Guard Breaks Camp After 168th Montana Guard Departure
Helena bids farewell to the 168th regiment Montana National Guard as they break camp near Fort Harrison. Regular officers praise the unit for sharp training and discipline, noting veterans from World War I and many overseas veterans among the officers. Governor Erickson commends the ready defense capability and security the guard provides in peaceful times. A closing joke mentions the former Crown Prince of Romania not finding work amid American heiresses.
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Montana National Guard
Helena
Montana
Fort Harrison
Col
F. B. Robes
Guard
Third Infantry
National Guard
Eiverybody
France
John
Erickson
Romania
The German voter turnout and the Hohenzollern wealth
A German referendum shows that abstention empowered the Hohenzollerns as confiscation support failed by five million votes. With fewer than 15 million voting, about 60 percent stayed home, illustrating the price of nonvoting and urging U S citizens to participate. Jos Angeles views Aimie as a publicity asset at the beach.
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Germany
William II
America
United States
Aimie
Jos An-geles
An Old Race Passes Across the Harvest Trail
A Kansan City Star correspondent recalls a migrating harvest labor force moving from Oklahoma through Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas and into Canada. The piece evokes the blazing sun, the hard life, and the romantic pull of the harvest journey for these workers.
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Middle Western
Wheat Belt
Kansan City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Canada
Harvest Hands on the Wheat Plains in the Machinery Era
Describes the shift from traditional harvest labor to motor car hands on Kansas wheat farms. Notes the decline of itinerant harvesters as machines expand, government bureaus aid the transition, and 80 percent of wheat may be harvested by motor hands. Fades with reflection on changing times and mindset.
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Bama
Wheat
Emiere
Kansas
Sultan of Sulu Flappers Amuse and Anger the Moro Prince
The Sultan of Sulu, head of the Moro chieftains in Jolo, disapproves of his three adopted daughters becoming flappers. Princess Tarhata studied in Illinois and wed a Moro chief, while Princess Emme planned a Christian Filipino marriage, and Princess Dayang-Dayang aimed to marry a Malay prince. The tale ends with warnings of royal ire and a comic note on modern manners.
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Sulu
George Ade
Sultan
Jolo
Philippines
Mecca
Mohammed
Tarhata
University of
Ilinois
Datu Tahir
Emme
Dayang-Dayang
Immortality Edict from a Columbia Ex-Professor
A Los Angeles Times editorial skewers Dr. Durant former Columbia philosophy professor who argues for eternal life on earth. The piece mocks his claim that conquering death is plausible and would lead to perpetual youth, endless reproduction pressures, and potential societal chaos.
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Durant
Columbia University
Tie
Earth
Dante
Columbia
Dr. Durant
Mature
Poe
Great Lakes Waterways Plan Dominates River Bill Debate
The Wisconsin and Michigan lawsuits over Great Lakes water diverted via Chicago’s canal push Supreme Court review as Congress advances a vast river and harbor bill. The package funds deepening to 25 feet, surveys on the All-American route, and links between the Mississippi and Great Lakes, with aims to create a continental inland waterway system while balancing Chicago’s drainage needs and lake-state concerns.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Great Lakes
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
W& Waterways
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Lake Michiggins
Tinois River
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Supreme Court
Charles H. Hughes
Chief of Engineers
Army
Ohio
Hughes
Bil
Atlantic
New York
St. Lawrence Waterway
Lakes
Europe
South America
Gulf
United States
Mines River
Missouri
Kansas City
Corpus Christi
Texas
Cape Cod Canal
Mississippi Basin
Administration
Treasury
Briand May Join Ranks Of Immortals
Paris June 26 AP One vacant armchair remains in the French academy. Briand, famed for oratory, reportedly refused a candidacy. Admirers now consider Edouard Herriot, former premier and noted author, as a likely replacement. The immortals fear a deadlock as the 40-seat limit nears.
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Paris
French Academy
Artat
Briand
Statesman
Edouard Harriott
National Best Seller List From Public Libraries
A national snapshot shows bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles most in demand. Notable fiction includes Wd Geese by Martha Ostenso and The Perennial Bachelor by Anne Parrish, each priced at $2, with other titles from Doubleday Page and Bobbs-Merrill. Nonfiction features The Man Nobody Knows by Bruce Barton at $2 and Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg at $10, among others.
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Martha Ostenso
Dodd Mead
Anne Parrish
Harper
Christopher Marie
Doubleday Page
Gene Stratton Porter
Helen of Troy
John Erskine
Bobbs- Merrill
A. S. M. Hutchinson
Little Brown
Man
Bruce Barton
Bobbs-Mer
A. E. Wiggam
Bobbs-Merrill
Rise and Fall of Jesse James book review
The article previews Robert Love's The Rise and Fall of Jesse James, praising its narrative biography approach and restrained myth busting. It notes Love interviewed Missourians, cites limited but solid evidence about the James brothers, and foregrounds vivid yet non sensational portrayals of Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers. The review contextualizes the work as a readable corrective to popular legend, with publication details given.
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Jesse James
Love
Jetse James
James Brothers
Frank James
Jameses
Youngers
Jesse
Alexander Frankin James
Jesse Woodson James
Clay County
Missouri
California
James
Frank
Jessi
Andersost
Quantril
Quantrell
One Little Man by Christopher Ward reviewed
A humorous satirical portrait of Herbie Fricl as he grows up in a small town before and during the Spanish American War. The piece traces his doubts about Spaniards and Americans, his cautious nature, and the rivalries with his more successful brother, noting Ward’s blend of laughter and pathos. Published by Harper and Bros in New York.
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Herbie Fricl
Christopher Ward
Q. Henry
Terbie
Herbie
Ward
Beadle and
Street & Smith
Deadwood Dick
Jack Harkaway
Sleuth
Herbie Frick
Harper and Bros
New York
Royal Society rebuked for fox hunting ties bequest rejected
London June 26 AP reported King George the Prince of Wales and other nobility faced criticism from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals over fox hunting. A 10,900 pound bequest requiring anti hunting stances was rejected, amid a contentious vote 36 to 31.
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London
King George
Prince of Wales
Lord Lambourne
Royal Society For the Prevention
Grove Grady
Stephen Coleridge
Lord Banbury
Congress of Women to Set in Dublin
The International Congress of Women will meet in Dublin on July 8 organized by the Women's International League of Peace and Freedom. More than 230 delegates from around the world are expected with Miss Jane Addams of Chicago presiding. Speakers include Mahatma Gandhi, Romain Rolland, and Agnes MacPhail. A public parade in Dublin with delegates in national costumes is planned.
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London
International Congress of Women
Dublin
Women's International League of Peace and Freedom
Jane Addams
Chicago
Mahatma Ghandi
India
Romain Rolland
France
Agnes MacPhail
Congress
United States
Noted British Women in Electrical Field
London June 26. Lady Astor Lady Cowan Lady Brooks Miss Ellen Wilkinson and many other prominent British women are active in the Electrical Association of Women. The group pushes wider home and industrial electrification to ease household duties and brighten life in Britain. Lady Cowan has returned from Canada and the United States after studying North American model homes and campaigns for greater electrification in Britain. The organization backs a Commons measure for consolidating plants with government aid to cut current costs and eventually situate large power plants near coal mines.
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London
Lady Ashtor
Lady Cowan
Lady Brooks
Ellen Wilkinson
Electrical Association of Women
England
Canada
United States
Great Britain
House of Commons
Grat
Britain
Why Not Start To Scold Bad Parents
London opinions blame neglectful parents for the so called bad boy problem, arguing that miscreants contain hidden charm and potential, while harsh treatment and loose discipline foster truancy and delinquency in youths. experts contend parental attention could curb such conduct.
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London
J. H. Dunn
Norwich
Mr. Dain
Mr. Rain
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