Coolidge Urges Local Self Government and Cautions Federal Scope
The President argues from experience that local communities should bear their own burdens with their own revenue sources while the federal government should refrain from encroaching on state and local affairs. He praises local self government as vital to stability and progress, warns Congress against overreach, and favors economy and timely repayment of the war fleet. He supports practical federal projects but opposes heavy New Deal style planning for the West, urging measured, businesslike terms to attract settlers.
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United States
Calvin Coolidge
Congress
Harding
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Coolidge
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Decision time: future of the Republican program in question
The passage notes a period of years allotted to determine whether to persist with the policy path charted by the Republican administration, signaling uncertainty about continued course and potential reassessment of priorities.
Weather forecast glimpse hints at harvest timing changes
The fragment suggests that if November weather had dominated in October, sugar beet growers in Montana would have completed harvests and potatoes would be similarly affordable statewide, implying climate-driven shifts in crop timing and price parity across states.
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Montana
Aircraft Board Report Sparks Aviation Debate across Nations
The inquiry panel finds Mitchell attacks unfounded while praising U S aviation strength. The nine member board led by Dwight W Morrow concludes the United States air forces rival other nations, denies a unified air force need, and says flaming coffins have logged 1 090 000 miles without accident. The report’s partisan divide unlikely to heal, but agitation may boost defensive strength.
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Washington
Mitchell
Aircraft Inquiry Committee
New York World
Col. Mitchell
Shenandoah
Colonel Mitchell
United States
Army
Navy
Dwight W. Morrow
Morgan Firm
Fletcher
Harboard
Howard Coffin
Bingham
Let Us Hope Mr Congress Fills the Coal Hod
A brief political commentary by Morris urges Congress to secure and maintain coal supplies, emphasizing steady energy access and stable leadership through legislative action.
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Congress
France Faces Population Crisis Threatening Its Future
The Washington letter warns France has a stationary population, risking denationalization and depopulation. It cites war losses, rural depopulation, low birth rates, high deaths from disease, and foreign labor as factors. Government bonuses and policy shifts fail to raise births, threatening France’s role as Europe’s leading power.
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France
Paris
K- One
New York
Clovis
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Germany
Spain
Rheins
Soissons Salient
Barain
Europe
Clemenceau
Wrangevet
United States
England
Italy
Vratee
Alsace-Lorraine
Farmers React to Coolidge Tariff Decision
Amid bank failures and economic strain in the Midwest farms, residents react as President Coolidge signals that tariff changes will remain unchanged, removing any anticipated relief.
Texan Convicts Face Pardons Echoing Peace Thrills
A reflective line compares world powers savoring peace treaties to past thrills from wars and rumors of wars. It notes the habit of political maneuvering and cites Ma Ferguson’s era as an example, where pardon language masked hard political motives.
Weather woes hit crops on Miami sands and dunes
A 14 inch rainfall at Miami is blamed for crop damage as farmers struggle to grow on sandy dunes and barren gem terrains. The texts note erosion and land suitability issues complicating agricultural efforts in the area.
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Editorial on stockings and social change in Baltimore Sun
The piece critiques opponents of rolled stockings arguing morality, and traces fashion ethics to corsets and garters. It asserts discomfort and shifts in attire force stockings to move below the knee and suggests restoring the corset would end rolled stockings as a consequence.
The December Harper's and Other 1926 Highlights
A fragment lists Harper's December issue contents including The Chaos of Modern Marriage and The Political Decline of America by noted authors Beate M Hinkle and Frank R Kent. It also mentions The Paradox of Europe by Col E M House, and other essays, poems, and stories. A bank robbery at The Shedd Savings Bank is reported with bonds seized. Drake University news notes Katona and Everett selecting 1926 team captain Ele is a junior law student.
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Beate the M. Hinkle
America
Frank R. Kent
Paderewski
Europe
Col. E. M. House
Beuce Bliven
Ragged Edge
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Washington
H. G. Dwight
Harold Underwood Faulkner
William Beebe
Philip Guedalla
Cyril Hume
Wilbur Daniel Steele
Parkhurst Whitney
Gordon Arthur Smith
Kenneth de Saussure Blanding
Granville Par) Smith
Denver
Gail Fry
Katona
Charles Everett
Drake Arniversity
Ele
Postoffice retirement, life insurance urged in annual report
Postmaster General’s annual report calls for more adequate retirement for postal employees with only about one third at the maximum 270 dollar annuity. Group life insurance recommended, funded by insured workers. Revenue for the year totaled 399 million. Fourth class post offices decreased by 309 nationwide leaving 33,844. Third class 11,058. Postmaster General seeks legislation to appoint third class postmasters. Office-building strain noted. 13,199 presidential offices, only 1,138 in federal buildings. Average clerk salary across the system is 2105.06 dollars.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Dec
Now
DC Bow
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New
Carcices
Expert Report on Colorado Mine Fire Delays Tragedy
Denver December report cites alleged misjudgment by Fairview Mining officials delaying rescue of 23 entombed miners in Cardinal mine. It accuses failure to seal a misfitting door, contributing to gas exposure that killed two, including a rescuer, and left four others hospitalized with after effects.
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Denver
Dec
Fairview
Revente
Montana Fishing Rights Sparks Public Debate
An opinion piece in the Great Falls Tribune critiques a legal view claiming mountain streams belong to the people while fish become private possessions of nearby landowners. It argues such interpretation disrupts recreation, praises reasonable public use, and urges legislative range so citizens can fish without legal danger, noting Ford and Walton as cultural references.
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Mauntain
Montana
Supreme Court
Alontana
Henry Ford
Tsaac Waltons
Great Falls
Sandwich deemed meal to allow liquor sale in Deco case
A BA hotel freed of liquor charges after a ruling that a sandwich constitutes a meal. An order of three double whiskies and one ginger ale was served with the sandwich. The judge held a sandwich is enough to justify liquor service. Also noted is London's newly completed largest water reservoir, capable of supplying a fleet-sized demand.
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London
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions
Answers to Questions shows a youth information bureau offering training, animal care guidance, candy making, and tips. It includes a call to send questions to The Helena Independent Information Bureau in Washington, D C, with two cents for postage. It then presents a Q and A section covering sugar prices, python feeding, rayon history and production, Texas sheep before 1872, differences between doves, Rhode Island name origin, historical weather data, red tights danger signaling, and Marshall's California gold discovery fate.
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Washington
Helena
C.F. A
H.C A
Smithsonian Institution
Texas
Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Franz Dover
Rhore Island
Rhode Island
Rhodes
Tre General Court
Weather Bureau
Avatuu Cal
C. A
National Bureau of Standards
Lis Wits
California
James W. Marshall
Gertrude Atherlan
National Capital News: Bills Move in Congress and White House Nominations
In the National Capital update, the hawk team began work on the tas bill as flow of bills continued in both houses. President Coolidge's annual message was read to Congress while the Army forbade witnesses in the Michigan court case. Several hundred nominations were sent to the Senate by the White House.
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Senate
Coolidge
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Army
White House
Earnings of Railways Estimated at 4.83
Washington reports the annual rate of return earned by railroads at 4.83 percent for the first ten months of the year. Net operating income totaled 935,047,505, up from 906,665,604 last year, due to freight traffic gains and efficiency from capital investments since 1922.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
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