Decaying politics and voter apathy wire Notre Dame professor says
David A. Weir of Notre Dame spoke to South Bend Chamber of Commerce on May 14 blaming decay of popular government on voter disengagement. He cites declining turnout since 1890 to about 50 percent, due to crowded ballots, missing issues, lack of standout candidates, and dull campaigns.
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South Bend
Ind
David A. Weir
School of Finance
Notre Dame University
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Weir
Notre Dame
Loo
Bacharach urges big tax cuts to President Coolidge
Washington May 14 Representative Bacharach Republican New Jersey and member of the house ways and means committee told President Coolidge in a conference that wartime excise taxes should be repealed and surtaxes and estate and gift taxes reduced. He favored an aggregate tax cut around 400 million dollars and suggested relief for small taxpayers by lowering normal rates or raising allowances for dependents.
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Washington
Representative Bacharach
New Jersey
Coolidge
Bacharach
House
Ways and Means Committee
Goshorn Named Democratic Pick for State Highway Board
May 14 report states Martin J. Goshorn of Clay City will be appointed as the Democratic member of the state highway commission, succeeding Earl Crawford of Connersville. J A Raper and Sherman Pell of Greencastle met with Clyde Walb, Republican chair, who favors Goshorn. Walb notes Governor Jackson’s influence in the last campaign and says the governor will decide soon on cabinet appointments or reappointments.
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Indianalpolis
Martin J. Goshorn
Clay City
State Highway Commission
Earl Crawford
Connersville
J. A. Raper
Sherman Pell
Greencastle
Clyde Walb
Republican State Committee
Goshorn
Fd Jackson
Walb
Jackson
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE IN BABY FARM CASE
New York May 14. Mrs Helen Geisen Volk operator of a baby farm stands accused as medical experts testify that a baby in her care died from a fractured skull. Board of health records show 44 babies died under her supervision.
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Prigss
New York
Helen Geisen-Volk
Board of Health
Creating Appetite Psychical Secretion Concept
The text explains how anticipation of food triggers a brain response that activates salivary glands, yielding a psychical secretion. It describes the chain from sight or smell to mouthwatering sensation and gland stimulation.
When Hippo Is Dangerous
A description notes the hippopotamus is timid in appearance but prone to panic or rage. It explains that when wounded or enraged this animal is considered by sportsmen as among the most dangerous beasts to encounter.
Philosophy and Religion in a Man's Mind Toward Atheism
A fragmentary old prose piece discusses how philosophy directs a man away from belief toward atheism versus religion, reflecting on the tug between rational inquiry and faith. The brief text resembles a travel vignette or editorial note on belief and doubt.
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Wilthe
Dinett
Adele Becomes Fast and Finds Love in City
Adele, a would be debutante aged in the city, resolves to be "fast" after being mocked for resisting a theater kiss. In the office and car with Bob Donaldson, she discovers genuine affection and confesses her past resolve. He jokes, then proposes marriage, saying he will be her first and only teacher in being fast.
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Dele
Robert Donaldson
Mr. Dettaldson
Bob
Adele
Otea
Sue
Hante
Caesar
Ele
Tim
President Lewis testifies in Co op mining case
Testimony centers on cooperative mining at the Tecumseh mine with defense presenting证 witnesses to prove Lewis’s Illinois citizenship and to challenge union interference. Judge Baltzell rebukes the international president during cross examination as witnesses discuss charters, wages, and potential mine closure under local striking pressure.
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Lewis
Tecumseh
Illinois
Indiana
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
John Hesler
Terre Haute
William Howe
Chicago
Mr. Lewis
W. A. Cullop
International
Baltzell
William Kelley
East Side Company
Phil H. Penna
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Baltaell
Penna
Fire Still Burning in Deep Vein Mine Near Princeton
A fire that started Tuesday night in the northeast entry of the Deep Vein coal mine, three miles south of Princeton, Indiana, was still burning this morning. If not controlled in a few hours, the shaft will be sealed. The night shift escaped when the blaze was discovered.
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Princeton
Ind
Deep Vein
Here
Military Mines and Roman Military Engineering
A fragmented note discusses the word mine tracing from Roman times and hints at military engineering history. It mentions a milliars side and Hoa terdane without clear context, suggesting a historical snippet about mining or underground warfare origins.
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