League Council Set for March 8 Amid Germany Seat Talks
Geneva reports a League of Nations council meeting scheduled for March 8, aligned with the league assembly considering Germany’s membership. The agenda omits whether other nations will gain permanent council seats, and covers arbitration treaties, disarmament commission timing, economic conference planning, and the French mandate in Syria.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Germany
Council
League
Preparatory Disarmament Commission
Switzerland
Preparatory Economic Conference Commission
Syria
Doheny Appeals From Order Revoking Leases
Doheny interests appeal a San Francisco circuit court ruling canceling Elk Hills leases. The case challenges government liability for a $10 million naval fuel station at Pearl Harbor and contrasts Wyoming and California court decisions under federal law.
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Washington
Teapot Dome
Elk Hills
United States Supreme Court
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Doheny Interests
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Doheny
Pearl Harbor
Wyoming
Sinclair Oil Company
California
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Seattle Woman Wins Mayoralty Primary
Bertha K Landes, wife of a University of Washington professor, led Seattle’s mayoral race by over a thousand votes in the primary, defeating incumbent Edwin J. Brown. In Tacoma, Rev. Anna J Meyer trailed with 107 votes. Melvin G. Tennent and Angela V Fawcett won mayoral nominations. Kathryn A Miracle was named for Seattle council race. Landes born in Massachusetts and a Indiana University graduate.
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Seattle
Wash
Tacoma
Bertha K. Landes
University of Washington
Edwin J. Brown
Anna J. Meyer
Melvin G. Tennent
Angela V. Fawcett
Kathryn A. Miracle
Councilmanic
Landes
Massachusetts
University of Indiana
Attacker of Child Hanged in Georgetown Jail Yard
Henry Butler was hanged in the Georgetown Delaware jail yard after being convicted of a felonious attack on ten year old Eleanor Steinmetz.
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Georgetown
Del
Henry Butler
Eleanor Steinmetz
11 Dead in Midwest Storms Hit Several States
Eleven are dead and scores injured as high windstorms sweep the Northwest Texas and central United States. A 60 mile per hour gale brings down buildings floods streets and damages lines. Snow depths reach a foot in Michigan and Wisconsin with factory closures and transport disruptions. Five deaths reported in Chico county Arkansas and other fatalities near Cruger Miss and Greenville Miss.
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Chicago
Middle West
Northwest
Texas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Escanaba
Mich
Chico County
Arkansas
Tisdale
Miss
M C Spencer
Ludlow Falls
Ohio
Cruger
Greenwood
Greenville
U S Exports Reach Ten Billion in Foreign Trade Record
Washington reports that America’s foreign trade surged to a new high last year totaling nearly ten billion dollars, according to Department of Commerce records. The record underscores rapid growth in exports and overall trade activity.
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U.S
Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Biggest Motor Liner Sails Southampton
The Royal Mail liner Asturias, the world’s largest motor ship, departed Southampton on her maiden voyage to Argentina and Brazilian ports.
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Southampton
Asturias
Argentina
Brazilian
Canada Steamship Lines Denies Merger Report
W H Coverdale president of Canada Steamship Lines issues explicit denial of a proposed merger between Canada Steamship Lines and Playfair or other interests with no confirmation from Montreal authorities.
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Big Lakes
Montreal
Que
Canada Steamship Lines
Playfair
W. H. Coverdale
Tiger Flowers Wins World Middleweight Title at Madison Square Garden
Tiger Flowers of Atlanta defeats Harry Greb of Pittsburgh by decision to claim the world middleweight championship in Madison Square Garden. Flowers becomes the first Black holder of the title and the first champion of his race since Jack Johnson era.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Tiger Flowers
Atlanta
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Flowers
Jack Johnson
Indictments Named in Million Dollar Bucket Shop Swindle
Federal indictments allege a chain of swindles totaling over $1 million involving Max L. Meyer and eight former associates. The case centers on a bucket shop operation that collapsed two years ago, marking one of the nation’s largest such frauds.
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Chicago
Max L. Meyer
Prominent Lutheran Leader Dies After Stroke
Pan Dr J A Singmas ter president of the Lutheran Theological Seminary and a leading minister of the United Lutheran Church in America died after recovering from an apoplectic stroke.
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Gettysburg
Pan
J. A. Singmaster
The
Lutheran Theological Seminary
United Lutheran Church In America
Porto Rican Auditor Named by President Coolidge
Frederick G. Holcoub of Boston was named auditor of Porto Rico by President Coolidge to succeed William L. Kessinger of Missouri.
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Washington
Frederick G. Holcoub
Boston
Porto Rico
Coolidge
William L. Kessinger
Missouri
Editor’s quip on New Year’s resolutions from Whitsell Courier
The Whitsell Georgia Courier vectors a wry editor’s remark: a man who never broke a New Year’s resolution likely never made one. The item reflects a light, humorous editorial voice from the period.
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Whitsell
Not Down Far From Earth Crust Limits
The reliable observation of the earth's crust does not extend below ten miles, a shallow depth representing about one fourth of 1 percent of the distance to the planet's center.
Reprove Wisely Reproof to Kindle Gentle Shame
A compact aphorism from Hosea Ballou stresses that gentle but firm rebuke toward children fosters remorse and deterrence. It argues caution against harsh punishment, proposing kindness as the path to preventing repeated misdeeds.
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Hosea Ballou
Power of Love Inspires Open Mind Toward Angel Vision
Quote reflects belief that human love keeps the mind receptive to angel visits and repels ill ministry, attributed to N. B. Willis.
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N. BP. Willis
First Aid in Wry Classified Request for Warmth
A humorous notice notes six postings for a lonely spinster seeking companionship and warmth, claiming at last a reply from the gas company as a punchline.
Made His Mark Early in Mauve Discovery
An eighteen year old English chemist, William Henry Perkin, accidentally synthesized the first aniline dye mauve in a landmark 1856 experiment. The breakthrough launched the synthetic dye industry and established Perkin as a notable figure in chemical history.
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Perkin
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