Woodward on campaign funds and primaries
The article defends large political campaign expenditures as essential to the primary system, arguing publicity fuels voter choice and that condemning funds risks restoring crooked practices. It criticizes moralists and calls for transparency of contributors and purposes, warning against private dealmaking and closed-door selections. It also notes the evolving role of women’s colleges in education and public support.
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Mississippi
New York
Guaranty Oy
THE
Uaranteh
Maier
Associated Press
Nea
Wood Committee
Chicago
Smith College Fund Raises Support for Women’s Education
The piece notes Smith College and Bryn Mawr increasing endowments to build faculty salaries and development, marking progress for women’s higher education. It credits graduates for leading campaigns and generous donors for pushing funds over the top, signaling broad benefits for women’s colleges.
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Bryn Mawr
Wilson for President in the San Francisco Convention Debate
The piece argues that President Wilson is the proper candidate and urges the San Francisco convention to nominate him. It claims his deeds justify leadership and criticizes opposition as second-hand theatrics, urging voters to judge by stewardship and sincerity.
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Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
San Francisco
Wilsonismn
Tox Angeles
Silver coinage battles in US history and policy shifts
The document traces a long arc of free silver efforts from the Bland bill of 1877 to the Bland-Allison act of 1898 and the Sherman purchase, detailing political battles, Treasury purchases, and price swings. It notes vetoes, reinstate acts, and the Pittman program affecting silver certificates and bullion, highlighting fiscal and monetary tensions shaping U S policy.
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SAS
Friends of Silver
House of Representatives
Senate
Hay
General Harrison
Treasury
United States
Cleveland
Congress
Congress Uch
Pittman
Eastern Exchange
Pittman measure cited to inflate silver bullion value
The piece argues that American bullion commands 99.14 cents per ounce while foreign bullion sells for about 91. percent, claiming Pittman law creates a fictitious value on silver bullion, repeating errors of 1878 to 1890. It asserts silver need not be used as a currency basis and calls for eliminating the measure in the next Congress session.
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Pittman
Bland-Allison and Shermat
United States
Children of Babel Drive Aims to Teach English Citywide
The Department of Education launches an effort to enroll adult non English speaking residents in evening schools. Census data show large numbers in Manhattan and greater New York cannot speak read or write English. A citywide campaign with help from the Census Bureau seeks to pair language learning with American integration.
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Department of Education
Manhattan
New York
New York City
Census Bureau
The Secret of the Dunes and Barbellion's Final Diaries
A critical note on W. N. P. Barbellion and The Journal of a Disappointed Man. The article discusses the diarist near death, Wells's preface, and the shift in perspective in his last days as he searches for warmth and recognition amid severe illness. It highlights the vivid yet morbid detail of his observations at the dunes and his enduring tenderness for his wife.
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W. N. P. Barbellion
The
London Mercury
Barbellion
Journal
Mr. Wells
Barboltion
Starke
Sinevnse
Tony
Iowa
Chicago
Hey Broun
Clifton
Clinton
Broun
Washington Square
New York
Mississippi
Towa
M.adams
Barbellion and the Dunes Echo Keats in a Century of Science
A reflective passage contrasts Barbellion’s fragmentary nature with a scientist’s gaze on life in the dunes. It likens Barbellion’s writing to poetry and compares a century of scientific progress to enduring wonder, noting life’s myriad forms beneath a calm surface.
Advice to Hiram Climb Aboard the Band Wagon While There Is Time
In 1920 the writer urges Hiram to join the Republican bid for the Presidency, arguing Hughes can reach an electoral majority and listing states with electoral votes that would secure victory. The letter emphasizes momentum, Republican strength in Ohio and other states, and the folly of sulking or delaying.
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The
Tribune
Wiram Johnson
Hughes
New Hampshire
Wilson
Harding
Nebraska
Pryan
Hitchcock
Hhs
Missouri
Maryland
Kentucky
Mexico
Hiram
Lighter Verse and News Snippets From The Era
A mosaic of comic verse on shaving mishaps and mishmashed anecdotes shares page space with brief notices on public figures. The piece recalls familiar names and quotes from academia, politics, and journalism, weaving light humor with clipped political tidbits and campus lore.
Kerrigan La Guardia clash sparks Italian descent debate
A letter to the editor recounts Kerrigan's remark during a confrontation with La Guardia over ethnic insults. The writer denounces anti Italian slurs, condemns attempts to Americanize foreigners through prejudice, and cites examples from New York and other cities in 1920.
Pawning of the Scrubwoman Sparks Editorial Debate
The writer discusses labor, wages, and prohibition in New York in 1920, recounting an exchange with a scrubwoman who has served for ten years. The piece suggests profiteering from prohibition and questions wage erosion as husbands drink shifts affect family income.
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The
Tritone
Kuly
Las
Defeat of Penrose and Sproul Rise at Republican Nominating
The Pennsylvania delegation, long under Penrose control, broke with the boss as Governor Sproul surged in Chicago. Despite Penrose’s opposition and King’s proxy tactics, Pennsylvania members unified behind Sproul, aiding his rise and helping the party avert a Penrose influenced outcome.
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Pennsylvania
Sproul
Chicago
Harding
Penrose
John T King
Fom
Connecticut
Watson
Indiana
Penroye
Aly
Row
Joseph R. Grundy
Percy M. Chandler
Grundy
Philadelphia
Knox
Penrose House
King
Sprout
Penrose Intrigue Downs Pennsylvania GOP's 1920 Bid
The article argues Pennsylvania's political history shows how the Republican party was damaged by corrupt intrigue. It notes Senator Penrose's deliberate actions at Chicago blocked a potential presidential hammer for Pennsylvania, shaping the state’s party standing.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
United States
Boles Penrose
Push On to Mount the Heights Progees
Sidney K. Bens of Bayonne New Jersey writes in June 19th 19% Tribune letter urging readers not to yearn for McKinley era or past comforts. He argues for forward progress, criticizes nostalgia and political thinkers who pretend to lead thought, and calls for continued effort to achieve a better future.
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McKinley
T. B. Higdon
Atlanta
Mr. Higdon
Roosevelt
Wilson
Manter
Adam
Solomon
Higdon
United States
Shania
P Ferous
McKisiy
Brune
Sidney K. Bens
Bayonne
N. J
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