Dissent on Missouri Tax Case and Economic Slump View
The piece cites Justice Holmes arguing against broad fourteenth amendment reach in state taxation and notes Brandeis and Stone agreeing. It surveys a harsh business downturn, comparing 1920 21 1924 and 1927 slumps, analyzing production, wages, building, prices and unemployment to gauge current conditions.
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Missouri
Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co
Parish of
Orleans
U. S
Wheeler
Lohmer
Blackstone
Miller
Justice Brandeis
Justice Stone
Labor Bureau
Federal Reserve Board
Strangled in the Dark Over Muscle Shoals Reform Fight
Congress twice blocked a reform bill on Muscle Shoals and labor injunctions. The Norris measure for government operation was vetoed by Coolidge and later sidetracked by party leaders. A fake private lease bill passed the House while the Senate stalled, delaying action for a year. The Parker fight and public protests pressured senators to oppose injunctions, but a last minute move to the attorney general killed the reform for now.
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Congress
Muscle Shoals
Coolidge
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
John J. Parker
United States Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Norris
Borat
Blaine
Ashurst
Parker
Too Near Perfection Golf Lesson From Bobby Jones
A young learner watching leaders in golf may miss a key lesson when Bobby Jones plays superb under pressure. In a British tournament he drives 300 yards into a sand trap, then clears the trap and holes out to make a par four in two strokes. The stunt can discourage beginners who try to imitate him.
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Bobby Jones
Bobby
Will You Be One The Auto Fatality Report
The yearly automobile accident report shows 31,000 deaths and over 1,000,000 injuries in the country, a 10 percent rise from the prior year. The piece highlights the daily toll, estimating three Americans killed and 115 injured each hour, urging readers to consider personal risk and the possibility their own actions could cause or suffer harm.
Opinion Pieces and Public Figures Stir Debate in Dallas
A collection of satirical and editorial notes lampoons President Hoover and Ambassador Morrow, critiques British policy and crime, forecasts Chicago divorce trends, praises Walter Johnson, questions Nicholas Murray Butlers loyalties, and comments on India salt rebellion and a divorce suit involving Mrs. Charlotte Updike.
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Olephus Daniels
Dallas
Tex
Hoover
Ambassador Morrow
New Jersey
Morrow
Carbon and Oxygen Both Found to Be Isotopes
Mt Wilson astronomers and UC mathematicians report that carbon and oxygen are isotopes, mixtures of atoms with different weights. The work explains fractional atomic weights and supports revised atomic theory, detailing band spectra studies by Babcock Giaque Johnson King Birge.
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The
Prof
Soddy
McGill University
Sir William Crookes
Oon
Thomson
Cambridge University
Aston
Cambridge
Harold D. Babcock
Mt. Wilson Observatory
W. F. Giaque
H. L. Johnson
University of California
Observatory
Raymond T. Birge
How Well Do You Know Our Bible Five Questions a Day
Bible quiz style item listing five questions about familiar passages. Includes prompts such as completing pairings Adam and, David and, Mary and, Ruth and, Aquila and. Also asks about a cloud like a man's hand, the "that fox" label, a rebellious son of David, and the phrase that introduces a great gulf fixed.
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Adam
David
Mary
Ruth
Aquila
Jesus
Son
Daily Thought Unto the Pure
A simple devotional note quotes Titus 1 15 urging purity and reflection for readers seeking spiritual clarity and discipline.
Correcting Painful Feet Through Simple Exercises
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains common causes of painful feet from hammer toes corns bunions and flat feet and notes most pain arises from contracted muscles and ligaments. He advocates restoring suppleness via toe lifts standing and walking on toes and heels to strengthen foot muscles.
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Eric I. Lloyd
Readers debate tariffs and prohibition in Indiana letters
The letter writers discuss Grundy tariff critiques and the belief tariffs on factory goods will fall to world prices as industrial shifts grow, urging support for a tariff while noting wage and employment changes. They also criticize prohibition polling methods, argue for reform of Indiana courts, and weigh judge Willoughby’s suitability amid dry vs wet debates and calls for upholding liquor laws.
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Times
Horace Chadwick
Morristown
Ind
Massachusetts
Ohio
South Dakota
California
Association Against
United States
Will Rogers
New York
Chicago
America
Willoughby
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Indiana
Nebuchadnezzar’s Legacy Unearthed At Ur In Ancient Dig
Scientific diggings at Ur of the Chaldees reveal a well preserved temple built by Nebuchadnezzar. Walls reach at least twenty feet, whitewashed surface intact, and roofed to shield from sand storms. The find prompts reflections on history and civilization’s laws guiding future understanding. Nebuchadnezzar’s engineering feats come to light, including the Babylon walls, Euphrates canal, a large reservoir, the Hanging Gardens, a new palace, and temples long hidden until modern excavations.
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London
Chicago
Melbourne
Hink
Israel
Daniel
Shadrach
Mesach
Abednego
Jehovah
Babylon
Euphrates
Borsippa
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Whone Riley
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Seri -Howard
Altence
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Auatt Bureau of Circulations
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Farmers Loan & Trust Co
Minnesota
Safe Deposit & Trust Co
Virginia
Scrippi
Howard
England
Harry Thaw
Thonce
United
Robert Sweitzer
Cook County
Washington
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Nicholas Murray Butler
Manchester Guardian
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India
Charlotte Updike
Science
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Shem
Ham
Japheth
Canaan
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Daily Thought
Hosea Ballou
Morris Fishbein
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American Medical Association
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Literary Digest
Oscar B. Smith
North Arsenal Avenue
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Arthur Gilliam
Gilliam
Anti-Saloon League
Shumaker
Republican Party
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Coulter
Montgomery
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Will H. Craig
Noblesville
William M. Mann
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