Irish Americans split on league of nations over Ireland
Prominent Irish Americans argue the league could block US entry into war with Britain to aid Irish freedom. They claim Ireland’s fate is tied to British needs, and the league might offer a status within the empire rather than independence, reflecting strategic and political realities.
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Bourke
Cochran
League of Nations
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
British Empire
England
Germany
Opposition to translating Bible into everyday English
The piece denounces a proposed Bible rewrite into modern slang and Elizabethan terms, arguing for fidelity to original diction while preserving the sanctity and beauty of sacred language. It questions replacing "graven" with "carved" and "loveth" with "love" and warns such changes would erode dignity.
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London
Prayers for the Dead Debated by Episcopal Convention
Former Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page argues in favor of prayers for the dead as harmless and potentially beneficial to those who offer them, while suggesting salvation is fixed by character and not improved by intercessory prayers. The remarks reflect theological nuance on fate, prayers, and posthumous influence within the convention.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Quotable remark echoes Ten Commandments praise
General Leonard Wood cited a quip from the Theodore Roosevelt era. The New York Evening Post recalled Thomas B. Reed praising Roosevelt for his “original discovery of the Ten Commandments,” in a lighthearted reflection on leadership.
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Leonard Wood
New York Evening Post
Thomas B. Reed
Theodore
Cabiria revival links D Annunzio to author and warrior
The motion picture version of Cabiria is revived with the public recognizing D Annunzio as author and warrior, not a foreign producer. Fourteen thousand clergymen sign a petition urging ratification of the treaty alongside merchants lawmakers and conventions calling for prompt action. Coupee hack ers may soften their stance as one has served time in the penitentary in Virginia and two face jail.
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D*annunzio
Fam
Virginia
Fallacy of lowering production harms workers and nation
The author argues that restricting production harms labor and the poor, noting scarce world supplies drive rising prices. He warns against excess money chasing goods, cites Russia’s famine as result of reduced production, and echoes the president against wholesale stoppage of production as national menace.
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Europe
India
Money and power push disestablishment talks and society gates
The piece critiques a proposal to disestablish the Church of England and liquidate its assets to pay wartime debt, noting Westminster Abbey as a prime sale target and condemning the idea as monstrous. It contrasts American wealth pursuit with European attitudes, cites Lord Bryce on money’s social access, and quotes U.S. policy delaying League of Nations ratification and troop policing duties. It closes with miscellany on natural life, old remedies, and curiosities.
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Church of England
London
Westminster Abbey
England
United States
Lord Bryce
Commonwealth
House of Lords
America
Trees Dedicated as Memorials to Suffrage Leaders
On Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt's Briarcliff farm a grove was dedicated with several memorial trees. Each tree bears a tablet inscribed to honor suffrage leaders in the United States and other nations.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Briarcliff
N. Y
United States
France's Chamber Returns Home After Five-Year Session
After five years in session for France during its greatest crisis the chambers of deputies adjourn following the treaty. The historic parliament has gone home to take a well earned rest and reflect on the national trial.
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France
Coutry
Chambers of Deputies
Two-Color Mags Highlight Japan and Switzerland
The passage notes that most national magazines favor tech colors while Japan and Switzerland stick to two colors. It mentions oysters as notable curiosities and hints at shocks by figures like Grunderclap affecting hundreds.
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Japan
Switzerland
Banquet for Women Leaders Draws 200 at Laramie
About two hundred attendees are invited to a Laramie banquet marking the end of a two day League of Women Voters conference. Speakers include Carrie Chapman Catt Julia Lathrop and other national leaders on suffrage unity child labor and family law.
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Laramie
League of Women Voters
Robert A. Morton
Girkoe A
Robert D. Carey
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Washington
Mra
Taliaferro
Rock Sprites
Theresa Jenkins
Cheyenne
Wyoming
May Drive Tongue River Well Deeper in Wyoming
Shenita n Wyoming October 27 An effort to interest capital in the Tongue River well the Abeataka 611 company offers a one half interest in the well and 10 000 acres surrounding Ik Wo to any who will provide the 25 000 to sink the hole to the depth where offshore sands may be found The well stands at 3 500 feet with sands expected around 4 000 feet Total drilling cost to date is 190 000.
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Shenitan
Wyo
Abeataka 611 & Company
Ik Wo
Plenty of Jobs at Cottonwood Tie Camp
In KEMMERER Wyoming on October 27 Forest Supervisor C A Beam says the Standard Timber company camp on Cottonwood Creek can employ 250 men, though the firm has only been able to hire about 50 so far, despite good wages.
Labor Shortage Hinders Delivery Goals
In amid labor shortages, companies struggle to meet delivery targets. Workers report higher workloads and slower output, impacting shipping timelines and customer satisfaction as firms scramble to hire and retain staff.
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League of Nations Commission
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