Why the coal fund can’t cover miner benefits union reply
J L Lewis of the United Mine Workers explains the welfare fund cannot meet pension burial and dependent benefits due to market conditions and reduced tonnage royalties after mines reopened. He notes 30 cent per ton royalties failed to replenish the fund as coal demand shifts to oil and gas.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union Welfare Fund
Lewis
Wall Street
Taft
Corn grains found at Hopewell site reveal 800 year old remains
Archaeologists report corn grains unearthed near an old Hopewell village site dated to about eight centuries ago. While the find pushes back corn cultivation in the region, researchers note Illinois hosts older maize remains at other locations, according to state university assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopew
Illinois
State University
Hopewell
Strike at Oak Ridge Plants Spurs Cautious Picket Action
A labor strike focuses on Oak Ridge atomic plants with pickets moving quietly. A separate market note reports new potatoes are light in supply, though not the varieties served in some restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
History Repeats with Growing Echoes Altogether Louder
A concise reflection notes that history keeps repeating, with each cycle louder than the previous. The observation points to a pattern of recurring events that gain intensity or impact over time.
Obligated Doctors Urged to Join Military Service
A March appeal to about 7,500 doctors trained under AS TP and V 12 programs seeks volunteers for armed services. By week’s end only three had offered, two to the air force and one to the army, while the navy reported none. The AMA backs eventual compulsory service and prioritizes doctors educated in the last war who did not serve, citing a sense of obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Air Force
Army
Navy
Camp Breckinridge
Army Signal Corps
American Medical Association
A.M.A
Lee Lynch
Atomic Maider
Lusty Song
Hayes Fair Acres Stables
DuQuoin
Goshen
Atomic Maid
Ingfield
Utah
Woma
Appleton
Lionel Barrymore
Billie Burk
Clifton Fadiman
Peoria
Tolstoy
Reading and Writing Illiteracy Cited in Stockholm Petition
A cautious note observes that a man unable to read or write could still sign the Stockholm Peace Petition, possibly using a double-cross to imply assent. The remark highlights concerns over literacy and signatures in political petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Taft Star Waning As Ohio Debate Sparks Eclipse Talk
A political writer notes Taft’s star dimming in Ohio while some Democrats suggest the situation resembles a total eclipse. The piece frames shifting momentum and partisan interpretations in a state pivotal to his prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ohio
Anonymous Columnist Warns Against Hidden Identity
A unsigned newspaper piece mocks anonymity while noting it cannot cash checks or fulfill duties, underscoring practical limits of remaining unnamed. The writer critiques masked authorship and its impact on accountability and trust in journalism.
Biography of Melville Fuller Chief Justice of the United States
A new book by Willard L. King profiles Melville Weston Fuller who led the Supreme Court from 1888 to 1910. Fuller, a long overlooked figure, sat between Lincoln appointees and befriended Oliver Wendell Holmes, shaping the court during his 22-year tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Weston Fuller
United States
Willard L. King
Fuller
Supreme Court
Graham Lincoln
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Bench
Illinois
Union
The Timely Stranger and the Chronically Late
A reflection on meeting timeliness by Mr Billopps, noting the tension between expected punctuality and delays caused by phone calls or signatures. The piece observes crowds and quiet hours at corners, and how anticipation leads to lingering, idle time before arrivals.
Second Thoughts on lemonade and local race fare 1919 1920
A reminiscence recalls a Marion fair lemonade stand run by college boys Gus Fowler and Paul Grady amid 1919 1920 crowd, famed for icy stout lemonades made with well water and little sugar. It also notes harness race figures Volomite and Atomic Maid tied to Hayes Fair Acres stables and other cultural tidbits from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eassubt Way
Williamson To Fairgrounds
Marion
Gus Fowler
Paul Grady
Price, Waterhouse & Co
Progressives fade from major party status in Washington
The piece notes the Progressive party's loss of influence beyond the Republicans and Democrats in Washington. It mentions cultural references including Henry Francois Villon and a line about kings, and comments on quiet statues and a new bazooka shaped charge in Korea. It also predicts a Hollywood press agent framing a Starlet with terms of sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace’s
Progressives
Republicans
Democrats
Cocktail Party
Henry
Korea
Hollywood
Nevada hotel declines RF C loan advisory panel says no
A Nevada hotel that runs a casino applied for an RFC loan but the advisory committee rejected the request with a firm no. The decision underscores stricter scrutiny for casino linked borrowers seeking federal financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
R.F.C
No Babes Needed Fight Hoarding League Persists In Portland
The Home Defender of Freedom in Portland Me promotes anti hoarding with the slogan hoarding helps communism. Members distribute lapel buttons and pledge cards identifying wearers as league members. Sixty five thousand buttons issued and 15000 more ordered as a plan against inflated prices and shortages meets mixed public questions about pledge and symbol of non stockpiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Defender of Freedom of
Portland
Abe
Delalik's Name Variants Reflect Wartime Language
The text notes Soviet Delalik with varied spellings Jacob Jakeb Yakov and hints at wartime propaganda rhetoric. It mocks the era’s language by mentioning Kipling like sound effects and claims war costs are estimated in trillions, with linotype workers and magazines implied in the broader wartime matrix.
Summer Song by Isabelle Ann LeFoury
A New York Times excerpt presents a brief lyric noting how quickly summer passes. It images a cricket on a stone, wings, and a pine cone as marks on an hour glass, then contrasts fleeting delights with the coming autumn and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Ann Lefoury
New York Times
Whistle Stop Talk and St. Louis Rail Era
An editorial in the Post-Dispatch criticizes talk of moving the Browns to Baltimore. It defends St. Louis as a true whistle stop, contrasts inland Missouri rivers with Baltimore’s seafaring past, and recalls B&O railroad history shaping the city’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
Yankees
Baltimore
The
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Missouri
Baltimore/sun
Winged Victory Hand Found at Samothrace
The missing right hand of the Winged Victory was unearthed at Samothrace. The search for the Venus de Milo arms continues to test if she was pulling at her girdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samothrace
Venus de Milo
H. V. Wade
Worry Clinic Quiz Shows Teen Skills From Questionaire
Dr George W Crane reports a Maryland high school class surveyed by Paul Footen. The quiz lists student experience percentages on skills from swimming to driving, first aid, writing letters, using libraries, travel, chores, and sexual information awareness.
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George W. Crane
Paul L. Footen
Maryland
Notable places and first aid cautions in a classroom aside
The speaker references Mammoth Cave Yellowstone New York City and Niagara Falls with numeric notes. The text then asks about handling an unconscious person from gas and discusses a method to rate social and practical experience for teachers and students.
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Mammoth Cave
Yellowstone
New York City
Niagara Falls
South Pacific Ticket Stubs and Local Lore
A Christian Century note via Simeon Stylites observes a ticket surge for South Pacific with buyers eager to prove attendance. Enterprising sellers offer canceled orchestra seats stubs and used programs for about fifty dollars, creating a curious market as fans seek visible proof of having seen the show.
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Simeon Stylites
South Pacific
Hos
Corvallis
Oregon
Amarillo
Texas
Heartland Theory and World Empire Echo in Teheran to Potsdam
Dorothy Thompson argues Western powers ignored geography and history in postwar planning. She cites Mackinder’s Heartland concept and claims Stalin now controls Eurasia’s central mass, with satellites on the peripheries, while Britain’s naval world policing faded.
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Dorothy Thompson
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Italain
Eurasia
Hemisphere
Globe
Russia
Eastern Europe
Balkans
Middle East
Germany
Western
Europe
Ukraine
East Europe
Near East
Hitler
European
Central Asia
Stalin
Warsaw
Pripet Marshes
Prague
Budapest
Vienna
Alps
Danube
Elbe
Italy
Great Britain
Evasive remarks blur lines on democracy and shows
The speaker mocks a political figure using fake ticket stubs and faulty voting records. He claims deep knowledge of democracy yet has not witnessed the true "show" of democracy, comparing figures like Jefferson and Holmes to suggest hypocrisy and manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erior
Ord
Joe Stalin
Tmas Jefferson
Justi
Wendell Holmes
Thomas Paine
Churchgoers with movie tickets miss the Christian drama
In a church setting many people cling to ritual and tunes like Crown Him Lord of All or Some Enchanted Evening without truly understanding the Christian message. The piece warns against hollow participation as merely a social pose.
Peninsula War Test and Global Power Play
The text argues Korea as a peninsula tests political, geographic, and military strategy. It asserts Russia would war against UN defiance and favors the land mass, urging preemptive defense and global island power to hold Western Europe and other peninsulas, despite sacrifices.
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Europe
South Africa
India
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Americas
Russia
Balkans
Asia
Man
Korea
United Nations
Tion
Night Song of Katydids Signals Seasonal Change
The article describes the katydid’s rasping mating call produced by scraping its wings in trees at night. It notes the timing of first appearances around the first frost and contrasts it with daytime cicadas, as katydids begin their sport near dusk and continue until dawn.
Kremlin hopes for U S China clash
The piece suggests Moscow may prefer a U S China confrontation to draw American forces into conflict. It outlines two potential direct war paths linking Chinese troops in Korea or a Formosa invasion and notes diplomats question Russian willingness to risk a third world war by letting China advance in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
China
United States
U. S
Korea
Formosa
Washington
United Nations
38Th
Formosa and the Formosa Question in Cold War Context
The piece surveys competing claims on Formosa, noting the Cairo agreement and Russian support for a Chinese Communist assault. It argues such an invasion would hinge on Soviet submarines air power and loyalist Nationalist forces, with potential revolt determining success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Soviet Union
China
Cairo
United States
Britain
Republic of Korea
Truman
Washington
Chiang
Questioning Formosa Invasion Plans By Chinese Communists
The piece weighs the viability of a Formosa attack by the Chinese Communist forces, noting doubts about Russian aid and the risk of national insurrection if defeated. It cautions that open intervention in Korea would invite aerial bombardment of key targets like the Manchurian steel mills and arsenals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
China
Korea
Korean War era air campaign viewed as warning to China
An article argues that UN air strikes on North Korea target military sites while civilians suffer. It suggests Moscow backs China with air and naval support, risking a broader conflict and possible United Nations countermeasures against Russia.
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North Korea
U.N
Korea
United States
China
Kremlin
United Nations
Russia
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