Club meets threadbare as members clash over dues and politics
The Stumpville club meeting reveals attendance gripes and a low treasury while Keene Ludden leads in regularity and Jim Yarris follows. Debates touch party politics, unpaid dues, and plans to attend future political gatherings with Beeby and Douglas as hunting duck tales and practical jokes color the report.
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Keene Ludden
Hst
Jim Yarris
Keene
Harry Biggs
Jim Dunn
Ron Ware
Ernie Rogers
Elmer Lovell
Andy Weberg
Beeby
Douglas
Heck
Joe Hartman
Joe Williams
John Holt
Tahitian Door Inspires Tale Linking Gaugin and Maugham
An art gallery shows a Tahitian belle door from the southern Pacific and traces its chain to Gaugin’s life and works. W Somerset Maugham used the story in The Moon and Sixpence, with Paul Gaugin’s Paris to Tahiti journey and a door carried from his cabin. The piece notes Gaugin’s death and a literary lineage sparked by a painter’s extreme methods.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Marquesan
Paul Gaugin
W. Somerset Maugham
Paris
Tahiti
Istand
Arens
Harper’s
Rickenbacker Addresses Soldier View on League of Nations
Capt. Eoldie Rickenbacker, famed ace of aces in World War I, writes that soldiers favor swift action and pledge to defend, while others view the League skeptically. He argues soldiers’ practical stance and wartime experiences shape their stance on international cooperation.
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Eoldie
Rickenbacker
League of Nations
France
Soldier viewpoint on Article 10 and the League of Nations
The soldier sees the League covenant as a binding pledge to fight external aggression. He argues Article 10 commits the United States to war, demands readiness, and would draw America into global conflicts without proper preparation. He fears militarism, costs, and unpreparedness, urging against joining the League under its current terms. (Continued next week.)
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League
United States
China
Siam
Greece
India
Egypt
Shantung
Europe
Asia
The
France
America
League of Nations
Religious Demographics of the Filipino Population
The population totals 10,250,640 with 9,495,272 Christians and 9 percent non Christians.
Christians for 800 Years Refine Culture Impress Other Nations
The passage notes a long Christian heritage spanning 800 years, highlighting a refined culture that the author claims would compare well with the cultures of other nations. It emphasizes deep historical continuity and cultural strength.
Japanese Population Figures Stir Philippine and California Figures
A note compares populations stating 6,684 Japanese in the Philippines and about 100,000 Japanese in California, amounting to roughly fifteen times the Philippine total. The figures illustrate regional distribution of Japanese residents.
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Philippines
California
Philippine Archipelago
English as National Language in Philippine Schools
English is taught exclusively in Philippine public schools. Two million natives speak English fluently and 700000 English speaking children are in public schools. It is destined to be the national language.
Philippines Posts High Literacy Rate in Census
A new census reports seventy percent of Filipinos over ten years old are literate. The figure tops literacy levels in South America, Spain, and the new European republics being guaranteed independence by the Allies.
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Philippines
Spain
Europe
Filipino will to independence affirmed in ballots
The Filipino people are unanimous in seeking independence and have ratified this aspiration in every election. Representatives in the Legislature reiterate their faith in liberty and the independence of the Filipino people at each session before adjournment.
Filipinos declare no grudge and seek friendship with America
The Filipinos state they hold no grievance toward the American people and send thanks for America’s aid. Their appeal notes Uncle Sam granted Cuba independence and expresses hope they will also gain independence for maximum happiness and self-respect. Mrs. Lee Cheen Guan.
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America
Uncle Sam
Cuba
Notice to Non-Resident Defendants In Polk County Real Estate Suit
Multiple non resident defendants named in two district court petitions filed Sept 1920 in Polk County Nebraska seek partition or sale of real estate in Stromsburg and Osceola. Plaintiffs Clara C Peterson Gust B Peterson Jonas P Johnson Emma A Johnson allege fee interests and request partition or sale with proceeds distributed. Defendants must answer by Nov 15 1920.
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Johann August Larson
Larson
Johanna Johnson
John O. Johnson
Sophia J Warlson
J. Karlson
Karl Victor Nilson
Nilson
Anna Bagran
Bagran
Hulda Anderson
District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
Buckley
Stromsburg
Oscar Nilson
Augusta Erickson
Hankel Nilson
Sandall & Wray
Clara C. Peterson
Gust
William Bonner
Edna Gaddis
Carl Gaddis
Charles W. Jeffrey
Genevieve Jeffrey
Emory Jeffery
Maud Jeffrey
Lucy Slitt
Frank Slitt
William Jeffrey
Mary Jeffrey
Lester Jeffrey
Laura Jeffrey
Ross Jeffrey
Kate Jeffrey
Inez Jeffrey
Thomas R. Dolan
Jasper N. Jeffrey
Smith
Osceola
Jesse H. Jeffrey
F. M. Jeffrey
M. H. Jeffrey
Clarilda J. Moffett
Hiram Jeffrey
King Bittner & Campbell
Filipinos Seek Independence Endorsement at National Conventions
A special delegation representing the Filipino people attended both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions to press for independence in the platforms. They argued that the Declaration of Independence authorizes consent of the governed, the Jones Act promised independence upon a stable government, and that the United States has advocated self determination during the war.
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American Congress
America
Harding to the Farmers Speech at Minnesota Fair
The Minnesota State Fair hosts Senator Harding delivering a calm dignified address to farmers. The speech highlights agricultural problems and proposed solutions, contrasting Harding with his opponent Governor Cox in a plain, statesmanlike tone.
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Harding
Minnesota
Hardiness
Cox
Sioux City
Notice of Probate in Sum County Nebraska
In The County Court of Sum County Nebraska a petition for appointment of David H. Mace as Administrator of Matilda C. Mace estate has been filed. Hearing set for November 6, 1920 at 10 A M. Dated October 9, 1920. (SEAL) F. H. Ball County Judge.
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Sum County
Nebraska
Matilda C. Mace
David H. Mace
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Eddie” Rickenbacker
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Red Cross
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Albert J. Moffett
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Rosa Bonner
F. H. Ball
McLaughlin
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