Atlantic Crossing Diary From March 65 Aboard Vessel
On the Atlantic off Ireland we endured more wind yet near land. Plymouth ahead at dawn then Cherbourg where we disembark. Notes on crossing costs, auction pools aboard, captain’s pay, and American seamen’s widows. A writer’s tyewriter fails. ship life feels like a small town with gossip and camaraderie.
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Atlantic
Ireland
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Seamen's Fund
New York
Ill tempered man and dog in a suburban encounter
A speaker observes a harsh man across the street signaling obedience to his dog. The trembling pup returns home, ears down and body hunched, as the dog senses fear and anticipates punishment. The poem reflects on cruelty and the plea for a kinder home.
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Edgar A. Guest
Mysterious ocean tremor linked to Bay of Fundy fault
The Canton Daily News notes a New York student’s claim that a tremor originated in the Atlantic Ocean off Maine about 345 miles from New York City. The phenomenon tied to a newly discovered fault near the Bay of Fundy, with Nature’s vast forces ultimately correcting or altering the event.
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Canton Daily News
Mancy
Lous
New York City
Atlantic Ocean
Coe
Maine
Bay
Fundy
Four Coolidge Family Toasts In Inaugural Pride
A Vermont farmer and his family share pride as Calvin Coolidge becomes President. Col John Coolidge travels with his buggy and horse to witness the inauguration in Washington. Mrs Coolidge, John Jr, and Calvin himself revel in the historic moment while the nation salutes the new leader.
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Leas
Coolidge
Theresa
Col
John Coolidge
Washington
Ludlow
Conclel
United States
Calvin Coolidge
America
White House
Vermont
Bible Thought For Today Love Not The World Quote
The message exhorts readers to reject worldly desires and prefer the Father, citing 1 John 2 15. A brief devotional line reminding believers to prioritize spiritual values over worldly attachments.
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John
Inaugural Calm Frames Coolidge Message of Unity
The piece lauds President Coolidge for an idealistic inaugural address that avoids controversy. It highlights his endorsement of the Permanent Court of International Justice, his stance against mass government ownership, and a call for party unity and fiscal restraint. It portrays the address as a plain, heart to heart talk aimed at uniting Americans and guiding policy within constitutional limits.
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Coolidge
Tny
Permanent Court of Inter- National Justice
World Court
Borah
Senate Committee On Foreign Ristione
Idaho Statesman
Senator la Follette
Republican Party
O of America
Cielea
United States
Itizenry
Nis
Norris
Kenyon
Senate
Fort Dodge
Shis
When the Earth Quakes Shocks City Beliefs and Fear
A brief quake startled millions in a Saturday night incident. Geologists debate the quake’s origin and global implications while New York and other cities assess safety and public response amidst superstition and alarm.
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New York
Eulta
Stone Mountain Dispute Halts Massive Confederate Monument
The Stone Mountain project stalls as a dispute between the association’s executive committee and sculptor Gutson Borglum leads to destroyed models and Borglum’s flight to New York. Critics warn of long delays and call for a mediator to salvage the largely finished monumental work.
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Stone Mountain
Gutron Borglum
New York
Association
Borglum
American Opera Initiative Seeks American Singers
New York declares plans for an American Operatic and Allied Arts Foundation to launch an American opera company by June 1 with American singers. Leaders urge public support to ensure bookings across U S cities, with a jury to select operas and performers. Mentions Kellogg, Dawes, and context on government liquor actions and cost of living.
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Max Rabinoff
New York
American Operatic and Allied Arts Foundation
Rabinoffe
United States
al- Ned Arts Foundation
Digest of Opinion on a New Arms Parley
A broad cross section of American editors favor another conference to discuss disarmament, with support from Washington, London, and Tokyo. Some skepticism remains about France’s stance and the pace, but optimism grows that a second Washington-style pact can widen arms limits and ease taxpayer burdens.
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America
The
Washington Star
Washington
Philadelphia Public Ledger
London
Toklo
France
Italy
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Cleveland Plain Deale
Kalamazoo
Govetta
Coolidge
Harding
Hughes
Herriot
Duluth Herald
Chicago Tribune
Shina
the Tribune
Great Britain
Soviet Spent Large Sum Watching Trotsky
Moscow reports that the Soviet government spent no less than 12.5 million gala roubles monitoring Trotsky’s movements and activities last year. The figure reflects costs tied to the Red Army leader’s comings and goings and supervision by authorities.
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Trotsky
Moscow
Red Army
Browsing Minds: The Need to Consume Knowledge Constantly
A reflective piece argues that humans must continually browse books and scientific lore to nourish the brain. It cites Mark Twain and thinkers like Darwin and Huxley, stressing steady study over meals, and asserts intellectual growth hinges on persistent curiosity and information intake.
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Mark Twain
Darwin
Huxley
Spencer
Aterial
Inter
Opinion explores suffrage impact and wasteful 25-cent mileage
A Columbus woman questions why electoral messengers are paid 25 cents per mile to Washington, arguing the $14,000 cost could be postage. The piece notes 1791 mileage rules, stage coach mail, and the outdated rite as Congress debates the deficiency bill.
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Columbus
Washington
U. S
House
Committee On Appropriations
Post Office Department
Short Pickings and Odd Bits From Headlines
A jumble of quips and misprints from various papers. Includes lines about spending the world’s end together, parking or jumping, aging cowboys in government, a Nashville peace plan tease, bootlegger as hero, and satire on religion and speech.
Roosevelt and Lodge clash over Wilsons war stance
Letters between Theodore Roosevelt and Senate ally Henry Cabot Lodge reveal sharp attacks on Wilsons approach to World War I and Mexican affairs. They warn that Britain and France may reject any flag transfer for government ships and fear US entry into conflict. discussions span 1915 to 1918 with thoughts on naval bills and national defense.
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Senator Lodge
Charles Scribner's Sons
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Schwab
Belgium
Germany
China
England
Japan
Europe
France
Russia
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Roger Sullivan
Penrose and
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Nannie
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Youngstown
Atlanta Constitution
Toledo
Micago Daily News
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el Paso Herald
Roodeater Times-Union
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Compass
League of N Wall Street Journal
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Lodge
H.C. Lodge
Oyster Bay
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Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
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Leonard Wood
H.C. Lopag
Miles Poindexter
Dear Cabot
Jack Greenway
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Republic
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Charles D. Hilles
President Taft
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