Public Defense and the rail strike fear at Alma
A fragment from The Alma Record notes advertising rates and obituaries, followed by an editorial urging passage of a law for public defense. It argues the railroad and coal strikes showed risks to public liberty and calls for nationwide, enforceable laws to protect employment rights and public safety regardless of labor pressures. It stresses equality of opportunity and the duty of government to curb unlawful intimidation.
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Alma Record
Darcock & MA
Recore Ook
Kalle Blinch
G. Ratcock
Avaslata
Publiabo
Alu
Gre Gratiot County
Michigan
RATRA
Nedlew
Elvret
Lodwe Sonlale
Enter
Cheptel
Alma
United States
Wcuy
Remember Your Own Interests This Christmas Year
A home economy appeal urges keeping money in local circulation. It argues Germany’s plight from external debts shows the danger of spending outside the community and encourages buying from home merchants advertised in the local paper to sustain local prosperity.
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Kant
Twenty Years From Now A Nation At The Crossroads
A columnist warns that within twenty years escalating labor capital tensions could trigger internal strife or civil conflict. Revolt would invite foreign invasion. calls for fair labor capital relations, less costly strikes, civic duty, and practical charity beginning at home. The piece critiques contemporary complacency and urges decisive reform.
Phool Philosophy Old Cy Collegy
A collection of quips and maxims on duty, honesty, social tact, and human folly. The verses poke fun at relationships and everyday habits, noting that opportunity moves on and persistence shapes outcomes while warning against vanity and hollow talk.
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Phool Philosophy
Old Cy Collegy
Weeks Bans Fortescue Lecture At West Point
Secretary Weeks blocks John Fortescue, president of the Royal Historical Society, from speaking to cadets at West Point on Armistice Day over remarks in a wartime-era book. He argues such views undermine American honor and warns officials nationwide to resist anti American propaganda.
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Wer
Weeks
United States
John Fortescue
Royal Historical Society of Great Britain
West Point Military Academy
Fortscue
Fortescue
Petits
Luconie
Royal Historical Society
League of Nations
Europe
Cur el
Inheritance Tax Debate Cited by Read Book Review
A long excerpt from Macmillan’s new book The Abolition of Inheritance by Harlan Eugene Read is discussed. It argues inheritance taxes as a tool to curb concentrated wealth and fund government needs, citing figures for Marshall Fields and Vincent Astor and tracing ideas from Mill and Smith to Roosevelt. The piece notes support for limited per-heir amounts and warns against unchecked wealth accumulation across generations.
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Ford
Itewit
Macmillan
Jost
Harlan
Eugene Read
Riffeule
Anu
Mont Lowier
Amrlen
Read
Stelf
Stuart Mill
Adam Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Muarahall Field
Michigan
Ancient
Egypt
Persia
Rome
G Rapids Herald
Better Speech Week sparks train station talk on speech needs
Maude Chapman reports a late train conversation where travelers debate the value of clear English. A doctor and stenographer discuss language gains, while a disheveled man recalls wasted opportunities from poor speech. The tale ends as depots call out towns and readers reflect on lessons from Better Speech Week.
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Brown
Doc
Nic
Ann Arbor
Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Marion
Cadillac
Frankford
Maude Chapman
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Lawegh
Theodore Roberts
Uncle Josh
Ford Manor
Ford Motor Company
Defore
Grand Rapids
Michigan Trust
Detroit Mortgage Corporation
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