The Call to Thinkers on Roosevelt and the World Mind
Arthur Brisbane's Sunday Gazette page offers a sweeping critique of public thought and leadership. It reflects on history from witch trials to currency revolutions, praising Roosevelt's courage and urging readers to question accepted truths.
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Arthur Brisbane
Spayds
Increase Mather
Roosevelt
Al’Smith
France
Cyrus
Egypt
Gaesars
England
Henry 8Th
America
Pineville unit wins top camp honor in fifth corps area
Major General Mosley of the army awards the Pineville 1538 civilian conservation corps camp a medal for best camp in the fifth corps area covering Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. Captain John T. West of Charleston leads the celebrated company and receives congratulations from leaders. The piece ends with a political aside about sound money and Swedish marriage trends.
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West Virginia
Pineville
Mosley
Army
Pineville Company
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fifth Corps
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
John T. West
Charleston
Field Artillery
Legislature weighs funding and crises in public schools
Morgantown and Parkersburg editorials report nearly unanimous House support for helping boards of education and teachers amid revenue shortfalls, while urging remedial legislation to preserve educational opportunities. A separate note questions using federal road funds for bridle paths, and the whisky aging debate draws comment from a Philadelphia distiller.
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House of Delegates
Supreme Court
Morgentown Dominion News
Parkersburg
Bulley
West
Fatheraburg
Tobacco Tax Proposal Faces West Virginia Legislature
An 2 cent cigarette tax proposal is discussed in West Virginia as lawmakers debate indirect taxation. The piece notes years of failed efforts, the current six cent per pack levy, and the belief that tobacco taxation remains primarily a federal concern despite local debates.
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Virginia
Charleston
Elikdne Intermountain
Cummings Faces Pressure Over Gold Buying Debate
The article reports on Homer Cummings resisting publication of his legal opinion backing the president’s gold buying plan amid congressional pressure. It notes 1864 monetary acts authorizing treasury coin purchases, a search for precedent, and a plan to extend rail carrier loan programs to spur industry.
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Washington
Homer Cummings
Ormer
Treasury
Acheson
Stanley Heed
Cummings
Justice Department
Weasury
U. S
Congress
Windeor
Odeast Democrat
Wall Rogers
McIntyre
Onia
Plattsburg
Odesst
A. Malachi
United States
Cecil B. DeMille
NRA
Cut-In Boys and City Tales of Lights and Scams
McIntyre Day By Day recalls urban tales from New York diners and theaters. It describes the so called cut-in boys who ply gambling schemes with polished manners and alluring companions, and notes other breezy anecdotes from the era including cab favorites and stage stars.
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New York
Mit
Bo Smooth
Readers Quiz Answers From The Gasette Washington Bureau
The Gasette invites readers to mail questions to its Washington Bureau with stamps for responses. A sample knowledge quiz lists trivia on rivers, prisons, operas, and historical figures, followed by entries on American troops at Armistice, Bible verses, citizenship, and other topics.
Unclear OCR item with scattered names and events
Fragmentary text mentions police in New York and Utah consent, a serenade, and a court color with references to North Carolina. It alludes to Prohibition era themes, beverage control, and a Pasadena Rose Bowl note, but the readable facts are disjointed and incompletely formed.
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Canera
Aneeds
Pasadena
Washington Close-Up on a December Congress Delay
Washington notes a rare December pause with no formal session as Senate debate rages over budgets and wage cuts. Postmaster General Farley eyes Europe for workers while Senator O Mahoney contemplates reshuffling top posts amid healing inflation and NRA era shifts.
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Washington
George Norris
Lewry Douglas
Nudget Baroau
Douglas Hiad
AAA
Jarrey
Farley
Europe
Vacatimn
Res. Ptt
Joe O'Mahoney
O'Mahony
Mahoney
Wyoming
Parley
Post Office Department
Brendan’s Column Misquotes War Eyewitnesses and Editors
A garbled Arthur Brisbane column contains an editor’s note attributing opinions to Brisbane and Andy, with stray phrases about guns and gas and war. The excerpt shows confusion over attribution and editorial stance.
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Andy Brisbane
Brisbane
Tyan
Pacific Coast Sunset and A Trial Honeymoon
Descriptive Pacific coast sunset is contrasted with a controversial lynching case in California. The piece notes Gov Ralph’s stance on the San Jose kidnapping lynching and humorously reflects on a marriage-themed trial honeymoon as a cultural aside.
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East
Ralph
Californie
San Jose
California
Ti Shoulg Ee
Fil Dorsay
Maurice Hill
Garden of Eden
Adam
Eve
Contemplations on Modern Life and Memory Across Readings
A reflective, fragmented monologue exploring social cues like nail care, perception of aging with hair color, preferences in reading, affection for scenic imagery, moving as a test of possessions, impulses, and self expression. It frames identity through casual vignettes and questions.
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California
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Chicago
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Sweden
Lewis H. Marks
Philadelphia
Philadelphian
Willem Howard Taft
Taft
Huntington Heratd Dispatch
Daily Washington Merry
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Puppy Gray
Sumner Welles
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Cuba
Sna Gyaw
Martin
Wilmer
Tenye Ha- Fara
Rancevell
Welles
U.S.A
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Patallal
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Verne
Bill Hamilton
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Lou Hulte
William Goxton
Kate Smith
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Max Baer
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Park Row
Barcel Proust
Irvin Coeb
Mike Hogga
Houston
Bo Adewes
Gasettes
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
Yonge Tee River
Libby
Mount Shasta
Horace Mann
Wilidma Lloyd Garrison
Doge
Princeton
Broadway
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Prof
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Goldtin
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Washington, D.C
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Pacific Coast
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Pacific Ocean
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Moun'ain Range
Max
Ropa
Ong House
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