NAVAL COMMANDERS FACE RETIREMENT LIMITS IN US POLICY
The piece discusses naval leadership as Admiral Sperry and others near retirement, urging continued active duty for experienced officers. It cites the value of their combined knowledge from the world cruise and warns that aging rear admirals and captains leaving service soon may reduce fleet effectiveness. The article supports promoting younger commanders while preserving proven authority for national security.
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Sperry
United States Navy
Inaugural Ball Plans Highlight Washington Post Report
The Washington Post describes preparations for an inaugural ball with committees urging broad attendance. It notes funding for decor and comfort, aims to showcase national unity, and invites notable figures from the Union and abroad to attend, emphasizing democratic appeal and civic pride.
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Washingtons Wisdom and National Policy Reflections
A broad piece discusses prudent conduct in foreign affairs, citing Washington and Jefferson, emphasizing avoiding entangling alliances, fulfilling engagements, and tempering national passions in disputes. It covers claims processes, Japan Latin America emigration, and the need for measured congressional action and fiscal prudence.
Demographic Shifts and Agricultural Growth Debate
The article discusses immigration and urban migration trends, arguing that farm output and fertility must rise alongside yields to keep pace with imports and consumer demand. It notes foreign-born workers’ high shares in labor and questions the impact on national prosperity and identity, urging policies to boost American farming and economic self sufficiency.
Supreme Court view on Philippine land justice in US rule
The Supreme Court ruling under Holmes upholds that the United States must treat native lands fairly in the Philippines. It emphasizes justice over private gain and asserts the government’s duty to administer native affairs impartially. The decision aims to reassure the Filipino people about American justice and governance.
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United States
Japan
George Washington
Sporla
Milo Carne
Dias
Puusett
Benguet
Catia Ain
Feomen
Supreme Crit
Holmes
Philippines
Sam
Supreme Court of the United States
Coeds’ Many Woes Reported By Huston Herald
Article recounts university officials criticizing coed fashion and behavior at Stanford University University of Washington and Wisconsin Cardinal mocking names. Rules target attire quad access and evening socializing with strict timing for dormitories. Names like Pearke Phyllis Pattle Mede line Amita Opal Camilla cited.
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Stanford University
University of Washington
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Wisconsin
Pearke
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Pattle
Mede‘line
Amandine
Amita
Opal
Ganolse
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Cammille
Camilla
Masculine Savages and a New Gospel by Mrs Commander
Lydia K. Commander argues that men destroy but women preserve life. She laments the precent state of society and promotes a “new gospel” voiced at street corners and in the Society for Political Study at the Hotel Astor. She claims women would usher safer, more humane enterprise.
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Latin America
United States
Canada
India
Australia
Japan
Tokyo
Brazil
Amazon
Mexico
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Tehuantepec
Chile
Pampas
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Roosevelt
South America
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New York Tribune
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Society For Political Study
Hotel Astor
Delmas Attacked in Pulpit by Kansas City Clergy
The Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brad delivered a scathing denunciation of the unwritten law at a Sons of the Revolution dinner in Kansas City, naming Delphin M Delmas as the $100,000 counsel for degenerate aristocracy and accusing him of insults to God and humanity. Brady asserted there is no unwritten law and linked taxation without representation to revolutionary war grievances. Delmas denied the charges, calling the phrase dementia Americana while others defended the jury’s stance in New York.
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Toledo
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Sons of the Revolution
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Barry K Thaw
Delmas
Wasington
Kansas City Bar Association
Brady
New Jersey
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New York Herald
Jersey City
Jack Rabbits Gain Bounty Help For Kansas Farmers
In western Kansas jack rabbits swarm, seen as a pest by farmers. A 5 cent bounty on each jackrabbit scalp aims to aid hunters and bolster nearby canneries supplying canned flesh, with hopes of reviving a struggling local industry.
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Kansas
Australia
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Topeka
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Atchison's Most Generous Man and Civic Wit
A feature from the Atchison Globe recounts a generous local man strolling with a companion who quips about stopping to smell candy. The piece contrasts folk humor with satire on governance and suffrage, hinting at social change and political themes from Judge.
New Constitution for South Africa Aims at Pretoria
The draft constitution for United South Africa envisions a Cape Town headquarters for parliament with Blomfontein housing the courts and Pretoria the governor general residence. The plan contemplates cost savings from reorganizing gubernatorial posts and a possible Winston Churchill appointment as governor general, with final approvals delayed until intercolonial talks in June and London.
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Bargains in funerals in Jersey City ads
A New Jersey undertaker runs a sensational ad campaign from New York papers claiming low prices and high value to lure customers. The piece attacks rival morticians for graft while touting their own bargains, urging readers to consider economical burials and the “tombs for kings” offered.
Plays Dead Buried Alive In Cemetery Prank
A group of boys at St Marys Cemetery in Wappingers Falls staged a funeral game with five year old Johnnie Horton and Joe Gillen. Johnnie was placed in a grave, later revived by his father after the mock funeral nearly turned fatal. A separate Philadelphia cafe tale recounts a waiter trick where a bet sparked a roomful of staff to rush to the table following a dramatic action.
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St . Mary's Cemetery
Wappinger’s Falls
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Gillen
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New Yorker
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School expels girl for smoking amid Newburyport disputes
A Newburyport high school probe into student misconduct led to the expulsion of a junior girl after allegations of drinking and smoking by both boys and girls. The December incident followed a reception for a new teacher in which whisky allegedly entered the building and a basement party occurred.
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Newburyport
Rero Cross
Helene Robinson
Dummer Academy
A Bad Debtor and Government Indifference to Creditors
A critical column laments the Court of Claims for failing to deliver timely awards to legitimate creditors. It argues Congress drags payments, leaving claimants to beg lawmakers, while the government remains the most ignoble debtor. The piece contrasts this with calls for reform and voter rights debates.
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Congress
Court of Salma
Dozing and social quips from city papers mix
A jumble of wry lines from Chicago News and Toledo Bride jokes on dozing, living costs, and everyday observations. Snippets discuss sleep bliss, hunger at meals, advertising, work ethic, churchgoing, and marriage, reflecting light humor and social quips from early 20th century press.
Policy debate on salaries and Westward growth drives talk
Prominent figures in Raleigh discussions argue for higher executive salaries to attract capable leaders, criticizing current pay as inadequate. They link economic confidence and construction activity to westward population trends, noting optimism for near-term prosperity and political maneuvering around Senator Hopkins.
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Colo
Raleigh
Colorado
Mr Dawson
Rene Wohlfarth
Ber Mn
Washington
Europe
London
West End
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Amerca
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New Lark
Residents in France Tax Plan Pushes Abroad Costs
From the Springfield Report, Americans living abroad say the proposed French law taxing resident alien income would force them to avoid France. The measure taxes taxable income at seven times rental value, suggesting broader European adoption as many small incomes fund state coffers.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Massachusetts Maid Dreaming in Berkshire Charm
A Chicago youth misinterprets a Massachusetts maid’s romantic mood as a son of Berkshire Hills nostalgia. The exchange hints at regional romantic stereotypes and provincial amusing confusion in a Massachusetts setting.
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Berkshire
Tata
Berkshires
Beat Him From Pick Me Up Guntle Recalls Sleep Wake Moment
A fragmented dialogue scene unfolds as Mrs Guzzle calls through a window asking if he is sober and instructs him to say reciprocity after a night involving waking his wife and opening a door in a tense domestic moment.
African Secret Society in Uganda Revealed
The Sese Islanders reputedly practice Bachichi a non burial rite that shames mourners by bearing and exposing the body of the deceased in remote areas near villages. The Bachichi members distant relatives of the deceased avoid burial or cremation and instead show respect by eating the body.
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