Vizetelly’s 48 letter alphabet idea a linguistic joke
A column parries Dr. Frank Vizetelly’s proposal to expand English to 48 letters. It argues language evolves without committee plans and warns a 48 symbol system would wreck current reading, printing, and education, making the proposition a decade’s joke.
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Frank H. Vizetelly
Savant
Phonetic Society of
Columbia University
Vizetelly
Topsy
Phonetic Society
Dr. Vizetelly
Helena evening paper echoes from 1924 campaign world
A ready letter writer resumes work for the Helena evening paper during the 1924 campaign, crafting an anonymous column supporting the state house janitors. The writer hints at a forthcoming double column editorial under the familiar heading “Let’s Talk It Over.”
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Helena
State House
Helena Women Aim to Raise for Florence Crittenden Home
A Helena committee of women opened a drive to raise about 25000 for a new well equipped Florence Crittenden Home. The national network runs seventy homes aiding girls toward reconstruction and respectability, with the local home serving over seventeen years and more than a thousand girls and eight hundred babies cared for. The non sectarian institution relies on public generosity and a state daily allowance to operate.
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Helena
Florence Critteneen
Florence Crittenden Crittenden
United States
Florence Crittenden Home
College Without Athletics At University of Dubuque
University president Dr Karl Wettstone announces abolition of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Dubuque. He cites commercialization of college sports, high salaries for coaches, and scout inducements as core issues, suggesting a two year trial period before any possible return to competition.
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University of Dubuque
Karl F. Wettstone
Iowa University
Whettstone
U. of D
Survey claims Chicago has 20000 overprivileged hoya residents
A noted survey estimates 20000 overprivileged hoya in Chicago and 450000 underprivileged, warning the smaller class may pose the greatest trouble to this generation. the article outlines social class tensions and potential policy implications.
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Chicago
Market crime reporting confuses readers across papers
The piece argues that scattered bandit stories fail to show overall trends or totals. It suggests a model ledger of daily robberies with openings, closings, and market-like totals to reflect the full picture. It notes police shortages and broader market noises amid crime coverage.
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Chicago
Telegraph
Levy's
Rosenberg’s
Saltzman’ S
Old Yankee Clippers Remembered in India House Display
Visitors examine painted images of Dana and other Yankee clippers in New York's India House. The piece laments their demise for steamers while noting the brutal, crowded, starving wages endured by crews. It contrasts romance with harsh truth and ends with a quip about misers.
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India House
New York
Dana
Just a Question of Hiring in State Banking Reform
An editorial urges Iowa farmers to beware of Senator Brockhart's co operative banking plan. It argues cooperative banking would place trust in politicians or non specialists who lack banking expertise. The piece warns credit is a delicate, high stakes field best handled by trained bankers.
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North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Brockhart
St. Paul
Doob
Haskin
Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
Helena Independent Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Judgment Day Comes Every Day in the Year
The reflection frames daily judgment as not theology but experience born from our past. It suggests it unsettles confident opinions and undercuts prepared alibis, urging action on overdue resolutions despite self doubt.
National Association of Building Owners and Managers Convening
Washington reports the eighteenth annual convention in Cleveland of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers. Owners from across the United States discuss efficient maintenance, tenant relations, and specialized property needs, with sessions on apartment houses, offices, medical buildings, garages, and exhibits on new operating devices and insurance reform.
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Washington, D. C
Cleveland
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
United States
Books Missing From Locke Case in Denver Court
Denver court heard James H. Brown claim personal books of John Galen Locke grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado were missing. Judge J Foster Symes ordered the books produced for inspection tomorrow by government agents investigating Locke income tax returns.
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Denver
John Galen Locke
Ku Klux Klan
Colorado
James H. Brown
Dr. Locke
J. Foster Symes
United States District Court
Symes
Building Planning Service Aids New Property Owners
The building planning service, begun in 1923, provides prospective builders with a five or more member advisory committee. Aimed at optimizing layouts and reducing wasted drafting time, the service helps owners and architects and benefits tenants by improving property efficiency and service.
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National Association
Memorial to Senator Clark Art Collection in Montana
The Missoulian urges moving the Clark art collection to Mortana and preserving it intact as a lasting Montana memorial to the late senator. Helena Independent editorial support follows, predicting strong public sentiment. Heirs may prefer a united Montana memorial over dispersal if trustees reject the Corcoran gallery plan.
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Missoulian
Clark
Mortana
Helena Independent
Montana
Corcoran
Senator Clark
Mississippi River
Supreme Court actions and foreign affairs unsettled times
The piece describes the Supreme Court upholding New York’s criminal anarchy law and scrutinizing lawyer qualifications, plus re hearings in the Coronado coal case and Lake Michigan water case. It notes Belgian debt commission news and a critical China Russia confrontation, with commentary from Butte American on U S policy and a Washington earthquake report lasting from 3 49 to 7 04 p m and epicenter distance of 2 300 miles.
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Supreme Court
New York
William D. Mitchell
Belgium
Washington
Coronado
Suprémé Court
Blaine
Wisconsin
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Bulgaria
Pekin
Far East
Moscow
Europe
American Relief Association
Russia
America
Lenine
United States
China
Butte American
Asso l
Georgetown University
Father Tongerf
Reader Q and A with Haskin on facts and trivia
A Helena Independent feature presents brief reader questions answered by Frederic J. Haskin, covering topics from Mrs. Coolidge height and naval observatory longitude to bank clearings and British pensions. The Q and A include Bryan’s cabinet departure, Crusader tomb figures, Metairie race course fate, extradition with Germany, and Theodore Roosevelt on thrift.
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Naval Observatory
England
J. M. Meek. A
United Kingdom
W. J. Bryan
Brian
Wilson
Knights of the Temple
Metairie
New Orleans
United States
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Charming Consistency From The Billings Gazette
The Gazette laments locals purchasing printing from outside Montana while preaching home trade, citing slides made in Kansas City and past incidents. It argues readers should support Montana printers, noting widespread outflow of funds and urging consistency in promoting home production.
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The
Gazette
Montana
Wyoming
Kansas City
Missouri
Billings
the Gazette
Twin City
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Kirby
Joes Shey
Roy L Smith
D. D
Simpson
Portland
Oregon
Insurance Committee
Buffalo
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Galen
News OF Day Itional Cpt
Asia
Billings Gazette
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