Prohibition Debate and Butler Rumblings Dominate State Talks
The piece surveys reactions to national prohibition and England’s stance, noting Lloyd George’s cautious view and a global influence goal. It highlights Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler as a potential Republican presidential nominee and discusses the tension between academic ideals and practical governance in Wilson-era politics.
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England
America
United States
Lloyd George
Internal Revenue
White House
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Union League Club
Philadelphia
Union League
Republican Party
Holland
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dr. Butler
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
Butler
Wilson
Silk From Sawdust Promises Textile Revolution
Syracuse university foresters announce a process to convert sawdust into silk though not yet commercial. The discovery could boost the wood industry and reverse the sawdust to by product dynamic, signaling a major shift in textiles and woodworking.
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Forestry Department
Syracuse University
Rome
Jacques
The Curse of France and Population Policy Debate
The article criticizes France for not increasing its birthrate and discusses various ideas to push population growth. It mentions Dr Edward Tulase proposing penalties for childless women and longer service for mothers depending on number of children, contrasting with Germany's growing population efforts.
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France
Edward Tulase
Automatic Dial System Poised to Supplant Central Offices
The article describes a new automatic telephone dialing system that would allow subscribers to select numbers directly via a 10-hole dial on the instrument. It promises simpler operation and faster connections, with busy signals and automatic disconnection similar to present methods. The piece closes with a comment on college athletes.
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Central
New York State
Inflation curb action draws attention to federal reserve move
The piece notes the New York Federal Reserve Bank raising rediscount rates and warning banks against aiding speculators as a key step to curb inflation and boost production. It contrasts this with stock market slumps and urges safer investments like government securities for steady gains.
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Wall Street
H. C. of L
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Livingston Enterprise Safety
New York
United States
Billings Gazette
Flashes of Lightning Being Sick Becomes Pleasure
A Pittsburgh distillery plans whiskey for medical use while noting taste remains the same despite intended use. The humor mocks policy and public perception with satirical quips about prohibition era debates and political funding.
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Pittsburg
New York Herald
Rhyme and Reason to an Old Lover
Fragmentary verse reflecting on aging and lost youth. The speaker recalls silvery hair lines on a face, summer youth, and the lamp at home as a symbol of a life once bright. The piece foreshadows time passing and longing for past love.
Humorous Mirth and Marital Mayhem Across the Ages
A collage of old quips on in laws and marriage days. A wife recalls a two year siege by her mother in law and a husband who finally fled. The prose mixes witty exchanges with a parade of era phrases and cartoonish mock interviews.
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Ma-in-law
Florida
Times Union
Lar
Assirin
John
Logan
Dan Logan
Eneral
Dan
Jack
Edinburgh
Willis
Wallace
London
Ohio tax reform and the burden on real estate owners
A Cleveland opinion argues that Ohio’s classification debate will push taxes up. It says the state must use the uniform tax rule fully, forcing property to be assessed at full value. Real estate owners would face heavier burdens despite anti-classification cries.
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Cleveland
Ohio
General Assembly
Columbus
Anchor to Windward
An excerpt from the Chicago Tribune quotes a Brooklyn banker discussing fears about government shocks and the resilience of 35,000,000 U S depositors and life insurance policyholders who hold about 10.57 billion dollars in reserves. It argues that ordinary people sustain homes, cities and institutions more than the wealthy and socialist rhetoric.
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Chicago Tribune
United States
Brooklyn
Lam
Lenines
Kuns
Russia
Htary
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Wolfen
Missoula
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Red Cross
National Tuberculosis" Association
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Temple
Buffalo Express
Sam
Charleston News and Courier
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Milwaukee
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Ledger
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Houston Post
Omaha Bee
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Congress
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