Senate Powers and Soviet Russia Report in Old Press
An editorial sketch discusses Senate ambitions to expand executive power and warns against overreach by the three-branch system. It also reviews a British trade union delegation’s Russia report noting Communist control versus democracy, and American labor opposition to Sovietism.
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Expatriate Paris Ladies and Parisian High Life
McIntyre Abroad reports on expatriate American women in Paris living on alimony amid a scene of luxury and predatory social climbing. The piece notes gleaming gowns, high costs, and parasites drawn to wealthy wives, alongside remarks on French fashion, laundry trade, and a moonlit cityscape.
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Tulips Bloom Through Winter Faith By Edgar A. Guest
The poem recalls planting bulbs in clay soil and facing cold bleak winters. Despite ice and snow, sunbeams later melt frost as sculptor like blows reveal growth. Tulips return in vibrant colors proving the speaker's faith in renewal.
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Hoover Takes Over Patent Office Duties
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover becomes head of the Patent Office transferring from Interior. The move aims to speed action on thousands of pending applications and correct past inefficiencies, with Hoover applying his known rapid problem solving to improve service for inventors and the country.
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Democracy and trust in the United States
The piece questions whether American democracy lives up to its reputation and how citizens should view public affairs. It argues the Constitution remains a strong bulwark despite imagined defects and notes the failure of large men in Congress to act decisively as a foundational fault.
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Comradership of Disaster Shows Aid Across Communities
The article recounts widespread disaster with heavy loss and property damage. It notes swift relief efforts as trains, physicians, and workers mobilized to flood-stricken areas in Southern Illinois and elsewhere. It emphasizes Christian charity in supplying practical help and the nation's readiness to assist one another in times of need.
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Kurds Revolt Against Westernization Plans in Kurdistan
The Manchester Guardian reports Kurdish leaders have taken up arms to resist Young Turkish efforts to modernize Kurdistan. The Kurdish forces oppose rapid administrative changes, believing these threaten ancient customs. The correspondent notes Kurdistan, in eastern Turkey, remains remote from progress, with rugged terrain hindering Turkish military replies.
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Ford and Aviation Plans Spark Congressional Graft Speculation
Detroit reports outline for Automotive maker to produce aircraft engines while Edsel Ford says Ford not entering aircraft construction. Edsel notes Liberty motor may soon be outdated and hints at future aviation engineering shifts. Commentary touches Dawes Madison Square affair and Nick Longworth remarks on Congress.
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Editors Debate World Court Tie to U S Policy
Across editorials in major papers the World Court and Coolidge’s disarmament stance are weighed. Opinion ranges from opposition in Kansas City Star to support in New York Evening Post, with others noting Congressional votes and the court’s neutrality under Hague representation. A Madrid tram line to Sierra Nevada, built by Duke San Pedro Galatrino, opens with tunnels and bridges.
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How to Spoil a Child by Common Sense John Blak
A critique of spanking and overpraised children. The author argues children should be loved and disciplined, noting that harsh punishment harms reform. He endorses denying privileges for misbehavior and warns against praising children constantly, which breeds egotism.
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Short Pickings Sparks And Snippets Across Papers
A collage of satirical quips from multiple papers comments on talkativeness, museum moves, jaywalkers, stock prices, Nero’s bath towel, and public speaking. Observations touch on arrogance, youth intellect, skirt length, and outspoken American sentiments across several states and cities.
Socialist Proposal Links Dawes Payments to Rural Power
Paris report states the Socialist party asks the government to use Germany’s Dawes in kind payments to expand electric power distribution for farmers. It notes France’s labor shortage after war, urban migration, and underused rivers that could drive nine million horsepower of farm electricity with German experience aiding deployment.
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Baghdad Dreams Come True as Automobiles Cut Desert Run
A Manila News-like report notes a new motor line from Beirut along the Syrian coast to Damascus and across the desert to Baghdad, delivering mail and passengers faster than the old caravan routes. It contrasts with the slower air service, cites hostilities and gratitude of tribes, and predicts further advances in regional transport.
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Berlin central heating system proposed for government blocks
Berlin experts describe a heat network using by products to supply a single power station for heating Wilhelmstrasse government and ministerial buildings possibly Reichstag. The plan aims to decentralize large stations, cut coal use by about 80 percent, and reduce labor with a shared steam grid across the area.
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