Side-stepping Congress and the 1920 Campaign
An editorial criticizes Congress for not offering constructive remedies to oppressive issues and notes both parties dodge tough reforms. It cites David Lawrence on Republicans sidestepping pledges and warns that party politics overshadow urgent problems like living costs, taxes, coal, and strikes as they prep for 1920.
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Congress
Coordinate
David Lawrence
Washingon
Mr. Lawrence
Cel
Entty
Washington
Cheap Nationalism and Emma Goldman Letters
A fragment from Ellis Island reveals Emma Goldman writing to Frederic C Howe urging international socialist aims and opposing Americanization, suggesting parlor socialists in government quietly resist deportation efforts and advocate global upheaval of private property.
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Frederic C. Howe
Commie Stoner
Emma Goldman
Ellis Island
Emma
Fred Howe
America
Federal
Tiny Wonder-Workers Brighten a Gloomy World
A fragmented wartime era column extols a baby as a miracle brightening life and cites a confessional piece by a London reader praising fatherhood. The text also references wartime prohibition trends, European peace hopes, and curiosities about prolific families in a jumbled mix of quotes.
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Benedick
London
Cobweb Hosiery and the Flu Collapse a Victorian Theory
An old discussion claims cobweb hosiery worsened winter death rates, arguing men suffer more from thin stockings while women tolerate cold and pain better. French physicians allegedly linked cobwebs to flu ravages, noting gender differences in endurance and misinterpreted textile risks.
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Copeland
Germany Defies Allies By Refusing Protocol Signature
An Associated Press dispatch from Paris reports Germany has refused to sign the protocol tied to the peace treaty as a condition for its effect. Observers note a sharp German reaction after the US Senate failed to ratify the treaty, signaling open defiance and reliance on perceived American support.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
United States Senate
Senate
Entertaining His Creditors and Global Tidbits
A collage of quotes notes a grocer’s grim joke about payback, the British Labor Party critique of capitalism, and a fable about the goose that laid the golden egg. It also mentions Dr Dercum’s health notes, Cuban sugar profits, and rising scarcity tactics. Indictments in Newberry bribery case may lead to more revelations, while Russia imposes six month compulsory education.
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Newberry
Senate
Hoover converts relief gifts to loans amid recall actions
The article notes eighty eight million of a hundred million dollars for European relief was returned to the treasury as notes from beneficiary governments. Hoover is quoted as uniquely converting such a gift to loans. Ohio recalls its ratification of the prohibition amendment after a referendum. The piece also covers unrelated trivia about tobacco, hair growth, and muscles.
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Congress
Europe
Treasury
Hoover
Ohio
Feder
State Department
Legime
Industrial peace through justice urges collective bargaining
Washington reports that permanent industrial peace requires industrial justice and recognized collective bargaining. Secretary of Labor Wilson warns against lawless unions, urges humane employer action, and ties high living costs to productivity gains and wage support.
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Washington
Wilson
Colen
Vwrselk
Department
Bureau of Immigration
Ima
Dairm
United States
Centennial anniversary revival sparks Daguerre debate
Paris observers anticipate a coming centennial celebration of Daguerre and Niepce contributions to photography. The 1420 year proof process, once private, becomes public via government purchase and pension plans for Niepce’s heirs, while Arago’s 1959 remark catalyzed renewed interest in credit.
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Paris
Bry-sur- Marne
Lkely
Daugerre
Niepes
Neipes
Daguerre
Niepce
Legion of Honor
Niepee
Arago
Academy of Sciences
Lost sentence fragment about chemistry setup and heat control
Fragmentary description of an experiment with acai like term and a conversation about a process. References to Draper from the University of New York and a setup involving a large tank with ammonium copper phosphate producing heat and light in sunlight.
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Draper
The
University of New York
Wakes to Find Watch and Roommates Gone
C A Macomer reported to the police that his watch and two roommates disappeared from a room. He awoke around 6:00 am, checked the watch, then went back to sleep and found the items gone on the second awakening.
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C. A. Macomer
Poréay
Gona
Contfer Big Dee Race at Atlanta Track Event
Reading shows an upcoming race titled Contfer Big Dee Race at Atlanta with entries from Mw ae Vor All-Alanta BD a6 and 7 Nay content 7 Cone. Details are unclear but event appears scheduled with multiple participants.
Giant Liner Olympic Transforms From War to Peace
A damaged notice reports the liner Olympic undergoing a wartime to peacetime refit. Details are fragmentary but indicate a large passenger ship shifting from military service to civilian use under new arrangements.
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Giant
Olympic
H. C. L. Still Goes Higher
New York December 9 The cost of living for 90 staple commodities rose 1.3 percent in the latest index. The postwar price level stands at about 131 percent of pre war levels according to the figures released today by the odds street’s.
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New York
Orad. Street's
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Harris
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