Consolidation urged to meet national transport needs
The author argues for railroad and transportation consolidation to avoid costly duplication and extend services. Government ownership is dismissed as impractical, with emphasis on voluntary carrier action, supported by President Coolidge’s guidance and potential Congress measures. If voluntary action fails, public and Congress may compel consolidation to align with American transport needs.
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America
Coolidge
Congress
Commissioner Rudolph Proposes Codifying Child Welfare Law
Announcement by Commissioner Rudolph says districts will not act on child welfare measures without welfare code reference. He notes confusion in district child welfare laws and calls for systematic revision and codification. Agencies may present proposals, but independently pressing legislative action would clash with the code movement.
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Rudolph
Welfare Code Commission
Rudolph Pe Deo
Commission to consider collective study acceptance
A fragment notes that a group indicates they will be accepted for collective study and consideration by the commission. The brief implies formal approval steps and future evaluation by the governing body. No names or dates are provided in the readable text.
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Commission
Equality of Opportunity in Rail Express Rise to Presidency
The piece profiles E. M. Cowle, rising from office boy to president of American Railway Express after 40 years of service. It praises equal opportunity, industry, ability, and fidelity as pathways from a low start to the organization’s top post.
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American Railway Express
E. M. Cowle
America
Duels in Modern Politics And Imperial Court Echoes
The piece notes the lingering etiquette of duels among politicians and editors, detailing recent challenges including M Camilly Aymard versus Edouard Herriot and Prince Jerome Buonaparte facing a journalist. It cites the jury of honor chaired by Painleve and Rene Besnard, and quotes Empress Eugenie on fighting and Napoleon III on a harsh remark about Plon-Plon.
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M. Edouard Herriot
Lyons
M. Camilly Aymard
Paris
la Liberte
M. Painleve
M. Rene Besnard
Senate
Jerome Buonaparte
Prince Plon-Plon
Jerome
Tuileries
Decrease in Lynching Counts Shown in Early Year Figures
Figures compiled by the Federal Council of Churches for the first half of the year show lynchings down more than 150 percent compared with 1922, yet fourteens lynchings still occurred. Advocates urge continued effort to stamp out mob violence until zero remains the goal.
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Federal Council of Churches
Germany cannot escape reparation with reform efforts
A terse editorial cautions Germany that reparations cannot be sidestepped by reform yet notes the intrusive and scattered nature of reform proposals, highlighting persistent friction over postwar compensation and policy shifts.
Boy Hands Knife Back After Questioning Cutting Bread
A fragment mentions Bobby handing a knife back to a fond parent after a remark about how his mother should cut bread. The exchange reflects a domestic moment reported in Columbus Dispatch text.
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Bobby
Columbus Dispatch
Obscured Vision Quits as Witness Blushes at Trial
A courtroom exchange reveals a witness explaining why he failed to see a burglar at the foot of the stairs. The judge pressures for a complete answer while the witness nervously insists on telling the truth. The moment highlights the tension between memory and honesty in testimony.
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Kansas City Star
Window dressers and a partner in a dress shop
A manager mocks a job applicant who boasts he can draw attention in a show window. The man suggests a big mirror, and the boss rejects him, offering partnership instead. The dialogue shifts to a humorous quote about idols and a thoughtful remark on a seated woman with her chin in hands.
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Sin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Mrs. Farr
Orrin
Mr. Farr
Pathfinder
Story Told To Stir Charity Bucks In New York
Lawson Purdy of the Charity Organization Society spoke on charity work in New York. He cited using a tale of a hungry poor man visiting his wealthy brother, who sees a roast duck in the dining room and wonders whether George will dine alone, to illustrate donor empathy.
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Lawson Purdy
Charity Organization Society
New York
George
Los Angeles Times
Letters on pay and the eighteenth amendment debate
A Purcellville sailor denounces wartime wages and argues a bonus would not relieve debt from naval service. A naturalized citizen in Washington questions efforts to nullify the Constitution, urging Americans to face the facts about the eighteenth amendment and constitutional integrity.
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Weill
Washington
Dec
To the Editor on the song Dixie from a 76 year old reader
A reader recalling singing Dixie as a schoolboy in Boston notes the song’s enduring popularity in classes, compares it with Yankee Doodle, and remarks that Yankee Doodle’s lines were British soldiers’ derision of New Englanders. The writer, G. R. T., signs off from Washington on December 14.
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Boston
Mass
New England
G. R. T. Washington
Would Amend the Constitution Letter to the Editor
A reader condemns a January 21 protest at the Capitol opposing the Eighteenth Amendment. The letter argues Americans from diverse backgrounds join a “face-the-facts” conference, asserting the Constitution’s unity and warning against national upheaval from any action aimed at amending or overturning it.
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Congress
White House
Supreme Court
United States
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New York City
Third International
Moscow
Capitol
Association Against the
Parking Hogs Spar Over Downtown Car Space
Joseph C. Anderson of Clarendon Va urges Washington city to curb downtown parking waste. He argues parallel spots be reduced to 2 feet and angled spots to 18 inches, saying 5 000 more cars could fit if drivers show more consideration and movie theatres stop reserving front spaces.
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City of
Washington
Joseph C. Anderson
Clarendon
A Government Clerk Seeks Saturday Half Day
A Washington letter to The Post-Sir urges restoring Wilson’s plan to end work at 1 pm on Saturdays for government clerks. The writer argues daylight saving benefits, noting the clerk’s leisure time for sports or home life and asking the Federal Employees Union to press the issue.
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Wilson
Washington
Leonardo da Vinci school to open in St Mark’s chapel
The academy will be named Leon ardo da Vinci school and placed in St Mark's Memorial chapel, founded by Peter Stuyvesant in 1640. Rev Fortunate G Vera doja says it will be the first church-supported art school since medieval times. Fifteen Italian church members volunteer as instructors without pay, aiming for self-support via art pottery ovens to produce and sell works.
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Leonardo da Vinci
St. Mark’s Memorial
Peter Stuyvesant
Fortunate G. Veradoja
Guthrie
Irrigation project planned on Dawson River in Queensland
Parliamentary sanction granted for a major Dawson river irrigation scheme in Queensland. The project, one of the largest in New South Wales, aims at about 2.48 million acre feet of water stored by a dam to supply over 200,000 acres of irrigable land with a hydroelectric plant. The dam would channel water 27 miles along the river bed and require six years to complete.
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Queensland
Dawson River
New South Wales
Brazil Seeks British Capital to Aid Republic
A British financial mission sails to Rio de Janeiro on the Uraguaya for a three month conference with the Brazilian government. It aims to expand British capital participation in the South American republic. Delegates include Edwin Montagu Charles Addis Lord Lovat William McClintock and Hartley Withers.
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London
South American
Rio de Janeiro
Edwin S. Montagu
The
Treasury
Charles Addis
Lord Lovat
William McClintock
Hartley Withers
Finley Heads Child Welfare Body in Nation
New York Dec 14 Dr. John H Finley associate editor of the New York Times was elected president of the National Child Welfare association announced today. He formerly served as New York State commissioner of education and authored several educational books.
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New York
John H. Finley
The
New York Times
National Child Welfare Association
Finley
New York State
Zayas Honors Departing Cardinal in Havana Breakfast
In Havana on December 14, Irve4 'es hosts a morning event to honor Cardinal dia ue a roa Span, marking his distinguished visit after a successful campaign in America. The departing cardinal plans to return after the Havana gathering.
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America
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