Gas franchise legal fight looms over city control
The editorial argues the city should accept a court view that the Potts era gas contract intended to deliver gas to the city at cost to stockholders, warning of a long legal battle to secure city rights. It calls for public disclosure of the company’s finances and opposes funding lawyers from earnings, noting stock certificates trade above redemption value and potential private interests backing a defense against municipal ownership. The piece links this issue to the Kellogg peace pact and warns of warlike rhetoric amid Latin American conflicts, concluding with reflections on national policy and neutrality.
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Afred Potts
Stock Exchange
Chavarria
Paraguay
Foreign Relations Committee
United States Senate
United States
Nebulae Are Revealed In Reflector Astronomy No. 236
The article extols astronomy's reach beyond Earth using large telescopes like the Mt Wilson 60 inch. It contrasts naked eye star counts with telescope capabilities, notes distances to the Moon Sun and stars, and describes spiral nebulae as vast star collections like the Milky Way. It ends with a Psalmist line about God’s handiwork.
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Earth
Milky Way
Gallileo
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Mt. Wilson
War in Paraguay Bolivia clash described with grim images
A vivid cable dispatch paints a brutal scene from a southern war where hundreds of Paraguayans and Bolivians die or are wounded. The author questions comforts of doctors and hospitals, imagining both swift fatalities and lingering agony, concluding war is never pretty.
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Paraguay
Bolivia
Basis of Law Enforcements Catching Violators Theme
A long opinion piece argues crime thrives when witnesses are silenced and justice relies on evidence. It cites a Franklin Square double murder to illustrate gang secrecy, contending punishment certainty matters more than severity and urges reforms. It also reflects on raising children to value truth and accountability.
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Franklin Square
L. I
Triumph Over Odds and the Draw of Defiance in Crime
A pundit argues that youths are drawn to defiance of authority by tales of criminals who escape justice. The piece compares embryo criminals to gamblers and stock traders, noting the allure of triumph over odds and the heroism attributed to those who evade capture. It contends detectives rarely capture every case, unlike fictional depictions.
History repeats itself in flux epidemic
This first of four timely articles traces influenza history and the 1920s outbreak. It notes cycles of about thirty years, the lack of weather relation, world spread, and the challenge of distinguishing influenza from colds. It cites 1928 ship outbreaks and post mortem lung findings as forewarnings of wider epidemic risk.
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Dr. Fishbein
France
E. O. Jordan
Tropics
Carlyle
Pacific Coast
U. S. S. Idaho
San Francisco
E. F. Hirsch
E. R. LeCount
Chicago
LOYD GEORGE warns disarmament hinges on US Britain pact
The column argues Britain and the United States must agree on armament to achieve universal disarmament while noting Britain, Japan, Italy and France continuously expand military strength. It lampoons figures and events with sharp satire on banks, crime, navy value, bans on tariffs, and public figures including Ruth Elder.
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Loyd George
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Italy
France
Afraid Of Giraffes 2 The Banana Strike
A lighthearted mock column recalls a marathon dancer’s dental mishap during transit and jokes about dental travel. It then pivots to President Coolidge and a summer White House, wondering how past presidents endured July and August heat in Washington.
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Congress
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Washington
This Date in U S History December 13
Key events on December 13 include New Jersey ratifying the Constitution in 1787, the burial of George Washington at Mount Vernon in 1799, and the first return of gold and paper dollars to meaningful value after eighteen years in 1878.
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New Jersey
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Daily Thought and Bible Verse Reflections
A short devotional note cites Luke 22 40 urging prayer to avoid temptation. It contrasts spiritual struggle with Luther's allusion to human frailty and sin. The passage frames temptation as a battleground where prayer and steadfast faith resist the devil's stronghold.
You Are No Authority on Heaven You Are No Authority on Heaven
Mrs. Walter Ferguson argues that people overestimate certainty on heaven and immortality. Critics misuse scripture, science offers better guidance, and true progress lies in humility and loving one another rather than debating creeds.
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Walter Ferguson
Uman
Heaven
Hell
Times Readers Voice Views Aunt Sally Sarcastic
A reader letter questions Democrats dissatisfaction with election costs and timing. The writer cites $12,000,000 spent and promises taxes for four more years. Farm relief is expected to be archived, and the author notes living on a farm yet knowing others who will be provided for.
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Times
Smith
Sally
Trees Poem by Joyce Kilmer Origin of Gringo Term
A reader asks about who wrote Trees Joyce Kilmer and notes the poem plains on questions about a US president elected unanimously by the electoral college and how Mexicans originated the term gringo from a marching U S army singing Green Grow the Bushes plus a list of Kentucky’s largest cities Louisville Covington Lexington and Newport
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Joyce Kilmer
United States
George Washington
Mexico
Kentucky
Louisville
Covington
Lexington
Newport
Card play puzzle and mixed trivia items from a 1920s page
The page presents a bridge problem with spades as trumps where North and South must win two of four tricks despite perfect defense. It includes a tone setting diagram and solution notes. It also lists scattered trivia Q and As on voting rights, actors, births, and city area figures with names and dates.
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East
North
South
West
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Paris
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Raskob
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China
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Frederick
Landis
Roustabout
Arkansas
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Austria
Ruth Elder
Holywood
U. S
Daily Thought
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of Clubs
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