Happenings About the Capital Reflects On Congress Past
Rodney Duthcher laments the fading era of strong leaders in Congress. He notes losses like Reed and La Follette, the drift of party lines, and the emptiness of current major party leadership. He contrasts eloquent past figures with weaker present voices and calls out long-term leadership gaps.
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la Follette
Senate
Democrats
Reed
Wilson
League of Nations
Borah
A Thought For Today on Wickedness and Turmoil
A compact reflection contrasts Isaiah 57 20 with Plutarch on wickedness as a builder of misery. The text highlights restless seas, mire and dirt, and a life marked by terror, shame, remorse, and perturbation.
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Plutarch
Federal budget reform reduces expenditures and debt
The text credits eight years of the federal budget system for slashing expenditures from 1921 to 1927, cutting debt, saving interest, and delivering about two billion dollars yearly in tax relief. It urges states counties and cities to adopt similar cost reductions.
The Car And Its Driver and the Education Solution
Opinion argues cars outpace drivers with 50 mile an hour machines run by 20 mile an hour people. It calls for an industrial college in big cities to teach motor education and require drivers meet safety standards before owning a car. The piece also discusses bootlegging in Southeast Ohio, police actions in Hocking County, and liquor routes from New Straitsville to Logan.
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Hocking County
Logan
Ohio
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Meigs
Perry County
New Straitsville
Straits
New Straitsville-Logan
Laurelville
Sugar Creek
Intensive Driver Training Emphasized for Youths
The text argues for rigorous initial driver training to build awareness and trust. It calls for proving driving skill to 100 percent, motor fitness, highway courtesy, and vehicle care. It also recommends tests in observation, comprehension, vision, awareness, emergency action, plus space and distance calculation to create a safety zone on highways.
Gossip in the Big Town on marriage art and Broadway figures
New York gossip notes Sinclair Lewis on marriage in a forthcoming work, Cornelius Vanderbilt and a Park Avenue society circle, John Ringling’s art purchases at the Met, Lucrezia Crivelli and La Belle Ferroniere ties, Deems Taylor’s opera plan, Street Scene as a Pulitzer contender, Lindy and Miss Orrow balladry, and Jimmy Durante ready to become Broadway’s It girl as Clara arrives incognito.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Sinclair Lewis
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Awelt
Gilden
Park Avenue
John Ringling
Havvng
Marat
Makari
Diana
Metropolitan Museum
Joseph Duveen
Lucrezia Crivelli
Lodovico the Moor
Broadway
Jimmy Durante
Clara
James
Dr Lampland probes heat of distant stars for Princeton crowd
A Lowell Observatory scientist explains measuring starlight heat across billions of miles using fine wire heat sensors. The talk covers how heat waves reveal star type and power as observers note advances in astronomy and physics.
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Princeton
Dr. Lampland
Lowell Observatory
Doctor Lampland
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Fane McCoy
Dr McCoy answers readers on hair pigment dyes nutrition and exercise. He explains hair color pigments, safe dye use, water waving, whitening hair, and cautions about aluminum cookware. He gives calf development exercises, diet adequacy for manual labor, and offers weekly menus.
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Fane McCoy
P. Q
Yale Men Split Between Father and Lindbergh Admiration
A Yale University questionnaire shows young men favor reverence for fathers or Colonel Lindbergh. Other top choices include Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover, and a tie between Lindbergh and Hoover among science seniors.
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Yale University
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Andrew Mellon
Herbert Hoover
Revolutionary tension grips Mexico as Calles fights rebels
The Mexican Republic faces potential upheaval as General Calles leads loyal forces against rebels controlling Vera Cruz and Sonora. The struggle is described as a religious war that could last indefinitely. Mildred Johnson aims to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic east to west by flying boat next May with four crewmen and 2000 pounds of cargo.
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Mexican Republic
Calles
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Sonora
Mildred Johnson
Alamo Massacre Remembered 93 Years Later
The Alamo massacre, dated March 6 1886, saw 250 American defenders slain by General Santa Anna at the San Antonio mission church. The event, occurring soon after Texas declared independence, sparked national outrage and the rallying cry Remember the Alamo.
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San Antonio
Texas
Santa Anna
Pat
Mexico
United States
Alamo
Sam Huston
San Jacinto
Mexican Congress
Huston
Fire destroys Bassett schoolhouse and library
The Bassett schoolhouse burned with all books and the school library, along with the coal house and seventy five bushels of coal. School moved to the community church while the cause remained unknown. KC Mariner was appointed acting constable after Constable Burris’s release, amid mayoral pressure.
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Bassett
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed in Fragmented Text
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered crossword clues and garbled phrases including hints about a vertical and horizontal puzzle grid, references to sequences, pronouns, and generic descriptors. The legible bits point to puzzle content rather than a specific news item or event.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
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Robert M. la Follette
Norris
Nebraska
Senat Walsh
Montana
Jim Watson
Nick Longworth
George Moses
David A. Reed
Hiram Johnson
Oscar Underwood
John Sharpe Williams
Henry Cabot Lodge
Medail McCormick
Brandegee
Connecticut
Greater
New York City
Hosteas
Yes
Deems Taylor
Menchman
Heywood Broun
Tis Pan Alley
Lindy
Miss Orrow
Phonograph
Manhattan
Floyd Collins
France
Arthur Arishane
King Features Incorporated
Lord Beaverbrook
London Express
Ramsay Mac Donald
McCoy
J. A. Caska
J. B. RK
Philadelphia
Wall Street
High Finance
London
Mr. Hoover
England
Byrd
Navy
Hoover
Germany
Berlin
Pennsylvania
College
Bentley
Allegheny College
Meadville
Independence Hall
J. KR
D. A
Bureau of Home Economics
Onn
History OF
America
Italy
Central American
Ohio University School of Music
Ewing Auditorium
Lulu Brickles
Brickles
Forrest Wolfe
Lancaster
Wolf Creek Oil and Gas Company
Washington County
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio University
Parkersburg
W. Va
Prospect Hill
Spon
Lar
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