Hated Weapons Banned At Geneva Conference
The Geneva arms conference moves to outlaw poisonous gases and deadly germs via a protocol inviting all nations to sign. The United States leads, with Rep. Burton of Ohio and Paul Honcour of France urging a return to sanity and reason. An amendment later includes bacteria, underscoring preparedness as a safeguard for civilization.
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Paul Honcour
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Roanoke figure murdered by Mine Boss Pitzer in Elkhorn
What we were doing twenty years ago reports the murder of A Blair Antrim by Mine Boss Pitzer in Elkhorn. Hebrew merchants win injunction to protect Sunday trade after observing Saturday closing. Streetcar service expanded toward fairgrounds amid wartime fears and proposals to curb warfare horrors.
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Yorks postwar gift builds a Tennessee agricultural school
Sergeant Alvin C York uses his fame to endow a rural institute in Fentress County Tennessee. He contributes $10,000 from farm earnings to start the Sergeant Alvin C York Agricultural Institute, funded by county bond issues and state aid totaling about $135,000. The school will be free and open to local boys and girls. York is praised as a greater hero in peace for founding education.
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When Time Was Young A Poem by Muriel Brewster
A poem meditates on time and fate as a speaker prays for respite from labor. It contrasts divine restraint with human freedom and warns that wasted hours demand a costly personal price. The speaker Muriel Brewster delivers a caution about time and sacrifice.
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Immigration limits spark growth and civic unity in 1924
Editorials praise restrictive immigration law for raising birth rates and reducing deaths, arguing native-born Americans gain better citizenship and stronger communities. The Wheeling Intelligencer and Morgantown New Dominion stress a safer, more prosperous nation with native-born families and improved social cohesion.
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Moral resentment rises over magazines now sold at stands
Readers voice growing disapproval as several magazines appear on newsstands nationwide. Critics argue the titles promote unpopular ideas and undermine traditional values while vendors defend free access and diverse reading. The dispute highlights tensions between commerce and public sentiment.
Tom Sims and the Telegraph Ticklers Epigram Column
A collection of wry aphorisms and social quips on honesty, love, money, and idle living. The piece highlights cautions about reputation, trust, and timing, with sharp observations about work, weddings, and college graduates returning home for vacation.
London Tourists Die for Deals as England Heats Up
The piece notes American visitors in London finding prices high as the pound steadies at par. It contrasts prewar cheapness with today’s costs, and observes London’s theater scene becoming distinctly Americanized. It highlights shows from America and mentions Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in a behind the scenes, simple routine.
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The Prize Beauty Contest Heads Toward Atlantic City
The season will select a city’s most beautiful girl who will receive a swimsuit and travel to Atlantic City to compete with others. The eventual winner will be dubbed prettiest girl in America and invited to vaudeville and movie offers, despite some objectors.
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Fables on Health Shoes Fit for Comfort in Warm Weather
The article urges choosing properly fitted shoes to prevent tiredness and awkward gait. It warns against hard and patent leather for sensitive feet and recommends soft leathers like calf skin or vid kid. It emphasizes roomy toes to avoid corns and bunions and improve comfort.
Notable WVU Commencement Marks Growth and Spirit
The university held a landmark commencement noted for its size and the evident institutional spirit among alumni and graduates. Observers indicate West Virginia University is steadily expanding, signaling brighter prospects for the institution and its students as they enter life’s work.
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Our Students and Trusts in the Progressive Era
The piece argues American students resist radicalism unlike Shanghai strikers and praises conservative restraint. It critiques the Roosevelt progressives, notes the Supreme Court backing “good” trusts, and claims Coolidge’s faith in nations balanced with readiness to defend rights. MITCHELTE reflects on US voter apathy versus abroad.
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America
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Fourth of July Firework Bootlegger Endangers Children
A columnist notes annual bootlegging of firecrackers and cap pistols to children in suburbs and calls for stricter municipal action. The piece links the practice to risks of harm or death to youngsters and praises steps to curb sellers.
SHORT CUTS From Exchanges
A collection of quick quotes from various papers on peace plans travel by air and rail, noting isolation trends and transport challenges. The selections reference the Boston Herald Toledo Blade Indianapolis News Minneapolis Journal and Dell Rapids Iowa Tribune with brief reflections.
Cleverness and Wit in a Paris Student and Family Banter
A Morbihan lawyer's son studies in Paris and jokes about danger and revolvers. A boy asks if his birthday falls on Monday this year and his mother confirms, then debates the week. A quarrel over a frock leads to threats of never speaking again. A doctor recalls one misdiagnosis with a rich patient. A theater in a nearby city bars certain ladies, provoking a saucy wink from the exclusive crowd.
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