Count Alexander Skrzynski Visits United States as Polish Diplomat
Poland's foreign affairs minister Count Alexander Skrzynski, a Polish aristocrat and seasoned diplomat, arrives in the United States to meet state officials and deliver lectures. Born Austrian subject, he served in the Austrian service before aligning with Poland after 1918 and earning praise for smoothing relations and countering Bolshevik fears.
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Count Alexander Skrzynski
Poland
United States
Austria
Galica
Polish Republic
Francis Joseph
Rome
St. Petersburg
Paris
Bucharest
Warsaw
Geneva
League of Nations
Europe
Polnia Restituta
Burgess Bed Time Stories and Chipmunk Charm
Peter Rabbit visits Striped Chipmunk and Mrs. Chipmunk in the Green Forest and Meadows. Mrs. Chipmunk dismisses weather talk, jokes about keeping family cares private, while Striped Chipmunk’s happiness affects all nearby.
Immigrant quotas spark rush to new yearly limits
Reports from steamship lines and American immigration authorities show a surge of interest in the new quotas starting July 1. British consulates already report visa applications far exceeding the annual allotment, with Scots Irish and Welsh among the eager applicants. Ellis Island inspectors will still decide admission at the piers despite abroad clearance and passport stamps indicating genuine examination.
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United States
Great Britain
Ellis Island
Study on personal crisis reports links suicide patterns to gender
An investigation by Metropolitan Life Insurance shows men kill themselves at about 2.5 times the rate of women overall, with women showing greater endurance. The gender gap shifts with age, peaking for men after 65, and some men leave notes indicating planning and concern for others.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Notable Shabbiness in Departures Disturbs Moral Tone
The passage laments mess and slovenliness left behind when women end their lives, noting a decline in taste and femininity. It contrasts occasional neat departures with the majority who create a shocking mess and moral disarray surrounding them.
Women in War Work Stand for a Women’s Army Service Corps
The War Department weighs creating a regularly enlisted women’s army service corps for non combatant roles such as cooks nurses clerks and operators to free soldiers for combat. Drawing on World War I British precedent proponents argue such corps uplift and aid national defense while pacifists counter that military contact could corrupt women.
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War Department
Army Service Corps
National Defense
Red Cross
Statecraft in the Wigwam and party clashes over Hylan
The piece surveys Tammany Hall factions in New York as Hylan resists withdrawal, Foley emerges as anti-Hylan option, and Brooklyn boss McCooey may barter support. It notes Coolidge scrutiny in Europe, Wisconsin battles, and broad political quips from the era.
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New York
Hylan
William Randolph Hearst
James M. Foley
Tammany
Hearst
anti-Hylan Democrats
Foley
John H. McCooey
Brooklyn
McCooey
Colorfully Free By Florence Davies
A 1925 outlook celebrates bold color in fashion and self expression. The essay praises liberated women, practical dresses, and affordable, cheerful styles, noting color as a joyful social force and a sign of economic and political freedom.
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Florence Davies
Silent Prayer for Electric Lighting Company Darkens Church
A church service abruptly ends in total blackout after a pastor cites a Job prophecy. He urges a moment of silent prayer for the electric lighting company amid the sudden loss of power, as the congregation adjusts to the unexpected dark. A fragment mentions an airship RK 101 built in England for an Empire route.
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Electric
Engate
Peter Seeks the Chipmunks Family Cares
Peter curiosity leads him to follow Mrs. Chipmunk to see the five family cares she mentions. She explains Striped Chipmunk is seldom home and will be unaware of the visit. The scene hints at a gentle, witty children's tale from 1925.
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Mrs. Chipmunk
Peter
Striped Chipmunk
Woman Leads U S Educators Group
Mary Mae Skimmon of Brookline Massachusetts becomes president of the National Education Association succeeding J H Newton of Denver. The change places a woman at the helm of the national educator body.
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National Education Association
Mary Mae Skimmon
Brookline
Mass
J. H. Newton
Denver
Complete Disarmament Impossible Says British Strategist
Maj Sir Frederick Maurice argues complete disarmament is unattainable and only gradual armament limitation is feasible. He notes a France-England-Belgium-Germany pact as a security step while warning Balkans tensions may rise. He questions Russia’s effectiveness and says Moroccan Rif rebellion tests French policy with Moorish forces.
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Frederick Maurice
United States
France
Maurice
Belgium
England
Germany
Balkans
Bolshy
Horoscopes for Thursday July 30 1925
Disturbing planetary influences warn caution in business for today. Contracts may fail under malefic stars with possible losses and disagreements. Gossip and envy rise while notable deaths and legal challenges loom. education and science spark unlikely but rich discoveries.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Oe Og
Ucation
Ildren
Len
McClure
Peddlers Crown Rulers At $5 Dinner In New York
About 250 east side peddlers attended a five dollar testimonial dinner where the king and queen of the peddlers were crowned. Guests sat under colored lights around an electrically illuminated fountain as Mrs Molar sch wore a diamond diadem and lace dress. A gold embossed menu and a 48 page souvenir program were distributed.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
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Women IN War Work
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