Decoration Day and the American ideal of liberty
The essay muses on Decoration Day as a core American ritual linking memory, duty, and fidelity to the republic. It traces the holiday to Runnymede and Yorktown, urging devotion to liberty, self restraint, and national progress through science, literature, and culture while warning of resources depletion and future statehood risks.
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America
United States
Runnymede
Jacphia
Yorktown
Chateau Thiery
Tax reduction debate and push for simplification in Congress
The article discusses widespread congressional talk on tax reduction with December meetings ahead. It weighs rate cuts versus indirect simplification, noting Mellon’s view on surtaxes, and argues for simplifying the income tax law to save time and money for taxpayers while avoiding penalties and uncertainty.
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House
Senate
Congress
Mr. Mellon
Washington
Tax reform debates and Calles leadership echoed
The text discusses excess profit versus flat income tax, arguing simpler laws reduce evasion and government burden while aiding business. It also notes President Calles boosting confidence in Mexico by reducing bloated government payrolls and transforming officials into active citizens.
Equal Suffrage Across Europe and England's Lords
The piece surveys progress on women's suffrage from France Spain and Italy to Germany and Britain. It notes Italy allowing municipal voting for women and a near path toward full suffrage, Germanys women voting in presidential, while Britain debates peeress seats and Lords reform as a prerequisite to wider female enfranchisement. It also calls for immigrant screening at departure to reduce Ellis Island tragedies, with Ireland chosen for piloting the plan.
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France
Europe
Spain
Germany
Hindenburg
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
House of Lords
England
House of Commons
House For Lords
Ellis Island
Ireland
School Costs and the Call for More Public Funds
The Monroe Watchman argues for higher school funding amid threats to raise local levies if the legislature does not grant more money. It urges scrutiny of budget leaks and waste, warns against overtaxation, and notes ongoing public debates about education costs and government efficiency.
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Monroe Watchman
West Virginia
Watchman
Cromwell
John Hancock
State Department
Ben Franklin
Lincoln
Washington scandal rings through legal ranks and press
A disrupted tale from Washington recalls a major social scandal involving lawyers and public figures, detailing rumors of affairs, arrests, and family separations that shook the city’s political circles and inspired lasting notoriety. The account references postwar figures and local press reactions amid a complex web of personal and professional estrangements.
Tragic domestic saga links to prominent editor's kin
A deeply troubled tale unfolds around a husband and wife in Blaine area life, touching on marriage, tragedy, and a contentious separation. The narrative weaves through editor Wylie and connections to New York journalism, with references to public ceremonies, alienation within family lines, and a pivotal courtroom like sense of public scrutiny. A literary thread ties Eleonore Mery and a community event with a prize linked to Charlerton inspired performances.
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Diastitee
Dines
Blaine
Bern
Mim Blaine
Peteedbee
Wyle
Wylie
Seren
Aly
Thome Benet
New York
New York Saturday Review
Communications from Chatlontan May 1825Political letter target at issue
A fragment from the May 1825 Chatlontan Virginia Gazette contains a political letter criticizing Congressman Blayton and urging explanation of the fourteenth amendment enforcement. It notes a speech by Malcomb Jackson and mentions a local gathering of United Spanish War Veterans at the Hotel.
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Cpa
Benw
Georgia
United States
South
Malcalm Tackson
Lexcheon
United
Dean
Jullner
Anonduheed
Dub A
Thayer
Sonuiander
Schwab Mansion Tour Stirs New York In May Day Rumor
A New York Day by Day item from May 29 1925 describes rumors of Charles Schwab’s Riverside Drive estate becoming a public spectacle with guests, guards, and a grand party atmosphere. It notes a path of servants, a steelworker’s apartment, and the mansion’s limited open events for charity at a Fifth Avenue estate.
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New York
Charly M. Sehawab
Riverside Drive
Schwab
Charles Schwab
Sijain
Senwal
Tris
Nyot Vark
Kent
Aster
Fifth Avenue
Wow and
Chen
Mate Mackay
Hs Low
Duston
Elihe Unite
Manhattan's vanished circus world and iron gates of regret
The piece recalls Sutter Island scenes and Wall Street elites while lamenting the decline of trained animal acts. It notes the ban on animals in circuses, the shift of trainers to poverty and uncertainty, and colorful figures like Gene Markey and Beul Mie Vorut amid a changing New York nightlife and high society.
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Sutter
Winckwell
Po Et Sutton Place
William K. Vanderbilt
Anne Morgan
Mra. l Brederick
East River
Walite
Hamburger Palace
Tenth Avenue
Manhattan
Cir
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Circusea
Serwson
Gene Markey
Dna Ferher
Alogso
Gene
Wien
Towsi
the McNaught, Syndicate
The White Robin in Old Orchard Tale
A 19th century style tale follows Jenny Wren’s discovery of a white robin chick in Mrs. Robin’s nest, sparking curiosity and gossip among forest creatures. The story traces reactions from Welcome Robin and others, the social tension of difference, and the community’s slow, protective response.
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Jens
Delong
Labin
Rodin
Fe Peato
Ince
Jenny Wren
Cridins
Welcome
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Keni
Robin
Jenny
Chippy
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Fragmented 1805 New York American text on bugs and memory
The text fragment references Conpright 1805 and a disjointed account of a Bugs Baer scheme, an insurance claim, and a Longfellow reference. It absurdly mixes alleged incidents, a bicycle rider named Paul Bever y, General Grant, and admonitions about memory and schooling, lacking coherent narrative.
Jim Green’s Store and the Headache That Brought Woes
Jim Green ran a shop with high prices and sour manner, upsetting customers who walked away. He quarreled over trifles, customers found him surly, and the town faced a difficult time as his stock and behavior drew complaints.
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Jim Green
Prohibition Hearing Outline Notes From Wheeler Amid War Talk
In Washington Wayne Wheeler outlines anti prohibition enforcement in a hearing. A telegraph dispatch mentions diplomacy and negotiations for wartime defense and naval matters. The fragmented text references a captain, a graveyard, and a confused scene mixing policy with stray literary imagery.
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Wayne Th. Wheeler
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Diarte
Me Cartler
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Melion
Winnevernyien
Hylan
United States
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Hille Naval
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