The Martial Spirit and the Spanish American War
New York editorial writer Walter Millis argues in The Martial Spirit that the Spanish American War was a militaristic fraud. He contends the invasion of Cuba and the Philippines served press and political interests, with officials and the public treating victories like World Series scores, and Roosevelt and Davis illustrating the era’s war culture.
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Walter Millis
New York
Millis
Cuba
Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Richard Harding Davis
Millis on imperialism and Porter's shadowed life
The piece analyzes Millis view of imperialism sparked by the Cuban insurrection and Philippine aims, noting public naivety versus real motives. It also recounts Porter the writer's elusive, colorful career amid a bank investigation and possible blackmail. It ends with Alaska’s new U S agricultural stations HQ moving to Juneau, leaving Sitka behind.
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Austin
Tex
New York
Juneau
Alaska
United States Agricultural Stations
Sitka
Caliph of Bagdad reveals O Henry life by friends
Robert H. Davis and Arthur B. Maurice, former magazine editors, have written The Caliph of Bagetad, a comprehensive life of Henry William Sidney Porter known as O Henry. The new biography traces Porter’s mysterious career and his fame for discovering Little Old Bagdad on the Subway.
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Henry William Sidney Porter
Bagdad
Robert H. Davis
Arthur B. Maurice
Bagetad
Fertilizer Convention Considers Industry Slump
Executives at the National Fertilizer Association final session discuss solutions to depressed conditions in the industry. Price cutting and low farm purchasing power blamed for weak demand. 1931 fertilizer sales projected at about 6 million tons, roughly 75 percent of 1930. Bayless W. H. Haynes of Jacksonville named president with John J. Watson of New York as vice president and Charles J. Brand of Washington as secretary-treasurer.
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Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
National Fertilizer Asoscaltion
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Bayless W. H. Haynes
Jacksonville
Fla
John J. Watson
New York
Charles J. Brand Washington
Embargo on Russian Goods Attacked in Commons
Ottawa June 11. W. D. Euler, former minister of national revenue, attacked the embargo against Russian products in the house of commons saying it will hurt no one but ourselves. He argued that restricting hard coal from Russia or the prohibited list only shifts business to United States friends. The debate continued over the articles on the prohibit.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
W. DD. Euler
National Revenue
Russia
United States
Canadian imports and claimed duties dispute
A source notes a discussion on imports listing coal as the sole item Canada imported while other commodities like lumber furs asbestos and pulp are mentioned. The speaker asserts that coal was the only imported item and that the woman did not produce it herself.
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Ed List
Canada
French Aviator Aims Record Flight to Shanghai
AP reports Le Brix, who set a new endurance flight world record, announced plans to attempt a record for straight flight by flying from Martinane air field near Shanghats Marseilles to Shanghai, China, in June. The statement follows his recent landmark over a closed circuit.
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Marseiles
France
le Brix
Maritinane Air Field
Here
Shanghai
China
Hunger strike sparks protest in Dail over prisoners
Fianna fail deputies protested in The Dail against Sean McGuinness and Georg Mooney, Republican prisoners in Mountjoy who began a hunger strike last night. Government blamed the prisoners while Justice Minister Fitzgerald Kenny said they abused their privileges and would bear responsibility for any health injury.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Fianna Fail
Sean McGuinness
Georg Mooney
Mountjoy
Fitzgerald Kenny
Marriage Postponed Because of Business
Hollywood June 12. Robert Ritchie a New York broker was set to marry Jean but postponed due to business obligations. The couple had planned the ceremony for this week in Hollywood.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Robert Ritchie
New York
Jean
Ritchie and MacDonald Postpone Marriage Again
Actor Ritchie says the film star Genee MacDonald is too busy for a wedding. They first planned in June but delayed again as she cut filming commitments. Ritchie met her in New York years ago when she performed on stage.
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Miss MacDonald
Ritchie
New York
Nebraska land value tops prewar levels by six percent
The latest figures show land values in Nebraska up six percent from prewar levels, signaling a notable postwar economic adjustment. Stronger farm income and demand for arable acreage contribute to the rise, with markets watching for further shifts in agricultural prices and investment.
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Nebraska
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