Nation debates navy sizing and policy shifts
The article outlines growing protests against the ship and airplane programs, with Western states opposing expanded naval power amid fears of aggression. It notes White House care to save face, behind the scenes business bargaining under the Roosevelt-Harriman accord, and Capitol Hill battles over federal control of flood‑control hydroelectric projects and utility financing. Prominent figures such as Roosevelt, Harriman, Hughes, and Pittman appear in a tense political landscape.
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Business Advisory Council
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Ebert K. Burlew
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Walsh
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Pittman
Ickes-Burlew
Tom Walsh
Uncle Sam
Congress
New England
Wendell Willkie
Capitol Hil
25th anniversary of the YWCA and local notes
The YWCA marks its 25th year with founder Mrs. J B Thomas and longtime treasurer Mrs. Artemus Beebe noted for steadiness. The article includes visits to Fay Stocking Co. in Elyria, insights from Neely Powers on government funding, and reflections on public debt and state or federal grants.
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J. B. Thomas
Artemus Beebe
Neely Powers
Unison Co
Powers
Washington
Baird
Wwe
Anniversary list highlights notable figures across history
A row of birthdays and deaths is presented, noting Patience Lovell Wright a wax modeller and Revolutionary spy born in Bordertown New Jersey who died in 1786, Theress A L Robinson born April 13 1797, Horace Wahlox famed for metal work and rail ventures born in Middletown Connecticut who died in 1890, Mary Mapes Dodge editor of St Nicholas born New York who died 1985, Joseph Cook Boston lecturer born Ticonderoga died 1901, and John Barton Payne Red Cross chairman born West Virginia died 1935.
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London
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Paris
Bordertown
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Theress A. L. Robinson
Horace Wahlox
Tlagware
Meriden
Conn
Middletown
Mary Mapes Dodge
St. Nicholas Magazine
Hans Brinker
New York
Joseph Cook
Boston
Ticonderoga
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
West Virginia
Today in History Highlights From 1788 to 1937
Events span 1788 first British settlement in Australia and 1837 Michigan statehood. 1802 Congress outlines Library of Congress librarian appointment with daily salary and room. 1918 Hoover Ordering wheatless and meatless days to aid WWI effort. 1920 Marconi notes undecipherable wireless signals possibly from space. 1937 Perkins rebukes GM over strike stance.
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Library of Congress
Daniel Webster
Horne
Senate
Michigan
Hoover
Marconi
Perkins
General Motors
Notable Births of Famous Americans Across the Nation
A compilation of birth notes for Arthur William Brown Clarence A Hight Roy Chapman Andrews Douglas MacArthur Samuel Hopkins Adams Dr Edward Sapir and Frank O Lowden. Each entry records birthplaces and ages, highlighting distinguished careers from illustration zoology exploration to politics and anthropology.
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New York
Hamilton
Cana
Clarence A. Hight
U S Smelting
Scarboro
Roy Chapman Andrews
Beloit
Wis
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Arkansas
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Auburn
N. Y
Edward Sapir
Yale
Pomerania
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Sunrise City
Minn
Quiet resolve to teach and build skill across a long road
The speaker asserts a retiring demeanor yet highlights teaching ability and skill in mechanical arts. Ambition and careful method are seen as guiding traits that will lead to distant success, though the journey remains long before the goal is reached.
Bible Readings and Moral Reflections on Flesh and Spirit
Wednesday January 26 reading Romans 8 1 13 contrasts life in the Spirit with living in the flesh. It warns those who live by the flesh die and urges mortification of deeds of the body to gain true life. The text also includes a disjointed note on salaries and costs of federal offices under 1932 law.
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Christ
Jesus
Report income from salaries and wages for 1937 tax year
Government guidance states compensation for personal services is taxable in the year received or made subject to demand. It covers cash and noncash payments, required reporting of employees earning over 1000 dollars, and forms 1098 and 1096 due by February 15, 1938. Ministers’ fees for funerals and similar services are included.
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Elyria
Fay Stocking Co
W. H. Vanoster
Lue Fay
Tin Prices Jump in Bolivia Overnight
Tin prices surged by 32460 cents per ton in Bolivia overnight, signaling a sharp rise in metal markets. The move reflects strong demand and market volatility amid evolving supply conditions.
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Bolivia
Man fights lion at Melbourne zoo
A young man, aiming to impress his sweetheart, reached into Leo the Lion’s cage and punched the animal in the jaw. The lion recovered and attacked, but police rescued the assailant and he was taken to hospital with a badly lacerated arm.
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Melbourne
Zoo
Leo
Hope
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