Robbing the Mails and the Yap Treaty Debate
An opinion piece argues mail robberies surged after 1920, citing Chicago and Toledo cases with large sums and likely continued gains for thieves. It also critiques treaty interpretations, claiming the United States retains rights and warning allies against forcing a forceful peace outcome at Yap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
Department of Justice
United States
Hughes Note On Yap Mandate Draws Strong Debate
Secretary Hughes issued a note to allies about the Yap island mandate, regarded as a firm but constructive stance. A French critic warned it marked a grave attitude, while the full text shows the United States seeking alignment with the Versailles treaty and objecting to actions by the League and its Supreme Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hughes
Itl
United States
Yap Island
League of Nations
League
Athes
Supreme Council of
The
Whe Vietoi
Miglas
Piece Work and the Need for Restored Railroad Peace
A historical critique argues that prewar piece rate pay kept railroad labor efficient, while wartime shift to time pay reduced output and raised costs. It contrasts loyal workers with shirkers, highlights efficiency drops in car repair and air brake work, and ends by praising self-respecting workers who earn trust through consistent effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Railway Labor Board
The Shirker and the Employer's Interest in Labor
The piece argues that workers should not shirk and must earn their employer's return on investment. It contends shirking leads to lost liberties and trust, while reliable workers who contribute more than paid gain confidence and steadier status. It notes railroad shopmen harmed themselves by shifting from piece to hour work.
Napoleon Epilepsy Debate Sketched From Historical Claims
Dr L Pierce Clark argues Napoleon may have had an epileptic temperament though no fits are recorded. The piece notes scarce corroboration, recounts Napoleons wounds and near death, questions poison as cause, cites Caesar and Mohamet as epileptics, and hints at broader political and foreign affairs curiosities in a period-tinged, wandering summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Pierce Clark
New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Napoleon
Clark
Ratisbon
Waterloo
Paris
Caesar
Mohamet
Borodino
Murder in Westington: Orme in the Dock Over Massingham Death
Orme, Massingham’s rival, is jailed as a murder suspect after Massingham is found dead. A trench dagger with a thumb print ties to a culprit, while doctor and sergeant piece together the scene. Poynter argues for Orme’s innocence and flags Sir Melmoth Craven as a possible, distant figure in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orme
Jerrold
R ‘Orme
Massingham
Marlow
I Headquarters
Bruce
Ornie
Bub
Baker” Ingland
F “le
Peter
Wilson
Westington Police Station
Tate
Margaret
Hazel Poynter
Grmne
Nee
Tie Jawyre
Banda
Yo Kuory
Poynter
Dye
Orine
Orne
Westington
Ingram
Massinghham
Miees
Orie
Marsinghan
Melmoth Craven
Tye
Massingimm
Sir Melmoth
Uraven
Graven
Missingham
Circus Gorilla Ponders THEY Live in Tiny Cage
A fragmentary note depicts a circus gorilla reacting to humans in a show setting. The text expresses envy for better housing and comfort, noting the animal’s limited freedom and a hope for improved opportunities. The tone mixes curiosity and critique of captivity.
A Laugh or Two and a Romantic Tangle in a Social Evening
A fragmentary reminiscence shows a social gathering where blunt remarks about a famous woman and casual talk of poetry collides with gossip. An Englishwoman discusses Whitman and Amy Lowell, while a young man defends Amy Lowell’s prominence and a bartender quips about bootleggers. A publisher dispute ends with a joke about royalties and marriage to the bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swinburne
Wordsworth
Amy Lowell
Amy Dowell
Spectielus
Vaudeville Listings Amid City Theaters Tonight
The program showcases Majestic with Extron and Marks and a conmany plus Big Lime vaudeville acts. Grand features Putting it Over a musical comedy and Pantages vaudeville. Princess presents Tewik and Thornton in The Great Lovers and Loew’s vaudeville acts. Empire shows teenies The Gilded Tilly. Royal screens The Kentuckians and A Small Town Trio in Hialto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Extron & Marks
Conmany
Big Lime
Grand
Pantages
Princess
Tewik
Thornton
Loew's
Empire
Teenies
Royal
The
Kentuckians
Hialto
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MR. Hughes
San Antonio
Athens
Walley
Teibhant
Nxis
By Briggs
London
Weil
uGsés Ltd
LN Ip Mae
Emplingi
Bill Bottletop
Hong
Nongense
Ennoy
Gunposer
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