Unnamed San Francisco party drama and Hollywood satire
A San Franciscan guest in New York recalls a lavish Bohemian club party with a Broadway chorus girl, a $20 piece, and a chase through tabloid whispers. The piece lampoons New York society, mentioning banker hosts, celebrity guests, and cynical observations of literary and film elites.
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Syorea
New ‘York
Golden Gate
Hoyden
California
Elfin
New York
San. Franciscan
Hoover’s Drive Fails to Aid Jobless in Nation’s Crisis
A critical editorial accuses the Hoover administration of ignoring wartime unemployment relief for eight million jobless Americans. It argues the drive to join the League of Nations and its league court shows internationalist bias, criticizing Secretary Stimson and Hoover for seeking overseas entanglements rather than domestic work relief.
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Congress
Hoover Administration
United States
League of Nations
League Court
League
Far East
Stimson
Senator Borah
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Wilson
Senate
Congress rift on Philippine independence bills praised by lobbyists
The article condemns six Philippine independence bills pushed in Congress as flawed for not granting actual independence. It argues the measures mainly benefit Cuban sugar interests, oleomargarine and soap producers, Philippine politicians, and foreign agitators, while harming Americans and Filipinos. It cites strong lobbying influence and questions Congress authority.
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Congress
Philippines
Far East
France Prospers Amid War Debts and Gold Reserves
The note argues France is wealthy while suggesting a generally bankrupt world. It cites France reporting the greatest gold reserve in history at over 72 billion francs. It claims the U S wrote off much wartime debt but remains owed about 10 billion dollars by France and others, with repayment hindered by demands on Germany.
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France
Germany
Crooners Sought for League Radio Ambitions
The League of Nations plans a new radio station with global reach of 250 words in two minutes and uncensored broadcasting. Operators seek two crooners and two jazz bands to draw attention amid disappointment with member rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League OF Nations
China
Japan
Lsten
League
Wealth and Reconciliation Touches Swedish Royalty
Prince Lennart of Sweden loses his title after marrying an untitled poor girl but is later received back by the royal family though his rank remains withheld. Countess Folke Bernadotte, an untitled wealthy American, facilitates the reconciliation and is welcomed into the circle. The piece argues money upholds royal prestige alongside habit.
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Prince Lennart
Sweden
Folke Bernadotte
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
The piece satirizes modern courtship with quips about a fast worker man and a confirmed bachelor. It contrasts exciting pleasures and sufferings for women, notes Leap Year as a rule for enterprising girls, and questions choosing a husband between ornament and utility. The全文 critiques marriage dynamics with witty, dated observations.
Irreverent Remarks Highlight School Street Talk
A teacher tells a mother her son has many original ideas especially in arithmetic. A man comments on women’s bonuses for fighting in a domestic war. The piece notes no elective courses exist in the school of experience.
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Experience
Sekmon
Sabinal Ghost Tales and Wolf Hunts in Local Lore
In Sabinal and nearby Tuedsday talk a colorful elder preacher recalls past church life and candy-sharing morals. The piece links local rumors to a famed wolf hunter John Abernathy who bragged of trapping wolves for Roosevelt and now plans new hunts near San Antonio.
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Perdition
Littl
John Abernathy
Oklaho
Jeta Cal
Cecil Lyons
Texas
Colonel Lyons
Roosevelt
Abernathy
San Antonio
North
Listen World Bolshevism and American democracy clash
A column by Elsie Robinson argues that fighting Communism in America requires proving America offers a better life for workers than Russia. It contends banning or spying cannot stop Communism without demonstrating a square deal, safe homes, and respect for God and law in the United States.
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America
Russia
UN Uder
Ning Feas. Syn
Mme
Weather and civic notes from early 20th century San Antonio
The article recalls a 1922 storm dropping 2.16 inches in San Antonio and mentions a 1912 fence street opening project in progress. It also cites AP reporting soil expert William F. McGee warning groundwater is rising two feet per decade and urging rainfall conservation.
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Associated Press
William F. McGee
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
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Nelson Harding
Sat
Bob ‘Davis
Irvin. Cobb
Davis
Tobys
Eoprk
Palm Beach
Bill Halligan
Helen Rowland
Sabinai
Chamber of Commerce
G. G. Mitchenal
Berson
Sabinal
Mic
Riding Hood
Atascgsa County Monitor
Jourdanton
Leroy Mosely
R.A. Lackland
Elsie Robinson
Enlywood
Mont
Farmer-Labor Temple
Pioneres
Rus
Tom the Files
The
San Antonio Light
W. G. Cram
Foustan Street
Starr Street
J. Mauermann
Council
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