Judicial Tyranny in Memphis Press Contempt Case
An article denounces Memphis judge Israel Peres for jailing E. T. Leech of the Memphis Press for contempt of court over a political corruption editorial. It recalls historic similar actions, urges Congress to investigate judicial encroachment on press freedom and civil liberties.
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Memphis
Tenn
the Star
E. T. Leech
Memphis Press
Congress
William R
Kansas City Star
Charles H. Clogston
Terre Haute
Ind
Leavenworth
Negley D. Cochran
Toledo News-Bee
United States District Court
Shelby County
Gang
Citizens’ Movement
Peres
Israel A. Peres
School Teachers Deserve Higher Pay for Vital Public Service
Opinion argues public funds must raise teacher salaries to retain and recruit talent. It likens education to a national extravagance, noting university pay gaps and recruiting difficulties, and cites a Leavenworth prisoners strike to critique meekness in policy.
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University Washington
Which Would They Have to Defeat the Kenyon Bill
The text argues against government limits on the packing industry, warning that curbing one powerful sector invites broader regulation of major industries. It claims such moves threaten order, jobs, and essential needs, urging packers to resist and warning of rising equality or chaos. The piece references Bolshevik trains at Petrograd and criticizes Wilson's influence and Article interpretations.
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Kenyon
Busilene
General Knowledge Quiz on War Experiences and World Affairs
A list of discussion prompts and questions for students covering the Monroe Doctrine melting pot and political terms to wartime events and figures. It asks about battles places peace conference terms and the League of Nations and Constitutional amendments with no answers provided.
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Pasha
Egypt
Ronshdi Pasha
Adly Pasha
Vladivostok
Archangel
Verdun
Chateau Thierry
Hartlepool
Zeebrugge
Louvain
Vimy Ridge
Cambrai
Saint-Mihiel
Falkland Islands
Kiau-Chau
Jutland
Fiume
Saar
Versailles
Weimar
Kerensky
Lenine
Trotsky
Kolchak
Brussiloff
Japan
Paderewski
Masaryk
Dia
Venizelos
Joffre
Ludendorff
Byng
Peewee
Foreign Legion
New Downtown Photo Playhouse Opens Amid Flashing Neon Sign
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes a newly opened downtown amusements venue seen with a blinking electric sign. The facility, possibly a photo playhouse or dance hall, stood beneath a tall tree with a single bright star overhead, capturing a lively city scene.
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Cleveland (O) Plain Dealer
Political satire on debt and pork barrel politics
The piece critiques public debt as irrelevant to pork-barrel gains, contrasts congressional talk with business pressure, and notes a cynical view of government by party. It mentions a Toledo fight rumor and a fire safety incident with a cigar privilege sale, including a large sandwich privilege profit figure.
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Congressional
Toledo
August 7 Through History: Leonidas Greene War Depart- ments
Account recalls August 7 dates from ancient Thermopylae battle in 480 B C Leonidas and 300 Spartans to modern events in 1742 Nathaniel Greene born 1789 US War Department formed 1791 first British minister to US 1820 Eliza Bacciocchi dies and concludes with a caution about pledging aid to France.
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Thermopylae
B. C
Leonidas
Xerxes
Nathaniel Greene
Patowomut
RK. I
Greene
Washton
United States
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