Probers Quarrel With Indians Over Politics on Tour
A Flathead tribal council letter claims Congressmen Cramton and evasive tactics marred Indian talks at St Ignatius on August 2. Attendees say Indian attorney Grorud and a flat council planned to present grievances, but Cramton limited speakers and refused to yield to his chair. Indians vow to pursue their case with the Senate probe, though the touring committee left in disarray.
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New York
Joseph W. Latimer
Congressional Estigating Committee
Congress Ian Cramton
Michigan
Montana
Flatshead
Meade Steele
Wolf Point
Fort
A. A. Grorud
Helena
Congressional Committee
Cramton
Grorud
Craved
Burke
Charles H. Burke
Mr. Burke
Mr. Cramson
Commissioner Warke
Congressman Evans
Lely
Missoula
St. Ignatius
Probe
Stanfield
Oregon
Washington
Postmaster General blocks Wilson stamps memory of Harding
The Postmaster General declines to authorize Woodrow Wilson postage stamps while approving a memorial issue for Warren G. Harding. The decision sparks partisan reaction, challenging notions of balanced commemoration as Harding died in office and Wilson did not. The controversy signals broader partisan sensitivities in posthumous honors.
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New
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Hariing
Wilson
Wilson memory spat over tax favors and portraits
The piece notes ongoing partisan friction around Wilson’s memory with tax disputes over memorial donations, Jeasie Dell’s civil service appointment, and missing Wilson in state portraits. It argues such petty actions reveal small-minded officials rather than diminishing Wilson’s enduring value.
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Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
Wilson
Jeasie Dell
Georgia
Civil Service Commission
Dell
White House
Lafayette Square
Shaver
Democratic National Committee
Smoot
Utah
Harding
State Department
Washington
Bryan
Lansing
Colby
Woodrow Wilson
Prohibition Mothers Club Fights Mother Goose Censorship
The Lyons Kansas W C T U demands removing tobacco and alcohol references from Mother Goose. New York poets rewrite verses for Prohibition Mother Goose. Montana W C T U adjourns without action on Kansas recommendation, favors dry state and repeal of medical prescription law. They accuse the law of substituting doctors for saloons. England and Turkey prepare to support their opinions on Mosul settlement at the Hague.
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Lyons Kansas
Prohibition
Mother Goose
New York
Man
Sian
Montana
Billings
Kansas
Mosul
England
Turkey
Luck and luckless success in business debated
An editorial argues that luck often underpins success alongside hard work and foresight. It cites Astor’s fortunes from a small farm turned foundation, oil booms turned to calamity, Native wealth from Oklahoma lands, and the inevitability of chance in many fortunes. The piece concludes luck, accident, and timing have played leading roles in many prosperous lives.
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Astor
New York
Manhattan
Sen
Mexicca
Gulf
Oklahoma
Ancient Corinth theater yields Roman villa treasure
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens reports major finds at ancient Corinth in Greece. Excavation led by Dr. W. Leslie Shear of Princeton uncovered a grand theater wall and a later Roman villa, with rich stucco decorations, ivory artifacts, and votive items. The site reveals Corinth's wealth, trade power, and links to Athens and early Christian era. The Greek government granted expanded excavation rights in Athens.
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Washington, D. C
Corinth
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Edward Canos
Princeton University
United States
Bs VT
Leslie Shear
Princeton
Shear
Greece
Apradite
Corin
B.C
Julius Caesar
Paul
Acro-Corinth
Mosaic Pavement Unearthed Near Athens Agora
Workmen unearth six rooms with exquisite mosaic floors in a villa exposed west of the theater site. The find prompts a major excavation plan covering 15 to 20 blocks around the agora, with 100000 residents displaced before digs can start. The Greek government bans new construction in the zone and allocates sites for evicted residents while the American School of Classical Studies in Athens expands its participation.
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Shear
Greece
Old
Athens
Agora
Stoie
Altitan
United States
American School of Classical Studies
Awober
Coolidge’s tariff move shocks era columnists
The Baltimore Sun notes with apology that President Coolidge has taken a bold stand by lowering the tariff on a controversial commodity. The action cuts the duty from 50 cents to 25 cents per unit, risking market flood with imported goods and provoking mixed reactions in a period of protectionist sentiment.
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Coolidge
George
Mexico
Baltimore Sun
Drive to Stop Drinking in Chicago
Chicago announces a prohibition drive led by E C Yellowley administrator targeting cafes and cabarets. Night raids, arrests, patrol wagons, and federal court trials are planned for drinkers and premises serving or allowing liquor. Undercover agents already have a list of targets for closure orders lasting one year.
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Chicago
E. C
High Court Frees Hart From Bribery Claim
The Washington state supreme court affirmed Pierce county court dismissal of the complaint against former Governor Louis F Hast accusing him of soliciting a bribe tied to the validation of the Scandinavian Bank of Tatoma. Mitchel Field notes rain postponing the second day of the national air races to Monday after one event completed.
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High Court
FREES
Hart
Olympia
Wash
State Supreme Court Today
Pierce County Court
Louis F. Hast
Scandinavian Bank of Tatoma
Mitchel Field
Coast Volcanoes Sleeping Yet Threat of Eruption Remains
Wash September report notes five Pacific coast peaks Mount Rainier Mount Baker Mount Shasta Lassen Peak and Mount Seavi…ng in a long arc around the North Pacific. Scientists say not dead they could erupt. Lassen active since 1914, others show minor vents and steam. Local explorers Stephens and Van Trump credited with early steam cave discoveries aiding ascent.
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Yaroma
Wash
Pacific Coast
Mount Ranier
Mount Baker
Washington
Mount Seavd
Oregon
Mount Shasta
Lassen Peak
California
North Pacific Ocean
North America
Asia
Lassen
Mont Rainier
Crater
Wankate
Wren
Series of Fires and Accidents Claims Multiple Lives
A string of automobile, tram, and train accidents across Colorado and Wyoming left several dead and many injured. Among the fatalities were three Colorado School of Mines students near Golden and numerous other victims in Denver, Loveland, Cheyenne, and nearby towns.
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Nouver
Colorado
Coloradoy School of Mines
Golden
Colo
Cole
Alama
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Denver
Sedaka
Wartan
Loveland
Raman
Denver and
Rio Grande
la Vela
National Capital News Highlights and Incidents
President Coolidge withheld ace Yorn on the shipping board. The postmaster general invited additional air mail route bids. Secretary Wilbur congratulated the MacMillan Arctic expedition. Opponents of the Nickel Plate examined witnesses before the interstate commerce commission. A jewelry store robbery in Denver netted about $4000. The Shenandoah flight and other items are noted with various officials commenting on grain crops and defense matters.
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Coolidge
Shipping Board
Department of Sareseicey
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Naval Court
Shenandoah
Wilbur
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Department
Mitchell
Washington
Baltimore
Answers to Questions and Quiz on World Facts
A compilation of Q and A covering figures from Captain Nungesser to vitamins, agriculture, featherweight boxing, smallest U.S. county, etymology of juntos, ship right of way, piassava seeds, narrowest street in St Augustine, fertile land in Egypt, Tiffany’s theater curtain, snake tail anatomy, Knife and Fork Club details, Falk expose in St Louis, rainbow visibility, high temperature conductivity, Shafiite Islam, Galicia and Africa sizes. Includes names, places, dates, and numeric facts from various inquiries.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Haly
M. E. Hi
Thalian
Guiseppe Belluzzo
A. Kaplan
United States
Bristol County
Rhode Island
Junta
Willian
Mary
Ann
England
Iust
T. R. Coquille
Piassaha Pam
Treasury Street
St. Angustine
Florida
Egypt
Leis Tiffany
Knife and Fork Club
Falk
St. Louis
Joseph W. Falk
Naval Observatory
Bureau of Standards
C. S. MA
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