Naval power and American trade leadership warned
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues naval strength has shaped empires from Carthage to Britain and Spain. It urges preserving Am erican merchant marine as a national asset, enforcing protective laws, and adopting selective immigration to keep imports and exports under American control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheillig
Carthage
Toman
Biglant
Spain
Europe
Kiel Canal
Tritia
Carey
Amacita
Sid
Bayers
Acean
Amr
Wilson
Population Origins and Descent in American Heritage
The piece discusses the mix of origins in the American population, estimating 25 percent Puritan and Pilgrim descendants, 16 percent Scot-Irish, 42 percent colonial ancestors, about 25 percent German, and 74 percent Nordic stock. It notes the ongoing debate over immigration and highlights differences in birth rates among native and immigrant groups, referencing historical context and racial considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Prat Ross
University of Wisconsin
United States
British Isles
Canada
Tacos
Asia
Colon
Your Home Town Pater Editorial Insight
Your Home Town Pater from Lander Wy State Journal explains how local news and especially advertising shape outsiders views of a town. It argues the paper serves as the community spokesman and that merchants advertising boldly creates a strong impression of a bright business town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
Lander
State Journal
Miles Standish romance judged as fiction in Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript writer argues Longfellow’s Miles Standish tale may be fiction while acknowledging Priscilla and John Alden married. He suggests many patriotic legends are not history yet praises the story’s moral value and fit as a good, if non factual, narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Miles Standish
John Alden
Priscilla
William Tell
Barbara Frietchie
Santa Claus
Mr. Longfellow
John
Columbus
Prislilla
Clarksburg Harrison County Proposed Modernization Plans
The Telegram outlines a platform including city managership, a separate railroad link, 3000 affordable dwellings, a public utility gas by-products plant, a large amusement park with a 10000 seat auditorium, and improved county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Harrison County
The Lid And Better Cities In Civic Reform Debate
The piece critiques city management plans and advocates a city council from wards with a city manager, arguing the lid on crime is only a temporary fix. It urges community action, law officers, and public sentiment to remove corruption and create real progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Séediaa Hedkrsny Ehidorses
Clarksburg
Grafton
Emergency tariff debate fuels economic alarm in Congress
Speakers oppose the emergency tariff act arguing it would renew prohibitive living costs and harm workers. They warn of a return to Democratic tariff policy, cite Canada’s wheat flooding, and urge the Senate to pass relief now, with President Wilson urged to sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
House of Representatives
Senate
Europe
Canada
Chicago
Congress
Wilson
Value of a newspaper to Cameron town
The Cameron Texas Enterprise extols the newspaper as the towns greatest asset and its power to inform advertise and uplift the community noting a live paper carries the towns interest and influence more than any other force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Tex
Enterprise
Pepto-Mangan Ad and Local Newspaper Reflections
An old clipped ad extols Pepto Mangan as a blood enriching tonic with liquid and tablet forms, endorsing its safety and urging readers to buy genuine Gude’s Pepto-Mangan. The piece also contains reflections on the role of newspapers in towns, advertising quality, and civic pride, plus brief commentary on crime waves, taxation, and Chicago water concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
Jon
Advt
Understanding the Tlan Language and Its Lessons
The Kansas City Star urges reading plain English to aid cross cultural dialogue. It argues Americans misinterpret terms like internationalism used by European advocates, risking misunderstanding in political and social discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Workingman’s Association
London
Philadelphia
Karl Marx
Democratic Party
The
Kansas City Star
Plains
Inefficient Employes At Grafton Station Cause Delays
Observer Sufferer laments December 24 1920 delays on Baltimore and Ohio fast passenger No. 11 at Grafton caused by absent porters and mismanaged car boarding. The editor urges better train porter presence and clearer information for passengers to reduce missed connections and wasted time. The piece notes heavy Christmas traffic and frequent congestion on routes to Grafton and west points, with examples of passengers boarded onto wrong trains and forced to backtrack. It calls for improved efficiency and courtesy from railroad staff for patrons traveling through the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
St. Louis
Grafton
Gtafton
Way
Outo Cumberlanq
Parkersburg
Belington and Elkins
Charleston
Cumberland
Connelsville
Keyser
Bltimore and
Ohio Railroad
Olserver
College within a college aids servant students at Lake Waban
Miss Dorothy M Stevens leads an auxiliary college for maids and waitresses at Lake House Lake Waban. About 36 upper class servant students study piano business English sewing and typewriting with a strong music program and extra dancing. The program supports a degree path while dormitory life remains regulated and tuition is charged.
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Am Pre. Fes College
Agathea
Dorothy M. Stevens
West Hartford
Conn
Agute
Lake House
Lake Waban
Local Notes Reflect Holiday Visits and Homecomings
Mrs Verna Curry of Hammond returns home after visiting daughter Hyson Devers. Fred Batch of Grafton spent Sunday at his nearby home. Carl Luessow of Fairmont visited with Fred Leusow's family over Christmas. Elizabeth Stuck of Grafton and Miss Mary Bearlilett spent time with friends. Taft Shrout family from Reedsville joined sister Mrs Walter Current for Christmas. Mary Bailey visited sister H M Weeks and brought Virginia Weeks home. Joseph Annon of Tunnelton returned home after holidays. Howard Current of West Virginia University spends break with Isaac and family. Henry Howatter visits daughter Mrs Charles Fawley in Detroit. Little son Junior DeMass recuperates from illness. Julius Powell of Grafton visited parents EB and L Powell for Christmas. Ella Hovatter improves after illness. H L Bloom spent Sunday in Grafton with friends. Wesleyman schoolhouse Christmas Eve entertainment drew many locals. Merle Thomas came from Grafton for Christmas with E F Thomas family. Mary Granneman spent weekend in Grafton. W H Annon returned Monday after Christmas in Bellaire, Ohio.
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Verna Curry
Hammond
Hyson Devers
Fred Batch
Grafton
Carl Luessow
Fairmont
Fred. Leussow
Elizabeth Stuck
Taft Shrout
Reedsville
Walter Current
Mary Bearlilett
Mary Bailey
H. M. Weeks
Mountain Lake Park
Virginia
Seph Annon
Tunnelton
Howard Current
West Virginia
Isaac Current
Henry Howatter
Charles Fawley
Detroit
Mich
Lawrence DeMass
Julius Powell
L. Powell
Ella Hovatter
H. L. Bloom
Westerman School
D'ANUNZIO ACTIONS SHAPING FIUME CRISIS SURFACE
Report outlines Italy’s Fiume dispute and d Annu nzio s role amid anti Wilson protests after accords receipts in Italy. Orlando and Sonnino quit the Paris talks, return to Rome to cheers, later rejoin negotiations in Paris and sign Austrian peace. Orlando s fall cited. d Annu ngio coup follows.
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Fiume
Italy
d'Annunzio
Orlando
Sonnino
Roma
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Nittl
Pittaluga
Ttalian
Tov
Yaders
D'Annunzio Holds Fiume in Turbulent Postwar Era
After World War I D'Annunzio's occupation of Fiume sparked clashes with Jugo-Slavs. He proclaimed Fiume independent while Italy pressed for control, prompting blockades, food shortages, and a prolonged Adriatic crisis. Negotiations at Rapallo and the 1920 treaty sought settlement, but D'Annunzio warned of death for Italy if terms were imposed.
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D’annunzio
Fiume
Italy
Ete
Olympia
Pittsburgh
Adriatic
D'Annunzio
Susak
Bisniak
Duragao
Trau
Castau
Zara
Dalmatian
Allied Council
Paris
d'Annunale
Fiume National Council
Juga
Slavia
Rappallo
Irian Chamber of Deputies
D’annuiniaio
Jugo-Slavia
Annunzio
Pershing Accepts Inaugural Parade Invite
General Pershing telegram from Roslyn North Carolina confirms acceptance of invitation to serve as grand marshal of the inaugural parade for President elect Harding. The honor follows military custom of naming the top army officer to lead the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pershing
Roslyn
N. C
Harding
Baltimore and Ohio to pay vast 1920 tax in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports that public service corporations in West Virginia will contribute about 7.23 million dollars in 1920 property taxes, plus 60 thousand in public service fees. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tops the list with roughly 1.54 million in property tax and 12.9 thousand in public service fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virgini Treasury
State
Darst
Baltimore and Ohi Railroad
Scotland Votes On Prohibition In Remote Districts
Scotland has been voting on prohibition for weeks with results showing 198 localities for no change, 24 for saloon limitation, and 23 for abolition. Pussyfoot Johnson said Britain could go dry in ten years as Bradford reports progress. The Cambridge Union reportedly voted against prohibition.
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London
Scotland
Atem
Pussyfoot Johnson
Bradford
Boothland
Britain
Jobson Kaid
Gland
Ireland
Cambridge Union
Known University Society
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Ement
Rassig
Senator Harding
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Sentinel
Grafton Sentinel
Howard H. Holt
the Sentinel
LFE Nore
Huntington Advertiser
Siehler Furniture CO
Latrobe Street
College
Wellesley
Mass
Thornton
Merle Thomas
E. F. Thomas
Mary Granneman
W. H. Annon
Bellaire
Ohio
Baltimore
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