Nine Power Treaties Promised with Open Society Implications
The piece discusses Hughes and associates promoting the nine power treaties and open door policy as means to advance China and global fairness. It notes U S leadership in resisting spheres of influence, cites Hay open door policy, and reflects on political timing with farm prices, crops, and potential campaigns while trimming sensational asides.
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Hughes
United States
Rusia
Europe
Mediterranean
China
John Hay
The Doctor and Golf by Edgar A. Guest
A light verse about a doctor who fixes illnesses with medicine yet seeks golf advice from Ed. The physician fears his hook on the tee and jokes about curing a slice, noting his own patient smile as he plays. A witty clash of medicine and golf in a quaint 1925 vignette.
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Alice
The News Stands For Better City Transportation Facilities
Readers views on subjects including transportation facilities traffic regulations soft water for Canton smoke abatement enlarged parks and playgrounds sane city street and county highway program and continued public school development are invited for publication whether or not they match the editor's views.
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Canton
Bible Thought for Today Rules for Right Living
Let all bitterness wrath anger and clamour be put away from you with malice. Be kind to one another tender hearted forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4 31.
Defense and the Budget in Coolidge's 1927 Cut Debate
The article analyzes President Coolidge directing a further 20 million dollar cut to tentative 1927 defense estimates including army and navy, while army air service remains unaffected. It warns such reductions weaken national defense, critiques delaying arms reduction talks, and argues economic prudence and political factors shape the budget.
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Congress
Coolidge
White House
Army
Navy
Army Air Service
National Guard
United States
Great Britain
Women Swimmers Poised to Challenge English Channel Record
The article notes Gertrude Ederle and other women facing the English Channel challenge, highlighting that no woman has crossed the Channel yet while many men have. It cites Miss Harrison and others who failed, praises female buoyancy, and cites Mrs. Anna Van Skike's 16 mile Pacific swim at 64 as evidence that mature women pursue long ocean feats.
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Gertrude Ederin
New York Bay
English Channel
Miss Harrison
Ederle
Anna van Skike
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Dover
France
Capt
Webb
Burgeas
Sullivan
Toth
Tirabocchi
Calais
POSSIBILITIES IN CHINA PROMISES OF ACTION AT WASHINGTON
Nations move toward relief for China but delays loom as ratifications exchange. British and Japanese cooperation clouds prospects for China policy. A conference may be set for October, with statements aiming to relieve foreign responsibility in Chinese troubles. United States delegates press for arms reductions amid discord.
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China
Washington
Japan
England
United States
New York Letter Reflections On Life And Fashion
In New York on August 13, a writer contemplates life and death beside a gravely ill friend. He recalls a hospital surgeon describing sudden peace before death and notes the brave spirit of a magazine editor who died after a window-side moment. The piece contrasts Paris and American models facing fall fashion, pondering a solitary former toast of the town.
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New York
John M. Siddall
Ardsley
Oldfield Opens Democratic Campaign for 1926 Congress
Representative William A. Oldfield, chair of the Democratic National Congressional Committee, starts early planning for a Democratic ascent in 1926. He notes ongoing Republican policy and farmer discontent with tariffs, aiming to organize support posts ahead of the next session.
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Oldfield
William A. Oldfield
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Coolidge
Book of Information
Swampscott
Republican House
Black Bomber Fez Hero: Moukongo at Aoulay Post
In Aoulay Morocco the post held by 47 officers and men nearly fell to Riff forces before Moukongo a black Sene galese hero, sounded the charge and charged with bombs and rifle fire. Despite a terrible wound he repulsed the attackers and saved the garrison.
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Fez
Morocco
Moukongo
Koli Sandoun
Along the Way by Helen Welshimer
Poetic verse invites dreamers to follow a moonlit road through memories of youth and spring. Lush imagery explores landscapes, sunsets, and celestial motifs as a nostalgic invitation to return to a greenwood and finish a tale.
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Helen Welshimer
Wrong Roads and Right Paths in Desert Roads
A desert district vignette compares enticing smooth roads that lead nowhere to rough but direct paths that end in worthwhile destinations. It argues that choosing the right road requires life experience and discernment, noting some pleasant routes trap travelers while the true path, though harder, promises meaningful ends.
Worst Story Heard Today by Will Rogers and Mitchell
The column recalls a Washington dinner joke about future aviation names. Mitchell, famed for his flying, quips on possible terms such as Aerysipelas Flyfoid Influenza and Skyatica. The piece ends with a morbid pun about an airman dying “with the Flow.”
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Will Rogers
Fenera l Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Senate
Mitchell
Washington
Honest Real Estate Ads Raise a Smile in Op-Ed
A New York realty booklet touts a suburban parcel with blunt honesty describing a bare living and run down buildings. It notes another parcel stands 1200 feet above sea level and about sixty five miles from New York. The piece argues advertising honesty matters even when ads stretch truth, provoking reader reflection on real estate hype.
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New York
Censorship backlash hits Mussolini as reporters face expulsion
Digest of opinion from multiple papers condemns Mussolini's order expelling George Seldes. Critics call censorship dangerous, exposing weakness of the regime. Articles argue dictators fear truth, warn of looming misrule, and compare to old Russia tactics. Also notes danger of hunting accidents in California season.
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Mussolini
Italy
George Seldes
Rome
Chicago Tribune
Seldes
England
Scandinavian
Omaha World Herald
Europe
Sia
Corraspondenta
New York Herald Tribune
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Paper
Buffalo News
Baltimore Sun
Russia
Seldes Hsa
Louisville Post
Watertown Times
Musiliu
Uniontown Herald
Palmero
Philadelphia Inquirers
Kansas City Journal
New York World
Short Pickings of Witty Jibes and Quips
A collection of pithy lines from several papers noting political claims, social observations, and humorous takes on manners. Highlights include satire on Fascism, city politics, publishing endings, home life, candy buying by married men, and a quip about patience with reformers.
German High Schools Seek Doctor Degrees For Graduates
Berlin reports that Germanys commercial high schools want the right to grant doctor degrees to students completing the full course. Despite the revolution the old School favors university finishing, yet many see the title as improving chances in business and social status. Hamburg notes a murder case tied to a trousers button stamped solid elegance. Police traced the killer to window cleaner Willy Habermann, who confessed after the button linked him to the crime scene.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Willy Habermann
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