America’s role in world trade urged by FTC chief
Houston Thompson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission speaking at the Colorado Bar Association convention in Colorado Springs, urged the United States to leverage its wealth and resources to shape global commerce. He warned of risks from Orient awakening and European debt, urging America to open its channels and dominate world markets. He outlined the FTC duties, reporting to Congress or the President and recommending laws to aid producers and benefit consumers as trade channels evolve.
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Colorado Springs
America
Houston Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Colorado Bar Association
Trade Commission
Congress
Thompson
Federal Banking Commission
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Millionaire Policeman Shoots Opponent Then Self in Court
In a Chicago courtroom a crowd watched Henry D. Kellogg known as the millionaire policeman shoot Lemuel Ackley, fatally wounding him, then kill himself. The incident arose from a dispute over a farm tied to tax claims and Kellogg’s contempt for a court order awarding the farm to Ackley.
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Chicago
Henry D. Kellogg
Lemuel
Ackley
Kellogg
Old-Timers Play Bails Meveland Ohio 125th Anniversary
Veteran baseball stars, some with Cleveland since 1870, defeated a sand lot team 11 to 6 in Cleveland’s 125th anniversary event. Cy Young and Chief Zimmer opened the game as a famed battery, pitching two innings before younger arms took over. Enel is noted as over 10 years of age.
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Meveland
Ohio
Cleveland
Stirs
Cy Young
Zimmer
Enel
Ink Runs on Money in Hungary Amid Heat Wave
Hungary's financial situation worsened by an intense heat spell that smudges paper money. Ink bleeds on bills, prompting cautious capitalists to store cash in refrigerators as thermometers hit 108 degrees in the shade.
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Budapest
Hungary
Personal injury suit filed over hotel cinder burn
Nellie Heidelbirt of Des Moines sues Chicago Burlington & Quincy Halfway Company in district court for 2000 dollars alleging a cinder from a locomotive engine burned her neck and lodged in her gown waist, requiring an operation. The incident occurred at a hotel in Des Moines and is the basis of the filing.
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Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Halfway Company
Nellie Heidelbirt
Fine Food at Chinese Inn
Describes meals at a Chinese inn in Chibi with clay stoves and a range of dishes from eggs to sharks fins. Details live-fresh ingredients, hot servings, and rustic dining on low kang seats, with rice wine served hot in small cups. Prices are described as utterly ridiculous.
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William A. Anderson
Chibi
Spain
Italy
Psychology of Kissing Sparks Satirical Debate
The Los Angeles Times humorously critiques Dr Charles E Baker the psychologist who claims a man kissing a woman ruins future prospects for marriage. The writer disputes the logic noting spinsters blamed on other causes and argues the real issue is the kiss on another man.
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Charles E. Baker
Los Angeles Times
Arrangement of Searchlights on Ships
The article describes searchlights needing rotation about vertical and horizontal axes. Early horizontal movement limited to about 30 degrees and elevation to 60 degrees, later achieving vertical direction. Initial ink motion system replaced by electrical transmission. The projector stays fixed while light is directed via a plage mirror. On ships, the projector sits at mast foot, reflecting to a masthead mirror rotated by electrical control at any location.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Radio Time Useful Outnet For Jeweler Trade
A Radio News feature by H Gernoshack discusses a simple wireless telephone system to receive daily time signals. The piece forecasts jeweler adoption, noting one jeweler in the South displays a radio unit in a storefront so passersby can hear noon time signals from the N A A.
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H. Gernoshack
Radio News
New York
Almple Lt la
Bird banding shown as vital to migratory study and pest control
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines the value of bird banding under the migratory bird treaty and Canada enforcement. It recounts history from Audubon to modern systematic trapping, explains band types and trapping methods, and details careful handling, fit, and record keeping to obtain accurate life-history data for migratory birds.
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Canada
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Frederick C. Lincoln
Bureau of Biological Survey
America
Europe
United States
New Haven
American Ornithologists' Union
American Bird-Banding Association
New York City
Linnaean Society of
New York
Biological Survey
Biological Survey Plahvs
United
States Department of Agriculture
Washington
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