President Coolidge’s humane economy in inaugural address
The inaugural address portrays President Coolidge as humane and practical, prioritizing saving people over saving money. He argues that waste in government shortens life and harms families, urges tax reform, and asserts nonpartisan aims to serve the nation while seeking God’s favor. Arkansas officials praise his leadership over Democratic cabinet picks.
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France debt, taxes and arms in postwar loan debate
American investors may object to financing a French loan while repatriation of WWI debts remains unsettled. Britain and others note France must outline repayment plans, tax collection improvements, and budget balancing before any new borrowing. Arms reduction and League of Nations discussions add to the controversy.
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France
United States
Germany
America
League of Nations
French loan securites eyed as standard European financing
Discussion in Washington and New York outlines the potential sale of French bonds in the United States with a strong interest rate and substantial discount. The market is seen as likely to absorb the bonds though some investors worry about risk and seek safer options amid 1924 losses from worthless securities totaling over two billion dollars, per Wall Street financier E. Quantrell.
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Washington
E. E .Quantrell
Wall Street
New York
Sidne y marshal detains gunman linked to Dion O Banion
The town marshal of Sidney jailed a gunman who claimed partnership with Dion O Banion. The incident suggests a habeas corpus writ or restraining order would be required if it occurred in Chicago, implying legal maneuvering around the detainee.
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Sidney
Dion O’banion
Chicago
Stetire
Center of Corruption Cranks Up Prohibition Debate
The piece critiques Ohio’s Prohibition leadership and the federal effort against whisky removal. It argues Volsteadism breeds corruption and undermines morale across states while the Anti-Saloon League expands influence and salaries, provoking shame among its workers.
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Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
United States
Legislature's New Laws Burden Citizens With Rules
The editorial quips about many laws leaving citizens little time to break old ones. It notes editors mock the Navy yet claim the U S has never sunk a battleship. It also mentions potato plant germs harming tobacco crops and suggests southerners face potato shortages or import from Montana.
Best Editorial on Critics from The San Francisco Argonaut
A reflection on New York critics and Broadway actors about criticism in theater. The piece argues reviews affect big investments and dreams, cites Rosetta Duncan, and urges critics to be fair and mindful of bias. It suggests allowing the critic to see themselves as players do and calls for tempered, constructive commentary.
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New York
Evening Post
Aly
Rosetta Duncan
Topsy and Eva
Heaven
Sentence Sermons by Roy L Smith
Great men rise by work and thought. They begin as ignorant youths and gain greatness through humility, responsibility, and steady labor. They must value accuracy and mastery over luck and miracle, and beware unchecked desires as a weakness.
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Roy L Smith
Simpson M. F. Church
Minneapolis
Tax Appeals Board Shows Quick Action and Public Benefit
The United States board of tax appeals, seven months old, has received 180 petitions and disposed of about 600 cases. It operates independently under the president, reviews IRS determinations on income, profits, estate, and gift taxes, and has about 50 percent of decisions favoring taxpayers.
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United States Board of Tax Appeals
Tax Board
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Court of Claims
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Message of the Saviour Lent Meditation Card
Daily Lenten Bible reading prepared for the Commission on Evangelism of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. The meditation explains Jesus mission to seek sinners and minister to the needy, encouraging discipleship and prayer for guidance.
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Stokes on Stand Tells Queer Tale in Chicago Trial
Billionaire New York hotel owner W E D Stokes testified to a court in Chicago on March 4 in a conspiracy to defame suit against his wife Helen E. Stokes of Denver. He described their marriage, lavish years, and alleged infidelities of Helen Stokes with Hal Billig, with divorce affidavits from servants sought to bolster the case.
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Associated Press
W.E. D. Stokes
Willionaire
New York
Helen E. Stokes
Denver
Cole
Daniel F. Nugent
Mrs. Stokes
Hattie Johnson
Hal Billig
C. F. Rakhen
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Mr. Stokes
Elwood
Mers. Stokes
Fifth Avenue
Billig
Inauguration and Shifts in National Leadership
Calvin Coolidge and Charles G Dawes inaugurated as president and vice president. The sixty eighth congress adjourned peacefully. Speaker Gillett gave farewell in the house and became senator from Massachusetts. Coolidge signed the pay bill for Congress cabinet and vice president. Everett Sanders sworn in as secretary to the president.
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Charles G. Dawes
Gillett
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Coolidge
Congress
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Indiana
Birthday girl at Sandringham plays piano for kin
Ingoldisthorpe England Feb 2 By Associated Press Mrs Helen Tylden neighbor of King George and Queen Mary at Sandringham house and York Cottage celebrated her 162nd birthday by playing the piano for relatives and friends who paid respects Two years ago on her 100th birthday Queen Mary Queen of Norway and Queen Alexandra visited her home Her husband the late Rev William Tylden was Vicar of Dersingham for 50 years
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Merery
Green Alexandra
William Tylden
Dersingham
Answers to Questions from The Helens Independent
A reader’s Q and A column lists diverse inquiries and concise responses from the Helens Independent Information Bureau. Topics include dirigible hover capability, solar eclipse percentage in Washington, historic ice track on the Susquehanna, steel cube sinking, average egg production, copyright term, canning methods, milk chocolate composition, Douglas Sedgwick’s nationality, Mr. Micawber’s origin, calthrops, U.S. troops in China, and completion of the Old Testament before Christ.
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Susquehanna River
J. A. McN. A
United States
Department of Agriculture
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Calthrops
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China
Tierilsin
Christ
Bulgaria Sees Glimpse of Beautiful Sultana
Philippopolis February 10. Nedig Evzad Hanum fifth favorite wife of the deposed Khalif arrives by Simplon express to rejoin her husband the exiled Turk. She is twenty, with striking blue eyes contrary to Orientals’ stereotype and sought permission from Mustapha Kemal to travel.
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Associated Press
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Khalif
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Nedig Evzad Hanum
Mustapha Kemal
Sleep Expensive for British Hotel Keeper
Windermere England February 16 The proprietor of a leading hotel in the district was fined 250 dollars and costs by the county court for denying admission to a traveler stranded by luggage problems at 3 a.m. The man waited in rain and cold until after 7 a.m. to be admitted, a decision the court said violated innkeepers duty to the traveling public.
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