Marines and the Mails Plan a Civilian Fighting Army
The article argues that the Postmaster General New plans a private army of civilian volunteers under marine support to defend the mails against bandits. It predicts Congress will fund at least 2,500 Marines and a larger civilian force, aiming to deter and exterminate mail attacks. It cites past loans and a push for capital offenses for mail attacks.
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Navy Department
America
Congress
Department
Elizabeth
N. J
John Coolidge's Amherst guard sparked White House debate
Social Washington notes John Coolidge at Amherst has a secret service guard in place. Colonel Edward W. Starling joined him at the campus, placed at his father's request, with Starling reportedly unseen elsewhere except in class.
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Edward W. Starling
Social Washington
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John
White House
Sterling
Colonel Starling
Amherst
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Labor and the Church in Detroit AFL flap
Rev C R Douglass of Logan Presbyterian laments the estrangement of workers from churches and cites Detroit church refusals to host AFL leaders during a convention. He warns the rift between labor and church widens and criticizes the churches’ cowardly stance as aligned with industrial interests.
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C. R. Douglass
Presbyterian Church
Logan
Jesus Christ
Douglass
Detroit
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Douglass
Fear and courage in labor and church influence
The text argues that labor could shock if given opportunity and that conservative fears, amplified by the church as an organization, provoke misunderstanding and misperception about labor radicals. It frames fear as a driver of conflict between labor and conservative factions.
Tariff Fears and Cotton Policy Stir Debate in United States
The piece contrasts European tariff talks with U.S. interests, arguing tariffs protect American property and cotton farmers. It cautions against rushing into free trade, notes financiers may push a European loan, and warns that cotton growers and the farm bloc could pressure the administration if relief isn't found.
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United States
South
Cuba Gale Blasts Havana as U S Warns of High Wind
Disturbing reports describe several Havana houses blown down by a heavy gale. A hurricane like wind traveling up to 130 miles per hour is forecast to reach Florida, prompting warnings and special preparations by the Weather Bureau and authorities.
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Havana
United States Weather Bureau
New Obesity Claim and Aids to Weight Loss Warned
A scientist cautions twenty pounds under perceived weight may reduce hyperparathyroidism risk and extend life. A 200 pound man could live longer by losing twenty pounds, while a young thief and a wretched family story underline hardship. Industrial researchers tout a powerful cathode ray tube for medicine potential, noting mouse disintegration with safe control.
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Pflueger
Doctor Coolidge
General Electric Company
Naval Surveys Near Cuba Ease Travel For Ships
Naval surveys resumed along Cuba's coast, expanding safe drafts to Nueva Gerona and Batabano. The Hannibal and Nokomis completed extensive hydrography, producing new charts and aiding navigation with air photos and sonic depth tools.
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Cuba
Nueva Gerona
Isle of Pines
Batabano
Havana
LU. S&s . Hannibal
Hannibal
Village legend Bobby Edwards takes a day job in New York
Gilbert Swan notes a symbolic shift as Greenwich Village elder Bobby Edwards, famed for ukulele songs and the Village magazine, begins work in a department store art department marking a departure from the bohemian enclave’s old days.
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Manhattan
Bobby Edwards
Greenwich Village
Yesteryear
Lobby Edwards
I& Trade
Answers and excerpts from a history of Q and A
A reader’s Q and A column covers dried beef cuts, Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues, early submarines, Fulton and Civil War craft, and polar life proximity. It mentions Peary’s Arctic claim, a yacht of speeds, and Townsend’s claim that the cephenomyla bee fly is the fastest living creature.
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Charles H. T. Townsend
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South America
Parta
Europe
Athens News Briefs From The Past Highlight Local Efforts
Engineer J R Sands and Health Officer Palmer started leveling low lands below University terrace to aid drainage as property owners agreed. Chas Demolet de serves a Carnegie medal for public spirit for placing a gas lamp on his East State street veranda lighting a hundred yards. Rehearsals for The Pirates of Penzance proceed with costumes arriving this week for next Monday evening. Athens Township Teachers Reading Circle met at Athens high school on October 20. Twenty years ago Teutons seize a great Black Sea port as Central Allies strike in the Balkans Villa sweeps the field Saturday Southern Mine Disaster may claim a score. Four old Hocking Valley engines sell to National Mexican rail road after 17 years. Vienna reports murder motive unclear as Adler, attacker of Count Steurgick, refuses to explain. Oberlin makes a comeback while Ohio beats a retreat, 18 to 7.
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Palmer
University Terrace
Board of Health
Chas. Demolet
East State Street
Athens
Teutons
Black Sea
Central
Balkans
Villa
Aviation leadership eyed as 1927 ends in United States
Washington reports that by year end 1927 the United States should lead world aviation. MacCracken and Warn er corroborate the trend while noting subsidies abroad and uneven profitability among American firms. Night flying and a nationwide system of model landing fields and beacons are seen as key to rapid growth.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
United States
William P. MacCracken
Commerce
MacCracken
Edward Pearson Warner
Navy
Davison
Warren Irving Glover
America
Europe
Peppermint Grown Mainly on Michigan Indiana Muck Lands
Peppermint is raised commercially chiefly on muck lands of Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana. The text notes travel speed of 815 miles per hour and mentions GA as a point of reference.
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United States
Michigan
Indiana
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Promotes Cough Prevention
A medical advertisement urges prompt action to prevent colds from going down into the lungs. It promotes Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as effective for chest and bronchial irritation, suitable for children and adults, with price details for druggists.
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Ayer
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