Utahs Parley on Schools and Flooded Facts
Lehi residents oppose county school consolidation while Santaquin hosts a mass meeting against it. Ephraim suffers fruit damage from two weeks of frost. Park City backs consolidation with Summit County. Ogden reports deaths and births in April. Ogden police enforce liquor laws. river valley floods and wind damage noted. Provo plans a June 23 Strawberry Day with commemorative bowls. An Ottoman mix of crimes, accidents, and civic projects fills the page.
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Ephraim
Utah State Postmasters Association
Santaquin
Health Department of
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Assesso
Park City
Summit County
Felix
Fehi
Tom Cullen
Mt Pleasant
Salt Lake
Ogden 8
Smoot Hag
Provo
Utah
Antone Foster
James Story
Toster
D J Jhurman
Lehi
Cactus Club
Newhouse
Billard Lal
Parl City
Ontario Dain Tunnel
Three Ears
Juraes Mexico
Joseph H James
Juraez
Ministerial Association of
Young Woman's Christian Association
M CA
Philippines progress in disarming Moro forces
In Manila Major General Weston reports Lanao districts quiet and operations reduced to police duties. Government urged to secure a loan for irrigation to buy 10 million pesos of foreign rice this year, part of a decade total of 1000000 pesos, to restore crops through irrigation.
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Manila
Lanao
Weston
Russell quits Venezuela aboard Caracas for vacation
Willemstadt VW W Russell the American minister to Venezuela sailed Sunday from Puerto Cabello aboard the steamship Caracas to the United States for a two month vacation. His departure followed a salute of fifteen guns and reflected tensions as Venezuelan officials did not meet him to bid farewell.
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Willemstadt
VW W Russell
Venezuela
Caracas
United States
Puerto Cabello
United State
Paduca
Musescli
Wattbanks Honors St Stanislaus School Dedication
Chicago Vice President Charles Wattbanks attended the dedication of the St Stanislaus Polish Italian Catholic parochial school the largest of its kind in the United States. He urged spending on schools and churches rather than expanding armies and navies and warned socialism as a procrustean principle that harms genius and thrift.
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Chicago
Charles Wattbanks
St. Stanislaus
United States
Burkett Scheme Fails Senate Take No Action
Washington Senator Turkett proposed a resolution naming Sunday May 10 as Mothers Day and encouraging its observance with a white flower. The measure was discussed at length but was referred to the judiciary committee and not acted upon, effectively nullifying the resolution.
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Washington
Turkett
Imother
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Medals for Canal Employes Honor Roosevelt Medal
Washington announces medals to Isthmian Canal employees with two years’ service. Each medal bears Roosevelt’s head and the canal zone seal, engraved with the employee name service details and presentation by the president. Only American citizens are eligible for the honor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal
Canal Zone
United States
Fighting Bob Evans Surrenders Command of Great Fleet
Rear Admiral Stabley D Evans relinquishes command of the battleship fleet aboard the Connecticut in San Francisco. Charles M Thomas assumes control after Evans retires on his 62nd birthday, with a thirteen-gun salute and formal ceremonies honoring Evans and welcoming the new commander.
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San Francisco
Stabley D Evans
Connecticut
America
Washington
Charles M Thomas
Magdalena Bay
Santa Cruz
Evans
Admiral Evans
A W Grant
Ryans
Salt Lake High School
Doubt Lingers Over Gunness Victim Identity
In Laporte Indiana doubts persist that the woman found in the ruins of Mrs Belle Gunness home is the same person charged with wholesale murders. Sheriff Smutzer failed to locate new remains on Saturday despite excavations in barnyard areas. Authorities believe many victims lie buried on the Gunness farm and suspect the murderer’s ferocity ranks with history’s noted criminals.
Adjournment in Sight on National Budget Progress
Washington reports indicate the supply bills for the next fiscal year begin July 1 and could reach final adjournment by the 25th if no complications arise. About ten general measures carry an aggregate nearly one billion dollars. the House, where they originate, has passed twelve.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
New Mexico Act Repealed by Senate Resolution
Washington. Under suspension of the rules the house on Saturday passed unanimously the senate resolution repealing the territorial legislature act of New Mexico. The act dealt with civil procedure in personal injury cases. The resolution goes to the president for signature. Mi DBirdsall of Iowa led the bill and called it the most remarkable piece of legislation ever enacted.
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Washington
House
Senate
New Mevrico
Governors Veta
Windstorm Hits Chicago Wreaks Damage and Fatality
A Thursday wind and rain storm in Chicago toppled windows, downed power lines, and felled trees as winds reached up to forty miles per hour inland and higher along the lake. John Tueas, 65, died from heart disease after being blown down in the chaos.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Lake Shore
John Tueas
Child Labor Law Passed in District of Columbia
Washington report notes the House unanimously adopted a model child labor bill for the District of Columbia. Minority Leader Mr Williams praised the committee and vowed to skip a roll call as a reward and to take similar positions on other bills demanded by the country. Republicans rejected his offer of no roll call.
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Washington
House
District of Columbia
Williams
Miss
China and Japan clash over Manchuria rail plans and boycotts
China submits a formal reply to Japan protesting railroad parallels in Manchuria and proposes limits on Japanese opposition. Japan names four Chinese merchants promoting the boycott and asks they be restrained. Britain instructs Canton to curb the boycott while French aid is sought to suppress thousands of rebels near the Laohu pass.
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Pekin
Sijday
China
Japan
London
Canton
Foreign Board
Yunan Province
Laohu Pass
Tanching
Farewell Address at San Francisco Banquet for Atlantica Fleet
Rear Admiral Evans bade a personal farewell to his command during a Friday banquet in San Francisco honoring the Atlantica fleet. He urged stronger battleships and fewer politicians, saying courage and endurance win battles and praising the American navy as made of capable men. Admiral Logana has cheered him repeatedly.
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San Francisco
Evans
San Trancisco
Logana
Navy fleet review marks progress of American battleships asea
In San Francisco harbor Secretary of the Navy Daniels presided as the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets, including battleships and cruisers, totaling more than four hundred thousand tons displacement, were reviewed. The event capped the water pageant as ships prepare for repairs or a southward practice cruise.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Navy Yards
Soldiers Win Higher Pay and Porto Rico Regiment Granted
Washington reports that the House approved the arms appropriation conference report. The $700,000 provision raises pay for enlisted men by $5,000,000 total and benefits 900 retiring officers. Also passage suspends rules to grant the Porto Rican regiment of infantry permanent status.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Hoys
Lst
Porto Rican
Blaze Destroys Atlanta Business Row. $1.25 Million Loss
A major Friday fire in Atlanta destroyed two buildings in the Forsyth to Hunter street district binding Forsyth Nelson Madison and Hunter streets. Police and fire crews dynamited remaining walls. No lives lost or injuries reported. Insurance totaled about $750,000 with total loss estimated at $1.25 million.
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Atlanta
Forscythe, Nelson, Madison
Hunter Streets
Largest Armed Force Ever Landed by Navy Parade in San Francisco
Eight thousand winejackets and marines landed from Atlantic and Pacific fleets in a peaceful time show of naval strength. Three thousand soldiers and thousands of citizens joined the parade with Rear Admiral Evans leading, followed by six other admirals. Secretary Metcalf, Governor Gillette, and Mayor Taylor reviewed the parade while naval and civic groups filled the streets and parks.
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San Francisco
San Srancisco
Lvans
Navy
Metcalf
Gillette
Califounia
Taylor
van Ness Avenue
National Guard
Salt Lake City
Admiral Livans
Naval Academy
Thoms
Admiral Robly D Evan Praises Salt Lake Cadet Escort
The Herald reports Admiral Robly D Evan saying the Salt Lake High School cadets who escorted him at a retirement parade deeply touched him. He recalls Utah’s kindness through Captain Hooper and expresses lasting gratitude for the tribute from Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Herald
Robly D Evan
Webb
Salt Lake High School
Navy
Utah
Hooper
Labor Legislation Demanded by Gomperts for Wilson Bill
President Gompers of the AFL writes Representative Brunn listing 18 labor measures to be enacted before adjournment. Key items include amending the Sherman antitrust law, restoring the Peace bill injunctive writs to their original purposes, extending the eight hour law to federal and contractor workers, and a general employers liability law within federal jurisdiction.
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Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Brunn
Pennsylvania
President Approves Freight Rate Increase Claim
Senator Culberson of Texas urged the Senate to note newspaper reports that the president and the Interstate Commerce Commission had approved a general increase in freight rates. He said a publication claimed the move offset his blocking of a general rate reduction and quoted Chairman Knapp supporting the advance.
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Washington
Culberson
Texas
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kiirman Knapp
Tates
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Russell
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Farm of Indiana
Bob Evans
Secretary of Navy
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