Overcrowding of Colleges and Derbie Propaganda
Yale President Angell criticizes college overcrowding urging stricter screening of entering students and better prep schools. He argues many seek college for status or ease rather than service to the commonwealth, while private schools and gratuities influence admissions. A humorous note on brown derbies for Governor Smith supporters warns against overzealous displays.
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Vision of home television in the near future
Mr. Sarnoff notes television sets are not yet market ready due to extensive experiments. He foresees a time when homes can watch distant events unfold on screen and hear accompanying sounds, a remarkable but not impossible development.
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China
Sunday Motion Picture Ban Sparks Public Debate
A chaotic oral history from Poughkeepsie NY recounts a New York Supreme Court challenge to Sunday film showings. Clergy and civic groups pressed against Sunday movies, arguing rest, worship, and moral order. Proponents cited economic and cultural freedoms, while officials ultimately rejected the proposal by a 13 to vote.
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Morehunger
New York Supreme Court
Poughikeepah
Lin
God
America
Ts & Nation
Hello Mother and the Lindbergh Reunion on Screen
A critique of cinematic sentiment forgets real moments between Charles and Anne Lindbergh at an airfield near Boston where Mrs Lindbergh brought candy for her son. The piece contrasts staged melodrama with genuine emotion and touches on early TV concepts as described by David Sarnoff.
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Boston
Charles
Evangelior Lindbergh
Lindbergh
the Lindberghs
Sentence Sermons on Virtue and Self-Reliance
A fragmented reflection on how to guide a person toward lawful conduct and success. It argues being just, considerate, courageous, self-reliant, humble, and reverent leads to leadership, education, and satisfactory religion, though phrasing is irregular and contains OCR-like errors.
The Old Beau Ba Walt Mason
A humorous poem on aging and vanity, noting how the old beau clings to style while eyes turn to Bunyan and morticians loom. It laments aging men who cling to youth, yet honors the sport of a man who keeps vitality past three score years.
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Su Huary
Bunyan
Wone
Gaffer
Lana
New York and the Nation Share City Life Corners
New Yorker writer reflects on Manhattan days comparing New York to other American cities. He notes similarities in crowds, parties, fashion, and behavior with Cincinnati St. Louis and Chicago while observing distinct New York traits in architecture accent and speech. The piece skims social manners dowager types and fashion trends including skirts hats and the evolving city vibe.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Political Pointers on 1927 Pension Bid and Hartford Politics
The piece surveys the spread of a new police and firemen pension bid from the 1927 session, town offices, and remodeling. It notes mixed support for Ludwig and Sheridan in Fifth and Ninth districts, hints at an active DemocraticCity slate, and discusses convention plans, potential Hartford hub status, and Governor Smith’s national prospects amid party strategy. It mentions calls to abandon the city manager form in New London and to maintain law enforcement on dry issues.
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E Geult
Weat
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Smith
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Latín America by Dr. Fi Presden Den. Coolidge and others at Havana congress
The article argues the United States should foster closer ties with Latin American nations. It notes U S shifts from English colonial roots toward a distinct American culture and identity, praises South and Central American progress, and urges mutual commerce and mutual respect as equals among American nations.
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Alo
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Mortoy
Mexico
Havan
England
America
Europe
Diaz Will Gives Sword To His Son In Naples Estate
General Armando Diaz named his son Marcello as heir to the sword of honor, war souvenirs, and archives with a museum option on death if not valued. The will also left a Naples villa, 500 shares, and widow's apartment. Diaz acknowledged the testament two hours before his death after illness prevented signability.
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Diaz
Naples
Manchester to build million dollar transit loop plan
An elaborate transport scheme for Manchester proposes subways radiating from the city center to suburbs with inner and outer belts connecting six principal railway stations and Salford. The projected cost is about £100,000,000.
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Manchester
Nestby Salford
Congress Produces Only Five Major Measures
Washington March 4 After three months of labor Congress has produced just five major measures including the alien property return bill and four annual supply bills totaling about 1.75 billion dollars. Two more supply measures pass both houses but four remain, with Navy and legislative still to be reported. Senate debate may cover floor relief this week as Muscle Shoals remains unfinished business. House spars with appropriations, focusing on the Noreuss-White lame duck amendment and Federal Radio Commission renewal while farm relief via a McNary Haugen variant dominates Agriculture Committee work.
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Nebraska
Federal Radio Commission
House Agriculture Committee
Winter Catalogues and Family Households
A vivid reminiscence of winter days around a table covered with catalogues. Grandma frets over dresses and futures, Grandpa studies crops, and siblings joke about selling hogs. The scene blends everyday frugality with seasonal hopes and simple family rituals.
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Grandpa Storm
Mebbe
Grandad
Questioning Truth And Nature In A Moral Debate
A long extract from a 19th or early 20th century discourse surveys questions of truth, ethics, and natural philosophy. It discusses the cruelty in nature, death as certainty, rhetoric's purpose, and contrasts ancient aims with modern inquiry. Names like Napoleon, Wellington appear amid broader reflections on morality and science.
Reed and Smith Nomination Battle in Democratic Race
Washington March 4 The Reed Smith contest for delegates to the Democratic national convention unsettles forecasts for the nomination. Reed faces mixed support with Missouri Oklahoma pledged by some as anti Smith, while most Western and Southern delegates wary. Observers note past patterns but warn against confident predictions as sectional loyalties and prior alliances complicate the outcome.
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Smith
Reed
Missouri
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Ainport
Sol Kivituh
al Stalth
Venkor
Oklahoma
Wader
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Weather report from the Eastern United States with cold snaps
A fragmented forecast notes much colder conditions across the eastern states with snow flurries and a lingering low pressure system stretching to Maryland. Monday into Tuesday shows fair, dry but continued cold weather with winds from the north and west and potential local rain followed by clearing.
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