After Mussolini What Europe and the world notice
A Foreign Policy Association survey outlines Mussolini’s consolidation of power in Italy. It notes a fascist state with three national unions controlling workers producers and professionals, a Podesta local dictator system, and reduced popular government while promising economic stability and national integrity. The piece cautions that the long term success hinges on a successor.
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Foreign Policy Association
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Are We Democratic at Court of St James
In London last Wednesday night, 15 American women in full court regalia were presented to King George and Queen Mary and promised social status for life. A handful of American men in formal attire attended. ambassadors say the greatest task is denying mothers who insist on presenting daughters to the King. Senator Medill McCormick recalled an ambassador pacing, lamenting the pressure of impending royal presentations.
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Florida
Prince of Wales
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Are We Truly Democratic Despite Our Southern Attitudes
A speaker mocks American self perception as democratic while recounting a satire of ambitious women and social climbers. The dialogue features an ambassador, Florida intrigue, and a joke about duchesses, queens, and a London visit, ending with doubt about democracy.
Vindicating husbands and women in politics clash
A columnist warns against wives running for office to vindicate their husbands amid public scandals. Citing Ma Ferguson and Rep Langley, the piece argues such motives risk turning ballots into tribunals and complicating women’s pursuit of political rights, urging judges not to let personal ties overshadow merit.
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Texas
John W. Langley
Congress
Kentucky
Langley
Atlanta
Washington
Evelyn and Harry and the shadow of a long affair
The piece recalls Evelyn and Harry dining together to dawn and speculates they may remarry though Harry denies it. Publicity has turned their troubled lives into nationwide gossip. Harry once shot a man twenty one years ago, but motive is the lawyering for fortune and fame, not the act itself. The column questions whether the legal drama equals justice.
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Evelyn
Harry
Who Is Blocking Coal Legislation Now
A New York World editorial argues Senate delays on coal legislation are tied to blocking measures affecting the foreign service of the Department of Commerce. It notes opposition to appointing foreign service members without Senate consent, critiques the political maneuvering, and questions who behind the scenes is pulling the strings while President Coolidge remains passive.
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Seven Vanishing Americans in a Sermon Satire
The Rev Roy L Smith DD of Simpson ME Church Minneapolis delivers a satirical sermon listing seven types of men who have vanished from civic life. He mocks a man who seeks a lady's permission to smoke, a golf patron, straight ticket voters, deferential church followers, business subservience to the public, and those who view college as a mere labor-saving device.
The Rise of Electric Power and Its Industrial Impact
The article traces electric power from early central stations in New York and Chicago to widespread use across the United States. It notes Edison and financiers like Morgan and Villard propelled growth, European innovations extended AC transmission, and the shift from steam to electricity transformed manufacturing, locomotion, and railways, with future ideas like coastal coal mine power hubs.
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London
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Chicago Central
Edison Company
Great Central
Sinat
Electrification expands as coal shifts to power use
The rise of electric light and power shows $7 billion invested with 38 percent growth in three years and a 41 percent output increase. More than 40 percent more customers reflect shifting fuel reliance amid coal strikes and a push by public utilities to maintain coal reserves. Railroads could save over 100 million tons of coal annually by electrified power, while farms begin adopting electric machinery across farm operations.
Women Enter Politics Says Britton Facing Backlash
The Baltimore Sun reports Representative Britton of Chicago calls for an investigation into alleged gangster activity by Bertha Baur supporters. He claims thugs were paid to intimidate election officials and alter ballots to favor Baur, with threats of murder and warnings of cemetery rides if precincts failed to back her.
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Baltimore Sun
Keeping Fit. Ah, well, the mountain feudists won't lack for target practice
A brief Baltimore Sun item notes that dry agents will provide ongoing target practice for mountain feudists, implying continued conflict or tension without graphic detail.
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Baltimore Sun
Sunday Concerts Aid Art Training in Wachita Kans
A series of Sunday evening programs in Wachita Kansas aims to fund art education. Sponsored by ten business women, the events attract large audiences. Twenty five students aged four to twenty were chosen by local critics to benefit from the proceeds, with dancers singers and instrumentalists receiving training otherwise unavailable.
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Kans
National Capital News Highlights and Political Currents
President Borno of Harti attended a White House luncheon as debates echoed on McNary data bill. Congress approved a $145 million federal aid road fund while Treasury renewed $77.78 million in war debt payments. Senate confirmed Cannon and Meyers on the slapping board, May trade balance stood at $38 million, and Coolidge voiced opposition to universal military training in colleges.
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Tacia-Arica
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Coolidge
Brazil Quits League of Nations Sparks Geneva Consternation
A Geneva report says Brazil withdrew from League of Nations membership, provoking consternation in league circles. The decision follows tensions over seating and policy, with earlier threats from Costa Rica and Spain.
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League of Nations
Costa Rica
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Rio Janeiro
Butte Post
Bomb Explodes At Seattle Salvation Army Home
In Seattle on June 15 AP reports a blast at a Salvation Army 80 day center. A dozen men fled beds as furniture flew and windows shattered. A man seen moments earlier carried a bundle and looked into an engine room on the first floor of the three story building.
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Seattle
Salvation Army
Answers to Questions From The Helena Independent
The article offers a Q and A roundup on varied topics. It cites the Smithsoton Institution claiming the heaviest weighed turtle at about 1500 pounds. Infrared rays are heat rays under 330 billion vibrations per second. It notes citrus coloring by ethylene and engine exhaust, and color progression in grapefruit and oranges. It reports on visa fee waivers with France considering reciprocity, and the Northwest Passage expeditions beginning around 1300. It discusses horse shoes history and quoits, and Dead Sea travel by various explorers. It ends with an invitation to use the Helena Independent Information Bureau for public facts.
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Valencia
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North Pale
Corted Real
London
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Greece
Europe
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Dead Sea
Costigan
Miander Lanel
St. John
Bishop Urges Abolishing Indian Reservations
Sioux Falls reports Bishop Hugh Latier Burleson, Episcopal missionary to the Sioux, advocates abolishing reservations and amalgamating Indians into white society. He favors urban absorption, notes few Indians retain native customs, endorses vocational schooling over college, and suggests government should seek counsel from those who know Indians. The view targets Stove Indians specifically. conditions may vary elsewhere.
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Hugh Latier Rireson
Morleson
Burleson
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