War costs include trade loss and oriental balance
Wealthy Americans invested in European securities question how to restore a favorable balance of trade without lowering the high U S tariff. Far East nations especially Japan and China show strong surpluses, aided by not being drawn into war. Trade with the region accounts for a near 500 million dollar shift, causing a net gold outflow from the United States. European nations might study this to weigh war costs beyond lives and cash outlays.
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Europe
Japan
China
Department of Commerce
Far East
United States
Riffs Vacation as Rain Halts French Spanish War
The Riff tribesmen plan a retreat to rest and grow crops while rain and mud curb land offensives by France and Spain. Air sorties may continue, but a decisive fall victory seems unlikely. War weariness grows at home, and both invaders face supply issues and potential unrest as Abd el Krim and his followers threaten renewed resistance next year.
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Jing
France
Spain
Europe
Paris
Madrid
Abd-El-Krim
German bond redemption rumor sparks New York market activity
The arrival of Dr Adolph Fredericks, adviser to Germany's finance minister, to discuss redemption of German state and municipal bonds may prompt holders to sell. War bonds bought during WWI are not covered and retain little value. German officials aim to reestablish credit postwar, while many bonds in the U S remain with German Americans who funded their homeland.
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New York
Adolph Fredericks
Councellor
Germany
Too Many College Students And A Lack Of Respect
Miss Hamilton, dean of women at the University of Michigan, argues there are too many girls in college who lack deep-rooted respect for learning, a view echoed about college boys. The piece asserts such issues are not new, noting earlier generations also faced careless and drinking students, with greater immorality and snobbishness than today, though attendance has surged.
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Hamilton
University of Michigan
Henry Adams
Against Tourist Camps in Sioux Falls Editorial View
Sioux Falls lawyer G C Bailey argues against municipal tourist camps and park allocations for tourists. He contends free hotel and garage access is fair, while camping facilities amount to unfair competition funded by taxpayers. The piece notes some travelers favor camps but that broader benefits to the city are limited and may invite tramps.
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G. C. Bailey
Sioux Falla, & D
Burley Ha
Sioux Falls
Theao
Bailey
Campa
Government studies changes to U S paper currency
The Haskin Letter from Washington reports a special committee is studying reforms for U S paper money. Proposals include changing bill sizes and colors, expanding to higher denominations, and adopting new designs while examining silver dollar use and the Pittman Act’s effects on circulating currency.
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Washington, D. C
United States
South
Pacific Coast
Public attitudes on currency denomination and superstition
The text urges acceptance of larger denomination bills and urges the public to discard the superstition about two dollar bills. It highlights the potential government savings and efficiency if citizens cooperate with using bigger notes. It suggests treating two dollar bills with the same care as five and ten dollar bills.
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South
Great Britain
Federal Reserve
Department of the Treasury
Flivver Hobo Described Across the Nation
A regional column discusses the growing flivver hobo problem as cheap cars flood the roads. It contrasts bonafide tourists with petty thieves who siphon gas steal tires and live off charity. The piece notes varied hobo types and calls for charitable gas stations to curb the issue.
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Ian
Association For the Prevention of Corns
New York
Timbuckioo
National Capital News Of Day In National Capital
Negotiations for funding Czecho Slovakia's debt opened. The president's airboard heard testimony by naval aviators. Secretary Hoover called a fourth national conference on radio. The Inter Parliamentary Union urged demilitarized zones and general armament reductions. Leigh C Palmer, removed as Fleet Corporation president by the shipping board, declined the vice presidency.
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Hoover
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Leigh C. Palmer
Fleet Corporation
The
Shipping Board
Liberty on Air Seeks Radio Expansion with WTAB Purchase
Liberty Magazine, the first national magazine to own its own station, announced acquisition of WTAB and began broadcasting WLIB from Chicago. The station had been operated by Charles B. Erbstein of Elbid Ty, marking a bold step in national media ownership and live radio.
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Chicago
Liberty Magazine
WTAB
WLIB
Charles B. Erbstein
el- Bid
Address of President Coolidge for Peace and Religious Freedom
President Coolidge argues for the subordination of military power to civilian authority and stresses peace, justice, and national unity. He warns against militarism and supports selective service, wartime mobilization, and price stability while urging intellectual and social harmony through religious freedom.
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Coolidge
Teaa
Answers to Questions About Electricity and National Unity
The Bureau of Standards notes a person on a current bearing wire would not shock unless the gap to the ground is small enough for arcing. The Postal Savings Banks report $132,099,867 in accounts as of August 31, 1925. A long answer explains the phrase if worst comes to worst and urges harmony among diverse peoples to build a free republic and enlightened civilization.
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Bureau of Standards
Postal Savings Banks
Post Office Department
M. CK. A
America
Humanity
Moorcy
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Uncle Sam
Morris
George Matthew Adams
Roy L. Smith
Stinson
Church
Minneapolis
National Capital
Liberty ON Air
President Broad Plea
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