Elyria Board of Trade adopts fourteen reform principles
Directors announce a reorganized plan for the Board of Trade with a non-partisan policy, new member participation, and a campaign March 5 to 7 1929. Goals include a two year director term, annual budget reporting, 400 paid members at $25 each, and by law changes to support the expansion.
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Elyria Board of Trade
Stane
Ard
Campaign Committee
Broad Street
Board of Trade
Don’t Let That Cold Turn Into Flu or Pneumonia
An old advertisement warns that a simple cold may develop into flu or pneumonia unless treated promptly. It promotes Musterole made from mustard oil camphor and menthol as a counter irritant that stimulates circulation and provides relief.
Chinese Buddhist leaders call for militant reform in crisis
Chief Abbot Cheuh Hsien of Peking urges a militant Buddhism to combat Nationalist disapproval and preserve prestige and property. He argues Buddhism’s passivity and non-resistance are outdated, proposing a remoulded church as a fighting organization to survive China’s current crisis.
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Peking
Cheuh Hsien
Cheuh
China
Kuomintang
Buddhist Church Faces Change as China Shifts
Abbot Chueh warned that progressive forces are reshaping China and its Buddhism. He noted Buddhist leaders look to Japan for models such as church militancy and youth associations while Japan’s temples revive and China’s decay. Nationalist youths, influenced by Soviet ideas, oppose superstition and push to bar religion in New China.
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China
Chueh
Japan
New
New York's Lieutenant Governor Col Lehman a millionaire
Albany N Y The State of New York has a millionaire as Lieutenant Governor and pays him 10000 a year Col Herbert St Lehman He brings a vast personal fortune of 25000000 to the post and pursues business like work He sits in on state business and acts as the governor's representative He gave up many director ships to learn government from the bottom up
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Col
Herbert St. Lehman
Col. Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
George Goethals
Col. Ichman
Lehman
Studebaker Corporation
History of U S Special Sessions and Tariffs Through Time
A retrospective overview recounts U S special sessions of Congress, from the 1789 inaugural actions to 20th century tariff debates. It notes Washington's first tariff law, creation of executive departments, and Harding's record with Fordney McCumber tariff and ship subsidy clashes. It surveys presidents who called or avoided specials and the recurring March April timing.
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Washington
Herbert Hoovier
Congress
Harding
New York
National Capitol
George Washington
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Coolidge
McKinley
Cleveland
Taft
United States
Lehman Brothers founder Col Lehman and his family legacy
The narrative chronicles Col Lehman a Jewish linen of the Lehman family, his rise from cotton trading to founding Lehman Brothers, and Herbert Lehman’s role in the firm. It notes Herbert’s birth into a seven child family, Col Lehman’s Williams College ties, and a dormitory funded by his philanthropy.
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Park Avenue
New York
Col. Lehman
Mayer Lehman
Herbert
United States
Quite Youn
Montgomery
Ala
Jeff Davis
Lehmann
Cotton Exchange
Lehman Brothers
Wiliams College
Col Lehman
Early 20th Century Congress Under Wilson Timeline
The text outlines Woodrow Wilson calling a 1917 session that adjourned in October, Republican filibusters blocking essential appropriations in the next session, another call in 1919, the Versailles treaty failure, and the 19th amendment adoption. It notes Congress meets in special sessions under the same rules and the president’s proclamations do not bind Congress once in session.
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Sion
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Carmelites Battle Over Paper Draws Coast Attention
Carmel, California argues over the Carmelite newspaper with resignations and charges. Lincoln Steffens name figures in disputes as Pauline G. Schindler runs the paper, while the deadline for press copy becomes a focal point of contention.
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Carmel
Cal
Fremont Older
Lincoln Steffens
Charles Erskine
Scott Wood
Sara Bard Field
Pauline G. Schindler
Lincoln Steffens Addressed To Mrs. Schindler
Steffens
Lfe
Eyebrow Shaving and Eyelash Plucking Decree in Borneo
In Borneo both men and women shave the eyebrows and pull out the eyelashes as decreed by fashion. The practice marks a strict style rule governing appearance, reflecting local norms for grooming and public display.
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Borneo
Famous Thoxine cough remedy debunks chloroform claim
An advertisement proclaims Thoxine as a safe cough medicine, denying dangerous chloroform or dope in common remedies. It promises fast relief by soothing irritation and targeting the internal cause, claiming superiority to syrups and patent medicines. The ad offers a money back guarantee and lists prices at 60 cents and one dollar.
Girl Sold For 84 To Portuguese Puppeteer In Spain
In Figueroa Western Spain a mother Brucatina Alvarez sold her 10 year old daughter Gregoria to a Portuguese puppeteer for 84 units. Two witnesses witnessed the criminal contract and the girl left with the puppets as neighbors alerted police who detained the puppeteer and the mother. Gregoria is now in relatives care and plays with new puppets.
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Madrid
Brucatina Alvarez
Figuero
Spain
Gregoria Alvarez
Gregoria
Silk smuggling crack down hits London firm
Customs officials vow to curb silk smuggling into Britain after a London firm received a consignment of so called cotton children's handkerchiefs. Embroidered kittens in the corner were also described as cotton. The firm faced a stern letter warning of fines for misdeclaration.
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London
Britain
Offence Repeats as Silk Whiskers Found on Cotton Kitten
An official notes the offence recurs and reveals a curious detail that each cotton kitten was equipped with four Uay silk whiskers, highlighting an unusual facet of the case.
Wild West style steer stampede disrupts Flint district
In Flint Michigan 70 head of steers were released from a vehicle en route to market. The cattle stampeded through the Beverly Hills district causing frightened residents to flee for cover as officials scrambled to regain control of the animals and end the disruption.
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Flint
Mich
Beverly Hills
Yellowtone Popular Sheridan Visit Draws Yellowstone Tourists
A Yukon-style travel note reports Sheridan residents and visitors flocking to Yellowstone National Park as more travelers journey to the region. The story highlights growing interest from local groups and the impact on nearby towns.
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Yellowtone
Sheridan
Wyo
Yellowstone National
Park visitation and Wyoming population figures in 1920s data
Census bureau figures show that in a given year 2230, 0S4 people entered the park, while Wyoming’s population at the last census stood at 104,408. The data reflect early 20th century park use and state demographics, with figures tied to national census reporting and regional population counts.
Not Guilty In Sydney Man’s Suicide Attempt Case
A Nova Scotia court acquitted John Mc Kenzie and his wife of charges tied to an attempted death by their actions. Jurors, all married, found no culpability after hearing that Mc Kenzie aimed only to frighten his wife rather than harm her.
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Sydney
N.S. W
John McKenzie
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