Leonard Wood as King of Good Fellows Not Philippine Isles
The article mocks the idea of Leonard Wood becoming a poetic or romantic king of the Philippines. It says Wood’s supporters fear the notion, noting he would remain a figure of good fellowship rather than a real sovereign. It dismisses the fanciful comparison to the King of the Cannibal Islands and King Cole.
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The
Philippine Islands
Wood
King Wood
King Cole
Leonard Wood
Brooklyn
Liberty
Washington
Behind the Scenes Last August Letter to Wilson on War Debts
A 1920 Lloyd George letter to President Wilson urges a general cancellation of Allied war debts to the United States. The document, obtained for Senate Finance Committee review, notes U.S. debt forgiveness as possible though controversial. Mellon says cancellation was never discussed with him.
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Lloyd George
Wilson
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
Withal
British Empire
International Finance
Harding
Mellon
The San Francisco Chronicle Sheds on Philippine King Idea
The San Francisco Chronicle nominates Leonard Wood for the Philippine king, arguing he would be a first class monarch for independence minded Filipinos. It notes Wood’s brains courage and practical sense but doubts his willingness to accept kingship and jokes about the era’s failing kings.
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Philippine Islands
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Leonard Wood
General Wood
Julius Caesar
Wood
United States
Crop Outlook Faces Grasshoppers and Dry Spells in Montana
The article notes grasshoppers in some areas and cutworms elsewhere, with spring rains uneven. Montana crops look generally good and Judith Basin reports yields well above average. Government estimates predict a smaller national crop this year, with higher prices likely, but Europe’s growing grain self sufficiency may ease U S food costs while export demand softens.
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Montana
Judith Basin
Ee Ld Sahaeles
Japan Key to Far East Peace and Arms Limits
The article argues Japan resists discussing Far Eastern issues at the disarmament conference due to fears of encroachment on its regional rights. It states the Far East question is central to armament limitation and world peace. It notes France Italy and other powers have stakes in the region and hopes are for decisive conference outcomes.
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Japan
France
Italy
Harding
Far East
United States
Great Britain
House of Representatives
England
Helena
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Rersons
McClare
Tariff Debates and Protests Dominate This Era
The piece surveys the tariff fight over Fordney measures and feared losses in foreign markets. It notes political influence in tariff shaping, Harding’s posture against war with echoes of David and Goliath, and social quirks like pie prices and beer absence, reflecting a turbulent postwar mood.
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John Hays Mammona
United States
Fordney
Senate
Snow and storms across Montana and national
A compilation from Montana papers notes an unusual July snowstorm on July 2 with several inches on the Tobacco Root range and no crop damage. It reports political and social topics from General Smuts on arbitration to anti Lewistown and Klan discussions, and a critique of attorney general Rankin’s enforcement of the Sabbath law.
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Virginia City
Madisonian
General Smuts
Smuts
Inter-Lake
Stankin
Rankin
Missoula
Gene
Montana
Havre
Fragmented Humor and Street Talk From Downtown Papers
A collage of garbled quips and street chatter from a late night Washington Times page. Fragments touch on manners, fashion, and social conduct with stray lines about a giddy mood, a royal pun, and an apologetic passerby amid urban pedestrians.
Fragmented Readable Clippings Show Mixed Headlines Across Papers
A collage of garbled excerpts from multiple papers mentions lightning speed coal fires in London, policing searches in homes without warrants, political spending, fashion trends, beer politics, immigration limits, and editorial quips. Names and places appear inconsistently, with no cohesive story or clear event to track.
Change of Diet Ballad Reflects 1921 Food Struggles
A dated dialect verse recounts shifts in American eating habits amid rising food costs. Narrator Joe and DoAnnunaio describe meals like bread, tomato, onion, and sauce, noting higher prices and the impact on appetite. The piece quotes daily life in a working household and hints at social tensions from economic strain.
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Joe
Wien
DoAnnunaio
Horoscope for Saturday July sixteenth fortune and danger
The article predicts a highly lucky morning with Saturn sun and Neptune in favorable alignment, boosting claims for recognition and job pursuit. Real estate could wobble in profit, while education and mental development gain interest. Evening brings danger for the elderly and cautious, with health and rail accidents noted, and a profitable year anticipated for business.
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Neptune
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