Inflation fight splits Congress amid election year pressure
The Patman inflation bonus measure faces veto risk as administration and Patman followers push the bill through the Senate by a narrow margin. Supporters discuss amending provisions and choosing among multiple paths to fund bonus certificates, electrification, and housing projects while briefing for foreign trade shifts and a broader reform of international lending and tariffs.
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PWA
Frank Walkers
Applicationa and Information
Amelia Earhart Sets Transcontinental Flight Record
Amelia Earhart completes a nonstop Mexico City to Newark flight in 14 hours 32 minutes in a red monoplane. Crowds greet her at the Newark airport while radio and air traffic officials track her route across Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, and into Washington before continuing to Newark.
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Newark
N. J
Amelia Uarhart
George Palmer Putnam
Putnam
Fret
Tamuico
Old Fort
Gulf
New Orleans
Department of Commene
Aol
American Air Lines
Lastern Air Lines
Loover
Washington
Tugene Vidal
Air Commerce
Lureau
Ametia
House passes omnibus banking bill with central bank proposal
After a lively debate the house approved the omnibus banking bill to create a virtual central bank outside the reserve system with power to steer monetary policy to aid business stability. The 27 to 110 vote followed rejected amendments, while in the senate Senator Carter Gloss leads opposition, objecting to Federal Reserve tampering under the Wilson administration.
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Senate
Carter Gloss
Works Relief Unit Allocates Funds Across Projects
At its first session the works allotment division segregated a large sum for immediate distribution under the Works Relief Act. The funds were allocated to road construction grade crossing elimination rural rehabilitation and other classifications.
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Works Relief Unit
Transport plane crash near Atlanta Mo kills senator and four others
A Transcontinental Western Air transport plane crashed near Atlanta Missouri due to fog and fuel exhaustion. Senator Bronson MocCutting of New Mexico and four others died. eight passengers were seriously injured. Pilot K. L. Greeson and another pilot were Kansas City residents.
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Western Air
Atlanta
Bronson MocCutting
New Mexico
Kansnng City
Kirkastile Desirie
Alisa Jeanne A Edmiras
Inangas City
William Khaplan
Weetson Anggles
Starvey Bolton
K. TL Greeson
Kansas City
Jonsen
Waa
Senate
Mr Roosevelt
Republican Dissent Talks Nomination Hope for Samilton Fish Jr
Congressman Samilton Fish Jr of New York says he may seek the Republican nomination if called by the party but would not listen to calls from any one region. He favors a young liberal who upholds the Constitution and serves farmers and workers, aligning with Kish’s view. at forty seven, he is a Harvard graduate who sees Republicans likely to win in 1930.
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Tal Ting
Samilton Fish, Jr
New York
Fish
Iman
Kish
Ike
Roosevelt
Harvard
Ile
Notable OED medals awarded to US figures at Sewark event
Four American recipients at the OED medals ceremony in Sewark are honored for distinguished public service across medicine, sociology, and philanthropy. Winners include Senator Carter Glasg of Virginia and Dr Harvey Cushing of Boston, with recognition for roles in finance, education, and charitable work.
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Nattaal Dostitute of Social Science
Institute
Sewark
Ouen
Glen
Carter Glasg
Virginia
Federal Reserve Banking System
Harvey Cushing
Oston
der George F. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Rockefeller Foundation
Chautauqua
United States
Ilsa
Cornilius Nillss
Nce
Metroplitan Museum of Art
Aassociation
Equalitien International
Vivid Jubilee Processions For King George Sixth’s Silver Jubilee
The British empire marks the silver jubilee of King George VI and Queen Mary with three months of fetes. London hosts the opening day ceremonies as state processions parade past crowds to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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George VI
United Kingdom
London
Hour of Commons
Edward Alitzroy
Tive
Vrime
Ransay MacDonall
Phen
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Tauri Tish
Sankey
Stephen KU
Duke of York
Buckingham Palace
Royal Horse Guards
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Princessea
Lizabeth
Margaret Rose
Duke
Duchess of Kent
Prince of Wales
Iffe
Queen Maud of
Norway
Duke of Gloucester
George
Mary
St Pauls Cathedral
Supreme Court strikes down railroad retirement act
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia invalidates most provisions of the railroad retirement act as unconstitutional. Justice Owen J Roberts reads the ruling condemning the act as arbitrary and burdensome to railroads with no relation to safety or efficiency. The act, passed by the seventy fourth Congress, had presidential support but now faces calls for amendments or a compulsory pension plan.
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Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
United States Supreme Court
Mnny
Owen J .Toberts
Seventy Fourth Congress
Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus Leader Urges Intervention in Mexico
Supreme Knight Martin I Carmody wrote to President Roosevelt urging U S diplomatic action on behalf of Catholics in Meado. The issue has appeared before Congress several times but the administration resists interference in what Mexico regards as a domestic matter.
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Martin I Carmody
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Ircal
Troosevelt
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Meado
Congress
Mexico
Clean Mouth Prevents Disease and Promotes Longevity
The piece argues that mouth hygiene affects overall health, noting most disease enters via the mouth. It links unclean mouths to kidney and heart issues and urges a clean mouth, proper diet, and elimination for health, happiness, and longevity.
Malnutrition and public health concerns in schoolchildren
A historical column links malnutrition to poor dental health and systemic illness in children. It cites a 4 percent undernourishment rate among 813000 U.S. schoolchildren examined in 15 cities, warns of decay, toxins, and infections from untreated mouths, and urges ecological action for child welfare. It also touches on postwar politics, aviation disasters, and cultural notes.
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American
Veterans Bonus Vote Feeds Patman Debate in Brisbane
The senate voted 65 to 63 to approve the veterans cash bonus bill. The measure avoids a two thirds rule to override a veto, and supporters say it lets veterans spend the money as they wish while critics warn the payout could devalue government securities and cash.
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Senate
Hopkins Sees Oppressor Class Treated In New Order
The text notes Hopkins, as federal emergency relief administrator, uses plain language to condemn rich oppressors in America and promises that the small business class that praises poverty and profits will be sidelined in the coming order. The piece reflects a feature syndicate tone.
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Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator
Sfussotin
Stalln Tle
America
Storied Prisons Remain, Saint Francis and Socrates Echo
A 13th century prison cell in a Venetian monastery island once held Saint Francis of Assisi for months in 1220. Nearby in Athens a cliffside prison housed Socrates until his death in 399 B.C., both enduring as historical relics across centuries.
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San Linncesco del Deserto
Venice
St. Francis of Assiel
Athena
Socrates
Collers
Tomato Plants On Submarines Aid Gas Detection
The British navy reportedly carries tomato plants on all submarines because they are up to 200 times more sensitive than canaries at detecting poisonous gases. Battery storage gases pose a danger, and tomato plant leaves droop when exposed to them.
Evolution of the bat name from bakke to bat
The term bat shifted to its modern form around 1575 after centuries of spellings such as bakke backe bake bak and back. The original Middle English name derived from the Scandinavian at ten bakke meaning evening bat, as cited by The Literary Digest.
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Titerary Digest
Mead and honey based fermented drinks through history
Mead is a fermented drink of water and honey with malt and yeast. Ancient and medieval Europe favored honey wines and hydromel. The Greeks called hydromel and the Nomana mulse mixed wine with honey. Metheglin is a Welsh form modern gometines with apples.
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Europe
Zion Canyon in Utah Gorge of Zion National Park
Zion Canyon in Utah forms a spectacular gorge about fourteen miles long and one mile to just over arm width. It is cut through more than 8,000 feet of white and red sandstone and the formation is estimated to cover a period of more than ninety million years.
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Zion Canyon
Utah
Zion National Park
How Fish Breathe In Water
Fish breathe by drawing water through the mouth into the gills where it passes over plates with many blood vessels. Oxygen in the water is transferred to the fish blood as the water flows over the gill membranes.
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