Bryan’s 1913 role and neutrality stance in WWI era politics
The article recalls William Jennings Bryan as secretary of state under Wilson, his pacifist image, and resignation over war policy. It notes his later life in Tennessee and his shift from politics to other pursuits. It discusses school finances and budget pressures, urging nine-month terms and possible special sessions to cover deficits.
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Bryan
Willian Jennings
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Lusitania
Cme
Tennessee
England
Germany
America
Board of Public Works
McGuiley
Kump
Tren
City council urged to merge posts for savings
The city considers merging recorder treasurer and city solicitor roles to save about 130 dollars monthly. With taxes now collected by the sheriff, the change would require a charter amendment from the legislature, unlikely this session, prompting talk of municipal home rule and Raleigh county representation.
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John Ty Iollandsworth
Sheriff's Office
Recorder-Treasurer
Raleigh County
Walla Walla Washington: city of farms and history
Walla Walla sits on the Walla Walla river 28 miles east of the Columbia and 150 southwest of Spokane. It is the Whitman College seat chartered 1859 and Walla Walla College chartered 1891, with a population around 16 000. In 1857 a fort was built on the site and the area is noted for calm law and order and a historic 1847 missionary massacre site.
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Walla Walla Walla Walla
Washington
Walla Walla County
Walla Walla River
Columbia River
Spokane
Walla Walla Valley
Whitman College
Walla Walla College
Walla Walla
Roosevelt Faces Tax Route for Half-Billion Benefit Payout
Press comment notes Roosevelt intends to fund existing benefit contracts through taxation despite Supreme Court limits. It critiques shoehorned budget cuts, predicts substitute measures, and highlights Hoover and Knox criticisms. Multiple sources depict a fractured GOP ahead of a convention and lingering press opposition.
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Supreme Court
AAA
Roosevelt
Eal
Wheeling News Register
Yugoslav Experiment Yields Rice and Cotton Surplus
In Nish Yugoslavia experimental plots produced 3000 tons of rice and 1 340 000 pounds of cotton, with authorities forecasting meeting domestic needs in a few years. The reports come from agricultural authorities observing southern Yugoslavia.
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Associated Press
Nish
Yugoslavia
Manhattan Scene Skits and Star Lore From Evening Pages
New York society notes reveal actor Wilfred Lawson bicycling through Manhattan after performances and a host of theater anecdotes. Burgess Meredith wonders about a double, Caruso the cat becomes a 28 story tragedy, and Alfred Lunt with Lynn Fontanne rehearse long hours while the Group Theater fights over toy props in Paradise Lost.
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George Tucker
New York
Wilfred Lawson
London
Piccadilly
Lawson
Mayfair
Burgess Meredith
Meredith
Caruso
Manhattan
Walter Coy
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Column of Comment and Criticism and Quotation Snippets
A column features varied observations and quips from readers and critics. Jotted bits include musings on elections and weather, scientific quips about carrots and bats, a deer rescue tale, and a clash over a woman's role in the home.
Howard views Romeo role as stronger in film version
Hollywood star Leslie Howard explains that Talbot Jennings cut Romeo to sharpen the character. He notes the film omits Friar Lawrence scenes and Romeo’s long love dialogues. Howard expects the Shakespearean lovers to appear younger and more focused on dramatic potential than stage tradition.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Leslie Howard
London
New York
Romeo
Norma Shearer
Juliet
Talbot Jennings
Howard
Hamlet
Miss Shearer
Kyrle Bellew
John Gailgood
Shakespeare
Jennings
Friar Lawrance
Shearer-Howard
Boy Defends Teacher In Spanking Case
In Williamson West Virginia a 10 year old boy testified in defense of Miss Anna Nenni the teacher charged by Enoch Ferrells parents with spanking him. Owen George said there were no tacks in the board and that the punishment did not injure him. The jury acquitted the teacher.
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Anna Nenni
Enoch Ferrell
Owen George
Local Visitors and Residents Reach Beckley This Weekend
W V visitors from Lester include Mr. and Mrs A M MccMullin and daughter Marcella. Britno Litz and Marco Cipolat spent the weekend in Beckley while Mrs Tom Trail remains a Beckley hospital patient. Gomes Farley Clyde Mankin Carlos Worley and Orlin Riffe also noted in Beckley area activities.
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A. M. MccMullin
Marcella
Beckley
Britno Litz
Northfork
Tom Trail
Beckley Hospital
Marco Cipolat
Gomes Farley
Clyde Mankin
Carlos Worley
Orlin Riffe
Bill Trail
Frank Deck
F. M. Morris
Oak Hill
Max Augustine
Rhodell
John Birch
Julia Dellomea
Carlo Caporal
Welch
Dominick Albanese
Lucille Brown
Sherman ‘Trail
Primo Stella
Harlas Cooke
Kingston
Coye Moore
Claude Webb
J. W
McFarland
Shirley Hawley
John Hawley
Eva Doo
Tragic Chasm Death Stuns Town in Quiet Tale
A man lies injured at the bottom of a chasm as a doctor seeks help. The survivor recalls a cryptic line and death follows. Bobby, facing his father the vicar, keeps a cheery front amid grief and a strange encounter on a late return journey. Frankie Derwent and other village figures drift through a tale of duty, humor, and loss.
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Bobby
Marchbolt
Golf Olley
Frankie
Hobby
Lady Frances Derwent
Father
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