Reapportionment urged for Congress under Coolidge plan
Massachusetts Republicans press President Coolidge to back a census based reapportionment proposal. The plan would raise House membership from 435 to 485 with many states gaining seats including California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts while others keep current totals. Opponents in Congress are expected.
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Massachusetts
Coolidge
Congress
House of Representatives
House
House of Commons
Reichstag
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
States
Can We Give Them Up
A columnist argues the United States cannot relinquish Philippines territory under the Constitution. George Fairchild says Congress lacks power to abandon acquired lands unless in war, prompted by Charles Underhill’s independence view. Also notes Mussolini Caesar praise, meat consumption, Tammany politics, Chicago gangsters, German capital exits, Italian fascist rioting, and a Paris dinner quip.
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Cyeorge Fairchild
Leonard Wood
United States
Philippines
Mr. Fairchild
White Court
Fairchild
Charles Underhill
Rep
Mass
America
The
This Day Forecast for Virgo Born Individuals
Daily horoscope notes a complex planetary day with a noon to sundown risk of quarrels and discontent. For those born today, focus on restraint, method, and careful decision making. several notable figures are cited as successful examples.
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M.A. de Wolfs Howe
Frederick H. Bigelow
Rufua F. Zogbaum
Nighttime Paddle Reveals Mrs Grebe Nesting Pair
Bobby and Squeedee meet Mrs Grebe along a stream as she tenders a nest of grasses and two yellowed eggs. The bird explains parental devotion and her aquatic family life, while the trio watches the dusk nesting pair move along the waterway.
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Bobby
Squeedee
Joyland
Mrs. Grebe
Bqueedee
Grebenor
Squeedes
Notable Births and Deaths Through History
A compact rundown lists key dates and figures: 1595 Drake and Hawkins sail against Spanish West Indies. 1749 Goethe born. 1832 died. 1791 Marmaduke born. 1890 Bonham dies. 1897 expedition return. 1924 Hen Gage dies. Also a stray line recounts Bobby’s hand Squeedeo racing along a path to the woods.
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir John Hawkins
England
West Indies
Joann Wolgang von Goethe
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Weimar
Meredith M. Marmaduke
Missouri
Westmore
Milledge L. Bonham
South Carolina
White Labour
Matrimonially Speaking and Today’s Events
A humor column on packing habits between spouses contrasts with dated items noting Saint Augustine festival events and anniversaries. The piece references Seventy-five years since the Dover Calais cable and John Hancock's elopement, plus upcoming conventions in Racine Michigan and Grand Rapids.
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Dover
Calais
John Hancock
Dorothy Quincy
Fairfield
Conn
Protestant Episcopal Church
Racine
Wis
St. Augustine
Fla
America
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Ladies of the G. A. R
Coolidge Ends Vacation and Returns to Washington
One year ago today President Coolidge left Plymouth Virginia Island with his family ending their vacation and heading back to Washington to resume duties.
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President Coolidge
Plymouth, VI
Washington
Truth and Poetry Taste Clash in Crime and Romance
A mix of satire and gossip riffs through literary taste and crime reporting. The speaker notes preferring sensational fiction and newspaper scandals while wading through the idea that true happiness hinges on a favored political fiction. The piece jabs at modern writers and social norms with playful moral musings.
Climate contrasts and curious customs across nations
The text tours climate similarities, poisonous honey, a UK silk trade ruined by a murderess in black silk, Finnish bread with earth mixed in, and Wilmington police carrying umbrellas, highlighting odd, world-spanning particulars.
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South Africa
California
England
Finland
Wilmington
N. C
Business Girls and the Hum Problem in the Office
A humorous column discusses office humming and its effect on male workers. A facetious employee jokes a stenographer could be fired for humming, noting that persistent singing annoys men and disrupts work. The piece advises softening humming to succeed as a business girl or social figure.
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Eve
Mimi
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notable U.S. Figures
James Couzens of Michigan born in Chatham Ontario 53 years ago. Jacob A O Preus former Minnesota governor born in Columbia County 42 years ago. Roland Thaxter Harvard botany professor born Newton Massachusetts 67 years ago. Elmer E Brown NYU chancellor born Chautauqua County New York 64 years ago. Union County Tennessee born congressman J Will Taylor 45 years ago. He who gambles picks his own pocket.
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James Couzens
United States
Michigan
Chatham Ont
Jacob A. O. Preus
Minnesota
Columbia Countis
Roland Thaxter
Emeritu
Harvard University
Bor
Newton
Mass
Elmer E. Brown
New York University
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Ag Congress
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