Dark Horse Senator Jim Wadsworth Faces Reform Questions
The Cedar Penns Gazette profiles Rep James Wadsworth as a Republican dark horse candidate. He advocates cash relief payments, opposes federal wage control and public power, and blends farming life with long political service from Albany to the Senate.
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Answers Of A Farmer Gentleman From New York
A New York farmer states views on budget balance favoring tax increases only if needed and cutting expenditures to reduce waste. He supports direct cash relief via federal allotments to states, with administration by nonpartisan boards and state involvement. He opposes devaluation, supports international currency stabilization, and rejects wage controls and constitutional amendments expanding federal powers. He favors maintaining subsidies-free farming, protecting domestic crops, and broad tariff readjustments through international agreement. He opposes public power expansion and supports private control with regulated interstate rates.
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Ruth Bryan Owen to Campaign by Air For Democrats
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen American minister to Denmark will stump the United States by airplane in September and October to aid the Democratic party campaign she announced here A Swiss savant may be funded to broadcast mustard advertisements from a stratosphere balloon a German drug maker offers payment if the balloon is built and ascends from Germany
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Ruth Bryan Owen
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Democratic Party
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Danish Lourdes well draws sick seekers near Aarhus
An old sea coast well near Aarhus, linked to Lourdes, draws hundreds seeking cures in its waters. I P Muller claims God revealed the well’s location during a Lourdes visit and says the water has already cured many. Some locals sell the water for up to ten dollars a gallon, though Muller does not participate in the sales.
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Lourdes
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Piccard Faces Funding Hurdles for Stratosphere Project
In Krakow professor August Piccard struggles to raise 38000 for his stratosphere endeavor. A publication cites difficulty securing funds as he plans his next journey and weighs advertising options to cover costs.
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Krakow
Poland
August Piccard
Will Damour Seeks Linn County Treasurer Post
F Will Damour a long time Linn County taxpayer with twenty years in business as a grocer and twelve years with the treasurer’s office as delinquent taxes collector qualifies for the county treasurer's office.
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Linn County
Chinese Patriotism Revered as Lin Sen Image Appears
In Nanking theatergoers must rise when the national government chairman Lin Sen appears on the screen as part of a new patriotic display.
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Nanking
Lin Sen
Hitler prefers tall soldiers for his lifeguards
The article notes Adolf Hitler favors tall guards for his private lifeguards. It mentions a black shirt bodyguard unit with six footers or taller and eligibility restricted to men aged 18 to 23 who are at least 1.80 meters tall.
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Adolf Hitler
Friederich Wilhelm I
Hitler
Confucian Missionaries Eye Global Evangelism
Peiping reports a Confucianist society plans to finance a program to send Chinese evangelists abroad after centuries of foreign missions in China. The move signals a shift toward native religious outreach and global engagement.
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Peiping
China
Mission to spread Confucianism worldwide on global tour
A mission described as visiting Japan Malaya Europe and America aims to spread Confucianism to the four corners of the globe. The plan emphasizes cultural exchange and philosophical outreach across multiple regions.
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Malaya
Europe
America
Globe
Mongol Prince Takes Up Bicycle in Frontier City
Prince Khang, a leading Mongol dignitary and descendant of horsemen, rode a bicycle on Kweihua’s main street surprising locals. General Fu Tse Ti, Chinese provincial overlord, also cycles for exercise as his followers apologize for the shift from horses.
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Kweihua
Inner Mongolia
Khang
Fu Tse Ti
Church Vs State: Peiping Priests Defy Photo ID Rules
Eleven Lama Buddhist temple priests in Peiping confront national authorities over refusal to submit to identification photographs. Chinese law mandates registration of all temple and monastery inmates, prompting official action.
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Peiping
Bibles in Manchu Language Help Preserve Tongue in Manchuria
In Mukden, a Bible publishing house states that Manchu language Bibles are aiding language survival. Many Manchus buy editions to reconnect with the ancient tongue now mostly supplanted by Chinese, reinforcing cultural heritage.
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Manchuria
Civil marriage bill moves toward Bulgarian parliament
Sofia report says Dimitrina Ivanova head of the Bulgarian Woman's Union has won support for a civil marriage law despite opposition from the Holy Synod. The government prepares a civil marriage bill for ratification by the ministerial council.
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Bulgaria
Dimitrina Ivanova
Bulgarian Woman’s Union
Holy Synod
Ministerial Council
U S Customs Practices Highlighted For Tourists
New York reports that thousands of travelers will learn why U S Customs is viewed as strict, smart, and polite. Inspectors and assayers now wear blue uniforms with brass buttons and white caps, shaping a brisk, efficient experience at docks.
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Inspector hints at undercover work to catch smugglers on board
A fragment describes inspectors posing as plain clothes officers to reveal smuggling. One inspector notes a racket where officers test a passenger with a leading question about gifts and duties, while another passenger denies taking a trinket as payment.
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Eler
Lower rail fares take effect Tuesday nationwide
Government and rail interests clash over a new two cent per mile coach rate and three cent per mile Pullman cap. The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the cut to revive passenger business while eastern lines warn of heavy losses and plan court challenges. The Baltimore and Ohio supports the move, and 35 classes of special rates are eliminated, affecting convention groups and student travel.
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Percy Hammond Remembered By Fellow Critics In Remembrance
The article recalls Percy Hammond once praised by Burns Mantle and Gilbert Seldes. It notes his shy nature and decline after his wife’s death, with his move from Cadiz O to Algonquin and a failed relief attempt in Hollywood. His close friend Grantland Rice features as a witness to his life.
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Burns Mantle
Gilbert Seldes
Cadiz
Algonquin
Richard Watts
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Hammond
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Sedate host retreats as revelry erupts in kitchen scene
The article describes a party where the calm host leaves the table and dons his wife's hat while revelry grows. The cook dances with the chauffeur to a hot radio number, and a bottle of kirsch is humorously misread as a strong drink. It notes a weekend bag and cites J. P. Marquand work.
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Hamdorf held in Wheatland
Mrs Anna Hamdorf 74 died Wednesday. Funeral at home and St Pauls Reformed church with Rev A C Fischer officiating. Burial in Pine Hill. Born in Germany April 5 1862 she married Henry Burrisater then Hamdorf. Survived by eight children, sixteen grandchildren and relatives. She lived in Wheatland area most of her life and was active in the St Pauls Aid society.
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