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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
7
The piece argues against overvaluing appearance and tailors influence on leaders. It notes many great figures wore plain clothes, while some are improved by tailoring, but stresses character counts more than outfits. It cautions against equating style with intellect and urges focus on substantive qualities.
Editorial consensus in Britain questions U S demands for naval cuts and favors a long term Anglo American seas rule pact. The London Observer suggests a 100 year joint Anglo American compact to reduce arms and avert war, but critics say universal pacts would be needed to affect others.
At the annual convention in Asheville North Carolina the United States League of Building and Loan Associations reported 530000 houses financed in 1926. The league now represents over 11 million savers and investors and will grow threefold in the next nine years. There are 12626 building and loan organizations with assets exceeding six billion dollars. Efforts seek a Federal Home Loan bank to create a central credit agency for these lenders.
Miami officials report 200000 raised in 17 minutes to entertain the 1928 Shriners convention. The city council selected Miami as the meeting place for May 2 and 3, 1928, with pledges of 6250 and 900 for entertainment from Miami Miami Beach and Coral Gables. A 100000 boost followed the next day, bringing total pledges to 550000, with further support anticipated for visiting Shriners.
A editorial arguing that U S industry undervalues workers over forty amid frequent corporate reorganizations. It cites midlife productivity, inventions by older workers, and proposes protections for forty five plus families while noting rayon cellulose experiments and potential pulp mill setups from crop stalks.
Sweden and several European nations have signed conciliation and arbitration treaties banning war as a dispute remedy among Scandinavians. Denmark Finland Norway Belgium Holland Austria and Czechoslovakia are pledged to forego war under any circumstances. Negotiations with France are ongoing for a similar agreement.
After U S marines bombed rebel forces in Nicaragua a Haitian citizen was shot and two others wounded by a marine reopening debate over U S police work in Latin America Secretary Kellogg voiced regret and promised a court martial for the Marine involved Skeptics in the southern republics will seize on the incident amid ongoing Nicaraguan turmoil.
The piece argues De Valera and Irish Republicans refuse an oath to King George, deeming it a principled stand. It notes a minority government would have fallen if the oath had been taken and reflects on press roles amid divided public opinion in Minneapolis Tribune commentary.
A life insurance statistic challenges common views by claiming youth extends beyond twenty one and continues for fifteen more years, reshaping perceptions of early adulthood.
Report notes ongoing fighting as hostilities persist in China with familiar tactical flow and no decisive shift observed, reflecting steady military activity and entrenched positions.
Great Britain failed to persuade other nations to join a warning to Russia against propaganda and executions at home. Fear of stirring Russian nationalism led Britain to abandon the plan, deemed tactically risky and likely to strengthen the opposing side and threaten world peace.
ROCK HILL City council pushes to curb drunken driving with an ordinance by Dr. W G Stevens. First offense fines reach 50 dollars or 20 days. second or subsequent offenses up to 160 dollars or 30 days. City attorney notes municipalities cannot legally mandate harsher penalties.
A mob formed after an 8 year old white boy was shot by a 20 year old Black man. The crowd seized the suspect as he was moved to county jail. Guardsmen were deployed to quell the disturbance as 500 to 600 people threatened lynching. By midnight the area was quiet with troops surrounding the jail.
Professor Wynne, an English philosopher, declares the battle of medicine habit is a depraved superstition resembling medieval fetish worship. He argues that if true, most people are not far from barbaric ancestors.
A remark on voter neglect and its impact on public policy. It argues that uninformed citizens lose right to complain when outcomes differ from their wishes and notes politicians must guess public desires due to apathy.
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