Defiance of Senate Authority Over Smith Credentials
Governor challenges Senate power as Frank L. Smith faces charges from Illinois officials. The report details alleged improper contributions totaling 203000 from public service insiders to Smith while chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission. The Senate warns such payments threaten public policy and corrupt the Senate’s dignity.
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Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
Illnois
Illinois Commerce Con
Minois
Corions
Smith
Senate
Frank ‘I. Smith
Resolution on Frank J. Smith for Senate seat vacancy
The statement declares Frank J. Smith not entitled to take the oath of office nor to Senate membership and notes a vacancy in the representation of the State of Trials in the United States Senate.
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Frank J. Smith
Senate of the United States
State of Trials
United States Senate
Pan American conference backs compulsory arbitration plan
Dr Gustavo Guerrero urged compulsory arbitration of all western hemisphere disputes and use of The Hague World Court as arbiter during the Pan American Congress held in WAVANA on January 20. He emphasized seeking peaceful settlement of conflicts through an international arbitration framework.
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The
Associated Press
Wavana
Western Hemisphere
the Hague
Gustavo Guerrero
Pan-American Congress
Salvadorean Delegate Named Chairman of International Laws Committee
Dr. Guerrero, a Salvadorean delegate, was yesterday appointed chairman of the committee on international public laws and holds a highly influential position in the conference. He hopes the conference will adopt conventions making arbitration of all disputes between nations of the two Americas compulsory.
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Guerrero
Two
Americas
Conference Asks United States To Join World Court
The conference on the cause and cure of war calls on the United States to join the World Court. Details outline a plan for international legal action and collective security measures discussed in Washington.
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United States
The
Associated Press
Washington
United States Endorses World Court Move and Naval Skepticism
The session favored U S entry to the permanent world court and opposed expanded naval building while treaties denounce war are discussed. A second resolution by Mia Lucia Ames Mead of Boston rejected higher naval expenditure and restricting the President’s naval authority. The debate suggested Wilbur ship program signals distrust in state department war policy.
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Permanent Court of International Justice
State Department
Permanent Committee On
Coolidge
World Court
Mia
Lucia Ames Mead
Boston
Wilbur
France
Seven Drowned As Bridge Scaffold Collapses
Seven workers die when scaffolding on the Alfred Dupont Bridge over St Andrews Bay collapses. Six of the seven victims are from Minnesota. The rivet crew were inside a steel pier hull when it gave way. two other men on the exterior were rescued. None of the bodies were recovered at night.
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Panama City
Fla
St. Andrews Bay
Minnesota
Alfred Dupont
Hight
Opposition to Fletcher Confirmation Narrow in Virginia Assembly
Two votes opposed William Fletcher’s appointment to the State Corporation Commission as part of a broader confirmation of governor appointees. The legislature also weighs a probe into Virginia seafood industry and fisheries administration, with a Senate committee reporting favorably and a floor vote expected.
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Virginia
Harry H. Houston
Hampton
Mobjack Bay
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Senate Fish and Game Committee
House
A. L. Jordan
Norfolk
Samuel Adams
Halifax
Senate
R R. Combs
Frank Bane
Charles A. Osborne
William Meade Fletcher
State Corporation Commission
Berkley LD. Adams
Adams
Fletcher
Price and Jones
Oth
Buyer of Tobacco at Owensboro Ky
A brief notice from Owensboro Kentucky identifies a buyer of tobacco operations in the city. The document records a transaction or agreement involving tobacco traders and local markets. Details remain limited in the readable text.
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Owensboro, Ky
Reorganization of Virginia Sunday Schools Formed Council
A Richmond meeting on January 18 reorganized the Virginia Sunday School Association into the Virginia Council of Religious Education. The council aims to foster Protestant religious education through conventions, institutes, schools, and leadership training while avoiding duplication of denominational work. Es tablished leaders include Dr. William T. Sanger as president and W Frank Robertson as first vice president. twelve denominations represented, with future expansion possible.
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Virginia Sunday School Association
Virginia Council of Religious Education
Dr. Sanger
William T. Sanger
Medical College of Virginia
W. Frank Robertson
Norfolk
J. J. Scherer
S. W. Shaver
Bridgewater
E. S. Carruthers
University of Virginia
A. L.bennette
Charlottesville
M. FE. Church
Falls Church
Minor €. Miller
Leta Hiner
Young Peoples
John F. Locke
Yale University
Alda Shipman
Farm Bloc Splits Over Equalization In Relief Measure
Washington reports a split in the McNary Haug en camp as Thompson Ohio Republican announces opposition to the equalization fee clause in farm relief legislation. Williams Adkins Ketchem join the breach, while Haugen defends the provision as essential machinery for administration. Aswell Louisiana Democrat echoes calls to drop the fee for quick enactment.
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Thompson
Ohio
House Agriculture Committées
Ohio Republican
Provita
Coolidge
Williams and Adkins
Illinois
Ketchem
Michigan
House
Haugen
Williams
Aswell
Louisiana
From Bad to Worse Health Reclaimed by Pinkham Compound
Cleveland Ohio woman Mrs M Riessmcer shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her after a difficult pregnancy and illness. She notes weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds and regained ability to do housework. The ad frames health as priceless wealth and promotes the product as a life improving remedy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. Riessmcer
Nelson Ave
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