Open forum urged on Smethport Community House plans
Editorial urges publishing readers’ views on a Community House project. It argues for a fully appointed, always open building serving residents and visitors with literature games and music, plus a large rentable auditorium for concerts dances and athletic events to fund maintenance.
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the Democrat
Community House
Abe
Smethport
Businesslike national ticket favored for common sense governance
The piece argues for a strictly business administration in national leadership, praising executive efficiency shown by Herbert Hoover and others while noting the danger of electoral fantasies. It questions whether Hoover or similar figures would win a major party convention despite their proven results.
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Herbert Troover
Europe
Chas. Schwab
Hoover
Navy Critique and Civic Debate Over Military Leadership
A lengthy critique argues against judging Admiral Sims and General Wood by a single view. It defends the navy’s World War I performance, urging balanced assessment and warning against hasty conclusions about one man. The piece questions excessive praise and endorses accountability while acknowledging sacrifices of service members.
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Admiral Sims
Sims
France
Admiral Sins
United States
Navy
Pranee
StanTree
Liverpool
Poplar
Wood
Acms
Plattsburg
Anorder
Camp Funston
Army
Gen. Wood
Republicans Face Setback in Public Question Strategy
In Congress Republicans stumble in capitalizing on public issues, facing a figurative bankruptcy just as they should build credit with the people through timely, accountable governance.
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Congress
Native Americans Charge Government Officers With Slander
A passage notes that many Native Americans holding public office slander the President and other government officers, arguing the alien Red will not refrain from the same practice. The remark underscores partisan tensions and concerns about loyalty and criticism in public life.
Plane in snowstorm lands on farm near Potter County
A New York to Chicago mail plane, blown off course by a fierce snowstorm, landed on John Page's farm in Hector Township. The pilot, seeking Bellefont direction, left a message with locals, then rode a train from West Pike. He planned to retry the flight Tuesday weather permitting.
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Coudersport Journal
Gil
Ley
Ferom
New York
John Page
West Pike
Arta
Potter County
Winnipeg Faces Newsprint Shortage Halting Daily Papers
Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a print famine as all daily papers suspend publication for an acute paper shortage. An estimated 1,008,000 readers lose contact with outside work while dispatches warn of a broader crisis, and residents report water issues amid the crisis.
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Winnipeg
Man
Presa
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