Daugherty as Harding's trusted guide and possible cabinet figure
The piece portrays Harry Daugherty as a pivotal figure in Harding's circle, described as the mastermind behind the campaign and a guardian angel for the administration. It contrasts him with Hays while highlighting Daugherty’s influence and trusted judgment. Also notes Russian intellectual exile and a Bolshevik decree restricting private book ownership.
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Daugherty
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Wilson
Colonel House
Harding
Harry Daugherty
Palmer
Marion
White House
Will Hays
Hays
Tennessee blue law bill seeks Sunday ban on all commerce
In Nashville a proposed Tennessee bill would outlaw Sunday fishing and any game, halt newspapers trains and all buying and selling. Penalties range from fifty to one hundred dollars or confinement. Amendments aim to extend the ban to preaching singing children playing dogs barking and legislators acting foolish.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Brains and Bread Woes Under Bolshevists in Russia
New York Evening Post correspondent Elias Tobekin reports from the Balkans that Bolshevists hated intellectuals and persecuted professionals. An army surgeon recalls a commissar with power over him, unchecked by rank, who could condemn him to summary punishment.
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Russia
Elias Tobekin
New York Evening Post
Balkan States
Tobekin
Mr. Fobelkin
The Literacy Test and Washington Miscellany
A column critiques the literacy test as a failed immigration check while noting its bias against capable new citizens. It cites Ellis Island cases, mentions ex Crown Prince Frederick William, and mocks cabinet frictions amid Wilson era politics and hopes for peace.
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Wallis
Ellis Island
Mr. Wallis
Equalize the Thing and Purify the Movies Across Montana
A Montana selection voices opposition to expanding censorship and protectionism. Editors urge equal opportunity in trade, warn against turning institutions into insurmountable barriers, and call for education and surveillance to curb crime while supporting experimental stations and a Paris Gibson monument.
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Paris Gibson
Great Falls
Fred C. Andretta
Kiwanis Club
Princess May Wed American Rumor Ties Leeds to Olga
Reports from Athens suggest court circles discuss a possible marriage between William Bateman Leeds, son of Princess Anastasia of Greece, and Princess Olga, eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas. Leeds is decades older than Olga, and the gossip notes a substantial inheritance from the late William Leeds.
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Athens
William Bateman Leeds
Anastasia
Greece
William B. Leeds
New York
Olga
Prince Nicholas
Constantine
Young Leeds
Ble Tathar
Not Watts She Said A Love Triangle Tale
A dramatic verse fragment from T A Daly, 1920, recounts a sketched confession scene with a rival named Watts and a test of loyalty. The piece ends with a line about the large number of women school teachers in the United States, linking occupation and social roles to the rhyme.
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Tom Watts
Watts
T. A. Daly
United States
Flashy Fragments Mix in a Holiday-Season Nonsense
A collage of quirky lines cites political snips and odd quips from various papers. It notes Senator Borah birth rumors and President Harding tax aims while mixing in a Sunday reform jab and a Marion porch crowd echo. A mining gag on coal profit ends the snippet.
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Harding
Indianapolis Star
Marion
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Humorous Quotations From Old Newspapers
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers including the Kansas City Journal and Boston Transcript. Snippets touch on Uncle Sam, spontaneous insurance, demobilization, gossip, and humorous exchanges about creditors and movings picture business.
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Sam
Kansas City Journal
Buffalo Express
le Pele
Movings
Detroit News
Not big said Morgan from Forbes Magazine
A reporter on an incoming liner gains a brief exchange with J. P. Morgan. Morgan downplays size, asks for straight replies, and nudges the reporter to be as big as he wishes. The piece notes Morgan’s aim to be a large figure, while his son Jack Morgan prefers ordinary life.
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Burleson
Forbes Magazine
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Jack Morgan
Chinese spud from Wisconsin shocks Toronto palates
The Toronto Mail details a quirky discovery of a Chinese potato variety grown in Wisconsin. Described as a cross between a tadpole and a toadstool, the spud reportedly tastes unlike traditional potatoes, selling at about $83.50 per barrel versus $8.50 for ordinary spuds, provoking amused notes on evolving tastes.
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Toronto Mail
America
South
Wisconsin
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