Death of a Worker Isaac Boyer of Helena
Isaac Boyer, a prominent Helena businessman and civic leader, died suddenly at home in his sixty first year. Known for hard work and public service, he guided the Helena Commercial Club through debt, helped farmers obtain fair prices, and remained devoted to family and state amid Montana's hard years. He spoke of a better day and died with plans to continue supporting his community and country.
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Isaac Boyer
Helena
Mr.Boyer
Colonel Roosevelt
Minnesota
Mr. Boyer
Montana
Europe
Lawmaker Critiques Transportation Act After Senate Passage
Senator Cummins, a coauthor of the act, says the transportation bill was deformed after leaving the senate. He calls it unworkable for consolidations and other aspects, while observers deem it inadequate. Responsibility for changes is unclear, with some provisions traced to other legislators seeking to aid but overreaching.
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Cummins
Senate
Congress
Labor Board
Railroad consolidation debate seeks selective grouping plan
Alfred Thom reports Senator Cummins on alternatives to compulsory consolidation. The Association of Railroad Executives argues for selective grouping as the future of national service. The text recalls McAdoo era forced consolidation, which failed, urging government aid to managers over continued restraints.
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Alfred
Thom
Cummins
Association of Railroad Executives
McAdoo
Wine growers among glaciers should Glacier Park host
Hoke Smith of the Great Northern may introduce a California wine colony to Glacier National Park as wine growers increase in California. The idea imagines vineyards set among glacier landscapes, blending industry with rugged scenery.
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Hoke Smith
The
Great Northern
California
Glacier National Park
Statesmen or not
Former Governor Pardee argues to elevate the term politician yet admits the word cannot be made respectable. He notes historic shifts in word meanings and suggests stigmatizing politicians as statesmen might be the best option, while a St. Louis business figure offers a bounty on criminals selling to police and questions pensions for dependents of those slain in error.
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Pardee
California
Villian
St. Louis
Mussolini’s voting plan expands to value different classes
Mussolini proposes a Belgium style voting scheme granting citizens two or three votes based on qualifications such as occupation status and honors. The system aims to shift power toward workers while reserving higher votes for officials and elites, continuing the dictator’s restructuring of electoral rules.
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Mussoline
Mussolini
Belgium
Doctors warn editors on fake cures and medical news
Dr Fishbein, editor of JAMA, urges newspaper editors to beware untested cures and fake medical news. He says medical reporting is technical and hinges on doctors to avoid misreporting, while lay readers need protection from misinformation. A real woman governor appears on the first page amid a flotilla of flapper fashion.
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Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
James Ferguson
Texas
Editorial: Oil leases report disputed by senate minority
The New York World notes five Republican senators on the oil leases inquiry filed a belated minority report praising the executive order for saving millions and conserving oil, while criticizing Secretary Denby’s handling. It questions new facts and highlights the 92 barrels lost per 100 due to the leases.
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Senate Committee
Fall
Denby
Albert Fall
United States Geological Survey
Navy
Nitrogen Fixation Seen as Key to Global Food and Explosives
Washington report outlines Dr J M Braham’s view that atmospheric nitrogen fixation will largely meet rising global needs for fixed nitrogen. Germany leads in production, but the United States is poised for major gains, with arc, cyanamide, and direct synthetic ammonia processes driving cost reductions and expanded capacity worldwide.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
J. M. Braham
Fixed Nitrogen Laboratory
American Chemical Society
Bralam
Norway
U.S
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Braham
Lel
Oppay
Morseburg
Chile
Kiely Named New York Postmaster Nominee
J J Kiely assistant postmaster in New York is nominated by President Coolidge to fill the post as postmaster for New York succeeding the late Edward M Morgan.
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J. J. Kiely
New York
Senate
President Coolidge
Edward M. Morgan
Reds Read Out Of Farmer Labor Party
Associated Press reports in St Paul that members of the Workers party and communists were formally read out of the Minnesota farmer labor federation by Wm Mahoney. The action, once ratified, will exclude J O Johnson and C R Hedlun of Minneapolis from serving as delegates to conventions of the former labor movement. Johnson and Hedlun are the only two communists on the state committee of 22.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Workers’ Party
Minnesota Farmer-Labor Federation
Wm. Mahoney
J. O. Johnson
C. R. Hedlun
Minneapolis
Labor Movement
Johnson
Hedlun
Mahoney
National capital notes on policy and politics
National capital notes report production and conservation of helium. A bill for a new American embassy and consulate general in Tokio passed the house. Senate actions include funding holds in Haiti and seating Mayfield, plus calls for information on Paris reparations. Heber Wotan resigns. naval bill passes. White House dinner hosted. Dominican treaties ratified. Senate probes arms treaty and stock prices. Wheel er subpoena sought. House passes a bill to eat.
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Tokio
House
Senate
Haiti
Mayfield
Texas
Hughes
Paris
Heber H. Wotan
Harding
Coolidge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Amercan
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
McKellar
Tennessee
England
Kodncy
Nelson
Justice Department
Wheeler
Montana
Tim
Federal Child Labor Law Opposed as Unnecessary
The anti amendment argues the 18 age limit is impractical and harms youths under 18 who work while in school. It asserts maturity varies, education must adapt to individual能力, and forcing longer schooling would crush ambition and independence, risking national self-reliance and the American spirit.
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Arep
When Is Drunk Driving In Connecticut Defined
A Philadelphia Ledger report notes a rule proposed by the Connecticut Motor Vehicle Commission declaring any person who drinks and then operates a car to be drunk. The piece argues for a standard to curb reckless driving and reduce fatalities, acknowledging debates on defining drunkenness and intoxicants.
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Connecticut Motorehicle Commission
Connecticut
Philadelphia Ledger
Letvian Law Bans Alcohol Sales at Public Venues
Riga Jan 2 The Latvian parliament passes a law prohibiting sale of alcoholic drinks at educational institutions theatres exhibitions fairs provision shops on inland vessels railway trains and stations and forbids sales on Sundays and holidays in exclusive shops where available on weekdays.
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Riga
Associated Press
Answers to Questions from the Information Bureau
A reader quiz page lists questions and concise answers on topics from inaugural balls in 1809 to gold value per pound, Bible distributions, the Mississippi name, banana imports, Columbia University’s International House, the Los Angeles water recovery system, the Arlington time signal, a Copenhagen theater curtain, and Sable Island wrecks.
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Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Anan
American Bible Society
GAL R. A
China
Mississippi
P. A
United States
Columbia University
Harry Edmunds
Los Angeles
IL Rta
Arlington
Copenhagen
Sable Island
America
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N.Y
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National Capital
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Ore
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Wartington
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