Traveling toward the Sunset in the 1923 President Harding tour
The Independent discusses President Warren G. Harding on a Montana leg of a trip described as not political yet aimed at showcasing administration results. It notes labor capital balance, open bank movement for labor, and women voters, with remarks on law enforcement and German Republic praise. The piece portrays Harding as a courteous, decorous speaker who avoids enemies while appealing to diverse audiences.
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Indapendent Publishing Company
No. Lelena
Montana
Jane Mr. Macmillan
Bec
GM Campbell
V-Tres
G.F. Lapoiletto
Bert Campbell
Adv
Amprified Press
Associated Brant! Ds
Neva
Bally
Daily Independent
Wy Mail
Yue Rumbra
United States
Alaska
Republican Party
Independent Today
Colorado
St. Louis
Kansan
Harding
Itia
I’. Brown
The
Aunsel
Who Will Lead United States Toward Global Disarmament
The article questions who will guide the United States into global disarmament and a universal, simultaneous disarmament by all world powers. It cites Secretary Weeks, cites Woodrow Wilson’s efforts, and argues that disarmament requires courageous leadership and international cooperation rather than isolation.
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Weeks
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Those Memtana Lads See Boxing Goes Big Business
The text notes that Montana lads thought boxing was simple sport but Dempsey's manager demonstrates it is highly commercialized and a business. It emphasizes the shift from sport to commerce in boxing.
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Dempsey
Circulating chaperone proposal for courting sparks debate
A clergyman Dr. Lee Alexander Stone suggests love parlors in churches supervised by a circulating chaperone. The idea faces ridicule as impractical and meddlesome, while critics argue against government supervision and overbearing social controls. The column mocks the plan amid broader political references and chaotic commentary.
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Lee Alexander Stone
Doy
Percy
Gwendolyn
Best Editorial of the Day GIVE THE MEN A CHANCE TOO
An editorial lauds Bryn Mawr summer school for women workers and asks why men workers lack similar study opportunities. It notes diverse states and nationalities among attendees, predicts broader outlooks and influence on labor capital issues, and urges colleges to open men’s programs.
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Bryn Mawr
Worden
Laslay
Ana
Deyn Mawr
Oryn Mawr
Colege
Bryn Maw
Mawr
Met
New York
Chicago
Intelligence debate sparked by Brigham study in The Haskin Letter
Washington column cites Princeton psychologist Dr Carl C Brighams army test analysis to warn that American intelligence is declining as immigration rises. It compares mental ages across nations noting England leads and various European countries follow with native Americans near the bottom. Poland sits midrange.
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Washington
Wwe
Princeton Grofcesor
Carl C. Brigham
America
Army
Brigham
Tle
Randout
Negra Drall
England
California
United States
Scotland
Ielland
Germany
Denemark
Canada
Sweden
Norway
Belgium
Ireland
Austria
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Iraly
Poland
Immigration and Intelligence Debate in America
A discussion cites Dr. Brigham on foreign born IQ trends among immigrants. It argues longer residency boosts scores, warns of immigration's racial shifts, and urges restrictive selective reforms to curb perceived deterioration of national intelligence.
Hiking to Hollywood a new trek for film hopefuls
A New York World report describes about 200 young women heading west toward Hollywood in search of fame and fortune, many drawn by movie salaries and fame. They travel by road, with about half college students and waitresses, while the rest aim for film careers. The piece notes many will be disappointed, yet the motion picture craze drives a recruiting urge across towns.
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Hollywood
Washington
Los Angeles
Montana politics and a satirical call for legislat.
An editor mocks a new tonic named theopotamia that supposedly compels truth. The piece remains skeptical of its effects on Montana politicians and urges Governor Dixon to convene a special session of the legislature to authorize its distribution in land lots for the next campaign.
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Montana
Dixon
Legislatire
Guardsmen to break camp after two weeks training
National guardsmen from four states have completed two weeks of training at Camp Lewis Washington. They prepare to entrain for home tomorrow with some marching to distant points. Guardsmen from Oregon Idaho and Montana will travel by train while others march to their homes.
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Lewis
Wash
Alur
Washington
Oregon
Idlaho
Montana
Ciary Miles Minter In Pasadena For Rest Cure
Los Angeles June 29 Ciary Miles Minter motion picture star, missing for a week, is reported in a Pasadena sanatorium near Los Angeles for a rest cure per her grandmother Mia Juli o the Mites. Fresh jade discoveries have been noted in Siberia and Central Europe.
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Los Angeles
Ciary Miles Minter
Aceress
Pasadena
Mia
Siberia
Central
Europe
Fragmented Missed News Snippets and Quips Across 1900s Headlines
A jumble of anonymous quips, misreads, and stray facts from a vintage newspaper page. It weaves odd snippets about Biddeford, college graduates, bathing fashions, famous sayings, prices, and humorous quotes. The collage captures the era’s tone with scattered names, places, and dates.
Answers to Questions from the Independent Information Bureau
Reader inquiries cover museum items, coal industry surveys, juror pay, constitutional law, watch pivots, lardstone bearings, lard candlemaking, weather winds, green plums for mate, royal divorces, and Civil War casualties. Notable facts include Okla wind claim, 1704 patent for jewels in pivots, and Union casualties vs Confederate losses.
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Nicholas Fagin
Peter Debaufre
Jacob Dehanfee
Facie
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Ku Klux Demonstration Shocks Wyoming
Associated Press report from Casper describes a large Ku Klux Klan demonstration near Glenrock Wyoming with some 150 alleged members marching in robes, parading through town, lighting a bonfire and firing a blast shocking spectators. Officials warned venues to comply with the law and maintain order amid unmasked members visiting local establishments. Also noted is the death of John A Britton, VP and GM of Pacific Gas and Electric, in San Francisco.
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Casper
Wyo
Glenrack
Per
White Robe
Ku Klux Klan
Wyoming
Strieta Ity
Ars
Glens Rock
Caseer Pen
San Francisco
John A. Britton
Pacific Gas and ™'? Electric Company
Saui
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Prince of Whales
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George Cracker
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Louisville Courstier-Journal
Jack
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Sry
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Red Cross
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