Industrial Congress proposed after Wilson returns
An editorial advocates a congress to unite top capital and labor leaders including Rockefeller Schwab Morgan and Gompers Walsh and Fitzpatrick with churchmen and publicists. It calls for answers on working hours fair wages labor rights and dispute machinery to foster a peaceful postwar order and urges a peace labor board.
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Presti Wilson
Young Rockefeller
Charlie Schwab
Frank Erlip
J. P. Morgan
Gompers
Frank Walsh
Fitzpatrick
Liberty
Russia
Germany
War Labor Board
Peace Labor Board
The League of Nations Dominates the Nation’s Mind
The piece argues that 96 senators must decide on joining the league of nations, urging senators to heed the will of the people and recognize this as a decisive national issue. It notes the broad impact on life liberty and happiness and calls for public input. It also mentions a local note about Maj Corson becoming chief deputy coroner after wartime service and honors Coroner Tiffin.
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League of Nations
League of
Senate
Julia OConnor Tops Burleson in Historic Labor Stand
In a historic clash, Julia OConnor leader of New England telephone operators, led a successful strike that challenged Postmaster Burleson’s policies. Her victory unsettles federal labor policy and signals potential shifts among Democratic leaders and Wilson’s administration.
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United States
A. S. Burleson
Julia O'Connor
Telephone Operars
New England
Miss O’connor
Seattle
Burleson
Wilson
Rainy City chatter and historic quips ripple through town talk
A riot of playful phrases mocks politics and local figures. The piece riffs on mayoral duties, Wilson era politics, LiSBON aviation, and Seattle culture with oblique references to treaties and ancient drinks, ending with a note about Osiris and early beer in Egypt.
Parrot Egg Victory Sparks Boston Prize Case
In Boston Lizzie the parrot laid two eggs earning a medal. soon Haco laid four eggs and claimed a $500 prize. The dispute has reached the courts as parrot egg laying becomes a legal matter amid a bustling city scene.
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Boston
Mass
Lizzie
Haco
Back Bay
Letters to the Editor Reflect on England Sinn Fein and Shakespeare
A Readers letter questions wartime Germany bias and Wilson's fairness while debating English self interest and loyalty. The piece moves into Shakespearean echoes from Dr Hines and a passage on Macbeth as cited in a Star feature.
Pa Says Arithmetic Is An Example You Cant Do
A child recounts how his father ridicules a math example calling it a trick. The parent derides the sample as sham arithmetic while urging harder study and asserting the boy is his own bone and flesh. The excerpt echoes early 20th century schoolhouse attitudes.
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George
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Take It While You Can Use It
An Old Man urges his son to accept Wisdom over fleeting Pleasure. He argues Wisdom deepens joy, expands living, and unlocks fuller experiences, even as Youth resists. The youth wavers, fearing loss of happiness, while the Old Man insists Wisdom will heighten present delight and future fulfillment.
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Heaven
Earth
Rainier
May twenty second history notes from kings to battles
May twenty second entries recall James VI and I, Henry VI, and Ferdinand of the Two Sicilies. Madame d Eon and Charlotte Genevieve Louis Augusta Andrea Timothee du A len appear among diplomatic figures. Hugo and Civil War events link to Floyd County and Floyd Court House engagements with Union and Confederate forces.
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James L
Scotland
Henry VI
England
Tower of London
Charlotte Genevieve Louis Augusta Andrea Timothee du A'Len
Paria
Madame d’Eon
James 1
Earl of Salisbury
Salisbury
Ferdinand
B Sicilies
Lnd
Bomba
Victor Hugo
Floyd Court House
How to Grow Tomatoes on Wires and Trellises
The Old Gardener notes amateurs resist staking and pinching yet similar results come from letting plants grow over two four foot high trellises meeting at the top. Space trellises four feet apart, plant close, tie long branches to supports, and top prune. Lightly remove some leaves to color fruit early.
British Soldier May Claim Russian Throne If Monarchy Restored
London reports a British army soldier could sit on the Russian throne if monarchist restoration occurs, amid word the royal family and grand dukes may be dead. The prince in khaki named is Demoetrina, a nephew of the former czar.
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London
Russia
Demoetrina
Cuiar
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