Red the Devil Set to Work Theme in 1920 America
A mixed 1920s editorial voice urges high production as the route to prosperity, arguing higher pay raises prices and that only work, including farmers and office staff, can reduce the cost of living. It warns against Bolshevik influence and praises American patriotism and the effort of workers. Includes a notice of a stockholders meeting for Manufacturers and Mechanic Bank of Black Lick, Pennsylvania.
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America
Amierican
Bolshevists
Lasbor
Ainge
Manufacturers and Mechanica Bank of
Black Lick
Penna
Jersey City Mystery: Evidence Disappears from County Custody
In Middlesex County New Jersey after a crackdown ordered by Prosecutor Stricker illegal liquor cases were affected. Chief Detective Peters fountain pen vanished amid a broader spate of missing items including a gallon of evidence and overcoats and umbrellas. Guards were posted to protect remaining materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Stricker
Middlesex County
N.J
New Brunswick
Peter
Powder Test Kills Miner Wife and Child
Herbert Waters a coal miner at Morrisville near Washington Pennsylvania tested blasting powder by tossing a hardful into a fire at home. Waters and his wife Mary are dying at Waynesburg Hospital and their eight year old daughter Belma is dead. A keg of blasting powder stored at the house exploded blowing out a side of the two story brick home and hurled the occupants into the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Herbert Waters
Morrisville
Here
Waters
Mary
Waynesburg
Belma
Rome under guard amid a general strike in early 20th century
A correspondent describes Rome under heavy military presence as strikes flare and crowds thin. Lorries stand by in Via Venti Settembre while red flags and national colors mark protests. Soldiers, carabinieri, and civil guards patrol, but many yearn for demobilization and home. The city remains calm, with tourists and guides continuing despite tension.
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Rome
Ministry of War
Venti Settembre
Trafalgar Square
Piazza
St. Laudia
St. Peters
Wheel of War Worn Troop Parade Through Ancient City Streets
Crowds in a historic Italian capital watch a column of troops marching in sandforms along Via Sistine and Via Nationale. Officers and young clerics amid the flutter of interest form a vivid, moving picture as veterans pass by on a war weary day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenton
Mayo
Via Sistine
Via Nationale
Foreign visitors in wartime Rome crowd city life
The English tone remarks on foreign residents in Rome amid wartime controls. It notes a large foreign colony, cosmopolitan crowds in hotels and bars, and frequent formalities at the prefecture. Prices are high yet money is spent freely as postwar costs rise and English confidence grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Parliament
Sur
Ruston Nollenen
Permia de Sejour
Picturesque Rail Fences Cut Down for Fuel
Old rail fences near Boone and Columbia are being torn down and sold as fuel wood. Rail yards report large purchases, with up to 150,000 rails acquired to stave off a fuel shortage. The practice underscores wartime reliance on unconventional timber sources for heating and industrial needs.
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Colpmata
Dun. O
Boone Vaun
Columbi
Columbia Cval
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Water St
R. N. Ray
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J. Wettling & Son
Miller's Tailor Shop
Brody
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Indiana Deposit Bank
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Indiana
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Jessie Carney
Sapsouth
Smith’, Coal Co
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Oakland Avenue
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Chandler
Cleveland
Firestone
Goodrich
Goodyear
United States
Pennsylvania
Vacuum and Ajax
Hileman ‘Supply
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Nixon Alley Prones
Yell
Streams
Kear Reaiden
Utility Electric CO
Roar of
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EXIDE
Toledo
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Fred F
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Greensburg
Jacianville
Clawson
Jos. H. Stern
Keith A
My J. Laughlin
McLoughlin, Rowlan and
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Coblenz
Leydic Undertaking
Pulhepiors
Phulghapher Sdyer
Walligoon
Silas C. Diveama
Calumchia
AL Phila
Vugel Bros, Merchant Tailors
St. Indiana
K. H. Drennan
Air Servee
Drennan
Indiana County Street Railways Company
Loindiana
Blairsville
Cebesside
Lindiana
Clymer
WLN
Timblin
Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Industry
Na O 'Paylor Avenue
Boston
FEY Auto Exchange
Shefpler
Willard
Cake Electric CO
Auto Service
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