Tramp Problem and Immigration Debated in 1920s Reform Voice
The piece argues immigration quotas based on the 1920 census discriminate against Southern Europe and urges a law balancing greatest good for the greatest number. It highlights the tramp issue as a social burden and reviews charitable responses including Henry W. Butz’s diary, and notes Buffalo’s Golden Rule Institute offering aid to the unemployed with a delousing machine and strict rules to deter idleness.
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Europe
Evangelist Henry W. Butz
New York City
Salvationist
Willie
Buffalo
Golden Rule Institute
Hotel de Ginx
Montana School Costs Reach 10.5 Million in 1925
Montana’s 1925 school costs are tentatively placed at 10.5 million dollars, with enrollment falling from 117,793 in 1924 to 116,577 in 1925. Miss May Trumper, state superintendent, says costs per pupil may total ninety dollars, while national averages hover around sixty eight dollars. She cautions that high spending must yield real efficiency and value for funds to avoid wasteful administration.
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Montana
Trumper
Union
United States
Cipal
Comers From The Old Countries Immigration Debate
The piece criticizes U S immigration law for splitting families under quotas and for alleged Nordic superiority myths. It notes lawmakers propose amendments and cites West Virginia data as context for shifting attitudes toward immigration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
West Virginia
Atlantic Coast
Banks vie for national charters amid urban and Florida boom
Washington reports a flood of applications for national bank charters mostly from the New York metropolitan area and Florida real estate regions. Secretary Mellon vets each file with caution, while lawmakers and senators influence the process as real estate growth drives demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York City
Florida
Treasury
New York
United States
Long Island
New Jersey
Mellon
Thomases
Richards
Henrys
Dr Michael Pupin Pioneered US Physics From Humble Start
A 1874 Belgrade born scientist, Dr Michael Pupin arrived in America with six cents and a single suit. He began by driving a mule team on a Delaware farm, later studying at Columbia University and refining his craft in Germany. As a Columbia faculty member, he made several important electrical inventions including the first ray photon produced in America.
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Pupin
Delaware
Columbia University
Germany
Columbia
America
Burgess Bedtime Tales Feature Yowler and Bobby Coon
An old tale follows Yowler the Bob Cat clashing with Bobby Coon. Yowler stalks the hollow tree where Bobby hides and journeys toward Laughing Brook, planning retaliation as Bobby coolly waits by the stream. The dog and doglike chase figure in this rustic woodland vignette.
Hunt of Bobby Coon Drives Dog Through Laughing Brook
A hunting tale follows a dog chasing Bobby Coon near the Laughing Brook. The hasty hound, eager to pursue, slips along the water’s edge and crosses the brook in a bid to keep scent, only to lose it as the stream washes away the trail.
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Bobby Coon
Bobby ‘Coon
Towler
Fowler
Bobby
Vanywayr
Lou
Burgess
Radio listings across stations show day’s concert and program lineup
A dense schedule lists numerous radio stations from WDAF to KPO and KFWB with times, venues, orchestras, and featured artists. It details diners, luncheons, dance bands, and chamber groups, noting directors, hotel venues, and regional time zones across multiple cities.
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Wesley “Barlow
Ehentra
Prancis Jaeg
WDAF
Kansas City
Trianon Ensemble
Rousshold Hint Madi Sosidm
Taahione
Drake
Trackstone
Lyon
Jack Chapman
Blackstone Dance Orchestra
WOAW
Omaha
Neb
Randall’ S Ronen
Frank Sodek
Nightingale
Davenport
Towa
Aunt Jang
Sandman
Fulton
Bell Snyder Drury
Rector
KFT
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Examiner
West Pocket
Aeolian
Dan L. McFarlan
Ray West
Alter
John Tettle
Wash
Willam F. Tottman
Hoffman
KFWB
Hollywood
Cala Theatery
SG Brown
Prgram
John Wright
Raquel Nieto
Sopran California Blue Boys
Western
Garage
Frank Stever
J. K. Pronk
Warner Brothers
Charlo Wellman
Hollywood Roof Ballroom
KGO
Oakland
Rose Fidrench
Stanford E. ‘Moses Jr
Lenore Keithley
Irma Harris Vogt
Sismund Anker
George Kru- Pearl Hossack
Whit- Ist
KGW
Portland
Ore
Rose City
Andria Horoen
KHJ
Leighton's Arcade Cafeteria
Jack Crenshaw
Richard Hendelek
Von
Uncle Jory
Gladys DeWitt
Western Auto Supply Company
Don’ Clark
KAR
Seattle
Gordon Keilbourne
KPO
San Francisco
Hamilton Junior H
Little Stories at a Party and a Forgetful Professor
A guest at a party spots time dragging and persuades a fellow guest to join a billiards game. The other man resists, revealing he is the host. A young woman recalls a professor who once proposed marriage, prompting a humorous reply about memory and events.
York veteran argues prohibition harms cities and labor rights
A veteran temperance advocate asserts that prohibition is unevenly enforced and harms workers, noting rising drunkenness and a bootleg aristocracy. He stresses public education on prohibition before the Eighteenth Amendment can work and laments city-centric enforcement failing the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Temperan
Dear Mrs Thompson Letters On Marriage And Support
A reader laments mismatched marriage and a lack of support from her husband. A second letter asks about matters of child support and the best course for a mother with two children, urging independence while considering the children’s welfare. The columnist advises legal separation or continued firmness, emphasizing child support and lawful duty.
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Pather
Thompson
Itha Rlak
A. B
Where the Blame Belongs by Florence Davies
An essay on misplacing blame after a fortune from a laundry mishap leads to a double moral. It contrasts a French hermit who blamed laundries with common domestic scapegoating and urges self-reflection before accusing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Davies
Edward Beller
Paria
Tinen
Edward Bellier
Tim
Father
Mother
Tam
Horoscope Reading Promises Luck and Cautions Ahead
A 1926 horoscope notes uncommon luck for literary work and poetry interest, urges paying bills, foresees improved national finances despite upcoming storms, warns of shipwrecks but predicts heavy travel, and hints a forthcoming political contest with education as a social issue. It closes with a poetic aside from Mary Coleridge.
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Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
United States
McClure
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Montands
Standard Publishing Company ‘Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda
Mali
Ballert
Butte
Anacosta
Door Lodge
Ditton Boxeman
Philipsburg
Canada
Petr Na Sunaay
the Tramp
White House
Senate
Leon Trotzky
Lad
Michael J. Pupin
Belgrade
Michael America
Sel
Burgess Bedtime Stories
Uurgess
Jon
Deen
Sivay
Radio Land
CAC
Calgary
Can
Gladys Webb Forter
KOA
Denver
Col
Rialto Theater’ Musicale
Tery
Mary Coleridge
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