President scored for proposal in Armenia debate
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut disputes the President’s call for a U S mandate over Armenia. He questions authority, warns against military government, and argues the U S would be acting under the League of Nations. He cites Harbord and Moseley reports and flags risks of long-term occupation and conflict.
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Washington
Brandegee
Connecticut
United
Armenia
Hesaya
Enia
Congress
Presiden
Laea
Red Cross
Asia
League of Nations
Senate
League
Great Britain
France
Persia
Mesopotamia
Syria
Republican Woman Secures Cannery Wage Advance
Mrs Kath erine Phillips Edson of California, a Republican National Convention delegate and executive of the California State Industrial Welfare Commission, secures a $16 per week minimum wage for women in canneries after a protracted session with cannery operators. Her work places California at the forefront of progressive wage legislation and earns broad respect from employers and workers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kathérine Phillips Edson
Hicago
Industrial. ‘Welfare .Commission of California
Edson
Canning
California
Preacher Challenged by Audience Member During Sermon
In Wilmington Delaware, a sermon was interrupted when a disruptive attendee in the gallery pelted the crowd with horse chestnuts. The preacher paused, then the youth called out urging the speaker to continue, while officials were urged to back Harding and Governor Coolidge as aligned with Republican policy and public-sense.
Naval power debate on freedom of the seas and Pacific bases
Congressional remarks argue the United States must build a strong navy to safeguard freedom of the seas and commerce. The speaker contrasts American dreadnaughts with British ships, urges Pacific coast naval capacity, and cites the Helm Commission on expanding Puget Sound and Mare Island yards.
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Washington
Britton
Great Britain
England
Pacific
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
Speaker
Helm
Act of Congress
Congress
Atlantic
United States
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Mare Island
California Governor Opinion on Suffrage
Governor Stevens of California responded to a telegram from the Louisiana suffrage campaign committee. He stated that equal suffrage has justified itself in every way with clean government and improved moral welfare, and urged the Assembly to ratify or oppose the ratification. he conveyed that California supports woman suffrage.
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San Francisco
Cal
Stevens
California
Louisiana
General Assembly
Baton Rouge
Juror Awards $25,000 Over Tacks in Oxtail Soup
A jury awarded $25,000 against an eastern restaurant owner after serving a paper of tacks in a doctor’s oxtail soup. The case spurred debate over new taxes and government policy reflected in the Charleston News.
Motors in England to Shape National Roads Strategy
Scientific American reports England debates motor trucks as a major future factor in national transport. Proposed highway plans seek routes outside town borders to speed traffic, reduce town delays, and curb congestion, despite local traders and magistrates resisting changes for local gain.
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England
Scientific American
Improvements in King Road Drag by Ruppin of Pennsylvania
In Rural New Yorker L Ruppin describes upgrading the King road drag. He notes the original two log halves and chain hitch were weak and details a cortal improvement adding a two inch by a half inch wrought iron strip along the lower front leg for stronger drag performance.
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Pennsylvania
New Yorker
Rural motor transport boosts crop quality and market reach
The development of rural motor transportation promotes larger crops for better markets. Quick deliveries save perishable products and enable higher prices through superior condition upon arrival.
Proper Care for Roadsides and Roadside Value
A discussion on roadside maintenance emphasizes its impact on traveler pleasure road appeal and surrounding property values. It notes that even well built macadam or gravel roads benefit from tree cover to protect and enhance the highway’s overall impression.
Add to Social Advantages of the Country Church
They strengthen the country church, tend toward better living, bring good class of people into a community, and help to hold a bigger share of the best boys and girls on the farm.
Cost of a good read and proper construction costs
A garbled note discusses costs roughly at 2500 dollars for a first class build and mentions permanence when properly constructed. It appears as an informal estimate or fragment from a larger discussion.
Republican States Lead in Ratifying Nineteenth Amendment
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes twenty-nine states have ratified the nineteenth amendment while six Democratic states have done so. It urges Republican governors to call special sessions in Connecticut and Vermont to push for timely ratification so women can register for the November elections, warning Republicans to finish the job.
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United States
Connecticut
Vermont
Republican Party
Gr Eure
Republicana
Senator Warren G Harding Embodies True American Spirit
Calumet Mining Gazette hails Warren G Harding of Ohio as the embodiment of the true American spirit. The senator is described as a fine upstanding candidate and a man fully equal to the office, an honor to the country and the party.
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Warren G
Harding
Ohio
Calumet
Mich
Mining Gazette
Branson Secures First Oil Lease on New Mexico Indian Land
J. Branson of Thoreau obtained the first oil drilling lease on Indian land in New Mexico by applying to the Hayward agency in Santa Fe for the Bureau of Indian Affairs bond. The lease area lies north of Galup near Seven Lakes field, with Branson seeking a bond for the bureau limit. Branson, already drilling in Seven Lakes but not on Indian land, planned further Indian land drilling before leaving for Thoreau.
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New Mexico
J. ¥. Branson
Thoreau
Hayward Agency
Santa Fe
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Galup
Navajo Reservation
Branson
Bureau
Seven Lakes
A. M.edwarda
Mr. Branson
Platform praised as strong Republican document gains support
Chicago platform emerges as sturdy and traditional despite some compromises. The Berlin revolt is noted as having passed without disrupting streetcar service.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Minneapolis (Minn
Berlin
Tragic Comic Missive Warns Flagstaff Subscribers
A misprinted tale from the Coconino Sun recounts a chaotic home scene caused by a mother skipping a paper subscription. A boy borrows a neighbor’s copy, a fence injury, a cow’s death, cream spilled, teeth broken, and livestock mischief culminate in a moral urging readers to subscribe.
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Coconino Sun
Women at Chicago Rally for Decency in Politics
Tulsa World notes the Republican convention in Chicago highlighted women as wholesome mothers of men who stand for decency. It praises their influence as practical and idealistic, urging influence on American decency and policy.
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Chicago
Tulsa
Okla
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Flagstaff
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