North Dakota Stands Pat on Townley Socialism Drive
North Dakota voters reaffirmed backing for A C Townleys radical socialist program, with the Nonpartisan League maintaining control and pursuing state ownership ideas such as a state bank elevator and flour mill. Townleys methods, soviet structure, and press control are noted as the movement's core strength. Langers revolt within the Nonpartisans is described as a counter effort.
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A. C. Townley
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
League
Townley
Atate
America
Langer
The Peace They Fought For Victory and Memory
The war’s sacrifices and heroism are praised as the force that secured the peace. The text celebrates mass, group, and individual courage from Serbia to France and Britain, noting America’s late but decisive entry and the ongoing duty of youth to preserve the achieved order.
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Bruce
Bayard
Jerusalem
Alamo
Serbia
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Germany
North Dakota Faces Red Flag and Townleyism Debate
The text argues that Americanism versus Bolshevism is not well addressed in North Dakota. It suggests the red flag is covertly smuggled into the state’s fabric and warns that Townleyism signals a radical victory. It notes this does not imply the state is no longer truly American.
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North Dakota
Kitchin Attacks Mondell Credit on Reductions
Representative Kitchin condemns Mondell for claiming credit for cutting 1.5 billion dollars from appropriation measures that passed the House last winter but stalled in the Senate. He says rapid demobilization and peace near have driven down army and navy estimates, with the nation moving toward a peace basis faster than forecast.
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Kitchin
Mondell
House
Senate
House trims military rolls as economy focus grows
The House, urged by War and Navy heads, cuts regular army strength to 225,000 for 1919-20, with similar naval economy aims. The reform aims to close the income expenditure gap and curb new bonded debt, praising leaders for retrenchment and eliminating superfluous winter spending.
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Kitchin
House of Representatives
War
Navy Departments
Baker
Daniels
Tionot
A League of Three and the New World Balance
The piece argues that the Presidents treaty idea to protect France with Great Britain and the United States shifts European power, creating a three nation backbone for the covenant. It contrasts the Hague league with a Smuts plan and warns that a backed alliance could transform the league’s effectiveness and political risk.
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League of Three
Great Britain
United States
France
Germany
Greal
Britain
Russia
Europe
Clemenceau
Manchester
Hague
Smuts
Knox
the Tribune
Trinkets Into Coin From The Lowton Daily
The saying an article is worth its weight in gold takes on new meaning as gold rises to 115 shillings an ounce from 84 shillings prewar. Firms offered 25 percent premium to secure supplies and many sell trinkets to ease shortages. A jewelry firm notes higher prices from raw material and labor costs and that over the counter gold buying is common today. People are not buying jewelry as much as last year when money circulated more freely.
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Lowton
Daily Express
Human Liability From The Boston Mevarchy Tf
A terse, fragmented note questions human nature and work ethic, implying people respond to pay and incentives. The text expresses skepticism about motivation beyond compensation, hinting at broader labor or administrative themes without concrete details.
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Boston Mevarchy
The Upper Silesian coalfield and its vast riches
A discussion of Upper Silesia as a global coal and zinc power including reserves of 166 billion tons, a major portion in Silesia and Poland, potential 18 million tons yearly Polish output, and the impact on Poland’s industry. It notes zinc and iron sectors, ownership by major firms and aristocracy, and a view on wartime electrical plants and prophetic forecasts shaping future policy.
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Upper Silesian
Ruhr
Essen
British Islands
Poland
Galicia
Silesia
Upper Silesia
Austria
Prince von Donnersmarck
Count Tiele-Winckler
Prince Pless
Count Schaffgotsch
Sosnowice
Sweden
Niagara
Germany
Prophets of the New Era from The Toledo Blade
An excerpt discusses the existence of differing prophetic currents across nations and history. It notes that societies often host multiple rival schools of thought operating concurrently, shaping the course of events and beliefs. The passage reflects on how such plurality influences perception and judgment.
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Toledo Blade
Israel
Ludwig II Wittelsbachs Curse Continues In Bavaria
The London Party Express reports Ludwig II of Bavaria shows insanity symptoms. Once a patron of Wagner, he built palaces and watched operas alone. After regencies and dements in his family, the crown passed through Luitpold and his son Ludwig to Ruprecht, with a lingering family curse implied.
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London Party Express
Ludwig II
Bavaria
House of Wittelsbach
Wagner
Prince Luitpold
Starnberg Lake
Gludden
Ludwig
Otto
Luitpold
Wittelsbachs
Prince Ruprecht
Come What May The Philadelphia Public Ledger Item
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a collector prepared to begin income tax collection. The piece conveys official readiness and looming enforcement actions. No specific dates or figures are provided in readable text.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Red Cross Institute Club Helps Crippled Men Find Work
Henry Braxton writes from New York in 1919 praising cripples joining the Red Cross Institute Club at 311 Fourth Avenue. He notes seventy members and club activities at the training school near Twenty third Street and Fourth Avenue. The letter urges disabled men to seek assistance and mentions the club newspaper Thumbs Up available by mail.
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the Tribune
Red Cross Institute Club
Red Cross
Twenty-third Street
Fourth Avenue
Henry Braxton
Red Cross Institute For Crippled and Disabled Men
New York
All Taxes Deductible From System on Theatre and Travel Fees
The tax deduction rules allow including taxes paid on theatre tickets, railroad and Pullman fares, long distance calls, and related luxury or commodity taxes paid by the consumer. The government requires an itemized daily record of such taxes and will not accept estimates.
Hobble Skirt Aims to Slow the Hurry
A Des Moines Register note suggests fashion innovation may curb speed lovers. The quirky item, hobble skirt, is cited as a playful solution to rushing, reflecting period humor and social trends.
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Des Moines Register
The Boaster From To Day by Theodore Maynard
A fragmentary verse piece presents a speaker vowing defiance amid ruin, boasting of a survived soul and a great hour, with vivid images of a ruined world, celestial omens, and love awakening in the eyes of the beloved. The poem voice exalts endurance and personal triumph over turmoil.
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Heaven
Theodore Maynard
The Kiss by Robert Graves in a Passion Poem
A lyric meditation on love as elemental force and fatal passion. The speaker asks if beloved’s gaze, hair, and kiss can unleash storms and mortals die in ecstasy. The poem ends with ruin and loss as love consumes life.
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Robert Graves
Prairie Sunset and Sioux Youth in Dusty Dakotas Village
A vivid scene along a wide dusty Dakota village street shows a Yankton Sioux man in overalls leading a little squaw girl by the hand. The two share ice cream cones as the prairie sunset glows purple, recalling chiefs and buffalo herds of ages past.
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Dakots
Jonn
Richie Schultz
Time Hath No Lance to Wound Her Poem Fragment
Alan Sullivan presents a lyric fragment praising a perfect, unaging woman whose serene gaze holds mercies and constancy. The verse dwells on celestial imagery and the stillness of night surrounding her steadfast soul as stars and wanderers gaze in awe.
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Alan Sullivan
Quincunx From Harper's Magazine
Lady received a shell that held the echo of waves. A skilled carver transformed it into a graceful intaglio of gold, placed in a cabinet for admiration. People praise its delicate form though the sea's sound no longer surrounds it.
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Harper's Magasine
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