Lake County Probe and Election Fraud Questions
The Lake County problem centers on whether investigations into alleged election fraud and bootlegging will reveal broader corruption. The piece notes grand jury activity, prohibition enforcement, and a pivotal conference among politicians and officials, urging transparency about immunity claims and inspector actions.
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Prohibition
Department of Justice
Lake County
Watson
Senate
North Carolina labor unrest follows murder trial delays
Nine labor defendants including three women were freed as murder charges against seven others were reduced at the Charlotte trial, while assault charges against seven were dropped. The piece cites mob violence and calls for better wages, shorter hours, and the right to organize, arguing collective bargaining is essential to justice in southern textile mills. It notes Governor Gardner’s textile cleanup push amid ongoing industrial oppression. The article links the case to broader labor revolt and unionization trends.
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North Carolina
Gastonia
Charlotte
Barnhill
Gardner
Parody on Senator Reed Smoot and Washington decadence
A satirical voice questions senators including Reed Smoot and Morrill amid rumors of alcohol use and hypocrisy. The piece mocks Washington culture, longevity in office, and the Volstead era mood, urging Howell to name the suspected colleagues and reveal their drink habits.
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Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Shearer Faces Senate Probe as Side Show to Power
The article denounces William B. Shearer as a costly propaganda figure on the senate witness stand. It argues he acted as a paid war propagandist for armament firms led by Schwab and others, while pressuring higher powers and evading full blame. It asks if the companies will be held accountable beyond public opinion.
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William B. Shearer
Navy
Senate Committee
Scotland Yard
New Rochelle
Geneva
United States
Shipbuilding and Armament Companies
Charles M. Schwab
Shearer
Senate
Social Washington and the Curtis social row critique
The piece accuses Vice President Charles Curtis and his sister Dolly Curtis Gann of fueling a growing social snarl in Washington. It questions the necessity of an official hostess and laments the fixation on banquets and seating, arguing for a functional government over elite social rituals.
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Washington
Charles Curtis
Dolly Curtis Gann
Gastonia Case Defendants Adjusted Amid Calls for Fair Justice
The Gastonia case court actions discharge M. E. Tracy and reduce charges for seven others from first to second degree murder. The piece praises North Carolina for restraint and compares its fairness to Massachusetts while urging wage reforms and better conditions in southern textile mills. It discusses mill villages, gender pay gaps, and views on women's roles in labor and society.
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Gastonia
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Sacco-Vanzetti
Aderholt
Proverbs and Aphorisms On Diligence And Honesty
The daily thought reflects on Proverbs urging action by studying the ant to gain wisdom. It contrasts sloth with virtue, quoting Achilles Poincelot about how idleness undermines honesty and character.
Stricter Food Handler Laws Urged by Dr Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein argues for stricter New Jersey food safety laws after a single typhoid carrier caused dozens of cases and deaths. He urges mandatory partial exams and certification to ensure food workers are free of active diseases and communicable conditions.
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New Jersey
C. V. Craster
Newark
Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms Aimed as Best American Novel
The reviewer defends Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms as the best American novel and lauds its vivid hospital scenes, emotional flow, and restrained bravura. He contrasts its style with The Sun Also Rises and Arrowsmith, calling the work a moving, eloquent love story with strong human truth.
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Yesteryear
Ernest Hemingway
Arrowsmith
Sinclair Lewis
Hemingway
Switzerland
Catherine
Origins and meanings of May and the eagle emblem
The piece explains May from Latin Maia the goddess of growth, notes the U S eagle first appeared on the 1782 seal, surveys Irish wake origins with theories, and describes using an increment borer to date a standing tree by its rings.
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May
Maia
United States
Parkways as a Solution to Urban Congestion
City planning expert Charles H. Cheney argues parkways offer relief by providing broad, tree lined routes for passenger traffic and incidental recreation. He urges integrating neighborhoods with fifteen to fifty acre parks and calls for statewide master planning to include parks, parkways, and playgrounds.
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Panewars
Charles H. Cheney
Los Angeles
The
American Institute of Architects
Cheney
Roper
Henry
California
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Louisiana History and Territorial Changes to Statehood
The text traces Louisiana’s transfer from Spain to France in 1800 and its expansive territorial embrace including Arkansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota west of the Mississippi and other western regions. It notes the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the 1804 Territory of Orleans and 1805 Territory of Louisiana, and 1812 Missouri Territory. It mentions Louisiana statehood in 1812, legal reforms, and a 1950s population estimate of about 2 million across 48 506 square miles.
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Spain
Louisiana
France
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Indian Territory
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
United States
Orleans
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Roy W. Howard
Frank G. Morrison
Elley
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Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Ies Nd
Slick
National
Thurman
Carolina Justice On Trial
Frederick Landis
Reed Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Satan
Jupiter
Senator Morrill
Vermont
West
Allison
Morrill
Senator Howell
Mr. Barleycorn
M. E. Tracy
South
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Daily Thought
Achilles Poincelot
Acoust
Daily Health Service
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Heywood Brown
America
Boston
the Times
Ireland
St. Patrick
David Dietz
Wilson Bros. Furnishings
North Meridian Street
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