Roosevelt and Eugenics Race Death and Birth Rates
The piece argues that President Roosevelt feared decline of birth rates among Western elites rather than racial peril. It cites low US fertility averaging 2.5 children per couple, forecasts population stagnation, and warns that Eastern peoples will expand while the West faces shrinking spaces under birth control pressures.
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Roosevelt
Far West
Teddy
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Asia
Great
West
Revival of Water Mills to Generate Home Electricity
Home and Field magazine notes old water mills can be revived to power modern homes. A three foot by one foot stream with thirty feet per minute flow could run twenty five watt lamps or eighty lamps for six hours. Larger streams might power an electric fridge, but costs and practicality likely curb widespread adoption.
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Home and Field
Palestine Parliament Proposal Faces Mandate Clash
The mufti of Jerusalem and Arab and Moslem allies urge a Palestine parliament with Arab and Jewish representation by population. Such a majority rule plan aligns with democratic theory but the British mandate would reject it, fearing Arabs outnumber Jews by six or one to five and possible shifts toward a Jewish homeland.
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Mufti
Jerusalem
Palestine
Great Britain
Divorce Request Tangles With Truth in Quixotic Exchange
A man seeks a divorce alleging deceit while his wife answers with a gentle defense that she never wished to hurt him. The quirky journal notes frame the exchange as a whimsical, slightly incoherent reflection on truth and kindness in relationships.
Stop Dreaming and Get a Job to Prove Your Genius
A 1930 King Features Syndicate column argues against idle self pity and the illusion of unique genius. It urges readers to take any job, learn discipline, and prove themselves through effort rather than waiting for a magical break.
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Vou
Bronte
Menchen
Krisler
Edison
Bernard Shaw
King Features Syndicate, Inc
International Feature Service, Inc
Ohio Congressman Eyes Mt Ranier Return in 1950
Roy Fitzgerald of Dayton, age 74, plans to climb Mt Ranier again in 1950 after conquering it on his 50th birthday. The 75 year old, chairman of the house committee on revision of laws, has widely roamed the world in search of adventure. He previously swam the Hellespont, the Tiber, explored pyramids, and stood atop Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Washington
Roy Fitzgerald
Dayton
Ohio
Congress
Mt. Ranier
Fitzgerald
House Committee On Revision of Laws
Hellespont
Greece
Hero
Tiber
Scipio Africanus
Pyramids
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Paris
Victor Hugo
Hunchback
Notre Dame
Congressman swims Tiber in Rome without suit
The Ohio congressman traveled from Paris to Rome to swim the Tiber. Lacking a bathing suit, he bought one with a Roman aid and swam two hours across the river, facing swift current and dirt. He walked back through briars to his clothes and doubted Scipio's claim.
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Ohio
Paris
Rome
Tiber
Basilica San Paolo
Scipio
Defeat At Tennis Fitzgerald In Turkish Tour
Fitzgerald swam the Hellespont with the ambassador’s daughter and the attache’s son during a Turkish visit. He won in swimming but lost a tennis match to a Turk amid rain and a strong current. His mountaineering on Mt Ranier remains his greatest thrill and close calls near death marked his travels.
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Fitzgerald
Hellespont
Turkey
United States
Mt. Ranier
Climbing Debacle Shifts Aim To Jonsong Peak
The exhausted mountaineering party abandons Kanchentunga attempt for this year and pivots to Jonsong, a 24,300 foot peak. An avalanche and poor season mark the setbacks, while safety and purpose debate the venture. Also noted is Mrs Courtney’s canceled British court presentation a month after it was scheduled. President Roosevelt previously halted an offending politician’s dinner invitation but ensured the interdiction stood.
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Kanchentunga
Himalayas
Courtney
Roosevelt
Parades of Old Regulars and Long Ward march in Baton Rouge
A June Baton Rouge scene shows two political factions, the Old Regulars and Long Ward supporters, parading past the Heidelberg hotel. The piece notes lively crowds, playful jabs, and observers both amused and tense as prohibition looms and public mood shifts.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Lifesaving CPR Techniques from the New York Academy of Medicine
An article outlines artificial respiration as a vital life saver for suffocation. It describes causes like water or gas inhalation and obstructions, then details the prone pressure method and steps to perform chest compressions at 12 to 16 per minute aided by a cloth with aromatic spirits of ammonia.
Local society notes from June 21 1915
Mrs J Q Graves hosts sister Mrs A Barnette of Memphis for the week. Miss Emma Oswalt leaves for Boulder Colorado to spend July there then go to California.
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J. Q. Graves
A. Barnette
Memphis
Tenn
Emma Oswalt
Boulder
Colorado
California
Parade Craves More Big Parades After Brief Encounter
The narrator recalls a street scene where a passerby stands her ground as a parade passes. Two women watch from behind shutters as the event ends. The Cabin longs for more parades, bigger displays, and unmistakable clashes of power in the open air.
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Victor Hugo
Hollywood actors shift as stage talent dominates film
Hollywood sees a surge of stage actors entering cinema prompting a migration back toward Broadway. Producers hire stage talent profusely, sidelining seasoned screen actors who once held long stage careers, creating an imbalance in opportunities for veteran performers.
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Hollywood
Broadway
Talkies Widen Gap for Silent Era Extras
A veteran extra laments the shift to sound films as untrained, uneducated performers with weak diction struggle to find work. He recalls how silent pictures hid flaws, while today many drift between casting offices in near starvation.
The Man From Wyoming Heads to France
A reviewer mocks the misleading title The Man From Wyoming as a Gary Cooper war film set in France, noting his habit of playing roles far from home. The piece contrasts his Westerns The Virginian and The Texan with the new wartime setting.
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Wyoming
Gary Cooper
Cooper
West
South America
France
Saturday Radio Schedule Listings and Station Lineups
Central time listings show WEAF CBS chain programs with Julius Curtius address and a full day of broadcasts across multiple stations including WABC WJZ WGN KPRC KOA KGO and WSM with films bands orchestras and news. The schedule covers 6:00 to 10:30 PM and extends into late night with various concerts.
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New York
NBC Chain
Julius Curtius
Berlin
Weaf and Chain
WGY
WJEJC
Wwd
WSAJ
KYW
Sb Who Wow
WDAF
WTMJ
KSTP
WJAX
WIOD
WHAS
Wac
WSB
WSM
WSMB
KTHS
WBAP
KPRC
WOAI
WJDX
WTAM
KWOO
WMC
B. A. Rolfe
WWJ
WGN
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WDAI
WKY
WAPI
WSAI
WFJC
KOA
KGO
KSL
KGW
KQMO
KHQ
WEBC
KTAR
WOW
Wsme Wiobd
Don Bigelow
Rudy Vallee
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KDKA
WLW
Wren Kfarb
KWK
KECA
KOMO
KVOO
WJR
Moment Musicale
WJZ
WIAX
Godfrey Ludlow
WREN
WCKY
KFAB
Amos 'N
Andy
WMAQ
WFAA
WOAN
KBCA
Eon
Floyd Gibbons
WIBO
Chicago
WIZ & Weaf
WJIZ
State St
WENR
WLS
Pratt & Sherman
WABA
Amos ‘'N
Cecil & Sally
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
WABCO
KMOX
St. Louis
WABC
Simplicissimus Caption Sparks Controversy Over Motorist Image
A Simplicissimus panel depicts a feminine motorist in a provocative scene claiming she ground the valves by running them through a meat grinder. The cartoon draws critique for its sensational imagery and gender portrayal.
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Simplicissimus
Arkansas Taxpayers to file seven proposed amendments
The executive board of the Arkansas Taxpayers association decided to submit petitions for seven proposed constitutional amendments on July 3. An active campaign to secure passage will begin after the August primary.
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Little Rock
Ark
The
Arkansas Taxpayers Association
Napkin Size Kept For Portly Train Travelers
At the American Railway association convention a committee recommends napkins 20 by 20 inches, up from the prior size, to be tucked under chins of portly travelers. The standard would gain 20 square inches in area. The report is from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Railway Association
Auction of Belmont Hotel bar antiques draws quick bids
In New York a Belmont Hotel bar area once bustling is auctioned off. The opening price was $2 and the display included an empty gin bottle a seltzer bottle and two glasses. All items sold for $27.
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New York
Belmont
Goodwill Needed to Sell Surpluses Abroad Says Young
United Press reports in San Francisco on June 21 that America must build goodwill abroad to market large surpluses of commodities, raw materials, earnings, and services and avoid hostile tariff policies, as stated by Owen D. Young.
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San Francisco
America
Owen D. Young
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