Coolidge Armistice Day Speech Signals Policy Continuity
President elect Hoover and observers see Calvin Coolidge’s Armistice Day address as shaping future U S policy toward Europe. The message stresses naval armament reduction as a condition for further aid, pledging continuity in American diplomacy despite the election. Unity in stance on postwar disarmament and Dawes plan support is emphasized.
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Washington
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
White House
Ica
America
Europe
Geneva
Spirit of Armistice Day: toward peace and remembrance
Essay urges reverence for fallen soldiers and the wounded, honors German foes as victims, and calls for global goodwill and sacrifice to end war. It reflects on World War I's lasting effects, the rise of new power centers, and the moral challenge to stop future conflicts through faith and solidarity.
Court upholds pedestrian right of way at crossings
The United States District Court of Appeals rules pedestrians retain right of way at uncontrolled crossings and through green signals, remaining protected until the curb. Drivers must exercise caution and wait for pedestrians to clear, with negligence charged if they fail to do so.
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United States District Court of Appeals
Legal Department of the American Motorists’ Association
Mussolini Overestimates War Absorption Says Editor
The piece questions Benito Mussolini’s claim that Europe is halfway through postwar rebuilding and that war effects will be absorbed in a decade. It argues the world’s scars from World War I and the Columbus era will reverberate for centuries, noting Russia’s shift to Communism and the Austro-Hungarian empire’s collapse.
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Germany
England
New York
Mussolini
Italy
Nenetheless
Il Duce
America
Russia
Austro-Hungarian
Hoover Visits Panama Canal and War Prep Call
The piece notes President Hoover’s Panama Canal stop and his focus on national defense. It cites warning that enemy aircraft could destroy the locks, and argues only strong air defenses and fighting planes can safeguard the canal. President Coolidge, addressing the American Legion, urges continued military preparedness.
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South America
Mr. Hoover
Panama Canal
Hoover
American Legion
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Coolidge Warns War Costs Outweigh Peace
President Coolidge argues that peace requires strong forces and readiness. He cites wartime costs totaling about 36.5 billion dollars, interest to retire public debt near 7 billion, veterans and allied expenses over 500 million annually, estimating final costs toward 100 billion, or about half the prewar national wealth.
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Coolidge
Veterans Bureau and Allied
Debtors boast of vast war costs and peace force demand
The speaker cites seven trillion dollars in interest, over twenty three times canal costs, and a hundred billion for the war bill. He promises safety for two percent and warns nations calling America Shylock to beware peace may be forced. He challenges doubters to witness the power.
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Panama Canal
Sam
Shylock
Wall Street records shattered by two hour trading spree
The Hoover market surged as brokers swarmed after a two hour session in which 3,266,090 shares changed hands. The rapid, record setting activity drew comparisons to a wild Wall Street frenzy of last week.
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Wall Street
Hoover Market
Bears Face Long Boom Ahead Described by Editor
The piece dourly notes four years of booming growth ahead and warns bears will suffer without countervailing measures. It mocks Herbert Hoover’s potential solutions, predicting more spending as the path to prosperity.
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Mt. Aetna
Herbert Hoover
Honest John A Gambler Murders Another Over Welching
A New York gambling scene item reports the death of a prominent big gambler accused of welching. Known as Honest John or similar sobriquets, the name is used to lure victims into schemes. Authorities note such nicknames mask crimes and invite scrutiny of draws and debts.
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New York
Revelations Tied to Honesty Fraternity Killing
Investigators reveal links to the murder of a prominent gambler connected to the Honest fraternity. Safe deposit boxes of the victim will be opened to search for stolen bonds and jewelry believed to have been received by him.
Vast oil deposits found in Bolivia reported
A brief item notes vast oil deposits discovered in Bolivia. The teaser urges readers to join the marines and see Bolivie, implying exploration or action but lacks detailed context or official confirmation.
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Bolivia
Marines
Bolivie
Health and Diet Advice From Dr. Frank McCoy
Dr. Frank McCoy discusses death rates from diabetes and heart disease, attributing rises to metabolism and toxic substances. He notes shifts after Prohibition, including lower cirrhosis deaths but higher acute alcoholism, and offers hair, headache, pinworm, and water quality guidance with patient Q and A.
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Frank McCoy
Underworld Royals and the Rothstein Era in New York
In New York a spectrum of underworlds exists from the minor to the vast, with Arnold Rothstein as king of the gamblers. The piece notes Rothstein’s wealth around 20 million, a potential 285 thousand stud-game loss, and the peril that wealth brings, including rivalries and lone-wolf tactics. Nick the Greek is depicted as a transient, unpredictable gambler who pays his debts and slips away.
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New York
Arnold Rothstein
Rothstein
Broadway
50Th Street
Nick the Greek
Manhattan
Nick the
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
A set of Q and A covers keeping nut meats, weight loss exercises, Catholic population in France, most photographed person, and voter turnout in several nations. It notes glass storage extends freshness, walking and swimming aid weight loss, Edward VII as a highly photographed figure, and varying turnout percentages from England to Italy.
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France
L.M. A
Edward
Prince of Wales
Hingland
Australia
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland
Iraner
Maly
England
Scotland
Wales
Cherany
Denmark
Italy
Wealth questions after will guided by Dr Alt
Readers may send a stamped self addressed envelope to Li paper for replies from Dr Alt on wealth matters after a will.
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Alt
German Navy May Refuse To Surrender Reported
The article notes the German navy may refuse to surrender and reports on the uncertain whereabouts of the ex Kaiser in Holland. It mentions continued naval movements across the sea and lists visits by Mrs. Harry Foster and her daughter Martha to Bremen, and Ernest Gross with Bertha Brown in Crooksville yesterday.
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Holland
Harry Foster
Martha
Bremen
Ernest Gross
Bertha Brown
Gross
Crooksville
Hull Foster Jr and son set for week business trip to New York
Hull Foster Jr and his son Mr Harry Foster departed Saturday evening for a week of business in New York City.
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Hull Foster, Jr
Harry Foster
New York City
Misses McCall Visit Aunt in Logan
The Misses Florence and Nellie McCall traveled to Logan yesterday to spend a week with their aunt Mrs. W. L. Gates.
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Florence
Nellie McCall
Logan
W. L. Gates
Born to Van Dyke Family A son born Saturday
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Van Dyke of North Court Street on Saturday November 9.
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Ernest van Dyke
North Court Street
Local visitors and relatives noted in travel notes
Mrs. Gertrude Barth returned Monday from Coolville. Frank Kelley of Freeport visited Friday with his son Paul and daughter Marguerite on his way to Tennessee and Kentucky. Mr and Mrs J Tewksberry were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs W E Haning near Downington.
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Gertrude Barth
Coolville
Frank Kelley
Freeport
Paul and
Marguerite Kelley
Tennessee
Kenetucky
Taft Elected President With Mammoth Pluralities
Taft wins the national election by sweeping the country with large pluralities. The victory signals a broad political mandate and shapes the administration’s early agenda across major regions.
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Taft
Mammouth
Crooks Visit with Grandparents Before Voting in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. F. Stanley Crooks of Columbus stay with Mrs. Logan and Mr. Logan, the grandparents, as Crooks arrives to vote.
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F. Stanley Crooks
Columbus
Henry Logan
Mr. Crooks
Clerk Alex Nelson and Daughter Ena Visit Glouster
Clerk Alex Nelson and his daughter Ena were guests in Glouster for a day, sharing time with local residents and taking part in community activities.
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Alex Nelson
Ena
Vatican hill origin and civic roles in early U S note
The Q and A excerpt discusses why the Vatican is named after its hill in Rome, earliest wide looms for 1850 Peppermell cotton sheeting, Francis Scott Key’s Episcopal faith, the accented syllable of dirigible, and equal gubernatorial salaries with Albany Governor’s mansion.
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B.S. A
Rome
Tiber
Biddeford
Maine
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
A. Francis Scott Key
Episcopal Church
Georgetown
Dh. C
Albany
These Facts Highlight Historic American Dates
On this date historical events include Massachusetts authorizing private armed vessels in 1775 and South Carolina weighing secession in 1860. In 1912 President Taft announced toll rates for the Panama Canal.
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Massachusetts
Taft
Panama Canal
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