Golden Rule Sunday poster aids Near East Relief aid drive
International prize winning poster by G Patrick Nelson highlights the Armenian earthquake disaster. The Golden Rule Sunday campaign aims to raise funds for child welfare work in Armenia and surrounding regions, with relief needs estimated around 1 million dollars through June.
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G. Patrick Nelson
Henry Morgenthau
Armenia
Syria
Palestine
Turkey
Persia
Greece
Oreen
Relief
Coolidge
Lief
Syra
United States
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Thousand Attend Golden Rule Dinner in New York
More than a thousand leaders from religious civic and political circles gathered at the Hotel Pennsylvania for the Golden Rule Dinner marking International Golden Rule Sunday. Clergymen and philanthropists joined students serving in replicas of Near East Relief tableware used in Armenian earthquake aid.
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Betty Compton
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Brooklyn
Near East
Relief Work in Wake of Armenian Earthquake Hits Orphan City
Near East Relief reports severe damage to Leninakan Armenia orphanage centers after the quake that killed 500 and left 86 000 homeless. Officials estimate one million dollars is needed to restore the orphan city and sustain aid through June.
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Near East Relief
America
Armenia
Leninakan
Alexandropol
Sixty Countries to Observe Golden Rule Sunday
More than sixty nations are expected to join Golden Rule Sunday under the International Near East Association. The observance promotes peace and aid for Armenian earthquake victims and Near East relief children, with president Coolidge backing the effort and nations responding globally.
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Gordon L. Berry
International Near East Association
Near East
Armenia
American Near East Relief
Berry
Coolidge
First Washington Telephones From 1877 to World War II
The article chronicles Washington D C telephone growth from the 1877 line linking Chief Signal Officer offices to December 1900 with a second central office and 4 426 telephones, through 1900 to 1910s expansion, noting key subscribers and milestones including the White House Treasury and Bell. It highlights a surge during wartime and a gain of over 75 000 telephones in the last decade.
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Washington
D. C
U. S. Army
White House
State Department
Treasury Department
The
Evening Star
Ebbitt House
G. G. Hubbard
Alexander Graham Bell
Baltimore
Telephone system planned for Mukden and Changchun
Automatic telephones are to be installed in the Japanese settlements in Mukden and Changchun. The work will not be completed, however, until 1931 and is to cost 1,800,000 yen.
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Mukden
Changchun
$300 000 Trade Closed by Long Distance Call
A San Francisco steel broker sealed a $300,000 deal with Havana by Long Distance telephone in nine minutes, beating a rival who rushed across the continent to close in person. The broker had earlier closed a successful deal with New York by the same means, leaving the competitor stranded after a 5 000 mile trip.
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San Francisco
Havana
Cuba
New York
Edison praises telephone as it marks Golden Jubilee
Thomas A. Edison sends a congratulatory message to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company for its fiftieth anniversary. He commends the company on scientific foundation and business sagacity and notes the march of the telephone has been upward toward stupendous success with the end not yet.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Telephone Metal Cuts Costs for Bell System
Toledo's 50,000 telephones reflect a balance with Chile and Colombia. Research yields an alloy cheaper than platinum yet as efficient for contact points, producing large first cost savings for Bell System apparatus in a single year.
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Toledo
Chile
Colombia
South America
Bell System
Tree trimming guide aids linemen in line maintenance
A telephone lineman trained to protect wires carries a booklet prepared with forestry experts. It shows how to trim branches to benefit trees while preventing damage to cables.
Editorial Spotlight on Rising Telephone Rates
The piece explains why telephone rates rise with more subscribers despite cheaper services elsewhere. It notes that each new phone adds plant and operational complexity to connect with the national network, raising costs even as technology yields efficiencies. It argues ongoing innovations keep costs in check despite expanding demand.
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United States
Sted Htn
Ercemere Me
This Six Room Bungalow Adapts Self to Any Lot
A one story Colonial bungalow offers flexible layout for any lot orientation. Exteriors feature stained grey shingles with green roof options and white trim. It includes three bedrooms, a large sunroom, built in kitchen features, and a potential boiler room on the main floor to cut costs.
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