Seven men accused of steering U S war policy in secret
Representative William J Graham of Illinois alleges a seven member "secret government" within the council of national defense dictated prewar war measures. He names Hollis Godfrey Howard Coffin Bernard Baruch Samuel Gompers Franklin Martin Julius Rosenwald and Daniel Willard as members and cites control over purchases censorship food policy and Hoover's appointment.
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William J. Graham
Dlinois
House
War Department
United States
Germany
Council of National Defense
Graham
Hollis Godfrey
Howard FE. Coffin
Bernard M. Baruch
Samuel Gompers
Franklin H. Martin
Julius Rosenwald
Daniel Willard
Advisory Commission of the Council
Goethals
Ebert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Rockefeller Toasts 80th Birthday at Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller marked his eightieth birthday at Pocantico Hills then traveled to Seal Harbor. He urged guests to live to ninety or a hundred, saying he has just begun to live and he plans to enjoy life.
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John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Seal Harbor
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hohenzollern Trial Planned to Open in Fall
Reported plan for William Hohenzollern trial in fall at a site to be chosen with a British presiding judge Lord Sumner and Sir Gordon Stewart leading the prosecution. Five judges from Britain United States France Italy and Japan will sit. Edward Douglass White may represent the United States. German counsel to be aided by British lawyers if desired.
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William Hohenzollern
Great Britain
John Andrew Tamilton
Lord Sumner
Gordon Stewart
Germany
Duke Kahanamoku Enters Honolulu Supervisors Race
World swimming champion Duke Kahanamoku enters Honolulu city supervisor race as a Republican candidate. Supporters include swimmers and hula dancers, with his fame and campaigning skills likened to his record-setting swimming career. He has toured the United States and represented Hawaii at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
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Duke Kahanamoku
Hawaii
Honolulu
Poland
Kahanamoku
Duke
San Francisco
Islands
United States
Stockholm
Silk cartridge cloth offered to dress goods trade
The ordnance bureau proposes 18,000,000 yards of a special silk used for cartridge bags as a dress fabric novelty. Col. E. E. Garrison had a dress made from the cloth and fitted to his secretary to prove its suitability.
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The
War Department
Milady
Venice Woman's Club Discusses Bathing Suit Censorship
In Venice springtime talk turns to censoring bathing suits. A Woman's club member quips that current swimsuits are underdone and wonders who sees swimmers under water with submarines about.
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Venice
An' Ever'thing
Martha describes a circus parade she attended with her father at dinner. She recalls giant animals including leopards elephants and mock whip cracking, revealing her vivid memory of the event.
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Martha
Papa
Trade Briefs on Wheat Harvests and Labor Unions
January marks the wheat harvest season in Australia while sheep in northern India are used as beasts of burden carrying up to twenty pounds. Bricks are produced in the United Kingdom at forty million weekly. The Co operative Wholesale Society of Manchester plans 30 000 workers to join trade unions.
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Australia
India
United Kingdom
Co-operative Wholesale Society of
Manchester
England
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Bayer Cross Safety Mark
An old advertisement explains genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross. It warns to buy unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It notes handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents at drug stores and mentions aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer.
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Bayer
War correspondents recount Paris leave and front line fatigue
Frederick Palmer notes officers on leave from the front line endure boredom yet glimpse relief in Paris. One officer tries to bid farewell claiming no sleep in four weeks, prompting a young woman to call it heroic duty while the officer corrects her remark with a humorous mispronunciation about hungry quotes.
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Frederick Palmer
Paris
Gold Medal Capsules Promise Kidney and Urinary Healing
An ad claims Gold Medal Capsules remove uric acid poisons causing rheumatism and back pain. It asserts they restore kidney and urinary tract health, prevent curable diseases, and attack toxins in the body, warning that imitations exist and urging readers to buy the genuine Gold Medal product from reputable druggists.
Modern hunter balks at killing in sentimental mood
Seth Stearns notes a new sentimentality among Wisconsin hunters. The Buffalo News compares this to a man who stalks a hippopotamus then lowers his rifle, exclaiming he cannot shoot because the animal resembles a beloved aunt.
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Seth Stearns
Wisconsin
Buffalo News
August Flower for upset stomachs and digestion
In the summer rush when fruits and vegetables tempt, August Flower is advertised as the sovereign remedy for tired and disordered stomachs. It claims to soothe indigestion, fermentation, sour stomach, and constipation, stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines. sold everywhere.
Japan aims to expand Korea cotton as chief supply
Japan plans to expand Korean cotton cultivation as the main domestic source for its spinning and weaving industries. By end of 1928 the program targets 250000 acres of American cotton and 85000 acres of native cotton under cultivation in Korea.
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Korea
Japan
Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad
To have a clear sweet skin touch pimples redness roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum for a fascinating fragrance on skin Ad states price 25c each and urges use everywhere.
Incentive to Speed Prompts Magnate Stenographer Talk
A magnate urges haste saying better not keep the man waiting as a stenographer’s long acquaintance has grown into friendship. The exchange hints that love leads to marriage and a stenographer by implication might be involved.
Hygienic Standards at New Bakeshop
The Boston Transcript notes strict cleanliness at a new bakeshop where servers wear white gloves. Reportedly even ladyfingers are kept from touching other cookies, reflecting high hygienic standards.
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Boston Transcript
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