Peace and Reform Platform Calls for National Defense
The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a peace plan among English-speaking nations and global harmony. It argues for proportional Senate representation, constitutional reapportionment, and a unified National Defense under a Secretary. It also calls for federal steps to end illiteracy and the November Congress election with inaugurations in January.
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Hearst Papers
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Department of the Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
United States
Congress
Gold Star Mothers Bill Heads to Senate
The Gold Star Mother bill would grant free trips to France for Gold Star mothers to visit their sons graves. An estimated three to five thousand beneficiaries would take the trip as a gesture of national gratitude ten years after World War I. The measure is expected to pass the Senate if it passed the House, reflecting ongoing U S gratitude for fallen soldiers.
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House
Senate
France
Lony
Efrickan
United States
Dope Slavery and Prison Reform Push
A historic plea argues narcotics slavery endures in America by dose and habit. It cites six of ten federal prisoners’ inmates as addicts, urging Congress to fund two prison farms to cure addiction and relieve overcrowding. The author frames drug crime as a public health crisis.
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Congress
Dpe
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Porter
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Origin of Lent Lare Period Reform and Observances
Lent origins trace the period of fasting and observance, noting variations in form and timing. The analysis cites historical shifts from early practice to the ninth century standard, including the 40 day fasting period and the Easter connection, alongside changes in discipline and communal observance.
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Chrtst
Hollywood Crowded A True to Life Picture
A long satirical piece warns young women that Hollywood life is hard and fleeting. It contrasts a girl’s hopeful journey to Hollywood with a harsh reality of the moving picture industry, urging readiness, money, and resilience to survive long stays and uncertain returns.
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Hollywood
Charles Dana Gibson
Picture City
Pacific
Wee Weil
Los Angeles
Tivos Wien
Fate and free will clash in fatalistic views and chance
The piece argues that fate governs life and death through cause and effect, yet human agency can influence outcomes. It cites African battle courage, a February snowstorm, and a Cur Schurz reminiscence where a near miss of a cannon ball alters mood, asking how much control we truly possess over destiny.
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Africa
Lleir
Earages
Vance
Mann
Ain
Cur? Schurz
Chattapooga
Schura
Kor
International Meaturaery
Thought for Lent by Dr Frank Crane
A Lent meditation urges self examination of motives and adherence to personal right over popular opinion. It cites Morne Bushinell’s revival story and stresses return to the sense of doing right at all times, noting God as the embodiment of truth and urging constant virtue.
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Frank Crane
Guy
Cain
Ulig Beneson
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