Auditor Porter's Victory Over Parole Commissioner Claim
State Auditor George Porter refused to issue a warrant for 2895 to Ludwig Rose, who had sought payment for parole commissioner work after the office was abolished. The Silver Bow district court upheld Porter's stance, praising scrutiny of claims and urging caution against inflated expenditures by educators and politicians. The Independent questions the University of Montana real estate purchase, urging legal use of maintenance funds and careful review of claims passed by education authorities.
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Porter
George Porter
Montana
Ludwig Rose
Rose
Republican Club
Dixon Machine
Vasa
Dixon Outfit
Penitentiary
Dixon
State House
Board of Examiners
Independent
University of Montana
Missoula
State Board of Education
State Board of Examiners
Booze Vies With Mosquitoes for NJ Spotlight
New Jersey faces a clash between alcohol related activity and a surge of mosquitoes in public health concerns. Officials warn of risks from disease and nuisance while communities balance permits, summer events, and control measures amid hot humid conditions.
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New Jersey
War Technics Fail to Decide Rift War Edge
War theorists argued modern devices would dominate future fighting in North Africa where French and Spanish troops face Rift tribesmen. Correspondents report planes and gas lack decisive effect as Rift fighters use rifles and machine guns but lack air power and gas masks. Old methods still shape fighting outcomes.
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North
Africa
France
Spain
War letters claim Riffs withstand modern attack
War correspondents in the field say the Rif tribesmen ignore gas bombs and air strikes, scattering only to return after threats pass. French-led forces rely on veteran European experience, while observers insist the decisive factor remains the soldier behind the gun despite advancing weapons.
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Doctors Not Groping Explain Two Kinds Of Medical Knowledge
Dr. Carrell of the Rockefeller Institute outlines two types of medical knowledge scientific and empirical gained by practical experience. Medicine blends proven science with tested practice as doctors treat patients under uncertain conditions. He notes that quinine’s malaria help and sunshine’s value were known long before scientists understood why. In Chicago, bandits in uniform and police in civilian clothes blur lines between law and lawlessness, leaving bystanders unsure who is acting.
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Carrell
Rockefeller Institute
Chicago
Illinois Nears Chicago Secession Idea Cites Shifts in Diplomacy
The piece critiques European diplomacy and political rhetoric. It notes Illinois might back Chicago’s secession proposal though not for the cited reason. It mentions a shift from brains to intestines and mocks Chicago police slogans about showers as a show of force.
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Illinois
Chicago
Best Editorial on Prof Craigies US Dictionary Effort
The St Paul Dispatch reports Prof William A Craigie of Oxford sails to the United States to help compile a complete American language dictionary. He argues American English mirrors an Elizabethan stage with old meanings surviving, while American slang shows language in embryo and phrases like It’s up to you express a clear shade of meaning.
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William A. Craigie
Oxford University
England
United States
Craigie
University of Chicago
Cragie
Nevile Chamberlain
Chaucer
Shakespeare
River Bottom
Hamlet
Professor Craigie
The Interstate Commerce Commission Growth and Role
Washington June 22. The Interstate Commerce Commission has grown to eleven members since 1880 and now oversees all interstate common carriers including railroads, steamboats, telegraphs, and trucking. It functions as a public court for rail users and regulates freight and passenger movement, handling thousands of informal complaints and about 1,600 hearings yearly.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States
Congress
Court of Justice
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
The Interstate Commerce Commission in Action and Impact
The commission conducts hearings and issues decisions in a wide range of transportation cases. It handles tariffs filed by railroads, oversees suspensions of rate changes, and conducts large scale investigations when prompted by Congress or the executive. Notable probes into New Haven Hartford stock manipulation and milk rate disputes illustrate the scope and seriousness of its work.
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Congress
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
United States Navy
Chicago T
Boston
Navy
Ike
New England
Frederic I. Haskin
Stockholm Writers Demand Radio Payment
Stockholm reports that members of the Swedish Authors Union are demanding compensation from radio stations for broadcasting their writings. The union seeks royalty terms and legal recognition of authorship in broadcasting.
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Stockholm
Swedish Authors’ Union
Radio signals from navy aircraft picked up in Tampa and St Paul
Distance Radio from a navy airplane short wave set was detected in Tampa Florida and St Paul Minnesota but eluded reception at closer stations.
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Washington
Tampa
Fla
St. Paul
Minn
Elkdom of Nation to Meet Annual Session in Portland
The sixty first grand lodge reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will be held in Portland from July 12 to 18. More than 30 special trains will bring delegates. thousands expected by car and boat. The grand lodge parade on July 16 aims for about 75 080 Elks. Activities include Mount Hood climbs, tours to Longview and Oregon City, Fort Vancouver and Oregon coast beaches, plus Columbia river trips. Sessions run Tuesday through Thursday with elaborate entertainment planned.
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Portland
Associated Press
Elkdom
Grand Lodge
Anchorage
Alaska
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia
John G. Price
Columbus
Ohio
Detroit Lodge
Mount Hood
Longview
Wash
Oregon City
War on Rats With Potson Gas In Washington
Tacoma June 26 The United States biological survey and the state college of agriculture experiment station join poultrymen to wage war on rats damaging western Washington poultry. Calcium cyanide will be pumped into rat burrows under buildings where moisture forms gas deadly to rats. In a test at a farm with 3600 hens, 163 dead rats were removed, suggesting many more killed.
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Tacoma
Associated Press
Washington
United States Biological Survey
Experiment Station
State College of Agriculture
Poultrymen
Here
Leo K. Couch
The
Biological Survey
Horse Riles Girl at Wheatland Ranch Tragedy
Retta Shaffer a 17 year old girl living on the Griffin ranch south of Wheatland was dragged to death last night after her rope cast on a horse. Her foot was caught in the lariat and the animal dragged her across pasture leading to fatal injuries. In Als Swampscott Mass Alfred J Pearson of Town was named by President Coolidge to be minister to Finland.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Retta Shaffer
Griffin Ranch
Wheatland
Miss Shaffer
Swampscott
Mass
Associated Press
Alfred J. Pearson
Town
Coolidge
Finland
La Follette’s Stand Against Sale of Name
The Missoulian notes Senator La Follette refused a Florida real estate buyer’s offer to use his name for a lecture enterprise. His reply, My name is not for sale, underscored his integrity. He died poor, relying on salary and La Follette’s Weekly. He left two sons, Dane County’s attorney among them, and a modest estate centered on a farm near Madison.
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Bryan
Florida
Senator LaFollette
Bryar
LaFollette
Senator la Follette
Germany
Madison
la Follette’s Weekly
Whon
Dane County
Tan
Missoulian
Answers to Questions from the Washington Information Bureau
In a compiled Q and A, Frederick J. Haskin’s Washington Information Bureau answers queries on baseball length, Tacoma meaning, aviation types in the armed forces, wild boars, Polaris position, bat eyes, largest summer resort hotel, poets laureate, gumbo file, Moira ONeil’s residence, and the Welland Ship Canal timeline.
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Tacoma
National Zoological Park
United States
Canada
New Hampshire
Texas
Atlantic City
England
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Kay
Andrew Bernard
John Skelton
Edmund Spenser
Samuel Daniel
Ben Ionson
Willian Davenant
John Dryden
Thomas Shadwell
Nahumi Tate
Nicholas Rowe
Laurence Eusden
Dolly Cibber
William Whitehead
Thomas Wharton
Henry Pye
Robert Senthey
William Wordsworth
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Austin
Robert Bridges
Moira O'Neil
D. D. UA
County
Wexford
Ireland
Welland Ship Canal
M. BA
Jugo-Slavia Debt Talks Hint at Funding Plan
National capital brief notes that Jugo-Slavia promised negotiations on a debt funding plan. Spain and Belgium refused diplomatic status for treasury agents abroad. The latest Chinese note to the Peking diplomatic corps was presented to the state department.
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Jugo-Slavia
Spain
Belgium
Treasury
Peking
State Department
Wheat Bran Freight Rates Too High in Western States
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that wheat bran freight rates moving from several milling centers to Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico are too high by proportionment. Reductions were ordered before September 20, affecting origins in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Milling companies say charges run about 10 percent above those for shorts and middlings. Canada’s population stands at 9,230,030 with nearly 2,200,000 students in school.
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Washington
Associated Press
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
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St. Paul Dispatch
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Minneapolis
Haskin
Elkdom OF Nation
Frederick J. Haskin
Our
National Capital
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