Doughboys Deserve Medals Despite Chief of Staff View
The piece argues Doughboys earned medals through frontline bravery and duty not merely as soldiers but as responsible Americans. It criticizes Peyton C. March for deeming privates unworthy and contends the nation’s gratitude is the real honor for those who served in the trenches and front lines.
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Jen
Peyton C. March
United States
Washington
Neval
Who
Doughboy
Masked Taxes Face Public in House Debates
The article discusses growing support for an excess profits tax and a substitute sales tax in the House. It argues Bacharach’s proposed one per cent levy on all retail merchandise and similar sales taxes shift the burden to consumers and risk government waste. It likens the policy to old fiscal burdens and warns of adverse effects on private owners and public finances.
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House
Power of the Future in New England and Beyond
A historical survey notes New England whaling and whale oil serving global needs. It argues future energy hinges on oil, water power, and long distance transmission with storage improvements enabling wider electricity use across transport and industry. It cites Herbert Hoover on coal's woes and implies rising power costs amid shifting energy.]
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New England
Mother Earth
West
Cheering Up a Secretary Seeks Trade Aid and Cuts
The piece satirically critiques Secretary of Commerce Alexander proposing a 1.658 million dollar appropriation while Congress trims it to 490 thousand. It mocks foreign attaches and trade talk with England, Japan, and Germany, and ponders domestic price effects and a pork barrel spirit. The column references Cudahy Jr. and a blank income tax form amid political maneuvering. It notes Newberry's attorneys and seat issues by old law of supply.
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Alexander
Congress
England
Japan
Germany
Far East
Sam
Platform promises and public notices in a chaotic column
A jumble of political and social snippets notes Luke McGlue Emmi’s bold bachelor platform “Justice for all bachelors” and calls for marriage, with other items from Chicago manufacturers on wages to rental ads and light gossip about former presidents and public figures.
Human Engineer Studies Worker Home Environment for Safety
An article outlines the role of a "human engineer" in industrial health focusing on worker home life, supervision, and community hygiene. It discusses preventive medicine, welfare contact, and improvements in milk water sewage and recreation as factors affecting productivity and safety. It also includes Q and A on personal health advice and urges consulting a physician for medical concerns.
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Tte
Closed Doors by Dr. Frank Crane
Dr Crane urges readers to keep minds open and tolerant, noting most people lock doors on beliefs and insist on certainty. He argues for hospitable minds, balanced convictions, and humor, suggesting few matters matter and even the best have faults.
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Frank Crane
Frank Crene
Smith
Cleveland
McKinley
Black
Open shop demands threaten Seattle waterfront amid union clash
Editor The Star notes waterfront employers press for changes in conditions and abrogate the current agreement. Demands include abolition of the hiring list and separation of the Checkers' union from the ILA. It argues longshoremen hold fair wages won through struggle and questions efficiency claims.
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Checkers’ Union
Water Front
Beattle
Seattle
Union Hall
Altho
Longshoremen's Union
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