Rubber in the Philippines and the race for American control
Discussion of U S efforts to secure rubber sources in the Philippines. Proposal to lease 450000 acres of rubber land to corporations for 75 years with 6 percent Filipino or American ownership, 25 percent rubber planting within 15 years, and eventual land revert. Critics warn it harms independent farmers and signals continued U S control. Contemplates effect on domestic rubber supply and congressional decisions after a presidential report.
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Philippines
Islands
United States
Congress
New Bankruptcy Law 4E Takes Effect August 27
The new bankruptcy law enacted in the last Congress session goes into effect on August 27. It imposes heavier penalties for fraud with imprisonment and no option of fines. The statute of limitations for fraud prosecutions rises from one to three years. Referees receivers and others must report suspected offenses to the U S District Attorney.
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United States
Prohibition a Key Issue in Coming Elections
The piece analyzes how prohibition dominates voter focus in primaries and the potential 1928 impact. It cites Ohio results showing wet and dry splits, notes regional differences in southern and northern states, and weighs whether wets or dries will shape the presidential contest.
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Atlee Pomerene
Florence E. Allen
Ohio
Europe weighs Borah plan on debt and reparations
The piece reports that Europe favors canceling war debts and reparations. France and Britain would push to let Germany pay four billion reparation bonds secured by rail and industrial assets. It claims wiping all debts and reparations would boost German industry and notes the mark’s collapse as erasing internal debt.
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Europe
Borah
France
England
Germany
Sam
Postwar debt ideas contrast German boom with Allied strains
The piece argues debt cancellation would free Germany while leaving other nations burdened by foreign debts. It notes the United States would still owe about twenty billion on Liberty Bonds. It also claims Germany, after defeat, is more prosperous than France and other victors.
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Germany
Sam
France
German Travelers In Paris Outnumber Brits And Americans
In Paris German travelers arrive at about 5090 daily and stay on average a week, outnumbering the combined British and American visitors.
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Paris
France proposes canceling war debts and reparations
The article notes France may seek cancellation of all war debts and reparations except Germany's bill. It argues Germany would resist paying if given a route to avoid it, aided by disarmament and proximity of French forces, while the United States is unlikely to wage war over debts.
If Uncle Sam Fought Germany Even in Thought
The piece contemplates a hypothetical world where the United States would oppose Germany, noting the idea as inconceivable yet humorous. It imagines Woodrow Wilson’s astonishment at universal anti US sentiment if war spread, and recalls royal and international receptions that would mock U S leadership.
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Sam
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Buckingham Palace
Garibaldi
Visitors Explore Exhibits at Sesqui Centennial Expo
On Sunday 69 190 visitors at the Sesqui Centennial exposition in Philadelphia viewed exhibits from many states and foreign countries, admired latest machinery and new inventions, and noted devices intended to increase happiness and diminish misery among humanity.
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Philadelphia
Questioning Sabbath Sanctity and Heaven’s Quiet on Sunday
A reflective passage argues against punishing 60,000 for Sabbath violations and questions what heaven and Sunday would be like if harps and creatures from Revelation were silenced. It contrasts Christian and Muslim and Shinto views on work, study, and divine beneficence.
Viaduct Plan Aimed at Easing Suburban Traffic
President Smith of the New York Central urges viaducts over rail lines to serve dense suburbs. He proposes omnibus routes to ferry suburban commuters to waterfront fast boats, then onward by omnibus, arguing a direct viaduct over railroads would be far simpler and faster.
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Smith
New York Central Railroad
New York
St Louis Man of 25 Had Four Wives
A 25 year old St Louis man reportedly had four wives. The fragment suggests he was unusually amenable and unable to decline marriage offers.
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St. Louis
Stolen flivver identified by sound not sight
A quirky note explains that a missing vehicle cannot be recognized by appearance but can be traced by its distinctive engine sound, highlighting the challenge of locating a specific car through auditory clues.
Malta Faces Earthquake Aftermath
A tremor struck the island of Malta prompting assessments of damage and aftershocks. Local authorities advised seismic safety checks while residents began surveys for structural impact and livestock welfare.
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Malta
College course on accident prevention signals safety push
Washington reports the establishment of a New York University college course to train experts in safe operation across industry and traffic. Officials note mechanical safety progress is limited without human education and public awareness, citing 1925 U.S. accident totals and longitudinal railroad, mine, and factory safety trends.
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Washington, D. C
New York University
Department of Commerce
Hoover
United States
American Museum of Safety
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Bureau of Mines
Moving Day Near in New York City Flats
In Manhattan the September lease season looms as thousands seek apartments, with 40 percent considering moving and up to a million changing quarters. Greenwich Village loses its bohemian image as rents rise and attic studios become skylight spaces from $90 to $250 monthly.
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New York
Manhattan
Greenwich Village
Question and Answer on Baseball Seasons and Ministers
The major league baseball season ends September 29. Commissioner Landis publishes the end of year notes with the World Series start and first game location. Salaries of Protestant ministers vary and are not public. highly paid churches include St Thomas Episcopal Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Park Avenue Baptist in New York City Fourth Presbyterian in Chicago Hyde Park Baptist in Chicago and Old South Congregational in Boston. Rust on tools is removed by soaking about 34 hours in kerosene.
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Landis
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Park Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Chicago
Old South (Congregational) Church of
Boston
Athens News Roundup From The Ohio University Area
Athens society and school notes report new officers at Ohio University teachers institute with Zella Foster as president and Arthur McFarland named athletics coach. Precinct supervisors named, WCTU resolutions debated, and hot weather with heavy rains hit rural areas. A bi-plane slated for the Athens county fair excited residents as an education board struggled to fill the superintendent post.
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Teachers’ Institute
Ohio University
Zella Foster
Guy Dinsmoor
Lulu Lane
Henry Hatch
Arthur McFarland
Athens
Athens County
C. M. Gill
Copeland Car Turns Turtle In Stewart
Dr. T. A. Copeland's Willys Knight touring car overturned near Stewart. Harold Copeland, his son, drove the vehicle and no one was injured though Sunday clothes were wrecked, much to the dry cleaner's despair.
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T. A. Copeland
Stewart
Harold Copeland
Wheeler May Be Dry Law Enforcer Says Stewart
Washington August 18 Wayne B Wheeler declines the role of dry czar arguing enforcement needs stronger laws and better co ordination Yet he may succeed enforcement chief Lincoln Andrews or his successor Wheeler remains a leading candidate and the nation reacted strongly to the idea He could resign from the Anti Saloon League to take the post if needed
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Lincoln C. Andrews
Willy-nilly
Andrews
Prohibition Debate Divides Wets Drys and Bootleggers
Wets favor Wheeler arguing enforcement will fail and modification will follow. Drys say Wheeler can enforce if anyone can. Deets Pickett of the Methodist Board praises Wheeler. Bootleggers oppose Wheeler, seeking neither enforcement nor modification.
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Wets
Wheeler
Drys
Deets Pickett
Methodist Episcopal Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Wheeler boom shuffles Wayne Wheeler for treasury post
Washington anti saloon league headquarters reacts to the Wheeler boom with surprise as Wayne B Wheeler faces a swift push for the role of assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement.
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Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
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