Hoover Sees Broad Gains in Foreign Relations
Washington July 1 Herbert Hoover views current U S foreign relations as more favorable than at any time since war clouds formed. He expects Anglo American leaders Ramsay MacDonald and himself to curb naval armaments, stabilize Europe with reparations accords, and reduce tensions with Germany. Latin America shows goodwill, while issues with Mexico Nicaragua and China ease.
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Rodney Clicher
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Ian
Europe
Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
United States
Britain
Germany
Versailles
France
Lloyd George
Kaiser
State Stimson
Coolidge
Kelloge
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Nicaragua
China
Latin America
Iian
Vatican
Hoover Administration
The Cheapness of Life and a July Fourth Warning
A brief essay condemns a rise in murder and the cheapening of life in America. It argues machines and modern haste erode individual value, citing accidents and war as factors, and notes early Fourth of July celebrations with reckless firework use. It urges a renewed attitude toward human life and responsibility.
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America
Kids Toss Firecrackers at Passing Cars Comment Thread
The passage notes that children enjoy throwing lighted firecrackers at passing cars though it dubs the act unnecessary and dangerous. It reflects on changing times and attitudes toward youthful mischief and the persistence of kid behavior across eras.
Prohibition talk and the press crave new headlines
The piece notes ongoing fascination with liquor law enforcement and enforcement gaps. It cites Senator Moses of New Hampshire arguing that the Eighteenth Amendment will be ignored, creates fresh headlines, and contrasts liquor issues with roads and fashion, predicting future weariness at the era’s debates.
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Moses
New Hampshire
Columbus
More Deadly Than Diphtheria Our Traffic Dilemma
Acuteness of New Yorks automobile crisis is shown by New York state health figures. In 1927 New York City auto deaths reached 18.3 per 100000 while the rest of the state tallied 26.6. Typhoid fever stood at 2 per 100000 and measles 7 per 100000. Diphtheria was 13.6 per 100000. The automobile toll is ten times typhoid and nearly twice diphtheria. demand for drastic action grows.
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New York
Going Places and Seeing Things in Cleveland Depot Era
In Cleveland the Union Terminal rises as a landmark, a future town center for a grand plan by the Van Sweringens. The writer recalls rail-era pride and shifts from plain depots to skylines, noting strangers’ reactions and the loss of personal charm as depots evolve. The piece contrasts metropolitan trends with small-town customs and laments trains not yet reaching the new terminal.
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Saveral
Cleveland
Manhattan
Fon
Union
Woolferth
Wall Street
New York
James W. Dean
Panama Canal
Saper
van Sweringens
Lem Baskinshel
Srsith
Citheels
California
Santa Fe
Board of Trade
Oxnard
Metropolian
Sugar Tariffs and Rail Efficiency Debate
A fragmented discussion on 1920s rail efficiency and freight growth contrasts with sugar tariff politics. The piece notes 21 percent freight volume rise since 1920 with fewer locomotives and 12 percent fuel savings, warning against shorting American railroad stocks while linking sugar tariffs to profits for producers in the Philippines and Dutch/Javan islands. It also criticizes Hawaii’s sugar properties and notes refined sugar imports to the United States without tariffs, implying tariff-induced price effects.
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Hawaii
United States
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
An article by Dr Franklin McCoy discusses bananas as a staple in tropical diets, noting high carbohydrate yield per acre, ornamental value, and storage ripening. It includes dietary guidance, caution on overconsumption, and notes on potassium content and pairing with leafy greens. It also presents reader questions on child nutrition, epilepsy fasting, goiter treatment, and a political note on prohibition and sugar.
Answers to Questions by Haskin and Morgan critique biographers
A compact Q A feature presents rebuttals by Frederick J. Haskin about modern biographers and a British critic. It recaps public figures like Bishop James Cannon, John D Rockefeller, and Thomas F Ryan, then lists a Q A where readers ask about Casey Jones, Show Boat, Staten Island, the spinning wheel, foreigners in China, Lenin, and more, with concise factual answers.
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Lonesome Road
Stepin Fetchit
Jules Bledsoe
Staten Island
A.C
Europe
East
China
H.W
United States
Lenin
Nikolai Lenin
Jkxremlin
Moscow
Russia
Fragmented Cross Word Clues From A May Day Puzzle
Puzzle page entry lists horizontal and vertical clues with garbled phrases and misspellings. Clues reference fence rail unknit slang, small green fruit, wooly fabric texture, temporal ordering, insect egg, employment, rapid steps, short letter, shoulder motion, diminished status, academics, fusion metals, silent, dread, fruit cap silk sunburn, holiday eve, contest, color names, beast bed, premium loan, embarrass, mature, wing, censure, odd opposite, guided, chasm, consolidate, valued, pertaining to, merry, moist, behind, depart, crippled, summoned, idol, to happen, color, perched.
A Daily Study In Correct English Excerpt
W L Gordon edits a daily study on word usage. It highlights elegant, innocent, bridal versus bridle and explains exhort as to urge strongly or caution. The piece urges readers to master one word daily and grow vocabulary.
News Your Dad Read Ten Years Ago in Millgeld
A look back at July Fourth preparations in Millgeld with notes on Red Cross health study in Athens and a county nurse assigned there. Speed limits discussed, and Mrs Nettie Wend learns her World War II son was killed. The Athens Guard prepares for federal service under Lt Col Caldwell.
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Millgeld
Mags Walsh
Red Cross of
Athens
Nettie Wend
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Daly
Los Angeles
Michitons
Arthur Brishan
King Features Incorporated
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Javanan Islands
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Frank McCoy
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Emile
James Cannon
Southern Methodist Church
Kable & Company
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Thomas F. Ryan
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Charles Sherman Jones
W. L. Gordon
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Caldwell
United States Infantry
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Breeman
Arthur Riley
Tony Kennski
Cooney Miller
Otto Moore
R. O. Willams
Hester
Menner
Ohio University
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