Monopolies and regulation in early modern industry
The piece argues that monopolies, if regulated by the federal government, may serve national interests, citing General Electric and Radio Corporation of America. It rails at weak regulation, notes court and FTC actions, and warns that continued private monopoly could force government ownership of utilities. It also covers state moves against prohibition and a push toward world court membership.
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Young
Congress
General Electric and Radio Corporation of America
Federal Trade Commission
General Electric Corporation
Radio Corporation of America
R. C. A. Young
American International Communications
Wire and Wireless
International Telephone and Telegraph
Western Union
Senate
America
Electric Bond
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Overcrowded Prisons and World Court Steps Highlighted
Attorney General Mitchell warns of overcrowded federal prisons with prisoners housed in county jails as inmate numbers rise and recommends new prisons, specialized services, probation expansion, and humane treatment. The piece notes progress toward joining the world court after Senate ratification and critiques Russia's stance on Kellogg treaty obligations amid Stimson notes.
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Mitchell
Congress
Sanford Bates
Department of Justice
Bates
Farm board faces opposition over farm co operatives policy
The federal farm board pushes cooperative marketing of crops with loans and guidance while facing resistance from grain commission men led by Senator Nye of North Dakota. Nye warns of fear sabotage and boycott as private grain interests clash with public grain projects, potentially shaping farm relief and Hoover administration's fate.
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Federal Farm Board
Nye
North Dakota
Farm Board
Grain Commission
Farmers’ National Grain Co-operative
Northwest
Farmer-Labor
League
Congress
Coolidge
Hoover
Chicago
Legge
Commission
Moral strength and reform in law and sea law debates
A series of editorial notes attacking judicial integrity, academic lecturing abroad, Osborn’s shift on human origins, and Senator Borah on recodifying a free sea. The piece argues for moral character in lawyers, critique of uneconomical educators in Haiti, Osborn’s doubt about ape-man origins, and the need for an international police to enforce sea-law reforms before any naval reductions.
Peace leads to world order and sea as common heritage
The piece argues that peace efforts like a league of nations and a world court require accepting some sovereignty surrender for international law. It notes land can be divided by boundaries, but the sea cannot be parcelled. the sea remains a shared heritage key to resolving common interests.
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Russia
America
League of Nations
Lighthouse seeds of global cooperation in maritime safety
A reflection on lighthouses as early common-good projects. The piece notes Tyre’s beacons and the modern idea of universal cooperation for safe seas. It cites recent dangers: a European storm wrecking 69 vessels with 163 lives lost, piracy near a British ship in Chinese waters, and eleven sailors rescued in New York harbor, underscoring ongoing sea peril and the need for joint action.
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Old Tyre
Republic
New York Harbor
Volstead Act Limits Philippines and Filipino Citizenship
The Volstead act does not apply to the Philippines. Filipinos are not American citizens but are nationals of the Philippine islands entitled to diplomatic and consular protection. In international law they are regarded as American nationals. The expression tell it to the marines appears in Scott’s Redgauntlet and Trollope’s Small House at Allington.
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Stimson
Russia
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Scott
Thanatopsis
Brown
Senator Braun
Dr. Broun
Respiratory Diseases Hit Pupils Hard
Dr Morris Fishbein notes university records show respiratory illnesses including colds coughs laryngitis and bronchitis caused most absences among 400 Chicago elementary students from 1920 to 1928. Across eight years 1 394 respiratory cases among 440 pupils averaged three per child yearly, with 3–6 percent annual lost attendance.
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American Medical Association
University of Chicago
Charles C. Evans
Forty: A Columnist's Turning Point by Heywood Broun
The writer recalls turning forty and vowing reform, rejecting past vices, and urging brisk action. He muses on aging, references his alter ego Broun, and notes a shift in perspective from youth to responsibility, hinting at forthcoming biographical notes.
Daily Thought on sacrifice and faith by Charles Buxon
A brief thought urges sacrificing for righteousness and trust in the Lord. It asserts victory requires sacrifice and credits Charles Buxon with the statement.
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Charles Buxon
Valley Forge Encampment and Washingtons Winter Quarters
In December 1777 General Washington's army set up winter quarters at Valley Forge Pennsylvania after Brandywine and Germantown. The camp faced severe hardships from lack of shelter food and clothing but Baron Steuben trained the troops transforming them for later campaigns. About 450 acres of the camp area became Valley Forge park preserving Washingtons headquarters and other landmarks.
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George Washington
Valley Forge
Brandywine
Germantown
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
York
Baron Steuben
Valley Forge Park
What Good Is Astronomy and Its Laws of Nature
A discussion by R George Ellery Hale in Harper's magazine defends pure science, detailing astronomy’s role in establishing natural laws, timekeeping, navigation, and scientific progress. It cites spectrum analysis, Einstein theory tests, and the value of a 200 inch telescope for multiple disciplines. Jack Dempsey won the world heavyweight title from Jess Willard in Toledo on July 4, 1919.
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Cleveland
International Education Board
R. George Ellery Hase
Observatory Council
Harper's Magazine
Hale
Ichhoff
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
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