Elihu Root as Secretary of State for Harding
The Tribune editorial argues that Elihu Root best fulfills the president elects needs for Secretary of State, praising his temperament, experience, and international stature. It asserts Root would unify party leadership, advise sound foreign policy, and ease international adjustments, deeming any other candidate a second best.
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Kaplan as stall to discredit graft inquiry and mayor’s letters
A critical portrait of Senator Kaplan of the Lockwood committee seen as a distractor in a graft probe. The piece accuses him of provoking an alien matter to derail the investigation while Hettrick’s letters and the mayor’s involvement surface in city contracts, provoking laughter at his attempts.
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Budget Shortfall Hits City Schools Amid Plan to Cover Gap
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment passed and the Board of Aldermen approved a budget $27,000,000 short of what is needed to keep public schools open. Comptroller Craig believes legislators will supply the missing funds. Mayor Hylan suggests partial cover from other city departments with chiefs refraining from using full allotments.
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Moral budget test and school deficit debate looms
The piece praises a municipal official for self-denial and shifting funds to the School Board while denouncing budget cuts. It notes the Joint Legislative Committee on Education rejected covering the $27,000,000 school shortfall and questions who will bear the burden. The writer warns of a challenging year ahead for city finances and calls for accountable leaders.
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The Enright Plan for City Crime Showdown
Police and detectives roving in twenty motor cars with Winchesters terrify criminals by night. The piece fantasizes armored cars and air raids at crossroads, proposing a filmable, sensational crime battle led by Myr. Enright and winked at by Police Commissioner Wil F. Hart with a nod to Dead Man's Gulch.
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Humorous Outburst In Court Over Mrs Beeton Anchovies
A lively court transcript recalls a judge and counsel joking about Mrs Beeton during a case on anchovies. Laughter erupts as the judge asks if Mrs Beeton can be read in court, noting an anchovy as a kind of embalmed fish.
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British Beach Humor and Congressional Laughter
The passage recalls a day of British beach humor turned history with the audience laughing at a dull jest. It contrasts such wit from on high with Congressional Record mockery, noting how laughter signals a sad utterance when the wit expects poor reception.
Modernize Albany government to curb legislative morgue
A City Club committee led by observers like Ogden L Mills and George B Agnew urges drastic reforms to Albanys government. They call for extending standing committee terms to end of session, abolishing the rapid roll call, and curbing the morgue like General Orders. They warn current system favors dictatorship by a few and log rolling, hindering efficient, representative lawmaking.
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Our Interest in Mandates and League Oversight
The article reviews the League of Nations mandates framework, noting that while the Council holds immediate supervision, the Assembly may only offer advice. It discusses Class A, B, and C mandates, with United States as non member interest holder, and warns against exclusive commercial advantages by mandatories.
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Mandate System Debate Seeks Open Door Equality
The assembly discusses preventing selfish exploitation under the mandate system. Non mandatory states support a mandate solution that guarantees the open door and equality among nations with and without mandates.
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Cherchez les Femmes and the Harvard Tea Affair
A writer laments afternoon tea at Harvard as decadence imposed by coeds. He argues athletics should lead, suggests Radcliffe is an outsider, and blames women at Cambridge and Cornell for campus decadence and distractions from study.
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Christmas Verse and Civic Ruses in local Paper
A Portage Wisconsin item notes humor and social commentary on holiday wishes and local crime prevention. It mentions Christmas cards, the police, street cleaning, and Zona Gale dramatizing a scene from her novel. The piece blends satire of crime and municipal efforts with seasonal reflections.
Angry Letter Blasts Anti Happiness League and Church Alliance
Chicago resident W K Cochrane denounces the Anti Happiness League and Church Alliance in a December 20, 1920 letter to The Tribune. He argues their campaigns against leisure and Sunday recreation threaten liberty, patriotism, and faith, calling for an end to compulsory observance and warning of escalating crime if enforced.
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Intimate diary fragments foreshadow life and affairs
A scrambled mosaic of diary excerpts and verse touches on private secrets and reticence, interwoven with civic notes and stock-market snippets. The fragmentary text references Prom, a dinner in New York, King Constantine, and a subway encounter, ending with market chatter about copper, steel, and zinc and a remark on navigating the Stock Mart cellar.
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Repeal the Sullivan Law Letter to the Editor
A letter from Henry A. Jones of New York argues for repealing the Sullivan pistol law. The author claims the statute was enacted by burglars and hold up men to aid criminals and crooked detectives who frame innocent people. Dated December 11, 19.
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Editor letter calls for removal of criminals in Tammany Hall
Charles W Dinsmore of New York writes to The Tribune alleging crime is protected by high influence in Tammany Hall for over two years. He urges removal of Mylan Swann and Enright as the solution, praising the newspaper's officers to aid the effort.
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Reorganization of the Navy Department Contends for war ready organization
The article argues the Navy must be organized for war not peace. It cites Tilotovski and Rozhestvensky, notes past critics like Luce Mahan and Roosevelt, and outlines Moody Mahan principles for a unified, war ready structure. It credits the aide system and laments current chaos, urging Congress and the public to choose disciplined reorganization.
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The Root of All Evil U from The Philadelphia Inquerers
A fragmented clipping notes whisky evolving beyond a mere drink into a potent mix of murder arson and rape crimes. It hints at a detective’s obsession with new and nefarious schemes, keeping her mentally at overtime thinking up crimes.
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