Draft conventions aim to unify American international law
Thirty proposals for codifying international law among American republics were released by the Pan American Union for discussion by the International Commission of Jurists in Rio de Janeiro. They include a ban on conquest, admiralty rules for air navigation, immigration controls, and mechanisms for peaceful dispute settlement, all aiming to expand the Monroe doctrine and create a hemispheric community of nations.
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Ashington
International Commission of Judgets
Rio Janeiro
Untion
Governing Board of the Union
American Institute of International Law
James Brown Scott
Community of Nations
Europe
World Court
Under New Law Who Can Get Into U S
Echoes of Japan’s anger over exclusion of its citizens mirror concerns that Latin American nations may face similar limits under the new immigration law. Officials fanned out to study racial makeups of Indians to see who could be barred, though current policy remains academic and unlikely to trigger immediate cases.
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Japan
United States
Mexico
Department of Labor
State Department
Smithsonian Institution
W. W. Husband
Husband
Washington's Ambitious Park Projects Urge Immediate Action
The Washington Board of Trade parks committee led by Fred G. Coldren presses Congress to expand the national capital park system. They seek to acquire Rock Creek valley, Potomac banks to Great Falls, Klingle Ford valley, Patterson tract, eastern branch marshes, and valley preserves, plus a $1.1 million annual appropriation.
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Congress
National Capital
Charles J. Bell
Fred G. Coldren
Washington Board of Trade Committee On Parks and Reser
Rock Creek Valley
Potomac
Great Falls
Fort
Piney Branch Parkway
Sixteenth Street
Klingle Ford Valley
Patterson Tract
Eastern Branch
Sligo
Northwestern Branch
National
Washington
Washington and
L’enfant
Park Commission
Daniel H. Burnham
Frederick Law Olmstead
Charles F. McKim
Augustus Saint Gaudens
Alaska natives to get comprehensive vocational school system
The Interior Department announces plans to establish three vocational schools across Alaska under the Bureau of Education. About 50 000 dollars will fund new buildings, with two schools already in operation serving hundreds of Eskimo and Indian pupils. A 20 000 dollar industrial school in Ekiutina and a 10 000 dollar vocational training building at Kana are planned near Anchorage.
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Alaska
Interior Department
Bureau of Education
Alaska to Establish Vocational Schools and Use Abandoned forts
The plan calls for new vocational schools in southwestern Alaska and a new industrial school at White Mountain near Nome costing 20000 dollars. Congress may authorize transfer of unoccupied military buildings to the bureau of education to house these schools, with Fort Gibbon near Tanana among the first posts to be repurposed for pupil use.
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Kanak
Alaska
White Mountain
Nome
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Bureau of Education
Fort Gibbon
Tanana
Real economy in changing spark plugs yearly
An article argues spark plugs lose intensity after 8 000 to 10 000 miles, reducing power and wasting gasoline and oil. It advocates replacing plugs at least once a year, noting the cost benefits and broader policy of conserving a vital national resource.
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The
Gov
Nation on Wheels Pushes Fast Highway Expansion
The United States has embraced motor vehicle use for 25 years, with 16 million cars on streets and 4 million added last year. Highway improvements lag as vehicle growth outpaces road funding, making paved highways essential and affordable now.
Aluminum Pistons Provide Superior Performance When Properly Fitted
Aluminum pistons offer better results than iron when correctly installed. Initial engine startup slapping is common but can be mitigated by proper fitting and appropriate lubrication as the engine warms. Heavier oils cure the slap only temporarily and lack lasting body once warmed.
Maya Culture Takes Rank With the Best
The article praises the Maya of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala as the Greeks of the New World. It notes their excellence in architecture sculpture painting ceramics and astronomy and claims their chronology surpassed Old World systems two thousand years ago despite lacking beasts of burden and metal tools.
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S. G. Morley
Mentor Magazine
Europe
New World
America
Mexico
Guatemala
Old World
New Turkish Sumptuary Rules Proposed for Weddings
The Constantinople vilayet council proposes a sumptuary law restricting weddings to a ring under 20 Turkish pounds and two dresses for the bride, with limited furnishings and no nuptial banquets. Processions capped at five vehicles and births banquets also prohibited. Existing excesses cited from a recent parade of 40 carriages and 100 cases of champagne.
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Constantinople Vilayet
Ministry of the Interior
Dictionary in Demand Spelling Bee Encouraged by Bulletin View
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Republican women voters participated in an Oak Lane Review club spelling event. Cross word puzzles demand dictionary use and correct spelling, with prizes and personal satisfaction from diligent practice. Older schooling emphasized oral drill, and modern manuscripts show uneven orthography, but spelling bees and puzzles may improve spelling.
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Oak Lane Review Club
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hats Off to American Manhood by Mrs Norton
The Honorable Mrs Richard Norton praised American men as handsome and moral while at a Tuxedo luncheon before sailing with the prince of Wales party. She cited a visiting American girl writer who traveled to the West for material and claimed she is protected by the American gentleman.
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Richard Norton
Soap Bubble as Eye Test
Sir William Bragg lectured on Ray and Soap Films at the Royal Institution noting the smallest visible details are black spots in soap bubbles. He said the rainbow films are not the tiniest detectable and the black areas are extremely thin, comparable to a glass sheet at enlarged scale.
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William Bragg
Royal Institution
New York World
Canary dealer fined for cruelty to birds in Camden Town
A Camden Town center in England fined a canary dealer for confining birds in tiny cages made in German prisons. The case cites cruelty to birds and outlines the penalty imposed for the offense.
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Cenler
Camden Town
England
Iowa News Highlights From Bedford To Mapleton
Coal drillers near Bedford struck an artesian well sending a steady water stream. The Newburg consolidated school bond issue was sold at 4.44 per cent with a 90 premium. Iowa cattle on feed April 1 were about 15 per cent below last year. Auto plates are being produced by convicts. Floyd county sold 335000 refunding bonds at 4.44 per cent with accrued interest and a 4350 premium. The legislature is praised despite many killed bills. Farmers expect a bumper wheat crop per federal agriculture. Dr. P H Martin urged churches to advertise in newspapers. Farm tenant incomes approach urban workers’ levels. Sioux City tourists will get parking tags. Elks convention set for Burlington June 3–4. Des Moines group led Iowa counties in lower death rates in 1924. Sioux City council funds a public market site. Ackley to pave 32 blocks, totaling 72 in town. Alex Getz plans Mapleton plant, 120 by 80 feet, 12000 cost. Mapleton club aids project. Over 400 bankers and wives to Des Moines May 6 for Group 6 meeting. Bankers’ group meetings span May 4–18 in southern and northern districts. Iowa tops presidential postmaster appointments among veterans. 677 total over four years with 149 former service men. Iowa ranks fifth in women appointed. New road law will shift main highway control to state commission with 7 million of 11.5 million primary fund. Agriculture dept notes cost per mile lower for active auto use by inspectors.
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Bedford
Newburg
Iowa
Federal Department of Agriculture
P. H. Martin
Davenport
Des Moines
Burlington
J. G. Clark
Waterloo Lodge
State Association
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Rodney P. Fagan
Sioux City
New Orleans
Ackley
Alex Getz Company
Mapleton
Bankers
Greene
Boone
Story
Marshall
Guthrie
Dallas
Polk
Jasper
Poweshiek
Madison
Warren
Marion
Iowa Bankers ’Association
Ottumwa
Chariton
Red Oak
Cherokee
Hampton
Vinton
Lansing
Agricultural Department
Lown Tops In Total Farm Property Value
Lown leads in total farm property value in the latest census figures, with significant holdings across multiple parcels. The data shows Lown achieving the highest aggregate worth among local agricultural estates, reflecting broad land use and capital invested.
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Bureau of Mines of the
United States Department of the Interior
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Aluminum
Canary Dealer
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