Taft resigns as chief justice as Hughes named successor
Edward W Pickard reports Taft's resignation due to illness and Hoover's acceptance, with Charles Evans Hughes appointed to the Supreme Court. Hughes has held top posts, including secretary of state and world court judge, while Taft's long career spans attorney roles, governor general of the Philippines, and secretary of war.
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Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
William Hi. Taft
Cuba
Havana
Damaso Berenguer
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Illiam Howard Taft
Washington
Asheville
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoover
Mr. Taft
Taft
Hughes
the Republic
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
Wilson
Congress
Supreme Court
Woodrow Wilson
World Court
The
Hague
Harding
Coolidge
Charles B. Hughes, Jr
United States
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Assassination Attempt on Mexican President Ortiz Rubio
Augurated Mexico president ASCUAL ORTIZ RUBIO faced an attack as he left the national stadium. A shooter fired into the presidential car wounding the president along with minor injuries to his wife, niece, aide, and chauffeur. Surgeons reported he remained out of danger. the assailant identified as Daniel Flores of San Luis Potosí was seized.
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Ascual Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
National Stadium
Gate of Honor
Ortiz Rubio
Submarine abolition sparks mixed early talks at London naval conference
London talks on naval limits see Britain push for submarine abolition with US support while France resists and Italy links action to French stance. The American plan seeks parity in ships and a scaled fleet, drawing mixed criticisms as delegates seek methods and timing amid Japanese election delays. Maj. Gen. Herbert Crosby slated to reform Washington policing and crime control after March 21.
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London
MacDonald
Great Britain
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Tardieu
France
Italy
Publc
Herbert Crosby
United States Army
Washington
Hoover
District of Columbia
Congress
Beedy Amendment Aims Padlocking of Nuisance Premises
Representative L Beedy of Maine offers an amendment to the Volstead act allowing prosecutors to padlock allegedly nuisance premises without the owner's presence by issuing a substitute subpoena. The measure allows courts to act without serving the owner and lets judges speed cases by referring them to a master under equity rules.
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L. Beedy
Maine
Beedy
German Reichsrat backs Young Plan amid debt pact talks
The German Reichsrat approved the Young Plan by 48 to 6 and sent it to the Reichstag for final discussion while also approving the separate German American debt agreement. Bavaria's premier Held opposed the Young Plan citing war guilt claims, but Foreign Minister Curtius asserted Germany never will sign such a pact.
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Reicisrath
National Council of the States
Reichstag
Bavaria
Doctor Held
Reichsrath
Germany
Julius Curtius
Italy and Austria sign friendship treaty to ease postwar ties
Italy strengthens its central European position by a treaty of friendship and judiciary regulation with Austria. The accord expands Italy’s influence in the Danubian states, including Hungary and Bulgaria, and extends to Albania. Austria gains from shifting its status and gains leverage along the border of the little Entente.
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Italy
Europe
Austria
Rome
Danubian
Hungary
Bulgaria
Adriatic
Albania
South Tyrol
Little Entente
Soviet Cheka executes five hundred Imperial navy officers
In Riga Latvia the Cheka reports the execution of about five hundred former Imperial navy officers. Com missar Menshinski ordered the killings with no reasons given amid Moscow Berlin Paris diplomatic strains. The Soviet trade monopoly weighs a Europe boycott while US purchases rise per the Riga delegate.
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Riga
Latvia
Cheka
Menshinski
Moscow
Berlin
Paris
Europe
United States
Commission to Study Haiti Withdrawal Extend US Policy
Congress authorized a commission to Haiti to study conditions and decide when and how U S military forces should withdraw. The body will also advise on policy for the period before occupation ends. Hoover was weighing the commission’s make up last week.
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Ongress
Haiti
Hoover
United States
Negro Republic
Unie
Truth or Heroics About Joan of Arc Revealed
Investigators argue Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake and suggest later records show a Metz visit in 1436, marriage notes, and an Orleans gift eight years after supposed ashes scattered. The Womans Home Companion favors accepting thorough research over heroic myth, valuing truth even when painful.
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Joan of Arc
Womman
Orleans
Joan
Seine
Dynamite the Denver Terrier Calls Police From Jewelry Store
A six month old terrier named Dynamite woke to darkness after being locked in a Denver jewelry store. He pulled the telephone receiver from its hook and triggered an operator alertging police. Riot squad rushed to the scene. police wonder if the dog truly knew he was calling for help.
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Denver
Fighting Forest Fires and Firefighting Organization
The article explains forest firefighting as a scientific, organized effort with defined roles for crew members. Crews range from 6 to 12 under a ranger, expanding from ten acres to fires needing 50 to 800 men. Tools include axes, hooks, shovels, rakes, water tanks, and backfire torches.
Variation in stars and their evolutionary stages
The text explains that giant and dwarf star terms reflect brightness, not mass, and traces a star's evolution from cool low density gas to hotter states. It notes red stars contract and brighten, moving through stages toward white-hot visibility, with giants in the rising branch and dwarfs on the descending branch.
Lead-Consults Bridge Authority Then Faces Double Bill
A friend sought a famed bridge expert to settle a dispute and was billed $25 for professional services. After consulting a lawyer, she received a second $25 invoice for the same reason, highlighting a peculiar dispute over charges and authority.
Ground Game Protection and Lease Rights in English Law
English law limits landowners from killing wild game but allows leases to provide ground game protection. The term ground game covers hares and rabbits threatened with extinction to protect crops. Land possession usually does not grant hunting rights, yet leases may specify measures to keep down ground game for sporting interests.
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England
Census Bath Joke Sparks Ten Year Census Clarification
In a playful neighborhood exchange, Bill jokes about giving his dog a census bath, prompting Charles to ask what it means. Bill explains a census bath is a bi decade count to tally inhabitants, highlighting the purpose of the ten year census.
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Bill
Charles
Madison snake hunt described by Metz
Mr and Mrs Metzel visited town and Albert comments on Dan Mooney rattlesnake business as legitimate and profitable. Residents describe a live capture method near Water Gulch for display in a museum. Dillon groups plan to curb snakes by importing bull snakes, threatening Dan’s enterprise with liquidation unless an injunction blocks the new group.
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Metzel
Albert
Dan Mooney
Pony
Virginia City
Watergulch
Dillon
Dan
Beaverhead
George Opp
H. G. Rodgers
Virginia culture and localism as germ of American nation
The Atlantic Monthly excerpt by Hermann Keyserling argues that localism must start small and singular, claiming Virginia as America’s sole source of authentic culture. He says cultured Americans are born from Virginia’s unique cultural field, distinguishing it by both age and kind.
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America
Virginia
Hermann Keyserling
Atlantic Monthly
New Tennis Racket Uses Loosening Thread Concept
A design uses a threaded contraption through the handle to loosen strings during breaks. This method aims to prevent string breakage by relaxing strings when not in use, tightening them again for play after short intervals.
St Pauls Cathedral Timelines and Features
The text notes St Paul’s Cathedral in London begun 1675 and finished 1710, with a total cost of £747,660. The dome cross stands 365 feet above ground, inner cupola 218 feet high, and the Great Paul bell weighs 17 tons in the southwest tower. South of the cathedral lie remains of Old St Paul’s chapter house and cloisters, destroyed by the 1606 fire.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
England
Christopher Wren
Paul
St. Paul's
Henrietta Abbott Retires After 35 Years of Flawless Service
Miss Henrietta Abbott retires from the Pawtucket Rhode Island Telephone Company after a 35 year career with no illness-related absences. She began in 1894 as an operator and later moved to the business office, earning a reputation for punctuality and reliability.
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Henrietta Abbott
Pawtucket
R. I
The
Telephone Company
Dispute Over Two Car Households Highlights Family Dilemma
A local discussion in Little Rock Arkansas brings attention to the two car family model. The debate centers on how many vehicles households genuinely need amid daily demands and economic pressures. Many residents weigh practicality against cost and space limits.
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Little Hock
Arkansas Democrat
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Ad
Disturbing night coughs are soothed by Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The balsamic mix of pine tar honey and other ingredients coats inflamed throat surfaces to stop coughing without opiates or drying chemicals. Suitable for children and adults. Sold by Geo. M. Gosman successor to Potts.
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Foley
Geo. M. Gosman
Potts
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