Impudent attempt to grab Cape Cod canal bonds
Opinion piece criticizing a proposed government takeover of Cape Cod canal bonds. Mentions Representative Garner blocking a Mills measure, argues the private canal venture has failed, and warns the government would pay about 36 million cash plus back interest totaling ~19 million. Suggests extending the idea to farm mortgages as a parallel raid on taxpayers.
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Germany
Garner
Texas
Mills
New York
Cape Cod Canal
United States
Montana
Boston
Incon Brand Liquor Claims Safe For Mischief
A reader speculates that the present brand of incon liquor is cupable for harm, suggesting it can aid anyone who tampers with it. The note presents a risky belief about beverage safety and misuse.
Pheasants Rile Farmers Over Corn Destruction in South Dakota
In northern South Dakota farmers claim pheasants destroy corn fields pulling stalks and eating grains. They seek a bounty and suspension of game laws though lawyers have not found support. Montana has long protected pheasants with no crop damage reported.
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South Dakota
Miller
Northwestern
Montana
Game Department
Jake DeHart
Law and politics shape beaver trapping rules of the era
The administration allowed beaver taking with proper showing while Jake often rejected applications after examination. He argued that damming and ditch destruction worsened in winter when pelts were prime, with few complaints during grain months due to irrigation concerns. The Midwest lagged on farm laws but gained insight into manufacturing success.
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Jake
Senate uses veto power over appointments under Coolidge
President Coolidge accepts Senate veto power after Senate judiciary committee disapproved William J. Tilson for a Georgia judgeship. He withdrew Tilson’s name and reversed other nominations, signaling a shift toward careful Senate review. The piece notes such oversight could curb unwarranted prejudice and improve appointment quality. It also mentions a Kansas airplane theft raising talk of a federal police to guard planes.
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Senate
Coolidge
Senate Judiciary Committee
Georgia
William J. Tilson
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Charles B. Warren
Thomas Woodlock
Tilson
White House
Warren
Kansas
Washington
Hammond Leads National Push for Vote Outreach in 1926
Washington reports that John Hays Hammond has accepted the chair of the National Core Federation's political education department. He launches a broad nonpartisan campaign to boost turnout at the November election and primaries, citing past low participation and urging organized civic groups to mobilize voters, including the American Legion and Boy Scouts, with emphasis on educated, informed voting.
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Washington, D. C
John Hays Hammond
Department of Political Education
National Core Federation
Campagn m i
Mc Hammond
Hammond
Washington
Special Commission
Mammond
Russia
United States
China
Europe
Republi
Parrow
National Civic Federation
American Legion
Boy Scouts
National League of Women Voters
Al Smith and Catholicism in 1928 presidential view
A piece notes Al Smiths Catholicism and anti prohibition stance, highlighting his Eucharistic Congress appearance in Chicago and potential impact on a 1928 Democratic bid. It contrasts public perception of Nudity in entertainment and hints at ongoing Hollywood and industry commentary.
Democracy on a flat tire in American progress
A Century Magazine excerpt by Cluster T Crowell discusses democracy and industrial progress. It uses a car metaphor of a flat tire to argue the public must slow, plan, and align efforts with nature and rational pace, warning against rushing toward unsustainable speeds. It cites Lincoln and urges careful preparation for future economic developments.
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America
Century Magasine
Cluster T Crowell
Johnny
Crowell
Lincoln
Federal defense bill faces criticism over dry enforcement costs
In a tense House debate last Saturday on a finance measure the deficiency bill, General Andrews urged a 2.5 million fine to fund extra squads aimed at stopping beer making and alcohol diversion. Opponents argued the federal effort yields little result, noting enforcement remains weak in Butte and across Montana, despite Andrews’ hard work and intent.
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House of Representatives
General Andrews
Chner
Andrews
Rey
Butte
Montana
Hutte Post
Five-Mile-High Army Photo Camera Completed
A five mile high aerial camera built by Eastman Kodak for the army air service long range photography project has been completed. Lieutenant George Gordon will fly from Dayton, Ohio, when weather conditions are favorable to test the apparatus.
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Rochester
Army
Auc
Eastman Kodak Company
George Gordon
Dayton
Ohio
Senate probes Jardine link to Chicago school report
A senate resolution seeks explanation from Secretary of Agriculture Jardine regarding a reported connection with a Chicago school accused of teaching methods tied to heating rules of grain exchanges as Jardine himself alleged. The measure aims to clarify potential conflicts and disclose details behind the claim.
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Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Chicago
Black Prince Sent to Prison in Dahomey Column
Paris June 29 A smooth polished black prince once hosted in Chicago has arrived at a prison in Dahomey after adventures in New York and Paris Le Matin notes he left New York October 17 with Mrs Harry N Knowlton a wealthy Chicago woman and her year old daughter charged with swindling people out of 12350 Moody woman accuses him of swindling her out of 350 He was arrested soon after arrival in Cotonou and imprisoned Earlier he clashed with a Montmarte cabaret manager suing the manager and winning damages He then claimed to be president of the Universal League for the Defense of the Black Race and later allied with Marcus Garvey in New York He was arrested in Chicago for passing a bogus 118 check and had held a fashionable restaurant seat He earned a law degree and styled himself prince in Bordeaux before Paris enrollment as a lawyer
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Paris
Chicago
Dahomey
Afriia
New York
le Matin
Kojo Tovalou Houenou
Harry N. Knowlton
The
Universal League For the Defense of
Marcus Garvey
Atlanta
Bordeaux
General Scott to Speak at Pioneers Meet in Fort Benton
Fort Benton learns General Hugh Lee Scott will address the Columbia River Historical train on July 18 during the Montana Pioneers reunion. Fort Benton residents will give a welcome, with Mr Flynn coordinating events and trips to Fort McKenzie ruins for historians and dignitaries.
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Fort Benton
Ward
Commercial Club
EF. Flysin
Great Northern Railway Company
St. Paul
Hugh Lee Scott
General Scott
Flynn
Port
Mrs Blair's political rise from family talks to national role
Joplin Missourian reports Emily Newell Blair, a pioneering Democratic leader, grew up around politics, led campaigns for county offices, championed suffrage, edited The Missouri Women, served in wartime press work, wrote the council’s history, and now holds a second term as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee while mobilizing women in the party.
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Joplin
Emily Newell Blair
Democratic National Party
Blair
The
Missouri Women
Washington
Women's Committee
Council of Natonal Defense
Democratic National Committee
Chaliapin Joins Shaw in Early Morning Walks
London reports opera star Chaliapin joins famed early morning walker George Shaw along the Thames embankment after his Convent Garden debut. They met briefly in the dawn hush as Shaw guides along Blackfriars to Westminster while Chaliapin checks a morning paper.
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Chaliapin
Shaw
London
Thames Embankment
Convent Garden
Captalin
Walker
George Shaw
Embankment
Black Friars
Westminster
Singer
Aupiter
Chaplalin
Flooding Hits Prussia Villages After Dannenbergs Dike Breaks
Two villages in Wittenberg Prussia were flooded when the dike on the Fiba river near Dannenbergs breached in three spots. About twenty five thousand acres were inundated and residents faced peril as waters rose rapidly.
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Prussia
Wittenberg
Dannenbergs
Questions and Answers from The Helena Independent
An information column presents Q and A on a range of topics. Answers cover the sesquicentennial and World’s Fairs names White City and Rainbow City, dog muzzling ethics, cadet education costs at West Point, Oregon Trail coinage, emperor household roles, Tangier international zone details, color of honey, clothes for heat, runic tune stones, Sahara inland sea feasibility, Civil War scurvy prevalence, and an invitation to readers to request facts from Frederick J. Haskin’s Washington information bureau at The Helena Independent.
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White City
Chicago
Bureau of Animal Industry
West Point
The
War Department Estimates Inc
United States Military Academy
Royal Theater
Tangier
C.F
Agier
Mediterranean
France
Spain
Great Britain
Avorld
Sangier
Morocco
International Legislative Assembly
N.S. A
Sahara Desert
Sahara
Tableland
A.C. T
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington
Helena Independen
Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Puritan Liked His Toddy Reveals Hidden Temperance Truth
Walter Pritchard Eaton reports in Vanity Fair that Parson West of Stockbridge kept daily household accounts showing a weekly pattern of rum purchases. He bought one pint daily except Sunday and a consistent Saturday quart, challenging the idealized Puritan image as mere witch-hunter virtuous.
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Walter Pritchard Eaton
Parson West
Jonathan Edwards
Stockbridge
Vanity Fair
Eaton
Passo West
San Francisco Chronicle
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