Russia’s View on Kellogg Pact Diplomacy and Manchurian Peace
The piece contrasts American calls for peace with Russia’s stance on Manchuria. It notes Secretary of State Stimson’s note to Russia, Moscow’s view of pressure on negotiations, and Russia’s claim of a peaceable settlement. The article questions premature victory in peace talks and reaffirms faith in the Kellogg pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
Russia
France
China
Prance
United States
Moscow
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Mukden
Courts Crowded Patents and Taxes Highlight Hoover Speech
President Hoover urged Congress to ease federal court congestion by boosting United States attorneys marshals and clerks and simplifying petty offense procedures. Chief Justice Taft noted rising court business and backed the measures as conviction delays and light sentences undermine justice. He warned expansion of courts and officers may be needed, while prohibitions swamp dockets. He cited 1928 figures: 56,786 criminal prohibition cases 7,455 injunctions 10,961 civil actions with 43,163 pleas of guilty and 3,913 jury trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Congress
United States
Taft
Willebrandt
Hoover Budget Reveals Strong Federal Finances and Tax Cuts
President Hoover lays out a sound federal balance with a $225.6 million surplus for the year ending June 30 and a $122.8 million surplus the following year. He urges a $160 million income tax cut for 1929 taxes due in 1930 and seeks potential extension of lower rates beyond that period through the next years. The budget for next year includes appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
Treasury
Hoover
Congress
Fragmented columns mix politics and nature notes from era
A杂 collection features a Newark police confession about an aunt’s murder from fifteen years prior, a skeptical take on the Kellogg pact and Russian temper, plus farming tips on transplanting maple trees and goldenrod as source of rubber. The items span crime, international affairs, and home gardening.
Tularemia spread by animals and insects outlined
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews tularemia origins and transmission from rabbits woodticks and deer flies. He notes human cases in Minnesota and California and warns against eating sick rabbits. Treatment focuses on cleaning infected areas and addressing symptoms. He urges control of vectors and animal hosts to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis and McCoy
United States
George W. McCoy
United States Public Health Service
California
Ward Francis
Minnesota
Russia
Francis
Prohibition and Christian Ethics Clash Over Jail Sentence
A Times column argues Volstead era punishments mock Christian ideals. It cites West Virginia man Emery Salisberry jailed for drinking, urging mercy over force, and contrasts Jesus' teachings with enforcement by Caesar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Caesar
Jesus Christ
the Times
Fragmented religious and moral reflections in OCR text
A mix of biblical exhortation from Ezekiel and a Bulwer Lytton quote on repentance. The fragment references criminality linked to drinking and a man unable to comprehend his judgment. The disjointed OCR yields no clear event or人物.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulwer-Lytton
Sen
Brooklyn Theater Fire and Dec 5 Milestones
The Brooklyn Conway theater fire killed 295 people. The item notes the eleventh anniversary of Congressional Medal of Honor awards from World War I and marks Georgia’s 1799 motto adoption Wisdom Justice Moderation. It recalls a 1892 proposal to keep the World’s Fair in Chicago open Sundays and mentions a noted birth event for Martin Meager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Georgia
Congress
Chicago
Martin Ne Ualed
Miller Walks 125 Miles to Prove Absolute Cosmic Motion
Scientist R Dayton C Miller, past president of the American Physical Society, walked 125 miles around a 16 foot diameter circle and measured using a revolving Michelson Morley interferometer to argue for absolute motion through the ether challenging Einstein relativity theory. He performed the walk in darkness with his eye on the eyepiece, issuing 16 readings per revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Dayton C. Miller
American Physical Society
Dr. Miller
Miller
Milk
Miller Interferometer Lifework Hints At Ether Truth
Dr. Miller conducts a long term interferometer test to detect earth motion through the ether. Since 1921 he has logged 175000 readings over 125 miles of traversal and 20000 cycles, with measurements taken monthly and daily at Mt. Wilson and Case School, arguing temperature effects cancel with time and repetition.
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Miller
Mt. Wilson
California
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Questions and Answers Mixed in Historical Newspaper Snippet
A curio of Q and A items covering name meanings, actor Anita Page’s height and weight, top US religious denominations by 1926 census, an 1882 Chinese immigration law, methods for cleaning oil paintings, generation length, oldest US movie actor, bitumized fiber uses, Topeka city names, chameleon diet, and stray words about visas.
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United States Petroleum Institute
Harry F. Sinclair
Army
Navy
Idaho
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Frederick Landis
Ueen Mary
House of David
Ben Parnell
Canada
Snook
Supreme Court of Ohio
Scar Hammerstein
Sweet Adeline
Dorothy Mackaye
Indiana University
Bertrand Russell
Mexico
Hoovers
Secretary of the Interior
Commander Byrd
South Pole
Davis
New Jersey
M. E. Tracy
Ate
Charles Spath
Newark
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Goldenrod
Daily Health Service
Morris Fishbein
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Heywood Brown
America
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Emery J. Salisberry
Webster County
Atlanta
United States District
George W. McClintic
McClintic
Alisberry
Richwood Lumber Company
Dge
Salisberry
Ques
Sighs
Daily Thought
House of Israel
Ezekiel
Brooklyn Theater Fire
David Dietz
Muriel
Anita Page
William H. Taylor
Topeka
Mason County
Ilinois
la Grange County
Indiana
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