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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
9
The Dainty Whig urges an efficient Board of Health and plans for public aviation landing field and a modern high school. It supports the Build Now movement to erect 200 dwellings this year, an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor Mo, and future river terminals with a new barge line in mind.
The article reports Prof John Maynard Keynes admitting in a letter to Allyn Young that his book Economic Consequences of the Peace was not an attack on President Wilson and that Wilson was the noblest figure at Paris. It notes Keynes critique as propagandist exaggeration and cites Hazen of Columbia on inaccuracies, while acknowledging the book did prompt reflection.
The Department of Justice and the Secret Service indict a former secretary to Justice McKenna, a Washington attorney, and a New York stock operator for conspiracy to defraud the United States by obtaining advance Supreme Court opinions. The case centers on trading Southern Pacific shares after a decision, with the court’s insistence on untainted disclosures emphasized. If convicted in the DC circuit court, appeal to the Supreme Court seems unlikely.
Noting Governor Lowden’s fortune in supporters and the Illinois tax record, Senator Medill McCormick presents him as an efficient public servant rather than a genius. The administration’s push for reorganizing the executive department and a budget system is highlighted as proof of his pledge of efficiency and economy.
Dr Frank Crane argues happiness is an art learned by practice not gift or science. It hinges on deliberate attention, commanding thoughts, and choosing joy over gloom through physical, mental, and spiritual resources and persistent effort.
A discussion of occult energy and spirit phenomena led by Dr W J Crawford. The article questions whether mediumship traces to unseen energy and details experiments and instruments used to detect forces emanating from the medium. It weighs possibilities, acknowledges skepticism, and likens the potential discovery to earlier psychical research breakthroughs.
Readers note that genius rests in hard work and patience. The remark suggests Gov Lowden embodies genius through steady effort, while acknowledging the broader value of a public servant.
The piece rejects Lloyd George's comparison of the Southern Confederacy to the Irish Republic. It argues Ireland was a self-contained nation long before English conquest, while the Southern States freely joined the United States and then sought exit, a fundamentally different legal and historical outcome.
The Marine Barracks at Quantico has launched the Marine Institute offering grammar and high school courses plus vocational training in fields such as automobile and electrical engineering. Recruits may stay until completing chosen courses, with active service only if war arises. The program aims to elevate military service by providing thorough schooling, practical work, and correspondence diplomas, overseen by Lt. Col. Wm. C. Harlee.
Reader quiz section explains how to ask The Whig Information Bureau for answers. It includes sample questions and brief answers on topics from Hebrew vowel points to year length, butter history, U S citizenship, world libraries, and U S Army strength.
Jimmy Skunk slips into Farmer Brown's henhouse at night to steal eggs, hides them in a hollow stump, then earns aid from Billy Mink Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck. Shadow the Weasel tracks the trail but is foiled as justice spreads through the Green Meadows and Forest.
A reader Q A roundup from a historic column covers where steam gives way to electric power at New York Penn Station and how many Lincoln sons survived. It also lists World War era aircraft and the soap bark tree uses. The piece preserves names places dates and minor trivia in a period style.
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