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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
4
Idaho readers are urged to embrace growth through added population and investment. The piece argues that population spurs wealth and higher taxes only with more capital, noting a sparsely populated territory’s challenge in attracting outside money and the need to expand farms, markets, and payrolls.
A broad discussion notes three billion dollars in gold held by U S federal banks and its potential impact on prices. European nations lack gold for specie payments and may rely on readjustment to access U S gold. a speech by Senator Frank Gooding is cited amid debates on monetary policy. meanwhile Soviet rubles collapse in value as large notes replace smaller denominations.
Pinchot spent over a hundred thousand dollars in his primary campaign in Pennsylvania and secured the Republican nomination for governor. He is labeled a Progressive by opponents who claim many Republicans spent similar sums to win the nomination.
The article notes the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington travels by horse drawn vehicle on official visits while the Interior Department lags in speed. It also covers the Boise district court session where Charles Moody, former adjutant general, was convicted of unlawfully collecting $600.
A compact recap notes General James B. Weaver born in Dayton in 1833 and death in Des Moines in 1912, Arctic expeditions with Sir James Ross, 1864 events in Mexico under Maximilian and Carlotta, 1872 German Reichstag action against Jesuits, 1559 Michigan memorial at Gettysburg, 1899 New Richmond tornado toll, 1909 Edward VII awards South African war medals, and 1920 Harding nomination at Chicago Republican convention.
Today in history several notable births are noted. Viscountess Rhondda born forty years ago, Lady Victoria Mary Cambridge born twenty five years ago and Charles L McNary born in Oregon nearly a century ago are listed. Laurits Swenson and Robert A Cooper also commemorated with birthplaces in Minnesota and Laurens County. William R Shepherd of Columbia University, recently honored by the King of Spain, is cited among the day’s birthdays.
Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge, born June 12 1897, marks her twenty fifth birthday. She is a close friend of Princess Mary and a likely future participant in royal affairs as daughter of the Marquis of Cambridge and heir to titles linked to Windsor Castle. Her mother is Lady Margaret Grosvenor,
A Green Caterpillar laments its color and encounters a gray Grasshopper who argues against judging by appearance. The Grasshopper explains value lies in deeds while the butterfly that emerges from the caterpillar’s cocoon becomes the finest butterfly in the windlow.
A Saturday office clean up by Helen and Warren reveals chaos and dust as she tidies Warren’s cluttered law office. A chance interruption by Mr. Hawley exposes Warren’s client ties and leads to an unexpected social invitation while Helen fears exposure of her disguise.
A collection of curious notes on plants, animals, people, and customs. It mentions onions as flowering plants, toads with acute hearing, light traveling around the earth, a bone chandelier in a church, Abyssinia’s Christian history, and a Bohemian city. It also covers coin wear, sacrifice scents, goats’ milk yield, nail cutting superstitions, silver and golden anniversaries, eyelid motion, dog night barking penalties in Japan, Spanish beggars, cooking prowess in China, hair and beard customs, and gold leaf production details.
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