Automobile Toll in 1924 Sets Stark Record of Deaths
Nationwide totals show 19 000 deaths and 450 000 injuries in 1924 with 5 700 child fatalities. Daily average 52 deaths and 1 180 injuries, 1 685 killed and 5 650 injured at grade crossings. Despite more cars, the rise was only four percent over 1923 due to safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Bureau of Casualty and Survey
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
Ohio
Newark
N. J
Albany
N. Y
Norfolk
San Antonio
Tex
President Coolidge Opposes Navy as Police Duty
In a White House briefing President Coolidge rejected using naval vessels for police action while reaffirming support for law enforcement budgets. The coast guard funding remains within approved estimates. An agricultural report recalls historical prices and a German election shows women voting. A calf roping contest is planned involving public figures. Congressman Butler suggests strengthening Hawaii as a strategic peacemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti- Saloon League
Ram Row
Sandy Hook
Coolidge
Ite House
Coast Guard
Congressmen push Geneva gas ban extends to parliaments
Congressman Burton introduces a Geneva conference resolution to ban poison gas in warfare and suggests extending the restriction to parliamentary bodies. An Austrian republic expresses official thanks for timely aid, but European gratitude appears limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Matrimonially a king
A fragmented narrative notes a wife obsessed with material comforts and errands. The speaker critiques her fixation on possessions and the idle show of wealth, while mentioning a husband who seems to know her tendencies.
Birthdays today for Gadski Osterhaus and Monro
Celebrated birthdays mark Mme Johanna Gadski born in Andamw Prussia 53 years ago, Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus born in Belleville DL 74 years ago, and General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro who led the 1915 Dardanelles expedition born 65 years ago today.
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Mme
Johanna Gadski
Andamw
Prussia
Hugo Osterhaus
Belleville
Sir Charles Carmichael Monro
Dardenelles
Anniversary recalls General Slocum disaster in New York
The 21st anniversary observance marks the General Slocum steamboat catastrophe where 1031 people died in New York. Also noted are commemorations by Northwestern University and Deseret News, with other items on housing, a Portland festival, and a San Francisco matricide trial for Dorothy Ellingson.
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New York
Northwestern University
Evanston
Deseret News
Salt, Lake City
Portland
Ore
Paria
Dorothy Ellingson
Sanisco
Jan
Aingies Wee
Betty Learns About Smelt Fishing in Cape Tormentine
Betty and the travel elf Goocomback visit Quebec and Cape Tormentine New Brunswick to see smelt fishing on the ice. Fishermen drill holes, use tin cans as bait, and nets scoop wriggling fish into piles for packing and shipping. Betty returns to school recalling the lesson.
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Betty
Canada
Cape Tormentine
New Brunswick
Letty
Quebec
Go Comeback
Goeomeback
St. Lawrence
Go Como
SUB ROSA Blahs and the art of sincerity in dating
The piece critiques insincerity in social flirting, noting how women labeled as blah are mocked by men. It argues modern boys see through deception, preferring honesty over clever pretenses, and urges girls to be sincere to maintain popularity and esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Newan
Pat
Annie Morris
Willie
Trade and Professional Associations Listed Across Cities
A compilation lists regional chapters including San Francisco National Electric Light Association and Colorado Springs National Soda Manufacturers' Association with entries for Birmingham Birmingham National Travellers' Protective Association and Anneapolis National Tuberculosis Association. Other towns include Biloxi Southern Commercial Secretaries' Association White Sulphur Springs Society of Automotive Engineers and Houston Retail Coal Dealers' Association of Texan Swampscott Massachusetts State Elka Association Niagara Falls New York State Pharmaceutical Association.
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San Francisco
National Electric Light Association
Francisco—Pacific Coast Electrical Association
Birmingham
Ala
National Travelers’ Protective Association
Colorado Springe
National Soda Manufacturers’ Asociation
Anneapolis
National Tuberculosia Association
Biloxi
Miss
Southern Commercial Secretaries’ Association
White Sulphur Springs
Society of Automotive Engineers
Hounton
Texas
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association of Texan
Swampscott
Mass
Masachusetts State Elka’ Association
Niagara Falls
N. Y
New York State Pharmaceutical Association
English boy Willie James aims billiard record at eleven
England reports a prodigy named Willie James aged eleven with insured hands and arms for 50000 dollars. He has played since age three and made a 97 break on a full table. Standing four feet tall he can reach only to the table edge as markers with rests follow him, while he strikes with his cue level with his shoulder.
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England
Willie James
Willie
What This Day Means to You
A dated almanac style reading notes high enthusiasm today with cautious optimism and warns against overreaching hopes. It foresees mixed health for children born today and suggests lasting progress comes from steady effort not luck. It lists notable figures born or died on those dates and historic events tied to the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Ogden
William Henry Shoek
Porter McCumber Named to International Joint Commission
Noted North Dakota politician Porter J McCumber formerly senator and longtime public servant is named by President Coolidge to the International Joint Commission. The article recounts his Illinois birth, Michigan Law School degree, Dakota legal career, territorial and state service, and four US Senate terms. It also lists historical anniversaries including George Washington’s 1775 appointment and a 1836 governorship milestone.
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Porter J. McCumber
International Joint Commission
Coolidge
United States Senate
North Dakota
Tlinois
McCumber
University of Michigan
Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Mussolini Rule Threatened by Kidnapping and Murder
Kidnapping and killing of a socialist Chamber of Deputies official raises fears for Mussolini regime. Tribune notices include want ads seeking results and responses to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Tribune
Water between feedings for infants and the rise of athletics in China
A health article urges giving babies small amounts of cool water between feeds to rest digestive powers and foster a water drinking habit. It notes breast and cow milk provide most body water, but added sugars in condensed or modified milk raise water needs. The piece ends with a remark on growing school athletics in China.
Questioning college value over trades in a poem
The piece argues a college education may not suit every path and questions why youth should pursue four years for success when skilled trades such as plumbing already offer steady work. It critiques emphasis on prestige, suggests practical paths, and contemplates future brightness in nonacademic careers.
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Real Sport
By Briggs
Associated Prean
Pocetelle
Tribune Ie
Pocatello
Idaho
the Tribune Co., Ltd
William Wallin
Nicholas Ib FT
Chas. G. Sumner. Seaiter
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Illinois
Morgan County
Omaha
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Butler
House Naval Committee
Hawaii
Gibraltar
Austrian Republic
Europe
Hugh McKay
Amr
Miy Husbend
Americcan
By Mimi
Gemini
Henry 8. Sanford
Lees H. Smith
Bill Arp
Hunt M. McCook
Colorado
del Smith Tussell
United States
Kittanning
Boise
James K. Polk
Nashville
Tenn
Mecklenburg County
N. C
Forsythe
Bismark
Yellowstone River
San Bernardino County
Calif
French Court of Cassation
Charles de Lesseps
Heppner,regon
Hague
Congress
George Washington
George Txphen
Idondater
Charles A. L. Reed, M.D
China
James J. Montague
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