Debate on World Court Polarity Flows in Senate Battle
Washington dec 18 debate on American admission to the World Court moves into a second lap as pro and anti court forces flood Senate with letters petitions and rhetoric. Proponents claim 63 votes minimum while irreconcilables vow to resist until after Christmas recess.
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Senate
Capitol Hill
United States
International
Farmer Laborite
Walsh
Montana
Swanson
Virginia
League
Borah
Gold mining costs rise as US output falls in 1925 year
New York December 18. Gold production in 1925 is seen dropping below 50 million dollars, less than half of the 1915 peak of 101 million. Mines once rich now burdened by costs, causing anxiety in mining circles as Efforts to fix the situation prove ineffective.
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New York
C. P
Great Britain
United States
America
Poison booze toll in New York yearly
New York statistics show 2006 deaths from poison hooch in eight years. Buckner reports deaths rose from 87 in 1918 to 511 in 1925, with 98 percent of 50 000 liquor samples being synthetic from denatured alcohol. He cites enforcement steps by General Lincoln C. Andrews to halt bootleg poison traffic.
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New York
New York City
United States
Emory S. Buckner
Aldine Club
Buckner
Lincoln C. Andrews
Return to the three R's urged by national education leaders
National educators back a revision to public school curricula emphasizing reading writing arithmetic and spelling as the core. Vocational studies would move to high schools and frills like lectures and fundraising would be reduced or cut. English sciences languages and arts would be taught with strong civics and health focus.
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Owen L. Scott Consolidated Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
National Education Association
Senate poised to ratify debt pacts with Italy and Belgium
The Senate faces a storm over ratifying debt agreements with Italy and Belgium but is expected to approve. Democrats largely back the treaties, reflecting Wilson era policies and Italian sentiment, while a small Republican minority cannot derail ratification.
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David Lawrence
the Messenger
Washington
Senate
Italy
Belgium
Coolidge
Press of America
Wood- Wilson
Wilson
United States
Fiume
Athens Trucking Challenged by Joint Protest
A joint protest was filed with the state utilities commission by the Athens Trucking company and Hubert L. Kelly opposing Wallace Pratt of Athens on his application to operate a motor transportation route.
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Columbus
Athens
Getate Utilities Commission
Athens Trucking Company
Hubert L. Kelly
Wallace Pratt
High finance derides Pinchot plan on coal fields as public utility
Arthur Brisbane reports that influential financiers attack Governor Pinchot's proposal to declare coal fields a public utility calling it a dangerous panacea for big business and warning of unintended consequences in the economy.
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High Finance
Pinchot
Government and business clash over coal policy
The passage argues that coal is a public necessity for heat and welfare, criticizing Governor Pinchot's suggested policy as a threat to big business profits and plans, framing the issue as government versus private interests.
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Pinchot
United States
La Follette Rejects Olive Branch From Republican Elders
Young Senator La Follette stays firm against concessions as elder Republicans offer an olive branch and committee placements. He asserts he will remain the game kind of Republican his father was, signaling steadfast independence within the party.
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la Follette
La Follette Compared to Father in Leadership Experience
The passage contrasts a young La Follette with his father, noting the younger lacks the elder's desert experience and fervor. It frames him as earnest yet lacking the first twenty years of his father’s life in public leadership.
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la Follette
Texas Governor Demands Evolution Struck From Textbooks
Governor Ma Ferguson declares evolution must be removed from public school books in Texas. She cites a textbook claiming that discussing men and animals reveals unwarranted egotism and that man is an animal, as true as the beast of the field.
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Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Beasts Voice Against Patriotism and Cruel Commerce
A stark critique argues that many animals reject wholesale murder in the name of patriotism and condemn the confinement or underpayment of fellow beings in factories or mills for profits they do not need.
Senator Edge and allies fault prohibition workings
Senator Edge and King join Bruce in criticizing prohibition practices, arguing the system undermines design and public morale. The remarks center on enforcement, legality, and the broader impact on society.
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Edge
King
Bruce
Prentice Seeks Independent Path At Yale After Suspension
Earns Schooling Jack Prentice nephew of John D Rockefeller Jr. is pursuing studies at Yale University after a six year suspension. He says his parents supported him then and denies family cut off now, claiming he simply wants to make his own way.
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Jack Prentice
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Yale
Wets in Congress Push Return of 2.75 Beer
The wets in Congress move to modify the Volstead act to allow states to permit 2.75 beer manufacturing. Drys question the sincerity of the move, arguing a beer with near beer strength failed in Ontario with many Canadians unable to be satisfied. Earlier testers reportedly drank up to thirty bottles without intoxication.
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Congress
Cc. P
Ontario
Canada
United States
Washington
Druse Strongholds Bombarded By French Air Units
French airplane squadrons began a campaign of aerial bombardment against Druse strongholds near Jerusalem on December 18, signaling a new phase in the Middle East operations.
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Druses
Jerusalem
League of Nations invites U S to disarmament talks
Washington reports the League of Nations plans a preliminary disarmament conference and stresses high value on U S cooperation. The invitation indicates a scientific approach covering all governmental areas affecting disarmament and outlines U S participation at the map-out stage.
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Washington
League of Nations
State Department
League
United States
League Council
End of Universe Told by Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge warned in London that the universe may end in trillions of years as matter vanishes the ether fills with radiation and life of stars ends then rekindling of nebulae and planets could begin again creating a perpetual cosmic evolution process. He argued creation is continual and evolution the method of creation linking science and spirituality.
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London
Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver
Iit
Thane Oe
Crea
Insurance Fund of Ohio Faces Broad Probe
Ohio's 48.6 million workmen's compensation fund with about 35 000 subscribers becomes the focus of a sweeping investigation. Charges filed by a Cincinnati attorney allege discrimination and mismanagement by E I Evans actuary of the state fund, prompting possible scrutiny of multiple state departments and former officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Industrial Relations
Cincinnati
E. I. Evans
State Insurance Fund
Evans
Industrial Commission
Christmas Trees Light Main Street Festively
Christmas trees from various sites line Main Street in Logan during the past week. The American Legion flag display holes are used for the trees and merchants decorate their trees with lights creating a cheery holiday scene along both sides of the street.
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Logan
Main Street
American Legion
Rabid Dog Rampage Triggers Chase Townwide Hunt
A white spotted hound went on a rabid rampage in Albany and Chase biting dogs and a cow before being killed after a mile and a half chase. Mrs. Lew Jeffers was bitten on the wrist and a mayor orders 30 day leash rules. Dr. Higgins urges Pasteur treatment and nearby dogs to be shot.
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Lew Jeffers
Chase
Albany
P. E. Harner
J. M. Higgins
Athens County
W. Williams
Mr.Green
John Woodyard
Mr. Hook
Elmer Wise
Jeffers Place
James Bolton
Athens
Higgins
Dry Raider Col Sam Johnson Heads Northern California Prohibition
Col Sam Johnson, once a Russian baron, now leads prohibition enforcement in northern California. He uses military methods in his crackdown, noting that bootlegging persists as long as a gallon can be produced for six dollars to make one’s own liquor.
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Sam Johnson
California
Ohio Good Roads federation endorses highway reform plan
The Ohio Good Roads federation endorsed a six year half mill state tax levy for highway construction and crossing elimination. It backs a five member state highway board with defined duties and proposes shifting gasoline tax shares to fund city widening and resurfacing. Frank G. Harrison was elected president, with W. A. Alsdorf as executive secretary and a slate of governors and trustees named.
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Columbus
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio
Frank G. Harrison
Massilion
Association
W. A. Alsdorf
George Waddle
Akron
C. H. Bryson
Athens
W. L. Robinson
Mt. Vernon
George E. Fertig
Dover
Board of Governors
Ed. W. Jacobson
Coshocton
D. W. Armstrong
Zanesville
C.L. van Voorhis
C. R. Frederickson
C. E. Welsh
Nelsonville
Trustees
Bandits Pillage Wells Fargo Train in New Jersey
A Chicago bound Wells Fargo express on the Erie railroad was robbed early today between Croxton and Rutherford New Jersey. Initial reports say bandits fled with as much as 100000 dollars in valuable women’s wear and other material, with officials still tallying the total.
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Jersey City
Erie
Croxton
N. J
Rutherford
Choir Practice Postponed To Saturday At 6 30
The First Christian Church of Athens shifts choir rehearsal from tonight to Saturday at 6 30 PM. All choir members are urged to attend.
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First Christian ‘Church
Athens
Anerial Chiriatmen-enthama
Apple Recife Booklet Promises Free Valuable Guide
A damaged fragment mentions a booklet offering a free guide labeled valuable and useful. It references an appealing menu and new ways, with unclear details about purpose or origin.
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