France and 0.6 Pay Presidents About Same Sun
Paris May 9 President Gaston Doumergue's pay equals President Coolidge at about 2,509,000 francs yearly, roughly $109,000, with lavish entertainments cited. A French court ruling on broadcasting piracy finds radio is a performance and audiences at private and public receptions count separately. A monument for war animals is proposed by French sculptors to honor mute casualties of war. French critics note Charleston and Black Bottom dancers produce distinct gaits in Paris, while Americans lack the same walking style. Paris police will receive orders and dragnet alarms via printing telegraph machines, linking headquarters to district offices.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
French Republic
Coolidge
Doumergue
M. Doum- Pyene
Maurice Privat
Eiffel Tower
Ehough
America
Paris Girls Shift To Dressmaking And Trade Work
A Paris note describes girls favoring dressmaking millinery and related work over stenography or secretarial jobs. It cites a third of trade school graduates in dressmaking and only one in twenty five seeking secretary training. Pedestrian Day will educate jay walkers as police enforce all laws strictly. Pedestrians are seen as fairly good but can improve with warnings.
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Paris
Celty Traffic Commission
Tere
Europa
America
Savage Will Talk to Legion Meet at Mason City May 16
Howard P. Savage national commander of the American Legion will headline a large service men gathering at the Mason City armory on Monday night May 16. Iowa Legion department officials and auxiliary members along with prominent Legionnaires from Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby states will attend. Admission requires a 1927 membership card. A luncheon and dance follow the speaking program.
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Mason City
Howard P. Savage
American Legion
Iowa Legion Department
Minnesota
Wisconsin
German Traffic Towers Scaled Back As City Density Rises
Berlin sources report the interior ministry warns against erecting traffic towers in cities with lower density. The piece notes many 300,000 population towns use light signals and that towers should be avoided until traffic warrants regulation. It also covers Wilhelmshoehe Castle as a proposed permanent summer seat for Germany’s head, Welcomes Murnau on UFA Fox move, and a German view favoring American news style plus a Berlin department store post office.
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Berlin
Ministry of Interior
German Republic
Wilhelmshoehe Castle
Cassel
von Hindenburg
Wilhelmshoehe
Augusta Victoria
William II
Germany
Europe
Habicht Forest
Lars A
United States
F. W. Murnau
Atlantic
Potsdamer Platz
West
Street Light Asked to Check Corner Petters
Neighbors report concerns about couples engaging in petting or necking near the corner of Boston Avenue and Dale Street. A street light is requested to improve visibility and deter such activity in the vicinity.
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Shebas
Boston Avenue
Dale Street
Two Women Found Help By Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Nina Matteson of Oxford New York and Mrs Ernest Tanguay of Adams Massachusetts credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength and sleep after long illness. Both women report improved health after using multiple bottles and urge others to ask their druggist.
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Nina, Matteson
Oxford
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ernest Tanguay
Adams
Mass
Petition Seeks Electric Light at Boston and Dale Intersection
Residents and property owners urge the city council to install an electric street light at the intersection of Gaston avenue and Dale street to curb what they call a scandalous rendezvous for late night parties. Signatories include J. A. Bruns, Thomas S. Lewis, Fred Klaus and Herbert Sherwood.
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Boston Avenue
Dale Street
Gaston Avenue
J. A. Bruns
Thomas S. Lewis
Fred Klaus
Herbert Sherwood
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Max Greenberg
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Wabash Ave
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Hindenburg
U. S
Hindenburg Castle
Charlotte Stieglitz
Charlotte
Heinrich Stieglitz
Stieslitz
Goethe
Stieglitz
Yankee Branch
BAYER
Lumbago
Buehler Bros
East Fourth
Bacon
Spain
White Star
A. Leath & CO
Court House
Lafayette St. and
Park Ave
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Madison Ave
East Madison St
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
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