President Coolidge Presents 1926 Budget Plan
President Coolidge transmitted to Congress the 1926 budget totaling 3.7205 billion dollars, signaling economy with a 59 million dollar drop from the current year. Key figures include 1.7773 billion for operating costs, 484.8 million for the sinking fund, 549 million for War and Navy, and 56.24 million for rivers and harbors. He warned against an extra session to cut income taxes and urged measured revenue assessment before large new outlays.
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National Defense Estimate Was Also Included $38,945,000 For the Air Services
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Navy
London Bank Victorious in Rajah Blackmail Suit
Justice Darling awarded the Midlane bank a favorable judgment in the case by Charles E. Robinson, once a bookmaker, who claimed £125,000 from a settlement with unnamed Indian potentate “Mr A.” The bank said the funds were not theirs and Robinson and his wife faced blackmail allegations. a jury acquitted them on conspiracy charges.
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Destiny Called Herder and Schiller in Youth
In youth both sought medical study but Neating argued there are deeper wounds than those of the body to heal. They wrote, as Richter notes.
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Schiller
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Thoughtlessness Blamed on Few in Widespread Unkindness
A brief reflection quotes J. E. Buckrose on how thoughtlessness by a small number can spread unkindness across society, prompting questions about human behavior and empathy.
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J. E. Buckrose
Egyptian Nationalists Fail to Kill Allenby in Cairo
Two Egyptian nationalists attempted to assassinate Viscount Allenby at his Cairo residence but were spotted by a guard who opened fire. The men escaped by leaping into the Nile, while heightened security surrounds the high commissioner amid fears of a fate similar to Sir Lee Stack.
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Mrs Roosevelt to Visit T R Memorial in Cuba
The Roosevelt Memorial Association announced Mrs Roosevelt widow of the former president will accompany the party traveling to Cuba to attend the unveiling of a Roosevelt memorial in Santiago on December 6.
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T. R. Memorial
Cuba
New York
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Roosevelt
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Patching Concrete Tips From Popular Science Monthly
Guidance on repairing damaged concrete stresses keeping the patch area wet for hours before work. It advises roughening a smooth surface and using identical sand gravel cement ratios to match expansion and contraction and prevent cracking.
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Popular Science Monthly
One Idea of Genius Genius Notion of Insane Drive
A historical view defines genius as a mild form of insanity driving a man to toil endlessly without knowing the payoff. The piece treats genius as a hazardous, relentless motivation shaping creative work and personal risk.
Dog Finds Gold Near Hill End Field
A boy playing with a dog near Hill End field in Sydney uncovered a gold sample. Investigations found a reef yielding three ounces of gold per ton and a battery was installed promptly.
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Old Hill End
Sydney
Scotland Lacks Trespass Law Citing Unique Liberty Principle
The article notes Scotland has no trespass law and this absence may persist for years. It discusses how Scotland’s legal framework emphasizes liberty and contrasts it with other nations that regulate entry and occupation of property.
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Scotland
The Great Wave Shifts Earth Axis Says Scientist
A renowned scientist claims a massive wave within the earth travels once every 8,800 years, gradually shifting the planet’s axis and poles and driving climatic changes. The assertion links a deep earth dynamic to long term climate variation.
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