Canada election showdown over tariff wall and migration
Canada heads to the polls on October 29 amid a tight contest over tariffs. Conservatives led by Meighen press a high protective wall against the United States while Liberals argue migration southward is driven by U.S. boom conditions and not tariff policy. The race centers on protection versus free trade with independents crucial to any government, and redistribution will shape seat counts in the fifteenth Parliament.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
W. L. Mackenzie King
King
Arthur Meighen
Hanan
Sam
Meighen
Canadian National Railways
Senate
North America
Wilfred Laurier
Herbert Marler
Progressives
Agrarian Party From
West
Repeal of Auto Tax Promised by Manufacturers
A Washington committee secured a promise from automobile manufacturers that if the federal auto tax is repealed they will not absorb the saving but pass it along to consumers. The discussion notes that the adjustment would likely reach consumers through lower car prices and related costs.
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Congress
Washington
Automobile Taxes and Public Relief Debate
The piece argues against indirect car taxes, noting a 5 percent federal levy on wholesale values and consumer confusion. It urges relief for the automobile industry, criticizes tariff-linked war revenues, and questions the highway fund dollar matching, calling for removal of automobile taxation and better use of funds.
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Federal Highway Bureau
Possible Way to Move the Automata to Work
The statement imagines rolling up an automaton and taking it into an office. It hints at portable machinery and future integration with daily tasks, contrasting current bulky equipment with a compact, transportable design.
Mitchell case prompts cautious view on aviation reform
Colonel William Mitchell says he will not face trial over charges claiming his conduct discredited military regulations. The piece argues the army's aviation program shows wastage and neglect, while Mitchell is praised by many as an aviation reformer who acted to spur public opinion after pursuing internal channels. It warns the military court to proceed carefully to avoid inflaming passions and damaging national interests.
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William Mitchell
Mitchell
Army
Navy
United States
Best Editorial on Stock Market Boom From New York World
The piece notes a market surge despite weak call money, crediting outside speculation for drawing public involvement yet predicting a sharp reversal. It argues professionals used window dressing while underlying strength comes from wartime recovery and rising corporate earnings. New York banks report higher six month earnings across industries, especially autos, railways, and communications.
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United States
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Berlin Dramatic Rebellion Pushes Opera sartorial shift
A Berlin dispatch reports Vladimer Pantchenko plans an operatic revolution. Siegfried in a sack suit is touted as the Russian reply to Hamlet in knickerbockers, aiming to prove opera can be made plausible through acting over costume. Critics split on the bold staging experiment and its impact on drama.
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Washington, D. C
Berlin
Samuel Spewack
Fim
Vladimar Namirovitelh Pantchenko
Moscow Art
Siegfried
Hamlet
Knickerbockers
Dantchenko
America
Hamid
Dane
Mulancholy
Wembley
Weil
Polonius
Laértes
Vanicherko
Manuel
Anita
Moscow Art Theater
Tekekov
Danicchenko
Theater Vision Sparks Debate Over Opera Plans
The text notes a figure seeking a better method to realize a theater to opera endeavor with a concept he calls jaded lin ses. It highlights Russia's division and bitterness between camps, with opponents arguing that the renovation of the libretto remains a testing experiment.
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Russia
Acquitted of killing aged mother-in-law in jury verdict
After a three quarter hour deliberation the jury acquitted Goldie Runkles 28 of the murder of her mother in law Mrs Jentic Runkles. The state argued she beat her mother in law to death while the defense said the elder woman died from injuries sustained in a fall.
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Moter
Frederick
Goldie Runkles
Jentic Runkles
Sheridan words misnamed claim in Newark interview
The October report claims General Phil Sheridan spoke the line turn boys turn we re going back when completing a famous title. His widow says the exact command is best expressed by dashes, challenging the misattribution in the interview from Newark.
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Newark
Phil Sheridan
Ant
Questions and Answers From the Federal Bureau of Standards
A collection of Q and A on diverse topics from government research. It covers stocking sizes, chewing power of false teeth, solar eclipse radio interference, beef tenderness, bridges over the Mississippi, ways to serve alligator pears, immigrant counts, early Christian executions, mechanism as a theory, Christmas observance laws, and steam navigation on the Potomac with concise official responses and figures.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Helena
Lodge and Wilson on Wilson era ideals in world peace
A passage praising Woodrow Wilson and contrasting him with Senator Lodge. The piece asserts the League of Nations as a promising, global ethical standard and credits Wilson with guiding humanity toward peace, while noting Lodge’s opposition and evolving historical judgment. It emphasizes worldwide cooperation, justice, and the threat of ostracism for noncompliance in commerce and diplomacy.
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Senator Lodge
Senate
League of Nations
America
Congress
Wilson
Lodge
Roosevelt
Bryan
Massachusetts
Christian Brotherhood
Greater Manan
Des Pond
Business Speeds Up News Cheer in 1925 Outlook
News from New York on Oct 23 reports accelerating operations across major industries with improved earnings for the third quarter. Steel leads gains as mill activity rises, while banking and bond markets show optimism and renewed capital flow. Economic indicators signal inflationary momentum, renewed rail freight, and cautious oil output restraint as Mexico and France debt tensions unfold.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
National Bank of Commerce
Jadant
Wall Street
France
Caillany
Germany
Reichbank
Mexico
Congress
Tnland Stecl Company
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
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By Morris
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Roy L. Smith
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Shaw
Vienna
Danichenko
Bizet
Nany
Sheridan
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minnesota
Ohio River
Memphis
Tennessee
Thebes
Titingis
St. Louis
Missouri
Priscillian
Treves
Maximus
Herbart
F. A
Robert Haven Schauffler
New England
General Court of
Potomac
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Department of Comers
Lodge and Wilson
Allaconda Standard
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