OLeary Named President of United States Chamber of Commerce
John William OLeary of Chicago becomes president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States succeeding Harry Wheeler and Joseph Defrees. He has held multiple civic posts, including vice president of the chamber, vice chairman of the National Industrial Conference board, and leadership roles with the Citi zen's Committee to Enforce the Landis Award, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, Wesley Memorial Hospital, and Boy Scouts of America. He leads Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church as lay head.
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John William O’leary
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Mr. O’leary
Supreme Organization of
Harry A. Wheeler
Joseph H. Defrees
National Industrial Conference Board
Resolute
Citizen’s Committee
Landis
Great Open Religious Forum
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Committee of Fifteen
Chicago Crime Commission
Infant Welfare Society
Military Training Camps’ Association
Boy Scouts of America
Oakland Methodist Episcopal
Pinchot Aims Butler as Successor in State Races
Governor Pinchot plans Gen. Smedley Butler as his successor and running mate, asserting Butler fits the Pinchot policy. He has pressed leaders for Butler’s candidacy despite Butler’s reluctance and family skepticism, while Pinchot vows to push his reform program in upcoming campaigns.
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Pinchot
Smedley Darlington Butler
Butler
Mr. Pinchot
Harrisburg
Republican Organization
Philadelphia
Thomas
Ambassador Schurman Liked in Berlin
President Coolidge promotes diplomats Kellogg Houghton and Schurman enhancing the diplomatic service after Rogers bill reforms. The career shift aims to professionalize postings with government owned homes abroad. Schurman moves from Peking to Berlin, seen as a key post requiring expertise.
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Coolidge
Kellogg
Houghton
Schurman
Peking
Berlin
Germany
Cornell University
Pity the Sorrows of John F Scopes
A fragmentary opinion piece depicts John T Scopes in trouble over teaching evolution in Rhea County High School. It notes his arrest and guilty finding under Tennessee’s law forbidding evolution discussion, with voices of Bryan and modernists and a clash over church state separation.
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John F. Scopes
Tennessee
Rhea County
William Jennings Bryan
Chic Beach Suits Inspire Youthful Paris Fashion
Julia Bottomley notes a summer vogue of audaciously colored beach and bathing suits for girls, with many black or blue outfits accented by bright piping. French and American designs feature satin, cretonne, crepe de chine, and wool blends, plus tiered coats, bloomers, and lace trims as children’s summer wear shifts toward light fabrics, shorter frocks, and practical terry cloth capes for warm days.
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Paria
France
Riviera
Volle
Dimity
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipe Ideas From 1925
A fragment from 1925 outlines kitchen notes and recipes including tomato salad ideas on head lettuce with pineapple and celery, a marshmallow dessert, jellied prunes, figs with lemon sauce, sponge cake, and imitation pates de foie gras made from calf tongue and liver, with detailed method and storage notes. WAAR
White rainbows seen in Taiyuanfu amid ominous China mood
A Chinese correspondent reports three white rainbows observed in Taiyuanfu, Shansi province. The sighting is linked to ancient Wu dynasty claims to bolster fears of upcoming internal and external troubles for China, heightening the sense of national catastrophe.
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Peking
Tailyuanfu
Shansi
China
Indians Gather at Fisher Bay For Salmon Run
Several hundred Indians including women and children assemble at Fisher Bay at the Naas river mouth in early spring awaiting the validians and the annual salmon run. The catch funds polidian grease used as butter. In past years up to 1,000 gathered, but this year not more than 300 were present.
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Fisher Bay
Naas River
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Miles and Miles The European mile versus kilometer
The piece explains different mile definitions from Roman to English and European usage, noting the kilometer now supersedes the mile in Europe. It gives 3,280.8 feet per kilometer and states the kilometer is not quite five eighths of a mile.
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Europe
Witty Retort Highlights Marriage Arithmetic
A humorous exchange contrasts courting romance with married life as one man jokes that before marriage he gifted his girlfriend “four worlds” of love, while now he must prove affection to his wife with fifty dollars and the payment is required.
Peter son Ointment touted as eczema cure across nation
An advertisement extols Peter son Ointment for eczema and severe itching of skin and scalp. It claims the product eases pimples acne rough red skin ulcers piles and other blemishes, asserting broad endorsement from druggists and wide national reach.
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Peterson
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador Schurman
Bois
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
A. W. Peach
Waar
Doan
Iowa
Charles Harms
Prairie Avenue
Charton
Nova
Foster-Milburn Co., Mig. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Bellans
LLANS
Beecham
Meo. G. Russell
Pittsburgh
B. E. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York Bay
Beecham’s
Pitts
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