Army Pilots Not Given Sporting Chance
On Easterday the American people learned that an air corps lieutenant from Texas, Thurman A. Wand, was killed near Clinton, Iowa, while flying mail amid inadequate equipment. The piece condemns the air mail program and recalls a string of officer fatalities from February to March, urging Congress to question government policy and demand proper gear and hearings before further losses.
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Federal Air Mail
Congressman Reen
New Jersey
House of Representatives
Wood
Farley
Jean D. Grenier
New Hampshire
Edwin D. White Jr
California
Cheyene
Salt Lake City
James ¥. Eastham
Texas
Jerome
Idaho
Liest
Ducvard O. Lowry
Uwmness
Diskter
Ohio
George E. McDermott
Pennsylvania
New York
Norfolk
Otto Wienecke
Burton
F. L. Howard
Montana
A. R. Kerwin
Cheyenne
Wyoming
R. G. Richardson
Iowa
Lieut
Thurman A. Wood
Wee
Clinton
Army Eit Corps
Congress
Lowry
College Men Call For Honest Clean Up Of Politics
BENIORS at the University of Chicago and Northwestern organize to improve politics in America especially Chicago. Chicago president Wayne E Happ and Northwestern Frank Brunton lament college men avoid politics as dirty yet urge action. They say greed stems from ignorance and education alone does not ensure virtue.
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Beniors
Uversity
Chicago
Northwestern University
America
Myr
Wayne E. Happ
Frank Brunton
Northwestern Univie
Tan x University
New York Meekness and Pedestrian Folklore in Public Life
A fragmentary NY era column surveys urban meekness in Times Square and subway rushes, noting pedestrians yielding to authority and mock auctions. It weaves in quirky asides about city life, juvenile slang, and a stray array of literary trivia, ending mid-thought with wartime references and cultural curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Times Square
Waldorf
Cross Roads
The Drive for Glamour Ends in Simple Joys
A reflective poem recalls chasing wealth fame and power, then discovers lasting happiness in small, tangible delights. The speaker admits greed and impatience, rejects grandiose dreams, and finds fulfillment in quiet moments, kindness, and ordinary comforts rather than glamorous spectacle.
Memories and Struggles in a Small Town Gasoline Ranking
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a distant town, parenthood, and daily life amid a gasoline competition. The narrator cites memories of family, autumn nights, and simple foods while noting a ranking of competing gasolines and local slogans. tension between old ties and moving forward underlines the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie
Lane
King Foss
Emeralds and Ambergris from Andes and Califormia
A long survey of emerald mining in Colombia narrates the sale of a million-dollar emerald pond near Muzo under heavy guard and superstition worn by indigenous workers. It shifts to ambergris finds in California where 75 pounds fetch high prices, tied to perfume manufacturing and whale economics, with an anecdote about Captain David C. Stall selling bay for vast sums.
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Edwin C. Hill
Ward
Colombia
Andes
Muzo
Miuzo
Indies
Maza
Pizarro
Peri
Sunmons
Ambergris
Galifornia
University of California
Pacific
Cass
St. That
Ross
Artbergris
Wade S
David C. Stall
Joe & Paris House
Ab Provincetown
Mais
Dave
A& Bigh
Oregon
Sealand
London
Bahamas
Nantucket
Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland
A satirical look at Spring romance and modern marriage from 1923 era. The piece riffs on female demands for influence, male gallantry, courtroom intrigues about infidelity, and the pace of courtship as seasons shift, ending with a wry note on choosing between love and argument.
Inmates and Officer Faces at New York Mental Institution
A distorted report notes many inmates remain at the New York facility while others undergo facial changes. It suggests the public may not recognize them, with speculation about who is or isn’t sane and who will be identified first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
1924 plans and figures emerge from San Antonio archives
From the April 13 1924 files a look back shows a May overland trip to Fort Sill Oklahoma and a September return to San Antonio. Albert Hartman and Abd W RK Beaumier are noted as school leaders presenting plans to raise funds for a memorial to principal Hofstetter. Local business leaders attend a luncheon at the Rotary Club.
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Rallery
Feld Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklshoma
Port Slabxnut
San Antonio
Albert Hartman
Main Avenue High
Abd W. RK. Beaumier
Roetary Club
Rymnasluates
Hofstetter
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D. H. Lawrence
Finn
Jack London
Amy Lowell
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Channing Pollock
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University of Chicago
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