Porch and the Stump Politics in a Nation at War's End
A column argues that Senator Harding may avoid open campaigning on the porch to dodge tough questions from a mixed crowd. It notes Republicans must embrace a firmer stance if Cox is nominated, and discusses the influx of immigrants, workers, and the bolshevik threat shaping postwar policy and voting expectations.
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Harding
New York Times
League of Nations
Senator Johnson
Mr. Taft
Cox
Texas
Roosevelt
Los Angeles Roiled by Repeated Seismic Disturbances
In the wake of San Francisco’s 1906 quake, Los Angeles boasted immunity to earthquakes. Now the city faces frequent tremors and questions from scientists about why LA has become a seismic focus, contradicting its earlier assertions while chasing population and global stature.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
The
Angles
Nature
The Immigrant Wave Not A Labor Boom
The article argues that 10000 weekly arrivals at Ellis Island would not ease labor shortages. About 80 percent are women, children, and war-era reservists, with only 2000 able-bodied men per week. Most are dependents reuniting with husbands and fathers, not surplus workers.
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Europe
Italy
Poland
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Austria
United States
Russia
New York City
New England
Montana
Ellis Island
Brooklyn Eagle
Their Unhappy Fate: Czar Family Stories Persist
A flood of invented tales about the murdered Russian czar and his family continues. Some claim escape or impersonation, others say the czarina and children were burned. The public imagination remains active, though verification remains unlikely. The core fact endures: the royal family was cruelly killed by captors.
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Russia
Paris
Brain stops worked trigger coroner verdict on deadly rail crash
The coroner's inquiry into the June 9 New York Central rear end collision near Schenectady, N Y found the engineer's brain failed to function as the cause of death for 15 passengers. Signals were fine and a rearward lantern warning from a passing brakeman went unseen. The engineer died at the post, the fireman escaped. The coroner urged frequent medical exams for engineers and firemen in critical passenger roles.
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New York Central
Schenectady
N. Y
Save the Trees Warns Missoula. Citizens Urged to Act
Wood state horticulturist warned Rotary Club that insect pests threaten Missoula trees unless immediate scientific attention is given. The state board of horticulture will help but only if residents cooperate and petition.
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Wood
Rotary Club
Missoula
State Board of Horticulture
Meighen Named Canada's Premier at 47
The Hon. Arthur Meighen has been appointed prime minister of Canada, succeeding Sir Robert Borden who resigned. At 47 years old he becomes the youngest person ever called to the Canadian premiership, and he previously served as minister of the interior.
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Arthur Meighen
Canada
Robert Borden
O ‘Meighen
Interior
Girl Rejects Marriage Dream Found Beside University Life
Winifred Black depicts a young woman who rejects marriage and domestic trappings preferring independence, cafes, and jazz. The tale follows a university town pairing planning aChafing dish lifestyle until sudden parental and societal pressures force an abrupt, conventional marriage.
Democrats In Disarray On Presidential Hopefuls
A string of editorials from Columbia to Los Angeles weighs party chances in 1912 style, praising Bryan while others doubt Ohio’s pivotal role. The chatter mocks war fever and questions if antiteague opponents can unite behind a nominee amid maps and Memoranda.
Hairy quips and curious exchanges from old papers
A collage of witty snippets and misheard lines from a Boston Transcript and other papers. Jests about hair taste marriages optimism and pessimism mingle with snippets of political banter and odd questions from aging columns and humor pages.
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Jena Record-Herald
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