Colonel Wallace and Wallace Townsite Dispute Recap
A long reminiscence praising Colonel W T Wallace prompts a counter view in the Press Times. It recounts the 1859 Wallace townsite jumble, how residents rushed to claim lots, and the ensuing legal battle that ended with the townsite patent issued to the town trustees.
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Coeur d'Alene
Press-Times
W. T. Wallace
Weiter
Wallace
Hin
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Senator Borah Denounces League at Kellogg Speech
Senator Borah, leading the opposition to the league of nations, delivered a exhaustive critique at Kellogg last Saturday. He argued Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine warned against meddling with foreign affairs, claiming the president’s Fourteen Points were eroded by wartime diplomacy. Widespread audience responses followed, including many women who admitted misunderstanding the league’s aims and now view it as a potential cause of wars.
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Norah
Kellogg
League of Naons
Enator Borah
League of Nations
Senate
Washington
Borah
Washton
Monroe
League
League of Nations pledge would force US troops abroad
The speaker warns that defending present territorial borders would require sending American soldiers to quell uprisings like the Egyptian revolt. Under league terms, Congress could not stop such actions, as fulfilling a binding contract would compel use of troops and naval forces in foreign lands.
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League
Council
Egypt
Congress
Executive Department
Looking Backward in a Gilded Age Echo
A reflection on nostalgia for a past with less social strife. The piece argues memory distorts history, noting workers faced oppression and wealth inequality then as now. It cites Daniel Webster 1833, warning against radicals and monopolies while praising liberty and equal opportunity.
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Halcyon
Cincinnati Commercial
Daniel Webster
Senate
Campaign Fund Critique From Democrats Cited
The report highlights Democratic charges that the Republican National Committee funds are used to influence the presidency and Congress. It notes audiences are urged to distrust corporate contributions while failing to cite concrete subscriptions, arguing that campaigns require substantial legitimate spending from any party.
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Cox
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Republicans seek voluntary fund for campaign expenses
The piece describes a nationwide effort by the Republican committee to raise large sums through voluntary subscriptions from party members to finance congressional and state campaigns. It contrasts this with Democrats, noting the latter’s access to money and many federal office holders on the public payroll.
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Republican Committee
Huckleberries Beat High Price With Mountain Pickings
In the Coeur d'Alene area families face high fruit costs but a bumper huckleberry crop offers relief. The mountains yield abundant berries, drawing families by car and on foot to pick and cart home pails full, boxes, and containers while enjoying a day in the high country.
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Coeur d'Alene
Smoking Warning at Oatman Theatre Sparks Satire
A humorous notice from the Oatman Miner urges smokers to sit in the back, enjoy free cigars from Mr. Simons, and park pipes in the alley. It mocks anti smoking sentiment with quips about a dead pine scent and an Old Pipe Brigade to defend smokers, warning of a campaign by the “skirt contingent.”
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Oatman
Arizona
Simons
Frost for Franklin D Roosevelt at Butte event
Butte Daily Post reports a tepid Roosevelt reception in Butte with small courthouse turnout and faint enthusiasm for the Cox Roosevelt ticket. The paper notes a chilly local welcome, suggesting Roosevelt’s mortality in the eyes of the citizenry and greater appeal of Coolidge as vice president to westerners.
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Butte Daily Post
Roosevelt
Cox-Roosevelt
Butte
Theodore Roosevelt
Coolidge
Cox
Control of Senate in Ohio State Journal
Leaders of both parties stress the importance of the fall election for United States Senate seats. With 32 seats at stake and a current 49 to 47 Republican majority, a single seat could tie the chamber and two could grant control, impacting national administration and policy alignment.
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Ohio State Journal
United States
Senate
The Incentive and Quiet Grief in New York Verses
A fragmentary poem set features lines praising care from someone who supports effort and lifts sorrow. It contrasts striving and dream with loneliness, noting weather and sun shine as small comforts. The piece shifts to a scene of a ruined home, where wild roses and green vines offer solace above grieving hearts.
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Arthur W. Peach
N.Y
John Borg Endows 25000 Scholarship for Union Hill High
John Borg of New York, president of Consolidated Interstate-Callahan Mining, endows a 25000 Gowen Scholarship at Union Hill High School New Jersey. One graduate yearly can attend Rutgers University with full instruction and annual subsistence, plus a pledge to fund a future student. The plan aims to create an endless chain of opportunity for ambitious, underfunded youths.
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John Borg
New York
Consolidated Interstate-Callahan Mining Company
Borg
Union Hill
New Jersey
Union Hill High School
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Broad Street
Financial District
Isaac W. Gowen
Grove Reformed Church
North Berwen
Dr. Gowen
Dutch Reformed Church
General Synod of the Church
Horg
Dr Gowen
Rutgers
Gowen
Hore
WHY WE ARE OUT OF WAR
A column from the St. Louis Times criticizes the campaign against entering World War I. It argues the party once vowing to keep the nation out of war now supports endless conflict, suggesting misjudgment and desperation. The piece notes if Wilson had carried plans earlier, Americans might be sent overseas, and laments Europe’s feeble military and moral state while hinting at mailed foreign entanglements. It closes with a remark about Oriental alphabets and penny toy varieties in London.
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St. Louis
United States
Wilson
Europe
Asia
America
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