Boosting the Absurdities in Hoover Address
A Indiana editorial review critiques President Hoover's Indianapolis speech on June 17 1931 noting half his assertions may be true but many are not sound policy or effective solutions to the nation s mood. The piece credits some federal actions yet argues confidence cannot be rebuilt by words alone and mocks photographer's portrait of a sweet girl graduate.
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Indiana
Hoover
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Federal Reserve System
HLA. T. A
American Automobile Association
Georgia
Palestine
Grand Army
Loyal Legion
Military Order of Porelen Waray
American Legion
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Department of Agriculture
Wakefield
Washington
Punished Vandalism at Helena Baseball Ground
Helena grounds manager offers a reward to convict vandals who broke into the locker room and stole balls bats and a glove. He condemns the criminals as ungrateful troubling fans and warns they may be prosecuted for burglary if seen at a game. The piece also notes a local surge in divorce seekers at Reup, likening it to a tent camp for those separated by matrimony.
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Helena Baseball Ground
Helena
Summer Pleasures Versus Pessimism In The Heat Of July
An essay contrasts optimistic views of summer with the inevitable discomforts of hot days and restless nights. It notes storms, humidity, pests, traffic, and post vacation shortages as common complaints, yet argues these trials heighten the value of summer’s luxuries and pleasures.
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Schopenhauer
Summer of perfect days with rains and roads
The Helena Daily Independent notes a near perfect summer with good motor roads resorts and camping and swimming facilities. a Sunday rain dampened the mood. It cites Canada’s 1930 fish harvest at 1,003,000,000 pounds and recalls Honey Ford’s plant up north boosting car sales and catching fish.
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Helena
Canada
Honey Ford
A WELTURE OF PEACE ON GUAM NAVAL POLICY
The article argues abandoning Guam as a naval base to civilian status could reflect political motives rather than budget savings. It notes Guam’s Pacific role under Washington conference limits, warns that defenses cannot be strengthened while armament limits stand, and portrays a Guam handover as a peace gesture. It concludes with a note on a questionable soup claim.
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Guam
Interior Department
Pacific
United States
Washington
Capitalize Curiosity and the Rise of Sightseeing
The piece notes Americans’ love of travel to view high places and panorama, citing the Empire State Building’s 1,200+ feet and daily 3,000 visitors paying $1. It compares revenue projections, recalls 17 years of Woolworth tower sightings, and ends with a mix of anecdotes about property transfer and a Mont movie critique.
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United States
Empire State Building
New York City
Empire State
Woolworth
New York
Editorial on the Bonus Loan System and Public Debt
The American Legion and readers scrutinize the bonus loan program enacted after World War I. Two million applications and 14 67 percent of adjusted certificate holders show loans paid with interest, raising questions about private use versus public cost. Critics warn future Congress may remit principal and interest, risking further government deficits while service men seek benefits from the treasury.
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American Legion
Congress
Quotations on Reward and Vice in Moral Maxims
A concise collection of moral lines linking virtue and consequence. It asserts that waste yields want, dishonor yields humiliation, disloyalty yields shame, drunkenness yields degradation, ignorance yields slavery, selfishness yields loneliness, and worry yields more trouble.
Fortunes Born From War and Economic Crises
In Washington June 12, Frederic J. Haskin argues that postwar wealth grows from military and economic crises. He contends stocks often misprice value, outlining cases where falling dividends and market panic allow informed buyers to acquire entire companies cheaply, preserving real asset worth and creating new fortunes.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Preserved hailstones claim stirs in Moundsville West Virginia
In Moundsville Charleo Spoon keeps hailstones from a storm in his wife’s refrigerator as proof. He recalls placing them there ten minutes after the storm two years ago. R N Heck of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey notes 23 earthquakes in the first two months of this year, compared with six in the same period in 1929.
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Moundsville
Charleo
Spoon
Nen
R. N. Heck
Division of Sessmology
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Brooklyn Woman Elected World WCTU President
Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn New York was recently elected world president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the Toronto election. She also serves as president of the national WCTU.
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NEA
New York
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
N. Y
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Toronto
Dust hazard and silicosis risks in air mining and industry
The article explains how silica dust exposure above six million parts per air foot endangers lungs and heart, with advanced silicosis sometimes masked by good health. Early X rays reveal progression from lines to snowstorm patterns, and combined with tuberculosis or bronchitis, outcomes worsen. Industries like sandstone, pottery, metal grinding, tin mining, and foundries face compensation discussions and periodic examinations. Public health officials push for preventive plans and worker compensation.
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Great Hintain
Answer Card From The Information Bureau Q & A
The Helena Independent Information Bureau offers free factual information on various topics. Questions cover cigars, racing car brakes, ragtime origins, population in Palestine, cake terminology, parade ordering, plant distribution, Wakefield restoration, carillon signals, boll weevil alerts, Simon Fishman’s Kansas wheat holdings, cryptograms, and fly eye types.
Reopening of Thousands Catholic Clubs Feared Plan
Rome reports a plan to reopen thousands of Catholic clubs in Italy after reorganization. The government supports reopening under patrol with bishops vetting, aligning with Vatican instructions issued as clubs faced dissolution. Gradual reopening aims to avoid displays of victory or defeat for either side.
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FON EY
Rome
Eyl
Italy
Pusoie
Pius
Directod Agaiostal
Prohibition Probe to Review Omaha Arrest Clash
Omaha reports General William McCrowan returning from vacation to announce an immediate investigation into the dispute between federal and local police following the arrest of Joseph Albert, a government prohibition investigator, and the counter-arrest of Omaha police official Paul Sutton. The action stems from disturbances during the arrests and is to be reviewed by federal authorities.
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Omaha
William McCrowan
Nebraska
Joseph Albert
Gove
Mr Crowan
Harnay
St. Paul
Minn
Albert
Paul Sutton
Alvert
Sutton
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