Peace Before Arms Parley Guides Coolidge View
President Coolidge linked disarmament talks and World Court plans to antedate any action to Europe’s financial readjustment. He said reparations settlement must precede a arms conference and urged Europe to stabilize debt before paying the United States. He favored resuming invitations to a disarmament council when Europe’s conditions improve.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
United States
Europe
Green Mountains
Disarmament Council Board
Mr. Coolidge
France
Germany
Great Britain
Diamond Robbery At Broadway Diamond House
Three youths entered Feldenheimer and Jacoby on Broadway and fled with two wallets of cut diamonds worth 100000. They gagged the victims and used wire to bind them, triggering an emergency alarm that alerted nearby merchants and police.
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New York
Feldenheimer & Jacoby
Broadway
Alexander F. Feldenheimer
Feldenheimer
Irving Baum
Baum
Nurse Held in Omaha After Death of Miss Ford
Miss Rose Caverilli private nurse to Catherine Ford 31 of Santa Barbara Calif held by police after Miss Ford s body was found on a hotel sidewalk. Nurse says Ford jumped from room window. Detectives found body cold 15 minutes after discovery and plan an autopsy.
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Omaha
Neb
Rose Caverilli
Catherine Ford
Santa Barbara
Cal
Miss Ford
Bandits Torture Man in Home Invasion Loots Safe
Chicago report says J. A. Nikola endured three hours of torture by bandits who invaded his home and tried to force him to reveal a small safe combination. When he refused they carried off the safe with jewels valued at 6500 dollars and 300 in currency. The broken safe and its loot were found abandoned away from the Nikola residence.
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Chicago
J. A. Nikola
Nikola
Bryan Hurt In Illinois Auto Crash En Route To Mattoon
William Jennings Bryan was cut and bruised when his speeding automobile overturned on a highway between Tuscola and Mattoon Illinois. He planned to lecture upon arrival in Mattoon and requested news be withheld to spare Mrs Bryan at their North Dakota home knowledge of the injury.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Tuscola
Mattoon
Bryan
Living Waters and the Spring Builders of America
Neal Gallatin, pen name of Mrs. Donald Ogilbee of Casper Wyoming, a founder of the Spring Builders of America explains joining by transforming a neglected spring into a welcoming water source. Members decorate with canopies, walks, trees, seating, and signs while keeping details private except to a few trusted friends.
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Neal Gallatin
Donald Ogilbee
Casper
Wyo
Spring-Builders of America
Mrs J W Davis Emerges as Washington Social Figure
Mrs J W Davis, wife of the solicitor general, is described as a skilled hostess with broad Washington ties. The article notes her Bassel family roots, mourning for Mrs Goff, and her active roles in Democratic and patriotic circles, including London service and the Democratic National Women's club. Her daughter Julia is married to William McMillan Adams, ambassadorial roles linked to the Adams family.
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John W. Davis
White House
Washington
Ellen Graham Bassel
John and
Martha Bassel
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bassel
Percy Goff
U S Mexican Claims To Be Balanced After 1920 Revolutions
Ambassadors Warren and Payne set the stage for two claims commissions to settle damages from the Vera Cruz occupation and Pershing expedition, plus revolutions from 1910 to 1920. Nathan L. Miller and Ernest B. Perry named to lead the general and special commissions. Congressional inquiry in 1923 put total claims at 505,002,434 dollars.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Villa
Charles B. Warren
John Barton Payne
United States
Nathan L. Miller
New York
Court of Appeals
General Commission
Ernest B. Perry
Lincoln
Neb
Special Commission
Committee of Congress
Washington
Newton Heads National Educators as SAE President
Jesse H. Newton, longtime educator and former superintendent in Denver, is elected president of the National Education Association, an organization of about 180,000 public school educators. Newton, born July 16, 1882 in Salem Indiana, holds degrees from Indiana University and Columbia University and has authored works on high school administration.
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Denver
Jesse H. Newton
National Education Association
Newton
Salem
Ind
Indiana University
Columbia University
Indiana
Illinois
Lincoln
Neb
Charles H. Johnston
Frank G. Pickell
National Council of Education
National Society For the Study of Education
Delta Upsilon
Phi Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta Phi
Rotary Club
Youngest University in Hawaii Established at Honolulu
The University of Hawaii in Honolulu is described as the youngest and among the most interesting U.S. universities. It grew from a 1907 territorial College of Hawaii, opened in 1908, earned first bachelor degrees in 1912, and first honors in 1919. Its charter emphasizes inclusive access and broad curricula across sciences, arts, and social studies. The student body is diverse, with Hawaiian-born citizens and multiple racial stocks forming a nearly equal mix. Students govern themselves, forming a small interracial democracy with equality in university activities.
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Board of Regents
United States
K. C. Leebrick
University of Hawaii
Worth of a decade of love in a Chicago breach suit
Miss Margaret Tobin seeks 25000 dollars in a breach of promise suit against Patrick J. Maloney a West Side real estate operator. She recounts a ten year courtship while caring for his five children and says marriage never occurred after his son spread word he was insane. Maloney valued at 250000 dollars.
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Margaret Tobin
North Lavergne Avenue
Patrick J. Maloney
Westside
Superior Court
Louis L. Cohen
Mr. Maloney
Jimmy
St. Ignatius’ College
Tommie
Notre Dame University
Eileen
Genevieve
Little Edward
Jimmie
Maloney
Jackson Boulevard
West Side
Sea Lions Shot By Government Patrol Off British Columbia
British Columbia coast sea lions numbered about 11,000 in breeding rookeries at Cape St James Sea Otter group and Cape Scott islands after a two week government patrol using a machine gun and rifles killed an estimated 2,500. Officials say sea lions harm salmon fisheries by feeding at river mouths and destroying nets, but extermination is not planned.
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Ancouver
B. C
Givenchy
Pearl and
Virgin Rocks
Rivers Inlet
John P. Babcock
New York Aquarium
Babcock
British Columbia
Cape St. James
Sea Otter Group
Cape Scott Islands
Canadian teen Gunnar Johnson tallest 7 ft 4 in reaches for gymnastic career
Seventeen year old Gunnar Edwin Johnson of Maryfield Saskatchewan, tall at 7 feet 4 inches, travels to Winnipeg visiting O. H. Olson. He plans gymnastics training, reports normal appetite, no vices, and motor mechanic skill. His parents stand 5 foot 11 and 5 foot 6. His reach mirrors his height at seven four.
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Finnipeg
Gunnar Edwin Johnson
Canadian Pacific
Gunnar
Maryfield
Saskatchewan
Skyscraper
Winnipeg
O. H. Olson
J. K. Johnson
Johnson
Bardal
Making Good in a Small Town
A 1924 Western newspaper column extols a young woman who builds a career in insurance sales through persuasion and attention. It outlines choosing a line of insurance, selecting a reputable company, and earning commissions as policies renew, creating a self-sustaining referral network.
Girl in Fishing Town Makes Lifelike Fly Imitations
A young woman in a bass fishing town learns fly making from her father’s tackle and library books. She insists any girl can craft effective flies with patience, skill, and careful work, selling to local stores or direct to sportsmen.
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Sporting
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Three Bandits
J. W. Davis
Capital
U. S
National Educators
Hawaiian Islands
Mrs. Harland H. Allen
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