Ten Million Dollar Tax Suit Faces Senator Couzens
Senator James Couzens faces a government tax suit over Ford stockholdings as the Internal Revenue Service seeks a multi million dollar recovery. He rarely attends Detroit proceedings or testifies, citing lawyer work and personal discretion while defending his principles against what he calls government overreach.
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Washington
March
James Couzens
Michigan
Ford
Detroit
Couzens
Senate
Tax Board of Appeals
Pord Motor Company
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mellon
A Thought For Today Proverbs Quote And Shakespeare Adage
A daily proverb style note quotes Proverbs 37:1 warning about beasting tomorrow and a Shakespeare line about every braggart being found an ass. The two quotes offer caution and humor in a concise moral anecdote.
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Shakespeare
Sunrise in the City Transfigures Morning Light
A reflective essay contrasts city dawn with countryside morning. It describes skyscrapers, streets, and offices appearing cleaner and more expansive as sunrise transforms the urban landscape, offering a fleeting vision of a purer, reimagined city. The piece urges readers to carry this aspirational dawn into daily work.
Ten Thousand Apple Pies Earn Western Gentleman Medal
The note celebrates TEN THOUSAND PIES WESTERN GENTLEMAN for baking his ten thousandth apple pie. The writer questions the medal's value, arguing the baker deserves either far more for spreading joy or punishment for soggy pies, urging his removal to the lions if the pies were poor.
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Lions
Churchill says Germans defeated themselves in World War I
In a newly published book Churchill argues the Germans caused their downfall by internal mistakes and American entry. He says French and British offensives were costly to the Allies, while German errors and American involvement sealed the outcome. Experts will debate the view.
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Inston Churchill
Churchill
Theal
Germany
United States
France
Edison Turns Eighty and Considers Bridge Fare
At eighty Edison faces a promise made thirty years ago to take up bridge. The text wonders if he has played yet and what his plans might be as he nears the milestone.
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Edison
Gray Wolf Hopes For Food As Trains Pass Wyoming
Thick snow along Union Pacific tracks in Wyoming endangers elk in Gros Ventre and Snake River districts. The state will feed them. A gray wolf west of the Utah line watched a dining car, hoping for scraps. Crows along Mojave tracks chase the Santa Fe Express. The Wyoming State Tribune notes a boycott on all U S produced goods by Central and South America and the Antilles, despite Monroe Doctrine protections.
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Union Pacific
Wyoming
Gros Ventre
Snake River
Utah Boundary Line
Mojave Desert
Wyoming State Tribune
Central and South America
Antilles
United States
Europe
Marines Fire Upon Attack in Nicaragua Incident
In Nicaragua American Marines were fired on from a bush. No injuries reported. They were ordered to capture those responsible and punish them if necessary. force may be used to prevent further attacks.
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Nicaragua
Questioning United States sovereignty over foreign military influence
The text asks how Americans would react if Nicaraguan soldiers entered U S territory in armored vehicles to dictate actions on a presidential election. It probes whether Americans should accept such intrusion or defend their political autonomy and security.
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United States
Governor Emerson Invites Coolidge to Fish in Wyoming
Governor Emerson of Wyoming invites President Coolidge to visit and fish on vacation next summer. The president replies he wishes to come but cannot set vacation plans yet, noting a long Western route from Seattle to San Diego and the Sierras to fish trout without barbs to save time.
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Governor Emerson
Wyoming
President Coolidge
Seattle
San Diego
High Sierras
Pope Pius Praises Human Dignity Over State Power
In pre Lent guidance to Rome priests Pope Pius condemns subordination of man to the state. He asserts man is ends not a means and rejects the view that the state is for the man. He emphasizes that while God is the ultimate end, humans remain the center of creation.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Industrialattitudes and wages reshape worker view
The text warns that many industrial organizations treat workers as cogs in a machine and that employees accept this dehumanizing view if offered higher pay, such as five dollars daily.
Cloture Clash Over Boulder Dam Highlights Senate Double Standards
The essay recalls Hiram Johnson’s bid to force the Boulder Dam project and notes Senators refused cloture citing deep convictions. It contrasts with swift action when prohibition authorities demanded cloture, funded by public money, implying a higher priority for beer over major dam plans.
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Isaiah
Senate
Hiram Johnson
Boulder Dam
George Washington Never Told a Lie in Radio Era Jest
A witty remark contrasts George Washington’s legendary honesty with the absence of radio in his era. The quip highlights anachronistic humor about communication and truth in historical contexts.
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George Washington
Lip Reading as Essential Training for Hard of Hearing
The article traces the rise of lip reading education in the United States from early efforts in the 1860s to the Mueller-Walle method and Nitchie School, noting 150 to 200 schools and advocates like Gertrude Torrey. It argues lip reading is a primary tool to overcome deafness and enable fuller social and work participation.
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Washington
DD. C
Rhode Island
New York Institution For
Clarke School For the
Northampton
Martha E. Bruhn
Germany
Boston
Edward B. Nitchie
Amherst
New York
Nitchie
Volta Review
Alexander Graham Bell
American Association
American Federation of Organizations For
United States
Gertrude Torrey
See-Saw Broadway Sightings From New York's Theater World
Gilbert Swan notes European writers and American dramatists visiting Broadway venues. He mentions Jacob Wasserman H. L. Mencken Maxwell Anderson Eugene O Neill and Fritz Bush among others, plus Molly Picon and East Side fans as theater life ebbs and flows along old Broadway.
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New York
Broadway
Jacob Wasserman
Germany
H. L. Mencken
Greenwich Village
New Jersey
James Dean
United States
Samuel Shipman
Java
Maxwell Anderson
Shipman
Sullivan County
Eugene O'Neill
Bahamas
Nantucket
New England
Fritz Bush
Dresden Opera House
New York Symphony Orchestra
Riga
Adolph
Bronx
Eas
Royal
East Side
Molly Picon
Mitzi
Gilbert Swan
Marseille Mystery: 19-Year-Old Dies After Two-Year Sleep
Hortense Zailier, a 19 year old, has died after sleeping for two years. Details on cause and context remain unclear, with local authorities investigating.
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Marseilles
Hortense Zailier
Gilroy and Kroesen Sketches Featured in Synopsis
A publication presents a synopsis arranged by Dr. WM F Gilroy with sketches by Kroesen. The pairing highlights editorial and artistic contributions in a curated display.
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WM. F. Gilroy
D. Pb
Kroesen
Detroit’s millionaire police commissioner police integrity clash
A hard-boiled Detroit executive, the city’s millionaire police commissioner, used wealth to avoid scrutiny yet earned many enemies by enforcing the law without regard to who was affected.
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Detroit
Answers and questions from a period Q and A column
A compiled Q and A feature covers broadcast timing, Benny Leonard’s retirement, daylight saving birthdays, Napoleon lineage, compulsory education by state law, and house building customs with a tree or flag atop ridges. It notes faster radio waves vs sound, Leonard’s mother’s request, standard time birthday, and German omen beliefs.
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Benny Leonard
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
E. H
Union
Ss. C
Uruguayan Flyers Missing After Disaster Near Casa Blanca
A group of Uruguayan airmen are reported missing after a disaster along the coast near Casa Blanca, Morocco. Rescue teams searched the Sahara fringe for the downed flyers and any survivors.
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Casa Blanca
Morocco
Africa
Sahara Desert
Diapepsin Promises Relief From Indigestion After Meals
A vintage ad-style note urges dyspeptics to take one or two Diapepsin pills after eating to ease leaden supper effects. It claims better digestion, less gas and heartburn, and improved sleep with a 60 cent package available at drug stores.
Buckeye 5 Percent CDs Insured by Real Estate Mortgages
Safe investment note from The Buckeye describes 5 percent from-date semianual CDs backed by first mortgages on real estate. Homes insured for fire and 95 percent of properties protected against cyclone and windstorm by a $4,000,000 blanket policy. Reserve and surplus total $1,500,000 with paid-in capital $6,000,000. Deposits accepted by various payment methods.
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Buckeye
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