Letting Grandchildren Pay Reparations and Bank Powers
The excerpt discusses Germany's reparations in two periods, one for allied debts and the other for U.S. debt payments, suggesting the second period would underperform. It notes the creation of an international bank amid wartime finance, criticizing Wall Street influence and money power. The piece also questions tariffs on sugar, hinting at broader economic policy tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Wall Street
Metric System Revival Faces Little Congressional Threat
The piece notes renewed congressional effort to adopt the metric system for federal departments, but predicts limited action. It recalls early campaigns a quarter century ago, the Bureau of Standards backing, and opposition from the American Manufacturers' Association. It observes global use of metric except in the US and British realms, and suggests Americans will continue measuring by mile and pound in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau of Standards
American Manufacturers’ Association
United States
British Empire
Farm Home For Rent Near Two School Houses
Local owner advertises a farm home for rent near two school houses with space for five thousand clickers. The note mentions two good-sized pardons nearby and suggests the place would rent more quickly if they were closer.
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Fen
Tand
Who Pays the Navies in a Global Arms Reckoning
Secretary Stimson presents the naval bill of 1 170 800 000 as the citizen’s stake in disarmament. He contrasts warship costs with peaceful instruments, noting ships cost more than double the Library of Congress price. League of Nations critic Senor de Madariaga argues world budgets could fund the League for centuries. The piece laments escalating naval waste and urges international restraint for progress on disarmament. A Helena school anecdote adds a child-education digression about thinking.
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Stimson
United States
Library of Congress
Senor de Madariaga
Disarmament Committee
League of Nations
League
Education's aim: teach thinking for oneself across colleges
Robert Maynard Hutchins, president-elect of the University of Chicago, argues higher education should unsettle minds and foster independent thought, echoing Socrates and Eliot. The piece surveys the historic test of education, then notes Florenz Ziegfeld ending revues and a humorous side item about an Arkansas man taking 29 years to finish college, hinting at fraternity costs.
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South
Pittsburgh
West
University of Chicago
Yale Law School
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Chicago
Socrates
Eliot
Arkansas
Best Editorial of the Day on Africa Frontier Myth
A reflective piece contrasts frontier legends with modern Africa as the setting for future adventure. It notes the rise of Africa as a new frontier, with youths drawn to African pioneers and films using exotic titles, while local clubs and slang drift toward this shift in imagination.
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Hoboken
Ait Yakouk
Morocco
Afrid
Africa
Britain
Bill
Custer
Charles Street
Rotary Club
Will Ali Yakoub
Omaha
Nebraska
No Man Can Judge Another From Hidden Battles
Reverend Roy L. Smith of Simpson 21st Street East Church Minneapolis preaches a sermon warning against judging others by unseen thoughts. The text urges restraint in criticizing those facing different temptations and cautions against demanding leniency for oneself while condemning others.
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God
Aboriginal prosperity under Hoover era noted by Haskin Letter
The Haskin Letter from June 14 discusses a hopeful era for North American Indians under President Hoover. It highlights Charles J. Rhoads as commissioner of Indian affairs, Wilbur’s intended policy shift toward citizenship and economic participation, and the vast federal role in Indian affairs across health, education, irrigation, and governance. The piece notes Oklahoma’s large 1139,335 Indian population, New York’s 4,419, and widespread tribal diversity across 42 tribes with 52 languages among 280 tribes.
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Washington
D. C
North America
Hoover
Roosevelt
Indian Affairs
Charles J. Rhoads
Philadelphas
Mr. Rhoads
Indian Rights Association
Rhoads
America
Wiliam Penn
India Office
Department of Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
Indian Service
United States
Contro
Continental United States
Union
Oklahoma
Arizona
South Dakota
Indiana
Louisiana
New York State
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
North Carolina
Aberdeen Man Delays, Quips, and the Kaiser’s Remark
An Aberdeen resident, visiting London, joins a long queue at King’s Cross booking offices. He learns a single to Aberdeen costs five pounds twelve shillings and six pence and a return eleven pounds five shillings. Behind him a tourist quips about Americans and Scots, then the man jokes that the Kaiser said in 1917.
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Aberdeen
London
King’s Crows
Sandy
Indians in U S tribes by region and wealth status
A cross section of native tribes details numbers and locations across eastern Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and California and Nevada. It notes Osage Osages oil wealth Klamath and Menominee timber lands and the absence of land for some California and Nevada groups due to historic treaties and gold rush effects.
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Oklahoma
United States
Five Civilized Tribes
Arizona
New Mexico
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Dakotas
Montana
Oregon
Damascks
Washington
California
Nevada
Red Men
Rhoads
Death of Wife Triggers Scientist's Suicide in London
London report says Thomas, a former British Museum official and noted scientist, died of a revolver wound. Coroner's inquest verdict ruled suicide while of unsound mind, citing grief over his wife's recent death. The piece also references horse racing news about John McCormack and a Cragadouc sale condition with Lord Astor.
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London
Oldfield Thomas
British Museum
Landon
John McCormack
Ascot
Lord Astor
Cragadouc
Personal Health Advice From Dr Brady In Letters Page
A newspaper feature prints reader letters to Dr William Brady on health and home remedies. Topics include vigorous outdoor exercise as medicine, caution on self treatment, risks of unapproved medicines, when to seek a physician, and brief Q&A on sugar cures, diathermy for hemorrhoids, petrolatum use, and constipation.
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Americas
Brady
Leltdra
William Brady
Elty
Answers to Questions Titan 5 special department inquiry bureau
A historical Q and A list from The Helena Independent Information Bureau outlines questions and answers on varied topics. It covers David Warfield’s last stage appearance, definitions of old insurance, circus travel shifts, celestial motion, Leighton’s career, prison statistics, church communion terms, heather broom production, Bulwer’s Last of the Tribunes, the "Eric Robot" spectacle, military schools, Texas motto, light reflecting paint, New York Hospital age, and park roadwork costs with figures for roads and trails in national forests.
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Titan
Washington
Helena
David Warfield
Wno
F. A
Mifo Insuranca
J. Q.A
Frederick Leighton
Royal Academy
Leighton of
Encyclopedia of Church History
Yorkshire
England
Agland
Ricczi
Bulwer
Rien
Tribunes
Eric Robot
John Golden Theater
New York City
Eric the
Robol
New York
Richards
Eric
United States
J.C. A
Texas
Indiana
New Hampshire
Bureau of Standards
New York Hospital
George III
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Helena Public Schools
Florenz Ziegfeld
Roy Ll. Smith
Simpson
E. Church
Minneapolis
Haskin
Personal Health Service
M. de
Dangwer
Vienna
Abese
Chile
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