Peace by treaty cannot end war says Hill and Wise Wood
St Louis December 30 former State Department diplomat Dr David Jayne Hill warned that the Versailles peace plan cannot guarantee perpetual peace. Henry A Wise Wood argued that no covenant can end human warfare, urging realism about international punishment and the limits of idealist schemes.
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ST. Louis
David Jayne Hill
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Hill
Henry A. Wise Wood
New York
Cardinal Gives Reds Some Honest Advice
In Baltimore on December 30 Cardinal Gibbons discussed United Americans, urging radicals to leave the country if they oppose it. He warned that foreigners must obey American laws and cannot dictate how the country is run, stressing they came to be future citizens, not dictators.
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Cardinal Gibbons
United Americans
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Botany and Science Leaders at AAAS Meeting
Dr Simon Flexner of New York installed as AAAS president as the convention discusses war science and universal metric use. Dr John Merle Coulter of the University of Chicago, retiring president, argues botany will alleviate the paper shortage and cites wartime botany in boosting airplane production and forestry.
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ST. Locis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Simon Flexner
New York
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
John Merle Coulter
University of Chicago
Science
Elise
Botanes
Coulter
Pays $3,000 For Nine Kegs Of River Water
In St Joseph Missouri on December 30 Al Hasuer a saloon keeper paid 3000 dollars for nine kegs of Missouri river water. He bought from an unnamed salesman after testing it with a rubber tube in a dark cellar. Police have failed to locate the water seller.
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St, Joseph
al Hasuer
Hasuer
Legion Backs Posts in Opposing German Opera
Indianapolis December 30 The executive committee of the American Legion endorses posts and members who protested scheduled German opera and German Austrian artist performances and who opposed enemy sympathizers aiding civilian relief efforts that spread anti American propaganda. The telegram to the Americanism commission from the Minneapolis convention approves these actions as a demonstration of Legion policy.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Americanism Commission of the Legion
Washington
Americanism Commission
Minneapolis
Illinois pilot killed in Alabama crash
Lieutenant Shoemaker an engineering officer at the aviation repair depot was killed when a Joe Haviland blue bird in which he rode as passenger with Lieutenant Lloyd Learnett 25 pilot sideslipped while making a right angle turn and fell 140 feet to the ground Barnett was slightly injured Native of Tile noir Illinois and Alabama records reflect the incident in Montgomery Alabama
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Montgomery
Ala
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CL. H. Shoemaker
Joe Haviland
Lloyd Learnett
Lieut
Shoemaker
Tilenois
Barnett
Alcohol deaths rise in Newark amid prohibition crackdown
An additional victim dies in Newark from wood alcohol poisoning. A 56 year old man dies in city hospital, bringing total deaths to ten in two weeks. Earlier, 33 northern Jersey hotel and saloon owners were fined 250 dollars each and many bartenders and waiters 59 dollars for violating the half prohibition act. The report notes Bagdad once had 200,000 population, now reduced to 225,000.
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Newark
Oj. Dee
Ekdweare Jr. Klein
Wood Alcohol Pnvisoning
Jersey
Ferris Girl Leads Illinois Spelling Contest Win
Charles E. Woodwant of Mercer county crowned state spelling champ of 1919 after spelling isinglass correctly and 485 words right in a long Illinois Teachers Association contest. Eileen Kelly of Ferris finishes third. Helen Knight of Weldon clears for Woodward's win. Contenders from rural districts dominate as judges consult Webster.
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Springfield
Charles E. Woodwant
Mercer County
Isinglass
Woeodward
Aledo
Illinois State Treachers' Association
Helen Knight
Weldon
Pratt County
Woodward
Eileen Kelly
Ferris
Hancock County
Noah Webster
Elmer W. Cavins
Natural speller wins contest in crowded senate chamber
Charles E. Woodward emerged the victor amid a crowded senate chamber as the honor was decided. He was escorted to Springfield by his teacher and a group of relatives and friends. "I guess I am just a natural speller" he remarked after the contest concluded.
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Senate
Charles E. Woodward
Springfield
Library Directors In Monthly Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Quincy public library board was held in the tower room. Five members attended: Homer Swope, Mrs. Alfred Eris, W. H. McMain, Miss Ella Randle, and Rev. H. J. Leemhuis, with Miss Margaret Ringler presenting the monthly report. Volume counts, additions, bindings, and circulation figures are listed, including 14,339 total circulations and 3,731 readers in the reading room.
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Quincy Public Library
Tower Room
Homer Swope
Alfred Eris
W. H. McMain
Ella Randle
H. J. Leemhuis
Margaret Ringler
Industry room attendance records for December days
The document lists figures for room 183 industrial arts highest daily circulation at 1575 on Saturday December 6 and lowest at 157 on Tuesday December 2. It also notes reference room attendance 288 magazine room 268 juvenile circulation 1052 excluding fiction and Sunday figures.
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