Trapped in the Clouds Presence of mind in an air mail crisis
A pilot E G Leonhardt survives a sudden elevator control failure during a 4000 foot plunge over Pennsylvania by unfastening his belt and using a metal pencil as a makeshift pin. The piece cites other vivid examples of presence of mind from industry and history and asks what makes some people react decisively while others panic.
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E. G. Leonhardt
Air Mail
Leonhardt
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Earth
Findlay
Ohio
Train Chasing Dog Makes Parabolic Pursuit A Caution
An observer recalls a dog that chased a fast train along a farm, risking a ditch fall and continued pursuit on a second ride. The tale contrasts futile barking at progress with the value of constructive protest, warning that aimless chase leads to old age and ruin.
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William Be.barton
Belgiums Foreign Stocking Reaches Half Billion in Francs
A Brussels report by Commercial Attaché Croas notes Belgium's foreign investments surpass half a billion francs. Belgians place spare cash in global industrial enterprises from China to Africa and the Americas, signaling strong outlook for world economic recovery.
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Belgium
Department of
Eramerce
Croas
Brussels
China
Africa
North
South
America
A Colonial Secretary a Proposal to Expand Cabinet Power
The writer argues against creating a colonial secretary to manage relations with dependencies. A permanent cabinet post would entrench the department, enlarging it over time, betraying the American commitment to independence. The piece warns that government departments tend to keep and expand their own roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Crossing debates and stockings spark unlikely talk
A fragmented narration mentions crossings where autos resist trains and race outcomes ending in tie. Hays cites a claim of a billion dollars hidden in old stockings with little in new, while sugar prices are described as no longer cannily positioned.
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Hays
Dawes Writes Music As Safety Valve For Finances
Gen Charlies G Dawes director of the budget has written a tune titled Melody in A Major issued this month by a talking machine firm. Fritz Kreisler plans to record it, and Dawes can play many instruments. The piece is praised as a hobby that gives Dawes perspective on his job and lightens the heavy duties of governing.
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Charlies G. Dawes
Talking
Fritz Kreisler
Dawen
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Harding
Dawes
Congress
Uncle Sam
J. P. Morgan
Letters to Editor on Seattle police conduct and jail conditions
A Tacoma man who moved to Seattle describes arrest and 3 weeks in custody with inhumane jail conditions. He details crowded cells, lack of bedding, filthy facilities, inconsistent meals, and exposure to inmates using drugs. He plans to relocate to Portland in two weeks and offers to corroborate with his ad reply Plus X%
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Portland
North End residents decry police protection failures
A letter from R D Gardner of 6142 40th Ave North Side Unit complains that police response was slow after several assaults on women and children. He contrasts the handling of a $25,000 bank messenger robbery with the lack of patrols, urging stronger protection and questioning Chief Searing.
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the Star
Searing
R. D. Gardner
40Th Ave
N. BD
C M T Camps a Success in Seattle Support
The corps area commander thanks readers for patriotic effort in support of citizens' military training camps in Seattle. He notes Seattle exceeded its quota per population and that public interest and enthusiasm grew, aiding the war department plan for military reorganization. Major A R Emery signs the letter.
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Star
Seattle
War Department
A. R. Emery
Infantry
Oldest Book in the United States Claimed as 1668 Print
A letter from D B E Marriott of Pine Street asserts a book titled The World Conqueror printed in London in 1668 is the oldest in the United States. The author notes the volume has been in their family since 1780 and is 253 years old, older than a previously cited book.
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the Star
United States
London
D. BE. Marriott
K. Pine St
Carmen’s Pay Reduction Critique in The Star
A letter to The Star argues that street railway workers’ wages were raised to match high living costs and might now be excessive as costs fall. The writer links wage levels to high car fares and urges reductions in operating expenses to allow lower fares, noting the burden on unemployed and nonworking readers.
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the Star
Our Impossible Streets Editor The Star: Seattle streets letter
A letter complains unimproved streets blamed on non residents and vacant property owners. The writer argues for delaying expenditures until an engineering department and street department are in place and suggests tax and assessment payers should bypass streets and use trails while political promises abound.
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the Star
Seattle
Congressional Record Excerpt on Veterans Relief and Foreign Aid
A debate excerpt notes plans to address the suffering of former soldiers and questions entitlement to relief versus large aid to railroads and European nations. It mentions potential sums of 500 million for railroads and 10 billion for Europe, plus a recent 5 thousand dollar trip grant.
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Montana
Mr. Myers
Public Works Board Criticized Over Street Conditions
A reader named Charles Farmer attacks the board of public works for overruns and mismanagement in city improvements. He cites a $5,000,000 scope on a $15,000,000 project and criticizes alleged leadership and waste, calling for decisive action to fix deteriorating streets and curb costly missteps.
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Board of Public Works
Chas
Question on Senate judiciary panel over physician’s wine prescription judge
A speaker questions how the Senate judiciary committee could judge a physician’s prescribed wine amount for a patient. Senator Spencer of Missouri is cited as part of the exchange in Washington.
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Committee On the Judiciary
The
Senate
Spencer
Baltimore protest parade heralded by mounted rider
Representative Bilanton cites an account in the Baltimore American and Sun issue of July 5 1921 describing a mounted rider at the head of 372 prohibition protestors during a parade. The remark accompanies the editorials and reserves the right to object.
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Speaker
Maryland
Mui
Baltimore American and Sun
Bilanton
Tex
Remarks on Jazz and Faith Echoes Across Narratives
A collage of quotes from public figures and clergy links jazz’s appeal to churchgoers, calls for peace in France, and observations on crime. Andrew K Rule and Hough C Wallace are noted names, with Henry Shane Coffin and Baxter Waters offering pungent social commentary on faith, learning, crime, and profiteering.
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Andrew K. Rule
Friends University
France
Hough C. Wallace
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Henry Shane Coffin
New York
Baxter Waters
Kansas City
Berton Braley
Beattie Star
Savage Tires
Spain
House of Spreckels
Spreckels “Savage” Tire
N_ DIEGO
California
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Pike Street
Douglas & Douglas, the Tire Surgeons
Desmuccion, Wash
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