Crowds at the Colleges and the High Schools Surge
The article notes a surge in college and high school enrollments across the United States with two million high school students and rising freshman classes. It mentions housing shortages, urban junior colleges, and Carnegie Tech's selective admissions as demand outpaces capacity, alongside praise for highway development as state civic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Detroit
City
Liege
Division of Sciences and Engineering
Carnegie Institute F Technology
West
Mengerly
Bitter war to peace era clash in early Montana press
The Montana papers debate wartime leadership and postwar policy, contrasting loyalty to the government with discontent. Editorials critique political figures, inflation and prices, and Hoover Harding positions, warning of separate peace risks and treaty consequences for Germany and American properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bozeman Chronicle
Harding
America
Lewistown Democrat News
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Hoover
Helena
Inaugural Costs Rise as Washington Preparations Begin
The Washington Star analyzes plans for the March 4 inaugural ceremonies noting higher costs for maintaining order and protecting attendees. It says Congress may seek at least 23,000 for such duties, with expected increases before the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Congress
Star
Harding
Washington
Anaconda Celebration Marks New Surfaced Road Link
Montana turns from politics to the Anaconda celebration noting the new surfaced road between Anaconda and Butte. The piece reflects on highway deficiencies and U.S. progress, tracing highway development from 1776 to the era of grand ocean to ocean plans and states’ growth.
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Ohio
Seaboard
Alleghany Mountains
District of Columbia
Ohio River
United States
Butte
Anaconda
Montana
Anaonda
Amer
Coun
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Ocean
The Hoosier Senator and the Senate Preview
A column of varied notes on Indiana politics. Watson versus Taggart in a tight U S Senate race with intraparty opposition. Chicago influence, Harding support, and the role of the party machines. Also mentions sports openings, Prohibition quips, and remarks on foreign policy and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Tom
Georgia
Washington
Jim
Indiana
Indiana Watson
Harding
Watson
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Wood
Johnson
Tom Taggart
Taggart
Train Timings and Gentle Jokes Across Papers
A collage of humor and anecdotes from vintage newspapers. A local passenger jokes about a train’s punctuality while a second-hand shop owner faces a prankster customer. Chaplains, robbers, and a laughing child with dusty trousers appear in lighthearted snippets reflecting wartime and daily life.
Proscenium Box for Bergdoll Rumor at Court
A jittery roundup mentions Grover Cleveland Bergdoll evading the draft while at home enjoying himself. Citizens might search the courtroom front seats for him as spectators in a theatrical phrase about the case. The item quotes the Cincinnati Enquirer with a satirical edge.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Cincinnati
Rent arbitration board formed in Kansas City
A board to arbitrate landlord tenant disputes was appointed by the local real estate board at Mayor James Cowgill's suggestion. The panel has no legal jurisdiction and relies on voluntary compliance to its rulings to ease tensions over rents for houses and apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Real Estate Board
James Cowgill
Demand for Women Workers Grows in Chicago
The Illinois free employment bureau reports rising calls for women in Chicago while male job seekers exceed demand. In August there were 600 more calls for women than available women applicants, and 404 more men asked for work than jobs available.
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Chicago
Women’s Department
The
Ldlinois Free Employment Bureau
Worshiping the Devil in Mesopotamia Yezedis of 1920
From the Brooklyn Eagle, a profile of the Yezedi, a mixed Arab and Khurdish people east of the Tigris. They worship the devil as the present supreme spirit, revere the sun and cross, study Old and New Testaments with their own interpretations, and follow a priest king whose word governs the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Jesus
Devil
The Art of Carving in Cincinnati Enquirer
A vivid portrait of a master carver praised for skill and grace yet revealing a self serving motive. The essay notes his sharp knife, deft joints, and knack for selecting the tender morsels while securing the best seat and treat for himself. It argues art serves praise or gain and ends with a moral about selfish pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bacon
Harriet Martineau
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Wantana
the Press of Montana
Wilsonphobia
Myers
Missoula
James
Billings Gazette
Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda, Mont
North Main Street
Butte, Montana
Chicago Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Senator Borah
League of Nations
Mr. Bryan
American Legion
Houston Post
Lindsley
San Francisco Argonaut
Hawkins
George
Pearson's Weekly
England
Robert Smillie
Great Britain
Smillie
Lloyd George
Detroit Free Press
Dallas News
Baltimore American
Wilson
State Department
Columbus Dispatch
Philadelphia Record
Pittsburg Dispatch
D’annunzio
Charleston News and Courier
Bergdolls
Toledo Blade
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