United States Pushes Armament Limitation at Conference
Secretary Hughes opens the disarmament conference with a call for action. He outlines a US plan including a ten year naval construction holiday, scrapping capital ships, and specific tonnage limits for the United States Great Britain and Japan. The proposal notes substantial US losses in ships already built and to be destroyed, signaling a hard sacrifice to curb global armaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hughes
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Grea Britain
Secretary Hughes Signals U S Lead in Armament Reduction
In a candid address at the conference the secretary states the United States is ready to lead in disarmament. He emphasizes sincerity and practical steps, noting 740 tons figures and Japan as points of comparison while highlighting the government’s earnest desire to lower armament levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
United States
Statue at Boise in Honor of Senator Heyburn
Citizens and Captain A H Conner urge erection of a statue of late Senator W J Weyburn on the capitol grounds. The piece notes Heyburn shaped Idaho’s constitutional law and earned national clout through his work on pure food legislation. It warns proposed legal revisions could complicate mining rights and burden industry, urging rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
A. H. Conner
W. J. Weyburn
Capitol
State House
Commonwealth
Heyburn
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
South
Union
Sentiment against change in mining law in Coeur d Alene
The Miner reports that in the Coeur d Alene district prevailing sentiment is against the proposed revision of mining laws and that opposition is strong in other western mining states. It argues that mining has prospered for over 50 years under the present law and radical changes may be unwise despite seeming practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur -Alene
East West travel boom 1925 26 in northwest plan
The article forecasts a surge of transcontinental tourist travel to the Pacific coast driven by highway funding and a 1926 Portland exposition. It estimates four million visitors spending about 50 dollars each, totaling 200 million, and urges Idaho towns to prepare by providing information on investment opportunities and local attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Portland
Idaho
Northwest
Ace
Mullan
Kellogg
Arentz and New Mining Law
The piece analyzes how Samuel S. Arentz, Nevada congressman at large and a mining engineer, entered politics by backing a new mining code. It notes the bill’s clash with prospectors, Reno protests, and Arentz's explanation that sponsoring the measure would help defeat it, highlighting the political skill involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel 8. Arentz
Nevada
Arentz
Committee of Engineers
Bureau of Mines
Arents
Arent
Reno
United States
Mr. Arentz
Cabins of the Old West by Frank Linderman
A Montana poem recalling dirt-roofed cabins, rambling homesteads, and open doors. The speaker cherishes simple hospitality and honest West winters, noting a vanished era and the spirit that bound neighbors together. The piece laments a lost friend and the enduring memory of rustic homes and plains.
Eastern View of Metal Mining
An essay extols mining as a source of vast wealth, arguing that investors from moderate sums can gain large profits through mining ventures. It praises westward mining expansion, trusts, and the synergy between miners and financiers, noting numerous mines, high dividends, and the potential to double capital with modest risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Amalgamated Copper Trust
Nerve and Moral Courage in Wartime Feats
The New York Herald notes feats of nerve from wartime aviation to snake handling, praising Sergeant Chambers for parachuting at five miles while smoking. Curator Ditmars saves a cobra with a film removed from its eyes, and Sergeant Woodfill is praised not for battlefield kills but for his wife’s claim he is unafraid to wash dishes, signaling moral courage beyond mere bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Chambers
Ditmars
Bronx
Mr. Ditmars
Ditmar
Samuel Woodfill
How to Beat the Landlord
A St Louis Times piece argues rents are high because many families live in homes owned by others. It advocates a simple plan: every head of a family should secure a home of their own to defeat landlords and reduce tenant oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Massachusetts residents named thriftiest in the nation
Government figures indicate people in Massachusetts are the thriftiest in the United States based on spending and savings patterns observed in recent data. The report highlights state trends in budgeting, consumer behavior, and financial management among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
United States
Reduce telephone rates in Idaho installation charges
The Grangeville Free Press urges state Public Utilities Commission action to revise telephone company charges. It notes a long standing $8.50 installation fee collected when phones are installed, often nonrefundable, and proposes a reasonable subscriber deposit as assurance the service will be retained for a fair length of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grangeville Free Press
State
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho
Nome
Telephone Directory Graft Alleged by Utilities Oversight
The piece argues telecom charges are excessive including an $8.50 installation fee and a per name directory change fee. It urges refunds or deposits to hold subscribers for a year, condemning these practices as graft and demanding action by the public utilities commission.
Complaining Caravaners Face Idaho Pioneer Hardships
The Brooklyn caravaners who traveled to Idaho last summer to become farmers report tough conditions. They lament isolation from the railroad the difficulty of marketing crops and drier water than in Brooklyn. Yet the piece asks whether earlier settlers such as Mormons and 1840s and 1850s pioneers were deterred, or if they built an empire despite hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
Idaho
Pioneer Stock and Modern Caravans in the West
The passage contrasts early settlers who faced harsh frontiers with modern caravans of poorer travelers lacking connections or supplies. It questions whether today’s caravanners are feeble and if failing would reflect on eastern civilization, asserting pioneer stock was sturdy and helped build America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Learning the Lesson From a Harrisburg Telegraph Opinion
A woman critic argues Americans crave home life over nightlife and war-time excess. She contends the drift back to home is a healthy sign, warning that disregard for home signals degeneration while praising simple pleasures, family ties, and quiet domestic life over Jazz age excess.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallace
Wallace Printing Company
Germany
Conference of Nations
Harding
Boise
Senator Heyburn
Frank 8. Linderman
Montana
Harrisburg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!