Law Institute proposed to reform American law
Eminent lawyers lead a committee chaired by Elihu Root to establish a permanent American Law Institute. About 300 invitations will be issued for a Washington conference next month to review defects and proposed remedies. The institute would have two bodies and elect a 21 member council serving staggered three year terms. No rapid reform is expected, but enduring impact is anticipated.
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American Bar Association
Elihu Root
Washington
American Law Institute
Institute
Twent
Jimmie and Dad Radio Stories Lessons in Morse Code
A dialogue recounts Jimmie guiding Tommie through early Morse code study. They discuss license tricks, practicing letters and sounds, and aspirations for a faster sending speed with a spark set. The piece blends radio hobbyist chatter with frontier era scenes and historic notes.
Germany Pays Reparations and Faces Political Pressure
The piece argues Germany has paid 7.097 billion gold marks and 300000 head of livestock, insisting the payments show effort without crippling industry. It notes French insistence on reparation budgets, British neutrality, and U.S. calls for a firmer stance against militarism, urging stronger American leadership with Britain for an amicable settlement.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Cologne
State Department
Washington
Hughes
Borah
Uncle Sam
Taft’s Reform Efforts Aim to Simplify Law for Justice
Chief Justice Taft devoted his career to reforming and simplifying the law to serve the people better. His active drive for legal reforms, joined by others, is noted as a principal debt of gratitude from the nation.
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Taft
Nevada execution by gas upheld by state supreme court
Nevada's death penalty law allowing execution by lethal gas was affirmed by the state supreme court. The ruling held the method not cruel or unusual, rejecting claims of mental torture from uncertainty. Analysts note early cases may appear novel but become customary. supporters see the law boosting murder conviction rates.
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Nevada
Supreme Court
The Big City Race
British census experts compare population trends in London and New York with New York expected to grow faster. New York statisticians project tens of millions in the distant future and contend Greater New York will remain the world’s largest city for centuries amid shifting continental populations.
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Greater London
Greater
New York
Berlin
Petrograd
Moscow
Paris
Chicago
Buenos Ayres
Germany Faces Economic Strain Post Versailles Treaty
The text observes Germany's worsening economy with prices rising and earning power falling. It notes daily wages failing to keep pace, making two marks easy to earn for a German compared with one previously, highlighting cost of living pressures since the Versailles settlement.
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Germany
Washington statesman puts US first amid global crises
The piece praises a Washington statesman who prioritizes national interests as foreign crises strain attention on domestic affairs. It criticizes some Ku Klux Klan members, and notes Lausanne conference benefits for newspaper correspondents while remarking on Germany allowing French exit with a pledge not to return.
Radio Maxim and the Spark Set Hobby
A scene about amateur radio training from 1922. A listener excited by ham radio basics, discussing five watt tubes and spark sets. The mentor explains damping and code practice as the student aims to master Morse by week end and recognize calls like five SH.
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Ol’ Scout
Harry
Jimmie
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Montana Pioneer Road Agent Hanged at Frenchtown
J A Sanders reports in Montana Yesterdays that George Shears known as a road agent was hanged at Frenchtown 17 miles west of Missoula on the Wallace branch of the Northern Pacific railroad 59 years ago today in Frenchtown. The bulletin also notes Lewis and Clark journals from 1805 1806 detailing winter quarters on the Missouri near North Dakota and near the mouth of the Columbia with descriptions of salt making elk skins and native tools.
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George Shears
Frenchtown
Deer Lodge
Hiell Gate
Virginia City
van Dorn's
Tom D. Pitt
Montana
Missoula
Wallace
Northern Pacific Railroad
J. A. Sanders
Montana Historical Soeciety
Society of Montana Pioneers
Clark
Missouri
North Dakota
Lewis and Lark
Columbia
Howard
Warner
Lewis
Lewis and Clark
Oregon
Drewyer
Lepage
Point Adams
Gass
Ruhr Strikes and Occupation Tensions Polarize Rhine Region
The article details widespread Ruhr strikes and walkouts by railway workers amid French occupation. It notes expulsion of Count von Roedern from Cologne, resistance of German officials to coal tax and forest seizures, and railway labor refusals in Mayence and Wiesbaden. A German note challenges inter allied ordinances on Rhineland occupation and asserts no legal value.
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Count von Roedern
Cologne
von Roedern
Rhineland
Mayence
Herr Fedell-Below
Reichs Commissar of
Wiesbaden
Meiderich
Oberhousen
Ruhr
Paris
London
Prussels
Italy
Inter-Allied
Rhineland Commission
German troop movement reported in unoccupied territory
By the Associated Press, Essen, Jan 23. A French official statement says a considerable movement of German troops has occurred in German unoccupied territory with details not provided.
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Associated Press
Essen
US relief pours in as Ruhr crisis looms
Residents in the United States send aid to Essen amid the Franco German Ruhr dispute. A New York relief committee ships 500 chests of food valued at 75 million marks, with Chicago and Coblenz donations also reported. The Mayence trial of six German industrial leaders could trigger a massive Ruhr strike if miners protest.
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Essen
United States
Ruhr
Centre Relief Committee
New York
Luther
Chicago
Coblenz
German note protests coercive measures in Ruhr crisis
The German embassy made public tonight a note denouncing Allied pressure to expel German officials resisting occupation in the Ruhr. It says forceful methods aim to compel cooperation with legal actions against Germany and warns against coercion by Trench and Belgian authorities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ruhr
Munich Hotel Strike Threat Looms Over Allied Quarters
A crowd gathered outside a Munich hotel housing Allied missions as hotel workers warned they would strike if any French and Belgian staff remained this evening. The demonstration followed tensions at the lodging site.
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Associated Press
Munich
Bavaria
Young Kansas woman accepts judgeship after joke
Miss Clara Arnold, 19, elected as justice of the peace and police judge in Kan., called her win a huge joke and initially refused to qualify. Friends say the club women wrote her name on the ballot in jest. She has now taken the bench, reputedly the youngest police judge in the state.
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Nickerson
Kan
Clara Arnold
Justice of the Peace
Miss Arnold
Judge Arnold
Miners Wage Scale Agreement Reached Nationwide Standard
New York Jan 23 A standard wage and working conditions scale for bituminous coal miners was agreed by tri state district representatives and United Mine Workers officials. Ratification by the joint conference is expected tomorrow. Ohio Indiana and Illinois operators producing about 86 percent of national output were parties to the agreement, setting a standard for the remaining mines in other states.
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Associated Press
New York
Tri-State
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Seek Impeachment Of Governor Small In Illinois
Impeachment resolutions calling for removal of Gov Len Small State Auditor Andrew Russell and Lieut Gov Fred E Sterling were delivered to Rep Michael Igoe by the legislative reference bureau. Igoe said he would introduce the measures in the Illinois House in the morning.
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Springfield
Len Small
Andrew Russell
Fred E. Sterling
Michael Igoe
Chicago
Please a do not ask me to do any more work sign
In Fairview Ohio travelers on the National road report a local man's home displays a sign reading Please a do not ask me to do any more work. The plain message draws curious inquiries from passersby as a quirky roadside vignette.
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Fairview
Ohio
Horoscope for Wednesday January 24 1925 predicts mixed fortunes
The column foresees a fortunate day with Uranus and Mercury favorable and notes boosts for corporations and big businesses. It warns of widening gaps between the lucky and unlucky, possible government issues, cabinet changes, rising public talk, and a trend toward increased advertising and media activity. Aquarian children are described as liberty loving and skilled, with sensible fashionably social girls.
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Mercury
Europe
Aquarius
McClure
Start Campaign on Ocean Rum Runners
The federal government signals intensified efforts to stop Atlantic coast rum running. An order to coast guard and Treasury anti smuggling forces aims to render the rum trade unprofitable and foolhardy, adding 3,000 men and many boats to the dry forces. Also notes London’s Whitehall Court as the site hosting the National Library Club, at 110 feet tall.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Jersey
Coast Guard
Washington
Treasury Department
London
Whitehall Court
National Library Club
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Oberhessen
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Standard Publishing Company
Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda, Mont
Anaconda
North Main Street
Frusinese Department
Anaconda Oftich Businese
Editorial
Butte
Dillon
Bozeman and Philinsboro
Matt
Butte, Mont
Associated Presse
Fastern
Prudden, Kine & Prudden
Fifth Avenue
Steger Building
Globe Building
Boston
Western Representatives
R. J. Bidwell Company
Market Street
San Francisco
Ku Klux Klan
Lausanne Conference
Thss
Montana Historical Society
Thyssen
Hamborn
Maelheim c
Frits Thyssen
Kaiser
Relief Prom
America
Brunswick
Brunswick Records
Phonograph Department
Brunswick Phonographs
Shiner
Jod
Small
Ocean
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