Back They Come A back to America food movement
A European back-to-America drive in dried fruits and canned goods is described. England and Holland ships have reached the U S as Europe needs food, while American exports are halted. Proposals urge government guarantees of long term European commercial paper and rediscounting by Federal Reserve banks to sustain trade and help Europe resume work. US consumers seek price relief as exports stall.
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Europe
England
Holland
Fornia
California
Federal Reserve Banks
America
The Doctors Union Debate Divides Medical Leaders
An article reports supporters led by A Reed of Ci and Dr Charles Kati calling for a doctors union to protect professional and public interests, noting European progress and U S momentum. Opponents like New York health commissioner Dr Copeland deride the idea as absurd, stressing Hippocratic duty and universal care over union rules and fees.
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A. Reed
Charles Kati
American Medication
United States
Europe
Copeland
New York City
New Jersey Adopts 34.4 Percent Alcohol Beer as Governor Backs Bill
Defiant wets and determined days mark New Jersey's passage of a beer bill allowing beverages with up to 34.4 percent alcohol by volume. Governor Edwards calls it a victory and urges the Supreme Court to interpret concurrent power under the eighteenth amendment. The measure drew heavy opposition and party crossover support, signaling ongoing federal versus state control debates and renewed electoral focus on liberal interpretations of prohibition.
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New Jersey
Edwards
McGraw
Supreme Court
Atlantic Oe
Congress
Aerial Freight Trains Plan by Fokker Explorer
Fokker proposes an aerial freight train system for Germany to deliver cargo by towing small planes—laden with freight—behind a larger aircraft. The concept envisions routes with automatic releases at towns, creating continuous service to final destinations without land stops. He plans to base further work in the United States, seeking broader opportunity beyond Holland or Germany.
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Fokker
Daten
Germany
America
German War Office
United States
Holland
Unitedates
Coins of the Realm and Other News Highlights
A proposed 7 cent piece bearing Theodore Roosevelt gains support from business leaders to match shrinking coin values. Debates touch on Roosevelt’s legacy, prohibition agents, New Jersey postmasters restrictions, rail rates, Astor on dry laws, and Turkish issues with Constantinople. Pronunciation debates feature Fiume increasingly viewed as a nuisance.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Myers Boldly Denounces Pussy-footing Politicians
A Montana paper praises Senator Henry L. Myers for defying party constraints and supporting anti strike and anti sedition positions while opposing government operation of railroads and coal mines. The editorial lauds his openness and independence over partisan calculations.
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Myers
Henry L. Myers
Kalispell Inter Lake
About an Old New Problem in Winifred Black's Home
Winifred Black writes on an old new problem, chronicling a widow mother of eight years with two chubby cats and a WWI era family in the Middle West. Her husband died in the flu pandemic, leaving the weary woman to raise the children with help from her parents and in a home that bears memories of Virginia and England.
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Winifred Black
Joyce
Virginia
England
Middle West
New England
Grandpa
Grandma
Ettes
Rics
Grandia
The New Secretary of State and a Family Tale
A passage about ainbridge Colby, born in St Louis in 1870, rising to secretary of state, with notes on his lineage and education. It shifts to a nostalgic story of a family returning to an old New England home, recalling grandparents with strong personalities. The piece closes with a school notice about crepe on doors honoring four departing teachers.
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Ainbridge Colby
St. Louis
New York State
Williams College
Columbia University
Myolby
New Yorkity
Fifty-Ninth New York Regiment of Volunteers
Flashy fragments reflect era of political whimsy and war talk
A collage of quotations from newspapers including the Cincinnati Enquirer Washington Star Dallas News and Baltimore American jokes about politics Prohibition and war aims mix with remarks on presidential candidates antiwar sentiment and public mood The fragmentary items sketch a chaotic media snapshot of the era with diverse voices and sharp wits in a volatile public arena.
Quips and Quirks from a Day of Lively Wits
A collage of humorous exchanges and quick wits from readers and editors. Mrs Anderson jokes about mistaken online starts and singing for memory while a playful husband tries to please, a doctor’s quip about nitrate and gold, and a Baltimore American jab about a man dining with a tea-strainer on dessert.
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Joe
Emma
Anson
Edinburgh
John
Houston
Tosion
Albert
London
Si Profiteer
Come Up
Baltimore
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