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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
4
The article reports Attorney General Palmer urging a Davey Sedition Bill to curb anarchy and Bolshevism, defining sedition and penalties. It outlines the bill’s aim to criminalize acts opposing or hindering federal authority and discusses promoting sedition and related offenses with potential penalties.
The Boersma Company bought the Jackson property at 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, a 659 by 102 foot site, planning a two story building with basement and terra cotta facade. Estimated at around 150000, the project aims for a late July completion and a premier display space. The deal made by Teningen Bros. & Pen for J Casper Bovenkerk and Peter Brookstra reflects continued growth of the clothing and shoe firm known for Bucca coupons.
The act details penalties for promoting sedition including fines up to 10,000 dollars and imprisonment up to ten years with discretionary punishment. It also requires deportation after sentence for aliens and outlines denaturalization procedures and Department of Justice duties to aid the Labor Secretary in deportations.
After a warm winter ice costs climb due to scarcity, while a cold winter drives prices up from harvest difficulties. The piece notes big city publishers push paper scarcity with oversized Sunday editions and jokes about the devil denouncing New Year resolutions as weakness.
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