Senate inquiry heads and National Press Building plans
The special senate committee chaired by James A. Reed examines political campaigns while figures like William King Robert La Follette Jr. and Guy Goff contribute. The National Press Club builds a national press building near the Capitol, with 11 stories and a 3500 seat theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Senate
Dawes
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
James A. Reed
Dem
Reed
William King
Utah
King
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Repn
Wis
Guy D. Goff
W. Va
McNary
McNary-Haugen
National Press Club
Press Club
Ebbitt
White House
Capitol
National Press Building
Film Corporation
Reed Smoot
Republican
Smoot
Norris
Odd And Interesting World Facts From Various Nations
The article cites diverse curiosities including China training 1 607 000 troops and Moscow hosting Europe s largest broadcaster. It notes global storm reach, a 260 year old London Zoo tortoise, infant sleep needs, Scotland Yard mail load, Glasgow warrants for 500 runaway husbands, a London locomotive with two pistons, and canning from Franklin Polar expedition. It also covers Guildford s mayoral lineage, Dublin births and marriages, and oddities of birth rates and oil methods. The piece adds the British House of Lords timing uses a sand glass for three minute voting intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
Moscow
London Zoo
Scotland Yard
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
Guildford
Henry VII
Dublin
Owen Duffy
Romania
Russia
Ater
Tony
House of Lords
Restoration Effort Reaches Near End in War Devastated Regions
Washington reports that vast war devastated areas are nearly restored. French government funds allocated for property losses and damages exceed 79 billion francs, according to Trade Commissioner D. B. Green stationed in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trance
Department of Commerce
D. 8S. Green
Paris
Green
Notable Women and Society Notes Across the World
The Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs marks its tenth anniversary. Emilie Snethlage is hailed as the Roosevelt of South America. Greenland daughters study in Denmark. Mrs M T B Hanna, called the mother of journalism in Washington, dies near Seattle. English law limits a wife from being charged with stolen goods. Court dresses reach high prices, some gowns home made for Buckingham Palace. Loretta Kiery wins the National Wall Paper Association prize for interior decorating. Mrs Sydney M Williams spends on her dog with a maid for its wardrobe. Broadway may open a Woman's Theatre with women directing and designing. Phyllis Haslewood faces a ban on dancing fox trots until age twenty one. Kate Marien endures a 16000 mile Siberian journey to visit lepers. she is crippled by a paralytic stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs
Emilie Snethlage
Brazil
Buckingham Palace
United States
Loretta Kiery
Portland
Ore
National Wall Paper Association
Sydney M. Williams
Broadway
Phyll
Joan Haslewood
Melbourne
Australia
Phyllis
England
Kate Marien
Siberia
Marsden
Michigan Development Notes and Infrastructure Outlook
A summary of Michigan plans and industries including a government flight schedule between Detroit and Grand Rapids, mail service bids, oil field development watched by experts, and a 447 traveling library system with 17 728 volumes. It notes Detroit housing shortages, Ford invoices, lake frontage value growth, sand dunes potential, and state fisheries expanding with 814 licensed fishermen. The piece also mentions Beaver Islands families and Michigan’s rising treasury contributions surpassing Illinois by about four million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowski
Michigan Trust Company
Grand Rapids
Bijou Theatrical Enterprise Company
Mt. Clements
E. G. Fol‘gon
J. S. Paganetti
Lake St. Clair
Masonic
Cadillac
Masonic Temple
Petoskey
Archie Campbell
Galette Crawford
Varsity Airways
Ann Arbor
Cheboygan
Alpena
Mackinac Island
St. Ignace
Boyne City
Charlevoix
Alma Record
State Stret
Gratiot County Gas Company
Diary of Slats and family anecdotes from a visit and daily life
The diary entries recount a week of small events and remarks. Mrs Gillem plans a train visit while a family member recalls a relative who died. A city show ends with a beggar's plea, and a farmer's work follows. Family conversations touch on marriage, education, and gender roles. A dog named Napoleon gains four puppies named Izzabell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmy
Gillem
Mr. Gillem
Ipa
Tim Napoleon
Izzabell
How New York Was Named Discovered in London
London reports a theory on Manhattan s name from the Evening Star claiming Delaware and Mohican tribes first tasted liquor on the island and named it Manahachtanienk meaning the island where we all became intoxicated. The Star adds that evidence suggests Manhattan remains not fully sober.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manhattan
Evening Star
Star
New York
Manahachtanienk
Multiple Fatal and Injury Crashes Reported Across Counties
A roundup details numerous traffic crashes and drownings. Mrs. Laurium dies after a Howell crash that injures Akron and Schafer. two others drown in Cedar Lake and Runyon Lake. Washtenaw Avenue collision kills Gordon Welch and Clarence Walker. Also reported are a fatal timbers accident near Royal Oak and several injuries from a Lansing area crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ernest Laurium
Buchanan Street
Detroit
Frank Akron
Henry Schafer
Howell
Laurium
Bruce Products Cormany
Akron
Schafer
Walter Stephen
Grand. Boulevard
Cedar Lake
Marion Township
H. G. Huntington
John G. Lenk
Houghton
Runyon Lake
Livingston County
Adam Osinski
Edward Stana
Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
Gordon Welch
Clarence Walker
Welch
Walter Kranilh
Rollo Reist
Saginaw
H. Plate
An Arbor
Louis Eby
Maybee
St. Louis
Michigan Ave
Eby
George Wertz
Alma
Masonic Home
Joseph O’rourke
Katherine O’connel
Owosso
Royal Oak
Williamston
Edward W. Sparrow
Lansing
Vernon Murray
Moore’s River Drive
Vernon
John Murray
E. Franklin Avenue
T. C. Wayne
Clarence Ribby
A. EB. Ribby
Holt
Grand Avenues
Lumber Co
Harris Lumber and
Toxic smoke as new weapon in future wars
Berlin July 22 Lieut Col George A Richter warns toxic smoke could be the prime weapon in a future war. He says gas masks from World War I fail against it and chemists have not found a defense. The poisonous smoke could be released by shell fire or a combustion shell and stays near the ground, making escape difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
N. H
George A. Richter
American Chemical Society
Richter
Printed Crepe Frock Makes Fashionable Debut
A white canton crepe gown features a red and white printed crepe pattern. The simple frock, modern in tone, uses a white base with a novel red and white printed accent, creating a smart daytime look.
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Capitol Dome
the Supreme Court OF Politics
Ayaa
Cleveland
William Meyer
Cincinnati
Marshall A. Hudson
Barach-Philathea Union
Globe
Mr Hudson
O Order
Rudolph
Grand Rands
Eter
Olds
Ford Motor Company
Tolks
Chicago
Riviera
Beaver Islands
Lake Michigan
Gallaghers
McCauley
United States Treasury
N. Y
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