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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
6
Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider praised alien-born Americans as often better citizens than natives during memorial services at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington. The remarks highlighted civilian service and patriotic duty beyond birthplace.
A six-state joint committee from Massachusetts to Maine endorses the Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterway, calls the all-American route impractical, and urges Washington to begin talks with Canada to advance the St. Lawrence project. The panel cites high freight costs to the sea as a reason to favor the St. Lawrence route for Central West growth.
The railroad arbitration board granted pay increases for firemen hostlers and helpers on 12 Southwest railroads. Firemen gain 40 cents daily, other employees 35 cents daily. Judge Grafton Green chaired the board with W J Jenks as signatory on behalf of the roads. C J Goff dissented, deeming the raise insufficient.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the U S Army chemical warfare service, says enemy airplanes will not approach the United States except on carriers and that the Navy would discourage such a tactic. He notes Lindbergh and Chamberlin could barely carry gas across the Atlantic.
Premier Poincare, speaking at a Luneville war memorial dedication, warned Germany that France would not accept the postwar German attitude. The speech signaled that Briand's conciliatory policy and proposed new treaties and Rhineland troop reductions were not fully accepted by the cabinet.
Robert D. Livingston, 60, manager of a manufacturing company, died after the shock of discovering a police tag on his car for double parking in Minneapolis Minnesota. The incident links the tag to the fatal event.
Notice by publication in Dolton Pointer informs defendants and all others that the Village of Dolton seeks just compensation for private property to be taken or damaged for a connected sanitary and storm sewer system project. It lists property areas in Section 2 and surrounding streets, with total estimated cost at 268 000 dollars and a July 11 1927 court return date.
Jackie and his father visit a new baby brother in a spotless home. Jackie studies the infant, then glances at his father with a disappointed sigh as the baby cries, saying he wanted a brother with teeth.
A geologist noted group of 21 islands called the Pescadores between Formosa and the Chinese coast. Northeast winds nine months yearly eroded the original land, leaving a wind whipped barren archipelago that appears as a desert within the Southeast Asia island realm.
A father doubts his son's learning as the modern school favors self expression and freedom. The dialogue reflects an older generation linking restraint with the three R's and questions the value of the new approach for their child.
Teddy prepares for a birthday party as his mother stations guests and delays cake and ice cream. He confesses he wants the treats now since no friends were invited, revealing his solitary celebration mindset.
The article reviews ancient inquiries into life and truth, citing Aristotle and Protagoras in a debate on illusion and certainty. It notes the liar paradox example from the Ethics and references Chrysippus and Philo’s extensive study, ending with mentions of intense study and a fatal outcome.
A concise famous reflection notes that human reason shows greater weakness in those who lack knowledge than in the knowledgeable, underscoring limits of understanding.
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