Red scare bill faces house as radicals face deportation
The immigration committee urges harsh action against aliens linked to the I W W and other anti government groups. It cites Senator McKellar's plan to send anarchists to the Philippines and calls for swift citizenship rules and strict enforcement while noting economic shifts between rural and urban areas and potential farm recovery.
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House of Representatives
Immigration Committee
McKellar
United States
Philippines
Tennessee
Congress
Wood and Hoover in 1930s party race noted
The piece argues Wood leads the Republican field with strength in both West and East, aided by Roosevelt friendship. Hoover appears as the West’s favored Democrat option, seen as likable and capable though party affiliation remains unclear.
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Wood
Roosevelt
Hoover
Loover
The Lure of the City Perils Across a Nation
A contemporary editorial warns of myriad urban and social threats as rural depopulation grows. It catalogs perils from immigration and inflation to strikes and militarism while noting census forecasts of declining farm populations and urban overflow. It links high city wages, postwar unrest, and overall uncertainty to urban migration trends.
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League of Nations
Rutherford’s Radium Breakthrough Sparks Transmutation Talk
The article reports Sir Ernest Rutherford’s claim that radium enables control over atomic disintegration, allowing elements to change form. It notes public disbelief and stresses real-world use is years away, while poking light fun at political hopes for a Washington administration shift.
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Einstein
Ernest Rutherford
Cambridge University
Rutherford
Washington
Scope of the census and its broad aims
The fourteenth decennial census will start January 2 and cover population, manufactures, mines, quarries, forestry, and oil and gas wells. A special expert force will handle forestry statistics as they reveal raw materials for housing and building. The piece notes regional concerns and political asides, warning about deforestation and water supply issues while highlighting national interest in detailed data.
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United States
Beezaness of a Peanut Stand in Hard Times
A first person tale by T. A. Daly from 1919 describes a small peanut stand adapting to hard times. The narrator recalls past prosperity, contemplates expanding to coffee and tea sales, and admires customers and a tall grand man at a Broadway hotel doorway with pride and hope.
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Broadway
T. A. Daly
The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Humorous Quotes From Various Papers on Daily Life
A collection of light excerpts humorously noting household costs, marriage, and social observations. Jests include a married man running a household, a captain saluting his wife during absence, a maid named Minnie, and a running joke about love as a lottery. Also includes quips about driving caution and price struggles.
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Kansas City Journal
Minnie
Minnimum
Detroit Free Press
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bacon
Kansas
Yonkers Statesman
Quips and Quips Across Papers on Politics and War
A collage of brief newspaper quips from multiple papers satirizes politics and foreign policy. Notes reference a bootlegger, congressional mentions, Greek leadership changes, premature presidential booms, and pacifist or wartime sentiments with wry commentary.
Restrictions Lifted on Coal and Coke Movement in Northwestern Region
Chicago December 16 All restrictions and regulations on the movement and delivery of coal and coke were ordered removed at 12 01 p m tomorrow in the northwestern railroad region R H Aishton regional director announced return to normal shipping and delivery methods in that region including Chicago
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Chicago
R. H. Aishton
Pandolfo Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
Federal Judge Landis sentences Samuel C. Pandolfo, Pan Motor organizer from St. Cloud Minnesota, to 10 years in a federal penitentiary and a $4000 fine. Attorneys announce immediate appeal to the U S circuit court of appeals.
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Pandolfo
Chicago
Landis
Samuel C. Pandolfo
Pan Motor Company
St. Cloud
Minn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District Attorney to Probe Berger Speech in Milwaukee
Chicago December 16 District Attorney Clyne announced an inquiry into Victor Berger's Monday Milwaukee address. Berger and four other socialists were sentenced to 20 years for alleged Espionage Act violations.
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Chicago
Clyne
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Rome expects Nitti to announce Fiume solution
Rome notes both Epoca and Giornale d Italia believe Premier Nitti will reveal a solution to the Fiume dispute during tomorrow’s chamber of deputies session.
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Italy
Rome
Epoca
Giornale d'Italia
Fiume
Nitti
Chamber of Deputies
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Rhyme and Reason
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Indianapolis Star
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