Labor Demands Immigration Into League Covenant
The piece argues Justice for labor should be written into the League of Nations Covenant and surveys two labor currents the Gompers group and the Berne socialist conference. It notes eight hour workday equal pay for women and child labor bans as core aims and highlights German youth and the Berne debate while stressing world labor standardization to prevent future war.
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William Allen White
Beonik
Pune
League of Nations
Commission On International Labor
Mr. Compers
Berne
International Labor Commission
Gompers
Compers Group
Seciaiars
Hitor
Tornee
International Socialist
International eachUtatt
Socialista
Iuber
Ami
Lorne
Labor Congress
Kurt Wiener
Tuto
Germany
Cermantsbor
Oran Nolan
Herman Nadion
Welw
Police
Merlin
Wels
Ernest Toller
Workers of Avarat
Young Germany
Educational Eystem
Inter
Berlin
Hundes Neues Vaterlands
Malhon
Kurt Eisner
Keiser
Holland
League
Labor Board
Econome Board
Financial Board
Uruler
Shi
Planned Unique Electric Car Invention by Tom L Johnson
A 1919 article notes Tom L Johnson's proposed electric railway idea to move cars along an overhead track using magnet propulsion. No wheels, electric steel shoes, and magnetic lift aimed to reduce New York to Chicago travel to four or five hours. The plan faltered as cost and a death ended the project. Irish population figures are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Teil Tackler
Cor
Noleelees
Ibrationis
Geeal Rigotric Company
Totineon
The Kings and the Crowned Galoots in Cahoots
The speaker recalls kings and rulers from many lands who once sang and danced but later feuded and failed to unite. He laments how ego and deceit fractured empires, leaving the world unsettled and violent as rulers pursue selfish power.
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Jane
Rhine Navigation Freedoms Ahead, Says The Sun
The New York Sun argues the peace conference should address Rhine navigation. It notes Vienna and Mannheim treaties and German tolls and water power moves, urging a firm, enforceable protection of free river shipping for Switzerland Holland England and other stakeholders.
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Rhine
New York Sun
Vienna
Mannheim
Bagle
Germany
Switzerland
Holland
Strasburg
Basle
Mountain Republic
England
France
Alsace-Lorraine
H Rhine
Apple Pie Prohibition Debate Sparks Satire
A Springfield Union letter mocks anti alcohol laws by suggesting a heavily spiked apple pie could bypass prohibition. The New York Sun reader warns the idea evades the spirit of the amendment, prompting questions about labeling fresh versus seasoned pies and possible new constitutional limits.
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Springfield Union
New York Sun
Wilson Triumph in Paris Conference United Nations Plan
The New York Times lauds President Wilson for his Paris conference leadership. It credits him with uniting nations and securing unanimous approval for the League of Nations constitution, while critics label him an idealist, his impartial approach earning respect from other nations.
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League of Nations
Aris
Hotel Crillon
Vscount Chinda
Japan
Baron Makino
Leon Uourgeola
France
Lord Robert Cecil
Great Britain
Signor Orlando
Italy
Keomars
Czechoslovakia
M. Veniaelou
Greece
M. Pessou
Wilson
New York
Times
Paris
Ti Wan Sean
Ile
Wison
Price and Prosperity in Commerce and Finance
The essay critiques the belief that rising prices signal prosperity, arguing true progress comes from sensible exchange and productive growth. It cites historical periods after wars, notes that lower prices reduce living costs and expand investment, and warns that general price rises shrink production and employment while enriching few. It condemns the illusion of gains from inflated costs and profits.
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Theo. H. Price
Samuel Butler
England
United States
Germany
France
Commerce and Finance
Obedient Workman Outpaces Critics in Creative Labors
The article portrays Mr. Wilson calmly pursuing his creative tasks. He outmaneuvers critics by performing proposed actions more effectively than anticipated or by achieving his goals in ways that nullify objections.
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Mr. Wilson
Free Garden Seeds Draw Fire Over Federal Aid
The Indianapolis News notes a 2023 29 020 aid for garden and mower seeds rising to 268 0 percent, despite calls to cut expenses. The House agricultural committee backs the increase amid protests that seeds were distributed to boost home popularity and campaign aid, a costlier nationwide waste.
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Indianapolla Newa
House Agricultural Committee
Thin
Why God Loves the Irish in San Francisco Chronicle
Symeonn reviews a book on Michael James O Rourke of San Francisco who joins the European conflict. The piece notes his Irish heritage, front-line service, and honors including the Victoria Cross and the Distinguished Conduct Medal, amid broader reflection on the Hibernian character.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Symeonn
Michael James O'Rourke
San Francisco
O'Rourke
Britheh War Office
Wer
Why God Loves the American Soldier of San Francisco
The article salutes a heroic San Francisco serviceman who endured intense shellfire in No Man's Land. It notes he saved 22 wounded comrades, killed a German raiding party solo, captured two Germans, and worked for 12 hours without rest. The piece critiques a book title suggesting American values and gratitude.
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No Man's Land
Germany
O'Rourke
San Francisco
How It Happened Opinion Disputes Driver Accident
From Landon Opinion the owner questions how the puncture occurred while the chauffeur claims a milk bottle was under the coat of a kid. The dialogue presents a dispute over fault and sighting prior to the incident.
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Landon
Try This Before Easter From the Cleveland Leader
Comic exchange between a wife and husband about gifting a new hat from a milliner’s shop to please his wife before Easter. The brief dialoguePlayful domestic humor reflects holiday shopping and gift ideas.
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Cleveland
Market Woes and Car Repairs Prompt Delays
Fragmentary dialogue shows anxious shoppers and car owners facing delays as prices rise. Irregular exchanges hint at stalled repairs and hurried service as a crowded queue forms, with voices urging quick action before costs climb further.
Fortunate Incredulity. Boston Transcript Fragment
Fragmented OCR text from a Boston Transcript page includes names like Murphy and Casey Ye and references a death notice mix. The readable items show garbled dialogue and stray phrases without a clear single event or coherent report. The piece reads like a collage of overheard chatter and clipped remarks from a newspaper page.
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Boston
Mat Murphy
Mike
Casey
Prohibition Seen as Social Reform After War
The Review of Reviews argues prohibition will transform hundreds of thousands of homes. It calls banning liquor a sanitary, moral advance that reduces disease and frees youth, urging acceptance of the postwar reconstruction measure as final and inevitable.
No Show for Ford
The New York World blames Senator Pomerene and the privileges and elections committee for blocking proper investigation of the Michigan senatorial election last November. It argues records have been harmed or destroyed and ballots compromised, calling for safeguard actions that were not taken.
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Ford
New York
Senate
Pomerene
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senatoris
Michigan
Henry Ford
May Dig on Capitoline Hill News of a Roman excavation
The New York Sun reports Italy may tear down the Caffarelli palace and other German embassy encumbrances to open Capitoline Hill for excavation. Led by expert Lanciani, the project could reveal treasures beneath the former embassy site and surrounding soil.
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Capitoline Hill
New York Sun
Caffarelli
Benator Lanciani
Jupiter
Capitoline
Lfe
Rome
Choleric Golfer Draws Listeners Not Viewers
A fiery golfer began a second rounds on a course to an audience of Ipem youngsters. The crowd asked what they wanted and replied they came to listen rather than watch the game.
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Los Angeles Express
Ipem
Ilha
Progressive ideals questioned in Rotarian dialogue
In a Rotarian discussion the speaker critiques finance and business ethics, arguing no man is inherently good at banking or entrepreneurship without virtue. The dialogue calls for a broader humane vision and challenges leaders to prove integrity in enterprise.
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Harris
Ryan
Bank of the
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