Pardon for Political Prisoners Praised as War Ends
The column commends President Coolidge for commuting the sentences of political prisoners held since the war. It notes these men were economic idealists, urges that internment during war is different from criminal imprisonment, and highlights public support for releasing those who protested draft and war. It argues the action aligns with liberty and justice.
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Coolidge
Mexico
England
Lilord George
Wise program aims to curb unsightly billboards
A Glens Falls driven effort with New York groups seeks restriction, not ban, on outdoor ads in commercial city sections to protect natural beauty. Women’s clubs and art and landscape groups urge limits on billboard proliferation along scenic routes to preserve landscape and public view.
Anniversaries and historical notes from Yesterdays in Ohio
A collage of birthday and death anniversaries for notable figures including Emily Bronte born July 30 1818 J M W Turner 1775 Merauis Dalhousie 1812 and mentions of 19th and 20th century events. Also notes headlines about conferences in the southwest New York dinners and comments on time clocks savings institutions and young people.
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Rural
France
Loos
Emily J. Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Heroelf
Haworth
England
J. M. W. Turner
Merauis
Dalhousie
India
Scotland
Viscount French
Ireland
Constantine
Athens
One Year Ago Parker Sends Troops in Moorhouss Parish
Today marks a year since Governor Parker of Louisiana deployed troops into Moorhouss parish while Senator Ladd urged an investigation into the American occupation of Nicaragua. Birthdays noted include Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske born in New Orleans aged 58, Jodas A Michelson born in Germany aged 71, and Sir Charles Fitpatrick former premier of Quebec.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Menhatten
Brooklyn
Charles Fizpatrick
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec
Repre
New York
Harland Fiske Stone
Columbia University Law School
James 4. Beck
Thomes G. Win
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Philadelphia
New England Society of Pennsylvania
Gov. Parker
Louisiana
Moorhouss Parish
Senator Ladd
Nicaragua
Minnie Maddern Fiske
New Orleans
Jodas A. Michelson
Chicago University
National Academy of Sciences
Germany
Charles Fitpatrick
Komical Telegrams and Thoughts on Life
A jumble of comic vignettes and reflections on society. It looks at the King of Greece, a young man’s missteps, a LaGrange merchandise mix up, and a Sing Sing musical comedy requiring immense power. The writer urges moving forward, courage, and practical action amid life’s ironies.
ABE MARTIN On Publicity and Mirrors of Nature
ABE MARTIN reflects on publicity and the public eye, comparing past and present perceptions. He muses on the power of publicity experts and the enduring gaze of society as time reveals the mirror’s truth.
Europe Is Dumping Undesirables On America Says Osborne
Prof Henry Fuaiffeld Osborn president of the American Museum of Natural History argues Europe is directing undesirables to the United States. He urges selective immigration and cites different cultures including Japanese and Chinese as not fully assimilable, warning of the Nordic immigrant dependence and the need to protect American homelands.
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Europe
America
Prof. Osborne
Henry Fuaiffeld Osborn
American Muse
My of Natural History
Mirope
Tsi
United States
John M. Nelson Wisconsin Progressive Leader in Congress
John M. Nelson a Wisconsin native and Progressive Republican sits in the lower house, noted for his early entry when Progressives backed him to the speaker. He began legislative service in September 1908, except during the sixty sixth session, and runs a Sheboygan law practice after studying at the University of Wisconsin.
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Congress
John M. Nelson
Nelson
Wisconsin
Burke
Dane County
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Poem Fragment Relph Waldo Emerson
The fragment speaks of hidden wars the speaker keeps and passes through. It mentions vanity and fame, the vanished gods appearing to the speaker, and a seeker's call to find the speaker amid divine longing and doubt.
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Shadow
Relph Waldo Emerson
Christmas Entertainment and Local Happenings 20 Years Ago
The Junior Department of the Congregational church hosted a Christmas show for Oberlin Children's Home children. George H. Mapes resigned as station agent for the New York Central. E. E. Tucker succeeded him. The Boston Ladies' Symphony Orchestra gave a well attended concert at the Peoples course. Mortimer Pember, an employee of Western Automatic, was found frozen to death on a Welllington-area farm. Christmas mail rush forced two extra carriers to work. Fire department responded to a fire in George L. LeClair's east side machine shop and later in Greg Garris' feed store. George Block and Miss Mary Browitz were married by Rev. J. A. Schmidt. Charles L. Sotherdon lay very ill with typhoid fever. An European peasant belief claims it is unlucky to carry anything from the house on Christmas morning until something has been brought in.
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George L. LeClair
Greg Garris
Europe
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American Civic Association
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National Society of Landscape Artists
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Greece
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Sing Sing
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Osborne
Harvard
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George H. Mapes
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Mortimer Pember
Wellington
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J. A. Schmidt
Charles L. Sotherdon
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