Harding administration advances merit in diplomatic appointments
National Civil Service Reform league committee lauds Harding for shifting from political to merit based diplomacy. Report notes five of nine ambassadors had prior diplomatic experience, six of thirty ministers appointed for qualifications, and only a few non experienced picks. It cites no consular appointments bypassing exams in 15 months and commends President Harding and Secretary Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Tarding
Hughes
Starding
Uncle Sam and Virgin Islands Reach For Attention
Delegates from the Virgin Islands meet at the White House to press for hearings on island hardships since the 1917 purchase for 25 million dollars. They claim residents lack citizenship rights and suffer under U.S. rules, including prohibition and shipping restrictions that hurt island trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Denmark
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islanders
White House
United States
Germany
Navy
Hay Fever Relief Confounds Experts This Summer
NCLE SAMS reports from Agriculture and Public Health and Treasury bureaus note puzzlement over hay fever this season. Experts say many usual sufferers show no symptoms while others anticipate relief from altitude and early frost. Dandelions start the ailment and frost ends it, yet this summer sneezing has been unusually scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncle Sam
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Public Health Service
Treasury Department
War and Navy Departments
Powering Railroads With Mine Mouth Electricity Plan
A plan envisions building large power plants at coal mines to run dynamos and electrify railroads. Surplus capacity would energize cities and industries along tracks, reducing fuel and maintenance costs while shifting jobs gradually from mining to other production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ding
Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court of the United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Péw
William G. McAdoo
Baltimore & Ohio
Boston & Maine
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Erie
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Brent Industrial
Scandal Over Sugar Tariff Sparks Senate Inquiry Demand
Senator Harrison accuses government and Smoot of pressuring Cuba to limit sugar crops and alleges a secret $14.8 million subsidy plan funded by Cuban sugar refiners. Letter signed by Alfred Grover cited as evidence. Republicans call for investigation and Harrison requests inquiry.
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Senate
Pat Harrison
Dem
Miss
United States
Cuba
Smoot
Rep
Utah
Crowder
Mississippi
Colorado
Harrison
Canned Voices in Berlin Museum Aims for Peace
Prof Wilhelm Doegen collects over 2000 phono graph plates of notable figures tribes and races in a Berlin living voices museum. He hopes the archive sparks global peace and seeks contact with American and other scientists to further mutual understanding and scientific progress.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Doegen
Budget Bureau Curb Tightens 1924 Expenditure Outlook
Budget officials in Washington project 1924 outlays near 3.0 billion dollars with a maximum not to exceed 3.198 billion. Brigadier General Lord prepares a detailed forecast showing disbursements by department and purpose for defense welfare and trade. Doctor Forbes applies the system to 14 district veter ans offices as part of oversight.
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Treasury
Lord
Harding
Congress
Departments
State, Treasury
War
Navy
Tnrerier
Commerce
The
Shipping Board
Doctor Forbes
Veterana' Bureau
Bureau
Woman Goes Over Niagara Falls After Note Left
An unidentified woman waded into the Niagara River above the falls and was swept over the horseshoe, leaving a note asking to notify William Jones of Orchard Park if she fell. In Congo, 50 000 to 60 000 natives farm cotton on small plots.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Wiliam Jones
Orchard Park
Congo
Belgian Congo
Poor addresses blamed for foreign mail failures
Investigations for the Department of Commerce find illegible names and poorly printed addresses cause foreign mail to miss destinations. At New York port, about 30 000 pieces daily are shipped overseas, with manufacturers singled out as major offenders for improper addressing. Addressing machines are urged to improve care in overseas mail handling.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Post Office Department
Port of
New York
United States
Wages In Hungary Vienna Compare Allied Officers Pay
A table from Szczat compares salaries of inter allied commission officers in Budapest with Hungarian officials. It lists a British colonel at 8,000,000 kronen yearly and a captain at 3 to 5,000,000, while the Hungarian regent earns 3,000,000 and a cabinet minister 103,400. The lines also note that the steamers Majestic and Leviathan are each 100 feet wide.
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Hungary
Vienna
Inter-Allied Commissions
Budapest
Szczat
Majestic
Leviathan
Youth Catches White Crow Near Stettler Alberta
In Stettler Canada Mrs Katie Rottenfusser’s eight year old son brought in a pure white crow from the old corm field. The bird has white head feet and toenails from beak to tail with no black on its body. The boy said he caught it in the old corn field and the mother plans to sell the crow to a circus menagerie.
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Stettler
Alta
Canada
Katie Rottenfusser
Mra Rottenfusser
Julius Oppenheimer
Jefferson
Germany
Chester Oppenheimer
Kansas
Jne
Stilwell, Sr
Vatley Junction
Ottawa County
Kans
A. O. Myhre
Estherville
Norway
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa
Aura H. Jordan
Arnold Stientjen
Boyden
John Wolfe
Shannon City
Sheffield Bank of
Sheffield
A. L. Stuntzner
Waterloo
Annandale
The
American Legion
New Orleans
Sioux City
J. A. Flanders
Li.Hayner
Clarinda
Shenandoah
J. H. Sasseen
Richland
Iowa State Dairy and Food Commission
Agnes McPhail
Thomas Campbell
Lamont
Ames
F. P. Anderson
Chicago & Sioux City
Hubert Work
W. A. Quigley
Hawarden
Pleasant: Home At Modest Cost Feature in Design Article
William A Radford offers free home building advice citing a mid priced house plan. The design includes a 27 by 15 living dining area, rear bedrooms with closets, a pergola and rear porch, aiming for comfort without excessive cost.
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William A
Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Man Power in China Aided by Timbers From America
Robert Dollar lauds inexpensive Chinese home building and describes using 28 large American timbers to reconstruct the Ling Ying temple. He notes 250 laborers transported logs by raft and canal, with bamboo props guiding each man as they shoulder the massive timbers. The piece extols affordability and quality in housing near Hangchow.
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China
Robert Dollar
Ling Ying Temple
Hangchow
Marco Polo
Steng Kung Pao
America
Ameter
Shanghai
Grand Canal
Des Moines and Iowa News Highlights Across Towns
A varied patch of Iowa items includes a robbery at a Des Moines merchandise store with $300 taken, a Union Park picnic for Des Moines residents, a Midland Packing Co. option forfeiture by Wilson & Co. of Chicago, and Miss Julia Craft's death in Cedar Rapids. Also noted are legal actions, accidents, and notable local business and social events across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Départment
Waterloo
Chase, General
Indianola
Des Moines
Delaware
County
Union Park
Midland Packing Co
Velma Bain
Thea
Fairfield
Glen Beeler
Storm Lake
Pearl Searcy
Ey Beun
Sherif P. W
Kevitt
Bertha Hazel Potter
Osburn Payne
Patta & Majeska
Charles City
George Crane
Town Railway and Light Company of
Cedar Rapids
Franklin and Abe Lincoln Boyhood Lessons From Reading
The piece contrasts a young Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln morning studies by candlelight and a coal shovel as chalkboard, noting Franklin’s early access to books shaped his future. It cites his quote about how a boy’s mind is formed by reading and thrift.
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Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Franklin
Plutarch
DeFoe
Dr. Mather
Christian Science Monitor
Troubles of the Rich in Life and Depression
A brief quote capturing the era's social strain as Mrs. Gramercy laments business pressures keeping her husband awake and Mrs. Parke reflects on personal hardship riding in an old car amid fashion shifts.
Principles and Sentiments Reverence and Prudence
A compact remark contrasts principles and sentiments. It warns against building on sentiments derived from principles, likening such foundations to a fragile house of cards.
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Jacobl
Alphabets Long In Use Declares 50 Now In Use
A report notes nearly 200 alphabets exist historically with fifty currently in practical use. It distinguishes ancient forms from modern adaptations and points to evolving linguistic scripts across regions. The data highlights diversity in writing systems and language history.
Ages of Washington's Official Advisers
The average age of President Washington's cabinet was under forty. Hamilton was thirty two Jefferson forty six Randolph thirty Knox thirty nine and Samuel Ogdood forty one.
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Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Randolph
General Knox
Samuel O
Goggles Prompt Spending Shift in Town
In a lighthearted exchange Hill asks what keeps William economical now. The reply credits a gift of goggles prompting a humorous plan to save for a motorcar or motorcar-like device.
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William
Hill
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