Sixteen years since Sarajevo assassination reshaped history
A reflective essay argues that the 1914 killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War I. It disputes common narratives blaming Serbia and Germany, detailing how Austria Hungary Russia and others bore responsibility, and calls for stronger international protection to prevent a repetition.
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Gavrillo Princip
Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand
St. Vitus
Bosnia
Serbia
Austria
Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Austria-Hungary
Poincare
Military Training Goes Optional in Land Grant Colleges
The article celebrates end of compulsory military training in land grant colleges with federal support now optional. Attorney General Mitchell endorses status, allowing universities and state legislatures to decide. It notes girls and boys may avoid military auxiliaries and emphasizes aviation stunts as captivating, though not a substitute for education.
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Washington
Wisconsin
United States Department of Interior
Mitchell
Misleading unemployment figures cited by Hoover era officials
The piece accuses Secretary Lamont and the Hoover administration of repeated, flawed unemployment estimates. It argues one quarter sampling inflates the total and cites labor statistics showing higher true unemployment. It calls for transparent federal employment data and criticizes official misstatements amid stock market declines.
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Secretary of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Commerce Lamont
Lamont
American Federation of Labor
New York State
New York
Commerce Department
Air Show Over Chicago Highlights Army Air Corps Display
The United States army staged a lakefront exhibition in Chicago with forty planes in formation over the Loop. Two groups of eighteen planes performed a dramatic follow the leader routine, weaving among skyscrapers and diving over Michigan Boulevard in precise, highly trained maneuvers.
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United States Army
Mitchell
Army
Lake Front
Chicago
Air Corps
Michigan Boulevard
Appomattox Surrender Reimagined as Unified American Moment
A reflection on the Civil War ending at Appomattox Court House portrays Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in a gentle exchange of terms. Grant offers generous terms and empathy, allowing Lee’s men to keep horses and arms and supplying rations, highlighting reconciliation over triumph.
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Lee
Grant
Apeocaton
Legend of Atlantis Persists Through Centuries of Debate
The Atlantis legend survives into modern times with debates over its historicity. Plato spoke of a great island swallowed by the sea after a catastrophic war, and scholars like Borchardt propose Mediterranean locations near Tunis. Critics argue the tale may be literary or a distant memory of real events.
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Atlantis
Columbus
Plato
Solon
Athens
H. A. Marmer
Paul Borchardt
Marmer
Borchardt
Atlantic Ocan
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Gabes
Tunis
Strait of Gibraltar
Hercules
Mediterranean
How Well Do You Know Our Bible? Leaderboard Quiz
Readers test knowledge on Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer locations, Naaman, wilderness guidance, and a soft-answer proverb. Answers note Matthew 6 21 Exodus 12 17 20 John 6 9 Mark 5 15 Jeremiah 13 23.
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Leade A
Naaman
How Many Calories Depends on Job in Health Column
Dr Morris Fishbein explains calorie needs vary by age and occupation. He notes children require 1000 to 4000 calories daily, adults 2400 to 4000 depending on work, and lists examples from brain workers to lumbermen with their approximate daily needs.
Lindberghs raise questions of fame and private life
The column argues the Lindbergh baby era subjects the family to relentless public scrutiny. It contrasts public curiosity with the desire for privacy and notes the lifelong pressures on the Lindberghs to maintain a fearless public image and secure reputations.
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Colonel
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Atlantic
Lindy
St. Louis
Yosemite Valley Grant and National Park History
The Yosemite Valley was ceded to California in 1864 for national park status. Yosemite National Park was established in 1890, later reverting the valley to government control as part of the park. The area covers 1125 square miles with Sequoia trees and dramatic scenery praised by John Muir and noted explorers.
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Yosemite Valley
California
Yosemite National Park
America
John Muir
Tuolumne
Merced
Newnate
Jensen
Aftermath of War and the Rise of Dictatorship in Early 20th Century
A reflective column links the assassination at Sarajevo to WWI and the postwar push to end militarism and form a league of nations. It contrasts Western peace aims with rising totalitarianism led by Stalin and Mussolini, explores the hollowing of liberal ideals, and notes congressional pairing as a political practice.
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United States
League of Nations
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