Christmas relief appeal reaches troubled Germany
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America calls for Christmas relief funds for nations at war in Spain and China and for Germany, where persecuted Christians and Jews flee for liberty. Exiles face inability to work, discrimination, and destitution while German officials suppress non Aryan Christians and confessional pastors.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Spain
China
Germany
Tax bill drafting and political tension in Washington
A wide ranging scarce overview notes corporate tax revisions and anti monopoly moves, with speculation on health of the President and political maneuvers within the Republican party. It cites economists, labor representatives, and discussions on tax base changes and public discourse.
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New Deal
Bellwether Eccles
Federal Reserve
House Banking Committee
Alabama Tide Blockers Ready to Confound Rose Bowl Opponents
Alabama half back George Zivich proclaims the Tide have never lost in the Rose Bowl and will not start now. He credits the Tide’s blocking for any potential victory and praises the Southerners who front the frontline line.
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Alabama
Claire Luce
Camilio Aldao
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Kann
P. Daily
Equity
Curis
Etting
Frances Day
London
Lord Inverclyde
Lois Clarke de Ruyter Spreckles
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Pooplys
Reno
Andy Pierce
Peaches Browning
Claire Dodd
Bible Sunday Observance Backed by Roosevelt and Society
The nation unites Protestant churches for Bible Sunday on December 12. The American Bible Society, 122 years old, has distributed about 225 million Scriptures in 226 languages across 40 countries. President Roosevelt calls the Bible a vital message from the Syrian hills that offers peace and goodwill year round.
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American Bible Society
Roosevelt
Press Freedom and Labor Board Subpoena Questioned
The National Labor Relations Board plans to ask a federal court to compel a trade magazine editor to reveal the sources for a recent article criticizing the board’s hearing on the Weirton Steel labor complaint. The move raises concerns about free press limits under the pending labor act.
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Thomases
National Labor Relations Board
Weirton Steel Company
Decatur Votes Bonds for City Paving Project in 1925
From the Daily, Dec 8 1925, Decatur sold $35 000 in bonds at par for paving West Lafayette Church street and Wilson avenue with all expenses. The city clerk warned tax payers Albany taxes are delinquent after Jan 1 under the new code. Mr and Mrs John McGehee visited Birmingham while the Loosier family traveled to Lawrence County. Parkville held a Turkey dinner for the football team and coaches A B Burdick and Flivver Ford.
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Flivver Ford
Misaddressed letter to Sam Rosenfield's hotel miswritten
A confused letter copied the Amariaan There emmy address from Sam Rosenfield's hotel listing. The note, labeled The Newhouse Hotel with 400 rooms and 400 baths in East Lake City Utah, proves the writer's difficulty with English and misspells the recipient's name.
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Salt Lake City
Sam Rosenfield
Rosenfield
Emmy
Newhouse
East Lake City
Utah
Samm Rosenfield
Plagues and Prevention From Eastern Lands
Logan Clendening D M outlines China’s sanitation limits and epidemic risks from cholera and influenza. He notes Shanghai bombings sparked plagues, discusses past cholera outbreaks in New York and Europe, and explains public health measures including radio pratique suspension, U S Public Health Service presence in Hong Kong, and League of Nations aid to China with ships quarantine controls.
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Shanghai
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Singapore
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Sweet Imperfection and Witty Snippets Card
A collage of humorous quips and vignettes on manners, marriage, and life. Highlights include a tense street encounter, a lighthouse misread, classroom banter about mandates, and playful wordplay about peasants and politeness. The tone mimics a light newspaper column of jokes and reflections.
Insanity in Dogs A Curious Mental Picture
A columnist reflects on canine insanity and odd behaviors. Dogs may faint or turn criminal under stress, with cases of night feeding, low grade mental deficiency, and rickets in puppyhood cited as factors. Several dogs never recover from these conditions.
Man jailed ten days for breaking mirror over wife
Albert Madej received ten days in jail after being found to have broken a mirror over his wife’s head. Mrs Madej testified the mirror was the cause of the incident in New Britain Connecticut.
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Smith
New Britain
Conn
Albert Madej
Screech Owls Mating Time Noted in Brief Nature Note
This nature note records that screech owls mate for life, remarking on their pair bonding and long term companionship as part of a concise wildlife observation.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Tribune Teases Celebrities
A collage of society chatter lists marriages divorces and rumored pairings from the Broadway scene. Notables include Paulette Goddard Charles Chaplin and Esther Plunkett with others like Greta Garbo and Babe Ruth mentioned in insinuations and fashioning a lively gossip column.
Visitors surge to US national parks since 1917
The number of visitors to United States national parks has risen dramatically, increasing by more than 3,000 percent since 1917, reflecting growing public interest in preserving and exploring protected lands.
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United States National Parks
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