City council weighs permanent East State street upgrade
Athens city council considers a permanent improvement for East State street using concrete sand filler and brick surface. If adopted, abutting property would be assessed about 35 percent of the asphalt bid, keeping faith with residents promised cheaper improvement. The plan, though costlier now, would avoid repeated repairs and long-term waste, and reflects a more prudent, informed approach than past officials.
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Athens City
East State Street
State Street
Time to Be Careful with Kids Outdoors
Spring brings children out to play in streets and yards, with games like baseball marbles and tag. Extra supervision is urged as youngsters often fail to notice oncoming autos and brakes may not always work well, preventing tragedies.
Urgent call to fund veterans pensions amid stalled deficit bill
The article laments Congress failure to pass deficiency appropriation, risking Civil War veterans lacking pensions. It argues a rich nation with a half billion treasury surplus should redirect funds to ensure veteran payments.
Self Made Men and Personal Destiny
R Edward A Fitzpatrick of Marquette University argues that all people are self made through ongoing self development. He notes education shapes fate and each new experience tests character, making individuals arbiters of their own destiny.
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R. Edward A. Fitzpatrick
Graduate School
Marquette University
Road hogs and the danger of driving temper
A commentary on reckless driving, blaming a road hog for endangering others. It cites Henry Ford as a possible victim of aggressive behavior and warns that temper flashes to block passers can lead to fatal accidents with no excuse.
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Henry Ford
Bloomingdale Brothers Pay Record Price Per Acre in New York
The Bloomingdale Brothers pay 315 dollars per square foot for land at Fifty Ninth Street and Lexington Avenue, equating to 13 721 400 dollars per acre. The piece notes the extraordinary value of Manhattan real estate and contrasts it with the global power dynamics surrounding China. The columnist muses on future price trends and the difficulty of coercing 400 million Chinese.
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Bloomingdale Brothers
New York
Fifty- Ninth Street
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
United States
Bootlegging Exceeds One Billion in Value, Say Curtis Aides
Cyrus H. K. Curtis' investigators assert bootlegging is a one billion dollar industry driven by protection. They compare it to the steel sector, noting similar growth aided by tariffs and prohibition. Proponents argue high tariffs shield bootleggers, securing exclusive markets.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Television profits tied to prize fights, predicts historian
The article notes Gifford proved television can transmit sight and sound over long distances and argues early on that profits would come from prize fights. It also recounts the Hamburg American liner New York arriving in port, comparing it to the historic Deutschland voyage.
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Gifford
Telephone Company
Germany rebuilds merchant fleet to 900000 tons after losses
The passage notes Germany's recovery in shipping from 1.3 million tons before World War I to 900,000 tons now. It cites the Versailles treaty as the source of losses and highlights persistence, courage, and determination as factors in revival.
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Germany
Wood flour gains industrial importance in U S
A Department of Commerce led push to utilize sawdust and mill waste to produce wood flour. European mills export millions of pounds yearly while U S producers eye domestic competition and new uses for this byproduct. European methods include stone and steel burr roller mills. American patents feature a wood pulverizer with no screening and air controlled fineness.
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Washington, D. C
National Committee On Wood
Department of Commerce
United States
Europe
New York Cabaret Icons Texas Guinan and Jimmy Walker Feature in City Scene
In a bustling New York portrait, Texas Guinan and Mayor Jimmy Walker epitomize Manhattan excess. The piece notes Guinan’s new club at 117 West 48th Street, Walker's influence on fashion trends, and a lighthearted anecdote about precinct policing on intoxicated crowds. It also tells of an elderly couple, Jane Frances Swallow and George W. Dodge, marrying in the Bronx and honeymooning in the South and West.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Texas Guinan
Jimmy Walker
Manhattan
Jimmy
Texas
West 48Th Street
Marvis King
Jane Frances Swallow
Georgee W. Dodge
First National Bank of
Shingletown
Battle of Vicksburg
Bronx
Public vessels and repairs toll exemptions through Panama Canal
A Q A excerpt explains toll exemptions for US, Panama, and Colombia vessels and for ships sent to Balboa shops for repair. It includes a question about whether Indian tribes formed from family bands and notes an answer about a president taking the oath of office on Sunday.
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United States
Panama
Colombia
Panama Canal
Balboa
Sketches by Kroesen in Gilroy arranged synopsis
A compact feature presents Dr. William E. Gilroy D D arranging a synopsis with Kroesen’s sketches guiding the study. The item highlights collaboration and editorial framing in a religious or scholarly context.
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D. D
Kroesen
Death of Pastor W L Slutz at First M E Church
The Rev W L Slutz pastor of the First M E church for four years died at his North College street home. Also noted were county plans to repaint the courthouse and upcoming marriage announcements involving local families.
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W. L. Slutz
M. E. Church
North College Street
China Friend Not Convert Theory Under Russian Reach
Rodney Dutcher reports a view that Moscow seeks China friendship, not a Bolshevik takeover. The piece cites an army officer arguing Russia lacks a red tinge in China, notes West Point graduates in Chinese service and anecdotes about Chang Tso Lin's parties, and questions American observers in China.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
China
Moscow
Russia
Curious Q and A on gold nuggets and history
In a column of trivia, questions cover the largest gold nugget Welcome Nugget found in June 1858 at Bakery Hill Ballarat Australia 2195 troy ounces around 99 percent purity and depth 180 feet plus another California nugget 1596 troy ounces valued about 29000. Other queries identify Washington avenues named for states and the House of Seven Gables in Salem Massachusetts. Names and brief facts respond to questions about watchmaking first by Peter Hele and Cuban president salary.
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Australia
Bakery Hill
Balarat
Victoria
California
Monumental
Buttes
Sierra County
Washington, D. C
United States
Salem
Mass
Mark Twain
Cuban Republic President Gerado Machado Term and Salary
The Cuban Republic lists General Gerado Machado as president with a term from May 20, 1925 to 1929 and a salary of $25,000 plus $50,000 for necessary expenses. It also notes a baseball trivia item: a major league game uses at least three balls, averaging six to ten balls.
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Gerado Machado
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Cr Eresshess
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Harry H. Steicie
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Forties
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Dayton
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L. Dow Poston
Athens
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Newark
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Wilson
New Christian Church
Glouster
W. H. Rainsberger
Bell Telephone Company
Chillicothe
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Shanghai
Britain
Mexico
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Rockefeller
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Tientsin
Tso Lin
Chang Tsung-Chang
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