New War Threatens White Man's World
A reflective editorial discusses Italy and Ethiopia as a looming imperial conflict that could signal the end of white dominance. It argues how past wars exposed European invincibility and fears a potential war reshaping global power through Japan and colonial subjects. The piece treats the event as history in the making with cautious speculation.
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NCE
Italy
Ethiopia
England
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Asia
Africa
Japan
India
China
Adrica
27 Days Without Traffic Fatalities Shocks City
In a large midwestern city a 27 day stretch without a single traffic death is hailed as remarkable for a summer month. The report portrays reckless driving as the cause of many past tragedies and urges drivers and pedestrians to heed laws to prevent future fatalities.
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Avery
City Bumpkins and the Oasis Newswoman
Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey, famed Oasis Missouri correspondent, visits New York and jabs at city reporters noting rural readers’ grasp of literature outpaces urban readers due to rapid gadget and habit exposure. An anecdote recalls a city correspondent covering the Tennessee evolution trial seeking interviews.
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Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey
Oasis
New Yorks
Tanessee
Man quoted classics after trek to distant cabin
A visitor, directed to a hill cabin as a joke, meets a man who cites the Greek testament and Darwin and Huxley. Mrs Mahnkey is portrayed as a reminder that urban living and frequent cinema do not guarantee literacy.
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Darwin
Huxley
Foul Fly Thieves Blamed as Cleveland Club Loses Loot
Evans, Cleveland baseball general manager, says the club lost 2000 last year from 1600 baseballs taken by fans in stands, averaging 26 per game. He notes retrieval stopped during war and fans see balls as lucky spoils boosting attendance. He argues fans are unfairly labeled thieves.
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Bue Evans
Cleveland Baseball Club
Evans
Cleveland
I J
Diplomatic protests and a curious wind of wheatless wisdom
Citizens face swift police action for threats, but diplomacy hides behind closed League of Nations talks. The piece muses on Italo Ethiopian tensions and questions the League’s focus on its own future. It also notes fruit tree training at New York State Agricultural College and other assorted tidbits.
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Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Harvest Sidelight From Minnesota Shows Strong Farm Wake
As harvest progresses Minnesota presents a favorable scene with thick shocks in cut fields and knee high windrows in hay. Rye heads are large and income from grain and straw looks up from recent years. Dealers see better sales than 1930 in larger areas with a shift to cash transactions and strong farm credit boosting demand for tractors and threshers.
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Paul
Minnesota
St. Paul
New York Day By Day Notes On Society And Style
A lively column surveys New York social currents and icons from Ed Wynn to Walter Howey. It lampoons aristocrats on a cruiser, praises dining rooms like The Dickens Room, and sketches nightlife and fashion with sharp, era-specific wit.
Lawmakers face hurdle on regulating utility holding companies
Washington column argues for federal and state action to curb abuses by utility holding companies. It notes the need to regulate inter company transactions and cross state sales of electricity, urges experts at sessions, and urges a timely compromise to end the deadlock and provide real regulation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Wheeler
Mebody
Rayburn
House Committee
Congress
Thehouse
Ten Years Ago in La Crosse Notables and Local Notes
Ten years ago today Miss Mary Buck the La Crosse visiting nurse is recovering in a local hospital from an operation. Louis Kubinski has been appointed assistant director of athletics at the University of Illinois. Sylvester Welsh of New Albia Iowa is in the city visiting friends. Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Peter Wonstad are proud parents of two girls born yesterday at the La Crosse hospital. Park Superintendent John H Forrer and Mrs Forrer visited Denver. Edward Fass and Lilah Oleson were married in Wisconsin today and will live in La Crosse. Thirty years ago Miss Fannie Brayton left for Portland Oregon to visit the fair for a month. Dan Dineen son of Patrolman Dineen is home after a West trip including the Portland exposition. Homer Van Berg returns to No 4 fire station after two weeks vacation. Forty years ago Guy Hebberd left for Vicoqua by wheel. Justice Leonard Kleebber went to Camp Douglas.
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Mary Buck
la Crosse
Louis Kubinski
Johnson Street
la Crosse High School
University of Tllinis
Sylvester Welsh
New Albia
Iowa
Peter Nonstad
la Crosse Hospital
Wonstad
John H. Forrer
Foree
Denver
Colo
Edward Fass
Lilah Oleson
Winona
Tey vi
Fannie Brayton
Portland
Ore
Dan Dineen
Dineen
Portland Exposition
Homer van Berg
No. 4 Fire Station
Guy Hebberd
Vicoqua
Wheel
Justice Leonard Kleeber
Campy Douglas
Leese
Telecommunication Tidbits and Local Transfers
A collection of quick notes includes a constitutional view on land condemnation for slum clearance and a telegraph wire able to handle 2400 messages at once. Mentions of Father Coughlin and a London physician's controversial death suggestion appear in a satirical tone. Local real estate transfer records show W. E. Lockerby selling property on Nineteenth Street to Margaret Brophy for 70 dollars.
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Father Coughlin
Company M
W. E. Lockerby
Nineteenth Street
Barlow
Weston Streets
Margaret Brophy
Charles
Bennie Saves Beth as Studio Heist Unfolds
Bennie and Beth Mil lard face a dangerous studio incident when Beth taps Morse code to trigger a rescue. Morrie Neal and two intruders clash with studio police, and Bennie is hailed as a hero for staying vigilant and ensuring Beth’s safety.
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Beth
Bennie
Zenith Studio
Morrie
Miss Millard
MrClure Newspaper Syndicate
Painter Chooses Safer Fall in LA Coliseum Job
William A. Venable, veteran steeple jack, agreed to fall only 25 feet to the top tier if balance failed during the SERA project to erect 56 electric sight standards atop the Los Angeles coliseum. Insurance covered falls up to 40 feet, leaving a dilemma between two fall routes and safety of the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Coliseum
SERA
William A. Venable
Skilled British Workers Cling to American Ties
In Parliament Ernest Brown, minister of labor, said the number of Britons who went to the United States after the war and now wish to return is inconsequential. He stated inquiries show few applications, contradicting claims of a large exodus and reparations funding queries.
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London
United States
Ernest Brown
Fen
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