Untrained diplomats and democracy in diplomacy
The Civil Service Reform League argues that US diplomacy suffers from low pay and partisan appointments. It compares American ambassador salaries with Britain and France, noting American posts often go to inexperienced individuals. The report urges salary increases and reforms to reduce plutocratic bias and reward merit.
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Europe
Committee of Foreign Service
Civil Service Reform League
Paris
London
Great Britain
Berlin
Petrograd
Washington
Canon Senreet Palace
Onur
Taft
Dema
Deserved rebuke over porch gossip about the president
Dr. Dercum, called into consultation at the president's bedside, denounces porch climbing and backstairs gossip by senators as destructive to public trust. The piece argues some officials sought sympathy for the president then attacked him to undermine his policies, reflecting deep Capitol hostility cited by David Lawrence.
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Dercum
United States
David Lawrence
Capitol
While America Delays Nations Hustle for World Trade
The piece contrasts Senate indecision and worker strikes in America with European nations rushing to expand trade. It notes neutrals had planned ahead, describing Norway and Sweden as sources of imports while Mehters workers convert industry.
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Senate
Europe
Ign
Norway
Sweden
Augusts Trade Tone Across War Torn Europe
The piece notes August imports from England France Belgium Germany and Austria totaling around 1 000 amid postwar recovery. It contrasts Europe’s chastened approach with American belligerence and profiteering while urging Americans to buckle down, work, and restore the nation’s standing through intelligent industry.
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England
France
Belgam
Germany
Austria
Europe
Bill to allow intermarriage while keeping homestead rights
Senator Kendrick introduces a bill to permit bona fide settlers who have met the one year homestead requirement to intermarry without impairing homestead rights. The measure expands the term entryman to include bona fide settlers, aiming to protect homesteads tied to public land states amid current rigid interpretations. If enacted, it would grant relief where land office officials lack discretion under existing law.
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United States Senate
John Kendrick
Kendrick
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Congress
Protests Over Wool Imports Stall Without congressional Action
Protests filed with the Department of Commerce challenge wool imports from Australia and New Zealand. Officials say the executive cannot embargo shipments without law. Congress must authorize any control, as Senator Penrose blocks tariff bills this session.
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Department of Commerce
Department
Congress
Penrose
Pennsylvania
House Representatives
Senate
United States
New Zealand
France Adopts Clear 8 Inch Signage For Auto Tourists
France plans systematic automobilist friendly signage with 8 inch village names on post offices police stations and town halls. Red painted mile markers will line national roads while blue enamel plates replace old posts showing the next town and distance in large white letters for easy reading by passing cars.
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France
Shah of Persia to Visit U S Next Spring
The Shah, planning a U S visit next spring, holds a famed collection of precious stones and jewelry. His crown includes the famous pear shaped pearl valued at $300 000, a centerpiece of the Persian crown jewels.
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Persia
America
Hand-made paper production in Japan supports farming families
Hand-made paper is produced in Japan mainly by farmers as a secondary occupation. They pursue this craft in seasons with little field work and there are no fewer than 0,000 families engaged in the industry.
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Japan
Origins of playing cards in world history
The origin of playing cards remains shrouded in mystery with a British Museum pack over a thousand years old and evidence of card games in Japan and China by the twelfth century.
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British Museum
Oldest Lighthouse Built by Romans Dates Unknown
Fragmentary note claims a lighthouse of the Scot lighthones era ranks among the oldest in the world. It suggests construction by Romans during the time span A. D. 9B to 117, though text is unclear.
Ira Cole Believed Oldest Active Pressman in U.S.
Ira Cole aged ninety years, long time employee at the Government Printing Office in Washington since 1876, is regarded as the oldest active pressman in the United States.
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Ira Cole
Government Printing Office
Washington
United States
Wine Makes One Mont Mive From The Beginning Of
Fragmentary note discusses alcoholic drinks wine in a dated context. It references actions or conditions around the start and mentions a sequence of events with unclear subjects. No clear person, place, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
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Mont Sive
Nine Arrested in Gambling Raid at West Fifteenth Coffee House
Nine men were arrested in a gambling raid at a West Fifteenth Street coffee house. Pleaded guilty in police court and were fined $50 each. several additional suspects faced Thursday trials. Officers Emberg McFarland Christensen Grayton led both raids and captured all offenders.
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Hi’ Gaile
James Marenon
Mesho Gatas
West Fifteenthee
A Swainson
Harry Kalow
John Kiehel
George Pappas
Tom Chonis
Harry Harry
Andre Pofis
C. F. Emberg
J. McFarland
Emil Christensen
C. V. Grayton
McFarland Iso
Governor Carey calls fair price conference in Cheyenne
Governor Robert D. Carey issued a proclamation calling a Wyoming state conference in the capital to address the high cost of living. The meeting set for 2 oclock October 31 will include federal and state officials and mayors, with others invited to participate.
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Wyoming
Robert D. Carey
Capitol
United States
Cheyenne
Colorado fugitive taken to Fort Collins by officers
Willard Baldwin was returned to Fort Collins by city officers Monday night to face charges of wife desertion. He cooperated with the arrest stating he did not understand why he was jailed for the accusation as his wife had left him years earlier.
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Willard Baldwin
Fort Collins
Baldwin
Tims
Chey- Sen Orcas
Noted Retail Expert to Speak to Cheyenne Merchants
Frank Stockdale, a renowned retail specialist, will conduct a series of lectures for Cheyenne merchants next week under the Wyoming Credit Rating Exchange. He will cover topics including meeting competition, trade building, buying, advertising, and management from October 27 to 31, with final sessions joined by local and nearby credit association members.
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Frank Stockdald
Pert
Wyoming Credit Rating Exchange
Cheyenne
Stockdale
Extension Department of System
Busiess Magazine
National Education Committee
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Rett Merchant
United States
Canada
Cheyenne Credit Men
Credit Association
Burns, Hilledale and
Pine
Jaffa
New Silent Booth at Wyoming Book Store
The Wyoming Book Store adds a silent booth for patrons to try out phonographs and records, prompted by growing business in the phonograph and record lines.
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Wyoming
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