Remembering Thomas R. Marshall Former vice president and public figure
The obituary reflects on Thomas R. Marshall's long career as vice president and statesman. It notes his honest, calm leadership, fairness in the senate, loyalty to Woodrow Wilson, and popularity. Also referenced are polling opinions and a Tribune stance on Philippine independence, plus a brief note on Lady Astor's re election prospects.
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Thomas R. Marshall
United States
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Washington
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Swagger sticks for marines nerves a new uniform touch
A Washington dispatch says marines will wear brown neckties and swagger sticks beside their usual uniforms. Observers recall World War I’s morale boost from smart dress and disciplined appearance. Critics may fear departing from old American ragged soldier tradition, but recruits seek service that looks natty and slick.
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Washington
France
Chateau-Thierry
Cold Stream Guards
Trish Grenadiers
Black Watch
Lee
Change of Heart on Philippine Policy Reflects GOP Platform
The republican platform claims independence for the Philippines will come only when natives demonstrate self government. While historically pledged, observers say real liberty remains distant and the islands are a burden on taxpayers, still viewed as a white elephant.
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Republican Party
Philippines
Tone of German hostility in press clouds US Japan ties
A compendium of editorial observations warns that German and Japanese press aim to provoke US entry into war. It notes Vossische Zeitung interview with Viscount Goto, Japanese ambassador denials, and claims about immigration, exclusion laws, and national pride. It also touches on Perdicaris, Morosco, court politics, California attitudes, and Arctic expeditions with a mix of satire.
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Germany
United States
Kaiser
Japan
Vossische Zeitung
Viscount Goto
Interior
Goto
California
la Follette
Quartermaster Corps Praised For War And Relief Service
The quartermaster corps earned praise for effective support in wars including the Spanish American War and the Civil War era. They aided tents feeding clothing and transport, with post office help in the Manila bag repair shop. Relief work during the San Francisco earthquake and recent tornadoes in southern Illinois is noted, as is ongoing public celebrations with patriotic programs and broadcasts featuring General Hart.
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M. C. Meigs
Upton
Grant
Weil
Quartermaster Department
Postoffice Department
Sts
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San Francisco
Army
Ilinoss
Corns
Mississippi
Regular Army
National Guard
Carpenter's Hall
Hart
The Quartermaster Corps Birthday Tribute
Washington May 27 The quartermaster corps marks its June 16 birthday as the oldest continuous branch of the Army with ceremonies planned worldwide. Major General W H Hart urges a historical, informative display tracing from the Revolutionary War to today to illuminate the corps vast duties beyond uniforms and rations.
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Autrican Army
Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
France
China
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Panama Canal Zone
W. H. Hart
Hart
Continental Congress
Grand Army
Thomas Mifflin
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Caloer
Valley Forge
Washington
Nathaniel Greene
Greene
Gace Almont
Congress
Quartermaster’s Department
Department of War
Treasury Department
England
Editorial: State money held back on gasoline tax
The Billings Gazette questions Montana oil firms’ holdback of about $133,000 from the first quarter of 1925 gasoline tax. One company paid into the treasury, another protests constitutional validity, and others refuse records. The funds must return to the people via the old tax provisions or through state and county needs, not corporate treasuries.
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Billings Gazette
Montana
Amundsen In The Unknown North Sees Grim Fate Revealed
The New York World ponders Roald Amundsen and his expedition cut off in the polar wastes. If the machine fails or delays, the leader’s world fracturing as six months of darkness loom. The piece evokes frozen emptiness and the epic struggle against Arctic time.
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Amundsen
Pruneval
Amundaen
New York World
Paris 1925 Salon Highlights Varied French Art
In Paris the 1925 Salon signals a broader, healthier taste with more wholesome subjects and refined technique. Critics note fewer military themes, more portraits and pastoral scenes, and a shift away from war monuments as jurors weed out weaker works.
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Paris
SALON
Associatéd Press
Grand Palais
Seine
Tuileries Gardens
Champs Elysees
Bohscarred
Wil
National Capital News Briefs Highlight Rifts and Rulings
Former Vice President Marshall died as William Burgess resigned from the tariff commission while H Foster Bain left the Bureau of Mines. The Supreme Court upheld the trade association method in industry. Oregon failed to force mandatory public schooling. States cannot collect inheritance taxes on estate parts outside their borders per the high court. Lakes water diversion case seeks rehearing before the Chicago Sanitary District.
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Marshall
William Burgess
Tariff Commission
H Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Trade Association
Supreme Court
Chicago Sanitary District
Lakes
Oregon
Federal Reserve Act hailed as era defining achievement
The Public Ledger and Philadelphia Record praise the Federal Reserve Act as the greatest Wilson era achievement, arguing it should be strengthened not crippled. They credit the act and Wilson's broader policies with wartime success and League of Nations groundwork, lamenting smaller politicians’ failure to fully leverage these gains.
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Public Ledger
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Harding
Coolidge
Europe
League of Nations
Washington
Philadelphia
Questions and Answers from the Information Bureau
A reader questions column from The Helena Independent presents brief Q and A on topics from England dueling laws to bifocal lenses. It covers temperature in ice boxes, Monument Park in Colorado, proper usage of shall and will, Centennial costs, pine tree trimming, inheritance tax, Amy Lowell references, arrowhead making, and the first women to reach America with early settlers.
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Helena
England
Germany
M. S.A
Department of Agriculture
HLM
Benjamin Franklin
Monument Park
A. Monument Park
el Paco County
Colorado
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Victor Lietbert
J BF
Congress
Forest Service
Amy Lowell
Lowell
Middleton Place
Charleston
Indian Office
America
Virginia
Forrest
Anne Burras
Ametita
MARRYING FOR MONEY A gossip on loveless marriage risks
An eastern college secret ballot shows young women would marry for money despite high education and strong careers. They warn that money fails to buy happiness and a loveless marriage brings misery, echoing Dr. Johnson on pleasure and pain. In Paulo Brazil a mayor fines barbers who cut a woman's hair without her husband or male family head’s permission.
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Havana
Cuba
Paulo
Brazil
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