Education Bureau Charts Civic Training Study Leader Named
Washington reports the Bureau of Education, with the National Municipal League, will study civic training. Arthur W. Dunn of New York, famed for Indianapolis school work, will direct the effort to coordinate efforts, train teachers, and measure civic value in subjects from chemistry to community arithmetic.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Education
National Municipal League
Arthur W. Dunn
New York
Indianapolis
Claxton
Government Bureau of Education
United States
Kansas City
Kan
Cleveland
Diamonds in politics and passion spark in senate talk
In a National Magazine piece a gallery observer notes a woman wearing a solitaire while senators discuss real diamonds. She learns German Southwest Africa begins producing diamonds and that most stones come from near surface gravel. June output exceeds prior records, prompting reflection on future supplies and romance.
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Senate
National Magazine
Forest Range Management and Livestock Feed Resources
The forage resources of the nation are noted for supporting over 20,000,009 head of livestock supplying meat and wool needs. Cattle grazing in 1933 affected timber. the text discusses fluctuations in grazing and harvesting across states, highlighting nationwide forage benefits and the interplay with timber resources.
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Forest Service
Hayden National Forest
Colorado
Denver
Forgate
The Sea-Going Doughnut at White House Wedding
A juvenile guest at a White House wedding amused Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels by mishearing dreadnaughts as doughnuts. The incident prompted smiles and a reminder of the term's naval meaning.
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White House
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Futura
Government purchases of supplies under reform boards
The Dockery commission noted wide variation in how departments bought stationery fuel furniture and other goods. A new law created a board of awards to review all contracts for departmental supplies and standardize practices to protect the government’s interests and ensure fair pricing.
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Tnele Sam
Washington
Dockery Commission
Board of Awards
There is one thing I will say for him though
A friend discusses a new member of Congress with Representative Augustus Stanley of Kentucky. They note his shortcomings and call him the idea type of pessimist. Stanley asks why being a poor politician would not make him king of pessimists.
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Congress
Augustus ©. Stanley
Kentucky
Stanley
Population Changes in San Francisco and Los Angeles 1910
The 1910 populations show San Francisco at 416128 with a 21.6 percent gain since 1900 and Los Angeles at 319198, up 216719 from 1900, marking a 23 percent rise. The decade shows both cities expanding, SF ahead in percentage growth but LA with higher absolute gain.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Walking Woman in Washington Excites Helvering Wife
Mrs Helvering, wife of Representative Helvering of Kansas, walks five miles in all weathers in Washington. She advocates recreation through walking, notes health benefits, and praises equal suffrage as a force for women in Kansas.
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Washington
Quyn. Helvering
Helvering
Kansas
Mrs J H Brady Wows Washington Society With Politics
Mrs James H Brady wife of Idaho Senator Brady is hailed as a poised newcomer in Washington. A University of California graduate first woman with a politics degree from U Cal she blends public affairs study with charity work and a love of history and biography. She attends senate debates in the gallery and remains a stylish, charming figure in the season’s social life.
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Washington
Ita
James H. Brady
Senator Brady
Idaho
University of Chicago
University of California
Brady
Chicago
America
Chicago University
Associated Charities of Chicago
Irene Moore
Illinois
Senate
Popular Wife of the Belgian Minister in Washington
A profile of Mme Havenith wife of Belgian minister Emmanuel Havenith in WashingtonПо describing her American origins and upbringing as Miss Helen Ffoulke and noting her prior Persian residence. The piece highlights her role as hostess of the Belgian legation and her family, including son Horace.
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Washington
Legation
Mme. Havenith
M. Emmanuel Havenith
Belgium
Persia
Helen Ffoulke
Baron Moncheur
Miss Ffoulke
M. Ravenith
Teheran
Horace
Senator Smith Knew All About Chickens
Senator Hoke Smith, famed for fried chicken, orders a southern style whole chicken on a dining car. The waiter delivers a chicken with one wing missing, prompting Smith to recall Georgia lore that chickens have two wings. The moment underscores his strong fondness for a complete chicken dinner.
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Senator Smith
Hoke Smith
Hoe
Smith
Ita Contenta
Jege
Renator Smith
Georgia
Loving Neighbors Courtly Gaps In Clubhouse Chat
A fragmented 19th century dialogue shows Mrs Faatt and Mrs Flatt debating a spouse’s time at a club and domestic duties. The exchange hints at routine habits and household roles within a neighborly context without full context or names.
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Faatt
HOUSES OF JAPAN A PAPER WALLS DWELLING REVEALED
A detailed description of traditional Japanese homes notes sliding panels called shoji and amado. Walls are largely absent except for a wooden skeleton and paper coverings that admit light while preserving privacy. The architecture centers on a roofed platform raised above ground with movable outer casings and inner translucent panels forming flexible, toylike rooms.
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Japan
Land Campaign Preparations of 1814
One hundred years ago on March 2, Americans under General Wilkinson had crossed the Canadian frontier and began the land campaign. Canadian preparations moved with energy as stores and supplies were pushed from Quebec and Montreal by sleigh brigades toward frontier points. Peace prospects were dim as Russia offered to mediate. Britain declined mediation and sought direct talks with the United States, but commissioners did not meet until August, and the war grew deadlier in the interim.
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Wilkinson
Quebec
Montreal
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Wind motor claimed largest of its kind in Friesland
A wind motor recently brought into use at Harlingen Friesland drains 1859 acres reclaimed from the sea by embankments. The machine has a steel sail and is mounted on a steel tower with a 50 foot diameter, and is said to handle 60,000 to 70,000 cubic feet of water per hour.
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Harlingen
Friesland
Transportation Triumphs as Global Mobility Expands
The article argues transportation shapes world progress from Noah’s voyage to air travel. It notes railways’ rise alongside roads, waterways, and ocean carriers, with motors, hydroplanes, and planes expanding reach. Financiers and managers foresee vast growth in railways and steamships over the next half century.
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Noah
Africa
Asia
Andes
Cordilleras
Transvaal
India
Philippines
Arctic
Amazon
Vust
Songs for the Old Paper Cavern
Walt Mason laments the decline of affordable paperbacks and Seaside Library nostalgia. He notes English publishers offer standard novels in paper covers for ten to fifteen cents, while in the U.S. readers face pricey cloth editions or unwanted magazines.
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Walt Mason
Halcyon
England
Kangag City
Vagrancy Case Yields Odd Occupation Exchange
In a quirky vagrancy hearing Occupations Hobo Hank and Bill the Bum faced charges. When asked their occupations they offered odd replies. The judge pressed for clearer claims and a chaotic exchange ensued reflecting the surreal scene.
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Hobo Hank
Bill the Bum
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U. S
Bureau of Education
A. W. Dunn
Department of Agriculture
J. H. Brady
Gargo
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