German goods return to British markets after war
The Daily News notes German products including toys and instruments reappearing in the British Isles. German firms resume relations with British merchants, underselling British-made items like Sheffield scissors by about 75 percent. British manufacturers accuse German goods of inferior quality yet fear continuing German industrial gains as allies’ output remains slack.
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British Isles
England
Scotland
Sheffield
Biggest City on Earth as Census Sees New York Lead
New York is poised to be the world’s largest city according to preliminary 1920 census totals. The metropolitan district is put around 8.5 million, about one million more than London’s 7.5 million. Officials note differences in district boundaries and historic population comparisons.
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London
Westchester County
Connecticut
Long Island
New Jersey
Montana
Spanking Machine Brings Penology Debate to Bridgeton
A reported device in Bridgeton New Jersey echoes the Delaware whipping post idea yet targets children and youths. A barrel stave acts as the spanking instrument, supervised by the mayor or a designated official, with the truant officer delivering discipline at city hall rather than reformatory detention. Parents reportedly bring children for corrective spanking, argued to be more effective than home punishment.
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Bridgeton
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Stat Reformatory
Germany's revived arts questioned by European critics
Berlin correspondents hail a possible renaissance of German letters and music, while Ruskins of England, France, and the U S caution that true art needs a form-based background. Yet Germany is noted for scientific prowess with Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry, and the enduring "made in Germany" trade mark on goods signals renewed industry despite wartime ethics concerns.
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Berlin
Germany
Ruskins
England
France
United States
Menafae
Marshall A Good Scout Declares for Delegate-at-Large
Vice President Marshall announces his Indiana candidacy for delegate at large while criticizing unbridled democracy and urging adherence to Jeffersonian principles. The move sparks Democratic interpretation, with senators praising the message as sensible and old fashioned.
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Thomas
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Hanson backs Edwards for Democratic nomination
Ole Hanson of Seattle argues for Governor Edwards as the Democratic presidential nominee. He claims Edwards leads in 46 states after four months of campaigning, signaling a major battle at San Francisco. The piece notes factional tensions among Bryan Hughes Wood and Wilson’s international stance and hints at the League of Nations as a dispute forum.
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Old Montana notes on dances and thoughts of reform
The Washington birthday dance fizzles in diggings towns as bands rely on outside music while prices rise and moonshine rumors abound. Commentary reflects on past horse dances, recent high costs, and a wave of Prohibition displays. Prose items comment on Wilson’s leasing bill and league ideas, urging cautious policy. Local papers critique travel, reform talk, and a Michigan jailhouse brag in Miles City.
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Dig
Dack
Big Hole Basin
Humor of the Day and Banquet Jokes From Old England
A collection of light squibs from era sources. A miner quip explains the minimum wage as wages for going down and suggests earning more by working, while a senator offers free seeds and a casino of sugar and coal. A banquet scene features a toastmaster silencing a jazz orchestra. A divorce solicitor parries about publicity costs contrasted with private settlements.
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Youngstown
Clent
London
Grande Maestro Dronk Inspires Multilingual Celebration
The poetical piece portrays Grande maestro Dronk delivering a forceful performance that unites diverse audiences. Through wine and song, the crowd feels emotional resonance crossing English Irish Italian and Teallan roots. A vivid snapshot of cultural fusion in a public event.
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Hutto
Grande Maestro
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Building Houses of Adobe Near Los Angeles
California residents, facing high material and labor costs, adopt dobe brick methods once used by mission builders. Women and three ambitious residents form a self construction group at Huntington Park near Los Angeles, mixing clay and straw to make weather resistant bricks and erect walls and stucco exteriors.
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Ilis
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
Flashes of Lightning and a Political Look at Railroads
A fragmentary editorial takes a broad view of post railroad policy and presidential messaging. It cites newspapers like the Memphis Commercial Appeal and Baltimore American while noting Hoover gains in the press. It hints at public ownership debates and a need for peacemaking at home before abroad.
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Piament
Ublicies
Memphis
Hoover Toled
Blade Wilton
Baltimore
Indians Not Dying Out Says Government Experts
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Indian population is rising after earlier fears of extinction. Government Indian bureau experts, led by Dr. Lawrence W. White, say the 333,702 Indians recorded last year likely understates a growing population and that the race is no longer dying out. The article cites 1870 census figures of 313,712 and notes substantial gains over the past 50 years.
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Brooklyn Eagle
America
Indian Bureau
Bureau
Lawrence W. White
Menace Is National From the Washington Post
The article critiques Francis Fisher Kane for denying the national threat of radicalism. It cites his remarks calling anti-sedition legislation “mere bunk” and questions his fitness for federal law enforcement. It links Bolshevism to bombings, strikes, and calls to shirk service, urging serious action.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Francis Fisher Kane
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Debs
Berger
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