War effort urged to curb strikes and redefine strike term
An editorial argues that labor disruptions threaten wartime production and urges Congress and the War Labor Board to act. It condemns short and daily strikes, calls for an instant cessation of all strikes, and urges a revision of the War Labor Board definition of strike. It blames political cowardice and warns that even a one-hour strike could imperil man-days and the nation’s war needs.
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WLR
Congress
Little Garcurs
C -Ongress
War Labor Board
United States
Workers of America
Portal of the Past in John McLaren Park
Reflective prose extols San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, praising a memorial called The Portal of the Past. The author recalls the 1906 earthquake, loss, and heartbreak while contrasting nostalgia with hope for new faith and love. The tone is elegiac and personal, linking art, memory, and resilience.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
America
John McLaren
Old John's Park
Beceuse Ib
Portals to Tomorrow Not a Escape from Pain
By Elsie Robinson urges facing reality after a personal quake rather than retreating to memories. She emphasizes overcoming despair with faith and courage, closing the past door to heal for oneself and others tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
King Frogs
Stomach Ulcers and Diet Links in Early 20th Century Theory
The article discusses claims that nervous and sensitive individuals are likelier to develop stomach ulcers, noting wartime observations that ulcers disabled more soldiers than other injuries. It cites Diet, weight loss dieting, and excessive middle-age eating as factors and urges nervous persons to seek training to manage risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsidor W. Held
New York
Treatment guidance for stomach ulcers by Dr Bundesen
Article outlines diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer disease. Emphasizes X rays, complete bed rest for a week, reduced worry, and structured diet. Details milk every two hours, gradual feeding intervals, barley water, soft eggs, cereals, chicken, custard, and cautious use of alkaline substances.
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Sterrain
Dr. Held
King
Those Texans and the scorched earth policy in Columbus
James W. Robinson recalls Sam Houston and the defense of Columbus with a view on the scorched earth strategy. He notes Robinson’s early regulatory zeal, later roles, and the fearlessness of frontier justice as he administered a case demanding swift punishment for a guilty prisoner despite legal delays.
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James James W. Robinson
Sam Huston
Columbus
Robinson
Houston
Texas
Flo
Gabe the Morrow
Arate
Sherite
Washington's veto pressure and wartime personnel shifts
President Roosevelt faced farm bloc pressure before vetoing, with aides urging a concession to quell rubber policy anger. Bernard Baruch led a White House inquiry, while Congress, largely in recess, weighed changes to avoid disunifying votes. The piece discusses MacArthur's role, military staffing, and strategic needs in a global war context.
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Washington
Roosevalt
Bernard Baruch
WPD
Chak
White House
Congress
Gillette
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
Advice from Helen Rowland on choosing marriage amid war era uncertainties. She argues personal heart choice governs marriage timing and warns popularity and magnetism cannot be taught or guaranteed by looks, clothes, or wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Old Confederate veteran McQuine to mark 89th birthday
One of the city's oldest Confederate veterans, McQuine, will observe his 89th birthday tomorrow at his daughter Mrs. J.T. Howell's home at 26 Hammond Avenue. Daughters, a son and several grandchildren are expected to attend.
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McQuine
J.T. Howell
Hammond Avenue
Capitalism Survival and Marxist Critique Revisited
In wartime terms and using modern accounting as a lens, the speaker rejects arguing capitalism’s fate through Marxist framing. He argues Marx misread profit flow, notes twelve million stockholders and fifty million insured savers as integral to the system, and asserts modern cost accounting shows profits as costs of capital. He contends workers have gained access to better tools and employment over seventy years, countering Marx’s predictions.
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Merryle Stanley
Karl Marx
Gonda
United States
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Atmed
Macarthy
Australia
MacArsthur
Philippines
Macarthur
Paul Mallon
Army
Alent Andraiia
Lincoln
Hollywood
Otter
WPB
Wyidence
Roosevelt
Yeshire
Raeen Wilhelmina
Caribbean
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Peatnrew
Gil
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Xing
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van Riper
Miller
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