We Repudiate the Conference on Capital and Labor
An op ed denounces President Wilson's proposed conference naming a public committee led by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and FE H Gary. The piece brands the panel as pro business and slanted against labor, vowing not to participate or endorse the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senegambia
Basil Manly
Wilson
United States Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Labor
Labor
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
FE. H. Gary
Open shop push met with warning from labor supporters
The piece argues labor has advanced on hours and conditions since the war and warns against a backward step toward an open shop. It cites Taft’s open shop stance and wartime labor board work, urging attention to an amendment by D Anunnzio at the peace conference.
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Ameri
Init
Taft
War Labor Board
Senate
D’annunzio
Baker backs present system of courts-martial in military justice debate
Secretary approves Maj. Gen. Kernan report praising courts martial as the fabric of military life. Two hundred twenty five officers were asked for views, but no private input was obtained. Critics call the system undemocratic with no rank and file representation or jury review. Other items note Japan policy, annexation debates, Ludendorff views, D Annunzio Romania, industrial democracy myths, Mexican bandits and U S land profiteers.
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Baker
Man
A Page in the Dictionary by Dr Frank Cra
Horatio and another reader explore an unusual dictionary page from aerobioscope to aesculapian. They marvel at obscure terms and the surprise of language, noting aerostation versus aviation and noting many unfamiliar words and meanings. The dialogue ends with a playful remark on the dictionary changing the subject too often.
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Frank Cra
Horatio
Earth
Jules Verne
Horatius
Italy and the World Ready for Conquest Says Reader
A reader extols Italian power led by D Annunzio and Arditi promising to seize Fiume and dominate the Balkans. He claims America, Britain, and France cannot stop Italy while disparaging the Paris Conference and American sentiment.
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Italy
Granda Nazione
Grando Capitano d'Annunzio
Arditi
Woman Wine and War by Edmund Vance Cooke
A poem discusses the enduring trio of woman wine and war in human affairs. It contrasts ancient ideals with modern law and social change. The piece frames women's influence in life and conflict, noting the persistence of wine in speech and metaphor despite limits imposed by law and society.
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Edmund Vance Cooke
Greece
Rome
Sons of
Thor
Paris fashion edges longer dresses and attire says expert
A style expert returning from Paris notes longer dresses hats gloves and shoes as the latest trend. Amid scattered domestic vignettes a New York Times-like tone appears with casual observational snippets about society and daily life.
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Paris
October first highlights through history and figures
A collection of events linked to October 1 across centuries. Notable items include St Paul’s London dedication, Parliament tobacco acts, James Lawrence birth, Rufus Choate birth, the Louisiana transfer and Napoleon’s sale, Hotchkiss rifle inventor birth, BlackHoof Shawnee chief death, Kate Field birthday, debt imprisonment law, and comedian James Lewis birth.
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Rufus Choate
St. Ildefonso
Louisiana
France
Spain
Louis XV
Napoleon
America
United States
Benjamin Hotchkiss
Blackhoof
Wapaghkownette
Bilackhoof
Braddock
St Clair and
Harmer
Kate Field
England
James Lewis
Daly's Company
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Washington
Pres. Wilsons Round Table
Sarre Aveld
Comte
Japan
China
Mexico
Ludendorff
Germany
D'Annunzio
Romania
U.S
Frank Crane
Editor’s Mail
Big Ditch
League
Frank Klinkkle
Namilton
Ind
Anne Morgan
Berlin
Grape Rowers’ Association
Gladys Perking
New York
N. Y
Daniel T. Mallette
Hardware Dealers
C. IL. A
New Haven
M. A. Huggins
Branford Congregational Church
T. Wad Thompson
Abilene, Tex
Bert Land
St. Louis
Beulah
St. Paul's Church
London
Virginia
James Lawrence
Lundberg
A. Lundberg
Third Ave
Westlake Avenue
Dinham-Strehlau Shoe Co
Westlake Ave
Frederick & Nelson
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