A Tourney of Intellects in the Senate Hearing
The piece reflects on President Wilson's Senate testimony as extraordinary and historic. It notes his careful, principled stance on moral law, and contrasts reactions from Borah, Johnson, Fall, and Lodge. It discusses foreign relations, potential embargoes on food exports, and a bill aimed at foreign language press amid debates on free speech and national allegiance.
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United States
United States Senate
Borah
Johnson and Fall
League of Nations
Massachusetts
Wilson
Committee On Foreign Relations
League
Senate
Europe’s Caldrons Easing Says Shanahan
John D. Shanahan, visiting Europe for the agricultural department, reports that 90 percent of Europe’s tillable land is planted and peasant and worker resolve has steadied the scene. He foresees food grain distress easing after the coming harvest and credits American initiative for humanity’s salvation.
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Europe
John D. Shanahan
Agricultural Department
Shai Hap
The Good Old Time Backward Clock Hour
At 2 a m on Sunday October 26 the clock will be set back one hour as required by law. The article notes Congress veto passage on a chronology bill and argues the clock will maintain regular habits despite political fights. It frames clockwork as a symbol of steadiness and punctuality in a national versus city context.
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Congress
United States
Strikebreakers Likely to Fail to End Actors Strike
A public warning against strikebreakers who might attempt performances under police protection. The author argues such efforts would fail quickly, as the second night would see no audience and public resistance would prevent any substantial turnout.
Note and Comment on War News and Politics
A fragmented note on American cavalry in Mexico and U S policy. It jokes about Wilson's assurances to Republican senators, mocks socialist ideas, and remarks on brigandage in Mexico alongside general commentary on League of Nations, Borah, and US domestic economy with sarcastic asides about public life and health claims.
Melons and tomatoes on Montana tracks stir outrage
The Billings freight yards hold two carloads of melons bound for local commission houses. One car rots on the track while prices rise for watermelons through the region, reflecting alleged profiteering. Other reports cite spoilage to pressure prices and curb consumer relief amid political debate in Montana press.
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Billings
S. P
Southern
Twenty
Billings Star
Flashes of Lightning A First Class Bourbon
A political quip bundle with varied uplit lines about high living costs gasoline prices secrecy treaties and domestic issues. It juxtaposes remarks from U S senators editors and headlines noting public protests and political fatigue across multiple newspapers.
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United States Senate
Detroit News
Viscount Grey Offers to Accept Washington Post
Viscount Edward Grey, facing months of eye trouble, is offered the ambassadorship to Washington. After consultation with leading British doctors and special treatment, he is no longer threatened with total blindness and weighs accepting the post despite modest means. His integrity and nobility are widely recognized.
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Viscount Edward Grey
Grey
Washington Post
Eis
White’ House
Rhyme and Reason and the Angry World of War
A 1919 verse fragment reflects on James Whitcomb Riley and a call for harmony amid conflict. The reader notes his gentle, rustic persona and laments the nation’s drift toward war while urging men to speak out for peace and neighborly good.
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James Whitcomb
Jim
Middle West
Humor of the Day exchange snippets in Detroit Free Press
The fragment shows dialogue jokes about Willis-Bump and Gillis I believe it, and a playful exchange about Maud’s bloom. An old automobile accident joke notes mystery with two people involved and a pun on no body knowing.
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Willis—Bump
Gillis
Maud
United States
Detroit
Tragedy From Nelsonville News Shocks County
A Nelsonville case reveals a family of seven children and their mother found dead in a shared grave after county officials planned to place them in the poorhouse. Athens County authorities faced a grim outcome reflecting harsh poverty.
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Pittsburg Gazett
Charles Dickens
Betty Higden
Dickens
Nelsonville
Johnon
Tony’ Stravisar
Kimberly
Ohio
Athens
Axea
Flock
Fello
Treasure in Quartz and the Liquor Hoarding Trend
The article notes citizens in wet states storing large liquor supplies to beat shortages as whiskey prices rise to 18 and 20 dollars a quart. It cites Windom Minnesota where 8600 quarts were stolen from a farmer, and reports of farmers stockpiling thousands of quarts. It questions urban drinkers with access to funds and the growing value of stored liquor amid rising consumption.
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Boone
Minneapolis
Windom
Minn
Daily News
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Government ownership of railroads critiques abroad
The New York Herald notes postwar government ownership of railroads in Switzerland Austria Belgium and South American nations as costly failures. It cites annual deficits of 2 500 099 in Switzerland 95 429 000 in Austria and 14 049 000 in Belgium amid political inefficiency and mismanagement.
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Switzerland
Austria
Belgium
South America
New York Herald
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