Violence as a tool harms causes and history notes
Pope Pius XII condemns violence after Michael Collins assassination. He argues forceful acts undermine justice and spark backlash, citing historic examples from Russia, France, England, Spain, and Britain’s Ireland policy. He warns violence strengthens opponents and weakens revolutions by eroding public support. The piece stresses a timeless moral principle against mob brutality.
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Pope Pius
Michael Collins
Irish Free State Army
Herrin
Russia
Nicholas
Caesar
Rome
Brutus
Empire
Pius
France
Charles of
England
Germany
Ireland
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Spain
Copa
Cuba
Europe
Trish
Just Nosing Round and a Brooklyn Italian Blackhand Case
A Brooklyn man Daniel Ryan faces jail on an Italian blackhand charge for meddling in others affairs. In Prook lyn there is a Malian grocer Gaetino Metlillo who has earned wealth through thrift and industry. Patrons pressured him directly to place $1500 in a designated location.
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Daniel Ryan
Brooklyn
New York
Daniel
Prooklyn
Gaetino Metlillo
Gaeaun
Daniel Ryan Arrested Over Envelope Plot In Queens
An informant’s plan lures a criminal to take a planted envelope near a police stakeout, but Daniel Ryan picks up the envelope instead. The officer detains him as the crime’s alleged participant, and a judge sentences him to Queens County jail, warning readers the “just nosing around” motive can trap anyone in a hard era.
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Gaetano
Daniel Ryan
Daniel
Dan'l
Dan’l
Dan
Queens County
New York
Josus
Golf's Endless Exercise and Principles in Play
A Denton reader questions golf's value, but the Dallas columnist argues golf provides vast exercise and mental stimulus. The piece defends golf as physical and vocabulary growth, claiming it keeps players and onlookers engaged, with benefits beyond mere pastime.
Nonlinear Principles Cited Amid Court Contempt Debate
The text critiques the idea that passion and prejudice can be exercised without jail or fines for contempt of court. It mocks the discoverer of the “nonlixity of principles” and mentions an alibi in Dallas and a move to San Antonio, suggesting a satirical or editorial tone on legal and civic restraint.
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Dallas
San Antono
Cost of Sickness and Its HeavyNational Loss
An analysis of the economic impact of illness shows high costs to households and the nation. Sickness inflates medical bills and reduces productivity, with England and the United States facing large annual losses in wages, GDP, and employment costs. The piece argues it pays to invest in health to reduce waste and bolster national income.
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America
England
United States
Great Britain
Wales
Health Education and Declining Death Rates Across Decades
A report by H Addington Bruce summarizes United States Public Health Service data showing a continued drop in death rates from 1900 to 1920 across all ages. It notes major declines among children and midlife groups, with influenza pneumonia and 1920 epidemic effects discussed, emphasizing the role of medical progress, regulatory enforcement, and especially health education in reducing mortality.
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H. Addington Bruce
United States Limbo Health Service
Fervice
United States
Public Health Service
Basie
Health Service
Handles Much Cotton at Victoria Compress Yard
Victoria Tex August 26 Charles J Geundee manager of the Victoria Compress and Warehouse Company reports the local plant has handled more than 5000 bales of the new crop this season The local compress is conceded to be the most speediest and modern in this section with a capacity of 1000 bales per day It has five acres of ground under sheds and every part of the plant is in fine shape A city cation yard will soon be established on the ground just east of the bonded warehouse which will be very useful to Victoria county farmers
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Victoria
Tex
Charles J. Geundee
Vietoria Com Press and Warehouse Company
Victoria County Farm
Guybody
United States of America
Tropics
Kaneas
Nebraska
Samara
Europe
Cory
Mississippi Valley
Russia
India
China
Paris
East
Awin Minor
Caucansus
Oteweld
Frank Crane
Food and transport link famine and world trade
The piece argues famine stems from failed transport rather than food shortage, urging open trade and cooperation. It cites crops like corn and bananas as ample food sources, criticizes war, and notes public interest in expanding corn use and relief efforts, including Point Isabel port funding. It highlights universal abundance, European prejudice, and charity drives to support relief.
Watching the Parade By John Pilgrim
In this slice of a bygone column a narrator recalls a teenager mob chasing a stranger, an Italian immigrant seeking a new life, and a local man Doc Henneberry who aids him. The piece mixes harsh language with reflections on immigration, work, and duty in a quaint, provocative voice.
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John Pilgrim
Dec Tenneberry
Tigie
Doc
Sarane
Doc Henneberry
Italy
Dominicker
Fragmented OCR Factoids From Early Chronicle
A noisy, garbled OCR fragment mixes notes on a Singaporean beverage export, punishment methods in England, early American constitutional history, charter grants by Charles II, codfish biology and fertilization, ancient Hebrew kings, and estimates of human sweat glands and wheat glands.
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England
Connecticut Setters
Pacific Ocean
Pointed Paragraphs Reflect Social Thought and Self Correction
The text discusses the difficulty of aligning speech with action, noting that people often preach reform while avoiding personal risk. It suggests that much talk about progress hides fear of facing consequences and that those who boast of change may resist taking first steps in practice.
Laughs and Lights in a Nonsense Parade of Jests
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes about marriage, bills, and eccentric talk. A groom jokes about laying his wedding wreath on the Statue of Liberty while a poor man jokes about shoe prices and thin soles. Other tales involve a Scottish lord’s island contract and a lawyer chasing overdue debts.
Where to Go Motion Pictures Princesa North of the Grande
Fragmentary reels list titles at multiple theaters with scattered names such as Princesa Empire Rialto and an entry for Marion Davies in Il Mike's Play The clumsy OCR yields stray quotes and garbled phrases, offering only hints of a local cinema schedule or advertising page from an Birmingham Age-Herald style paper with unclear context and fragmented reviews or notices.
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Princesa
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