Peace and Reform Platform Outlined by Hearst Papers
A platform calls for English-speaking peoples to maintain world peace with mutual cooperation and urges proportional representation with at least two US Senators per state. It advocates rapid reapportionment, a unified national defense secretary, strong federal literacy action, and scheduling Congress elections for November with presidential inauguration the following January.
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Hearst Papers
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Department
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
United States
Secretary of Education
Congress
Hoover campaigns topple British rubber monopoly drive
The text credits Herbert Hoover with breaking an English controlled rubber monopoly that pressed American tire makers to pay a high price. It notes prices fell from £1.20 to 40 cents per pound as Hoover organized U.S. manufacturers. After three years the British monopoly collapsed and rubber price around 20 cents. It also claims ten foreign monopolies formed postwar to control essential materials.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Grant
Lincoln
Curbing Dope Traffic United against Narcotics
The United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany have arranged direct information exchanges to curb international narcotic rings. Efforts aim to include Switzerland and Japan, with broader allied help seen as highly beneficial. The United States pledges continued support for every legitimate plan to fight drug traffic and addiction.
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Frank Kellogg
Great Britain
France
Germany
Switzerland
Japan
United States
Films Aid Science in Medical Use Predicted
Films and motion pictures, long used for education and entertainment, will soon advance medical science. Dr Maurice J Blatt of the University of Illinois predicts film can illustrate nervous and muscular diseases where movement is hard to describe. The medium will expand information while still serving instructional and recreational roles.
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Otion
Maurice J. Blatt
University of Iinois
Paragraphs on war, neutrality and economic impact
The article fragment argues that strict armed neutrality could have kept the country out of war, suggesting firmness against belligerents might have avoided involvement. It questions whether avoiding war would have preserved wealth and stability, while noting preparedness as potentially wasteful.
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Vie
Hart
Horned
OPA
Apter
Boy Scouts of America by Garrett P. Serviss
Noted astronomer Garrett P. Serviss extols the Boy Scouts of America in advance of their eighteenth annual meeting in San Francisco. He praises outdoor life, self-reliance, and moral training, linking Scout virtues to explorers, nature study, and character development amid urban modern life.
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BOY Scouts OF America
Garrett P. Serviss
San Francisco
Pacific Slope
Boy Scouts
America
Jules Verne
Seroen Lo Hix
Cie
Fremont
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Astoria
Mary
Lim
Nablure
Iran
Babies Need Water Along With Milk, Royal Editorial
Article argues infant care requires water as well as milk, stressing a mother's mission and a father's support. It discusses the challenges of feeding, the necessity of hydration, and the moral duty to provide proper nourishment and attentive parenting in a domestic setting.
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Ali Ald
Cockaigne Hills by Dr Frank Crane
An excerpted reminiscence on the medieval fantasy Cockaigne as a social satire. The author muses that endless nourishment would erode moral fiber, while noting labor supports order and society. The piece weaves in era jargon and modern reflections, ending with a copyright notice from 1028.
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Cockaigne Hills
Frank Crane
Cockaigny
Cockaigne
Cocknigne
Corkaigneain
Mengan Carey
Greyhounds to Race in China Amid Gambling Craze
The article contrasts British and Irish racing scenes with a Chinese scene, noting mass betting, urban spectators, and the spread of greyhound gambling. It laments workers' losses to professional gamblers while highlighting civil strife in China and a call to resist temptation and seek financial independence.
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England
Great Britain
Ireland
London
China
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Soretini
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