Oberlin College President Defines True Function of College
Dr. Ernest Hatch Wilkins, new Oberlin College president, asserts in his inaugural address that teaching is the core function of a college. He states that good teaching makes a college valuable, while poor teaching warrants extinction, regardless of facilities, athletics, or other traits. Elyrians share his view and support the emphasis on teaching.
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Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Oberlin College
Wilkins
Elyrians
Growth of the U S Legal Department Since 1789
The article notes how the U S legal department expanded rapidly from Edmund Randolph’s $1500 yearly pay in 1789 to modern figures. It highlights early vacancies, distant offices, and later salary increases under Wirt, Caleb Cushing, and the Pierce administration, alongside current costs for the department including fines revenue and court maintenance.
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United States
C. B. Dodds
San Francisco
Edmund Randolph
Washington
Pennsylvania
Virginia
New York
National Republic
William Wirt
Wirt
Secon
Caleb Cushing
Mass
Pierce
Department of Justice
Ohio builders finance 50000 homes in year
A report from the Ohio Building and Loan Association League in Toledo shows that state financiers funded 50 000 homes in the past year. Ohio workmen earned hundreds of thousands in wages while materials and money stayed in state circulation. These homes offer safe investment and home ownership for wage earners.
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Ohio
Ohio Building and Loan Association League
Toledo
The Law of the Land Quote by William McKinley
A presidential quote emphasizes that the will of the people guides government and that public welfare, wisely and honestly administered, matters more than individual interests. It highlights collective aims over personal gain and public service as duty.
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William McKinley
Skin diseases linked to sugar and starch intake
The article argues that excess carbohydrates, not meat, often trigger skin disorders and inflammation. It cites Dr. D. Jordan Campbell noting sugar intolerance in many middle aged patients with chronic dermatitis, and shows that sugar free diets can improve health and work capacity. It also links overweight and psoriasis to high starch and sugar consumption. The author urges diet checks and offers a pamphlet on reducing weight.
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D. Jordan Campbell
Campbell
Anniversary and birth notes across centuries
Yesterday's today anniversary lists deaths from 1647 to 1902 including Ervangelista Torricello inventor of the barometer and the City of Huston disaster. Today marks birthdays of Morris Vrooman Byrd Willys and others with origins in Portland Macon Winchester Allegheny and Canadaigua.
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Ervangelista Torricello
Florence
George II
England
Europe
Hanover
Great Western Railway
Canada
Chatham
Detroit
Edwin Adams
Philadelphia
Horn
Boston
Huston
Florida
Ferdinand I of
Bulgaria
Sofia
Stanton
U. S. South Atlantic
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Supreme Court of United States
Senate
Benjamin Wistar Morris
Metropolitan Opera House
Portland
Ore
Carl Vrooman
National Association of Federal Farm Loan Borrowers
Macon
Richard Evelyn Byrd
North Pole
Winchester
Quiet, Unassuming Progress Amid National Woes
The speaker notes a run of small, steady successes during hard times. They urge restraint from overreaching for gains and emphasize a practical, modest approach to progress under President Coolidge Col Lindbergh and champion Tunney as symbols of perseverance.
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Coolidge
Col. Lindbergh
Christmas approaches as year marches on
Todays date marks two months to Christmas while history notes Mrs. Harrison's death forty years past. Roumania to greet King Michael on his sixth birthday anniversary. A woman runs in Salt Lake City primaries. National Equal Rights League holds its twelfth convention in Washington. Hoover speech to open Asheville steel convention. Ambassadors and dignitaries host Berthelot centenary dinner in New York. Conventions opening today in multiple cities: Chicago Association of Railway Electrical Engineers. New Orleans Southern Logging Association. Meriden Connecticut Temperance Union. Wichita Falls Texas Daughters of Confederacy. Rochester New York Nurses Association. Dallas Blue Goose. Norfolk Kings Daughters and Sons. Richmond Traffic Clubs. St Cloud Minnesota Sunday School Association. Battle Creek Michigan Temperance Union.
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White House
Harrison
Roumania
Michael
City Commission
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
National Equal Rights League
Commerce Hoover
American Institute of Steel Construction
Asheville
N. C
Washington
Paul Claudel
New York City
Marcelin Berthelot
Chicago
Ill
Association of Railway Electrical Engineers
New Orleans
Southern Logging Association
Meriden
ST. Cloud
Minn
Minnesota State Sunday School Association
Battle Creek
Mich
Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Polish government taps Dewey as financial adviser
Charles S. Dewey, famed banking expert, is named by the Bank of Poland to advise the Polish government on finance. He previously served as assistant secretary of the U S treasury in 1924, worked in Chicago, and was born in Cadiz Ohio forty five years ago after Yale graduation in 1904.
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Charles S. Dewey
Bank of Poland
U. S. Treasury
Mr. Dewey
Chicago
Cadiz
Yale University
Family Trust
Chicago estate heir rises to leading city trust role
The subject, once a Chicago estate holder, advanced to president of a major Chicago trust company. During World War I he joined Rear Admiral William A. Moffett’s Great Lakes Station staff and served as division officer aboard the battleship Mississippi.
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Chicago
William A. Moffett
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Senator Duncan Fletcher critical of shipping policy
Duncan A. Fletcher argues against government withdrawal from ship ownership and urges maintaining an American merchant marine. He cites risks to domestic markets, farm surpluses, and national interests if ships are privatized and foreign vessels dominate overseas trade. He warns such policy harms U.S. industry and competition.
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Duncan A. Fletcher
Duncan VU. Fletcher
Sumter County
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida House of
Sen.d.a Fletcher
United States
The Way of the Lord and Citrus Growth Tenfold
The text contrasts divine fear with worldly deeds and cites a biblical proverb about lasting days. It notes that in thirty five years U S citrus fruit crops rose tenfold from 5 000 000 to 50 000 000 boxes annually, illustrating rapid agricultural expansion.
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United States
Wind of 1899 Devastates Irish Towns in Twelve Hour Gale
A fierce west wind in Ireland in 1899 began before sunset and raged for twelve hours. It blew down about two hundred houses and caused about as many fires, leaving extensive damage across communities.
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Ireland
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Elyria
Gorale County Printing & Publishing Company
I A.C. Hudnut
J. Clare George
Dally
City
Mall
Lorain
Robert BE. Ward, Inc
Chicaco
Wabash Ave
Firth Ave
LAW OF the Land
William T. Ellis
Allegheny
John N. Willys
America
Canadaigua
Abe Martin
Electrical Service
RADIO
Ervics
The
Elyria Superior Electric Co
Broad Street
Coal Company
Cleveland
Cleveland-Elyria-Toledo Bus Company
Crosley
Dickason Electric Co
Wasblocton
W. B. White
Candyland
Fuaranteed
Cavagna Bros
Cheapside
Ohio Public Service
SHELL
Peeroco
Peerless
the Home Company
Amherst
Virae
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