Washington News Briefs From 1923 Political Scene
A Washington dispatch era summary reports police height standards for White House guards, a bill to bond prohibition agents, com merce department money for oysters and typhoid studies, Coolidge signing and Congress action on budgets and deportation, and election results confirming Coolidge and Dawes. It notes typhoid linked to shell oysters, inaugural plans, rail and postal pay changes, and various state and local incidents nationwide.
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Congress
Washington
Cummins
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
United States
Bible bill rivalry stirs Ohio House action
In Columbus the House committee reports a Bible bill not original. W Oliver Wise and A Lee Fair back a version drawn by Vernon M. Riegel to allow Bible readings with no sectarian comment and varied enforcement, while other provisions limit manual prep and teacher discipline.
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Ohio
FHE Schools Committee
House
Ross P. Buchanan
Carroll County
Ku Klux Klan
W. Oliver Wise
Akron
A. Lee’ Fair
Millersburg
Vernon M. Riegel
Director of Education
Denison University Plans Narrowed Student Activities
Granville Denison University withdraws support from all student activities except athletics in a move described by President Clark W. Chamberlain as a dignified faculty rebuke for offenses over two years. Glee Club debating societies student band and the Denisonian are affected. Prof H Dickerman resigns as head of the Denisonian board. no further explanations given.
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Chamberlain
Stalwart Upham Dies Ex-GOP Treasurer and Finance Wizard
William Upham, longtime Chicago financier and former Treasurer of the Republican National Committee, died in Palm Beach. He steered the Chicago Convention Committee for five national conventions, expanding costs from 70000 to 150000 over the years. Upham, born 1861 in Racine, led business roles including Consumers' Company president and Illinois Manufacturers' Association head. He shifted from public office in Cook County to focus on national party work, retiring in June last year due to ill health.
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Frederick
William Upham
Palm Beach
Republican National Committee
Upham
Consumers’ Company
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Cook County
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National Committee
Coolidge
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Racine
Wis
Calvin H. Upham
New England
Ripon College
Marshfield
Governor Upham
Twenty-first Ward
Princess Alice Tr. Born to Roosevelt Kin in Chicago
The newborn daughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Rep. Nicholas Longworth at Chicago Lying-In Hospital bears the family look with the likely name Alice. Friends note the infant’s calm demeanor and evident intelligence as she sleeps through much of her early hours.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Alice Tr
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Alice
London Zoo to Install Lights for Animals During Fog
The city zoo will install electric lights to ease dampness and darkness from fogs and coal smoke. Birds suffer from atmospheric impurities and lose energy and appetites during heavy fogs, prompting the change.
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London
London Zoo
Federal Judge John F. Mc Gee Dies by Gunshot in Court Chamber
Minneapolis mourns United States District Judge John F. Mc Gee after a gunshot suicide in his Federal Building chamber. A note cited fear of failing health as a motive. colleagues recall a longtime hard worker whose strength had lately waned.
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Minn
John F. McGee
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Monument Proposal For National Pastime Sparks Debate
President Ban Johnson says the American League still plans a 100000 dollar monument to baseball. It may be built in Chicago or New York rather than Washington. Club owners withdrew the proposal to Congress to place the monument in East Potomac Park, Washington, due to opposition at the St. Louis meeting.
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American League
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New York
Washington
St. Louis
Congress
East Potomac Park
D. C
Comparing American Life With English Society
V. V. McNitt argues in MacNaught's Monthly that Americans share common traits with old settlers and compare favorably with British masses in usefulness sobriety intelligence and generosity. He notes American towns offer better sanitation ice fly screens and wrapped steak delivery while acknowledging English life has its ugliness and deserves learning from it.
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MacNaught’s Monthly
Great Britain
Coney Island
France
England
Gopher Prairie
Christopher Morley
London
Mayor remarks on Constable Slack putter’s zeal
Allegash visitor questions Slack’s judgment as a Petunia incident unfolds. A man abandoned a running car on Turn Turtle hill after leaping out in haste. A passerby pushed the vehicle downhill, sending it speeding while Slack chased ahead waving his hat. The doctor says the heart should recover in about a month.
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Numbers
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Allegash
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Kansas City Star
Teddy Misplace
A young woman returns to her rural home after years in the city and displays a trunk’s contents to her mother. She shows a delicate silken garment she calls teddies, prompting the mother to remark on changes in young men.
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Big City
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Robin tale sparks child’s quip on winter wardrobes
A man in England explains robin migration to his niece, who jokes that robins wear red waistcoats not stays. The anecdote, cited from the Boston Transcript, highlights a humorous misunderstanding of bird wintering attire.
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England
Tom
Robine
Boston Transcript
Agin the Law Canady Thistles Backed by New Law
Farmer Jessup notes a new law against Canady thistles that neighbors discuss as a solution to a weed problem. The dialogue captures rural relief and curiosity about enforcement.
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Shopping Quotes From Everyday's Magazine
A playful exchange on shopping aims and uncertainty. The dialogue notes how hard it is to find what you want when you do not know your exact choice.
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