Senate approves two routine supply bills in swift session
The Senate passed two routine supply measures, moving the calendar closer to completion. A treasury post office package totaling 763 million dollars was approved after agriculture funding of 120 million dollars, with minor additions under 264 thousand dollars and budget bureau oversight. The rivers and harbors bill, reduced by about 13.2 million, awaits House action.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury-Post-Office
Agriculture Department
Budget Bureau
House
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Daughter Is Born to Irene Castle McLaughlin
Mrs. Frederic McLaughlin formerly Irene Castle the dancer gave birth at Michael Reese hospital to a seven pound daughter who will be named for her mother. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely with this being her first child.
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Chicago
Frederic McLaughlin
Irene Castle
Michael Reese Hospital
Paris
Major McLaughlin
Three Chicago Boys Die After Freight Train Mishap
In Skyland North Carolina three Chicago youths aged 17 and 19 died when a freight train rod gave way they were riding hobo style near Skyland. Bodies mangled Bain 17 Frank Burwitz 17 and William Quin 17 identified by papers found in Bain pocket. A broken rod lay nearby.
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Asheville
N. OC
Chicago
Skyland
N. C
Daniel Bain
North Homan Avenue
Frank Burwitz
Washington Boulevard
William Quin
Bain
Fireworks and Parade Planned for Coolidge Inauguration
William T. Galliher, Washington banker, named head of the inaugural committee by President Coolidge. Plans aim for a large March 4 inauguration with a grand parade, troops and civilian groups, a carnival, and a night fireworks display recalling prewar celebrations.
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Washington
William T. Galliher
Coolidge
Gailiher
Senate Seeks Protests on Gun Elevation by Nations
The Senate passed a resolution by Senator Gerry asking the President for information about protests from nations against the elevation of guns on battleships. Gerry aims to know whether the change violates treaties so Congress can decide on potential legislation, including a $6.5 million naval amendment if permitted.
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Washington
Senate
Gerry
Navajo Myths on Mother-in-Law Fear and Old Traditions
Kenneth L. Roberts discusses Navajo superstitions in the Saturday Evening Post. He notes fears of meeting a mother-in-law as the height of bad luck and describes Navajo avoidance of burying the dead. The piece contrasts Navajo taboos with past acts by whites.
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Kenneth L. Roberts
Saturday Evening Post
Poverty and Genius in Art, A Lament on Endowment
Violet Bonham-Carter argues wealth rarely fuels art while poverty can spur creativity. She cites Shakespeare, Chatterton, Scott, Johnson, Trollope and contrasts inspiring eruptions like Shelley's with the steady toil of many great artists.
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Shelley
Blake
Shakespeare
Chatterton
Walter Scott
Doctor Johnson
Anthony Trollope
Violet Bonham-Carter
Good Housekeeping
Mystery of the sound board in piano construction
The sound board, a thin fir sheet, hosts thousands of vibrations that shape a note’s pitch and character. Its complex, overlapping modes resonate independently, allowing selective attention to different vibration groups. Makers can tailor the board’s response to various vibrations without understanding the underlying process.
Rare Melbourne collision wounds push bike rider
A Melbourne resident, riding a push bike on the wrong side, was struck by a motor car. He suffered a broken bicycle, fractured ribs, a damaged occiput, facial cuts and abrasions. A solicitor urged action for damages, but the injured man declined, noting the driver apologized.
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Melbourne
Shypoo
Sydney
Australia
Early Polo Games and the Birth of International Polo
The article traces polo's origins with 1871 English cavalry games using a billiard ball and sticks, and the 1876 Brooklyn match at Prospect Park by Bennett and Keene on American soil. It notes polo's growth into an international sport, evolving tactics, and the pony gaining equal status with the rider as the game became a science.
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Bennett
Foxhall Keene
Scriptural Translations Reach Vast Global Audience
Scholars labor yearly to translate Scriptures into many dialects as thousands work worldwide to place Bibles in hands of all people. Colporteurs trek remote interiors and deserts, while motor cars speed Bible delivery from Damascus to Bagdad in 48 hours, a vast change from six weeks by camel or nine days by caravan.
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Ameron Valley
Africa
Damascus
Bagdad
Monuments Honor Noted Apple Varieties Across Two States
Monuments to apples mark Baldwin in Wilmington Massachusetts Camillus New York Northern Spy and McIntosh Bed in 1912 the Wealthy at Excelsior Minnesota and a clock in a sidewalk on Maiden Lane Broadway New York hides under glass two feet wide with black hands readable at night serving as a time teller.
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Baldwin
Wilmington
Lowell
Mass
New York
Camillus
Onondaga County
John T. Roberts
Syracuse
Excelsior
Minn
Maiden Lane
Broadway
City Kid Finds Cow Nest While Roaming Farm
A city boy wandering in the countryside spots about a dozen empty condensed milk cans and shouts to friends that he has found a cow nest, prompting amused Farm and Fire side reactions.
Suit in New Orleans Challenges Citizenship in Fourteenth Amendment
A federal suit filed in New Orleans seeks to enjoin Walter A. Cohen, Negro and port of New Orleans customs comptroller, from serving duties, arguing he is not a U S citizen. The petition claims Article II of the Reconstruction amendments was never properly ratified by enough states.
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New Orleans
Federal District Court
Walter A. Cohen
Port of
Times-Picayune
United States
Cohen
H. Edwin Bolte
Washington, D. C
Potsdam clash as pacifist speech draws 4000 in streets
In Berlin Potsdam 2000 Fascists and 2000 Socialists battled near a trades union hall during a pacifist meeting headlined by Victor Busch the French pacifist. Herr Loeb also spoke. Police and bystanders reported scores injured as factions clashed over Busch's appearance in the city.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Victor Busch
Herr Loeb
Reichstag
Frederick the Great
Busch
No Smocks Worn in England Reflects American Film Vision
A dated opinion notes English laborers seldom wear smocks, contrasting films with truth. The author jokes about old Gloucestershire shepherds and argues that workers use denim or overalls as protection, not as class signs, and denies a class war emerging in England.
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England
Old Shepherd
Gloucestershire
William the Fourth
Cameo Cutting Requires Exceptional Skill and Nerve
The cameo cutter shows immense precision and steady nerves. He can work only a few hours at a time due to nerve strain, with a quavering hand risking a week’s progress. The craft demands micro-scope eyes, delicate touch, artistry, craftsmanship akin to watchmaking, modeling, drawing, and chemistry to remove spots. Work is relief on hard stones and shells, especially chalcedony quartz.
Engelmann Spruce Value and Size Described
The Engelmann spruce grows to a hundred feet or more in height and three feet or more in diameter with a straight trunk. It yields soft, straight-grained wood used for lumber, poles, mine timbers, log buildings, and interior finish, and it holds commercial importance compared with Rocky Mountain spruce.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
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Post-Office Departments
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