Progress and pitfalls of big business in a growing nation
The Telegraph editor argues that the United States owes its wealth to natural resources, manpower, brain power and cooperation, aided by large industry and antitrust shifts. He warns against unchecked monopolies, notes wage gains amid high living costs, and questions sustained political support for vast corporate power and its social consequences. He cites a recent carrier layoff as a cautionary sign about overprotection of big business and calls for balancing growth with public welfare.
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Progress and power in industry provoke moral questions
The piece contemplates whether wealth centers serve the public good while warning that corporations can act like masters over workers and trigger panics and suffering. It asks what Teddy Roosevelt would say if alive today.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Topics of Today prompts and a sinking piano firm
A mixed column begins with household housekeeping instructions urging readers to tidy up and clear items from rooms and hallways. It shifts to commentary on American Piano company, noting deficits, layoffs, and evolving musical consumption amid shifting tastes and competition in the late 1920s era.
Piano in Receivership Signals Troubled Boston Music Firm
Boston News Bureau reports a piano company entering receivership amid mounting debts. The action sets a critical ultimatum for creditors and employees as executives seek restructuring to preserve operations and protect inventory. Continuous losses and dwindling orders push the firm toward court supervision and potential asset liquidation.
Borah Seeks Constitutional Repeal of Prohibition
Senator Borah says enforcement of prohibition is inadequate and would advocate amending the constitution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. He urges a dry senator to take this course once convinced prohibition cannot be enforced.
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Springfield
Borah
Borah's stance on prohibition judged by past words
The article argues Senator Borah, despite recent criticism of the federal prohibition force, remains a champion of prohibition. It notes his Boston debate with Dr Nicholas Murray Butler and his Christmas eve comments referencing his 1927 view, suggesting his opposition to enforcement is a strategic stance rather than a new position. It warns that Borah's broad condemnation of the prohibition bureau could be seen as supporting the repeal cause if enforcement is deemed impossible.
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Falls City Creamery Ad Seeks Cream With High Prices
Falls City Nebraska based Falls City Creamery Company offers top prices for cream, promising no deduction for transportation and payments 4 to 6 cents above cream buying stations. They guarantee correct weights and tests with reference to Richardson County Bank.
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