Denunciation of Government Efforts and Public Dissent
A critical column argues that large city demonstrations do not imply major change, noting a 6000-person Madison Square Garden protest against deportations as inflated in significance. It mocks mass gatherings in urban centers and recalls long-standing civic dissent patterns in New York City.
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Madison Square
Madison Square Garden
Martens
Russia
Moscow
Harding Likely Names Col Thompson for Cabinet
President-elect Harding is expected to announce cabinet choices and Republican leaders name Colonel William Boy Thompson as a possible inclusion. Thompson, a Montana born mining executive, served as a colonel in the Spanish American War and led the Red Cross in Russia for 18 months.
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New York
Wrights versus Langley: a dispute over aviation credit
In a critique from The Advocate, the author charges scientists and academics with conspiring to credit Langley for early aviation instead of Wilbur and Orville Wright. The piece lambasts Langley’s failed flights and notes a navy ship named after Langley as part of the prestige battle.
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