Shadow Boxing at Geneva Disarmament Conference
The Geneva disarmament talks show diplomats split over what counts as offensive weapons with gaps from 77 to 155 millimeters. Critics say the conference merely preserves the status quo and offers no real path to disarmament, likening it to shadow boxing with little impact on future war or peace.
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Economy and Budget Pressures Across States and Cities
The federal balance is not enough as 48 states and numerous cities and counties carry budgets of their own. Citizens pay higher local taxes even if federal taxes rise little. Debt has skyrocketed in a decade while inefficiency and graft drain funds. Yet Virginia Georgia Maine North Carolina show savings through trims. Milwaukee Cincinnati also cut costs. Balancing the federal budget means states and cities must economize too.
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Virginia
Georgia
Maine
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Why U S Is Concerned Over Chilean Upset
The United States faces concern over Chile as the Montero government upheaval could affect eight hundred million dollars in American capital and the stability of a major South American market. Since 1819 Chile has tied closely to the U S with Guggenheim copper and nitrate ventures shaping power, communications, and investment, making Americans a dominant foreign stake in Chile.
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Chile
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Andes
South America
North America
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Cochrane
Bernardo O'Higgins
The Sooner the Better on Public Debt and Vigilance Groups
A Nelsonville public advisory piece argues the sooner the better for fiscal reform across the state. It notes Nelsonville Cty’s finances are sound, but districts in Athens County face heavy bond issues for school plants, urging taxpayers to form vigilance groups to study finances and curb costly projects.
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Nelsonville
A Thought for Today Verse Cite Corinthians Fourteen
A brief devotional note quotes Corinthians fourteen twenty three about tongues as a sign for unbelievers and prophecy serving believers, reflecting on faith and interpretation in a concise spiritual reflection.
Broadway quip and celebrity divorces highlight show world
New York report notes divorces and showbiz ironies as Teddy Keller seeks a divorce from Jack Pettis after a split career path. The piece mentions Al Baker the magician, Rabbi Nathan Krass in charity sleights, and Pierett closing its season with a cakewalk as a nostalgic nod to the past.
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Teddy Keller
Keller Sisters
Lynch
Newark
N. J
Jack Pettis
New Yorker
al Baker
Baker
Nathan Krass
Benny Davis
Nets
Questions and Answers from The Athens Messenger Bureau
A reader asks about English gold hoarding before a drive, pronunciation of gallant, and other trivia. Answers cover England’s gold estimates, bell sizes, Burroughs Medal winner Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Count Zeppelin, a Vatican jail plan, Shanghai International Settlement governance, Persian shawls, and Canada’s ten largest cities with Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Quebec, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and London.
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University of Chicago
United States
Riverside Church
New York City
Croydon Bell Foundry
Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
American Museum of Natural History
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Count Zeppelin
Charlottenburg
Germany
Vatican City
International Settlement
Shanghai
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Persia
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Hamilton
Quebec
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Calgary
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London
Truth and Poetry on Weather Rules and Disagreement
A verse on scientists failing to regulate weather and resolve conflicting needs across farming, maritime, and coastal life. The speaker notes ongoing disputes and questions whether science can decide which group should prevail, ending with a critique that the scheme may flop and is uncharted.
Belief That Water Was Only Six Inches Deep
A report notes the surface water measured six inches deep with a salt and sand crust below it, preventing the car from sinking further. The situation highlights shallow water conditions and possible hazards for vehicles nearby.
McAdoo Parallel Seen In Roosevelt Convention Fates
In a Washington dispatch Rodney Dutcher compares 1932 Democratic hopes to 1924, noting Roosevelt’s rise mirrors McAdoo’s, with southern western backing, eastern machine opposition, and Al Smith’s anti Roosevelt leadership. He predicts Roosevelt could start with more delegates than McAdoo did, signaling a quicker path to the nomination.
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John N. Garner
Garner
Chicago
Washington veterans fed while cost drains resources
The Press notes resources for feeding thousands of Washington veterans are nearly exhausted and that transportation home may be offered. The piece mocks government wartime spending on foreign relief and questions Red Cross and Salvation Army roles as veterans in Washington face unemployment and debts.
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Glassford
Mesopotamia
Red Cross
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France
Rockefeller funds withdrawal shakes dry era worries
Cyrus H K Curtis remarks on a caricature slamming Rockefeller as a symbol of Prohibition. The pullout of John D Rockefeller Jr from Anti Saloon League funding unsettles observers who fear constitutional changes. Yet observers warn against premature wet celebration as modification requires thirty six states.
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Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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Prohibition
Providence
Wilcox Likely to Replace Owen in Congress Over Prohibition
Jacksonville report notes Mark Wilcox a West Palm Beach lawyer in favor of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment is likely to succeed Ruth Bryan Owen, who remains dry like her father the late William Jennings Bryan, in securing a seat in Congress.
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Florida
Mark Wilcox
West
Palm Beach
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William J. Bryan
Bolshevik fears fuel tax debate in tariff reform talk
The speaker argues that tariffs amount to a hidden sales tax on imported goods and proposes a four to five percent manufacturers tax. He claims such a levy would be barely noticeable, raise billions for the government, and allow cutting income tax, which he calls a class tax fueling Bolshevism. He warns Russia might reject the United States for being too Bolshevist.
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Russia
United States
Ohio Univ tennis star among semi finalists Friday
Charles Fisher of Massillon, a freshman at Ohio University, advances to the semifinals in Ohio courts. He previously played two finals last summer in northern Ohio. The note mentions local events, social gatherings, and regionals with names such as Washington Federal and individuals like Prof Atkinson and Dr Blaine Goldsberry. Also reports coal mine seizure threats, juvenile crime actions, and New York living-cost increases.
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Charles Fisher
Massillon
Ohio University
Ohio Courts
Insect Menace and Public Health Concerns
A congressman speaks on grasshopper pests destroying crops and calls for government action. He warns that insects like flies and mosquitoes may spread deadly diseases, recounting a family illness linked to a tropical fever after a camp visit.
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Tropics
Controversial Tax Critique and Mosquito Control Letter
A reader lambasts excesses of the income tax as harmful to US wealth and employment while shifting to tax exempt securities. The letter likens it to Russia recognition and urges action to curb perceived communistic policy. The author also warns of household pests, urging sanitation steps to stop flies and mosquitoes.
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Russia
Belief of Prohibition's Failure Stirs Rumors Abroad
IT 18 believed by some wets usually well informed that another very conspicuous American will in a day or two confirm Mr Rockefeller's view that prohibition has failed.
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