Strengthen Panama Canal Defenses Proposed by Navy Panel
An official Navy critique from Washington outlines recommended improvements to Panama Canal defenses after last spring's maneuvers in Panama Bay. It cites weaknesses including bomber vulnerability, close artilIery grouping, limited aircraft, and calls for faster fleet speeds, more scouting cruisers, destroyer leaders, and extended maneuvers.
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Navy Department
Panama Bay
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Coast Defense
Miraflores
Navy Approves Pacific Shore Stations Plan Worth Billions
Navy department approves a board plan for western bases led by Pearl Harbor Hawaii and cites 111 million of 155 million program for first and second line Pacific support. Hawaii Pearl Harbor receives 2 million now with 3 million annual allotments through 1938.
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Roosevelt
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Canal Zone
San Diego
Philippines
Guam
Samoa
Hawaii
Strong voiced Senate to convene next December in new era
A Washington dispatch to the Cleveland Plain Dealer predicts the next Senate will be the strongest voiced in history with members like Magnavox Johnson Wildman Brookhart and Fighting Bob LaFollette ready to shake up the old order. The piece recalls famed firebrands such as Fire-Alarm Joe Foraker and Hell-Raiser Hiram Johnson and notes the changing tone away from the millionaires club toward vigorous debate and a demanded “new deal.”
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Senate
Washington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Joe Foraker
Ohio
Hiram Johnson
California
LaFollette
Millionaires’ Club
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Boies Penrose
Unpublished Washington Letter Found Washington
Washington letter dated November 18 1781 found in House records and published by Secretary Weeks. The missive to Robert H Harris discusses Cornwallis surrender, war policy, and urged readiness to field Continental battalions. It notes Custis death and Washington’s concern for his family as he signs affixed.
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Corn-wallis
Weeks
House of Representatives
William Tyler Page
House
Robert H. Harris
Washington
Supreme Court
Mount Vernon
York
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Dac
Portobacco
Cornwallis
Great Britain
Japan quake toll climbs to two hundred fifty thousand dead
Osaka reports at least 250000 dead from the Japan earthquake and fire. Tokyo fatalities near 150000 with more than 100000 in Yokohama. 200000 houses burned. martial law and relief bureaus established. Foreign districts, factories, and landmarks destroyed as Tokyo wrestles with famine and refugees. AM Red Cross launches relief, U S ships carry aid to Yokohama and Tokyo.
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Osaka Mainichi
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Kumnamae Women's Higher Normal School
Takanawa
Aoyama
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Shimazu Arisugwa
Tsukiji
Asa
Mainichi
New Japan
Nihondenski Electrical Works
Specie Bank
Tokio
Ushirome
Asyamadori
Uetsuya
Koishigawa
Fukagara
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Washington
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Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Days
American International Red Cross
Iowa State News Roundup From Fair to Farm Facts
Legislators and state officials attended the Iowa state estate fair in large numbers. A Corn man hauled 9 000 bushels of corn to town, some four years old. Greyheath apple orchard near Bonaparte promises record yield this year. Alfalfa production nears wheat value in Iowa. Oldest Shenandoah mail carrier N M Ingall has died. The Young People's Federation forms under Central West Presbyterian and Evangelical Union at Cedar Rapids. The 1924 American Veterinary Association convention to be held in Des Moines. Sunshine highway plans Canada to Gulf route via Denison and Des Moines. Golden anniversary in Montgomery County for William H and F M Richards. 51 students in Blue course at Fort Des Moines training camp to be commissioned. UI fall semester begins September 24 with registration September 20. Des Moines leader George B Peak dies suddenly. Storm Lake junior livestock show set for October 4-5 with premiums. Des Moines Bond Club formed to guard against wildcat schemes. Second annual Sunday school teacher training in September. Clayton county culling threatens nearly 9 000 loafers from 271 flocks. Threshing delayed across central Iowa due to heavy rains. Ten day Iowa Legion trip to San Francisco planned. W B Lower of Sioux City dies, leaves orphanage 350 000 from 600 000 estate. Iowa expected to have good crops and fabrics. not bankrupted. Iowa farm producers praised for fair wages despite rural decline. Dalea legume shows strong growth in western Iowa. State spelling champs suggest improved literacy in grammar grades.
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Bonaparte
N. M. Ingall
Shenandoah
Cleveland
Young People’s Federation
Central West Presbyterian and Evangelical Union
Cedar Rapids
American Veterinary Association
Des Moines
Toronto Canada
Sunshine Highway
Canada
Gulf
Denison
William H. Richards
F. M. Richards
Montgomery County
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Des Moines
Officers’ Reserve Corps
University of Iowa
George B. Peak
Central Life Assurance Society of
United States
Storm Lake
Polk County Sunday School Association
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Clayton County
Transportation Committee
Iowa American Legion
San Francisco
National Legion
W. B. Lower
Sioux City
L and Bank
Chicago
Iowa Experiment Station
Grammer
Strong Minded Woman Drives Tiger Tale
A story recalls a strong minded wife feared by her Indian official husband. While on a drive with the man and his friends a fierce tiger bursts from the undergrowth along the track, creating a startling moment for the little girl named Dollie.
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Little Dollie
Family Debate Over Capturing Beast Incites Laughter
A sequence shows three men attempting to shoot a beast while a girl grows increasingly excited. She then asks her father if they may take the creature home for the mother to shoot, provoking a humorous moment.
Bunco Scams Highlighted in Early Warning Notice
A Boston Transcript headline warns readers of bunco games targeting locals. The notice frames bunco schemes as costly deceptions and stresses vigilance against such scams in daily life.
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Boston Transcript
Wage Slave Hat Feud at Los Angeles Club
A Los Angeles Athletic Club wife tears up her husband over a costly hat she bought after learning the cook bought the same hat. The exchange reveals envy over fashion and spending, with the husband admitting the cook purchased the hat.
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Los Angeles Athletic Club
Fleming's Liniment for Cattle Aches and Sprains
Fleming's Liniment relieves gorget in cows and reduces swelling bruises and soreness. It eases lameness in muscles or tendons and is invaluable for sprains.
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Fleming
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