Public Opposes Gov t Operation in 1920 Wide Opposition
A survey of 6 154 editors shows 80 percent believe the government should not own or operate public utilities and industries. The 1920 canvass mirrors 1919 results, with opposition across regions and parties, including Muscle Shoals debate in Alabama where 38 of 50 editors opposed government plant operation.
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Explains Public Health Term Quarantine
Columbia Mo Oct 21 With interest in public health work comes explanation of quarantine its origins in the French for forty days and the practice of detaining ships. Modern methods use fumigation and rat guards to prevent plague spread by infected rats and fleas rather than long detention.
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Columbia
Dirlce
Man
Tornind
Cowboy Hanging Tragedy Claims Ark Boy of Eleven
Memphis October 21 Charles Weiss 11 son of Sam Weiss Eu dora Ark died in a game of Cowboys and highwaymen. A rope placed under his arm slipped under his chin and strangled him as friends failed to notice. His parents were at a funeral nearby.
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Memphis
Charles Weiss
Sam Weiss
Eudora
Ark
Weiss
Friends of Good Roads Endorse Amendment No 6
Citizens urged to actively promote Amendment No 6 to ensure Missouri lifts out of the mud. The group warns that only 1 percent involvement is useless and delaying action could miss a rare chance to propel the state forward.
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Friends of Good Roads
Missouri
Maverick of the human race sought for years
A speaker declares a long search for a man deemed free from mistakes. He notes society resists admitting the existence of such a maverick among humanity, implying tension between ideal and real behavior. The remark frames a critique of collective judgment.
Public Health Service Responds To Danger
The Public Health Service is awake to the danger and has taken proper precautions to address the threat.
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Lance
Public Health Service
National editors oppose government operation in business
Washington reports a national poll of over 6,000 newspaper editors showing 86 percent oppose the government entering business. The survey mirrors a year earlier response on railroads, with strong party-neutral consensus across states like Texas, Michigan, Massachusetts, Nevada, and others. A chart accompanies showing state-by-state results.
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Massachusetts
Nevada
Connecticut
South Carolina
Maine
West Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Missouri
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Ohio
Oklahoma
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Caruthersville, MO
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