Foreign News Lingers Between Lines and Questions
A review of global tensions and figures hints at quiet preparations as France presses for Ruhr leverage and Germany fears a wider conflict. Andrew Carnegie and J P Morgan are cited amid stock shifts and optimism about America's industrial future. Francis Hodgson Burnett and Prince Gaetani appear in reflective portraits as charity and poverty loom in urban America.
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Immigrant Labor Debate Shifts as Policy Quietly Changes
The article traces a shift in U S attitudes toward immigration from hostility to openness, citing the Dillinger act restrictions and a Philadelphia bank statement urging a labor supply of honest workers. It notes officials and business groups advocating relaxation of limits, with hints of a possible bipartisan compromise despite continued enforcement.
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Spring Wants and War-Torn Hearts in Athens
A sentimental Athens feature contrasts mournful spring wishes with wartime grief. Poems lament losses as families wait for sons to return, while a lighthearted tale follows a boy who finds a job as a club flunky and ends up owning a donkey.
Want Ads and Fashion In A Cheery Local Column
In a lighthearted note, readers read about cheerful biscuit days and belts returning to save trousers. The column playfully links fashion design, pay, and mining wages to want ads and casual local chatter. Ray Tucker of Chauncey visits to pay for his Want-Ad and jokes that he sold the Lot.
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Ray Tucker
Chauncey
Life Lessons From Small Troubles And Warnings
The passage argues that minor mistakes act as warnings preventing greater harm. It cites reckless driving and drunkenness as examples where lighter consequences guide future restraint. It suggests life’s troubles serve a purpose by steering individuals toward safer behavior and abstinence.
Agitation for Immigration Law Changes
In Washington on Feb 17, speakers argue for shifting U S immigration policy as patriotism and progress demand. They note wartime protests against immigration and the rise of anti hyphen sentiment, urging a redefinition of national identity toward stronger restriction and assimilation.
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Middle Course on Immigration Proposed to Boost Labor
The author argues for a moderate immigration policy admitting working and productive aliens while excluding traders who do not add value. He notes most favored nation treaty constraints and expects Congress to craft a practical law within years. He also suggests negotiating with foreign nations to sieve economically desirable migrants from nonproductive ones.
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Italy
Greece
Congress
Information Bureau Offer for Public Inquiries
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Noted Biblical Reflections and Molinos Meditation
A compact devotional excerpt contrasts Jesus promise of peace amid tribulation with Miguel Molinos urging closeness to God during trials. It emphasizes spiritual purification through hardship and the Christian call to steadfast faith.
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Miguel Molinos
Preparations to file contest in Washington on Texas senate race
Efforts to contest the February election of Earle B. May, Democrat, to the U S Senate from Texas were outlined in Washington. Republican state chairman R B Greager led the filing plans on behalf of George B Peddy, who had defeated a fusion and anti Ku Klux Klan candidate.
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Earle B. May
United States Senate
Texas
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Fusion
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