France’s postwar industrial rebound detailed in 1923 report
The passage notes sharp gains across sectors in France after World War I. Coal and coke output rose, textile factories surged, automobile and chemical production expanded, perfumes and soaps grew, and the motion picture industry exported films five times more than in 1919. Imports fell while exports rose, reducing the 1923 trade deficit. Taxation remained heavy since 1918, but French industry stayed energetic and ambitious in reconstruction.
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France
Slemp credited in Coolidge victory analysis
Washington correspondents discuss the 1924 political contest, attributing part of Coolidge’s win to Bascom Slemp. The piece mocks Slemp as a master of political trickery, recounts his South driven delegate strategy, and contrasts him with Hitchcock while noting Slemp’s long service and influence. The narrative blends editorial opinion with character sketches and ends with a children’s story excerpt.
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Washington
Coolidge
Johnson
Slemp
Bascom Slemp
Big Stone Gap
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Babe Ruth
Hiram
Mr. Hitchcock
Reform Begins at Home by Florence Davies
Florence Davies argues reform starts with domestic workers, noting vast inequality in home labor. She cites an educated cook who endured 84 hours weekly shifts with poor pay and living conditions, urging readers to address kitchen labor abuses alongside broader causes.
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Florence Davies
Japan's Jingoism Sparks War-Fear Across Tokyo
Tokio reports that many Japanese crave retaliation against the United States over immigration laws. Jingoistic factions rally with tomtoms and bugles, fearing a wartime fate linked to years with the digit 4. Premier Kiyoura and Baron Matsui seek calm and U.S. sympathy while warning onlookers war is unlikely.
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Tokio
American Congress
United States
Japan
China
Russia
Kiyoura
Baron Matsui
Pacific
The Restoration of France and Political Blame
A sweeping survey notes France rebuilt after war with 598000 of 741993 destroyed structures restored and 4395379 acres recultivated. It cites barbed wire removal, factory reconstructions, rail and canal repairs, and huge reparations expenditures, while offering a skeptical view of American political mood and interparty tensions.
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France
Doctor Dolittle helps Morland aid beggar in market scene
Jip the dog narrates how George Morland agrees to repaint a beggar's chalk drawings in the town square. The crowd gathers as Morland transforms the pavement sketches into lifelike paintings, prompting buyers to pay twenty guineas each. The beggar becomes wealthy, and the pair return home fulfilled.
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Morland
George
George Morland
London
Great Morland
The Housewife Labor Question and the Feminist Movement
The passage argues that household work requires constant duty, long hours, and varying tasks with food and home considerations affecting wages. It criticizes employers for lacking any systematized approach and insists that progress hinges on women confronting these realities and organizing for fair labor standards.
Deer and Elk Eat Crops in Northwest Farmlands
Farmers near Okanogan, Washington report elk and deer raiding haystacks and fields. Elk, adept at opening fences, return with hunger as they reappear on farm lands while organized groups fire blanks to drive them back to foothills. Nearby range cattle mingle with the deer and elk, preferring open pasture to the Cascades.
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Northwest
Wenatchee
Wash
Okanogan
Cascades
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