Ghost stories and Bolshevik labels in Minnesota politics
A speaker denounces the use of fearsome labels like Bolshevik and traitor to smear labor and reform movements. He argues strikes were used to manipulate coal prices, cites the Nonpartisan League and Minneapolis franchise fight, and urges voters to organize peacefully via the ballot to counter inter ests and protective state actions.
Organizing for change and guarding liberties urged
Speakers urged rapid political mobilization by farmers and workers to gain power through the Nonpartisan League and Minnesota Workingmen's League. They warned against violence but urged organizing, constitutional rights, and reliance on facts to sway elections, noting recent defeats such as Minneapolis franchise.
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van Lear
Minneapolis
Street
J. W.W
International Falls
Nonpartisan League
Minnesota Workingmen's Nonpartisan Political League
St. Louis
Committee of Forty-eight
Statler Hotel
Belgium
Albert Steinhauser
United States
Feot
Steinhauser
Berger Re elected Congressman in Fifth Wisconsin District
Mr Steinhauser introduced Mr Van Lear as a longtime fighter for the people who continues the battle despite opposition, highlighting his sustained efforts in public life.
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Victor K. Berger
Wisconsin
Steinhauser
van Lear
A Word to Disabled Soldiers
A notice urges veterans disabled in service to contact the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington for compensation and medical care. It warns many who were discharged in 1918 may not know their rights under Congress. Also recounts a town scene with punch boards and slot machines and a poker game banner.
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United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington, D.C
Congress
Local Remedies Debated in Medical Ad Notice
A garbled notice discusses cures and medical products from a company, mentioning DN MEDICINE and a proposal related to treatment claims. The text is incomplete but centers on claims of curing a disease and local applications.
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