Congress set to debate many bills in short session
The piece notes Congress will likely consider a flood of bills including a Boulder dam measure and tariff changes. It discusses the Hoover administration’s limited time, Navy funding, farm relief, and the challenge of moving measures to statute books before the seventy day session ends.
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Mississippi
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Adam Boulder
Boulder Dam
Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Hoover Administration
Mr. Coolidge
Kings Are Human Yet Their Roles Endure
The passage argues that monarchs like the king of England and the king of Spain are susceptible to illness and injury, despite their status. It contrasts royal births with merit based leadership, noting Kaiser Bill’s military path and George V’s education as statesman, and claims America’s elected chiefs are valued for accomplishments rather than birthright.
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England
Spain
Topsy
Kaiser Bill
George V
America
Veiled Tribute: A Man Returns to His Own Business
A fragmentary reminiscence praises a man who minded his own affairs yet left a lasting impact. The reader is reminded that the world is better because of his quiet, steady presence.
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Vveci
Ma Heck
Coolidge appoints Kelley and Hughes to pan American peace conference
President Coolidge names Secretary Kelley and Charles Evan Hughes as United States delegates to a pan American congress to draft arbitration treaties for permanent peace. The two seasoned diplomats are praised for skill and commitment to peace and are deemed ideal for the task.
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Coolidge
Kelley
Charles Evan Hughes
United States
pan-American Congress
Mrs Hoover's Sailor Wife Takes Active Role At Sea
The interview notes Mrs Hoover, known for nursing work in the Boxer uprising in China, accompanies her husband abroad. Rather than idle duty she knits and observes the Pacific coast voyage, with plans to be busier if she reaches the White House, embracing housekeeping tasks.
Immigration and the foreigner in American life
The piece discusses conflicting views on immigration, noting immigrants fill unpreferred jobs, must be limited to required numbers, and should prove good moral character to become citizens. It asserts a cautious but essential need for foreigners while expressing unease about assimilation.
Americans in Paris face poverty and desertion risks
The Paris report describes Americans stranded abroad who beg aid to return home, with 1890 cases last year and rising. Deserted wives, old age poverty, and student debts drive reliance on American residents in Paris to fund evacuations and support networks rather than government aid.
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Paris
Panama
United States
Europe
Cee
Paris beach combers must show citizenship for aid
The piece portrays Man W. W. Cotchett pressing for proof of American citizenship for distressed Americans seeking aid and transport home from Paris. It notes most “down and outers” have weak excuses and dismisses “deserving cases” as rare, with Salvation Army help limited to third class passage and beds.
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W. W. Cotchett
Cotchett
Salvation Army
Montemarlo
Montmartre
Former Thief Aids Police With Safe Opening
An aging man, once a famous safecracker, offered help to police in Atlantic City after a locked city safe held records and bail money. Using a sandpaper trick and careful tumblers, he opened the safe and discussed his past, then received food, shelter, and a boardwalk job. He asked to go straight.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cap
Jimmy Valentine
O. Henry
Missouri
Dog and Collie Capture Escaped Convict in Kingsbury
Harold Tyler fled Great Meadow prison ten miles north of Kingsbury. A collie owned by farmer M. C. Grinnell located him near the Grinnell farm after he ran into a swamp. The dog attacked the convict, knocked him down, and he surrendered as guards closed in.
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N. Y
M. C. Grinnell
Harold Tyler
Great Meadow
Here
Grinnell Farm
Tyler
Grinnell
Nell
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