Orphan Death Spurs Board Debate on State Home
An editorial denounces a State Board of Education split over firing the Twin Bridges orphanage superintendent after a nurse and surgeon, hired by the superintendent, used chloroform on a young girl who died. It argues the child’s life held value and condemns neglect of orphans, urging compassion and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Twin Bridges
State
Madison County
Montana
Earth
The Triumph of the Sheepheadline style placeholder
On opening day a change in House rules excited Republicans as 150 members could bring a petition two years ago under an adopted rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
House vote aims to curb committee burying of bills
On opening day a new rule required 218 signatures to consider removing a bill from committee. The 208 for the rule and 196 against signaled a speaker led power shift. Critics mockingly said loyalists would echo as “Ba-aa” on roll calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Longworth
Paternalistic farming plan aimed at British land reform
The piece contrasts Britain's land ownership with the U S and outlines a Liberal plan to nationalize large estates while leasing land to occupiers under secure tenure. It proposes government loans, wide franchise elected authorities, and a safety net of rights, creating a paternalistic, potentially revolutionary shift without full state ownership. The proposal draws criticism yet signals a major effort to tackle widespread underuse of land and weak agricultural employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Island
Labor Party
Lloyd George
National Service
Liberal Party
A Father’s Christmas Wish From a Daughter to Dad
The Baltimore Sun presents an editorial style piece imagining a family letter to a father. It mocks gifting gifts for Christmas, urging readers to reconsider spending on Dad and to share money honestly, aiming for fair treatment and simpler celebration. The piece humorously explores the idea of Dad preferring honesty over material gifts and encourages a shift to better family balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Old Dad
National Study Conference on Churches and World Peace Held
In Washington DC on December 1 the National Study Conference on the churches and world peace gathered with 1,163 attendees from 30 communions. Protestant and Catholic leaders debated pacifist versus military training stances, producing a final report that rejects war while leaving individual judgment on participation to believers and urging church based education for world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Richard J. Purcell
Catholic University
Philip H. Burkett
Georgetown University
National Council of Catholic Women
William F. McDowell
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sidney L. Galick
Churches of America
Uris
Jesus
Motamin
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Sone
Reversible Cloak Sparks London Transit Fashion
London society circles embrace a reversible cloak imported from the Riviera. One side dazzles for theaters and balls while the dull side suits outdoor transit on trams and buses. The garment gains popularity among Taafly Society women who value quick changes before reaching destinations. The piece also notes debates over fashion or social status and hints at translations of Shakespeare into Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Riviera
Movement sponsors crusade for a warless world
The sponsors of the movement are sincere in their belief that denominations with differing ritual ideas found common ground to advocate a warless world, and they view this unity as a real contribution to mankind’s progress.
Trotzky the actor who helped shape a legend in film
Tollywood Cal January story recalls Leon Trotzky’s early days as a film extra in My Official Wife and The Battle Cry of Peace. Leber Bronstein of the Bronx acted in anarchist roles for $30 a day, later rising to world fame as a Soviet leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tollywood
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Man
Lord of the Soviets
New York
Leber Bronstein
Bronx
Tanvie
Bronstein
Aristocratic West and Little Tiger review in Harper’s edition
A Raleigh of literary notes surveys Mrs Katherine Fuller Gerould’s The Aristocratic West, praised for wit about Portland Seattle and West Coast life, and Anthony Hope’s Little Tiger, a modern, brisk romance featuring Cora Dyke and Colin Raymon. The piece lauds Gerould’s perspective on Salt Lake City and San Francisco, while noting Hope’s seamless blend of romance and humor with a Prisoner of Zenda vibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Tullerton Gerould
Harpers
Harper and Brothers
Aid
Portland Oregonian
Puget Sound
Stoppress
The
Oregonian
Pacific Coast
Creation
Portland
Amddie
New Mexico
Serre
Nevade
San Francisco
San
Radcliffe
Katherine Fullerton Gerould
New York
Anathy Hope
Cora Dyke
England
Cara
Colin Raymon
Zenda
Yedeo and
Debeiais
Serous
Meyer Fonderous
Anthony Hope
Little Tiger
George Fi, Doran Company
Warren writes again a study of Congress and the Supreme Court
Charles Warren, author of The Supreme Court in United States History which won a Pulitzer in 1923, releases Congress the Constitution and Supreme Court. The new volume, published November 23 by Little, Brown, traces how these three powers interact across history and discusses abolishing or impairing the Court. Also reviewed is Little Texas a circus tale by Dixie Wilson from Appleton with a 175 price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Charles Warren
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Constitution
Little, Brown & Company
Little Texas
Milionaire
Texas
Little
Dixie Wilson
New Yyaorh
D. Appleton
Turkey Time Renamed as Turkey Time in Chicago
A Chicago poultry firm reports loading 75 wagons daily of turkey stock for over two weeks, averaging 300000 pounds daily, as Christmas supplants Thanksgiving in local custom. The note also recalls Anthony Hope’s early fame with The Pioneer of Zenda and The Dully Dialogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Christsmas
Applefan Praises Huxley Portrait In Selected Poems
The piece reviews Ale x Huxley volume Selected Poems showing the young English writer's modernity in spirit rather than form. It notes a varied range from lyric to satire and imagist touches, with Liverg cem bearing the distinctive stamp of Huxley’s broader output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applefan
Alelmus Huxley
Mr. Huxley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prphive
Baltimore Sun
J.H. Striebel
Riche
Amocuud Edger Lea
Haskin Letter
Rotzky
Bookman
A. E. Wiggam
Bobba
Mertil
John Keats
Amy Sowell
Houghton-Mifflin
Mark Twain
Harper
Edward W. Bok
Scribner
A. LE. Wiggam
Bobbs-Aervill
Bruce Barton
Bobbs-Meerill
Gene Stratton-Porter
Doubleday- Page
A. Hamilton Gibbs
Little Brown
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Doran
Turkey
Tiger
Anthony Hope Hawkins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!