Milton McRae dies co founder of Scripps Howard
Obituary tribute from San Diego reflecting on Colonel Milton A. McRae co founder with E W Scripps of the Scripps Howard newspapers. Note his rise from a newsroom helper to a trusted leader who modernized American journalism and mentored many in the field. Discussion of his warmth and personal influence, and the impact of his career on the industry. A second item discusses tariff proposals and British imperial conference, urging downward tariff revisions to revive US foreign trade.
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Sensational claims on Russia alter views on morality
The piece critiques shifts in opinion on recognizing Soviet Russia after contrasting earlier warnings with new praise by Dr. Robert Barrett of the Florence Crittenden mission. It cites Barrett declaring Moscow and Leningrad more moral than comparable cities, amid debate over moral standards and divorce laws in Russia versus the United States.
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The Billboard Eyesore on America’s Highways 1930
A critique of roadside advertising in 1930 argues billboards spoil scenery from seacoast to mountains. It notes limited legal remedies and urges public opinion as the remedy to curb vast sign proliferation and commercial blight.
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Controversial Opinion Pieces Question National Security and Prohibition
The author critiques Amtorg Russia’s alleged espionage for coast defense secrets and mocks US secrecy while praising openness. The column also notes prohibition director Woodcock on home brewing, questions the eighteenth amendment, and references League of Nations criticism of Russia and Turkey. It mentions the Evansville bridge project and Indiana Kentucky cost disparities.
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Vienna Professor Clarifies Modern Physical Theory
The review praises Arthur Haas of Vienna University for The New Physics. It notes revisions from 1920 to 1923, additions on relativity and quantum theory, and a third English edition. Haas writes for intelligent laymen, with footnotes and no equations, linking Maxwell’s light electricity and heat to particle motion.
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The White House Corner Stone and Early Years
The article recounts the laying of the White House corner stone on October 13 1792 and notes the Adams era occupancy beginning in 1800. It mentions Mrs Adams complaints about furnishing costs and poor facilities, the 1814 burning and 1818 rebuilding, later 1903 additions, and describes the two story freestone building with East and Blue rooms used for receptions and diplomacy.
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Daily Thought Quotation From Scripture and Milton
A religious snippet quotes St John 8 34 warning that sin makes one a servant of sin and asserts that death from sin cannot sever that link as attributed to Milton
Bee venom and rattlesnake venom compared in medical study
Dr. Morris Fishbein reviews experiments by H E Essex J Markowitz and F C Mann comparing honey bee venom with rattlesnake venom. Bee venom lowers blood pressure briefly then normalizes, damages red blood cells, stimulates heart and smooth muscle, and can threaten life in large doses. Multiple stings require careful monitoring of heart and kidney function and blood pressure support.
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Does Teaching Suit Your Calling Says A Canadian Teacher
The column argues that no job is perfect and compares writing painting acting and teaching. The writer reflects on desires for different work while praising the teacher’s chance to shape young people, noting the impact and drama of creative pursuits.
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Facts From a Quick Q A on Industry and History
A compact Q A covers U S wage earners in manufacturing 8 349 755 with 389 270 in iron and steel. Helium wells number four near Amarillo Texas. Federal reserve banks invest only in bankers' bills and government securities and have no NYSE seat. Gasoline use in 1928 totals 12 231 186 044 gallons. J C Penney operates 1 431 department stores in 48 states. Maine hull raised 1912 sunk off Cuban coast with ceremony. Douglas Fairbanks age 47. Corbett Jeffries bouts two, Jeffries KO both times. Inauguration on Monday when day falls on Sunday. Vierbuchen means four breeches from German. National Catholic Welfare Conference at 1312 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC. Fred Landis and Judge Kenesaw Landis are brothers. Roe sale Morees Se leper colony Carrville La about 278
Farmers confronted by vanished relief and failed promises
In a secret Republican county meeting a speaker rebukes past farm relief promises. He cites suicides linked to debt and slumping prices since Harding and notes vetoes of farm relief bills. He accuses Democrats of breaking trust and declares the war over.
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Brazil’s Coffee Crisis and the Drift Toward Revolution
M. E. Tracy argues that Brazil’s coffee price support by government, aimed at stabilizing a single crop, reveals a classic dilemma about government aid to one group. The piece links Brazil’s upheaval to broader questions of centralization, bureaucracy, and fairness in policy.
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