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Newspaper
Ogema Record
Location
Ogema, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
3
A quirky clippings-style item notes fur will trend in coats while a wry remark calls out efforts to quit work in prosperous times. A Victorian-manner exchange about a beggar ends with a pun on a pen and humble origins. A scientist’s forecast on future air wealth is dismissed as many live on hot air.
A 2000 mile telephone link between Chicago and Los Angeles could take ten days for a round trip and cost at least 200 dollars. A ten minute Chicago call would cost about ten dollars. The telegraph era is yielding to long distance calls replacing many day trips, though such service is described as unique to America.
The Montreal Board of Trade petitions the Prime Minister noting that privately owned public utilities pay heavy taxes while partially operated utilities contribute none. The issue will be watched with interest as fiscal policy is examined.
A trusted authority cites that Americans lose about 2 billion dollars annually to ill advised fraudulent investments. He argues dollars should be taught in schools alongside classical subjects to reduce waste and guide financial behavior.
A National Industrial Board cites twenty two years of property tax exemptions lifting real estate value to twenty one billion dollars. The shift prompts inquiries into how vast property and improvements escape taxation and its impact alongside tax free securities and public bonds.
The president argues that expanding federal aid risks weakening state and local responsibilities and eroding independence. He contends government funds come from taxation and would steadily become grants from the public pocket, fueling socialist tendencies. The remarks critique a push toward extensive federal programs.
The piece argues for overhead or underground crossings though costly, noting current rail costs. It credits educational work by American Steam and Electric Railways pointing to 738 deaths from June 1 to October 1, 1924, an 181 decline from 1923, and urges public awareness to stop the careless crossings endangering lives.
Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce advocates a single viewpoint for radio regulation focusing on increasing listener service and program quality. He argues radio enriches households and aids farmers and towns, rejects monopoly claims, noting only a few firms own multiple stations among about 563 in operation.
A political essay argues that America remains the best nation despite flaws. It cites Big Bill Haywood Emma Goldman and Theodore Petroff to urge greater public participation and intelligent voting to improve social and political life.
Insurance firms begin reissuing policies on aircraft risks after initial large losses. Safeguards from manufacturers will be required to protect life and property as air travel becomes part of daily life, expanding the industry and helping secure public safety.
Vice-President Dawes, in a striking inaugural address, criticized the Senate for failures of the Sixty-eighth Congress and urged the body to fulfill its duty to the public. The New York Times editorialized that the Senate risks being seen as unable or unwilling to transact public business.
A speaker argues that a few senators cannot alone rewrite Senate rules to grant majority power. They urge open debate and outspoken appeals within and beyond the chamber to push for reforms and regain some of the Senate’s former influence.
Weather forecasts predicting severe winter weather proved incorrect as records show a mild season. Cold began late, thawed early, with December above normal in parts, January above normal across much of the area, and February unusually warm east of the Mississippi. Snow was below normal except northeast to New England. Fruit buds advanced early in the Southern States.
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