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Greatness and the Gate Receipts
Bishop Anderson of Col orege argues that high salaries reflect supply and demand, not true value. He notes Dempsey Chaplin Paderewski and others earn big sums due to lack of close substitutes, while many skilled professionals could fill top roles, suggesting values are driven by market output.
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Jack Dempsey
Charlie Chanlin
Paderewski
President Coolidge
United States
Dempsey
Chaplin
Supreme Court
Bishop Anderson
Sign Language for Pests In A Household
A London Times letter suggests expanding house door signs to warn against peddlers tramps and beggars. It proposes symbols like a triangle for too many visitors a diamond for a snack a cross for a religious family a square for a savage dog and a bottle for a pest who talks too much.
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Honolulu
Litest Ope &Ton
Reform Demands Sign Manual To Ease Public Burden
A commentary questions what it will take to implement essential reforms. It advocates for a formal sign manual to standardize procedures and reduce public irritation from bureaucratic complexities. The piece urges prompt action by authorities.
France Faces Prolonged Fiscal Crisis and Tax Struggles
The piece argues France cannot fund wartime costs through taxes, blaming persistent public resistance and political turnover. It notes failed hopes that Germany would pay war costs or that America would cancel debts, leaving France with costly military needs and a burdensome bureaucracy while delaying reckoning.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Pola Negri to Test Love With Four Month European Return
Pola Negri selects Rudolph Valentino as the ideal mate and plans a marriage that lasts, but she will test the bond with a four month absence in Europe to prove true love. Valentino and Pola speak of a lasting union amid public attention.
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Rudolph Valentino
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Rudy
Europe
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Fragmented musings on politics and society from a jumbled era
A garbled column ponders immigration, politics, economics, and social phrases. It scratches at shifts in class, media, and public taste, hinting at satire on public figures and daily life while stuttering through misprinted names and phrases.
Political Pointers and Local Tax Exemptions in Stratford
The article outlines a Stratford city board’s scrutiny of tax exemptions on church properties and dwellings, with officials arguing owners must prove eligibility. It notes compensation for President Stromblit and upcoming adjustments by the Aldermanic Claims committee, plus local political maneuvers involving Spellacy, Johnson, and party leaders in a shifting Connecticut Democratic scene.
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Kornblul
Challenge
Iitehard Hive
Upe Municipal Canease
Letters on the 18th Amendment and home rule debate
A Telegram reader critiques the nationwide reach of federal powers over liquor, arguing that prohibition reflects national unity under the people’s will. The letter defends the Constitution as the people’s contract, cites Webster and the Civil War, and notes ratification dynamics and the primacy of national governance over state measures.
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United States
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Heve
New York
Pennsylvania
Janois
Glun Ony
Senate
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Helping Hand Tale Shows the Dangers of Charity
A narrator recalls giving a penny to a beggar named Jumping Jennie and facing stern talk from a neighbor. A severe memory of a starving pilgrim who died after being turned away haunts the narrator. The piece argues better to help many fakery or not, the honest soul may seek bread or a roll.
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Suider Snooze
Jennie
Sentence Sermons Reflect on Duty vs. Comfort and Conscience
Fragmentary lines critique paying too high a price for luxury and status. The speaker warns against compromising duty for education or amusement. The text emphasizes enduring conscience over material gains and cautions about affording the price of worldly success.
Ten Commandments in Schools Debate Provokes Sharp Backlash
Rabbi Silverman cautions that teaching the Decalogue in public schools would entangle church and state, transforming schools into parochial institutions. He argues for secular education and a nationwide graded law curriculum to foster true Americanism and avoid sectarianism.
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Niagara
Mt. Sinai
Israel
United States
The Military Man as Police Officer Discussed
A 1926 commentary argues that military training and police work clash in instinct and method. It contrasts obedience and tact, noting officers must serve the public rather than command it, with examples referencing Golden Rule Jones in Toledo and the contrasting roles of discipline and discretion.
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Philadelphia
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Jans
Jie
Ig 10
Ian
Golden Rule Jones
Toledo
Eluha
Comyright
Connie Talmadge Plans Retirement After Current Film Contract
New York reports Connie Talmadge will retire from the screen after finishing her present First National contract. Joseph M. Schenck of United Artists says Bliss Talmadge may retire after marriage, while Buster Keaton joins United Artists with his own company. Plans include Gloria Swanson joining UA, and possible moves of UA headquarters and productions to the coast.
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United Artist Group
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United Artist
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Bliss Talmadge
Alastair Macintosh
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Miss Talmadge
England
United Artists
Joseph Ms. Schenck
Historians Seek Huge Endowment for History Field
A nationwide push plans a 1,000,000 endowment for the American Historical Association under former Senator Albert Beveridge with Princeton's Dana C. Nunro announcing. Charis G. Dawes will head a 190-member National Advisory Committee of college presidents, professors, financiers, journalists, lawyers, diplomats and public men. The endowed work will fund American history as the core project to aid legislation and public policy through informed historical research.
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American Historical Association
United Sates
Albert J. Beveridge
Dana C. Nunro
Princeton University
Charis G. Dawes
Journaliss
Civitan Club Holds Regular Monthly Business Meeting
The Civitan club held its regular monthly business meeting yesterday at Stratfiell follow with a luncheon. No speaker was engaged and the usual procedures were observed as members discussed routine matters. A few attendees were present and business transactions were noted.
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Manager Takes Funds To Secure Debt Trial
Boston case involving Matthew DeViney captain of the Boston Telegram. He faced larceny charges for $125 taken from the paper by keeping funds meant for another employee. He claimed the money was held to pressure owner Frederick W. J. to pay $15,600 in salary. Evidence showed a Feb bank trip with $2,125 in checks, proceeds retained by the manager. Sentence postponed to allow appeal tailing.
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Meriden Woman Settles Ram Attack suit in New Haven
The case of Mary Mureselt of Meriden versus Walla Rockwell of Meriden for 3000 dollars over an alleged ram attack was settled in New Haven with details of the settlement not announced.
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Italy to Increase Armed Forces As Finances Permit
RCMP. March 9. The Italian government plans to enlarge the armed forces as finances allow. Premier Mussolini told the Senate he supports a group military organization bill, with Senate approval after praise from Marshals Diaz and Cadorna. He said the bills balance needs with the nation’s finances and cautioned against politics in the army.
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Donald Nomination in 10th District Republican Club
William V. McDonald was unanimously nominated for president to succeed Joseph J. Mele. Charles Gregory nominated for vice president to succeed McDonald, Alderman Thomas Keating for treasurer, and M. L. Desereau as financial and recording secretary. No other nominees appeared. The slate will be elected at a meeting two weeks hence with plans for a smoker afterwards.
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Republican Club
Joseph J. Mele
Ther
Charles Gregory
McDonald
Thomas Keating
Wengel G. Stiegler
M. L. Dessereau
On the Old Farm by Anne Campbell
A nostalgic poem recalls peaceful rural life with a thriving farm and family labor. It contrasts past abundance and harmony with present decay as years pass and memories linger amid a crumbling house and quiet lane.
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Anne Campbell
Sweet Nature
Teles
God
Horne
Weather forecast for eastern New York and New England
Edastern New York and southern New England fair Wednesday with increasing clouds and warmer conditions leading to rain Thursday. Northern New England stays fair with little change in temperatures. Low pressure moves toward Canadian Maritimes while high pressure builds from Manitoba to Tennessee. Showers expected Wednesday in the lower Ohio Valley and east Gulf states, with rains Thursday in the middle Atlantic states. Elsewhere, fair weather Wednesday and Thursday east of the Mississippi. Temperatures rise Thursday in the middle and south Atlantic states. Winds move from the north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras with fair conditions Wednesday.
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