No Fairy Godmother Wand for Harding on Europe Reforms
President Harding rejects the idea that the United States can wave a magic wand to solve Europe's reparations. He plans no proposals to France or Germany until aid is sought. Senate Foreign Relations slows tinkering as world conference talk reappears at congressional hearings.
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Harding
United States
Europe
France
Germany
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Foreign Relations Committee
Tlughes
Torah
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Idaho
House
Chalmers
Congress
White House
Voice of America
Ruhr
Picture Brides Threaten U S Control in Hawaii
A special commission warns that the importation of picture brides into Hawaii risks United States security and Japanese influence. It calls for immediate congressional legislation to defend self defense and American citizenship in the territory, noting Japanese control of Honolulu trades and stores amid a labor market balanced for sugar and pineapple.
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United States
Davis
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Uawalin Islands
Congress
Tawau
Harding
Dr. J. Shepard
Order of
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American Federation of Labor
R. Uartwig
Oregon
Fred ©. Kentley
Pittsburgh
J. L. Davis
Department of Labor
Brookhart Act Aims to Weaken Railroads and Rates
Senator Brookhart advances a bill to reduce railroad net valuation from about 18.9 to 12.0 billion and abolish the ICC railroad rate board. It seeks to wipe out the fair return rule of 5 percent, arguing the measure would break Wall Street holdings and set rates for farmers by dissolving freight charges. The plan drew sharp criticism labeling it Bolshevik in spirit.
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Brookhart
Interstate Commerce
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Wall Street
Railway Review
Soviet Russia
National Guard Endorsement Backed At 250 000 Strength
A report from a special committee of National Guard and regular army officers urged development to a minimum peace strength of 250000. The document, approved by Secretary Weeks, supports current guard organization and War Department work, and lists states contributing input, with a priority plan including eighteen infantry divisions and four cavalry divisions.
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National Guard
Special Committee of
Regular Army
Weeks
War Department
Militia Bureau
Congress
United States
Earthquakes Studied For Safer Cities And Constructions
Carnegie Institution notes limits of harnessing nature and cites long term quake research. Future cities and large structures may be influenced by discoveries in quake mechanics and safer locations. Pacific region and Asia to Mediterranean show active tectonic zones with the San Andreas fault near California.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
Pacific
Asia
Mediterranean
World News Notes From Around The Globe And Industry
A compilation of diverse facts: many Polish town councils now include women. wood quality affects charcoal. cane waste becomes coarse wall board. motorcycle flywheels reach 4000 rpm. Airplane grain sowing near Tracy California. new psychological tests aid hiring clerks stenographers and typists. Fort Leavenworth hosts a unique army Masonry consistorial setup. England faces a 2,000,000 female surplus. Transformations white hair priced up to 200. Young Brooklyn lawyer Roberta Lavy, twenty one. In Turkey Syria Armenia blue mourning garments. Australian law requires four times daily wage for Sunday work. Denver rocky mountain tunnel would cut rail distance 100 miles. Heavy laying reduces yellow shanks pigment for egg yolks.
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Brooklyn
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Denver
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Student Kills Self Over English Naturalist’s Promised Meeting
Barnard College junior Marle Bloomfield died by suicide overwhelmed by the dark philosophies of an English naturalist whose career she viewed as a failure. She believed their meeting could occur only through death, and she sought to join him in that afterlife.
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Barnard College
Marle Bloomfield
Explorer of Africa Dresses for New African Expedition
Lady Dorothy Mills, British author and explorer, daughter of the Earl of Orford, begins another African expedition. She prepares her attire for the journey into the wilds, signaling renewed travel plans and scholarly interest in the continent.
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Dorothy Mills
Earl of Orford
Africa
Mansfield Returns to Congress in Wheelchair
After two years of illness and bed rest Representative J. J. Mansfield of Texas resumes duties on Capitol Hill. Though not fully recovered and unable to walk, he attends every session, shown here in the wheelchair used for trips between the house office building and the Capitol.
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J. J. Mansfield
Texas
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt on Fear and Duty
Roosevelt notes that natural fearlessness is advantageous but not essential. He praises those who can act bravely by choice, supporting the idea that others can stand beside the fearless and perform their duty with diligence. The quote emphasizes duty over innate boldness.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Remarkable Horseman Relays Endurance Feats Across Distances
A historical note highlights endurance journeys by relay riders and praises swift journeys. It mentions Charles XII of Sweden allegedly riding 1800 miles from Demstica in Turkey to Strelsun on the Baltic in a fortnight, maintaining a steady daily pace. The text quotes Robert Collyer and Stevenson on striving and hope.
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Charles XII of
Sweden
Demstica
Turkey
Strelsun
Baltic
Life's Little Jests Highlight a Business Captain
A hard boiled captain of industry is introduced to a job seeking college graduate. The friend praises the young man as modest and the captain retorts that bold deeds define modesty in success. The exchange showcases wit about ambition.
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Norfolk
Deep-Seated Grudge in Fuel Business Exchange
A quarrel unfolds between a fuel dealer and a prosperous customer nicknamed a coal baron. The proprietor disputes the man's noble status, claiming he is not a nobleman or even a gentleman, revealing tension from their business dealings.
Insult to Injury Sparks Flirtation Complaint
A heated exchange ends with a demand for arrest as a man allegedly insults a woman who refuses his advances. The incident is reported in the American Legion Weekly with dialogue indicating social tension and the call for official intervention.
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American Legion Weekly
Cause For Sorrow In Politics And Appearance
A satirical note from the Washington Star mocks money in politics and double-faced rhetoric. Senator Sorgghum jokes that if campaigns had continued as before, candidates would parade to primaries with flashy, shipperly slogans.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Secret Diplomacy and a Private Family Visit Plan
A playful exchange reveals a private trip arranged by a wife asking her husband to approve an all season journey. She mentions having her mother request a long visit from her parents and sisters, adding a discreet undertone to the arrangement.
Overpaid Poetry Cash Sparks Light Banter
In a tongue in cheek remark Festus Iester questions poet Tennyson J Daft’s earnings, while the chorus of diners weighs the price of meals. The playful exchange mocks fortune and appetite, ending with a wry note on lifestyle and timing.
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Tennyson J. Daft
Old Festus Iester
Desertion of Wives Debated in Humorous Exchange
A lively exchange features Professor Pate and J Fuller Gloom debating marital desertion. The sultan and shaving anecdotes frame the humor as the barber’s chatter meets phonograph ambience.
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Professor Pate
J. Fuller
Frightened by Shadows and Social Chatter
An odd paragraph depicts an opti mist advising an old man to cheer up while a pessimist groans that things seem worse. It notes how some people divert money to a front and recalls a wife complaining about shabby parlor furniture and a husband proposing elaborate coverings.
Graded exchange ridicule in a seaside club scene
Dialogue shows a weigh of witty insults between players and their caddie as Mr Grabcoin dismisses his private secretary for inefficiency. The humor hinges on golf club misplacement and domestic quarrel over night snores. Bridget resists interference with outside work.
Winter Scout Camps Offer Adventure and Discipline
The article extols winter camping for Boy Scouts highlighting freedom under leadership, ample food, and fun with peers. It describes strenuous activities like ice breaking, sled hauling, and building field radio, plus pilgrimages to sites connected with famed American figures.
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Middle West
Lincoln
Kentucky
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Old Port Dearborn
Philadelphia
Washington
Valley Forge
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Scouts Find Lost Two Year Old In Woods Near Whetstone Ford
Charleston Illinois scouts aided by the scoutmaster located two year old Robert Mahan after a 12 hour disappearance. The child strayed from a nutting party near Whetstone Ford and was found asleep in a tree hollow fifteen feet below a bluff.
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Scouts
Charleston
Ill
Robert Mahan
Robert
Whetstone Ford
Charleston Scouts
Texas Boy Scouts' Record at South Texas State Fair
The text notes the Boy Scouts served as traffic officers, runners for fair association officers, escorts for children in the baby parade, parked vehicles, met incoming trains, and operated an information bureau while finding 72 lost children during the fair.
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Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Scout Mothers Emblem Advocated by Montclair Group
Montclair New Jersey mothers involved in the local Scout Mothers program praise the movement’s role in character building and citizenship training. The Montclair Scout Gazette notes boys request Scout Mothers Pins as gifts for their mothers, reflecting shared ideals of service and consideration.
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Montclair
N. J
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Boy Scouts Explore Vocations In City Chautauqua
Boise Idaho scout council recently organized a scout Chautauqua with business and professional leaders speaking on various lines of work. Scouts also take vocational hikes to study industries professions and business organization to stay mentally alert and prepare for future participation.
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Boise
Idaho
Woman Recovers After Pinkham's Remedy
Mrs. George W. Burchett of Glens Falls New York reports severe illness preventing usual work. After a doctor suggested surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improved quickly enabling her to perform all housework and sewing for a family of four. Free book offered by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Glens' Falls
Lydia E. Pinkham
George W. Burchett
Glens Falls, N. Y
Lydle BE. Pinkham
Rewest
Lydia E. Pinkhamedicine Co
Lynn
Massachusetts
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