Conquering Scotland by Prohibition Crusade Narrated
A bold Ohio crusader Ernest Hurst Cherrington vows to dry Scotland as a first battle in a global prohibition effort. The piece paints him as a heroic, determined figure facing a rugged, skeptical nation in a dramatic, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Caesar
Alexander
Ernest Hurst
Rington
Ohio
Mr. Cherrington
Scotland
Cherrington
Burns
The Matriarchal Age Declared in Public Debate
Lucile Pugh voices a radical view that women should retain their names in marriage and lead society. She argues for a matriarchal era where men are stripped of authority, claiming the matriarchal age replaces the patriarchal one and that power has long resided with women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Pugh
New York
Father
The 1914 dollar plea by W F Burke is ridiculed
A congressional hearing last week featured W F Burke asking for a 1914 dollar for post office workers. The piece mocks the request, noting the era’s harsh conditions and broad visions from the past while lamenting the idea of small gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Burke
Joint
Congressional Committee
Post Office
Air mail planes to replace railroad mail cars
The Post reports the air mail fleet for New York to Chicago will include several Pegasus like planes capable of lifting 1500 pounds of mail. Each airship weighs five tons with a 70 foot wing span and 14 foot ground clearance, powered by two Liberty motors at 115 miles per hour, designed to replace railroad mail cars on the New York Cleveland Chicago route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Post Office Department
New York
Chicago
Radicalism and Hysteria in Public Debate
In a measured stance, officials urge calm over feared revolutionary threats. They argue that persistent criminals and dangerous doctrines must be punished or deported, while educational propaganda counters fringe ideologies. The note references regional unrest and a quip about spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cataline
Spokane Trial Details Alleged Murder Case Reported
The Spokane perior court hears testimony about a degree murder involving McDonald Elder Fay and McNutt. It is alleged McNutt struck the victim with a blunt tool, then moved the body and sought police involvement. Testimony places the events near Scotia Washington. McNutt later disappeared and was found months later in a shallow grave on a nearby farm. The note mentions a palm skin used as a sharp edge tool demonstration.
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Assoan
Spokane
McDonald
Elder
Fay
Menin Perior
McNutt
Drew
Shammer
Scotia
Wash
Ted
Tool
Ce. McNutt
McDonalds
Railroads as backbone of war and peace policy
The piece argues rail transport is essential for national defense and prosperity, linking wheat, mines, steel to frontlines and markets. It notes freight volume doubled 1897–1905 and again since, urging growth of railways, cars, engines, tracks, and broad regulation to enable continued expansion and national progress.
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Robert H. Stevenson
D. Harold McGrath
Pwin Falls
Idaho
Associated Press
the Postal Pegasus
Asia-Minor
Conan Doyle
Everet
Luke
We OF
Tim
Wil McDos
France
Publi Association of Railway “Executives
Woodrow. Wilson
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