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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1920
Page
6
Opinion page calls for securing a site for a public aviation landing field and backing a Build Now movement to enable at least 200 dwellings this year. It outlines plans for a new modern high school, an early-morning owl car service, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, river terminals, and timing to secure a new barge line.
The piece argues against viewing Mayor O Brien and the Committee of 58 as gifts. It supports annexation to unite Quincy, expanding the civic unit, easing frontier growth, and overcoming resistance from outlying residents. It urges liberal growth through new duties and broader community life.
A Lincoln based Pershing boom stirs discussion of a potential Wood candidacy. The piece notes lingering jealousy between Pershing and Wood, the army rule barring political activity, and a strategy to push Pershing while foiling Wood by running two military candidates to force a civilian nominee.
The Indianapolis News notes Governor Bowden’s answer to Senator Borah shows support for the league of nations with reservations, viewing it as a judicial structure rather than a political one. It contrasts Lowden’s position with Borah’s opposition and urges ratification to strengthen the American role in world order.
Dr Crane argues against suppressing opposing views as Bolshevik and dangerous. He cites Milton Jefferson Franklin Hamilton and Roosevelt era lawmakers, urging freedom of speech and open encounter of truth. The piece defends airing dissent to keep government legitimate and warns against silencing minority opinions.
A 1920 column urges teachers to build social consciousness in youth by presenting J Arthur Thomson’s web of life. It stresses interdependence of humans and nature, with examples from birds, mammals, and ecological links, and argues for early moral awakening in schools.
The piece argues that salaried and professional workers form a growing middle class that seeks self defense through unions or consumer co-operatives. It contrasts labor strikes with limited salaried action and suggests England’s Middle Class Union model as a favorable path to curb rising living costs via organized purchasing power. It notes three classes in society and urges a national consumer cooperative movement to balance power among labor, capital, and the middle class.
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz from The Whig Information Bureau provides sample questions and official answers. It explains limits on research scope and postage for inquiries, noting 1919 mining work exemptions, 1868 Atlantic cable details, and prohibition on whisky manufacturing formulas.
A gray leader calls a rat meeting after a brown mink kills a number in the barn. Rats fear the mink as they debate who it is and what to do, with some still unsure about Billy Mink’s identity and threat.
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