Education and politics collide in state reform clash
A Maryland speech urges action against failing public education and rising college frauds, warning of anti evolution laws and strict moral measures. It criticizes public schools for producing misinformed graduates while calling for legislative opposition to hedge pastors and lawmakers backing the Hoover faction. The question in the house: proceed with reform or yield to entrenched interests.
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Trithe
Main
Pena
Lari
Macchinery
Mellon
Henry” Ford
Sonry
Maryland
Hoover
New York
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Tennessee
Hoover's South American Tour Builds Strong Ties
Public acclaim and official view mark Herbert Hoover's South American trip as a success. He avoids diplomatic pose, acting as a practical, businesslike visitor who both learns and informs. His exchanges with Latin American business leaders ease tensions from earlier Nicaragua incidents.
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Herbert Hoover
Ourj
Hoover
Nicaragua
Those Were the Good Old New Year Greetings
A reminiscence recalls young men in fine dress making New Year calls with light lunches and punch. The piece contrasts bygone scenes with a mocked decree from Premier Mussolini declaring all New Year greetings vicious and unnecessary as the world economy shifts toward efficiency.
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Mussolini
Aunt Nancy Hart Hero of Georgia in Revolution
Contemporary historians describe Aunt Nancy Hart as six feet tall and cross eyed a fierce frontier woman who defended a Georgia cabin against five Tory raiders by seizing a musket and forcing their retreat. She earned lasting fame for rifle marksmanship and spying missions in Augusta and Elbert County and helped free prisoners, with her legend linked to a memorial in Hart County as the first U.S. county named for a woman.
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Nancy Hart
Nancy
Yorkville
D. C
Pioneer
Neney
Kentucky
Benjamin Hart
Henry Clay
Elbert County
Georgia
Piedmont Continental Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nancy Presentbiy
Augusta
South Carolina
Savannah River
Brunswick
Bor
Thomas
Waynesboro
Hart County
Predicts Revolution and Board Blight Critique
SAM McGOWAN of New York accuses the South Carolina Gazette of downplaying a nationwide protest against billboard advertising. He argues advertisers bear blame for high pressure salesmanship that fuels a nuisance and benefits competitors, urging readers to consult The Times and Evening Post before reassessing the issue.
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South Carolina Gazette
Billboard
Admiral Sam
New York Times
Evening Post
Times
Peat
Herr Voltaire
Sam McGowan
Habitual criminals spark harsh penalties in Michigan case
A Michigan mother of ten, four living, was jailed for life for bootlegging as a fourth offense. The court notes the father is in prison and the woman is a habitual criminal, with New York papers contrasting harsher sentences. Commentary questions humanitarian outcomes and calls for decisive action against crime.
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Michigan
New York
Lomely Island
Henry Ford on thrift and self-improvement
The Louisville Times notes Henry Ford’s view that saving is not the only thrift. He argues spending wisely on self-improvement may be a better investment than self-indulgence, though some doubt. The article contrasts the returns of youth investing time and money in growth.
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Europe
America
Henry. Ford
Ford
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