Memorial Day and the American historical sense
Ged to revive patriotism and memory of fallen soldiers across generations. The piece laments cynical attitudes toward memorials, extols Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and emphasizes duty to honor those who died to preserve free democratic institutions across Civil War, World War I and II, urging public participation and entry in a local contest.
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United States of America
Washington
United States
Lincoln
Europe
Abraham Lincoln
America
Dear Govt and pacifist voices rally against defense cuts
A 1925 letter decries pacifism and subversion while praising a militant America. It condemns “paci fists,” Communist and alien subversives, and urges continued readiness by land, sea, and air. The writer denounces Congress and politics in “Funny Papers” and promotes vigilant patriotism.
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Europe
America
Stay of Sentence Shocks Court Over Grand Jury Testimony
A reporter, Martin Mooney, secured a stay of sentence through counsel from Presiding Justice Martin after being sentenced to 29 days in jail and a $280 fine for refusing to reveal confirmation information to a grand jury. The stay is returnable later, while Mooney remains in custody of Attorney James O Murray.
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Famerica
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Appellate
Rlivigion
James DO Murray
General Sessions
Koenig
Meher
Public school teacher salaries urged to rise
The San Antonio Public School Board advocates restoring teachers’ salaries, criticizing prior cuts and warning underpayment harms education. The piece notes the need for high training, stresses teachers’ vital role, and links fair pay to national welfare. Also mentions university commencement with diplomas and names many degree nominees.
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San Antonio Public School Board
R. S. Menefee
Presid
Fetal Yean
Technocrat prophet warns of invention excess
A fragment quotes Progress JUST critic Hower Bentt and Charles F. Kettering predicting dire outcomes from new inventions. It debates industry capacity and the future, arguing progress requires more production not less and mocks technocratic methods.
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Hower Bentt
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Reesearch Corporation
Times
Kettering
Eve
Scienon
Prd
Mr. Scott
Rainfall and Joy in a Father’s Reflection
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a father who valued joy despite hardship. He laughed at others’ sorrow, urged not to fear pain, and believed everyone has a personal song that moves the heart, even if others dismiss it as foolish or superstitious.
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Sime Comainer
Saul
Feas
Tau
Glad
Dead and 11 Hurt at Flaming Gas Well Disaster
Mount Pleas ant Mich May 30 Trapped workers describe a catastrophic explosion at a gas well. One young man Gladys Snell 20 perished and 11 others injured, three may die. Rescue efforts centered on a downstream pool and a plan to bore an artesian well near Alamo Heights to supply fresh water and create a bathing area.
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Mich
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Gladys Snell
South
San Antonio
Alamo Heights
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Traction Company
Blackburn
Fragmented Civic Rhetoric on Living Costs and Truth
The passage critiques high living costs tied to luxuries mistaken for necessities. It muses on honesty when awake, warns against dodging accountability, and notes marriages as reflections of shared misery. It questions the modern prodigal returning on the wrong path and contemplates what melody will reveal about personal fate.
Reclusive Reginald Birch Lifts Veil On Velvet Age Icons
In a nostalgic column the 12 year artist Reginald Birch is profiled as New York Washington Square’s famed fashion plate. The piece traces his early sketches of Little Lord Fauntleroy and his later career, noting his distinctive attire and influence across books magazines and stage culture. It also flits to other show business figures and backstage chatter from Broadway vaudeville and the publishing world.
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Louisiana
Romes
Mr. Bankhead
Rep
Bankhead
Alabama
Ser. Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
New York
Washington Square
Reginald Birch
Ave Nue
Count Bent
Arch
Place de la Concorde
Reggie
Lord Fauntteroy
Hobbs
Pauntleroy Aurl
Fauntleroy
Honest Policy and Courtroom Truth in Brief
Fragmented excerpt discusses honesty and justice with archaic wording. It hints at the tension between truth and consequences in legal matters, noting misgivings about what courts deliver and the cost of revenge versus justice.
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Paris
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Ruby de Remer
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Howard Chandler Christys
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London
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Wilson Mizner
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