Hard to Please Them on Belgium Debt and U S Claims
A column argues Belgium’s debt relief leniency angered Americans who funded it, noting Wilson’s assurances lack documentary support. It warns that weak collection signals may pressure debtors to seek terms and recalls post Civil War creditor resolve. It ends with a regional aside about New Orleans weather and rising markets from L.A. to Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
England
Canada Wheat Pools Rise As Farmers Pool Crops
Saskatchewan plans 30 more elevators as the Associated Grain Pools claim 69 percent of prairie wheat in 1924 and project handling 80 percent of this year’s crop. Canadian pools paid out over 200 million dollars, reflecting growing farmer influence and cooperative marketing amid tariffs and price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Grain Producers’ Co-operative Company
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Liverpool
Freedom and the judiciary in danger of curbing power
The piece argues against curbing the judiciary to claim freedom for American citizens. It notes past rulings that challenged compulsory schooling and work laws, warns of state actions targeting speech and education, and stresses that only the U S Constitution and judicial independence protect constitutional rights. It ends with a quip about Exchange Club luncheons at Theo Sharp's midnight venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Kansas
Oregon
Tennessee
United States
Exchange Club
Theo Sharps
Reform men's clothing to match women's health needs
London doctor Dr. Leonard Hill urges men to imitate women in clothing reform, arguing women have removed restrictive garments for health and comfort. He criticizes men's fashion as unchanged and unhealthy, noting the need for sunshine and air and contrasting past radical reforms with current lax attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hill
London
Latife Hanoum and the East's Modern Woman Question
The Western press spotlights Latife Hanoum wife of Mustapha Kemal Pasha once married in 1923 and now divorced, as a symbol of the new woman in the East. The piece notes Turkish progress with western-educated women ministers and modern schooling while warning against simplistic or sensationalized views. It links Turkish change to broader Asian nationalism and echoes Gandhi in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Angora
Latife Hanomm
Mustapha
Haren
Latire Hanoum
East
Asia
Nez Canal
Gandhi
Rabindranath
Agore
Mustapha Kemal
Latife Hanoumi
Turkey
Latife Hanoum
Latife Hanoumia
Chia
India
Ganges
Unable to parse readable historical news item
Fragmentary OCR text presents a philosophical sequence about dependability accuracy wit and happiness in life. No clear news event, person, place, or organization identified.
Labor education and libraries unite for workers’ growth
Fredarie Washington reports on a labor led push for enlarged educational opportunities. Matthew Wall of the American Federation of Labor advocates separating education from propaganda, linking study to wage earners’ advancement, and urges public libraries to support adult and technical training through cooperative efforts and accessible materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Matthew Wall
American Library Association
Wall
American Federation of Labor
Ita
Committee On
Education
Workers' Education Bureau
Labor
Jahnr
Mr. Wall
Jabor
Weil
Workers’ Education Bureau
United States
Bureau
Federation of
Trade Unions
Woll
Lilaries
Iorkers
Wiearians
Trade unions urge library linked book program
The movement calls for three steps to improve carpentry and craft education. Affiliating bodies would provide technical books and treaties, public libraries would stock accessible works for workers, and book quality would rise through established standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
Woll
Public call for law and order over pardon talks
A Chicago reader urges tough public support to back courts and juries in upholding the law and opposing a pardon for former Indiana Governor McCary. He criticizes sentimentalists and propropaganda voices, calling for a vigorous cleanup of crime-minded rhetoric. Palmer P. Edmunds, Chicago, Aug. 25, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
McCary
Indiana
Chicago
Erie
Palmer P, Edmunds
Long Fasted Convert Seeks Followers in Budapest
Bela Viesey endured 70 days without solid food in Budapest and consumed only small sips of water daily. After breaking the fast he began lecturing and touring to win converts to his radical cause, aiming to propagate his beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Associated Press
Bela Viesey
Montana Taxpayers Association praised for tax relief work
The Montana Taxpayers Association, led by John Edgerton, is lauded for reducing county expenses by eight million dollars over four years and for shaping public opinion toward taxation reform. A second, less active group founded by ex governor Dixon is mentioned as ineffective. The piece notes statewide budget tightening, debt reduction, and anticipated repayment of overdrafts by Governor Erickson’s term end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Helena
John Edgerton
Billings
Dixon
Montana
Montana Tax Payers' Association
Montana Tax Payers’ Association
Erickson
Sincerity Key to Gene Stratton-Porters Popularity
The article notes Gene Stratton-Porter’s immense readership with over 16 million copies sold and global translations. It highlights her success rooted in faithfulness to readers, personal investigation in natural history, and high ethical aims, citing her posthumous work The Keeper of the Bees about healing power of sun and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Gene Stratton-Porter
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Anoher
Woolworth
Porter
India
Shso
Doubleday, Page & Co
Golden Sun
Harper’s September anniversary issue marks new policy
The September Harper’s Magazine celebrates its 73rd anniversary with a new editorial program. Dr Harry Emerson Fosdicle joins with a Religion and Life department debut. Notable works include Morley’s Thunder on the Left and pieces by Huxley Brecht Steele West and Russell. New cover design and type dress highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Harry Emerson Fosdicle
Harpers Religion and Life
Theissue
Christopher Morley
Aldous Huxley
Harold W. Brecht
Wilbur Daniel Steele
Roberca West
Bertrand Russell
Stephen Leacock
Elton Mayo
Oswalt Garrison Villard
Gamaliel Bradford
Katherine Fullerton Gerould
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Henriette DeLaussure Blanding
Derey Waxman
Caroline Camp
Irwin Edman
Charles A. Bennett
Lion’s Mouth
Two Ruling Passions and a Shore Crank Tale
Uncle Joe Cannon at his eighty ninth birthday in Danville mocks aging by urging activity over retirement. He condemns year round shore colonies where golf cranks abound and auction hungry spouses shout bids. The note ends with the death of Colonel Ralph Emerson Twitchell, 66, noted author lawyer and publicist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe” Cannon
Danville
Los Angeles
Hedraon
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Santa Fe
N. M
Ralph Emerson Twitchell
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Miami
Canada and Wheat
New York World
Sam
By Morris
George Matthaw Adams
Roy L. Smith
D. D. Penter Gimpeon
By Fredarie
Montana Taxpayers
Harpers
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