Bringing Back Corruption Most of those who have railed
An opinion piece argues that big campaign funds protect corruption by enabling open political education. It defends the primary system's publicity as essential, notes the danger of returning to old backroom methods, and calls for transparency of donors and specific expenditures. It also discusses women's colleges expanding access and support across regions.
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New York
Guaranty Oy
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Maier
Associated Press
Nea
Wood Committee
Chicago
Smith College Fund Drive Marks Milestone in Women’s Education
The text notes Smith College and Bryn Mawr completing raising substantial funds to support women’s higher education. It credits graduates for leading campaigns and generous donors for pushing totals over the top, enabling faculty salaries and development without stagnation. The benefits extend to women’s education broadly.
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Bryn Mawr
Wilson for President in the San Francisco Convention
Logic is urged as a frame for supporting Wilson as the proper candidate. The piece argues Duty and Justice favor presenting his record, criticizes dull substitutes, and questions the convention's hesitancy to nominate him. It portrays Wilson as the clear, capable leader to defend policy and steward ship.
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Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
San Francisco
Wilsonismn
Tox Angeles
Long historical arc of silver coinage policy in US history
A condensed review of free coinage efforts from 1877 to the early 20th century, detailing Bland and Bland-Allison acts, the Sherman purchase, treasury notes, and the Pittman plan. It notes political stances, vetoes, and market shifts in bullion and silver dollars amid waves of inflation and economic panic.
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Friends of Silver
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Senate
Hay
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Treasury
United States
Cleveland
Congress
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Pittman
Eastern Exchange
Senate debate on Pittman act and silver value
The article argues that American silver bullion commands 99.14 cents per ounce while foreign bullion sells at 91. percent, claiming Pittman law creates a fictitious value on US mined silver. It contends silver is unnecessary as currency basis and calls for eliminating the Pittman measure in the next Congress session.
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Pittman
Bland-Allison and Shermat
United States
Children of Babel Drive Aims to Unite Non English Speakers
The Department of Education launches an effort to recruit adult non English speaking residents into evening schools. In Manhattan two hundred thousand adults over twentyone cannot speak read or write French or English. The program seeks census aided outreach and a citywide campaign to extend language education, hoping a common language will strengthen American institutions and address city issues.
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Department of Education
Manhattan
New York
New York City
Census Bureau
The Secret of the Dunes Barbellion Diary in The London Mercury
A review recalls W N P Barbellion and The Journal of a Disappointed Man. It notes the diary’s mix of anguish, stark truth, and vivid detail, culminating in mortality and a final sea of perception from April 14 1919 near the dunes and sea.
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W. N. P. Barbellion
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London Mercury
Barbellion
Journal
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Starke
Sinevnse
Tony
Barbellion and Keats Echo in Life’s Mad Wonder
The passage contrasts Barbellion’s scientific reverie with a poetic view of life’s vitality. It describes a summer scene where birds, falcons, and dunes become symbols of intricate life, from heart and wing muscles to atomic vastness. The text links Barbellion’s fragile legacy to Keats, noting a century between them and suggesting wonder multiplies with knowledge.
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Barbellion
John Keats
Advice to Hiram Climb Aboard the Band Wagon
A Tribune reader urges Hiram to support the Republican cause now, arguing Hughes can secure a majority in the Electoral College with states like New Hampshire Nebraska Kansas Ohio Missouri Maryland Kentucky and Mexico. The letter contends Harding’s lead is strong and implores joining the band wagon with courage and dignity.
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Hughes
New Hampshire
Wilson
Harding
Nebraska
Pryan
Hitchcock
Hhs
Missouri
Maryland
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Mexico
Hiram
Confusing Verse and News Foils A 1908 Class Dinner
A collage of humorous verses on shaving accidents and memory, interwoven with snippets about early 20th century figures and events. The piece references the Elwell mystery, Nicky Arnstein, Bergdorf, and Trinity College, mixing carnival humor with oblique social notes and a Winnipeg-esque attendance anecdote.
Kerrigan and La Guardia clash over Italian American tensions
Letter to the editor from Wilkes Barre dated June 22 1920 discusses anti Italian prejudice in New York and national debates on Americanization. Kerrigan allegedly retorts Hit em no one amid remarks. The writer condemns insults toward Italians while noting references to Marconi Ta Guardia Stotla Pron and other names.
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Kerrigan
Mont Denen
Marconi
Ta Guardia
Adda
United
Pawning of the Scrubwoman Sparks Editor’s Interest
In a New York dispatch dated June 22 1920 a reader discusses the impact of Prohibition on a long serving scrubwoman’s wages expressing concern that others profit while she loses pay. The brief note cites a specific household worker and highlights wage cuts tied to the era’s alcohol ban.
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The
Tritone
Kuly
Las
Defeat of Penrose in Philadelphia Delegation Split
Pennsylvania Republicans broke with Penrose to back Governor Sproul at Chicago. The delegation, once treated as Penrose property, pressed Sproul's candidacy despite pressure and illness, with only Grundy and Chandler wavering. Sproul held firm, later emerging as a national figure who saved the party from Penrose influence.
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Pennsylvania
Sproul
Chicago
Harding
Penrose
John T King
Fom
Connecticut
Watson
Indiana
Penroye
Aly
Row
Flo
Wood
Lowdon
Johnvon
Samuel Vauclain
Joseph R. Grundy
Percy M. Chandler
Grundy
Philadelphia
Knox
Penrose House
King
Sprout
Penrose Intrigue Shapes Pennsylvania Political History
The piece argues Pennsylvania’s political stance was shaken by the Chicago delegation action and accuses U S Senator Penrose of deliberate influence to block a 1920 presidential hammer. It notes the state’s tea-dispelling effect on Republicans and highlights internal intrigue surrounding Penrose.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
United States
Boles Penrose
Push On to Mount the Heights Not Backward
Sidney K. Bens of Bayonne New Jersey argues against returning to McKinley era thinking. He urges progress, warns against lazy nostalgia, and calls for collective effort to meet future tasks rather than dwelling on the past.
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McKisiy
Brune
Sidney K. Bens
Bayonne
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