Man Rescued From Fire After Crawling on Plane
Lester L. Comer woke to a blaze in his Shenandoah district home in Page county and crawled low to escape through a door amid smoke. The bungalow, about $3,000 to build, was saved as the residence partially collapsed. Mrs Comer and children stayed with a neighbor. Cause of the fire is unknown.
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Shenandoah District
Page County
Lester L. Comer
Warren Comer
Comer
Nature
President Signs Labor Dispute Bill
President Coolidge signed the Watton Parker bill for settlement of railway labor disputes in Washington. He said the measure will help avert strikes and ensure steady transportation service nationwide.
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Washington
Watton+Parker
Coolidge
New System Proposed to Resolve Rail Labor Conflicts
President endorses an industry self governing plan replacing the six year old railroad labor board with conference groups and adjustment boards. A five member mediation board appointed by the President would handle conciliation and, if needed, arbitration or an emergency board to report on facts for public information. Support from major rail groups contrasts with opposition from some farmers and minority rail interests.
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Railroad Labor Board
Board of Meditation
Mediation
Association of Railway Executives
Four Brotherhoods
Three U S Senators Refuse To Serve In Probe
Washington May 20. Vice President Dawes reshapes the special Senate campaign expenditures investigating committee as three of its five members resign for business reasons. Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Deneen of Illinois Republicans and Bayard of Delaware Democrat quit, leaving unresolved authorization for funds to pay the expenses.
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Washington
Special
Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee
Dawes
Reed
Pennsylvania
Deneen
Ilinois
Bayard
Delaware
Senate to Open Broad Inquiry Into Campaign Contributions
The Reed resolution empowers a Senate inquiry into campaign fundraising including possible contributions to primary and general campaigns by groups such as the Anti-Saloon League and the Association against the Prohibition Amendment. The investigation will run through the summer into the November elections, with hearings likely after Congress adjourns.
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Per Wwlaania d Milinois Repub
Tarasiense
Congress
Senate
The
Anti-Saloon League
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Pause In Storm As Haugen Bill Amendments End
Washington May 20 amid turmoil the House finished reading the Haugen farm relief bill for amendment. Immediately the Tincher provisions were discussed as the session moved forward.
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Washington
House
Farm loan funds heated debate in House farming measure debate
The House considered substitute measures to the Tincher farm bill, with Aswell proposing a $140 million farm loan fund in addition to $10 million for admin costs. Negotiations hint at a compromise with Tincher supporters backing Aswell if the larger loan fund passes, while amendments on embargo authority and brewing regulations were rejected.
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Curtis-Aswell
House
Aswell
Louisiana
Tincher
Tincher Group
Representative Black
Democrat
New York
Federal Farm Board
Newton
Minnesota
Legislative clash over equalization fee on basic commodities
Readable fragments indicate a political dispute over extending an equalization fee to meats and related commodities. The text mentions Representative Jones of Texas and a proposal tied to basic agricultural goods. No clear outcome or date is given.
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Jones
Demerat
Texas
M E Conference Adjourns After Unifica tion Debate
The 20th General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South adjourned in Memphis May 20 after a split over unification and a clash of modernism vs fundamentalism. Leaders debated a church constitution and board reorganization, with key action supporting lay representation and revoking connectional officers.
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Memphis
Warren A. Candler
Edward Mouton
20Th
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal South
Bascom Anthony
Thomasville
General Board of the Church
Missionary Board
Umost Radical Action Hhe
Youth crime blame absolved in Atlantic City talk
Dr Ralph P Truitt of the National Committee of Mental Hygiene told the Am Health Congress that statistics show no rise in youth crime. He warned the public misreads adolescence and urges understanding over moral decline, noting modern terms like booze baths and wrecking parties disguise ancient problems.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ralph P. Truitt
National Committee of Mental Hygiene
Am i Health Congress
Truitt
Wild Cate
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Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse
Northern Virginia Power Company
North Main Street
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Winchester
Loudoun (Main
Bloodhound
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Jeee
Mes
Jeff
Mutt
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