Indifference to crime and the danger of mercy
A Helena Rotary talk cites rising crime headlines from New York to Chicago and argues that lax law observance and public indifference fuel crime. It warns that, in courts, nine of ten suspects are released, and suggests harsher, certain punishment to deter criminals and reverse a hero status given to offenders. It ends with a jab about American film actresses and marriage trends.
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New York
Chicago
Helena
Vigilante Day Parade Delights Helena Community
Helena high school students staged a large Vigilante Day parade that outdid last year with more than two blocks of marchers. The procession featured covered wagons, cowboys, Indians, dance hall girls, a stage coach, guards, and many period costumes, drawing thousands as they marched through town.
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Helena High School
Last Chance Gulch
Helena High Students Stage Colorful Flower Show and Pageant
A Helena High School presentation yesterday showcased a flower show and bathing beauty contests amid carnivals and decorations. Commentators note the contrast with earlier efforts and discuss population concerns linked to food supply, joking about Andy Gump’s endurance.
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Helena High School
Andy Gump
Calles Warns Soviet Russia Against Base in Mexico
Mexico's president warns the Soviet Union against using Mexico as a base to threaten the United States. He pledges not to allow internal undermining and condemns Bolshevist influence as already active, noting May Day as a trigger and predicting eventual Soviet decline amid global upheaval. Judge Gary adds that American business can compete globally, challenging protectionist arguments.
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Soviet Russia
Calles
Mexico
United States
Balkans
Mexico City
George Tchitcherin
Russia
Gary
Real Self Made Man Viscount Leverhulme Dies at 74
Viscount Leverhulme died in London at age 74. From humble beginnings as a factory worker he built a vast business empire, pioneered profit sharing, founded Port Sunlight, and supported war efforts and charities. He was ennobled in 1917 for his services and enterprises.
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Viscount Leverhulme
London
Mr. Lever
Britain
George
Port Sunlight
Great Britain
Editorial asserts Fiske shaped World War effort in Newark talk
The Philadelphia Record roundly questions Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske’s claim to single handedly built naval strength, noting his 1915 retirement and lapse into ego, while praising contemporaries Daniels Benson and Mayo for wartime mobilization. Historians doubt Fiske’s self view on the war’s preparation and execution.
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Bradley A. Fiske
Admiral Fiske
Daniels
Fiske
William S. Benson
Shipping Board
The Haskin Letter on Barron Collier Safe Streets Drive
New York City safety crusade by Barron Collier funded largely from his own pocket reduces fatalities and injuries from 1923 to 1924 and into 1925. Collier forms a non governmental bureau of safety with Marcus Dow as executive secretary, educates children first and drives a citywide campaign that treats safety as a daily duty rather than a temporary push.
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New York City
Barron Collier
New York
Collier
Joseph Rose
Rose
Boy Scouts
United States
Richard E. Enright
Bureau of Safety
Enright
Marcus A. Dow
National Safety Council
New York Central Railroad
Bureau
Don
Collier Organization
Police Department
Jay- Walker
New York Safety Campaign Promotes Brakes and Vigilance
A 1930s campaign featuring Mr Collier raises public awareness on road safety. A brake inspection squad screens thousands of cars for faulty brakes while theater groups train policemen to deliver rapid safety talks. Five hundred officers now spread safety messages, with parades drawing tens of thousands along Fifth Avenue to promote crime prevention and responsible driving.
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New York
Collier
Bureau
Fifth Avenue
Police Department
Surplus Forecast Aids Budget Bureau Chief’s Outlook
Director of the budget bureau renewed a prediction of a 108 million dollar surplus for the current fiscal year. President Coolidge expressed cautious optimism on French debt talks paving a refundsing program. A federal grand jury began reevaluating conspiracy charges tied to naval air reserve bases. Navy plans a commercial survey flight over Philadelphia mobilization district. American envoy in Berlin would voice expressions aligned with President Hindenburg’s inauguration. International Council of Women urged stronger laws protecting women and children and encouraged federation with political parties.
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Lord
Budget Bureau
Coolidge
Naval Air Reserve
Navy Department
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Berlin
Hindenburg
International Council of Women
Unlucky 13 Appears Across Vivid Historical Incidents
A collection notes 13 as a superstition provoking incidents involving figures like Gabriela D Assis D Annunzio in 1907 near loss of sight after a taxi ride and a dinner with 13 guests. It cites Aug 13 1922 aircraft collision with him and other 13 related references including Wagner born with 13 letters in his name and chair 12 at the French academy.
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le Figaro
Gabriela D’annunzio
Taxi No. 12
Maasenet
Moreas
Richard Wagner
Edmond ‘Restend
Colorful pageant marks centenary of Council Grove
Colorful centennial celebrations in Council Grove, Kansas, honor the Santa Fe trail birthplace. May 12 dispatch notes 100 rings on the Council Oak, plans to reenact 18th century scenes with historian Lalla Maloy Brigham leading civic efforts and descendants of Osage signers joining federal commissioners who secured a 1825 trade route across Kansas. The oak stands as a historic symbol where Adams era officials met Osage sachems and named the town Council Grove after a blaze on the tree.
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Council Grove
Kan
Spanish New Mexico
Middle West
Congress
Missouri
United States
Adams
Kansas
Independence
New Mexico
Neosho River
Washington
Fortune smiles on London sidewalk artist G Bassill
London April 25. G Bassill a former miner who drew chalk and paint on streets to collect pennies now has his works exhibited at the Redfern Gallery Old Bond Street. After war service in France he found work scarce and began daily pavement drawings with hat for coins. His art earned recognition from peers and a gallery invitation.
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London
Associated Press
Redfern Gallery
Old Bond Street
G. Bassill
France
Tragic case of Montana man facing felon’s cell
The Lewistown Democrat-News reflects on a Montana man who endured poverty and toil in the northern wastes, later found productive land, and whose criminal acts led to a court sentence. The editorial expresses pity for a life ruined by tragedy, noting others profited from his efforts and urging steps to prevent a felon’s cell if possible.
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Texas
Montana
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Answers to Questions From The Bureau of Information
Readers submitted queries on presidents mothers alive at inauguration altitude for boiling eggs and Greek origins of Gringo. The Bureau offers concise historical facts: list of presidents whose mothers were alive, details on high altitude boiling limits, Greek origin of the term Gringo, German social insurance, butterfly name origin, Baltimore fire duration, cottonseed oil history, Europe’s highest point, and origins of Bologna frankfurter Wiener Salisbury and Hamburg names.
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Madison
Monroe
J. Q. Adams
Polk
Johnson Grant
Garfield
McKinley
Adams
Jefferson
Jackson
van Buren
W.H Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Fillmore Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Hayes Arthur
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Geological Survey
Pike's Peak
Pike Peak
J. C. A. G. F. Weeks
Mexico
Quits
Germany
Baltimore
London Society For Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce
Natchez ‘Mist
New Orleans
Afr Paul Aldige
Providence
Rhode Island
Europe
Mt. el Bruz
Caucasus
Salisbury
Hamburg
W. A. PF
Bologna
Frankfort
Wiener
Vienna
Salisburg
Firing on Teachers and Students Sparks Russian Debate
A fragment reports Rugsida students barred from graduation at a high school riot that left a teacher and three students wounded, one rioter killed and another committing suicide. The piece contrasts American student conduct with alleged Russian oppression shaping current government behavior.
Land Law Ruling Upholds Alien Land Purchase Rule
Washington May 11 The Supreme Court sustains provision of alien land law v California. The statute requires aliens ineligible to citizenship to prove that their purchase of agricultural land was not meant to defeat the law. The ruling comes on an appeal by W. A. Cockrill and S. Ikand.
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Land Law
Washington
Alien Land Law
California
Bards
Supreme Court
W. A. Cockrill
Ikand
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