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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1924
Page
6
Ray Lambert park commissioner leads workers to gather discarded tin cans from city refuse heaps. Cans are burned to remove paper, pressed into a frame, then wood is added and the skeleton is filled with concrete to form ornamental lamp posts.
Photograph shows Harry Wright who fell from the Con way building fifth floor Chicago and landed on his feet laughing as spectators approached. His ankles were broken but he had served in the navy and specialized in diving so he knew how to balance in the air.
Captain George W. Steele appointed to command the ZR-3 airship. He has served as naval observer at Friedrichshafen, kept a diary of the Atlantic crossing, and reports the new craft performs well. Also notes ZR-8 flight feats including 5066 miles over land and sea in 81 hours and Atlantic crossing twice as fast as the fastest liner.
Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, son of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, will be promoted to major general on January 17 succeeding Maj. Gen. Morton who retires January 15. Born January 26 1880 he will be 44 and the youngest major general on active list. He leads the Twenty third Infantry Brigade at Fort William McKinley and previously commanded the Rainbow division. A West Point graduate he entered World War I with distinction receiving multiple decorations.
Viscount Ishii, a leading Japanese statesman, garners attention as Japan’s envoy nominee and as an advocate for arbitration and disarmament. His League of Nations speech lauds a diplomatic victory while signaling Japan’s stance on immigration and Pacific-area white interests led by the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Two Hughes share a conviction on immigration and race roles. Charles Evans Hughes, U S secretary of state, rejects outside meddling in policy and alliance formation. William Morris Hughes, Australian premier, argues white nations must unite in the Pacific and that Australia requires Western allies for its destiny.
An editorial notes a mind swayed toward falsehoods dismisses better ideas. It argues judgment declines when truth is ignored and urges disciplined thinking to choose accurate conclusions.
An old advertisement urges buyers to insist on Bayer brand aspirin with the Bayer Cross noting it has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years. It warns against imitations and promotes Roman Eye Balsam from 372 Pearl Street, New York.
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