Politicians Fear the Alien Bill in Presidential Year
Washington report says leaders from both parties fear immigration legislation as framed may boost or hurt chances in the coming election. The Johnson bill is praised by its sponsors though protests from some Republicans and city voters seek changes. Tax reduction fights continue as Republicans and Democrats trade arguments over surtax levels and deficits.
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Senate
Congress
Johnson
House Committee On Immigration
Immigration Bureau
United States
New York State
New York
Coolidge
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Brett Po
Scouts Earn Praise For Dual Rescue In Casper Wyoming
The Casper Wyoming Tribune reports two recent good turns by local scouts. They found two year old Norman Wilson within 15 minutes after he wandered away and then aided in reviving his fainted mother at their home, praising scouting's value.
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Casper
Wyo
Not Fit for Mother
A conscientious mother cautions her engrossed daughter Miss Thirteen about a sad book. The daughter insists, claiming the story ends with a death and the man returning to his wife, prompting a gentle exchange on reading choices.
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Miss Thirteen
Dilly Dallying Golfer at St Andrews Provokes Witty Exchange
A renowned frugal golfer at St Andrews pauses so long after teeing off that a fellow Scot scolds him. The protracted moment prompts the remark Yous a bran new two shillin ba and I may never see it again as humor highlights thrift and tradition.
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St. Andrews
Tammas
Blind Scout William Nottingham Ranks High In Knot Tying
William Nottingham twelve year old of Eaton Indiana, a student at the Institute for the Blind in Indianapolis, is ranked an expert in knot tying and qualified to teach this branch of scoutcraft. He served as official timekeeper at a scout camp last summer and is described as a signaling wizard with strong interests in nature study, identifying many plants and trees.
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William Nottingham
Eaton
Ind
Institute For the Blind
Indianapolis
Drop of water inspires Niagara Falls honeymoon joke
A brief quip about a couple’s honeymooning observation turns to a joke as one asks if a drop of water hides wonders and the reply ties it to Niagara Falls. The exchange highlights playful wordplay in a lighthearted note.
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Niagara Falls
Austin News Minute Highlights Texas Politics and Law
The Attorney General approved bonds for Dallas County Levee Improvement District No. 9. Senator W. H. Bledsoe contemplates a Senate return. UT President W. S. Sutton attended the National Education Association at Chicago. Aetna Life paid 43959 Texas taxes for 1923. Dr. Malone Duggan named State Health Officer. Bankers plan Austin convention May 21-23. Highway changes not planned. W. A. Collins logs gubernatorial filing. Highway Commission rebukes partisan political activity. Railroad Commission approves Louisiana Railway securities. Tex as textbook mandamus cases argue suits against Texas. Comptroller reports oil tax figures. gasoline tax short of expectations. Scottish Rite dorm honors Washington’s Birthday with flag from Mount Vernon. Prohibition enforcement up 75 percent in East Texas. Bass and crappie closed season starts March 1. Texas Game officials to enforce. Highway grade crossing deaths reach 72 with 256 injuries in 1924.
Texas Cattle Raisers Meet Heads to Houston Convention
Houston hosts 3500 Texas Cattle Raisers Association members and 1500 guests for the annual TCRA convention March 17-20. Events include a Rice Hotel banquet, a city welcome, a ship-channel excursion to Sylvan Beach, seafood dinner, a bathers revue, and an athletic night at the city auditorium.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
TCRA
Rice Hotel
City Auditorium
Cyrus B. Lucas
E. P. West
Chamber of Commerce
Holcombe
Chester H. Bryan
E. Holland
Lucas
Circle H. Glee Club
Main Street
Ship Channel
Sylvan Beach
Galveston Bay
Auditorium
Houston Country Club
Caliphate Abolished by Turkish Assembly
The Angora national assembly passed a bill to depose the caliph and abolish the caliphate. Crown Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi, cousin of Sultan Mohammed VI, had been elected caliph in 1922. Prince Selim Effendi was a prior but unsuccessful candidate. The deposed caliph is 52. Abdul Medjid stood in the direct line to the throne. had Mohammed VI died, Abdul Medjid would have auto-succeeded.
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Constantinople
Angora
Abdul Medjid Effendi
Mohammed VI
Grand National Assembly of
Angola
Selim Effendi
Abdul Hamid
Abdul Medjid
Sultanate
Mrs. Candler Freed Exonerated Over Dive Charge
Atlanta news reports Mrs Asa G Candler Sr wife of the Coca Cola founder was cleared in a police court of occupying a dive. The raid on an apartment in a fashionable residential area led to the arrest of Mrs Candler W Stoddard and G W Keeling. The same charge against Keeling and Stoddard was dismissed.
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Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
Candler W. Stoddard
G. W. Keeling
Keeling
Stoddard
Fiume Placed Under Italian Civil Rule in Carnaro
General Giardino, the military governor, decreed Fiume be governed by Italian law as Carnaro. Elections and full annexation are pending government orders, with civil and political administration continuing temporarily.
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Fiume
Italy
Giardino
Carnaro
Man Accuses Himself of Oil Operator Killing in Desert
P H Hunt jailed in Quanah Texas for narcotic act claims to have killed J J Knight an oil operator from Wichita Falls and Dallas. Knight disappeared in August 1922 on the desert near Buckeye Arizona the sheriff reports.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
P. H. Hunt
Quanah
Texas
Frank Aiken
J. J. Knight
Dallas
Buckeye
Ariz
Knight
India’s Cotton Crop in 1923 24 Final Estimate
India’s final 1923 24 cotton crop estimate is 4 210 000 bales of 478 pounds net per bale, down from 4 348 000 bales the previous year. The figures were issued by the director of statistics of India via cablegram to the department of agriculture in Washington.
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Washington
India
Director of Statistics of India
Cablegram
Department of Agriculture
No More Funerals on Sundays in San Antonio
The Ministers Alliance in San Antonio approves a policy to avoid Sunday funerals whenever possible. Undertakers and burial parks agree to cooperate with the ministers to implement the change.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ministers’ Alliance
Identification Cards Required for Mexican Border Crossings
San Benito Tex. customs officials announce that residents entering Mexico from Brownsville must obtain identification cards. The cards are for identification only and not passports, aiming to speed border checks. Regular crossers will have several days to obtain the cards before the rule takes effect, Chief Brewster states.
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San Benito
Tex
Mexico
Brownsville
Brewster
Cornstalks Rule in Grand Scenery
In a region famed for vast vistas the cornstalks appear unusually short, a contrast noted by locals and visitors alike as crops and horizon share the spotlight. The observation sparks discussion on farming, land use, and landscape perception amid agricultural communities.
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promises Fresh Skin
Advertises Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and economical scented powder for face skin and baby use. Claims it renders other perfumes superfluous and notes it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
Substitutes Rise Yet Platinum Prices Stay High
The New York World notes platinum substitutes like nickel steel wire in lamps and artificial teeth, nickel alloys, asbestos threads, and fused quartz replacing platinum utensils in labs. Despite these changes, demand for platinum continues to rise as credit wisdom suggests cautious use.
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New York World
Bond's Liver Pill Advertisement Claims Cold Prevention
At the first signs of colds fevers sore throat headache neuralgia etc cleanse your liver and bowels by taking one Bond's Liver Pill at bedtime. They prevent serious colds and influenza by removing the cause 25 cents at all drug stores.
Imaginary Bandits Shoot Armored Car in Brooklyn Test
An armored car carrying an imaginary paymaster and two fictitious assistants was fired on with .45 bullets at Otsego and Lorraine streets Brooklyn. Police nearby did nothing as the three bandits were also imaginary. The test aimed to show bullet proof windows and gas defenses for money transport.
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Otsego
Lorraine Streets
Brooklyn
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