Answers to the Dearborn Independent claim and antisemitic plot
The piece quotes a Taft request to the Dearborn Independent to justify why Jews, totaling about 13 million, allegedly endure persecution and penury worldwide. It also mentions the paper’s distribution by Standard Publishing in Anaconda and Butte, Montana.
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Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
Mont
Butte
North Main Street
Artment
Montana
Associated Press
Spebhetettatae Meiasem
All News
Dlepatches ‘E
Pradden
King & Pradden
Anaes
New York
Blower Valldise
Clouse Grove Bunding
Boston
Woon
Biowell Company
Taft
Dearborn Independent
Jammed Sixty sixth congress looms as a policy debacle
Senate finance committee adds grotesque amendments to the Fordney emergency tariff bill as the Sixty sixth congress nears its close. Lawmakers warn most major measures will fail, save a lone livestock commission bill. Hope rests on a Knox peace resolution amid widespread hope that reduced appropriations could still salvage a serious endgame.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Congress
Calder
Knox
Germany
Ford’s foolish anti Semitic campaign slammed by leaders
A broad protest signed by about 120 prominent Americans including Wilson, Harding, Taft and Cardinal O’Connell rebukes Henry Ford for promoting anti-Semitic propaganda. The piece calls his charges unfounded, compares his views to un Americanism, and urges swift restraint to stop race prejudice.
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Henry Ford
Russia
Ford
Mr. Untermyer
New York
Hylan
Cardinal O'Connell
John Spargo
Taft
America's Monte Carlo and the Havana gambling scene
A compact, period tone survey links Cuba's Havana gambling capitol to political unrest and crime. It cites the Grand Casino's nightly roulette action, big losses, and a murder tied to roulette winnings, while noting U.S. interest via General Crowder’s Cuba inquiry and broader crime trends postwar.
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America
Monte Carlo
Cuba
Little Island
General Crowder
Western Hemisphere
Uncle Sam
Havana
New York
Frank J. Shannon
St. Louis
Oil Stock Fionds And The War Lesson
A Montana Record-Herald piece urges protection against blue sky stock exploitation in oil ventures and condemns gambling. It cites postwar farm-price slumps, Petrograd ruin, and calls for lessons from war to prevent future conflicts and promote sober development. It also criticizes gambling at state fairs as undermining their true educational purpose.
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New York City
Montana
Helena
Missoula
Havre
Humorous exchanges from old papers tease readers
A collage of vintage jokes from the Toledo Blade, Penn State Froth, Washington Star, and Kansas papers features quips about peanut shells in a car, depreciating partners, travel health worries, and a rapid fire restaurant exchange. The snippets showcase dated humor and regional wordplay.
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Bobby
Toledo Blade
Penn ‘State
Washington Star
Helotee
Kansas
Rhyme and Reason in Daly Poem On Marriage Choices
A 1920 Daly verse presents Neapolitan humor about two men seeking marriage. The speaker notes fair treatment, shrugging off odds and fear of death while laughing at the jaunty dialogue about who will win the bride. The piece reads as light verse with regional speech and social satire.
Witty clippings from early 20th century papers
A collage of quotations and quips from Detroit Free Press Pittsburg Dispatch Columbus Dispatch Dal las Morning News and other papers. The items mock politicians, prohibition, headlines and wartime relief with dry humor and political commentary from the era. Strong entities include Detroit Free Press Pittsburg Dispatch and St Paul Pioneer Press reflecting contemporary media satire.
Cheering the Rotarians in Cincinnati Charity
A Cincinnati Enquirer column praises Rotary Club members for a charity event at a ballroom where 64 disabled children became their adopted ones. It notes similar deeds by Kiwanis, Elks, Masons, Odd Fellows, and Pythians, with many Cincinnatians cheering these acts that lift spirits without wounding pride.
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Cincinnati Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
the Elks
Masons
Odd Fellows
Pythians
Rotarians
Discovery by a Pig in Copper Mining History
From the Keasas City Journal a tale notes copper lore from ancient Michigan practices. It recalls the Calumet lode found by a pig during a boarding house era, sparking exploration of rock beds. Indians used copper for ornaments before Columbus, with ancient skeletons showing copper masks.
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Keasas
Michigan
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Rowley
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Rhyme and Reason
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Pittsburg
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Dayton News
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Columbus
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Cincinnati
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