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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1922
Page
2
Alliance invites twenty schools to the Western Nebraska track meet with local pride. Citizens urged to attend, cheer, and support student athletes and schools, as enthusiasm may inspire both students and business community alike.
A writer commends President Harding for refusing to meet children appealing for clemency for around 115 political prisoners held for antiwar acts and treason. The piece argues mercy should favor those who opposed the war and notes notable wartime figures faced harsher fates, while criticizing supporters of convicted dissenters.
The speaker argues treasonists have an easy path and mercy is misapplied in some places, stating mercy is wasted in this case. The excerpt contends that those guilty of treason face a simple path, while mercy fails to serve meaningful purpose here.
The piece reflects on Bicycle Week as a fading yet hopeful campaign to revive bicycles once common in towns. It notes the bicycle’s history, decline due to the auto, and public nostalgia for repair shops and evening rides, while questioning advertising’s power to restore its popularity.
The Lincoln Star accuses Governor S McKelvie and Secretary Stuhr of mileage extravagance and unaccounted travel expenses. It cites 33000 miles for McKelvie since August 191%, a 1850 dollar mileage book cost, and suggests trips beyond receipts. The piece likens mileage graft to similar criticisms of congressmen visiting constituents.
The piece questions travel for political connections over departmental duties. It accuses a state agriculture official of extensive trips costing about 1600 pounds with Box Butte county cited as a potential excess. It argues trips may not reduce work, praising top officials who travel to gain understanding beyond desk work.
The article recalls Frederick Marmaduke Van Renesse Dey, creator of Nick Carter tales, noting his influence on boys and his controversial reputation. It mentions his death by suicide in a New York hotel at sixty one, and reflects on changing attitudes toward juvenile and sensational literature amid movies and mass media.
The piece surveys the Ku Klux Klan's claims to defend religion and notes ministers who may be complicit or uneasy about Klan influence. It cites frequent church visits by Klansmen and questions the impact on worship and decorum as the movement seeks church sanction.
A local piece discusses alleged ministerial favoritism toward the Ku Klux Klan and its church ties. It claims pastors publicly supported Klan benevolence while their congregations praised it, raising concerns about church influence on education and doctrine.
Eighth grade examinations set for May 4 and 5 at the Alliance courthouse and Memning fol school, coordinated by Opal Russell, County Superintendent.
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