Aviation fight to loom in Congress next winter
A forthcoming congressional debate on American aviation pits military and commercial interests against an "aviation trust" view that subsidies and monopolistic control hinder progress. The Winslow bill aims to regulate aviation, potentially outlawing independent firms while experts warn the U S lags Europe in commercial flying. The committee report cites widespread concerns over underdevelopment and calls for safeguards as Congress prepares for a heated clash next winter.
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America
United States
Europe
Congress
Col
Aviation Trust
Martin
Congressional Aviation Committee
Trust
Congressional Investigating Committee
Army
Navy
Thnt
All College Graduates Prophesy Sparks Debate
The Daily Star of Lincoln Nebraska predicts that in seventy five years every U S resident will be a college graduate if current student and graduate growth continues. The paper then worries about how the nation will provide common labor and practical work roles.
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Daily Star of
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United States
Imagined Era Sees College Graduates Do Common Labor
The article argues that in a world where all workers are college graduates, menial tasks from ditch digging to janitorial work would require high prices and new meanings for common labor. It notes college graduates taking bricklaying postwar due to pay, and mocks government parole practices to fill labor needs.
Why They Urge Preparedness in Defense Day Reports
Complete reports on Defense Day show muster figures near last year’s, about 15,000,000 this year vs not quite 17,000,000 in 1924. Short notice, early holiday timing, and limited elapsed time explain the drop yet stress the value of annual tests to muster reserve forces.
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Sehnalbay
Rich and Yet Poor on Ninety Ninth Birthday
A Seattle man on his ninety ninth birthday learns he inherited 3 000 000 and faces the question of wealth. The piece argues wealth is a minor tool compared with life abundance, youth, health, and wisdom, urging reflection on value beyond money. It contrasts riches of life lived with riches yet to gain, noting age and youth both hold true wealth.
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Seattle
Perils of the Deep Editorial From The Baltimore Sun
The piece satirically critiques U S attitudes toward Australian hospitality during wartime. it rails against Prohibition era contradictions and calls for a new law to extend the Eighteenth Amendment, mocking the “nineteenth hole” diplomacy and suggesting stronger prohibitions on intoxicants and cross-border dealings.
If Everyone Lived Like You What Would Change
A reflective verse asks how prompt bill payments gossip reading law obedience public spending and tolerance shape credit safety libraries government and savings if all people mirrored your habits and standards. It contrasts personal conduct with societal outcomes.
Cinder in eye sparks a New York invention
The article recounts Thomas F Murray senior vice president of New York Edison describing a cinder incident on a train that inspired a washing process for flue gases. His device uses a long water tank with a baffle plate to scrub cinders from smoke before release, cutting urban dust. A dedicated flue gas observer tallies gas quality daily from a rooftop station.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas F. Murray
New York
Gothamites
Murray
New York Edison Company
Thomas A. Edison
Edison Company
New York City
Cinempany
Arthur Williams
First Street
First Avenue
Smoke Control via Gas Observers and Boiler Room Signals
A historic system uses gas observers to monitor stack emissions. Each stack has a red signal switch linked to boiler rooms. when smoke color or density changes, the corresponding switch is activated, prompting engineers to adjust air and coal mix for cleaner combustion. The article traces past smoke regulations in England and the United States, noting ongoing practical challenges and the goal of cleaner urban air aided by gas washing and electrification.
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England
United States
Murray Érherme
Clothes and the Man Declares Fashion Health Warning
St Paul Pioneer Press notes a medical declaration challenging male attire. Long trousers and tight clothing are labeled perilous, while women's lighter garments enable healthier ultraviolet exposure. The piece frames man as conservative and women as revolutionary in fashion debates.
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Ruskin
Leonard Hill
British Institute of Medical Research
St. [Paul
Fairbanks Called In Pickford Case At Trial
Los Angeles July 28 Hundreds of mov ing picture fans crowd the court as Douglas Fairbanks testifies about Charles Stephens Claude Holcomb and a fourth man seen loitering about the studio where Mary Pickford worked He identifies two defendants and notes a fourth man Lovie Geek is missing as the trial continues over the alleged kidnap plot and the admissibility of a confession from Adrian J Wood.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Court House
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Charles Stephens
Claude Holcomb
Sitdio
Miss Pickford
Stephens
Holcomb
Lovie Geek
Adrian J. Wood
Wood
Nordic Heart Reacts to American Fleet Welcome in Australia
A Baltimore Sun summary notes cordial Australian hospitality to the American fleet and a notable unionist refusal to join street demonstrations in Melbourne. It contrasts Australia’s warm reception with New Zealand’s stricter stance on serving strong beverages, suggesting blood is thicker than wine within the region.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Woman weather clerk sparks breezy forecast shift
In Ruston England on July 10 the sole woman weather clerk Miss W Pilkington challenges official wording with playful upturned forecasts. She offers an upbeat style such as Temperature there is an acute shortage of terms and Inference we are qualifying for the final of the weather championship.
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Ruston
Eng
Associated Press
England
W. Pilkington
Pilkington
Questions and Answers From Uncle Sam Bureau
A collage of Q and A items explains government services and general knowledge. It covers how much money is printed daily, why clouds float, Monticello ownership, geological survey data collection, furniture industry factors, Kate Claxton’s stage roles, Indian idols, Victor Herbert’s education, Guam’s size, early baseball gloves, Endless Caverns, Nye the humorist, boxing origins, war presidents, Tarpon Springs sponge market, life expectancy trends, and a note about Coolidge greeting Australia.
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Levis
Monticello
Jefferson Memorial Foundation
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Jefferson M. Levy
Commodore Uriah P. Levy
The
Geological Survey
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Alaska
Kate Claxton
Laneist
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Virginia
Reuben Zirkle
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Bill" Nye
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Lincoln
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Wilson
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