Navy Bill Aims for 5 5 3 Ratio and New Vessels
The Senate received a House pass bill authorizing nearly 150 million dollars to raise the U S Navy to the 5 5 3 ratio agreed at the Washington arms conference. It would build eight scout "cruleers" and six river gunboats and convert six battleships New York Texas Florida Utah Arkansas Wyoming into all burners with enhanced anti submarine and anti aircraft devices. An attempt to add 6 560 000 dollars for gun elevation was defeated and no carrier construction was approved.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Navy Department
New York
Texas
Florida
Utah
Arkansas
Wyoming
Madden
Illinois
Fosdick Invited to Join Presbyterians After Controversy
Grand Rapids May 29 The 136th general assembly of the Presbyterian church directed New York Presbytery to urge Dr. Harry Emmerson Fosdick to unite with Presbyterians and accept church doctrines ending a year of dispute. Major assembly actions included a pension plan for ministers and a Bryan drafted antiwar pledge.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
First Presbyterian Church
New York City
Harry Emmerson Fosdick
136Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
New York
Fosdick
First Church
Merrill
Presbyterian Church
William P. Merrill
Brick Church
Board of Foreign Missions
John F. Carson
Brooklyn
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
South
San Carlos
Arizona
Suspect Heath linked to Franks kidnapping murder
In Louisville and Chicago reports a man named C F Heath, a former Chicago druggist, is sought as a suspect in the Robert Franks kidnapping and murder. Heath disappeared from Mercy hospital after possibly attempting suicide, while Chicago detectives pursue leads amid no substantial progress in solving the Franks case.
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Associated Preas
Louisville
C. FY
Heath
Chicago
Robert Franks
Charlee F. Heath
Mercy Hospital
South Side
Franks
Collins
MacLaren Applauds U S Sportsmanship in World Flight
Major Stewart MacLaren the British pacer who crashed near Akyab Burma commends U S sportsmanship in a cable to Lieutenant Commander Garnet Halings. He notes the American navy offers transport for his spare airplane from Hakodai Japan to India to continue the around the world flight.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Stewart MacLaren
Akyab
Burma
Garnet Halings
MacLaren
Hakodai
Japan
India
John Paul Jones
Hakodar
Hong Kong
Calcutta
Committee of 43 to Back La Follette at Cleveland Meet
The committee of 48 will send delegates to the Cleveland convention of the progressive party on July 4 to back Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin for the third party presidency. It has withdrawn from the June 7 convention after his criticism of that meeting. Hopkins, chairman of the committee, urged progressives to stay away from St Paul to prevent the committee from seizing the convention.
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New York
Committee of 48
Cleveland
Conference For
Robert M. la Foullette
Wisconsin
A. H. Hopkins
St. Paul
Commun Fete
Will Hasten Trials on War Fraud Prosecutions
Washington May 29 The department of justice to press pending war time prosecutions to quick conclusions under a revised policy announced by Attorney General Stone. The war transaction section remains coordinated under a single officer to be selected.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Stone
Transac
Department
Explosion at Bell Station cyanide plant injures four
An explosion at a cyanide plant near Los Angeles Bell Station California injures four workers. Officials could not approach due to cyanide fumes and the death toll may be higher.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bell Station
Here
Large Sums Returned to Livestock Producers
Chicago May 29 refund news shows twenty eight livestock exchanges enabling farmers to reclaim millions from freight bills. The National Livestock Exchange reports ICC ruling saves shippers from 1 to 18 dollars per car retroactive to 1926, affecting about one million livestock cars annually in the Western territory.
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Chicago
Chicago ‘Livestock Exchange
National Livestock Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Riverside man planned counterfeit printing with wringer
Riverside Calif May 29 officers said Corbett McNickle planned to grind out money with a clothes wringer. They found in his room a dozen photographic plates of bills from ten to one hundred dollars and a camera with a special lens adapted for counterfeiting.
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Riverside Calif
Corbett McNickle
McNickle
New Plane For British Aviator Aims For Hong Kong
In Hakodate Japan May 29 the American destroyer John Paul Jones picked up the spare airplane belonging to British aviator A Stuart MacLaren and sped to Hong Kong where another destroyer will carry the plane to India. The move will restore MacLaren’s world flight after a prior crash in Akyab Burma. Also in Peking Captain Georges Dolsy completed a Paris to Tokyo leg, landing at 5:45 p m after a day starting at Shanghai.
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Hakodat
Japan
John Paul Jones
A. Stuart MacLaren
Hong Kong
Hong Konge
India
Akyab
Burma
Peking
Georgee Pelletier Doiey
Paris
Tokyo
Shanghai
Tsinan-Fu
Dolsy
Pope Proclaims 1925 Holy Year in Rome
Pope Pius today issued a bulletin declaring 1925 a Holy Year On Ascension day the pontiff entrusted Monsignor Joseph Wilpert dean of the apostolic prothonotaries with the bulletin The ceremony occurred in the throne room with the apostolic chamber prelates and chancery officials present
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Rome
Pius
Pontif
Joseph Wilpert
Apostolic Prothonotares
Apostolic Chamber
Chancery
Japanese protest on new immigration law reaches embassy
The Japanese embassy in Washington reports a cable protest over the new immigration law. Decoding will take time before formal presentation to the State Department. Ambassador Hawtara will seek an appointment with Secretary Hughes to convey Japan’s views. Officials will not disclose note contents.
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Washington
State Department
Hawthara
Hughes
Convict New York Man of Murder in Spite of His Alibi
Harry L. Hoffman was found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of Maud Bauer on a Staten Island road. Judge Riernan imposed 20 years to life in Sing Sing. Evidence included a gun sent to Hoffman's brother and a bullet hole in his mother’s car. Racey Parker’s alibi for Hoffman was later withdrawn.
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New York
Harry L. Hoffman
Maud A. Bauer
Staten Island
Riernan
Wfe
Sing Sing
Hoffman
Maud Bauer
Racey Parker
Bauer
Methodists Defeat Change to Divorce Law at Conference
At the Methodist Episcopal church general conference in Springfield mass a proposal to alter the divorce law failed by ten votes 500 for and 310 against The conference adjourns with most of the 8000 delegates heading home The July session will discuss unification plans approved earlier in the month
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Springfield
Mays
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Mass
Methodist Episcopal Conference
The
Nine Die As Tornado Ravages Eastern Oklahoma
A severe tornado hit Wetumka Warner and Checotah in eastern Oklahoma killing nine people, injuring over twenty, and causing about 106000 dollars in damage. Wetumka lost seven residents when thirty homes were razed. Warner reported two deaths and extensive destruction of its business district. Checotah endured wind and rain damage.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Wetumka
Warner
Okmulgee
Checotah
McIntosh County
Court Sets Value of 2500 on Actress Lip Injury
Gertrude Steele, beauty specialist, must pay Pauline Hall 2500 for a ruined lower lip after a cosmetic operation. The case began as a suit for 15000 damages for lip contour work that allegedly went wrong. The Superior Court jury awarded 2500, and the state supreme court affirmed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Supreme Court
Gertrude Steele
Pauline Hall
Means Testifies On Protection Money For Jess Smith
Detective Gaston B. Means testified before the Daugherty committee detailing large sums of protection money paid to Jess Smith. He said he carried funds and discussed investigations linked to President Harding, oil matters in 1922, and connections to Morgan and a Mexican revolutionary plot through the Association for Protection of American Rights in Mexico.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Jess Smith
Daugherty
New York
Means
Estaban Cantu
California
Association For Protection of American Rights
Mexico
E. L. Doheny
Martin Egan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Senator Wheeler
Association
Printing Code Delay Reported by Iowa Board
The Iowa state printing board announced a shortage of copy for the new code and projected a delay in delivery. Officials expect the revised code to reach printers by mid November and hope to mail it soon after to speed the process.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
State Printing Board
Hoover denies vice presidency bid in Washington
Secretary Hoover dismisses reports he will seek the vice presidential nomination stating there is nothing to the discussion and that he is not a candidate. He emphasizes he is not considering the role in any way.
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Washington
Hoover
New Farm Relief Measure Planned as Compromise
Senate and house farm blocs push a simpler substitute to the MecNary Haugen bill. They expect to draft a plan authorized by the secretary of agriculture using War Finance and Grain corporations funds to pay farmers a bounty and market surplus abroad.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Secretary of
Fgriculture
War Finance Corporation
United States Grain Corporation
Kendall to Speak at Simpson College Commencement
Governor Kendall will deliver the commencement address at Simpson College in Indianola Iowa on June 4 for the 67th annual ceremony. Degrees and diplomas will be conferred on 120 candidates with three honorary degrees. Alumni events begin Monday as the $2,000,000 endowment drive is highlighted.
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Associated Preas
Indianola
Iowa
Kendall
Simpson College
John L. Hillman
Ford Referee of Indianapolis Race
Henry Ford will serve as referee for the 600 mile Indianapolis race tomorrow. He will meet drivers mechanics officials for final instructions and then rule on all decisions after the start, a role popular with drivers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Ford
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ford
British Champion Wethered Dominates Amateur Championship
Roger Wethered, British amateur champion, played 13 holes in 47 strokes at St Andrews and defeated Clive Leese 7 up and 6 to play in the fourth round. Cyril Tolley also won against Major C Campbell in strong form, winning 7 up and 6 to play.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Roger Wethered
Wethered
Clive Leese
Wilmslow
Cyril Tolley
Major C. Campbell
Tantallon
T Up
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