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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
7
The page lists objectives for development including securing land for an aviation landing field backing Build Now to enable at least 200 new dwellings this year. It calls for plans for a modern high school, an owl car service for morning trains, a hard road to Taylor Mo, river terminals and a new barge line, and a public river bathing beach.
The Mississippi Valley waterway association president in St. Louis calls for uniting with the larger valley group to better combat river flood problems. He says the flood threat remains as levees fail yearly and urges coordinated action, stronger influence in Congress, and nationwide levee fortification for America’s best land.
The piece argues centralized rate making limits wage bargaining by municipalities. It cites Quincy streetcar workers as an example where boards set fares without fixing wages. The author warns that centralization reduces local bargaining and leaves labor and public interests in dispute.
The Carnegie Foundation urges that raising salaries alone won’t fix teaching woes. It argues teaching must become a true profession with clear advancement and lifelong commitment, attracting high quality candidates and rewarding efficiency and service.
Dr. Frank Crane describes the Interchurch World Movement as a 30 denomination effort to pool resources, raise over 300 million dollars, and fund home and foreign missions, education, hospitals, and ministerial relief. He argues the goal is global moral improvement and avoids sectarian conflict, led by John R. Mott and James M. Speers to heal the world’s schism.
The essay argues retirement from work breeds decline and ill health. It cites Dr. Charles W. Eliot as a model, noting Eliot’s eighty six year old typing and continued writing. The author insists life and effort are inseparable and urges persistent, active engagement.
A discussion notes that long serving teachers with valued service often receive barely more than new entrants. It argues that near maximum pay erodes ambition and enthusiasm and that Americans tolerate low raises unless there are clear prospects for advancement in the profession.
The New York World notes a sudden surge of popular discontent with clothing costs as "Overalls Clubs" spread from Tampa to Oklahoma. The editorial calls the movement a spontaneous, powerful protest against profiteering and aims to lower prices on all clothing and other necessities.
The New Republic argues the labor party cannot survive national politics without broadening its appeal to salaried workers farmers and parts of the lower middle class. It acknowledges the challenge yet asserts potential for adjustment despite worsening price pressures and capitalist control of resources.
Nevada's Anne Martin, revisiting a Senate bid, campaigns across rural mining camps advocating labor rights, disarmament, and government control of resources. She credits London suffragette tactics and recalls being bailed out by Herbert Hoover after a 1909 protest, aiming to broaden women's political roles.
A reader service by The Whig Information Bureau offers questions and concise answers on topics from wartime pay equity to passport purposes. Examples cover government pay policies for women, flag colors meaning, DC population, and the origin of kitchen cabinet.
Great-Grandfather Frog assembles woodland creatures to locate traps set by the Fur Hunter's Son along Laughling Brook and Smiling Pool. Billy Mink tracks the hunter, helping uncover hidden snares and ensuring safe disposal. The animals celebrate Frog's wisdom and seek more guidance.
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