germany.
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Germany
Charred wreck woods missing plane found near Needles
Major John H Wood, veteran airman from Wausau Wisconsin, perished when his racing monoplane exploded in mid air during a Los Angeles to Cleveland race. Miller, his mechanic, survived after parachuting from the craft as it spiraled to the desert. Rescue teams moved to the crash site as authorities confirmed the wreckage found about 25 miles northeast of Needles California.
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Arabs to meet in Jerusalem on Palestine crisis
Forty eight Arab leaders from Palestine’s Arab executive were called to an extraordinary private session in Jerusalem to discuss recent developments in the holy land. The move follows British plans to form a Palestine commission led by Sir Walter Shaw to probe Arab Jewish clashes, a scope Arabs say should not alter the Balfour policy. An Air of tension persisted in Tiberias as unrest and disrupted communications were reported.
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Palestine Commission
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Straits Settlements
Reid's Widow Receives Prize Money for Endurance Flight
Mrs Dorothy Reid, widow of Thomas Reid, arrived from Downey California to accept $4 000 in prize money awarded for his endurance flight. Reid died when his plane crashed after nearly 40 hours aloft near Cleveland. He and his wife married one day before his final flight.
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Chicago-We-Wil Sets Refueling Endurance Mark
The Chicago-We-Wil drone circled Sky Harbor airport in pursuit of a refueling endurance record. At 8:31 am it reached the 285 hour milestone as ground officials confirmed the engine noise showed ongoing health of the aircraft.
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Wrist Watch Found Inside Arm After Shooting
Granite City hospital staff operate to remove a bullet from Mrs. Irene Yates arm. Dr R W Binney discovers a wrist watch embedded beneath forearm tissue, a relic from the June 30 shooting when her estranged husband George Yates killed himself after firing at her.
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Irene Yates
R W Binney
Fathers Claim Over Child Sparks Trial Fight
Two men, each once married to the same woman, battle in court over a smiling boy three months after the mother’s death. George W. Bentley and Henry Prenger, both asserting paternity, produced birth documents as witnesses testified at the trial’s opening session.
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