Public works agenda for rapid city development proposed
Opinion page urges securing suitable land for aviation landing field and backing the Build Now movement to construct at least 200 dwellings next year. Plan a new high school, establish an owl car service for morning trains, and build a hard road to Taylor Mo. Consider river terminals and a new barge line, and expand city reach into Quincy's outlying territory before the next census.
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Taylor
Quincy
County Road Bosses Clash Over State Board Control
Adams county residents urge the state highway board to defer to local choice for road superintendent Mr Boyer, arguing counties can select capable local leaders and that top engineers may be scarce. They support Boyer while resisting centralization and urging cooperation with Springfield.
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State Highway Board
Highway Department
France
Transport Service
Boyer
State
Pratt
Winnebago County
Adams
State Board
Purdue
Springfield
Power borrowed from the state reshapes utility control
The supreme court decision in the Quincy street railway fare case affirms state power to fix and regulate public utilities, recalling that municipal self government in rate matters can be recalled. The shift of rate disputes to a state board removes local council control, prompting concern over local regulatory autonomy and fair treatment.
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Supreme Court
Quincy
Apparentias
Welcone
Baby Abduction Case Sparks City Police Showdown
Mrs Wentz left seven month old Arthur Philip in a buggy while shopping. Private detectives traced the child to a foundling hospital after a week of frantic inquiry. A note urged care for the baby and a mysterious call warned the search. Woman identified the crib and a red spot on the back of the child’s neck, ending the case with heightened security outside stores.
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Branx
N. Y
Arthur Phinp
Taok
Hewenp
Ward
Beng
Nelic Livy
Mets
Arthur Philin
Diapp
New York Central
Reid
Bolshevism Facts by Dr Frank Crane 1919 pamphlet note
A summary of anti Bolshevik claims from a 1919 pamphlet by Dr Frank Crane. It argues Bolshevism born in Russia impractical and autocratic, not democracy or socialism, with Lenine and Trotzky power, famine from Bolshevist rule, suppression of opposition presses, non recognition by Allied governments, and labor limits on strikes. It cites Hoover and Lloyd George and AFL condemnation.
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Russia
Mr. Hoover
Lenine
Trotzky
Gould
Lloyd George
American Federation of Labor
The
Saturday Evening Post
Psychic Reeducation by H Addington Bruce 1919 concept
The article explains psychic reeducation as a simple, reliable method to cure functional nervous disorders by reshaping mental habits. It argues patients must learn to relax, stop sleepless overreaction, and adopt healthier thinking, with the practitioner acting as physician and philosopher guiding the mental transformation.
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Uow
Tie
Hum
Mwe
Tives
Editorial on Christmas giving and sensible gifts
Detroit Free Press editors urge a shift from wasteful baubles to meaningful giving this Christmas. They warn against flashy expensive toys and praise simple acts of generosity, noting that happiness often comes from scarcity and thoughtful gifts. Flowers may drop in price due to coal shortages and market pressures.
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Detroit Free Press
Two Million Farmers organize for political influence
Washington dispatch notes two million farmers forming the National Board of Farm Organizations with a Washington base, aiming to boost cooperative action, secure favorable laws like the Capper-Helmsman bill, and potentially affiliate with the American Federation of Labor while avoiding controversial stances on land policy and other issues.
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D. C
Labor Party
Liberal Party
Congress
National Board of Farm Organizations
United States
Washingon
National Grange
Farmer's Educational and Co-operative Union of America
National Board
National Milk Producers
Sociation
National Dairy Union
Federation of Jewish Farmers In America
Corn Belt Meat Producers Association
Tike Labor Federation
Board of Farm Organization
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Labor Organization
Becase 1
Inebor
Periculture
Organized Labor
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz answers archive
A reader quiz feature lists questions and authoritative short answers. Topics cover early North American horses, Catholic men seeking priesthood, Congressional Record circulation, Scotland Yard location, and the origin of weekdays names. Answers identify Spanish conquest horses, advisory cautions, 32000 daily copies, 59/87 copies per rep, London headquarters, and mythic naming origins.
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Congressional Record
Jerry Muskrat Faces Trapper Threats in Winter Search
Jerry Muskrat watches Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter head to distant waters while he contemplates winter and the dangers of a lurking trapper along Laughing Brook. A stranger scours logs and banks, hinting at new traps, as Jerry plans his cautious approach and searches for safe feeding spots.
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Jerry Muskrat
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Billy
Little Joe
Laughing Brook
Jerry
Joe Otter
Farmer Brown
Grestivy Tenyured
Ami
December 24 historical notes from Wakefield to Thackeray
On December 24 various events are noted: 1460 Wakefield battle with Margaret of Lancastrians defeating Richard Duke of York. 1525 Vasquez de Gama dies at Cochin. 1704 first Teneriffe eruption. 1771 death of French historian Henault. 1800 Paris assassination attempt on Napoleon. 1805 Lewis and Clark winter near Columbus River. 1814 Treaty of Ghent signed ending War of 1812. 1821 volcanic island near Sicuy vanishes. 1863 Thackeray dies. Also a planetary week map and pension note: Margaret Cochran first woman pensioned by U.S. Government.
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Wakefield Green
Margaret
Henry IV
Richard
Duke of York
Vasquez de Gama
East Indies
Charles Jean Francois Henault
Paris
Napoleon
Lewis and Clark
Pacific
Columbus River
Ghent
United States
England
Sicuy
William Makepiece Thackeray
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