Allies Enforce Peace Terms With Marshal Foch Authority
The allies move to enforce postwar terms on Germany and its former allies. Marshal Foch proclaims a broader plan including Greece and Turkey to ensure disarmament and reparations, while Turkey resists loss of Smyrna and Adrianople as the Allies push for clear expectations and reconstruction readiness. Secretary Colby denies being President Wilson's mouthpiece at the Democratic convention.
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Marshal Foch
Germany
Paris
Greece
Europe
Asia
Turkey
Smyrna
Adrianople
Colby
Wilson
Price declines tied to higher production, says labor stats chief
Roy Meeker argues permanent price relief requires more production while currency in circulation falls or goods value rises. He notes productivity has dropped up to fifty percent in some sectors and warns transportation disruptions worsen the outlook. He criticizes Amos Pinchot for political publicity.
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United States
Roy Meeker
Labor Statistcs
Higher Taxes and Public Costs in Canton
The piece argues taxes will rise in 1921 to fund Canton’s municipal and school services, noting wages lag private sector gains and urging cheerful acceptance of higher levies. It critiques political stances on Harding’s campaign funding, party politics, and the ongoing debate over the league referendum.
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Canton
League of Nating
City Population Shift Sparks Rural Versus Urban Debate
The 1920 census prompts rivalry among cities and rural areas as urban growth rises from high industrial wages. The text warns that rural decline threatens national welfare, predicts farm product drops and rising food costs, and notes former Senator James Hamilton Lewis may seek the vice presidency.
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United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Democratic convention opens in San Francisco amid reform hopes
The San Francisco gathering of Democratic delegates signals an early test for platform shifts on prohibition. Eastern reformers urge a pledge to liberalize enforcement amid long standing GOP links to distillers. Debate looms over temperance and the league of nations as campaign issues unfold.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Wilson
League of Nations
John Barleycorn
Poignant Reflections and Jokes From a 1920 Page
A mosaic of verse quotes and light snippets from Edgar A Guest and city columns. Humorous quips about domestic life, politics, and culture mix with brief notes on music and spiritualism. A portrait of early 20th century newspaper miscellany and public commentary.
New York Neurologists Push Insanity Law Reform
Dr. Charles Dana leads a New York Neurological Society committee proposing medical expert boards to decide insanity cases, replacing judges and lay juries. They cite 75,000 to 125,000 insane at large in New York and 10,000 in New Jersey as evidence of law inadequacy and call for legislative reform to prevent future tragedies.
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New York
James W. Markoe
St. George's Church
New York Neurological Society
Charles L. Dana
Brooklyn Neurological Society
New Jersey
Dr. Markoe
Tana
Walter Timme
John F. W. Meagher
Enduring Sayings and Social Notes from a Past Era
A collection of aphorisms on marriage, behavior, and society. The lines touch on trust in spouses, prudent choices, the harm of reckless actions, and a suggestion for a correspondence school to teach good manners. It reflects dated social norms and humorous observations.
Life Without Microbes Challenge to Indispensability
A sterilized cage experiment with hens eggs shows life can proceed without microbes when all factors are sterilized. Research claims microbes are not essential to life, though their role in vitality is debated. A separate note marks the Meridian on the road to Greenwich, showing the time standard line across the pavement.
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Greenwich
Eng
Sixteen and milestones of growing up
The piece reflects on personal milestones across life from childhood to later years. It considers sixteen as a defining moment for girls, compares male coming of age, and discusses shifts in self-perception as one ages from college years to middle age, including realizations about age and growth.
Electrical Treatment Accelerates Seed Growth in Fertilizer Solution
Seeds placed in a tank with a nitrate fertilizer and subjected to an electric current from end electrodes sprout more quickly. The process occurs about two months before sowing and requires careful drying of seeds after treatment.
Kwiz Answers and New Questions From Thompson Feature Service
A compiled list provides sample answers to a Kwiz set covering biology, navigation, linguistics, tools, meat cuts, U S history, and animal temperaments. It then lists ten new questions on topics from bird families to geography and youth organizations, attributed to Thompson Feature Service.
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Canaries
Phlox
Camp Fire Girls of
America
British Columbia
Thompson Feature Service
West 16Th St
New York
Cit
Cruelty to Animals and Film Censorship Debate
In public discussion of censoring moving pictures critics ignore the harm of animal cruelty on youth. The article argues cruelty breeds merciless behavior, cites Hogarth and Ivan the Terrible, and urges censorship to protect morals, urging readers to consider this moral dimension.
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Hogarth
Ivan the Terrible
Intrigue Over Stateroom Sharing Frays on Train
A wedding party faces a lodging clash aboard a train as Rita Brown and Mrs Durkee press to share a drawing room. Margaret negotiates with her mother-in-law and Leila Fairfax to protect the infant and keep peace among wary relatives.
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Sittia
Tpa
Alfred Durkee
Grantland
Dicky
Rita Brown
Mother Graham
Margaret
M Durkee
Graham
Leila Fairfax
Leila
Ric
Junior
Mrs. Durkee
Notable historical anniversaries and birthdays listed
A chronological list notes anniversaries from 1838 through 1916 including Victoria's 1838 coronation, Madagascar gunboat actions in 1845, 1875 international court opening by the Khadive, 1886 Prince Edward VII laying a foundation stone, and 1915 Swedish peace demonstration. It also lists today’s birthdays: Lyman J. Gage Alexis Carrel Fredrick L. Chase Otis Skinner.
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Victoria
Waminster Abbey
Lynn
Mass
Nantucket
Stockholm
Karl Liebnecht
Berlin
Lyman J. Gage
United States
Madison Cot N. Y
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller
France
Fredrick L. Chase
Yale University
Boulder
Colo
Otis Skinner
Cambridge
Kremer to Call Democratic Convention to Order
J Bruce Kremer, vice chairman of the national committee and longtime Democratic worker, will call the party convention to order today. The 42 year old native of Ville has Virginia and Louisville law training before moving to Butte Montana where he has long served as a Democratic retiree and Montana national committee representative. Edison quotes on inspiration and perspiration close the item.
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J. Bruce Kremer
Erso
National Command
Ville
University of Virginia
University of Louisville
Butte
Mont
Kremer
Montana
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Benator Harding
Champ Clark
William Jennings Irvan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Chief
Senate
Edgar A
Earth
Edgar A. Guest
Toledo Blade
Chicago News
Columbus Dispatch
Indianapolis News
Harding
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Mrs. Tott
Luke McLuke
Mrs. Lott
Hastings
Neb
Tribune
Mrs. Mott
Hiawatha
Alex McCrerey
McCrerey
Burleson
William Jennings Bryan
Lyceum
Bain
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Odessa
Alexander Moseley
Peck
Alexander
The
Detroit Journal
Detroit
Corinne Clark
Loafer
Jones
Madison, Wis
Democrat
MacDowell
Beethoven
Tcharowsky
Haskin
By Frederic J. Haskin
J. H. Reed
Ruth Cameron
Kwiz
Arizona
Mexico
Husband
Adele Garrison
Madge TR
Madge
Chance
Rita
Thomas A. Edison
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