Waterways to move commerce from idle rivers to markets
A historical column urges action on using lakes and rivers to haul goods and boost trade. It cites Henry Ford’s Buenos Aires voyage by water, notes the St Lawrence route, and criticizes cuts to Inland Waterways funding. The piece urges government embrace of rivers and harbors projects to reduce waste and stimulate industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Detroit
Buenos Aires
Ford
Lakes Erie
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Missouri
Inland Waterways Corporation
St. Lawrence Canal
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Advertising helps drive buying and information in newspapers
The piece quotes Thomas H. Moore of the American Newspaper Publishers Association on how newspapers foster a free and prosperous country. He cites the New York printers strike and its impact on retail sales, noting stores losing up to 50 percent of normal volume and a women's apparel retailer needing a receiver due to capital tied up in unsold goods without advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Thomas H. Moore
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
America
Moore
New York City
Mass wage cuts hit New England cotton mills
A notice says 20 000 to 25 000 cotton mill workers on the Ta River will have wages cut 10 percent starting January 15. Many have worked half time or idle for months. New Bedford mills threaten similar cuts and more mills in New England are reducing wages as 1924 proves the worst year in Wood of American Woolen’s 36 year tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
New England
Wood
American Woolen Company
Tariff Debate Tugs at Labor and Industry
The piece argues the high tariff, a cornerstone of Coolidge policy, benefits manufacturers more than workers. It questions if labor will stay aligned with protection, as reductions aim to lower production costs amid rising wages and diminished buying power, framing it as an economic war waged over prices and living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Kentucky Ku Kluxer invokes anti gossip Han on accused man
A Kentucky Ku Kluxer cites an anti gossip Han to target a man she reported, claiming many would be jailed under that act. The remark highlights tensions over outspoken victims and legal protections in a charged environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Edward M Morgan Postmaster of New York City
Edward M. Morgan rose from mail deliverer to chief clerk then postmaster of New York City, serving under Roosevelt and briefly during Wilson’s administration. He exemplified merit in government service, contrasting with political appointments, and argued government business can succeed without private-principle flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Morgan
New York City
Roosevelt
Wilson
Morgan
William Hard
Hard
Petticoat Aristocracy Meets on Presidents Day
A New York paper notes the National Women's Committee of the George Washington Sulgrave Institution hosted over 100 presidents of patriotic, civic and state groups at its annual presidents day. Only a small subset were singled out, highlighting lineages like Daughters of the Revolution and Imperial Daughters of the British Empire, while questioning the exclusion of daughters from common soldiers and other war service families.
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New York
National Women’s Committee
George Washington-Sulgrave Institution
Daughters of the Revolution
Colonial Daughters of
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Daughters of the
British Empire
Imperial Daughters of the
Daughters of
Hereditary Order of Colonial
State Barber Inspector Faces Hearing Challenge
A wary state barber inspector, amid a tense dispute, aims to endure by staying hard of hearing to weather the pressure. The remark suggests a nonliteral stance on surviving conflicts in a regulatory role.
Editorial on Senate inquiry into 1923 oil scandal
The Philadelphia Record editorial criticizes Democrats for meddling in the navy oil looting inquiry of 1923 and 1924. It argues corruption in high places was exposed, urges responsibility, and suggests a special court of inquiry if Walsh is implicated. It laments voters’ verdict as only half resolving the oil scandal.
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Democrats
United States Senate
United States Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Walsh
Senate
Senator Walsh
Messrs
Fall
Denby
Daugherty
Sinclair
Doheny
Modifications broaden adjusted compensation rules
Washington reports that the adjusted compensation program is relaxing initial strict rules. Applications may be accepted without fingerprints if nearly complete, and a beneficiary may file for a veteran who died before signing. Incompetent veterans can have filings handled by guardians, with estate-only beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sam
War Department
John Jones
Department
Perso
Burea
Ingtitarion
Veterans’ Bureau
Government urges veterans to file early for adjusted compensation
Officials explain delays risk reduced benefits and later certificates, noting dates from January 1923 and the requirement that certificates be dated the first of the filing month. Veterans may miss class eligibility if birthdays shift, and cash payments exceed fifty dollars require a certificate. Government promises swift processing despite inevitable red tape.
Editorial on Truck Versus Railways
The Independent argues gasoline tax funding for highways will tax trucks and affect railroads unevenly. It contends roadbed valuation remains a railroads advantage while idle rolling stock favors trucks on short hauls. A central tax proceeds system could balance costs and reach floating populations, expresses by M L Gordon.
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the Independent
Ith Inst
M. L. Gordon
Princess Victoria to Seek Health Abroad
London telegraphs that Princess Victoria, the unmarried daughter of Queen Alexandra, is in ill health and will travel abroad in the hope of improving her condition. The move follows persistent concern over her health and awaits further updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Victoria
Alexandria
McFadden Banking Bill Passes House After Amendments
The House approved the McFadden bill revising national banking laws by a 172 to 63 vote after Hull amendments on branch banking were adopted. The measure, supported by the National Association of Creditmen and the American Bankers Association, allows intra city branches and sets conditions for national banks to open branches where states legalize branch banking.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
McFarden
Senate
McFadden
Banking Committee
Representative Seagall
Wingo
Arkansas
Federal Reserve System
National Association of Creditmen
American Bankers Association
Hull
Congress
McFadden banking bill passes as Senate backs other measures
National capital news reports the House passing the McFadden banking bill while the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill clears the Senate. President Coolidge's agricultural commission offers livestock relief recommendations. Mellon supports 25 million dollars yearly for six years for public buildings and grounds and suggests cutting railroad loan interest. Commerce dept figures show a 97,285,000 dollar US favorable balance for 1924. Hoover urges price spread reduction through industrial cooperation. State dep seeks Progreso jail release for Dr Lorenz and other Americans amid filibuster charges.
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House
McFadden
Underwood
Hoover
State Department
Progreso
Mexico
W. F. Lorenz
Wisconsin
Women of England Far Outnumber Men
London reports from the registrar general show 1923 births 750,131 deaths 444,365 and marriages 292,408. Widows remarrying (20,797) outnumber widowers (24,903). many remarried in second marriages (9,246). The youngest groom was 16, bride 15. one 93-year-old bachelor survived among grooms. Population stands at 47,747,100 with women 24,832,513 and a male deficit of 1,917,926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Registrar General
Answers to Questions from the TIB bureau expose
A reader’s questions answered on Lincoln’s inaugural crowd size to mail addressing for widows. The column cites estimates of 50,000 to 100,000 at Lincoln’s first inauguration and covers topics from senator committee service to milk production records, fox farms in British Columbia, Corpus Christi rebuilding, and French spoliation claims with figures and brief updates.
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Lincoln
Post Office Department
Department of Agriculture
de Kol Plus Legis Dixie
British Columbia
Corpus Christi
Texas
Congress
New York State
W. CN. A
Geological Survey
Madison County
Oneida
George Holland
Houghton
Church of the Transfiguration
France
United States
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Philadelphia Record
Vers
George Matthew Adame
Roy L. Smith
D. O
Simpsett
M. E. Church
Minneapolis
Haskin Letter
Princess
Morris McAtien
Banking Bill
National Capital
England
Toler Independent Information Bureau
Frederick
Haskin
Inquirer
Studebaker
Hudson
Franklin
Studebakers
Light
Essex
T. C. Power
Motor Car Co
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