Reflections on English Response to Revolutions
In Trevalyan's view the French revolution spurred a moral and religious shift in England from liberty to caution. Evangelical reform rose with Wilberforce and Quakers aiding abolition. The piece links English attitudes to civil liberties with reactions to the Russian upheaval and notes potential echoes in American prohibition trends.
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G. M. Trevalyan
England
William Wilberforce
Africa
Trevalyan
House of Commons
Broun and the Preachers Enduring clash over church and press influence
The essay by Heywood Broun argues newspapers are wiser and more righteous than preachers, while defenders note churches helped movements like the League and Kellogg pact. The piece questions whether press conservatism is justified and cites preacher roles in civic fights. It also discusses railroad valuation debates affecting owners and bondholders amid price shifts.
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Heywood Broun
Broun
League
World Court
Far
Braun
Senate urged to ratify Kellogg treaty without delay
Senators Norris and King led a revolt to avoid delay as the Kellogg anti war treaty faces a vote today. Support for prompt ratification exceeds two thirds with Borah and associates expected to keep the measure on the floor daily. A one week window could suffice for opposing voices to present their case before action.
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Senate
Norris
King
Borah
United States
Defense Against Dangers No 250 Skin as the body’s largest organ
This section explains the skin as the outer covering and largest organ of the body. It details its role as a barrier against insects poisons and germs, its cellular structure including epithelial and gland cells, and its sensory nerves. It notes the skin reflects health and emotion and that skin injections can affect internal organs.
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Logan Clendening
Mississippi Lynching Sparks National Outrage
An editorial denounces lynching as barbaric declaring Mississippi led the nation with a New Year’s Eve mob burning Charles Shepard a Black man. It notes four mob crimes in the state that year while six lynchings occurred elsewhere in 1929 and condemns officials failing to stop the violence.
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America
Mississippi
Charles Shepard
South
Shepard
Nine men weigh railroad valuation in O'Fallon case
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces a pivotal Supreme Court review on valuation methods for rate making. Railroads push for a current replacement cost basis while the ICC urges original cost. A ruling could boost railroad valuations by millions and reshape rate regulation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
O'Fallon
Supreme Court
United States
Resoit
Commission
Revivalist echoes at New York science meeting spark clash
A major scientific gathering in New York draws ire as Professor Harry Elmer Barnes urges revising ideas of God. Dr. Henry Osborn and others rebuke the talk as an unwarranted intrusion. Barnes defends the paper as fitting science and philosophy.
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Harry Elmer Barnes
Smith College
Cardinal Hayes
Henry Fairfread Osborn
Association For the Advancement of Scienc
Barnes
Dr. Osborn
American Association
History of Science Society
Academy of Medicine
Osborn
Right of Thinking and Science Clash in Public Debate
The essay argues that Professor Barnes and other scientists or preachers have a right to their beliefs and to advocate them, but warns against turning belief into policy or evangelizing science. It compares secular and religious aims, condemning attempts to dictate creed through law and urging evidence over conviction.
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Harry Elmer Barnes
Professor Barnes
Barnes
Vitamin A Explained Its Vital Role In Health
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines vitamin A as a fat soluble nutrient essential for growth and general health. He notes its absence weakens body tissues, lowers infection resistance, and may affect kidney and other stone formation. Sources include cod liver oil egg yolk and leafy vegetables.
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H. C. Sherman
When the home fell and changed despite it
The piece cites Dr. Ogburn on divorce risk and housing trends while arguing evolution and progress disturb the status quo. It questions whether shifting from detached homes to apartments is evil, noting past “falls” of domestic life as technologies and routines moved from clothing making to backyard soap and washday labor.
No title to compel reform in kitchens and dining
A satirical piece by R Ogburn questions rising restaurant bakery costs and calls for reform through law. It jokes that bakeries should keep flies from doughnuts and restaurants reduce slippery utensils while waiters are restrained from distracting habits during service.
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R. Ogburn
Maine Statehood Admission Debate and Taft Candidacy Declared
On January 3 dates in U.S. history include Maine's path to statehood after Congress passed a bill in 1820. In 1861 Delaware rejected joining the Confederacy. In 1898 the Treasury recalled all $100 silver certificates over counterfeits. In 1912 Taft announced his renomination bid.
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Congress
Maine
Delaware
United States Treasury
Taft
Common Bridge Errors And How To Correct Them
Instructional note on bridge play with example hand. West leads hearts, South wins with ace, proper play avoids unnecessary risks. The piece outlines eight sure winners including aces in spades hearts clubs and diamonds and the queen of hearts. It emphasizes ducking first trick and correct sequence to secure six tricks.
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West
Declarer
Fragmented Thought and Textile Question Snippet
A historical fragment discusses moral boastfulness from James and a Shirley quotation. It then explores stocking construction, describing warp and wool threads under tension when worn, friction with a shoe, and thread wear as material snaps and surrounding threads pull taut.
The Theatre in New York Theaters Lose Luster to Intellectual Drift
A columnist laments a bleak New York theater season blaming too much analysis and talk of ideas. He argues musical comedies retain audience faith while serious drama overreaches, suggesting stage fantasy fits better than scientific or psychological exposition. He praises Show Boat and Abie's Irish Rose, warns against book clubs damaging the legit stage, and notes a waning patronage among actors and managers.
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America
Shaw
Land of Make Believe
Sadie Cohen
East Side
Long Island
Great Neck
Abie
Tal
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