South Dakota rural credit woes mirror Montana losses
South Dakota foreclosures on western farms prompt debate over holding or rapid disposal. Critics warn forced sales depress land values and tax revenue. supporters urge clearing bad deals quickly. Investigations show some loans funded cheap land and dummy purchasers, with soldiers settlement acts misused. Public ownership risks tax losses. some lands may rise in value but gains offset by taxes. Editor Linebarger notes office seekers persist despite poor pay and asks why politics draws people.
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Montana
South Dakota
The Man of the Hour Caillaux Eyes Dictatorship
The article portrays Joseph Caillaux as a recovering French citizen and potential dictatorship figure. It notes his role in debt talks in Washington, his finance minister post, and speculation that France may swing toward strongman rule amid crisis and decline of the franc.
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Joseph Caillaux
France
Washington
Chamber of Deputies
Jong
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Cailllaux
M. Caillaux
Liney Linebarger Declares He Is Cured of the Habit
A long time candidate, Linebarger reflects on his political career and announces that he is cured of his habit after a gradual process. The piece notes his frequent runs for lieutenant governor and Congress and hints at continued public life.
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Liney
Linebarger
Wasting Their Time Over Debt Pact Debate
The French Chamber of Deputies is described as overreacting to the debt agreement with the United States with clause 7 on commercialization. The piece argues that paying the debt differs from actual payment, mocks the deputies for focusing on an academic issue, and urges attention to reviving the franc rather than concerns over the treaty’s fulfillment. It portrays the agreement as symbolic and not binding in practice.
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Chamber of Deputies
United States
Chamber
Fromt Congress
A. W. Mellon
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Baltimore Stin
New York
Hitter Columns Spark Prohibition Debate at Wiscovered
The Wichita Beacon reports a provocative column from Wiscovered claiming dry newspapers polish windows and mirrors while mocking public figures and urging thrift. It cites remarks about girls, green peaches, and a model citizen, noting calls to reduce government expenses by cutting prints.
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Wichita Beacon
Wiscovered
Best Editorial of the Day From the San Francisco Chroniels
Editorials praise Austria's likely independence after three years under League of Nations supervision. It recalls 1922 when the League stabilized finances for 40,000,000 people of the former Hapsburg realm, and notes Austria’s budget balance and reduced government activity. Unemployment remains high amid neighborly demand, but Austria seems ready to meet international obligations.
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San Francisco Chroniels
League of Nationa
Austria
Herr Zimmermann
Rotterdams
League of Nations
Torat
Honeless
Ruslia
Germany
Maly
Czechoslovakia
Hapsburg
Viena
Trealy
Tr. Ith
Ita
Arethia
Mas
Dawn of mankind explored by global excavations
The Haskin Letter notes a world shift toward self awareness through religious inquiry and studies of early human life. It highlights Mennonite, Quaker, and Dunkard sect movements, simplicity in dress, and opposition to ornamentation as part of a broader religious revolution. Excavations in Ur, Asim Chaldea, and other sites reveal ancient trade, governance, and factory-like labor, suggesting a complex dawn of civilization across Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Americas, with implications for religion and society.
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Washington, D. C
Dayton
Wade
Friends
Vonly Hanks
Exes
Pennsylvania
Oho
Quaker Church
Janey
Holy Land
As Im Chaldea
Ningal
Lord Bacon
Christ
Bacon
Hall of Justice
Abraham
Saul
Pate Extine
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Gerat Desert
Gobi
Atlantic
Central
South America
American Union
Alaska
The Big Storm and the Prairie Tariff Debate
The Wichita Eagle notes rising opposition in the prairie west to the current tariff. It argues the protest targets President Coolidge as a symbol of high tariffs, framing it as regional grievance rather than a pure policy critique, with several sources suggesting the farm lobby’s stance is the real driver.
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Coolidge
New England
Wichita Eagle
New York Life and Leisure in a Changing City
The article notes enduring childhood games on sidewalks despite modern shifts, mentions rising water jams near Broadway and the quips of bus conductors, and observes New Yorkers adapting to new tea rooms, late theatre crowds, and country trips. It also covers attempts to define a New Yorker, the visit of Princess Louise of Sweden, and quirky Occupational Therapy art from mental hospitals on Ward’s Island.
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New York
Louise
Sweden
American Theatrek
Ike
America
Charming
Re elected Osage leader Fred Lookout gains again
Re elected Fred Lookout, chief of the Osage at Tawhuaka Oxla, earns renewed support from tribesmen. The Osage hold vast ancestral lands and are among the wealthiest Native American groups.
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Fred Lookout
Osage
Tadtan Tril
Tawhuaka
Oxla
Osages
Answers to Questions on Ice and Lincoln Funeral Car
A reader’s quiz column answers diverse queries from freezing evaporation of ice to the Lincoln funeral car. It covers about ice loss at zero or below, the score and composers for The Big Parade, keeping woodchucks as pets, Zend meaning, a Portuguese queen, eye color genetics, and precise inch measurements. The Independent Information Bureau explains the service and how to ask questions.
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J. HW. A
David Mendoza
William Axt
Capitol Theater
New York City
Araly
William Ast
the Biological Survey
Aden
Lincoln
Pullman Company
Pullman
Ines de Cadro
Pedro I
Portugal
Inco
Pedro
Inez
Portes Gal
Q. Hohoth
N. Ay
Carmegie Institution
Bureau of Standards
Great Information Bureau
The
Independent
Washington
D. C
Ifelena Independent Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskit
Washington, D. C
Go-Getter for Wife Sparks Legal Debate in Akron
A Lansing, Michigan wife of a physician aims to earn a million dollars in seven years, recounting that her husband refused to back her business as it conflicted with his wishes. The piece salutes her drive while noting the doctor’s frustration at being tied to a wife pursuing wealth.
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Lansing
Mich
Millon
Akron Beacon-Journal
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