Melting pot debate drives immigration policy limits
A June 1922 article notes congressional moves to curb immigration with citizenship eligibility tests and reduced country quotas. It cites Italy and Russia arrivals, calls Nordic superiority, and discusses reformers like Lillian Russell and Senator Lodge amid postwar tax changes and political stir in Massachusetts.
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House Immigration Committee
United States
Italy
Russia
Czecho- Slovakia
Jugoslavia
United Kingdom
America
Frederick Boyd Stevenson
Brooklyn Eagle
United States of America
Europe
Lillian Russell
Tax Returns Show Big Rise in Filed Incomes 1919 to 1920
A March report by the internal revenue department reveals 5,332,760 individuals filed income statements for 1919 in 1920 and 7,269,944 for 1920 in 1921, a gain of about 2 million in reported filings. The increase reflects more people reporting income rather than a direct rise in tax collection.
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Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Department
Airplane Politics and Other Echoes in Washington
A fragment from a periodical notes how airplanes could reshape politics by letting western and southern congressmen visit home more easily, while eastern policymakers already have faster access to their constituents. It jokes about Taft and King George, Lenine, and the looming three mile limit amid broader musings on information, disasters, and Hearst in New York.
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Washington
California
Inductances And Tuning Coils For The Home Radio
This article explains home radio tuning with inductance coils and simple coils, including bare wire coils on pasteboard tubes, sliders for adjustment, and techniques to improve selectivity. It covers single and dual coil setups, tap-offs, and ways to achieve wider wavelength ranges without complex tuning devices.
Fragmentary quotes spark chaotic debate across legislatures
Disjointed remarks from editors and lawmakers across nations surface in a collage of quotations. Leaders like Lloyd George face calls to resign while American and British figures reflect on democracy, money in campaigns, and the public mood. The yarn blends satirical lines with political jab.
Moron Witness Debate Spurs General Sessions Talk
In a New York Sun report a burglary trial revealed a witness named Jorge Breckenridge described as mentally a 12 year old with limited intelligence. Experts debated the term moron and its social implications while noting a witness’s trustworthiness hinges on not overestimating or underestimating such capacity. Also, Emanuel Lutheran church workers will meet June 29 at H Erlandson's home, 426 Indiana avenue.
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New York Sun
Jorge Breckenridge
Belle
Aage Rosalsky
Emanuel Lutherin Church
H. Erlandson
Indiana Avenue
Rhyme and Reason Ballade of the Strenuous Fair
A verse polemic tracing a former Milady to a modern ambition fit for the moon. The speaker laments the loss of traditional roles as a woman seeks power in politics and public life. The poem playfully contests gender norms with bold, satirical phrases about the president, senate, and bench.
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Milady
Senate
Architecture as America's first great art, says Boston Globe
A Boston Globe piece cites a English professor remarking that architecture is America's greatest modern achievement. It argues that nations show early civic maturity in architecture, while painting and poetry follow later, noting American architects began real quality around the 1890s as civic taste grew.
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Boston Globe
England
America
Dex
Athens
Priand
Gia
Horoscope and local crime brief from Detroit in 1922
June 28 1922 astrology notes foresee favorable newspaper publicity coins and contracts but warn of business friction and public health concerns. Separate Detroit court report recounts John Langeman an inventor threatened his family and built a coffin amid threats causing a likely divorce.
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Neptune
Jupiter
Great Britain
Detroit
John F. Langeman
Rose W. Langeman
Marachner
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