Slemp surprise appointment as secretary to the President
The article notes the surprise naming of Campbell Bascom Slemp of Virginia as secretary to the President and potential political adviser. It contrasts Slemp with Edward T. Clark, discusses Slemp's nonpartisan stance, and mentions Coolidge’s broader staff strategy and previous Harding administration practices.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Edward T. Clark
White House
Campbell Bascom Slemp
Virginia
Slemp
Coolidge
New England
Mr. Slemp
Campbell B. Slemp
United States
Republican Party
President Coolidge
Clark
Henry Cabot Lodge
Calvin Coolidge
House of Congress
Harding
George B. Christian
Judson C. Welliver
Boy's vivid recount honors Thermopylae in class
An Indianapolis school history class heard a youth tell the tale of Thermopylae with remarkable descriptive power. The pupil described the heroic stand in vivid terms noting the fighters fought fiercely until they lost their arms then fought with their hands.
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Indianapolis
Battle of
Thermopylae
Indianapolis News
Ingenious Blimp Proposes An Anonymous Marriage Request
A modest sensitive man loves the prettiest girl near his camp. He fears rejection yet writes an anonymous marriage proposal letter after long hesitation. The note inspires a sudden plan and a hopeful plea from the heart.
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Blimp
American Legion Weekly
Pursuit or possession as taught by Banks and Kneedel
A Wayside Tales exchange contrasts pursuit and possession with Banks favoring pursuit and Kneedel endorsing possession after effort. The dialogue suggests a balance where possession follows sustained pursuit.
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Banks
Kneedel
State Warrant Payments Planned Through March
State Treasurer C V Terrell says warrants issued up to August 31 total 3 150 000 and will be paid within six months, likely by March as funds allow. Superintendent Marrs delays transfer of 2 000 000 school supplemental funds until winter to ease deficits. sheriff and witness claims remain unpaid until a new legislative appropriation.
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Naval Air Stations
Department
Sand Point
Wash
Lakehurst
N. J
Chatham
Mass
Marine Flying Field
Quantico
Congress
United States
California
Austin
Tex
C. V. Terrell
Terrell
Marrs
Ten million disabled in World War figures
International Labor Office statistics show about 7.1 million disabled combatants in listed nations after World War I, with Germany Britain United States Belgium Romania Canada New Zealand Australia Finland among those named. The bureau notes gaps for Turkey Bulgaria Baltic states Portugal Hungary and Japan, but argues total disabled worldwide could reach 10,000,000.
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Geneva
International Labor Office
Germany
Great Britain
Poland
Jugoslavia A
BCU
United States
Belgium
Rumania
Canada
Now Zealand
Australia
Finland
Turkey
Bulgaria
Baltic States
Portugal
Hungary
Japan
Cotton Picking Progressing in Hempstead Texas
Cotton is coming in rapidly as ideal weather aids clean picking. It is estimated that 50 percent of the crop has been gathered in Hempstead Texas.
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Hempstead
Tex
Louisianas Service Commission Opens Three Day Session
Louisiana's Public Service Commission in New Orleans under Huey P Long began a three day session on Thursday and moved quickly through its calendar. Thirty four cases were on the docket with hearings on passenger train schedules between Lafayette and Alexandria Lockport and Raceland Junction Lake Arthur to Lake Charles and Lake Charles to Fullerton.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Public Service Commission
Huey P Long
Lafayette
Alexandria
Lockport
Raceland Junction
Lake Arthur
Lake Charles
Fullerton
Williams elected president of Texas Conservation Association
San Antonio Texas Stewart L Williams of Ballinger was unanimously elected president of the Texas Conservation Association succeeding Leonard Tillotson of Sealy at the organization 2nd annual convention closing session Flood control irrigation and navigation plans dominated the program with talks on soil surveys terracing topographic mapping and Rio Grande Valley projects Th e group discussed federal mapping efforts and a $300 000 yearly appropriation for surveys and dam siting across Texas
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San Antonio
Tex
Stewart L. Williams
Ballinger
Texas Conservation Association
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
United States Geological Survey
Rio Grande Valley
Harry Burgess
Fort Sam Houston
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi
Texas
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
A. D. Jackson
M. College
Dayton
Ohio
Gulf
Mr. Jackson
Iowa
M. R. Bentley
A. and
Grain Shipments to Texas Points Endorsement
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a plan allowing carriers to restrict grain shipments from Chicago Joliet Lockport and Peoria Ill to Texas points to bypass Iowa, except via Santa Fe and Rock Island. The commission found this would raise rates from intermediate Iowa points to Texas on other lines and that the increases were justified. Dallas Fort Worth groups and Texas associations opposed the change citing higher costs and disruption.
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Washington
Chicago
Joliet
Lockport
Peoria
Ill
Texas
Iowa
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Worth Freight Bureau
Chamber of Commerce and Grain and Cotton Exchange
The
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Italians Assassinated on Greco Albanian Mission
Rome reports the killing of five Italian mission members. General Tellina, Dr. Corti medical attache, Lieutenant Bonacini, Forneti chauffeur, and Craveri interpreter died while the party moved from Janina in Albania to Santi Quaranta. The massacre is described as carried out during a motor journey.
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Naval Air Stations
Coco Sola
Canal Zone
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Rodman Board
Rome
Bouundary
Council of Ambassadors
Tellina
Corti
Bonacini
Forneti
Craverian
Jauina
Albania
Santi Quaranta
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Republican National Committee
New York
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Philippines
Guam
Samoa
Hawaiian Islands
San Diego Naval Base
Puget Sound
New York-Narragansett Bay
San Francisco Bay
Boston-Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Chesapeake Bay
Great Lakes Training Station
Key West
Fla
Charleston
Department of Education
Louisiana’s Service Commission
Yell Ag
Dee
Charles B. Cooke
John A. Norris
State Board of Water Engineers
Texas Points
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Superior
Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Flint
Mich
Superior
Baan
Superior Light Delivery
B. Flint, Mich
Dr. Thompson
Non Él River
Hall
PF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C.loubtulney
Faultless Starch Company
Kansas , Missouri
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Atv
Lele
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