End of Legal Saloons and Boxing Charity Mirage
The piece laments the old open saloon era with liquor interests backing illegal activities and bawdy houses, arguing these forces corrupted politics and industry. It cites widespread noncompliance with laws, diminishing trust in businessmen, and a moral shift. It notes Chicago prize fighting facing decades of illegality and a charity match that raised over $50,000 yet yielded meager public benefit.
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Uquor
Chicago
Senator Brookhart Writes From Europe to Critics
The article critiques Senator Brookhart’s letters home claiming the nonpartisan Wall Street league and the current economic system favor capital. It rebuts his charges about wealth distribution, bank ownership by workers, and a supposed banking bloc controlling transportation. It notes railroads modernizing despite inflation of valuations. Also mentions 650,000 seeds in a bushel of wheat.
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Brookhart
Europe
Senate
Nonpartisan League of Wall Street
Denmark
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Labor
Railroad Labor Board
Patriotism and Nationalism Clash in Editorial View
A National Republican editorial contrasts two Washington speeches on democracy, unity, and national aims. It cites the president urging a broad national purpose anchored in the Constitution, while National American Council leaders warn that intense nationalism fuels strife. The piece notes a split in public thought over American aims and calls for renewed dedication to national ideals.
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United States
Washington, D. C
National American Council
Warone
Armenica
Aveh
Idan Council
Apist
America
Chicago boxing ban ends open bouts under tight police watch
Riot injuries at a boxing event lead to disgusted newspapers and a renewed ban in Chicago. Authorities warn of continued enforcement as plug-uglies and touts disrupt events and public betting. Omaha race grounds also face clean up orders to curb gambling around tracks. Authorities vow tighter control to deter lawless elements and upholds against open saloon betting.
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Chicago
Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben
Part-Mutuals
Customer Ownership in Public Utilities Gains Ground
Edward N. Hurley argues customer ownership of public utilities spreads rapidly, with 1.76 million holders and projected securities sales from 175 million in 1922 to over 250 million this year. He cites California and Southern California Power as examples, notes improved service under private ownership with government regulation, warns against public ownership inefficiencies, and promotes employee shareholding to strengthen performance and financing for growth.
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California
Southern California
U A
Europe
Glashich
Vieture
America
Gustrtieg
Fourth of July Stark Patriotism Call for America First
A public appeal argues that true patriotism and nationalism align with the US motto to form a more perfect union and to provide for common defense and welfare. It criticizes the National American Council president for deeming patriotism harmful and urges rededication to constitutional ideals.
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America
Fragmentary Local Notions Spotted in Quirky Columns
A jumble of fleeting anecdotes from a local paper references a pretend king, winter bathing, a neighbor selling berries, a nine year old in Louisville, and an invention to curb dancing closeness. It notes taxes burdening the common man, women altering men, and odd social quips about education, happiness, and sugar.
No Comfort in Trouble Says Poet Adams
A 1920s style quatrain by George Matthew Adams expresses stoic resolve against gloom. The speaker forecasts times of trouble and assures that sadness fades as the sun returns, urging steadfastness and rejecting despair.
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Norrow
Sunny Jims
Dauntless
George Matthew Adams
Untitled Observation on Industry and Wealth Patterns
A fragment compares the bea and the ant as examples of Industry, noting many people imitate the latter’s self-sufficient approach rather than accumulating wealth for others, from a Philadelphia Intatilar perspective.
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Philadelphia
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