New Party in Embryo Signals Political Realignment
An essay traces birth of a new national party in Chicago as part of a historical pattern of protest movements against the two old parties. It notes past groups such as the Progressive Bull Moose and the Non-Partisan League, the agricultural bloc in Congress, and various protest factions, arguing that genuine education and immutable principles, not expediency, guide civilization forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Committee of Forty-eight
American Party
Agricultural “Bloc
Congress
Chiccago
Labor Education and Union Training Debate
A resolved push by the American Federation of Labor endorses extending Sevefits training for adult union members. The piece questions whether such education would aid all workers or sharpen class conflict, noting strike leaders’ acumen and the role of student intent in shaping outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comuntty
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Unionigor
The Speculative Lure and the Sky of False Investments
A retrospective critique of get rich quick schemes in Chicago and New York. It argues blue sky laws offer limited protection, cites investor gullibility and losses, and urges experienced business associations to offer free counsel to prevent fraud. It notes crooked promoters face arrest and emphasizes the lure of large gains from small investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Jie
Now he can take up golf and the Landis case
The article reveals the secret cause of Judge Landis' resignation from the federal bench and suggests the country should have known better than to assume he was showing the whole story as he admitted aging and change in perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
Rome
Apollo
Dallas
Jove
Mars
Judge Landis and the drive for self expression
A long meditation on Judge Landis resigning the federal bench to pursue golf as a deeper calling. The piece contrasts tireless judicial toil with a hidden longing for the inner life, suggesting many seek one great outlet but fail to find it. It quotes the reporter’s search for the true motive and reflects on talent redirected from law to sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
Landis
Hillsboro letter urges parental action to curb school epidemics
A circular from Hillsboro Public Schools superintendent appeals to parents to cooperate in preventing infectious disease spread among students. It warns feverish or ill children stay home, avoid sick households, and seek early medical care. Emphasizing quarantine and health laws, the letter urges proactive, informed care to protect all children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Addington Bruce
Hillsboro
Boards of Health
Sud
Bopyright
Prodigal Son Tale Sparks Lively Porch Talk
In a Sunday school scene Edward and little Robert share quips about the prodigal son. The two year old, fond of lemon drops, exclaims delight as a sudden rainstorm arrives, shouting it is raining candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Can't you dry the clothes somewhere else Janie
Donald protests the living room bath and laundry draining the budget as Janie, driven by Doris Murray's influence and splurges on tickets, clashes over money and chores. He suspects hidden debts and wasted funds while Janie contends back pain and cramped living space worsen the washing. A turning moment arrives when a discovery shifts blame toward Doris and prompts reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Werner
Janie
Donald
Jane
Ciyn
Doris Murray
Doris
Tjonald
Toney
Mariner
Green
Donna
Pointed Paragraphs of Disguise and Illusions
A collection of wry maxims on gender behavior and social pretenses. The piece jokes about identity, deception, love, marriage, and the folly of trying to outwit nature or society. It treats optimism, pessimism, and judgment with a satirical tone.
A Laugh or Two at a London Hospital Concert
A London hospital hosts a charity concert with nurses and students rehearsing in English and Greek plays. A puzzled elder critic quips about a name mix up while a teacher assigns lines and the troupe debates a phrase about a "narrow shave" amid sketches and jokes illustrating tall yarns and misread cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuents
Ceretain
London
Indy
Tullipides
Veniseus
Liammy Bright
William Telb
Vaudeville Highlights at Empire and Rex Beach Films
The program lists inter state vaudeville acts at Loew's Empire and motion pictures featuring Rudolph Valentino in a Tandya Totty spoof. Rex Beach’s Iron Troll and Plat the Woman are also referenced, along with Noyal and Risto as film titles or acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motion Pictures
Empire
Rudolph Valentine
Aoan of
Noyal
Rex Beach
Risto
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NEW Party IN Embryo
Labor and Education
Rhine
Moscow
Earth
Heaven
Edward
Edgart
Beauty Shop
Jess
Bor
Xrelig
Yes
Bellair
Briggs
Gene Nolan
Mat Preston
Carl
Abbey Schuttler
Ort Wells
Smother
Jim Smother
The
Tribune Apvociation
Annie Jump Cannon
America
Stara
Loew's Vaudeville
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