Hearst papers outline bold reform program
The Hearst papers advocate a 9 point program including honest friendship with nations and entangling alliances avoidance, proportional representation in the Senate with at least two Senators per state, separate Army Navy and Air Force departments under a National Defense Secretary, strong federal action to abolish literacy in the United States, installation of President and Congress on January first after elections, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with four week months and Saturday holidays, construction of a Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, and acquisition of the French and English West Indies to settle debts to the United States.
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George Washington
United States
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
Education
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
American Delegation Split Over Cruiser Program
The American delegation to London is divided over the cruiser mix as Secretary Stimson pushes six inch guns and criticizes eight inch ships while Secretary Adams questions full reliance on six inch cruisers. Senate naval witnesses cite differences between Adams and Stimson and between naval authorities and British advice.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
London
Congress
General Board of the Navy
the Navy
Adams
Senate
Stimson
Pratt
Jones Thier
Underground Water and Texas Oil Resources Conservation
A report notes the underground water supply in Texas is smaller than its oil resources. The text urges conservation, defining it as reducing waste and permitting artesian wells to flow only to supply legitimate needs. A survey of underground sources is planned with U.S. Geological Survey aid to guide conservation measures.
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Texas
United States Geologica Sn
Sprucing Up The Best Evidence Of Thrift
A fragment discusses thrift and order as drivers of prosperity and cleanliness as a beautifier. It notes that neatness and routine maintenance like house paint uplift morale and competition, citing urban improvement in San Antonio as context. The excerpt emphasizes aesthetic upgrading beyond mere disposal of clutter.
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San Antonio
Evolutionary claims on ape ancestry and vestigial features
The excerpt argues that humans are closely tied to apes with Pithecanthropus as a bridge between species. It cites vestigial organs and hairs as evidence for evolution, noting Weiderseheim’s list of useless traits and examples like ear muscles and body hair as remnants from ancestral forms.
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Museum OF Evolution
Weidersheim
Tréé of Humanity
Dinosaur exhibit inspires humble pride in readers
A 1934 feature hails the Natural History Museum in New York and its Tyrannosaurus skeleton. The vivid exhibit stirs readers to ponder Earth's history 30,000,000 years back and humbles modern ambitions with reflections on humanity.
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Natural ‘History Museum
New York
Tyrannosaurus
Hong
Hunsley
Oman
Earth
Diary of a modern Pepys at seventeen years of daily writing
The diary recalls a day in New York with Gilbert White the portrait painter and others, visiting Forest Hill and a theater outing to see Young Sinnere. It notes supper at Morguery with crepes Suzette, then a theater talk with Ed Nolang Nellie Hussey and Stuart Price of Shanghai. It mentions theater life, sign language among exhausted audiences, and a gala Show Boat invite with notable figures.
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Pepys
Gilbert White
Paria
Forest Hilla
Fred Stone
Ed Nolang
Nellie Hussey
Stuart Price
Shanghai
Larue
Sinnere
Local Resident Survives On Porch Shooting Incident
Norman Johnson of 1419 Virginia Avenue faced a shooting when a stranger fired a bullet onto his porch. Police report indicate Johnson’s house number was visible from the street, yet the assailant fled before responders could reach the scene amid the confusion described by Colnora repast.
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Norman Johnson
Virginia Avenue
Ateeet
Chin
Johnson
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