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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1925
Page
6
The text argues that defense readiness derives from broader preparedness to deter conflict. It advocates thoughtful consideration of all efforts that reduce the need for defense by promoting work aimed at making peace perpetual.
The piece notes a shift from Woodrow Wilson's idealistic national tone to Calvin Coolidge's emphasis on business, thrift, and national prosperity. It highlights the Stone Mountain half dollars as a unifying tribute to Civil War soldiers, and offers anecdotes about mosquito-filled White House stays by George Christian and Sen. Knox, illustrating ongoing Washington life.
The platform calls for better city transportation facilities and adequate traffic regulations. It pledges soft water for Canton, abatement of smoke nuisance, enlarged parks and playgrounds, and a sane program of city street and county highway improvement. It promises continued development of the public schools.
A devotional note citing Leviticus 19 35 36 urges fairness in judgement and measures. It emphasizes honest weights and measures as a core moral standard for daily life.
The text argues the Tennessee Scopes trial centers on law and constitution rather than religion or biology. It notes public misperception about church questions, defends lawyers as advocates, and warns against letting popular demand shape law on education and freedom of speech.
The American Child Health Association reports the 1924 infant mortality rate in 629 U S cities at 72 deaths per 1000 births the lowest on record yet still far from ideal. The piece urges full birth registration across all states and continued education to reduce infant deaths.
The Coolidge administration aims to fill two US Senate vacancies created by the deaths of La Follette and Ladd with staunch Republicans to secure votes for the president. The piece frames this as a deliberate political maneuver by the administration to solidify support in Congress.
The article discusses strategy to gain control of the Senate through administration efforts and a timely visit by President Coolidge to Minnesota. It cautions that the progressive movement remains, with La Follette and Ladd influential, and notes Norris's call may warn administration forces that La Follette’s spirit endures among his followers. It urges the administration to craft the best political strategy to regain North Dakota and Wisconsin for the Old Guard succession.
Former Justice John H. Clarke urges a text for Fourth of July speakers emphasizing that current peace time military costs rival university endowments and urge shifting toward reason and law. Defense Day aims for mobilization without military gesture, linking Independence Day to eliminating war and civic contemplation.
The article argues Mussolini strengthens autocratic control through laws and his Fisocisti, diminishing opposition and wielding press and decree powers. It warns such measures complete a state defense framework, signaling eventual revolution despite Mussolini's life span.
A collage of reflections touches on Gettysburg officials upholding penalties for dissent and repression, a printer’s misprint tied to bootleggers and a possible evolution in Scopes era schooling, Darrow and Bryan in Dayton, tariff and sugar debates, arms talks, Canadian church mergers, and a farmer’s shift from town visits to crop focus. Daisy thought gravity steadies the mind.
New York letters describe panhandlers' habits across Chinatown and Broadway, noting beggars target young laborers and theater crowds. It covers chorus women dieting, the rise of plump looks, modern theater preambles, and Vanderbilt mansion changes with a note on a youn g man earning by servicing typewriters for clients.
A nostalgic poem praising Main Street life and quiet neighborhood joys. The speaker leaves the workplace to join families at home, cherishing gardens, neighbors, porch gatherings, and the simple wealth of children and community over grand wealth in Wall Street.
James Wilson of Steubenville, Woodrow Wilson's grandfather, served in the Ohio legislature in 1816 1820 and 1822 and was a publisher of the Steubenville Herald. Known as Printer Wilson then Judge Wilson, he witnessed the era when Thomas Kirker was speaker and shared the legislature with future governors Mordecai Bartley Othniel Looker and Robert Lucas. Wilson died in 1850 during a cholera epidemic.
A reader’s spoof recounts the historic John Doe and Richard Roe, fictitious plaintiffs in ejectment, created by English lawyers to complicate law. It notes Doe’s survival in criminal courts after 1852 and his frequent fines, calling for action to curb the misuse of his name.
Letters to the editor discuss the Canton Daily News quality and its appeal plus concerns about children playing in street traffic on 17th Street NW. A contributor cites dangers from ball games and urges parents to use nearby playgrounds or fields for children's safety.
A Canton woman voices strong objection to frequent door to door sales agents disturbing busy housewives. She notes multiple visits weekly, interruptions during critical tasks, and requests action to end the nuisance.
A collage of quips from various papers including Birmingham News Indianapolis Flint Daily Journal and Detroit News. Light jests touch on lettuce sandwiches arms bans vanity mirrors pride and signs for parking with sharp city wit.
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