Congress Seeks Shorter Lame Duck Term Change
A proposed constitutional amendment would shift Congress and presidential inaugurations to January first. Senator Norris backs moving duties for new members to January, eliminating short-term lame duck sessions and allowing two-session service before re election campaigns. The measure, approved by Senate thrice, awaits House action and state ratification.
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Cangreas
Ody
Norris
Nebraska
United States
Maret
Senate
Congress
Armistice Day Reflections On Nine Year Mark
The article ponders the ninth anniversary of the 1918 armistice and the mixed outlook on world peace. It weighs whether the era has advanced toward harmony or hints at future danger, urging leaders to practice tolerance forebearance and justice amid uncertain prospects.
Red Cross Roll Call A Call For Public Support
The Red Cross Roll Call is annual and receives strong public support. This year its work in the last twelve months aided nearly a million disaster victims and after the Mississippi Valley flood provided extensive relief. The organization, with 6,000,000 members, seeks a dollar from each person to meet its ambitious goal.
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Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Héd Cross
Ita
New Tax Problem for Airports and Airways Development
The article discusses tax questions for developing air travel infrastructure. It argues airways will become essential like highways, requiring airports and signal devices, night navigation aids, and potential costs higher than highway builds. It suggests taxpayers and communities may fund airport costs through public or private means with careful planning to avoid waste.
Safer rail travel noted as fatalities drop in 1927 half year
An article notes that through mid-1927 American railroads reported only minor passenger fatalities versus 22 in 1926 and 2 in 1925, with 776 injuries. It credits all steel cars, better signals, heat rails, and improved wheel equipment for safer travel while quoting Arthur Brisbane on political dogma and a new device for precise measurement of tiny thickness.
Preacher's Good Bye and Lessons on Early Planting
A fragment recounts a preacher’s farewell as he exits for a new field with a governor's help. He quips that none of his flock die or prosper without his salary, mocks moldy fruit donations, and declares he becomes penitentiary chaplain. The piece ends noting farm relief schemes but praises early planting and careful cultivation under favorable weather.
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Worida
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the Farmers Co-op. Co
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