National Science Academy urged to seek funds for pure research
A front page editorial argues the National Academy of Science should raise twenty million dollars for pure science research. It warns against judging value by immediate practicality, citing Copernicus and Edison as examples of knowledge with distant, life improving benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Science
T K
Hoover
Subjeet
Earth
Astréet
Great Sea
India
Americas
Foolish Parents and More Foolish Authorities
A report recalls a case where Elijah Voice Society followers kept a nine year old from school over religious beliefs. Authorities then placed the boy in a detention home as punishment for the parents. The piece critiques loyalty to God versus state authority and notes other trivial clippings from various locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Voice Society
God
Lawyers in Business and the Cost of Civil Suits
Babson argues that widespread civil litigation and court delays dampen business in New England. He cites Willet Seara and New England Oil cases, contends legal pressures sap morale, and urges business leaders to act ethically and consult engineers, not lawyers, to restore prosperity. He notes law suits as a key barometer of prosperity shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Maas
Jtoger W. Babson
New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Willet-Seara
Central West
Pacific Coast
West
Willett
Anderson
America
Funeral Hears Abe Martin Court Morning
Abe Martin reports a funeral halted before Squire Marsh Swallows court this morning. A debtor paid eight dollars and a fine for speeding while Burly Sap was paroled from prison yesterday to return home and raise money for his mother who faces ailments.
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Squire Marsh
Speedin
Rome
Barrett Might Reenter Vermont Senate Race After Stickney Withdrawal
John Barrett, former Pan American Union director general and ex minister to Siam, may reenter Vermont's senatorial race after W. W. Stickney retired for health reasons. Barrett weighs public opinion guidance and whether a pro Coolidge candidate could best Porter H. Dale, already seeking renomination. Barrett, born 1866 in Grafton, has held many roles worldwide, including diplomat, professor, editor, and war correspondent.
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Vermont
W. W. Stickney
John Barrett
Stickney
Barrett
The
Pan- American Union
Siam
Porter H. Dale
Grafton
Vermont Academy
Worcester, Mass
Vanderbilt University
Dartmouth
National University of
Bogota
Colombia
Tulane University
Panama University
Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Philippine Islands
United States
China
Japan
Korea
Siberia
India
Australia
Europe
South America
Narrott
Panama
Pan American Union director general tenure noted
A historical record notes that from January 1, 1907, to September 1, 1926, he held the position of director general of the Pan American Union. The entry emphasizes the lengthy leadership period and the organization involved.
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The
Pan American Union
Yesterday and today in anniversaries from history
This page lists notable anniversaries and birth years for figures such as Roald Amundsen born in Sarpsfjord Norway, Kathleen Norris born in San Francisco, and Joseph Jackson a major league baseball player. It notes events like the Act of Congress locating the District of Columbia, the first UC Berkeley commencement, and other historical milestones tied to dates around today.
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Congress
District of Columbia
William Few
United States
Georgia
Fishkill
Baltimore County
University of California
London
Cardinal Manning
Z. C. Judson
Ned Buntline
Stanford
N. Y
Philadelphia
Henry Drummond Wolff
Constantinople
Somme
Saskatchewan
Roald Amundson
North Pole
Sarpseure
Norway
Toay
Kathleen Norris
San Francisco
R. Ames Montgomery
Center College
Hendricks County
Ind
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Warsaw
Joseph Jackson
Greenville
S. E
Centenary of Gen Holabird Birth and Pole Explorer Honours
Notices from today mark the centenary birth of Gen Samuel B Holabird in the U S Army lineage. Captain Roald Amundson, at fifty four, remains famed as the only man to reach both poles. A Southern Textile Association session opens at Tybee Beach Georgia. The Seventh World Christian Endeavor Convention begins in London with addresses by the Archbishop of Canterbury and others. Historians writers and high school orators grouped around “The French Pioneers in America” depart St Paul to trace pioneer trails, ending at Astoria Oregon with a monument dedication to Captain Gray Lewis and Clark group leaders.
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Samuel B. Holabird
Roald Amundson
Southern Textile Association
Tybee Beach
Georgia
Christian Endeavor
Queen's Hall
London
Archbishop of Canterbury
America
St. Paul
Astoria
Ore
Captain Gray
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Northwest
Life by Rose Terry Cooke and related notices
A fragment summarizing Rose Terry Cooke's American love poem Life with simple, direct lines about devotion and heaven, followed by a note about Robert J. Skinner being chosen to succeed Irwin B. Laughlin as U.S. minister to Greece, with a biographical touch on his consular career.
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Rose Terry Cooke
New England
Robert J. Skinner
Irwin B. Laughlin
United States
Greece
Paris
Notable American diplomat with London post and Liberia missions
Publisher at Massalon, C. has held numerous Washington missions and earned the top consular post in London for efficiency. Earlier he led posts in Marseilles and Hamburg and in 1912 served as special commissioner to adjust Liberia creditors’ claims in Britain France Germany and the Netherlands. Real estate transfers list several Lorain and Elyria plots with amount details and buyer and seller names.
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Massalon
Washington
Consular Service
London
Marseilles
Hamburg
Republic of
Liberia
Great Britain
France
Germany
The
Netherlands
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Legend Ghest
Elyria
Obie
Syvene Cousty Printing & Publishing Compass
Bitter & C. Hudnutt
Masager
Carrier Cay
Clave Shoe Ausewiere
Los Angeles
Bonesville
Roo
Wuamstown
Vindicator
Babson
ABE_ MARTIN
Breett
Republic
John Salamon
Stephen Shodak
Lorain
John Luca
Lucas Falenski
John H. Burton
Clarence Burton
William A. Braman
Israel Miller
Elzar Waugh
George E. Brownell
Josephine C. Kahliff
George H. Fritz
Brothers
Wasserman’s Box
East Ave
Whiz Sloan
Akron
Ohio
St. Miami Track
Whit Sloan
New Kensington
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