Curus H. Curtis Publisher Dies At Home In Philadelphia
Obituary honors Curus H. Curtis head of Curtis Publishing Company as a towering figure in American media. From a three cent newsboy to founder of Ladies Home Journal Country Gentleman and the Saturday Evening Post, his leadership shaped national publishing and social welfare. He valued his staff and remained generous yet plain, with a vast fortune used for mankind’s welfare. The note ends with a quip tying Spain’s throne to a discarded yard relic.
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Curus H. K. Curtis
Curtis Publishing Company
Hiadelphia
Ladies Home Journal
The
Country Gentleman
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Curtis
Lloyd George shifts stance toward Germany for peace
The former wartime prime minister David Lloyd George spoke in London denouncing harsh treatment of Germany under the Versailles treaty. Once a fierce critic, he now advocates moderation and fair play, noting leaders' changing views may help secure world peace.
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Lloyd George
New securities bill aims to curb favored lists
The bill requires brokers to notify the Federal Trade Commission of stock sales at varying prices and makes public the names of investors allowed to buy below market. It will deter favoritism more by publicity than court action and targets privileges granted by firms like Morgan Bank. John H. Ross, ex-state game commissioner, returns to public service, a gain for the community per Independence Examiner.
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Congress
Senate
House of Morgan
Federal Trade Commission
Morgan Bank
John H. Ross
Ross
Southern Im Independence Examiner
Smaller Gifts to Colleges Urged by Columbia Leader
President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University calls for widespread support through small gifts as large donations decline. He notes the global economic crisis devastates fortunes and threatens both Columbia and other colleges, urging efforts to bridge financially distressed small colleges and preserve citizenship building institutions.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Butler
Columbia
Industry Needs Freedom To Grow And Prosper
The piece argues that America’s largest employer, industry, has faced far more government hindrance than aid. It calls for removal of anti trust laws, direct finance from banks and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and freedom to cooperate to speed up production, asserting that real prosperity hinges on industry driven work and self help.
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America
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Forbes Magazine
Alcohol Gasoline Blend: Impossible Without Agent
The Lamp, organ of Standard Oil of New Jersey, says a stable 10 percent ethanol in gasoline cannot be achieved without a blending agent like benzol. It cites a 20 percent benzol requirement and a 70 percent gasoline mix, with benzol costs around 15 1-2 cents a gallon. It notes the U.S. could not supply enough benzol and warns absolute alcohol absorbs water, risking alcohol water gasoline layers.
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Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Iowa
Chicago Tribune
Toothpick decline noted at dental convention
An Omaha physician at the Nebraska State Dental convention lamented the social decline of the toothpick. He cited dandies with gold picks and West pioneers using bowie knives, notes floss and wooden picks in use yet no longer used in public as civilization advances.
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Nebraska
West
Arkansas
Columbus
Homes Bombed in Warring Springfield Mine Riot
In Springfield Illinois two homes were damaged during a violent clash over a resumed shift at Mine No. 43 Dozens of miners and picketers faced off as United Mine Workers and Progressive Miners confronted each other. Three Progressive Miners were beaten while dodging bricks. The homes of UMWA district president Joe Derncourt and Black miner Robert Holman were damaged by bombs. A corklike wood plank claims to resist rodents heat and noise.
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Ill
United Mine Workers
Joe Derncourt
United Mine Workers of America
Robert Holman
Grace A. M. _E. Ghuard
Peabody
Harrisburg
United Mine
Williamson County
Saline County
Sernett Gets Life For Hold Up Killing
Kansas City June 8 Frank Sennett was given life imprisonment for the February murder of J O Beeman a 56 year old grocer The jury could not agree on life or death and Judge Allen G Southern imposed the life sentence after Sennett pleaded guilty to first degree murder Attorneys for the defense cited Mike Pizzichino a co defendant convicted recently on the same charge
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Frank Sennett
J. O. Beeman
Allen G. Southern
Mike Pizzichino
Police Nab Suspects After Fatal Holdup Shooting
A holdup ends in a fatal shooting as one robber fires the fatal shot. Police arrest the two suspects within minutes of the incident as witnesses describe the chaotic event and the immediate capture.
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Forced to abandon mining operations near Ouray Colorado
Two former Washington University students testified they invested 5000 in a venture but could not start mining at the Woodstock mine near Ouray Colorado. The deposition was given as part of a dissolution of partnership between Carl Stoffrezen and Russell M Holcomb.
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Colorado
Washington University
Carl Stoffrezen
Russell XL. Holcomb
Woodstock
Ouray
Colo
Entangled Romance Plays Out Under Social Turmoil
Janet Hill works as social secretary to Mrs Curtis while Jeff Grant courts Dolores Calahan and aids the destitute Silvani family. Jeff hides tension over Janet as gossip swirls around engagements and broken promises. Janet faces nurse duties during illness, glimpsing a letter from Batty that stirs old hopes.
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Rouse Ax Janet
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Pat Sylvant
Jef
Janet
Rolf
Hetty Kendal
Jett
Doluhus Galatia
Hruce Hamilton
Hamilton
Mars. Clectis
Mrs. Curtin
Netty Kennally
Nea Tince
Betty
Dolores Calahan
Jen
Mis
Curtis
Jeff
Dolores
Mr. Grant
Johny
Johnny
Jeff Grant
Janet Hill
Silvani
Silvanis
Mrs
Hattie
Go Right After Beauty This Summer
Alicia Hart urges readers to plan a summer focused on health and inner beauty. She recommends cooling clothing, light girdles, barefoot comfort, and sunbathing to store energy and radiate vitality for a more beautiful winter.
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Alicia Hart
Pilss Nea
Missouri Wrestler and Student Released in Theft Case
Jerry Cebe of St. Louis and Edwin M. Legg of Monroe City, both connected to the University of Missouri, were released in a case involving a reported theft of $16, a lantern and a jacket from a car at Bagwell Dam. The owner said reimbursement had been made. Cebe, with an officer, had graduated the day before.
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Columbia, MO
Jerry Cebe
St. Louis
University of Missouri
Edwin M. Legg
Monroe City
Bagwell Dam
Cebe
Kansas Tag Users to Be Prosecuted in Border Drive
W H Steward motor vehicles commissioner and the state highway patrol will launch Monday a drive against Missouri automobile owners who bought licenses at lower rates in other states. Steward called the action an "Onen Warfare" prompted by complaints from counties along the Kansas and Oklahoma borders.
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Missouri
W. H. Steward
State Highway Patrol
Steward
Kansas and
Oklahome
Death Toll Rises Across Nation From Heat and Storms
Blistering heat, tornadoes, hail and lightning plagued much of the nation near the Great Lakes and beyond. Nearly three dozen deaths were blamed on drowning and heat prostration with Illinois and Wisconsin tallying high numbers. Losses included drownings in Wisconsin and Kentucky, a wall collapse in Lackewannas, and a barn crush in Lancaster.
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Great Lakes
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Indiana
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Ontario
Ohio
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Batavia
Harold Seiler
Madison
Neb
Kansas
National Capital
Russell Channon
Stillwater
Minn
Portland
Ore
Axen State Teachers College
Flagstar
Bout Postponed In Buffalo Fight Card
The 10 round bout between Tommy Paul and Seaman Watson scheduled for tomorrow night in Buffalo was postponed to today due to an injury Paul suffered in a bout with Jackie Wilson in Pittsburgh last Monday.
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N. Y
Tommy Paul
Seaman Watson
Paul
Jackie Wilson
Pittsburgh
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