Fragmented excerpts on reform, finance, and politics
A collage of political and economic snippets covers reform prospects in the House, Cleveland fundraising humor, a bold get rich quick scheme in Chicago, responses to Senate bickering, German French talks on the Rhineland, Nobel prize tax notes, and a Viking era gold find in Rogaland Norway. The text blends quotes, anecdotes, and varied global news contexts.
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Chicago
Honduras
Jim
Finn
Rogaland
Norway
Stavanger
Boy Watching Plane Falls Into River Near Hains Point
Samuel Carroll, 12, was playing on the sea wall near Hains Point when he slipped and fell into the river as a plane circled overhead. Edward J. Brooks, 1006 Kenyon Street, heard the splash and rescued the boy. George Watts of the Office of Public Buildings transported him to Emergency Hospital for care.
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Samuel Carroll
Seventh Street
Hains Point
Edward J. Brooks
Kenyon Street
George Watts
Office of Public Buildings
Nobel Prize Tax Hit Shocks Professor Pregl
Trieste dispatch reports Prof. Pregl of Gratz Austria, who won the Nobel prize for chemistry, has been notified by income tax collectors that he must pay 75 percent of his prize as income tax.
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Pregl
Austria
Trieste
Prof
Gratz
Leave Granted Butler To Lead Philadelphia Post
Secretary Denby announced that President approved one year of leave for Brig Gen Smedley Butler to become director of public safety in Philadelphia starting January 1. Butler will command marines during fleet maneuvers, with Brig Gen Ed E Cole taking his place at Paris Island. pay during the year and legal details are under review.
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Navy
Smedley Butler
Philadelphia
Hercules
Pontenezen
Denby
Retary Denby
Ed E. Cole
Paris Island
S. C
Butler
Marine Expeditionary Force
Naval
Marine Corps
Lodge Letter on World Court Policy and Senate Vote
Senator Lodge rejects a league court as a world court and will not guarantee support for the President’s recommendation. He notes U S policy favors arbitration and argues for a true world court, while acknowledging he remains a supporter of President Coolidge in other matters.
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Guy
Ceelye
Senate
Hughes
Lodge
Lodge Will Woll
Coolidge
Senator Lodge
United States
League of Nations
Permanent Court of International Justice
Republican Party
Suffrage Fares Ill in French Chamber
Paris report on December 13 describes a stormy session in the French chamber over the woman suffrage bill. Amendments and interpellations stalled progress as leaders blamed adverse tactics and internal politics debates. The government won a confidence vote 486 to 83, while votes for women were sidelined. Pinehurst line advert follows.
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Paris
A. F
Friends
Reaso-N
Poincare
Interior
M Maunoury
Georges Mandel
Insurgent Senators Explore Possible Coalition Moves
Senators Norris Brookhart and other insurgents met in Norris’s office to discuss possible ally names like McLean Watson Fernald and Btkina as a formal plan. Senator Brookhart said no decision warranted a public statement. Senator Robinson denied any “agreement” behind Wednesday’s party line switch and urged sticking to party lines. House Republicans met with Nelson noting insurgents seek greater representation on key committees and a voice in drafting legislation.
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Norris
Nebraska
Brookhart
Towa
McLean
Connecticut
Watson
Indiana
Fernald
Maine
Btkina
West Virginia
Robinson
Arkansaa
Bruce
Maryland
Smith
South Carolina
House Repubiicans
Nelson
Sperry Feared Drowned After English Channel Crash
London December 13 The American aviator Lawrence B Sperry is feared drowned after his one seater aircraft crashed three miles off Rye in the English Channel. A shoreworkman reported seeing the machine crumple at 12 36, but no boat nearby could reach him. Sperry, born Chicago December 21 1893, helped found the naval flying corps class 5 in 1917 and invented the Sperry stabilizer.
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London
Lawrence B. Sperry
English Channel
Daily Mall
Sperry
Croydon
Amsterdam
Ejolland
Coast Guards
Rye
Pett
Lawrence B Sperry
Chicago
Brooklyn
Erasmus High School
Naval
Washington
Appeal Turned Over to Red Cross
An appeal in the matter was formally turned over to the Red Cross for further handling. The update indicates the humanitarian organization will take charge of coordinating response efforts and relief actions.
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The
Red Cross
Engine Collision Kills Three Linemen Near La Porte
Three men were killed and seven injured when a New York Central Switch engine and a gasoline speeder crashed six miles west of La Porte Indiana. The dead are John Lindley 24 from Marshall Frank Wright 20 of Le Roy Kansas William Melborne 18 from Joliet Illinois. Seriously hurt are William Pierce 45 of Patoka Oliver Meyers 20 of Tennyson and Pat Brunner 20 of Patoka. The six other injured sustained minor cuts and bruises. All victims were Western Union Telegraph Company linemen riding the speeder.
Britain abandons Singapore naval base project
London reports the British government canceled a tour of inspection by the Earl of Cavan to Singapore and Australian ports. Baldwin and advisers decide the 50 million dollars needed for a Singapore base should be redirected to relieve Britain’s economic and unemployment problems at home.
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London
Earl of Cavan
Singapore
Baldwin
Manning’s Conference Ends In Frank Debate On Requests
Manning said the meeting was frank and extended and would consider the requests. He did not detail the proposals, but noted the rector and vestry agreed to review them. Dr. Guthrie argued that his church dances bring beauty into religion.
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Manning
Guthrie
Shenandoah to Use Helium on Arctic Flight
Secretary Denby sent instructions to the naval arctic air board urging use of helium to inflate the airship Shenandoah for a potential north pole trip next summer. He notes that hydrogen’s buoyancy does not offset the safety risks of inflammable gas, and cites satisfactory helium tests since the war.
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Naval Arctic Air Board
Denby
Shenandoah
North Pole
Navy Department
Profiteering Grocer Sentenced to 13 Years Hard Labor
Warsaw reports a grocer convicted of profiteering received thirteen years at hard labor and his entire fortune confiscated without appeal as a warning to food hoarders.
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Warsaw
Leaves Her 26 Guests Then Leaps From Sixth Floor
Anita Sutcliffe, 23, of Brooklyn, resigns from Women’s Wear to travel and leaves 26 luncheon companions at the Hotel Brevoort. She climbs to the sixth floor and jumps, crashing through a sedan roof. Taken to St Vincent’s hospital, doctors fear internal injuries. She cryptically mentions her husband, though companions deny marriage. A $62 luncheon check lies beside her.
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New York
Women's Wear
Anita Sutcliffe
Brooklyn
Brevoort
Fifth Avenue
Ind
Ershth Street
St Vincent's Hospital
Gebns
Bec
Pageant of Gowns Delights at White House Cabinet Ceremony
A detailed portrait of the first lady and cabinet wives in satin gowns and velvet dresses as they follow the state dining room reception, with Mrs Hughes in pink chiffon, Miss Ailsa Mellon in black velvet, Mrs Weeks in white satin, and Mrs Hoover in brocade, among others. The procession moves through the blue room where President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes observe the pageant of attire and ceremonial duties.
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Gebhind
Hughes
the Treasury
Ailsa Mellon
Secretary of War
Weeks
Daugherty
Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis
New
Denby
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry C. Wallace
Coolidge
Bea
Ana Dip
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Usstrer
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