Shipping Dispute Persists Over American Merchant Marine
Washington confronts a clash between the shipping board and the fleet corporation amid calls to abolish the Shipping Board. Commissioner Thompson resigns to argue the board is essential. A pro American outlook faces internationalist pressures while U S income data show gains then a dip. Rum running ships reportedly move toward southern coasts amid European neutrality reflections.
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Shipping Board
Fleet Corporation
Washington
Congress
Thompson
Great Britaan
Coolidge
Nebraska farmer quits farming to enter politics
A Nebraska man with thirty years in agriculture says farming is not profitable and announces he has moved into politics, effectively giving up farming to pursue framing.
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Nebraska
London Paper Advocates Calling War The European War
A London paper argues the conflict should be named The European War to avoid implying American involvement. The piece mocks a returned missionary for missing price tags on American women’s dress and notes the Italian debt commission seeks a fifty percent reduction citing Columbus.
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London
America
Christopher Columbus
Prohibition and crime trigger postal fortification in Boston
A string of holdups prompts enhanced security at the Boston post office. The Methodist church denies responsibility for a prohibition report, likely to be blamed on the navy department. In Ohio, officers discover several hundred liquor cases hidden in a hayload, a sign of moonshine activity.
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Boston
Methodist Church
Navy Department
Ohio
Libra daily forecast urges steady effort and self control
The reading says favorable planetary aspects until noon allow steady work and progress toward goals. In the afternoon overcast conditions require curbing energies and impulses to avoid disappointment. Birthdays note sensitive, generous, ambitious people who must balance self sacrifice with assertiveness. Prominent birthdays include Amanda Theodosia Jones and Fanny Hurst.
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Green Bay
Amanda Theodosia Jones
John W. Chadwick
Thomas Allen
Fanny Hurst
Hermann A. Metz
New Torx
John H. Finlay
Dance Back to Youth Poem and Miscellany Notes
A humorous column blends verse and prose on aging and dancing as a path to vigor. It features a doctor, a nurse Eunice O Grady inspired dance lessons, a reflective speaker, and a punchline about aging, succumbing to leisure, and a lawyer for a will. Also satirical lines on color perception kettledrums and a note on cold storage eggs classed as fresh.
Cranswick Tory Named Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor
Cranswick Tory, a 63 year old insurance executive and McGill graduate born in Nova Scotia, is sworn in as lieutenant governor. He previously directed a major Canadian insurer and began public service in 1911 when elected to the provincial legislature. He becomes the third consecutive LG from the insurance sector.
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Was, Cranswick Tory
Nova Scotia
Canada
McGill University
Tory
Ova Scotia
Oklahoma Man Aims First Gun Drill At Fort Logan
Claude Davidson of Miami Oklahoma joined the citizens training camp at Fort Logan for his first gun drill after enlisting in 1917. He served overseas throughout World War I as a lawyer in the adjutant general’s office before learning to shoot.
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Claude Davidson
Miami
Okla
Citizens
Fort Logan
Judge Advocate
Adjutant General
France
States
If Only The Grounds Had Five Times Capacity
The piece muses that larger capacities at Pittsburg and Washing ton ballparks would have increased World Series gate receipts. It frames the idea as a poetically echoed thought on lost potential and money in baseball.
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Pittsburg
Washington
Today’s anniversaries span revolutions to charity gifts
Key dates include 1781 Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown ending the American Revolution and 1923 governors pledging full cooperation in Prohibition enforcement. Other items note Roger Williams banishment in 1635 and Cassius Clay born 1810, plus Rockefeller gifts exceeding $500.9 million.
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Roger Williams
Massachusetts
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lyman Hall
Georgia
Burke Coounty
Wallingford
Conn
Cassius M. Clay
Madison County
Whitehall
McKinley
Chicago
Roderic William Cameron
New York
Australia
Canada
Italy
Bulgaria
Conference of State Governors
West Baden
Coolidge
Today's Birthdays and Conventions Open Today
Notables born on this day include Maj. Gen. William H. Johnston in Cincinnati now retiring at 64, Herman A. Metz in New York City at 58, former congressman William L. Igoe of St. Louis at 46, author Fannie Hurst in St. Louis at 36, and catcher Robert J. O’Farrell of the Chicago team in Waukegan at 29. Conventions opening today cover the Detroit Tee Cream Manufacturers, St. Louis Public Health Association, Atlantic City hardware group, Louisville Hospital association, Cleveland Paint and Varnish, Oakland Northern California W Co, Portland Maine Women Voters, among others. Dreams cost money especially when you marry one.
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William H. Johnston
Cincinnati
Herman A. Metz
New York City
William L. Igoe
St. Louis
Detroit
National Association of
American Public Health Association
Atlantic City
National Hardware Association
Louisville
American Hospital Association
Cleveland
National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association
Oakland
Calif
Northern
California
Portland
Maine League of Women Vaters
Ice Princess Turned Loose by Bad Company
Leigh reveals Estelle, once aloof and adored, has changed after associating with boisterous peers. The piece warns readers to choose friends carefully to avoid losing charm and becoming a showy, loud image. Mimi offers personal replies to love questions.
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Estelle
Leigh
Anyoy
Katelle
Ice Princess
Bautelle
Wstelle
Mimi
Reversible fashion in Monte Carlo styles at casino
Monte Carlo reports reversible dresses cloaks and hats on display at the Casino as the new model appears popular. The features highlight versatile wear for evening and day events with practical styling noted by observers.
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Monte Carlo
Weather-Proof Petrels Watch Storms In Make-Believe Tale
Dotty meets Happy Giggles and Daddy Stormy Petrel in Happy Elfin Land where Petrels claim to be weather prophets. They explain storms bring their meals as the hatchlings grow, and Dotty visits a muddy island to see Mother Stormy Petrel with a puff-ball chick before hurrying home.
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Dotty
Dot
Daddy Stormy P
Happy Gi
Daddy Stormyry
Happy Gles
Stormy Petrel
Theo
Daddy Stormy Petrel
Daddy Trel
Witch Talks On Opera And Surgical Fame
A narrator praises a renowned female surgeon, noting her ether smell and rapid recoveries. He recalls personal connections and her reputation as one of the best in the country, claiming multiple operations and controversial trials. The piece blends theatrical metaphors with medical feats and ends with a domestic note.
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Femar
Pot gas bomb attacks hit Chicago apartment block
A gas bomb exploded in a vestibuled north side building injuring three women and endangering several occupants. Police say the attack targeted Anna Coombs, 30, wife of a policeman, the second such strike in four weeks and the tenth intrusion at the building. The device was left after a summons to a door late at night.
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Chicago
Anna Coombs
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