Classified National News Service Listings
A brief list of Associated Press bureau contacts across major U S cities including New York Chicago Detroit Kansas City San Francisco and Atlanta with street addresses for E Katz Special Agency and general bureau locations.
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National
E. Katz
New York
West 40Th Street
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
Detroit
General Motors
Kansas City
Waldheim
San Francisco
Monadnock
Atlanta
Marietta Street
Commendable cleanup of slot machines praised
The article lauds RIFF Coverdale for removing slot operations in the parish and commends Superintendent Apgar for stopping punch boards. It argues gambling cannot be eradicated but urges minimal evidences and vigilance to curb open gambling, calling for drastic action against new gambling activities.
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Riff Coverdale
Apgar
Progress Not Halted In Monroe West Monroe Growth Plan
City officials in Monroe and West Monroe push public construction through summer to maintain normalcy. Steady spending, even with levee costs, is seen as sound policy to avoid private burden and demonstrate progress through 1927 despite difficulties.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Half Hearted Holidays and a Call for Clear Observance
A public appeal argues holidays are overabundant and half-hearted. It urges a yearly clarification to let patriotic groups plan meaningful observances and reduce superficial festival days. It cautions against over-supply of weeks and titles that fail to reflect real significance.
Aswell Says Coolidge Won't Call Fast Flood Session
The Louisiana congressman argues President Coolidge refused a special session to avoid a fight over seating Smith Ware. He cites Senate filibuster and scarce funds, noting only bridge and road spending is feasible now. Utah's Smoot seeks early session to pass the deficiency bill.
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Times-Picayunne
Washington
Aswell
Louisiana
Coolidys
Corgrese
Smith Ware
Congress
Utah
Smoot
Highway Department
Something to Think About by Brano Lessing
A baccalaureate address argues Americans are childish compared with Europe in culture and lawmaking. It contends Europe’s long history and language skills yield deeper poise while America’s zeal for rapid laws and spectacle hampers growth. The piece muses on retaining childish energy yet becoming wiser with age.
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Brano Lessing
Europe
Diversification Drives Southern Agriculture Beyond Cotton
The Blue Book of Southern Progress highlights that cotton will remain important in the South Texas and Louisiana, but rising diversification boosts truck crops, berries, and perishable produce. Louisiana fields near the Lower Mississippi and Teche region expand to truck farming and sweet potatoes, reducing reliance on cotton and strengthening farm prosperity.
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Manufacturers Record
South
Texas
Louisiana
H. M. Lull
Southern Pacific Linea
Mississippi River
Lafourche
Teche
Attakapas
Lafayette
United States
Two French Operas Debut in Germany at Neuss Theatre
At Neuss Theatre in Leipsic two French novelties present first hearings. Henri Rebaud’s The Call of the Sea based on Synge’s The Ricera to the Sea earns indifferent notices due to a dull libretto though its score by a former Boston Symphony conductor is praised as a strong tonal synthesis lacking a spark of genius. Maurice Ravel’s The Magic Word, a lyric fairy tale in two pictures, is more successful with iridescent tonal design and noted virtuosity.
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Germany
Neuss
Leipsic
Henri Rebaud
J. M. Synge
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Wagner
Debusey
Maurice Ravel
Ravel
Ambition and Struggle Drive People to Push Ahead
A study notes many individuals rush to outpace rivals in pursuit of advancement. The trend reveals competitive behavior shaping career moves and daily decisions across workplaces and communities.
Henry Ford to Build Million Air Flivvers Says Medbury
Medbury mocks Henry Ford predicting a rapid rise of air flivvers with tiny craft for two passengers. He jokes that pedestrians will carry fly swatters while birds become pedestrians and depots turn into hangars as tests end in comic mishaps and mustaches airborne.
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Henry Ford
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Anniversaries Chronicle 1752 to 1925 Highlights
Notable dates include Franklin’s lightning experiments in 1752, Bibb becoming treasury secretary in 1844, Lister born 1870 and dying 1919, the Fishery Commission meeting in 1877, the 1898 Philippines expedition, 1916 Boy Scouts charter, 1917 Goldman and Berkman draft case arrest, and 1925 Kruttechnitz death.
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Benjamin Franklin
George M. Bibb
Kentucky
Treasury
Tyler
Ernest Lister
State of
Washington
Halifax
England
Seattle
United States Fishery Commission
San Francisco
Philippines
Francis W. Greene
Boy Scouts of
Posture and health urged for children and adults
An editorial by Charlton Wallace emphasizes that one in five individuals has good posture and warns of the lifelong health and social costs of poor posture due to factors like flat feet adenoids and bad teeth. It promotes outdoor activities corrective exercises and early action by parents teachers and leaders to foster robust health and citizenship.
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Department of Labor
U. S
Fifteen Years Ago Notes from Ruston June 15 1912
Dr. T. L. Hood arrived from Baton Rouge for a brief visit home. Miss Mary Moore and Miss Mary McNaff of Bastrop are visiting in Ruston. Rev. William Schuble left for Oak Grove to fill duties as presiding elder. Mr. W. F. Cummings is ill but slightly improved. Mrs. John Grambling and son spend a week with relatives. Mollie Tucker of Hamburg Ark visiting Mrs. J. W. Platt. B. C. Dawkins returned from Ruston. little son in improved condition. Mrs. J. C. Steele returned from Met Rouge after attending Miss Galliger’s wedding. Mrs. A. G. McBride of Bastrop after visit to her ...
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R. E. Mowen
Simon Henninger
Lenora Leiber
Fort Worth
Texas
John Terry
Dingsman’s Ferry
Pike County
Penn
W. H. Crane
J. C. Madison
Gertrude
S. J. Meek
Ralph Loewenfield
Cudahy Packing Company
Little Rock
W. H. Huff
Lake Charlies
Lucille Bozone
John J. Potts
Alma Summers
Mounds
Potts
Col
F. L. Maxwell
Joseph Barksdale
Ruston
A. A. Ganby
T. L. Hood
Baton Rouge
Mary Moore
Mary McNaff
Bastrop
William Schuble
Oak Grove
W. F. Cummings
John Grambling
Misa Mollie Tucker
Hamburg
Ark
J. W. Platt
South Jackson Street
B. C. Dawkins
J. C. Steele
Met Rouge
Miss Galliger
A. G. McBride
Bass Named as Possible Ambassador Ahead of Sheffield Resignation
The Day's News Repert notes P. Bass who would become United States ambassador to Mexico if Ambassador Sheffield resigns. Bass served as New Hampshire governor from 1911 to 1913 as a Progressive candidate. He is a gentleman farmer and urban property owner active in forestry and reform movements.
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Repert P. Bass
United States
Mexico
Sheffield
New Hampshire
Progressive Party
Mr. Bass
Winston Churchill
Granite States
Concord
Bass
American Forestry Association
The Wonder of the Sea and a Door Keeper’s Fortune
The piece reflects on maintaining wonder of the sea and daily ship like acts of hope. It recalls a 1871 door keeper who met railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington, received a better position, and gained lasting fortune. It extols unselfishness and the timeless pull of the sea as life’s voyage.
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House of Representatives
Collis P. Huntington
Notable Birthdays Mark Anniversaries of Opera Singers and Generals
A year ago today the opera star Mine Johanna Gadski was born in Prussia, while Mary Ellis the soprano was born in New York City. Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus born in Belleville Illinois and Lieut Gen Sir Charles Monro born overseas are also noted as having anniversaries today.
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Mine
Johanna Gadski
Prussia
Mary Ellis
New York City
Hugo Osterhaus
Belleville
Charles Carmichael Monro
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