High rents and housing shift favor owners amid urban upheaval
The editorial notes renters face rising costs as repairs, heat, and water are cut back while taxes and loan payments stay steady. With scarce apartments and rising rents, a Rent Profiteering commission in New York receives pleas for relief. The piece warns of radicalism’s appeal as many seek housing safety in smaller communities and owners gain advantage in the current market.
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New York
Bronx
Socialist Party
S'Il
A Free Bridge for Quincy Opens a New Era
A writer reflects on the Mississippi river as both blessing and barrier for Quincy. The river provides water supply and transport yet blocks Missouri access, with tolls and ferries hindering cross-river travel. The piece foresees brighter days via eastward highways and a breached barrier, while noting federal wartime prohibition enforcement and Mr Burleson’s expansive duties.
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Mississippi
Quincy
Missouri
Burlington
Taylor
Eternal Woman Challenge in Deadly Carnival of Law
A fragmentary speech condemns old plans of settling disputes through violence and revolution. The speaker, personified as Pain the Eternal Woman, claims power over men and vows peace only if demands are met, invoking the Eternal God beside her. The text portrays threats of murder, burning, rape, and devastation as coercive leverage.
Burleson Criticized for Tyranny in Post Office and Telegraphs
The New York World offered an article criticizing Postmaster General Burleson for alleged tyranny and political blundering. The Burleson stance toward government ownership and press freedom is questioned, arguing his removal would restore public confidence and civil liberties.
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Post-Dispatch
Russia
Free America
Western Union and Telegraph
Albert Sidney Burleson
New York World
Post Office Department
Burleson
Telegraph
Postal Service
Wilson
Post Office Department Criticized as Menace
A reader denounces the Post Office Department calling it a menace and offense to the American people, signaling public criticism of federal mail service and governance.
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Post Office Department
President Wilson to Leave Paris Around May Twenty
Paris April 22 Associated Press President Wilson plans to depart Paris about May 20 after the treaty is signed. He will personally attach his signature as senior American plenipotentiary. The final draft proceeds with difficulty due to its vast scope and many topics. the drafting force has been doubled. An official treaty summary is prepared but date of release is not fixed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Officers Get Better Trials Ansell Says
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Ansell told the American Bar association committee on military justice that reforms are needed to separate army legality from military dominance. He cited trial conviction rates: about 4 percent for enlisted men and 30 percent for officers, arguing officers receive better trials. He noted 63 percent of clemency board reviews found cases not well tried and 20 percent poorly tried.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Samuel T. Ansell
Ansell
Buffalo hog sale sets all time price high
In Buffalo New York on Wednesday April 24 hogs topped every U S market with a reported price of 21 64 per hundredweight claimed to be the highest ever recorded in an American market event.
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Buffalo
N. Y
East Buffalo
Buster Tries to Drink the Laughing Brook Dry
In a children’s animal tale Buster Bear races to Laughing Brook and guzzles water till his breath runs out. Hooty Owl watches as Buster laments a strange, buzzing sensation inside him and seeks help from his warden. Next story: Curiosity Gets the Best of Buster.
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Buster
Ooty
Owl
Buster Bear
Wooty
Hooty
Laughine Brook
Laughing Brook
Tooty
Sioux City Ends J. W. W. Convention Amid Sheriff Raid
In Sioux City Iowa on April 24 authorities raided the meeting place of the I W W delegates driving them from the hall and padlocking the doors. A general expulsion followed as county and city officials warned against continuing the convention. The disruption ends the group’s plans in the city.
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Cvupy
Iowa
April 25 in History: Magellan Death and Guillotine Origin
April 25 marks Magellan’s death in the Philippines after circumnavigation left only one ship returning to Spain. The day also notes Sweden’s 1810 ban on British goods, the guillotine’s 1792 French debut, and poet William Cowper’s death in 1800 after a troubled life. In 1846 the Mexican War’s first engagement at La Rosia ended in Mexican victory with Captain Seth Thornton and fifty American cavalry captured.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Straits of Magellan
Philippine Islands
Magellan
Spain
Sweden
England
France
M. Guillotin
William Cowper
Cowper
la Rosia
Mexico
Seth Thornton
Direct Collectors To Issue Beer Stamps
Cincinnati April 25 United States Internal Revenue Collector Gil gan has received instructions from the internal revenue commissioner at Washington directing him to issue stamps to breweries making beer of 244 per cent alcoholic strength In issuing the stamps the internal revenue department stated The government in issuing this order does not acquiesce in the contention of the brewers as to the lawfulness of the manufacture and sale of beer but that question is in the hands of the department of justice.
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Cincinnati
United States
Internal Revenue
Gilgan
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Washington
Internal Revenue Department
Department of Justice
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Missount
Eternal Woman
Frank Crane
Broadway
Peace Council
Monroe
By Webster
H. T. Webster
Sioux City
Miller
the House of Xoppahheimer
Two Sound Investments
House of Kuppenheimer
Kuppenheimer
W.N. Reynolds & Sons Hatters
Hampshire Street
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