Frank A Munsey’s Rise From Farm Boy to Publisher Titan
A tribute recounts Frank A Munsey’s ascent from a poor farm boy to a dominant publishing and business figure. It notes his audacious early financing, creation of magazines such as Argosy and Munsey’s Monthly, and his fearless, often ruthless drive to success.
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Argos Al-Btory
Munsey Righ Ideale
Handal
Professon
Munsey
Horatio Alger Sr
New York
Dexan
Golden Arsony ‘Magasine
Sos
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General Butler and Lejeune face Police Head resignation
The article notes General Butler as Marine head on leave to lead Philadelphia police may return to duty. General Lejeune would not accept his departure lightly, citing their long friendship and Butler's valued service. Butler had planned to resume command in San Diego after his Philadelphia post. He visited Lejeune on Saturday without signaling a formal resignation.
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Lejeune
Butler
Corps
Butle
Philadelphia
San Diego
Cumberland Navy man fires, kills wife and injures kin
An Associated Press report says a Cumberland sailor, after taking funds from the mess, shot and killed his wife and her brother, wounded his father-in-law, and then killed himself. The father-in-law, William Milton, 52, was hospitalized with two neck wounds. Osmares, identified as the suspect, earlier attempted to alert naval authorities and retrieve the money. Verne Min
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Associated Press
Cs ‘Cumberland
Annapolis
Wi Tow
Wilam Milton
Osmares
Verne
Bond Thief Arnstein Freed From Pen Returns to Milwaukee
Jules Arnstein husband of Fanny Bryce is released from federal prison after two year term. He was a central figure in a multi million dollar bond theft case in New York and heads to Milwaukee following his release.
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Pfole Leavenworth, Kun
Jules
Nicky) Arnstein
Fanny Bryce
Milwaukee
Arnstein
New York
Pei
Framers Oppose Plan of Jardine in Agricultural Debate
Farmers resist a proposed Jardine plan tied to world market prices and a new export structure. They demand reliable data on production costs and purchasing power parity, warning of threats to livestock markets and urging Congress to balance tariffs with farm relief. The call includes establishing a Des Moines statistical department to measure costs and influence public opinion.
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Congress
United States
Kansas City
Desines
Opening Battle Sees Prohibition Debate And Raid Fallout
Lawmakers clash over enforcement funding as Madden and Tucker spar on the 18th Amendment. A Bay Rum seizure at two five and dime stores prompts Chief Cavender to defend liquor control policies amid questions of enforcement and penalties.
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Appropriations Committee
Tucker
Virginia
Madden
Mayflower
Byrnes
Tennessee
Hill
Alabama
Barkley
Kentucky
Lindberger
California
Arctic land search fuels plans of Detroit aviation group
Dr. Bow leading the Detroit Aviation Society seeks aircraft for an Arctic exploration project. The group questions whether land exists between Point Barrow and the pole, cites winds, ice drift, bird migration, and Mackenzie river waters as supporting factors for possible land within the polar ice.
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Dr. Bow
Detroit Aviation Society
Com Expo
Aithsegn
Wilkins
Polar Sea
Alaska
Siberia
Mackenzie River
Beaufort Sea
Decisive battle anticipated as Chang readies forces
A Mukden dispatch reports Gen Ling has crossed the Liao River and a decisive engagement may soon occur. Li Ching Ling's army meanwhile retreats toward Tientsin with heavy casualties noted on both sides per the Daily Mail front.
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Ne Anrocs
Tokio
T Foreign Office
Mukden
Ling
Liao River
London
Li Ching-Ling
Chihu
Tientsin
Daily Mail
Yangstan
Tragedy at outdoor observance as children trampled
Report describes a panic at a public event where three children died and many were injured. Police controlled exits as crowds surged, while frantic adults urged calm and shouted for help in the crowded area.
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Eileen Rick
Dloor
Mendants Sand Police
President opposes wholesale Christmas pardons
President Coolidge favors no wholesale clemency for federal prisoners this Christmas. The Justice Department said the president had received recommendations from Attorney General Sargent but did not say how many pardons were under review. One inmate, Joseph Gilman of Hawaii, was sentenced to two years for counterfeiting and held at McNeill Prison with potential time off for good behavior.
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Washington
Coolidge
Department of Justice
Joseph Gilman
White House
Sargent
Gilman
McNell
Chinese Pirates Loot Steamship
The British coastal steamer Tungchow with foreign passengers arrived in Hong Kong after a four day seizure by pirates. Reports describe the crew and passengers, including women, as taken during the voyage and the vessel being forced to alter its course toward northern routes.
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Wong Kong
Tungchow
Prise
He, Veanel
Tellway
Hin
Peking
Woodhead
Times
Sharp
Wheat crop values near a billion and cereal outputs rise
The Department of Agriculture released preliminary crop estimates showing high production totals. Corn reached 2,900,681,000 bushels, winter wheat 398,486,000, and flaxseed 2,007,000 bushels, with oats and other crops near peak levels.
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Department of Agriculture
18 of doomed ship still lost at sea
A radic al patch from an unknown steamer reported that 18 men of the crew of the Italian steamer Marina were aboard the vessel abandoned in the North Atlantic Sunday. Another lifeboat with 18 persons had not been located. A vessel of 3,819 tons sailed from Philadelphia for the Mediterranean ports. A London announcement said the ship had been abandoned.
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Associated Pres
Halifax
Marina
North Atlantic
Philadelphia
London
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