Radio Listings Across Cities Highlight Evening Performances
A dense wire of stations from Chicago to San Francisco lists concerts, orchestras, vocals, and dance programs with showtimes and featured acts. Notable entries include Vincent Lopez in New York, KGO San Francisco concerts, and WGN Chicago orchestras with cross country schedule details.
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WEAF
New York City
Vincent Lopez
Edward Morris
Irva Giles
Oliver H. Anderson
Happiness Candy Boys
Eagle Neutrodyne
Genta Zielinska
Giuseppe di Benedetto
Metropolitan Trio
Ben
WTIC
Hartford
Conn
WGBS
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WLAL
Baltimore
Springfield
Mass
WCAE
WRNY
S-Opera
Novelties
WJAR
Providence
R. I
WNYC
WIZ
WRW
Tarrytown
N. Y
American Legion
Richmond Hill
WHAS
Louisville
WBBM
Chicago, Ill
WJJD
Mooseheart
Ill
KYW
Chicago, Il
Airplane shooing ducks used to defend Colorado feeds
In the San Luis Valley a mild winter brought an unusual duck problem as thousands of wild ducks linger near Colorado feed lots. The local game warden requested an out of season hunt, but Washington provided only a flying game warden to shoo ducks from the area with an air jet, aiming to deter them rather than shoot. The plan's effectiveness remains uncertain as birds may flee or ignore the noise.
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San Luis Valley
Isthern
Colorado
Washington, D.C
Jardine
Show
Edison on Time and Poker Aims at Thrift in Card Play
On his eighty nth birthday Edison notes he works two shifts and jokes that others also have two shifts but devote one to poker. He says poker wastes time and time is man’s most precious commodity for progress and character building though card games can teach self control when partnered with discipline.
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T.e. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Gossips Blamed for Murder in Beaver City Neb
In Beaver City Nebraska a neighbor woman is accused in a murder blamed on gossip. The accused and her husband moved twice due to rumors, and officials say the case grew from a misunderstanding sparked by talk. Community condemns gossip though few can stop it.
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Beaver City
Neb
End of the hard coal strike leaves miners and owners at loss
The long coal strike ends with a return to work under near original conditions. After months of idleness, workers resume production while profits and pay largely revert to pre strike levels. The piece notes losses for both sides and hints at a future dispute.
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Profis
Migratory oysters through canals raise ecological questions
The article notes species like pearl oysters expanding into the Mediterranean via canals, with Asiatic mollusks and other sea life following the Suez and Panama routes. Scientists in Cambridge and others monitor these movements, fearing potential habitat changes and unexpected ecological impacts across connected seas.
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Mediterranean
Egypt
Eriterranean
Canal
Cambridge
Panama
Soosargiana
New York Judge Urges Tougher Crime Deterrence
A New York judge calls for liberal use of deterrent measures and mocks sentimentalists. He suggests returning to the pillory and rack plus other relics of a harsher era to curb crime.
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New York
Fragmentary remark on degree versus principle in sentiment
The passage notes a distinction between degree and principle and suggests only a few sentimentalists would oppose it. It presents a brief stance on sentiment versus fundamental values.
Four Negroes Where Are They Controversy at Lincoln Birthday
Arthur Brisbane comments on Lincoln's birthday noting empty rhetoric and flub-dub talk. He argues real men persist after death while great leaders fade as time passes and compares figures like McKinley Cleveland and Roosevelt to diminishing tracks behind a speeding train.
Lincoln’s Character Compared to a Pacific Voyage
A metaphoric reflection on studying Lincoln’s character likened to a voyage across the vast Pacific, noting the ocean’s endless reach and the limitless expanse facing a reader. The passage emphasizes the depth and breadth required to grasp a truly great man’s character.
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Lincoln
Pacific
American Legion Endowment Marks National Reach in Washington
In Washington the American Legion endowment drive and 1925 dinner honor National Commander John R. McQuigg and past leaders. The event, attended by senators and representatives who are veterans, signals the legion’s growth from a veterans’ group to a wide service organization with a five million dollar endowment and broader national influence.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
United States
American Legion
John R. McQuigg
James A. Crain
Hanford McNider
John Emory
Legion
Official
Congress
Sixty-Ninth
House of Representatives
Capitol
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Can
America
Col
All America
Veterans’ Organization
Edison Celebrates 79th Birthday Ahead of Lincoln Day
The article notes Thomas A. Edison turning 79, celebrated a day before Lincoln’s birthday. It claims Edison’s name will endure and credits him with guiding light for the people. It mentions his stance on prohibition and evolution and his view that the world is improving due to more honest humane men.
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Thomas A. Edison
Lincoln
Edison
Four Black Men Executed Electrically in Arkansas
The text reports the execution of four Black men in Arkansas yesterday. It names John Canada Iiman Jones Cephas Johnson and Clinton Mason and questions what becomes of people after life while referencing Herbert Spencer and his quote about extinction.
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John Canada
Iiman Jones
Cephas Johnson
Clinton Mason
Arkansas
Herbert Spencer
Four Men Debate After Death and Justice Beyond Life
The speaker questions afterlife outcomes for four men who protested innocence to the end. They ask if those executed awaken somewhere with wings or in a tormented underworld, whether race or color changes, and if memory of their identities endures. The inquiry explores justice beyond the electric chair.
Secretary of Labor Davis Announces Coal Strike End
Secretary of Labor Davis declares the coal strike over as workers return under a five year contract. Leaders on the opposing side faced losses of millions weekly, leaving miners hungry and worried with no wage increase.
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Davis
Mine Owners Halt Work Leave Coal In Ground
Report says mine owners have not operated and coal remains unsold while surplus stock including mountain coal dust traded at high prices.
Working men seek affordable leadership in a divided field
The statement argues workers struggle to obtain proper leadership as costs deter support. It notes a gap between what owners pay and what workers can contribute, reflecting tensions over funding and influence in leadership selection.
Japanese Gunman Onishi Locked Up After Crime Spree
Great relief in Japan as Seijiro Onishi, a noted gunman, is imprisoned. Reports say he was a gun-toter who robbed many and killed a few. authorities expect his hold on crime to end soon amid widespread fear of pistols in the country.
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Japan
Seijiro Onishi
Onishi
Tropics
Alvear
Santa Fe
Buenos Aires
Ministry of Agriculture
Japanese Crime Extras Highlight Onishi News
Japanese papers publish special crime extras with brief notes on Onishi, marking their first such edition. The item hints at a broader wave of serialized reporting in Tokyo and other major cities during the period.
Mosquito Hunter Raymond Shannon Goes to Argentina
Raymond C. Shannon of the National Museum staff travels to Argentina to lead a campaign against mosquitoes, deemed the world’s most persistent pests. The Rockefeller Foundation supports the effort, following Argentina’s call to combat yellow fever and malaria vectors. Shannon, trained from a Washington orphanage, rose through entomology to become a famed mosquito expert.
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Charles P. Stewart
Messenger
Washington
Raymond C. Shannon
National Museum Staff
Argentine Republic
Ministry of Agriculture
Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
Shannon
Langdon Hughes Progress From Bus Boy to Poet in Harlem
In Harlem Langdon Hughes the young negro poet of The Weary Blues shows how romance and talent cross race and class. He once worked as a hotel bus boy, while Rachel Lindsay aided his start by exchanging verses at her table.
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New York
Manhattan Isle
Harlem
Langdon Hughes
Rachel Lindsay
Pacific Slope
Hughes
Lindsay
Magasines
Bush Cheney
Cheney Silf
Summer Cheney
Flivvers
Broadway flivver caravan boosts shows with odd stage stops
The piece notes a touring lighted caravan that stops to stage performances in the style of medicine shows, profiting from irregular venues. Leonore Ulric appears in Lulu Belle with a Scotch heather bouquet from Captain Ros tron of the Mauretania for luck. Sammy Lee, a Metro stage veteran, returns backstage as jazz influences shift opera with three saxophones and two banjos for Carpenter’s American jazz ballet Skyscrapers Rhades of Wegher.
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Leonore Ulric
Scotland
Rostron
Mauretania
Sammy
Carpenter
American Jazz Ballet
Onishi Faces Imminent Death in Pragmatic Japanese Policy
The excerpt portrays Onishi facing imminent death as a result of Japanese pragmatism. It asserts the Japanese are practical and rejects tributes or multiple trials, suggesting a harsh end without spectacle or mercy.
Mussolini Undergoing Operation in Milan
International news reports Mussolini has travelled to Milan where Dr Baldo Rossi will perform surgery. Anticipation runs high in Germany England France Greece and elsewhere as anxious Italians fear the outcome.
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Mussolini
Milan
Baldo Rossi
Germany
England
France
Greece
Italy
Congress probes aluminum pan handles cooling claims
Congress investigates aluminum cookware safety amid questions about heat transfer and consumer claims. Experts testify on whether pan handles stay cool and what standards apply, amid ongoing hearings and industry filings.
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Congress
Strange Sun Spots May Hint at Visiting Fleas
A reader notes two odd spots on the sun and asks if they could be a pair of visiting fleas from a distant dog star, reflecting a playful, speculative line of thought about solar activity.
Rail passenger rates rise from 2.5 to 3.6 cents per mile
Q and A traces railroad fare history from 1916 to 1920 noting 2.5 cents a mile in 1916 and 1917, 3.0 cents in June 1918, and 3.6 cents in August 1920. The second Q and A discusses shade trees with strong root systems. deep rooted examples include oak and tulip, while poplar tends to surface roots.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Beheads of Halibut and Coal Yields from Vein Depths
Q and A style notes cover coal yield per acre in a six foot vein about 1700 tons per foot of vein per acre by the Bureau of Mines, halibut heads removed for weight and market use, and origins of knocking on wood linked to Christian cross symbolism. Includes Civil War era slave ownership nuance.
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Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Fisheries
Christ
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Chicago
Detroit
Mich
WEBH
KFL
Los Angeles
Calif
WGY
Schenectady
WCAU
Philadelphia
Tacommune
CNS
Ea Revue
Wenr
Cage
Omaha
WFAA
Dallas
Tex
WGN
Til
WSM
Nashville
Tenn
Biasical
Kansas City
Usi
WLIB
WMBB
Lll
WQJ
Oretta
WHO
Des Moines
KFNF
Shenandoah
Wwanf
Davenport
Ore
WCCO
St. Paul-Minneapolis
WORD
KTHS
Hot Springs
Ark
Pian
DAF
Denver
Colo
Calgary
Canada
KGO
San Francisco
KGW
Portland
KPO
KTRI
KHJ
Athens Messenger
Obie
Dareat
Ted
International Po Gervice
Lister Livres
Robert Krware Inc
New
Wabash Avenue
Accept We Datoskae, Bie Sa A Pone Puor
Chen” H.weer
Managing
Kéitor
Heb
Solon
Borah
Arthur Brisbane
American Legion Endowment
BY Frederic J. Haskin
Coolidge
National
Argentine
Brazil
Argentina
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Old Broadway
The
Haney-Goodrich Co
Court St
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