Assassination of Mrs Evans Provokes British Outrage
British subject Mrs Rosalie Evans was ambushed and killed near her Puebla ranch amid Mexican agrarian conflicts. The case implicates the Obregon government and Mexican authorities, with Britain demanding accountability as Prime Minister Macdonald weighs action against Mexico.
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Rosalie Evans
Puebla
Mexico
Great Britain
Evans
Cummins
Obregon
Macdonald
Britain
Hwang
Growth in Building Activity Urges Budget Support
The growing south shows a rise in building statistics for the first half of 1924 versus the prior year as investors seek reimbursement and attractive returns. The district expects next year's needs to exceed current appropriations by about 4 million, with 3.9 million already tied to salaries, leaving a modest 1 million net increase. The Budget Bureau should approve local needs driven by necessity and rapid capital growth.
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oOo
Iife
Bureau of the Budget
Toy
Military facts and U S army spending critique
The piece questions the National Council for Prevention of War and its portrayal of American militarism. It argues the Constitution restricts army building, notes U S armed forces are comparatively small, and claims current expenditures are far lower than a decade ago relative to other powers. It contrasts Britain and France, highlighting perceived imbalances.
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National Council For Prevention of War
Council
Congress
United States
France
Britain
Per capita military costs and prewar budget shifts
The article contrasts U S military spending with Japan Britain France and Italy showing per capita costs and postwar budget shifts. It notes total War Department funding fell from about one-fourth to one-tenth of the budget and accuses the National Council for Prevention of War of misrepresenting General Pershing's activities and U S defense emphasis.
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Japan
Great Britain
France
Britain
Tredar
Japans
War Department
National Council For Prevention of War
Lkely
The Two-Thirds Rule in Democratic Conventions
An editorial argues the two-thirds rule sustains Democratic unity by requiring broad North South support, preventing lone-voice nominees, and ensuring small states have a say. It cites past convention dynamics, warns abolition could produce unpalatable coalitions, and urges keeping the rule to secure electoral viability.
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Firat
South
Congress
Pennsylvania
Mr. Davis
United States
Longfellow at Grand Pre monument urged
A proposed monument and memorial park at Grand Pre honors Longfellow for popularizing the Acadian exile story. The piece argues his epic helped readers understand both sides beyond traditional histories, despite some debate over factual detail. the advocates push public memory through a commemorative tribute.
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Longfelow
Grand Pre
Burt
Monument to Longfellow Praised as Global Honor
The article lauds Longfellow’s worldwide esteem and support for erecting a monument. It argues that readers in various lands value him highly, placing him among America's top poets and highlighting the need for a monument as a testament to his lasting influence beyond national borders.
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Longfellow
Laughing Prophet of New York Foresees End of Laughter
A grave New York professor predicts laughter will fade as knowledge spreads. He argues true humor comes from learning and that ignorance takes things too seriously. The piece muses that wisdom often accompanies a sense of humor and that humor survives beyond mere knowledge.
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New York
Socrates
Wage Paying by Check Earns Mixed Reviews in New York
A state study shows 84 firms applied for wage check permits. Of these, 59 find the method satisfactory, 11 dissatisfied, and 5 not in operation. Proponents cite reduced robberies and records, while opponents warn of higher cost, confidentiality loss, and forgery risks.
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New York State
State Department of Labor
Dhec
Timber Resources Dwindling Warns of Exhaustion
An investigator reports timber supply is alarmingly reduced with excess cutting over growth and reforestation, a trend echoed by authorities. Figures indicate a more than 75 percent reduction, urging economy in use and systematic efforts to restore resources.
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American Timber Resources
Wame
The Great Condenser and a Sun Editor
A fragment from Edward P. Mitchell recalls Charles A. Dana and the New York Sun in 1875. It details a cub view of the newsroom with a decisive editor known for swift manuscript decisions and a bustling editorial floor.
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Edward P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
Sun
Frankfort Street
Observer
Great Editor Dana Unmasked as Dr John Wood
A vivid caricature reveals a tyrannical editor tearing through pages with a blue pencil and tobacco spray. The narrator realizes the stern figure is Dr John Wood famed as the great American condenser, once celebrated as Dana.
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Dana
John Wood
Life of Warships and Immigrant Quotas Reflected in Era
A Dutch-bite style survey covers obsolescent battleships from 1914 and postwar fleet carnage, with notes on American visitors to London and a Paris-like memorial site. It surveys immigration shifts after 1890, census impact, and rising foreign-born populations in New York, Boston, Chicago, and other cities, plus eclectic items on What izit at the Washington zoo and Elgin Cathedral, Fourth of July in Chile, and various cultural notes.
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George
Spithead
Hector Bswater
Baltimore Sun
London
the Chronicle
Onel
Bondoner
Westend
England
Germany
Europe
Roy J. Gari
Austria
Czechhoslovakia
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Rumania
Russia
Latvia
Lithuania
Spain
Galicia
Portugal
Jugoslavia
Syria
Sweden
Turkey
America
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Providence
Fall River
Mass
New Britain
Conn
Passaic J
Paterson
Whatizit
Washington Zoo
Valley of the Amazon
Chile
Santiago
William Miller Collier
America’s
Try
Aviation Corps
Ambassador Collier
United States
Coolidge
Census Bureau
Syracuse Post-Standard
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Los Angeles
Seattle
Denver
Giants in Growth and a French War Echoes
An article discusses growth biology focusing on ductless pituitary glands and their role in gigantism and dwarfism, noting how tiny tissues regulate body development. It also recounts Compiegne in World War I memory, Jeanne d Arc associations, and the castle’s storied history fading through war.
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Prescott Lecky
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