Duque de Alba Seeks End to Latifundia in Spain
The Duque de Alba, a major landholder and 14 times grandee, signs an agreement with Senor Villaloboa allowing tenants to buy his lands at low prices on installments. A Spaniard of royal and Scottish descent, he funds worker housing in Madrid and writes on history while serving in parliament.
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Spain
Duque de Alba
Latifundia
Senor Villaloboa
Community of Lespejosa de Tornas
Duke of
Berwick
Madrid
Maria del Pilar Carlos Manuel Stuart FitzJames
Europe
America
Christopher Columbus
Academy of History
Fine Arts Academy of San Fernando
Cortes
London
Marquesa de San Vincente del Barco
Million Dollar Life Insurance Becomes Common in U S
Report shows rise of one to three and a half million dollar policies among top holders. William Fox adds 5 million to his Fox Film estate policy total of 6.5 million while Rodman Wanamaker and Pierre S du Pont hold larger sums. Book brothers insure 15 million jointly to Detroit Development Corporation. United States leads in policy counts and annual underwritten amounts with postwar gains.
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Margery Pickard
Central Press
New York
William Fox
Rodman Wanamaker
Book Brothers of
Detroit
Burgess
Herbert V
Frank P
Adolph Zukor
Pierre S. du Pont
Delaware
Fox
Fox Film Corporation
Book Brothers
Development Corporation of
United States
Secretary Jardine Visits Montana for Warm Farm Welcome
An account of Secretary Jardine's Montana visit describes a public reception in Wisdom with farmers and locals ready to greet him. The piece highlights his agricultural expertise and famed agronomic authority, noting his ranching roots and strong community support across the state.
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Montana
Messrs
Jardine
Japan
Secretary of Agriculture
Utah College of Agriculture
Idaho
Big Hole
Corned beef and cabbage tops popular dish poll in New York
The New York Restaurant Owners association ran a referendum in about 500 hotels and 180000 votes were cast. Corned beef and cabbage led with 23061 votes, followed by vegetable dinner and veal cutlets, while spoiling concerns were raised though officials defended the fairness of the poll.
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New York Restaurant Owners Association
Iny
Promi
Corned beef and cabbage sparks nationwide culinary debate
A humorous survey reports corned beef and cabbage as New York’s top dish while ham and eggs lag. Paris London Berlin mock the trend as New England clings to beans, the South to fried chicken, and the West to ham. The piece playfuly contrasts regional preferences and public appetite.
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Paris
London
Berlin
New York
United States
New England
South
West
To Go or Not to Go to College
A discussion urged by industry leaders on the value of college education for graduates. John Mills of Western Electric favors a college trained mind over a specific course, listing six key characteristics: intellectual curiosity study ability sustained study teamwork cooperation and leadership potential.
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Wise
General Electric
Westinghouse Company
Western Electric
John Mills
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Technical
Liberal Arts
Radio Broadcasting Magazine
Mills
Mr. Mills
Whimsical Speculations on National Figures and Issues
The passage quips about President Calles and Mexican policy, Northern Africa hostilities, the Tennessee heresy trial, Calvin Coolidge, Mr. Anderson of New York, the Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, and the Dawes Senate question. It notes public interest and possible political moves with a humorous, observational tone.
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Mr. Anderson
New York
Haynes
Lives That Block by Florence Davies
A reflective essay contrasts people who enable others with those who block progress. It critiques selfish parents and tyrannical figures who drain resources and happiness, urging readers to examine whether they are channels of happiness or stones that dam others.
Poems That Live Among the Dead by Robert Southey
Poem expresses daily dialogue with the dead as constant companions. The speaker cherishes old minds as friends guiding gratitude, virtues, faults, and lessons, hoping to leave a lasting name beyond life. The piece reflects themes of memory, mortality, and continuous moral travel with the departed.
The Catholic Church and Scientific Endeavor Through History
A defense of Catholic contributions to science across eras. It cites bishops, priests, and monks such as Vesalius, Clavius, Mendel, Copernicus, Stenson, Basil Valentine, Volta, and Galvani, arguing that church scholars advanced medicine, astronomy, chemistry, and electricity and that misconceptions arise from myths about Galileo and Bruno.
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Galileo
Bruno
Giordano Bruno
Boniface VIII
John XXII
Paris
Bolongna
Oxford
School of
Salerno
Arezzo
Vicenza
Cambridge
Europe
Vesalius
Guy de Chauliac
Gregory of Nyssa
Augustine
Mendel
Copernicus
Paul III
Father Clavius
Gregory XIII
Hagen
Richard
Nicolas Stenson
Abbe
Hauy
Stenson
Basil Valentine
Franklin
Volta
Galvani
Pillar
Ground of Truth
Church of the Ages
The Great White Way at the American theater
The Great White Way shows at the American for a final day with a Broadway life motif. Sports celebrities appear in a prize fight featuring Pete Hartley and Oscar Shaw with Tex Rickard Joe Humphreys and Johnny Gallagher in roles. A Belmont Park Futurity Day race scene is also featured.
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Metropolis
Pete Hartley
Oscar Shaw
Tex Rickard
Joe Humphreys
Johnny Gallagher
Madison Square Garden
Irving Cobb
Damon Runyon
Great White Way
Belmont Park
American Sewing Machines Sent Abroad In One Month
More than 24,000 American made sewing machines were dispatched overseas in a single month. The shipment reflects wartime production and international aid efforts led by manufacturing firms.
We Will Have War as Long as It Is Legal Says Robins
Chicago socialist Raymond Robins argues the next war is built into the legal system of nations. He says the war institution, propaganda, and annexations keep wars alive and urges outlawry of war through international codified law and a world tribunal.
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Robins
Oullawry
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Earth
Europe
Law of Nations
Horoscope for the Day Cautions Ambition and Real Estate Rise
Astrological reading warns a doubtful day with Sun and Neptune adverse. Curb ambitions, avoid political or financial backing, and expect egotism to surface. Focus on routine work, cooperative efforts, and later real estate activity. birth dates hint at average finances with no risk.
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Neptune
Greece
Italy
McClure
Light of Western Stars at Rialto End of Horse Era Noted
The Paramount film crew says motor trucks replace wagon trains as Arizona frontier towns fade old scenes. Noah Beery notes the horse’s decline pains ranchers and desert dwellers while the star chronicles a bandit chief facing Jack Holt and Billie Dove. Also tonight’s Rialto song concert and tomorrow’s Warner Bros Recompense.
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Arizona Desert
Paramount Company
Rialto Theater
Noah Beery
Arizona
Beery
Jack Holt
Billie Dove
Rialto
Warner Bros
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U. S
Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda
Butte Office
West Park Street
Butte, Anaconda
Deer ,Lodge, Dillon, Bozeman and
Philipsburg
Cay Ae
Anada
Standard Publishing Company
Butte, Mont
Associated Press
National Representatives
Calles
Africa
Tennessee
Calvin Coolidge
Dawes
Senate
William J. Bryan
Florence Davies
Robert Southey
Apostles’ Creed
THE
Amoy
China
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