Sinclair Lewis and the high stakes of American letters
A review of Sinclair Lewis novels Main Street Babbitt and Arrowsmith traces the nation's reaction to his satirical portraits of small towns and professional merit. The piece notes the Pulitzer award for Arrowsmith and Lewis's disdain for literary gatekeepers while urging farmer self help through cooperative marketing and a proposed farm marketing commission.
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America
Lewis
Main Street
Gopher Prairie
Minnesota
Story
Sauk Center
Lincoln
Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Arrowsmith
Straightway
Pulitzer Committee
Philosophy as American destiny could avert war says professor
Prof. Alexander Meikelsohn of Wisconsin argues Americans lack a guiding philosophy to solve global and domestic issues without war or compromise. He warns power without understanding breeds danger and urges a new philosophy that emphasizes clear decision making over endless voting and disputed interpretations.
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Alexander Meikelsohn
University of Wisconsin Philosophy Department
American Livy Association
Meikelsohn
America
Southern farmers praised by secretary on farming progress
The farmer s ecretary Jaons speaking in Poraceds Fla praises southern farmers for crop rotation resource development livestock enterprises and better cotton practices. He adds a broader message on improving production management and notes need for marketing and distribution conditions and potential legislation.
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Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Farm Marketing Commission
Federal Reserve
Jaons
Poraceds Fla
South
Rebels in North Africa Fight to Halt European Control
The dispatch notes ongoing clashes as the Riffs resist foreign rule while Spaniards and French engage in heavy combat. News highlights turmoil in Damascus and related regional struggles with Europe seeking obedience over strategic territories.
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Damascus
North
Africa
Europe
Rebels seize coast towns in Nicaragua revolution
The report states rebels have seized coast towns in Nicaragua as a revolution unfolds. American Marines have restored order to some degree. The Belgian cabinet collapsed and the king may appoint Emile Brounet to head the government, a move seen as hard on the monarch and likely to alarm finance. Europe’s politics show governments influenced by socialist parties.
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Nicaragua
Emile Brounet
Europe
Socialist Party
Tragic pair mirror era quiet despair and violence
Theodore Kappel, a San Francisco janitor worn by poverty, rented a fine room and died after lighting gas in a velvet decorated chamber. Nearby inmate Tom Murphy, a prison escapees desperado, hanged himself in his cell. The narrator notes such events as reminders to be grateful.
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Theodore Kappel
San Francisco
Tom Murphy
Polar explorers: Peary reach North Pole and Byrd flight
Peary, an American, becomes the first to reach the North Pole after years of ice and snow. Commander Byrd, also American, flies over the pole in hours using a gas-powered plane. Credit to Fokker for the aircraft that carried him.
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Peary
North Pole
Commander Byrd
Pole
Fokker
Progress from dog sled to flying machine over poles
The article argues progress through aviation surpasses dog sled travel toward the pole. It notes Byrd failed to locate the pole within twenty miles and speculates that earlier eras may have had different pole locations. It mentions semi human beings possibly present long ago at a different polar position and star.
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Pole
North Pole
Byrd
Earth
Polar
First American to Fly Over the Polar North
The text notes long ago shifts of the earth and poles, with humans living in the far north for hundreds of thousands of years. It then asserts an American was the first to fly over today’s polar region, highlighting this achievement amid geological history.
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North Pole
Byrd’s Flight Cut Time Estimate Short
The passage notes Byrd aimed to return via Peary land and estimated a 1600 mile round trip would take 24 hours. He beat his own projection by eight and a half hours, highlighting rapid progress in aviation and implications for future transport.
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Byrd
Pearyland
Time zones shrink as Chicago to align with coasts
The note outlines a plan to shorten the distance across the north by 1500 miles in 15 12 hours, implying Chicago will be three hours from New York City and seven hours from the Pacific coast. This reflects proposed time zone changes affecting travel and regional alignment.
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Chicago
New York City
Pacific Coast
Josephine Ford Named for Edsel Ford’s Daughter in Byrd Flight
The Josephine Ford was named for Edsel Ford’s daughter and granddaughter of Henry Ford as part of Commander Byrd’s flight. Edsel Ford promoted flying, regardless of the aircraft’s maker, stressing aviation support.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Edsel Ford
Vincent Astor
Byrd
Josephine Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Pigeon Breeding at Naval Air Station Shows Endurance
The article notes the aerial homing prowess of pigeons bred at the Naval Air Station Ana costia with long career miles. Birds such as a blue check cock named Endurance boast 5383 miles since 1921 and others surpass 7000 to 10,000 miles since 1920. June 1922 marked two 600 mile liberation flights.
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Naval Air Station
Anacostia
Pigeons Trained for Races at Naval Air Station
Henry Kubec of the United States Naval Air Station Pigeon Loft near Washington outlines that homing pigeons require gentleness patience prudence and observation for training. Breeding methods select for speed endurance and pluck with careful color choices to avoid hawk predation and each bird tracked by record books and leg bands.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Kubec
United States Naval Air Station
Dirt Farmer Proposes Constitutional War Ban Plan
Washington May 13 Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota proposes a United States constitutional amendment to outlaw war and prohibit preparation for armed conflict. He argues that disarming could inspire global progress, while acknowledging education and national interest as challenges.
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Charles Stewart
United States
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Frazier
League of Nations
World Court
Europe
Japan
Family of Nations
Congress
Senate
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