U S Statues Grow Across French Lands
Paris reports twenty two American statues and monuments erected in France by the United States Government with a September dedication in Nevers for Evelyn Frost Graham the aviator. Washington heads the list with multiple works in Paris and Versailles Jefferson is honored in Angers and other figures include Jones Franklin Carnegie St Gaudens Longfellow and Quentin Roosevelt among many locations from Louvre busts to public gardens and coastal monuments.
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Nevers
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Hendon
Andrew Carnegie
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Menton
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Pereshing
Chaumont
Grace G. Whitney
St. Nazaire
Alan Seeger
Quentin Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
Paul Wayland Barnett
Louvre Gardens
Dieppe
Jean Rivault
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
United States Congress
Charlesfort
Parris Island
Bright Solar Halo Triggers Springfield Superstition
A brilliant solar halo around the moon alarmed residents in Springfield Missouri causing them to consult Weatherman C C Williford. Officials explained the halo resulted from reflections from high clouds, while a separate note says Alameda California ordered clock chimes silenced by City Manager Ray Fritz, stirring protest as the clock stopped hours later.
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Springfield
C.C. Williford
Highton
Alameda
Cal
Ray Fritz
Boondogging De Luxe In New York City
A Philadelphia Inquirer view calls government aided projects in New York City boondoggling de luxe. It cites 20.6 million dollars for surveys and parks, with General Hugh Johnson supervising. The piece questions value, job creation, and cost while noting funds fund city studies, art education, and scientific surveys.
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Boondogging
de Luxe
New York City
Phladelphia Inquirer
Queens
New York
Hugh & Johnson
Boondeggier-in
Tation Systems Notic Ye
Second Avenue
Staten
Federal Powers Reiterated in AAA and Slum Clearance Rulings
The federal government is limited to enumerated powers, not inherent state powers, as shown by new appellate court decisions on AAA and slum clearance. The Boston AAA funding and processing taxes are challenged as unconstitutional, threatening federal control of crops and prices and mirroring NRA flaws. The rulings hold the taxes and land condemnation as unlawful delegations of legislative power, though social goals are acknowledged.
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United Sates Courts of Appeals
Boston
NRA
Congress
AAA
Cincinnati
Heat, Corn and Legislation Across the Nations Capitol
The piece links recent heat to a surge of controversial congressional clashes in Washington. It cites politicians clashing, threats and heated rhetoric, with Senator Copeland arguing that older members struggle to legislate wisely. The author predicts a bumper crop of bad laws as summer pressure mounts and laments tax burdens and political fatigue.
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Department of Agriculture
Congress
United States
Senate
Copeland
New York
Washington
Alliance
Notable Eccentrics and Pastimes of John Erskine and Friends
New York Day by Day highlights John Erskine as a versatile figure, praised for his lecture room dignity and artistic range. It recounts his popularity in London and Berlin, plus anecdotes about Floyd Gibbons, Harry Burton, and others, including a revival of the Murray Hill Hotel bar and prior cultural campaigns.
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Goéns
John Erskine
John
Jack
Helen of Troy
London Mercury
Erskine
Shakesperian
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Muinsky
Kropotkin
Colorado
Indiana
Floyd Gibbons
Washington, D. Ff
Chicago
Mortician
Murray Hill
Grover Cleveland
BP. T. Barnum
Mark Twain
J. P. Morgan
One-Eye Connelly and a Broadway Ghost Writer Scandal
A fragment from a 1935 column notes One-Eye Connelly confessing to ure in zate craft, facing a doorman’s rebuke on Broadway. It highlights Francis Albertini’s role as ghostwriter for champion Jim Braddock, the flamboyant East Side punchline, and a pricey car at about $35,000.
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Eye Connelly
Broadway
Francis Albertinoi
Jim Braddock
Braddock
Albertanti
Chuck Conners
Chinatown
Conners
Anniversaries and Today in History Chronology
A compiled list of notable anniversaries and historic events. Born figures include Simon Bolivar John M Clayton Alexandre Dumas Josiah G Holland Benn Pitman Lewis Miller Norman Mack and others. Todays entries cover Cadillac establishing Detroit Gibraltar siege Salt Lake City 1847 Eastland disaster 1913 Ward commission and Hoover Pact of Paris 1923.
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Venezuela
Peru
John M. Clayton
Delaware
Sussex Co
Del
Alexandre Dumas
Josiah G. Holland
Springfield
Maes
Scribner's Century Magazine
Belchertown
Mass
Benn Pitman
Sir Isaac
Cincinnati
England
Lewis Miller
Ohio
Chautauqua
Greentown
Norman &. Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Ontario
Canada
Cadillac
Detroit
Montreal
Gibraltar
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Eastland
Chicago
Llass
Ward
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pres. Hoover
St Louis Eyes Gold Star Memorial Highway Plan
St Louis plans place a five pointed star of main highways to form Gold Star memorial highways centered in the city. A memorial building for patriotic records is planned. Backed by Gold Star mothers and approved by the City Plan Commission Missouri State Planning Board and the State Highway Commission. An electrically lit gold star memorial would crown the site.
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ST. Louis
PWA
Missouri
Illinois
City Plan Commission of
Missouri State Planning Board
State Highway Commission
Warren F. Drescher
National Society
Board of Aldermen
Alpinists Open Canadian Camp in Banff Area
The Alpine Club of Canada opens a three week camp in Mt Assiniboine region with camp site on Lake Magog shore. Non members may qualify for ascent. daily hikes and camp fire talks. Notable routes include Assiniboine Pass Cascade Rock and secret hollows of Cave Mountain guided by Swiss forays. Peaks listed include Mt Assiniboine Mt Eon Mt Aye Mt Magog Mt Sturdee Mt Marshall Mt Gloria Mt Aurora Mt Alcantara and Mt Brusiloff.
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Assiniboine Pass
Cascade Rock
Cascade
Gibraltar Rocks
Cave Mountain
Pacifhc Railway
Today’s Horoscope Highlights Strong Day For Dignified Signs
A strong day favors a person of great dignity and self reliance with good judgment. The native may crave praise and be jealous of honors, but if pride grows it could harm fortunes. Caution advised to keep kindness intact.
Notable Births in Today’s Annals
Today marks birthdays of Amelia Earhart of Rye New York born in Atchison Kansas 37 years ago. Chief Justice William Asnew Johnston of Kansas born in Oxford Ontario 87 years ago. William Gillette the actor born in Hartford Connecticut 80 years ago. Frederick Law Olmsted of Boston landscape architect born in New York 65 years ago. Rt Rev James E Freeman Episcopal bishop of 1
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Amelia Earhart
Rye
N. Y
Atchson
Kans
William Asnew Johnston
Kansas
Oxford
Ont
William Gillette
Hartford
Conn
Frederick Law Olmsted
Boston
New York
James E. Freeman
Child Princess Drinks Water To Toast Press
Sofia reports infant Princess Marie Louise makes public debut at Povdivy station. A salon coach on a train carries the two and a half year old princess and her nurses. Journalists lead a crowd as she salutes, drinks water to toast the visitors, and waves from the window.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Marie Louise
Povdivy
Warside
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