Mr Hoover Price and Its Effects Seen So Far
A Fort Wayne News analysis notes Hoover's price fixing initially promised no rise but coal prices rose at mines and by 96 cents per ton overall since the plan's adoption. It cites Associated Press and Journal-Gazette figures on mine prices and argues profit-taking by operators under the voluntary program.
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Fort Wayne Journal- Gazette
Fort Wayne Journal
Fort Wayne Gazette
Associated Press
Nat Atherine
Tha News
Toover
Hoover
Indianapolis News
Nctua
Operatarn
Dentarn
Iris
Wille Uia
Denlerh
Meover
Journal-Gazette
People of Means Entitled to Booze Banter
A critics notes a London style debate over U S government shipboard alcohol sales arguing that only “people of means” benefit from high seas bartonage. The piece cites Lord Whitelace and Prime Minister Asquith families entertained aboard ships, questioning the fairness of land versus sea sales.
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High Seas
Yana
Hann Mada
Worthelitte
Mra. Asquith
Andrew Mellon and the Aluminum Monopoly in Tariff Fight
A critical op ed lambasts a senate tariff measure to raise aluminum prices, accusing Andrew Mellon and the Aluminum Company of America of engineered profiteering. It argues the bill creates a full monopoly, pressures independents, and will raise prices for households while profits soar for Mellon and his network.
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Senate
Aluminum Company of America
Tarff
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
Mellon
Mellons
Housewives of America
Aluminum Products Company
LaGrange
House
Prohibition Critique of Government Hypocrisy and Inequality
A reader denounces prohibition as a policy that harms the masses and corrupt government officials. The letter argues the law targets the many, not the few, and exposes hypocrisy in its enforcement, urging abandonment for the country’s sake.
Lasker Attacks German Americans Stir Controversy
The article reports on Mr. Lasker's public criticisms of German Americans and Germans, arguing such attacks fail to explain U S policy on prohibition. It notes hostility towards Lasker’s rhetoric and questions administration sympathy with his stance, referencing his father's ties to German figures.
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Mr. Lasker
The
Shipping Board
United States
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Lasker
Perhaps He Prefers His Bolshevist Enemies
The News outlines sympathy for communists and I W Wie figures, arguing Samuel Gomperts seeks to lead the American Federation of Labor for anti American ends. It accuses Gomperts of disloyal aims, citing a record spanning years and criticizing allies who faced wartime tensions.
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I. W. Wie
Samuel Gompars
American Federation of Libor
Journal-Gazette
Sam Gommers
Hta
Efthat Gompera
Political Debate Reflects Labor Strife and Civil Service Clash
Fragmented language depicts a heated political scene with references to labor, reform, and government responses in Petrograd and Washington. It notes criticism of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft era policies, debates over income tax, and civil service reform amid party tensions. Readers see tensions within the Democratic and progressive ranks and signals of party strategizing during a critical period.
Missouri Democrats urged to organize in Reed letter
The message calls for rapid mobilization of Democratic women in Missouri to back Reed and oppose Republican challengers. It warns Sanator Reed faces fear of party treachery if women remain passive and urges immediate organization before the August elections.
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Jun Reed
Nianal
Tvl
Democratic Women
Elate Unu
Missouri
Primecrin
Alliua
Arc
Helnis
Staten of the
Tntin
Mantroat
Sanntor
Minshout Aire
Atr
Labor unions fear Supreme Court trend in 1880s era debates
Delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention respond with alarm to recent Supreme Court labor decisions attributed to Chief Justice Taft. The official press signals a push to appeal to curb labor organization power, linking the rulings to anti labor posture in federal district cases and noting a national call to protect child welfare against factory exploitation.
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la Pollette
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
United Mins
Tatt
Unioniata
Me ‘Att
Faedorica
Moonshine and government buyers raise odd questions
A reader questions if government officials purchase moonshine from a moonshiner and whether such purchases imply impunity for sale on American ships under the flag. The inquiry ponders if officials assure immunity to the moonshiner in dealings with the state.
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Val
United
Tates
Jong An Ha
Civil Service Commission Questioned in Local Debate
The piece questions integrity of the Civil Service Commission and asks lawmakers to explain decision making behind appointing the Republican county committee secretary candidate for postmastership. It notes a long civil service exam with two Democrats and four Republicans and only one Republican advancing.
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Republican County Committee
Jate
Thiamain Thornley
Tadtuna
Unions Future Under Taft Decision
The piece speculates on the U S Supreme Court Taft decision making unions legally responsible for the acts of their members and targets the potential political and legal repercussions. It draws a parallel with English union history showing long battles over liability and rights, warns of prolonged conflict as unions seek to shield funds and influence law, and notes possible shifts in labor power and strategy.
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Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court
Sui
Lubor
Thev
Samuel Gompars
Supreme
Congress
United States
England
Aynerien
Hugh
Erin
Nace Prayialong
Taft Vale
Patt
Hstmembers
Gorapers
Momnbern
Ho Saureen
Slon Places Thophley High in Throw Event
In a brief meet report, Slon placed Thophley among the top throwers and he has received an appointment from the monk. The query asks if the civil servant committee is not cleaned. what is it.
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Slon
Thophley
The Flower of Liberty in Bannered Tree Lyrics
A poem praising the Flower of Liberty as the banner of the tree with starry colors. It extols Freedom, unity, and divine favor, naming the banner as the starry Flower of Liberty and invoking national symbols. The text ends with a salute to the Flower of Liberty and credits Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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