France and Germany May Reform Education to End Hatred
The report notes efforts by French and German educators to reform national schooling to stop anti-French feeling in Germany and anti-German sentiment in France. French Minister M. Banzie met Berlin officials and urged peace through impartial truth and international reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
M. Banzie
Berlin
Brunot
Becker
Prussia
M. Benzie
Europe
German Republic
Is the Primary Worth While
The New York World argues the direct primary questions its value as a tool of popular government. Voter turnout in 1924 shows low participation: only about half of Democratic enrollees and a third of Republicans voted in the primary. The piece notes the system favors party regulars and machine-backed candidates, with independents often ignored and calls for evidence that primaries aid independents or improve election methods. It cites New York as the first real test of the direct primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Smith
Roosevelt
Walker
New York
Scolding and Scolders Across Society and Time
A brief essay on universal habit of criticism from spouses to neighbors and drivers. It notes cartoons exaggerate marital scolding and cites statistics on cosmetics, tobacco, and automobile disputes as examples. The piece ends by questioning Romania's debt and a playful line about who put the rum in Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Bureau
Roumania
United States
Rumania
Good Night Stories capers with a tree bat and elf friend
David argues about washing his face then meets Happy Giggles and a talking Tree Bat. They watch Mr Tree Bat hang by his toes to clean, joke about sleeping upside down, and note red bats are first out at dusk before David races to wash before his dad arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Tree Bat
Mr. Tree
Mr. Tree Bat
Happy Giggles
Every School Child Carries A Savings Account
Duluth Minnesota tops class A schools in the American Bankers Association ranking with 99.7 percent of students carrying savings deposits. In class B Evanston Illinois leads with 97.3 percent, Pekin Illinois 100 percent in class C, and Albemarle North Carolina 100 percent in class D. Havana drivers protest a traffic ordinance requiring uniforms and won their case.
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Duluth, Minn
American Bankers Association
Evanston
Tiil
Pekin, Tr
Havana
Matrimonially Speaking by Hugh McKay
A humorous reflection on marriage in which a husband notes his wife’s perpetual lateness and indifference to urgency. He jokes about her delays and suggests only time itself could compel her to hurry, ending with a tease about future topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delas
Lively
Italian observes Columbus Day as national holiday first time
The piece notes Italy's Columbus Day becoming a national holiday for the first time and lists various tributes and events across the country honoring historical figures and church leaders. It mentions Rev W Kertrand Stevens anniversary, Gen Robert E Lee memorials, Dr Lyman Beecher born 150 years ago, and other civic ceremonies.
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Toraw
Italy
W. Kertrand Stevens
Episcopal Diocese
Los Angeles
Robert B. Lee
Lyman Beecher
Aly
Henry Ward Beecher
Harrie Beecher Stowe
Interparliamentary Union
Washington
Puesta
Ottawa
John Gregory Murray
Hartford
Conn
Certh
Portland
Chicago, Tock Island Pacific Railway
Kansas City
U. 8 Navy
Durin
Boston
Rt Rev John G Murray to Be Installed Portland Bishop
Rt Rev John G Murray moves from Hartford Conn where he served as auxiliary bishop to be installed as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland Maine. Murray, born 1877 in Waterbury Conn, studied at Holy Cross and Louvain. He taught at St Thomas Seminary and served as chancellor of Hartford before becoming auxiliary bishop.
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John G. Murray
Portland
Maine
Hartford
Louvain
Belgium
New Haven
St. Thomas's Seminary
Notable birthday anniversaries of historical figures today
Elmer A. Sperry born Corl N Y 65 years ago today. Michael J. Curley archbishop Baltimore born Athelone Ireland 46 years ago today. Chester L. Long born Perry County Pa 65 years ago today. Howard M. Gore born Clarksburg W Va 48 years ago today. Gen William L Sibert born Gadsden Ala 65 years ago today.
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Elmer A. Sperry
Corland
N. Y
Michael J. Curley
Baltimore
Athelone
Ireland
Chester L. Long
Kansas
American Bar Association
Perry County
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Clarksburg
W. Va
William L. Sibert
France
Alabama Docks Commission
Gadsden
Ala
Baroness de Alcahall. famed Spanish war heroine
Spain honors Baroness de Alcahall a celebrated war figure who served as a commissioned officer and nurse in Morocco she wore the uniform and was twice wounded Her valor earned decorations from the king and queen and she is also noted as an artist
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Spain
Baroness de Alcahall
Morocco
Marriageless world plan and fuel from prickly pears
Glen B. Winship advances a theory of a marriageless world proposing a tax system to fund support for women and children with public parentage declarations. The piece also notes a new process to produce alcohol suitable for motor fuel from prickly pears.
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Glen B. Winship
What This Day Means to You Personality Horoscope Today
Today's favorable planetary influences encourage early positive action on ideas and plans including business changes and new projects. In the evening stay poised to avoid adverse vibes. Children born today show rugged health but need guidance in teens. birthdays reveal mixed sales potential and notable virtues. Historical figures linked include Stewart, Trumbull, Cable, Modjeska, Valleria, Sibert.
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Alexander T. Stewart
Lyman Trumbull
George W. Cable
Helena Modjeska
Alvina Valleria
William Luther Sibert
Wilson Birthplace Memorial discussed for Staunton Virginia
Plans for a national shrine include preserving the Woodrow Wilson birthplace home in Staunton Virginia, restoring the Mary Baldwin chapel where he was baptized, and building Woodrow Wilson hall as the Mary Baldwin College administration building. The Washington District of Columbia committee led by E Hilton Jackson and Admiral Cary T Grayson chaired the meeting. A separate note from Sacramento says refrigerator car shortages reduce grape shipments from 1500 to 800 daily, not worrying growers due to crowded eastern markets.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Washington and District 6 Columbia Committee
Mayflower
E. Hilton Jackson
Washington Committee
Cary T. Grayson
William Beverley Mason
Daniel C. Roper
James H. Taylor
Huston Thompson
Kate Trenholm Abrams
Blair Bannister
Sacramento
Cal
Poem and brief political musings from Montague
A mixed clipping critiques nature’s pests with boll weevil imagery and laments ongoing battles against new bugs. The column shifts to a brief political note on New York antifascist demonstrations and the Chilean presidency, then ends with a satirical line about Henry Ford and dairy chemistries.
Today in History and Anniversaries Highlights
A digest of notable dates and figures: 1844 George W. Cable born in New Orleans and died 1925 in St. Petersburg. 1845 first U.S. Industrial Congress in New York. 1855 Col J I Ross organized volunteers in Oregon. 1856 Chicago introduces free evening schools. 1870 Gen Robert E Lee dies in Vermont. 1871 Grant issues Klan proclamation. 1892 Alexander Davidson dies Fort Wayne. 1923 Prince of Wales welcomed in Montreal. A year ago today the Prince visited Duluth and ZR-3 left Friedrichshafen for the U S.
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George W. Cable
New Orleans
St. Petersburg
Fla
Industrial Congress of
United States
New York
Westmoreland County
Grant
Ku Klux Klan
Alexander Davidson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Virginia
Prince of Wales
Montreal
Social weariness in the race for endless invitations
A reader warns that chasing constant social events drains nerve energy and harms health. The piece cites a New York example of a socialite juggling dances and luncheons, risking health at twenty five, and urges moderation in accepting invitations to avoid burnout.
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New York
Mother
Ding
Chang
Ourakomedia
Mimi
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Pocatello
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William Wallin
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Chas, G. Bumner
League of Nations
League Court
United States of Europe
Great Britain
Napoleon
England
Kaiser
von Tirpitz
Hugh McKay
Libra
James J. Montague
Solini
Chile
Henry Ford
Duluth
Friedrichshafen
By. Briggs
Wilkie
Laurel
Misa
1 Fiber Company
Werute Pean Mae
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