National Affairs: National Affairs Notes, Aug. 17, 1925

In Detroit, a school census was taken. The result showed 313,973 children of school age—an increase of almost 30,000 since last year. Estimating the population of the city as four times the number of school children, Detroit has a population of 1,255,892; "Greater Detroit," a population of $1,500,000. In 1921 a city census showed a population of 942,373. "The fastest growing city in the world," cried boosters.

In Chattanooga, 115 leading citizens headed by Adolph S. Ochs contributed $1,000 apiece, founded an association to buy the eastern and western slopes of Lookout Mountain...

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