Young Colonel Roosevelt Seen as Political Heir in New York
Albany January 28 1924 Theodore Roosevelt son of the late president sits as a Republican in Nassau county assem bly member and is eyed for lieutenant governor. He is linked to Speaker Thaddeus Sweet and could join a ticket if primaries go well. Analysts note he acts with restraint and hints at possible welfare legislation beginning with a state minimum wage bill.
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New York State
Theodore Roosevelt
State Assembly
Nassau County
Thaddeus v. Sweet
Assembly
Francis M Huge
Eugene M. Travis
Roosevelt
Sweet
Corone
United States
Sam Weller
Dutch Windmills Going Rapidly Out of Style
Amsterdam reports windmills fading from the Dutch landscape as modern steam and electric plants replace them. The structure remains sturdy but weather dependent, with new windmills rarely erected and fires destroying several annually.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Evers Sthoolhboy
Thompson Urges Global Trade Commission at Pan American Meet
Huston Thompson of the federal trade commission urged creation of an international trade commission to curb world monopoly and protect consumers at the Pan American financial conference. He proposed national trade commissions file trade practice lists and that disputes be tried before a cross national panel. A national trademark, overseen by Congress, was also urged to safeguard export quality and grant or deny its use based on adherence to samples.
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Huston Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Thompson
Congress
United States
Madrid Newspapers Struggle After Prolonged Shutdown
Spanish papers in Madrid face a collapse after a workers strike halted production. Editors earned 500 pesetas monthly, reporters 50 to 150 pesetas, and compositors sought raises up to 30 percent. The stoppage wiped out two papers and two new titles, Libertad and Hoy, emerged.
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Setas
The
Libertad
Hoy
Philadelphia broker funds Washington club up to stake in Alierian league
William H Richardson of Philadelphia, a wealthy broker, has invested several hundred thousand dollars in the Washington club of the Alierian leagues and has secured Clarke Griffith as president of the organization.
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William H Richardson
Philadelphia
Washington Club
Clarke Griffith
Airplane of Alcock Transatlantic Flight Donated to Nation
The aircraft used by Sir John Alcock for the first nonstop Atlantic crossing has been presented to the British nation, marking a milestone in aviation history.
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London
Sir John Alcock
Smugglers Revive Old Tricks At Canadian Border
Buffalo news reports smugglers reviving contraband whiskey schemes to slip liquor from Canada into the United States as Canada eases some bans. Read of tire, gas tank, and hot water bottle ruses, and stronger U S border inspections from Buffalo to Fort Niagara.
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Buffalo
Canada
United States
Dominion
waNime
Ontario
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Niagara River
Fort Niagara
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International Trade Commission
Washington
American Financial Conference
Madrid
Barcelonia
Spain
Europe
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