Liquidating a Hope Boris Bakhmeteff resigns as Russian Ambassador to the U S
The resignation marks the perceived liquidation of a great hope for Russian democracy. The piece recalls March 1917 upheavals, German manipulation, Lenine’s arrival in Petrograd, and the ensuing betrayal and ruin. It laments the departure of Boris Bakhmeteff as a sign that good causes require steadfast backing.
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Grand jury impaneled in Peters death case in Westchester
A Westchester grand jury is impaneled to determine the manner of Clarence Peters death. Delays after the body was found have sparked public criticism and questions about the investigation. If Walter Ward's testimony is supported, Ward may be freed.
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Costs cited for St Lawrence waterway debate shift
Discussion on deepening Welland Canal to thirty feet no longer forecasts a $50 million bill but about $10 million. The split between Canada and the United States may shift to proportional shares, placing most cost on Canada. Railroads would face $100 million in yard changes, and seaboard provinces fear losing ocean traffic. Montreal remains a fast expanding port with invested port facilities.
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Welland Canal
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Chicago
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Great Lakes
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St Lawrence Canal Project Seen as a Long-Term Dream
The present Canadian government relies on Quebec and Maritime support, with central Canada unlikely to gain much from canalization. Canada has built a transcontinental rail network for export trade, which would be hurt by waterway competition. Projectors overestimated readiness. such a monumental venture requires years of effort and a strong, broad demand before any construction.
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Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Canada
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Dominion
St. Lawrence Canal
Signs of a revival as May shows broad business gains
The May reports show employment rising with unemployment expected to normalize within 30 to 60 days. Steel ingots rose to 6 million in April and May, 23 percent higher than pre strike months, while Chicago permits amount to 27 million and mills operate at 85 percent capacity. Mail order sales gained 13.2 percent in May as oil shares and bond markets rise, signaling a general upturn in prosperity.
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Hope and En thusiasm In a Chaplain Knox Sermon
The Columbia class of '22 faces cynicism and dull outlook as Chaplain Knox warns against despair. He praises hope and youthful zeal, noting postwar tasks like building bridges, widening highways, stamping out child labor, and curbing profiteers, while urging continued national progress despite imperfect conditions.
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Columbia
Pollyanna
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Hope and enterprise amid pessimism in the class of ’22
The excerpt notes that expressions of interest reflect optimism in a difficult enterprise. It argues pessimism grants a false sense of superiority, yet life thrives on hope. Even in the harsh work of earning a living, most class members will be involved, and enthusiasm is a valuable factor.
Marion Harland Guided Moral Fiction For Decades
Marion Harland born Mary Virginia Terhune shaped American letters for seventy five years. She promoted monogamy family home church and school and believed art should have moral intent. A longtime lay preacher to women she inspired generations of readers and writers and was revered by her children.
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Marion Harland
America
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Greenwich Village
Sisterhood
President longs for home cooking on farm visit tale
An article celebrates the President’s wish for simple home cooked meals at Secretary Davis’s Illinois farm. It contrasts banquet fare with traditional corn fed chicken, chestnut stuffing, Adirondack flapjacks, maple treats, and bakery pastries, praising the comforts of country vittles over city dining.
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White House
Marshal Foch
America
Paris
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Motor vehicle manslaughter rates in New York a sobering tally
May statistics show 129 state deaths from automobile crashes with 73 in New York City. City fatalities equal 56.6 percent of state total and 54.1 percent of population, a high figure but not outsized for the state. Drunkenness, overspeeding and reckless taking chances drive the toll, especially at railroad crossings.
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Railroad Cross
Driver accountability and road safety concerns raised
The article argues that reckless driving harms innocent people more than it harms the drivers themselves. It notes drivers smashing barriers and ignoring warning signals, increasing danger on public roads and the hardship of losing driving privileges versus suffering injury or property loss due to irresponsible, incompetent, or vicious drivers.
Hays Urges Self-Imposed Film Censorship Through Industry Action
Doing It Fhat Will Hays calls on producers to clean films before the public acts. As head of the Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, he aims to reform from within to avoid outside interference. Some see it as censorship, others as elimination of outside control while supporting moral self regulation. A Rochester boy is jailed for shirking school, hinting at collusion in the case.
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More Truth Than Poetry by James J Montague piece two
A column featuring Montague verses contrasting traditional Zululand polygamy with modern desires for fashion cinema and leisure. It moves from satire of ancient chiefs to observations on urban life, crime talk from New York officials, and a civic letter urging pedestrians to keep to the right. The piece closes with a 1928 signature.
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More Truth
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Fragmented verse and musings haunt a late edition
The column blends literary quotes, social quips, and editorial snips. It rails at censorship and profane printing while riffing on classical lines, current affairs, theater ads, and reader feedback. Notable items touch Hamlet, May Day, and The Village Blacksmith amid a stream of provocative notes.
Lloyd George on Atlas Job Mood Moments
The article notes that Lloyd George had moments of low mood while reflecting on Atlas holding the job, implying doubts about continuance of the authority and past leadership.
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Old Atlas
Debate Overlaid on French Novel Nene His American Reception
Grast Overton notes Ernest Perochon’s Nene sold 400000 copies in France by May 22 while only 1036 copies had sold in America at the same date. He cites praise from Geraldine Farrar and Mary Johnston, cites Goncourt prize history, and contrasts American reception with French popularity.
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Readers Voice Tariffs and Prohibition Debates in Tribune Letters
A series of reader letters discuss tariff protection for linseed oil and flaxseed industry, unemployment from emergency tariffs, and protectionist contrasts with prewar Germany. Other notes argue for prohibition and its social benefits, while a New Jersey reader rebuts a flag education stance on Memorial Day.
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