Nations vie for world voting record, U S falls behind
Simon Michelet of Washington, head of the National Get-Out-the-Vote club, reports a global survey showing Britain and Germany surpassing the United States in turnout. He notes 1920 24 low U S participation and cites Australia New Zealand Ireland and parts of Europe as leading in voter turnout with percentages from 60 to 90 percent. He asks why Americans no longer vote as they did in 1880 to 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simon Michelet
United States
Great Britain
America
House of Commons
England and Wales
Germany
Reichstag
German Republic
New Zealand
Canada
Queensland
Australia
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
North Sea
France
Norway
Sweden
Stockholm
Cuba
Florida
Gulf Stream
Mexico
Gulf States
Buenos Aires
Argentine
Uruguay
Uncle Sam
Latin America
Mr. Michelet
Uncle
St Louis Opens Safety Fueled Federal Reserve Bank
The new Federal Reserve Bank of the Eighth District in St Louis opens with a $3 500 000 building, an 800 ton steel vault, automatic safety signals, and other protections. It serves Arkansas Illinois Indiana Missouri Kentucky Tennessee and Mississippi with a pyramid like exterior and Bedford stone blocks bearing the bank seal and state seals.
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St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank
Eighth Federal Reserve District
United States
Arkansas
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Machinery to Cut Coal Costs by $500 Million
Edward J. O'Toole of United States Coal and Coke company told the American Mining congress that new mining machines could halve costs, avoiding explosives and reducing accidents. He cited 115,000 tons mined by the process and predicted a $1 per ton saving, totaling $500,000,000.
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Cincinnati
United States
Edward J. O'Toole
United States Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia
Kentucky
American Mining Congress
Mr. O'Toole
British Napoleonic Mementoes Fetch High Auction Prices
In London a Napoleonic manuscript sold for 750 dollars, while three letters to Admiral Ganteaume from August 15, 1798, brought 370 dollars. The letters praised the admiral’s escape, gave fleet instructions, and ordered 15,000 francs distributed to officers.
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London
Napoleon
Italy
Ganteaume
Nile
Abyssinia Seen as Major Yet Elusive World Player
New York report on Abyssinia describes the hermit nation as a rising, enigmatic power in east Africa. It notes its independence from European control, vast agricultural potential, and strategic position amid European colonies and Egypt. The piece traces the succession of Menelik II’s line, Ras Tafari’s rise, and the Abyssinian Christian Coptic heritage.
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New York
Abyssinia
Africa
Educational Commission
East Africa
Phelps- Stokes Fund
League of Nations
Egypt
Menelik
Ras Tafari
Solomon
Shebe
Old Masonic Apron Heads To Seattle Heir
A rare Masonic apron with 139 years of family custody in Seattle survives three fires and a flood. Presented in 1786 to Sir Richard Harrie Call, a British naval officer in Cork, Ireland, it now goes to the first of Mrs. Mary E. Gilmour’s sons who becomes a Mason.
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Seattle
Wash
Richard Harrie Call
Cork
Ireland
Mary E. Gilmour
Woman's Grief Becomes Wrinkle Time Fails
A reflective line about a woman whose grief leaves a lasting mark that time cannot erase, suggesting enduring sorrow and memory despite the passage of years.
Masonic Temple Work Planned in Knoxville and Other Iowa Updates
Knoxville will begin a new Masonic temple project around September 1. Iowa farmers report strong cattle sales at Waterloo and notes on crops, rabies vaccine, and pest control. The state funds expand a park in Muscatine County and rail and road projects proceed, with various local notices on taxes, school funding, and civic events.
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Knoxville
Waterloo
John Harris
Guthrie Center
Cass County
Clay County Wool Growers Association
Spencer
Iowa
Jay N. Darling
Register
Des Moines
Ryebeach
Mass
Darling
Polk
Scott, Linn
Marshall
Story County
Farm Bureau
State Board of Conservation
Wildcat den
Muscatine
Parsons College
Iowa Power and Light Company of
Adel Light and Power Company
Red Oak
Elizabeth K. Baumgartner
Delaware County Radio
Lloyd E. Andrews
Illinois Central Railway
Wagner-Monona Association
Greater Waterloo Association
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Woodward & Son
State Fish and Game Department
J. J. Chrissinger
Wapello
Louisa County
Rainbow Division
Chicago
James Curdie
Laporte City
Curdie
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Forty-first General Assembly
Wint Proffitt
Pleasantville
Marion County
Federal Department of Agriculture
Department
Benedict Arnold Plot at West Point and Treason House
Raging over anger at Congress, Benedict Arnold plotted to betray West Point to Sir Henry Clinton. He met with Major John André at Treason House, arranged the capture of the fort and its stores, but André was seized by American Patriot sentries. Arnold died in 1801, and Treason House is slated to disappear.
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Congress
Supreme Executive Council
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold
West Point
Quebec
Saratoga
Washington
Governing Council of
Pennsylvania
Arnold
Morristown
Gustavus
Henry Clinton
New York
Andre
John Anderson
New England
Canada
Hudson
Stony Point
Joshua Smith
Smith
Republic
Treason House
Tarrytown
John Paulding
Isaac van Wort
David Williams
Treason
West Haverstraw
Last Survivor of Revolutionary War Dies in New York
Daniel Frederick Bakeman of Freedom New York died aged 109 years 6 months 8 days in 1869. He served the final four years of the Revolution under Captain Van Arnum and Colonel Willett. A 179? pension act granted him 500 dollars annually two years before his death. The last Revolutionary War pensioner was Mrs Phoebe M Palmeter of Brookfield New York who died in 1911. She was the daughter of Jonathan Wooley who served in a New Hampshire company under Washington.
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Daniel Frederick Bakeman
Freedom
N. Y
Bakeman
van Arnum
Willett
New York
Phoebe M. Palmeter
Brookfield, N. Y
Jonathan Wooley
New Hampshire
Washington
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Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Roger Cornell
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Cornell
Hawkeye
State News
Major Andre
Famous Company
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