League of Nations Council Names Commission For World Court
London reports the League council at St James Palace names Elihu Root among twelve jurists to set up a world court of justice. Switzerland offered admission under neutrality and no military role, subject to referendum. A Saar basin commission of five members is created with annual pay and hosting allowance.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
St. James Palace
Elihu Root
Court of Justice
United States
Rome
Switzerland
League
May Put Reserve in Subdivision Bonds
Texas attorney general says life insurance companies may invest 75 percent of their legal reserve in subdivision bonds such as road districts or county subdivisions. The Robertson insurance law governs these reserve investments, while capital and surplus follow other statute provisions.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
George W. Briggs
Texas
Texas Securities
Robertson Insurance
Legal Reserve and
Legal Reserve
Rotarians Back Adequate Teacher Salaries Move
Galveston Texas Rotarians at the district conference closing session pledged support for legitimate efforts to secure adequate teacher salaries in the state and opposed teacher unions and AFL affiliation. H J Luther Stark of Orange won the nomination for district governor of the eighteenth Rotary district to succeed Dr R E Vinson of Austin.
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Galveston
Tex
Rotarians
Texas
American Federation of Labor
H. J. Luther Stark
Orange
Rotary
R. EB. Vinsoh
Austin
Bill Would Raise Compensation for Disabled Veterans
Washington report states the House Education Committee approved a bill to raise monthly compensation for disabled soldiers and sailors to 100 dollars for single men and 120 dollars for married men. The action was reported unanimously Tuesday.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Bill to Appropriate Five Million for Farm Feed Aid
A bill to appropriate 5 million dollars to buy seed and livestock feed for sale to farmers in drouth stricken states was introduced by Senator McCumber Republican of North Dakota and referred to the agricultural committee.
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Washington
McCumber
North Dakota
Agricultural Committee
Five Million To Remove Snow In New York City
Street Cleaning Commissioner Mac Stay estimated on Friday that it would cost New York City at least 5 million dollars to remove snow from its streets.
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New York
New York City
Mac Stay
All's Well at Last on the Monleigh Bridge
Wallen rallies under fire as Malays and Ram Gulab Singh clash aboard the burning Monleigh. He fights to defend Miss MacKay and Gunga, then reunites with Damon of the York and Helen MacKay as rescuers close in aboard a gunboat. MacKnight of Arru arrives with aid.
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Laynton
Wallen
Monleigh
Matt
Gunga
Sahib
Miss MacKay
Ram Gulab Singh
Ganga
Ram ‘Gulab Singh
Law
Mott
Larsen
Helen MacKay
Damon
York
Sam
Helen
Mac- Knight
Arru
MacKnight
Lace Making in China Opens as Missionaries Promote Craft
Foreign missionaries in Chefoo Shanghai Foochow Amoy and Swa tow have introduced lace making among Chinese women. Lace is shown from time to time using silk linen and cotton in Chefoo and anew and cotton in the other towns. The craft is cheaper here due to low wages but limited by a lack of enterprise to adapt patterns for foreign fashions.
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Chefoo
Shanghai
Foochow
Amoy
Swatow
China
No Room to Turn in a Flat
Dialogue snippet shows a sardonic exchange about turning over a new leaf and living conditions, with a character Gracialla denying a change and stating they reside in a flat. The fragment suggests a humorous or observational moment in a larger piece.
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Gracialla
Cartoons Magazine Quotation About Brothers at Church
A cartoon caption notes a bond between brothers sharing a pew at church. The line emphasizes close family ties within a religious setting.
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Cartoons Magazine
You Never Know the True Value of a Dollar
A reflective note urges earning one’s own money to understand its real value, stressing personal effort and financial independence without external help.
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