Borah to Audit Campaign Spending in 1924 Model
The article notes Senator Borah's anti boodle bill rider and a Senate resolution to audit campaign expenses from president to congress, with a committee chosen to report next December. It highlights the era of big slush funds, concealed gifts, and rising political costs, praising the new transparency aim.
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Washington
Newberry
Mayfield
Ku Klux
Senator Borah
House
Senate
Coolidge
la Follette
United States
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Jones
Caraway
Bayard
Farmer-Labor
Shipstead
Bill Borah
Chicago
Fifteen Years After Athering tribute to Woodrow Wilson at Princeton
Alumni of Princeton honored Woodrow Wilson fifteen years after his farewell on the lawn, voting him first among Princeton’s famous sons. The piece notes his democratic aims and progressive reforms at Princeton, his governorship, and his presidency, contrasted with later perceptions. It also references a new mechanical bricklayer and a Moscow poets union aiming for a strike.
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Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Wilson
New Jersey
Lincoln
League of Nations
Choosing a Career bulletin request from Washington source
A letter from the Vocational Editor requests a copy of the bulletin Choosing a Career. The writer encloses 4 cents in loose postage stamps and provides the name and city.
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Washington
Daily Times
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Bulletin
Big Ships in Need of Changing
By Charles P. Stewart NEA Service Writer, Washington June 18. The piece argues American practice favors building a whole new machine when the old one is outdated, a rule applied to automobiles and now to navy warships, with capital ships as the focus.
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Charles P. Stewart
NEA
Ashington
America
Navy
Dad's Den
A father plans a private study but family use turns the room into a lively playground. The den fills with marbles, toys, and Rover tied by a leash to the leather chair, reflecting a humorous clash between intended solitude and family activity.
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Sonny
Rover
Dad
Father
Naval arms race shadows US capital ships in looming modernizes
A New York front page discusses how the United States battleship fleet lags in modernization relative to Britain and Japan. It notes the Tennessee California Colorado West Virginia and Maryland are up to date, while others need boiler upgrades and fuel conversions. The piece cites Captain Schofield on gun elevation and air spotting extending ranges beyond 30 000 yards, with British and Japanese ships outshooting most American vessels. It also covers Britain’s fleet composition and a shift to oil fuel, plus a New York death by suicide story and a new 10 cent per mile taxi fare.
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Colorado
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Maryland
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New York
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Juan
Japan
Secoret
Steve Hannagan
Nature of gnats and mosquitoes summarized
The text notes gnats are mosquitoes in translation and that only females bite. The gnat's stabbing instrument has seven parts. It ends with a humorous courtroom quip about a golf-playing husband and social acceptance.
Next War Becomes Campaign Issue Says Platform Gap
Washington reports that the next war will hinge on preventing civilian casualties, noting the G O P platform omits air power reductions while experts say aircraft limits are impractical. Democrats may push for an international league to curb war threats, amid debates over limits on air forces.
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Ashington
New York
League of Nations
Democrats
Tongue Tips From Mrs Ruth Gerth And Tchitcherin Quote
Mrs Ruth Gerth of Minneapolis warns against filling homes with shams to avoid raising sham children. Russia’s Foreign Minister Tchitcherin notes growing global focus on the Pacific as the ocean of the future driven by economic and political interests.
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Minneapolis
Tchitcherin
Russia
World Center
Pacific
Two Autos Can Pass On Street
Philadelphia flare as a bustling Pennsylvanian town across the river from Camden. The piece notes Pennsylvania’s naming and local lore with humorous flourishes about William Penn and Sir Philip Delf. It ends with a quip that Philadelphia homes have white doorsteps and shutters for easy viewing from the street.
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Will Cressy
NEA Service, Inc
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
State of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Pittsburgh
Sir Philip Delf
Delf Crockery
Ask The Times Q and A section and myth note
The Indianapolis Times invites readers to submit questions to its Washington Bureau for personal replies with 2 cents for postage. Answers cover most topics while medical legal and marital advice are excluded. The page also offers brief factual notes on chars versus trout Jew numbers in Russia and the Pandora myth with concise details.
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Indianapolis Times
Washington
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Quips and Ques tions from a Busy Philadelphia Moment
A collage of humorous and quiz style lines about everyday life and history. It includes jokes on wake ups, politics, fashion, and manners, plus quick trivia about Philadelphia and classical topics.
Thought on truth and peace by Joseph Gerrald
A brief attribution recalling Zech 8 19 and the idea that individuals may perish but truth endures through time, reflecting a philosophical moral rather than a news event.
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Joseph Gerrald
Hoosier Post No 624 Veterans Boost Indianapolis Service
Arthur Gresham lauds Hoosier Post No 624 Veterans of Foreign Wars for four years of city service. The group funded a welcome squad for ex Premier Livy George, distributed 65000 pamphlets, conducted many military funerals, sent candy to orphans, and supported Red Cross and civic drives without soliciting funds or relying on the Community Chest.
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N. Pine St
Livy George
England
Indiana
Stars and Stripes
W. F. W. Hoosier Post
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Foppy
Community Chest
America
Arthur G. Gresham
Family Fun The Blow That Killed
A clipped page item describes a summer fashion trend with one piece swimsuits for women. Light hearted banter quotes a family scene in a park with a nurse, a policeman, and a joking tone.
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Jerusalem
Scripps-Paine Service
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