Alaska Trade Shows US Made Good Deal
Trade figures compiled by John C. McBride show Alaska exported 62,293,733 worth of products in 1925 with a favorable trade balance of 29,024,224 and total commerce of 95,423,246. Imports totaled 33,199,511 while exports surpassed them. Gold silver copper production rose while the fish industry dipped from 1924 to 1925 due to a small Bristol Bay salmon run and government preservation restrictions.
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Alaska
U. S
Juneau
John C. McBride
United States
Bristol Bay
Paroled convict confesses to sixty burglaries in St Louis
James Beauvaski, 35, admitted to police that he burglarized 60 homes in St Louis since November 30 after being released from Joliet prison. He had served part of an indeterminate sentence following a Peoria burglary conviction.
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St. Louis St. Louis
James Beauvaski
Joliet
Peoria
New Czech Cabinet Formed After Svehla Resigns
Prague reports former premier Cerny has formed a new ministry to replace Antoni Svehla's cabinet which resigned. The move signals a political shift as Czech government reconstitutes leadership.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cerny
Antoni Svehla
Fiddlers from Scotland and Ireland arrive for Lewis ton contest
J Scott Skinner an eighty three year old Scottish fiddling champion from Aberdeen and John Wiseman seventy six self styled Young Irish Ditto from Bantry Bay have arrived to take part in a fiddlers contest at Lewis ton Maine.
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Boston
J. Scott Skinner
Aberdeen
John Wiseman
Bantry Bay
Lewiston
Maine
Senate Storm Breaks Over Foreign Policy Debates
A Senate clash over Europe's policy erupts after Senator Harrison attacks Ambassador Houghton for statements on Europe that threaten the Locarno pact and disarmament goals. Fess Moses Borah Swanson Glass Walsh Shipstead join in the broader debate while Borah defends Houghton and calls for full facts. The episode hints at possible shifts in world court stance.
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Senate
Washington
America
Alanson B. Houghton
England
Coolidge
Nellogg
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Houghton
Europe
Fess
Moses
Borah
Swanson
Glass
Walsh
Shipstead
Coss
Court of St. James
Hurope
Recall movement forms to oust St Louis mayor
A mass meeting with about 600 attendees launched a recall effort against Mayor Victor J. Miller of St. Louis. The group voted to establish a permanent organization to collect signatures for a special recall election, needing more than 60,000 signatures.
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St. Louis
Victor J. Miller
Snappy Croquet Costume Promised a National Game
A quirky Rochester Times-Union note imagines croquet becoming the national pastime if a sharp outfit idea had emerged. The piece blends sport and fashion whimsy, reflecting playful newspaper tone of the era.
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Rochester Times-Union
Old Story Cited By Author on Cheese Freight Tale
A well known author recalls a rail way freight agent letter about a Camembert shipment. The agent warns that if the cheese is not cared for immediately, it will be shot. The anecdote frames a humorous clash between logistics and absurdity in transit.
Unclear Fragmentary Note On Interesting Seour Phrase
The readable text hints at a capitalized phrase about seour and discovery but lacks concrete people places dates or events to form a proper news item. It reads as an incomplete quote with no verifiable context or outcome to summarize.
Thoughtful rails lead to ridiculous conclusions
A reflective note from W. Lowe in Monthly strings together a humorous critique of contrived reasoning. The author weighs overthinking and calls out flawed logic with a wry, tongue in cheek tone.
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The
Rails
W. Lowe
His Dilemma in Politics Morals vs Defeat
A beaten candidate faces a dilemma of whether to treat the loss as a defeat to endure or a moral victory to embrace, shaping his post election stance and public image.
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Universal Service
Chicago
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