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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
2
Item notes the Smethport Pennsylvania post office designation as second class matter indicating mailing status for the publication and its dispatch location.
Editorial frames Congressman Volstead as preparing a new bill to tighten prohibition, predicting sure passage. It condemns celebratory court spectators after a murder verdict, praising Judge Bouton for reprimanding the crowd and urging respect for judicial dignity.
John I Adams of Dubuque Iowa was chosen to lead the Republican national committee succeeding Will Hays. A new representation basis is adopted narrowing southern delegates while Adams must maintain the seven million GOP majority and clear several million dollars in campaign debt from the state.
The shocking death last week of Cal F W Galbraith commander of the American Legion occurred when an automobile carrying him and other national Legion officers went over an embankment near Indianapolis. Galbraith devoted himself to advancing the status of World War I soldiers and was a leading Cincinnati citizen. His loss is described as a blow to the Legion and a symbol of public neglect toward wounded veterans may soon be addressed.
A bellicose address by Admiral Sims irritates both British and Irish advocates, drawing sharp criticism in England and among Americans. The piece argues his arrogance undermines American naval standards and could harm morale of the U S Navy, with strong condemnations of his outspoken stance.
The piece recalls discipline awaiting Admiral Sims after a command breach and notes wartime alliances. It then shifts to Oppeln’s welcome for a Black Watch battalion, with Italians joyfully approving, followed by musings on shifting enemies into friends. It ends with plans for the world’s largest suspension bridge across the Delaware, linking Philadelphia and Camden, costing about 28 million dollars and slated for completion by 1926 a century and a half after Independence.
The Philadelphia Record argues the President’s sincerity in supporting the peace treaty is clear and accuses Republicans of insincerity. It cites Roosevelt Taft and Lodge as favoring a nation alliance, and contends without Lodge’s reservations the treaty would have passed. It concludes a League of Nations would have deterred war and reduced losses in World War I.
A fragmented column mocks various topics from a baby’s fineness to extreme rainfall at Mount Waiakeake. It notes Kane residents in a knee biting incident at a field day, laments on manners, and references The Dearborn Independent and the Ford era.
The Union Oil News offers quirky notes on rural life. A small town resident treats every rival as an enemy, frogs croon by the mill pond, a bass-voiced singer is praised, and prohibition quiets rum. In parts of Mexico carrying firearms remains legal, with residents citing medicinal use.
The Woman's Civic Club of Pana Til offered 10 cents per hundred dead flies. Children swabbed flies in a frenzy causing a flood of carcasses that the club could not pay for. The bounty drained the fund and the club failed to pay the last 5 000 flies. Flag Day passed with little notice as patriotism waned in Smethport.
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