Pittman Act Seen as Salvation for Lead Mines
Nevada Senator Pittman assures no repeal of his name sake act, arguing silver at $1 per ounce sustains a fragile Min ing industry in the Coeur d’Alene district. He notes government profits remain sizable even after $1 purchases, warns that abandoning the price would curb silver and base metal output, risking mine closures and economic harm.
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Pittman
Nevada
Nevadi
Amen
Orient
Court
Alene
Proper Place to Make Peace With Germany
Paragraph cites Roosevelt and Grant on peace terms, arguing Berlin as the only firm peace spot. Critiques armistice delays that allowed Germany to avoid invasion, contrasting with Grant's unconditional surrender policy.
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Germany
Berlin
Roosevelt
General Grant
South
West
Lee
Appomattox
Grant
Rothevelt
Aftermath View of Armistice and German Resolve
A reflective critique argues the central powers were near collapse at armistice time and could have faced invasion of Germany and Berlin, but the peace terms remained negotiable. It contends Germany did not feel defeat, and militarism survived, noting future losses may exceed those saved by signing.
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Germany
Farflung
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Berlin
V Hun
Harding style governance speeds up bill passage
A fragment from a 1920s article describes the Harding administration trimming red tape and using business methods in government. It cites quick passage of an appropriations measure to repair the Washington Monument elevator, aiding thousands of visitors. The piece highlights cross chamber agreement on the same day.
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Harding
Washington Monument
National Capital
Hat Vantage Pont
Hard‘og
Ue Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Hin
Haywood Must Pay Penalty For His Crime
The Miner rejects the view that Haywood’s escape to Russia benefits the United States. If ever possible to capture him, he should be brought back, serve his full sentence, and be barred from spreading treasonous propaganda abroad.
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W. D. Haywood
Russia
United States
Demandehat
Idaho Fights Fair Freight Rates Across Region
Idaho public utilities commission protests Interstate Commerce Commission rules that favor coast jobbers. East origin freight to the coast ships back into Idaho at reduced rates, undermining local distributors. The commission seeks relief against discriminatory interstate freight pricing.
Protest Against Freight Rates Hurting Idaho Commerce
A May 26 dispatch to the Idaho delegation protests planned 20 percent rate cuts by carriers to Pacific coast terminals without parallel cuts at intermediate points. The note warns of higher prices, disrupted Intermountain development, and coast advantage in back hauling. Public Utilities Commission urges businesses to support protests to the Interstate Commerce Commission and Idaho lawmakers.
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Idaho
Congress
Commission
Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ex-Soldier Hid Military Record in Theft Case
A 23 year old man jailed for highway robbery asked Judge Hall for a private interview after a 15 year sentence. He explained his fear of bias against ex soldiers and detailed his wartime burns from gas exposure, which left him unable to breathe inside and affected his post war life. The judge reduced the sentence to five years in reform school and urged support for veterans and employment reform.
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New York Herald
St. Louis
Hall
France
Paying the Piper in Buhl Idaho Tax Rise
The Boise Statesman reports Buhl will levy a 46 mill school tax, pushing total property taxes above 10 percent. The piece warns this reflects confiscatory levels from tax-eater policies and notes other Idaho cities face similar trends. It cites alarming city-wide effects and further cities already or soon to be in the same situation.
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Boise Statesman
Buhl
Idaho
A Gentle Transition of Power Across Nations
In Leslie's Weekly the author notes Americans accept political change without force or fear. The peaceful handover on March 4 contrasts with Russia and Germany where rulers were toppled by murder and dictatorship, leaving each nation towering on a volatile, endangered brink.
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Leslie's Weekly
Russia
Germany
Uncle Sam as Auctioneer in Wasteful War Surplus Sale
Highway officials from every state urge Congress to turn over vast quantities of surplus road building machinery held by the War Department. Tractors, trucks, motorcycles and tools sold at Jeffersonville auctions fetched shockingly low prices, some as cheap as 12 dollars for motorbikes and 24 dollars for light trucks, though hundreds of millions were originally paid. States seek transfer without charge to save taxpayer money and reuse equipment.
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Union
Congress
War Department
Department
Jeffersonville
Ind
Our Position Unchanged on Reparations and Alliances
The piece argues that Republicans oppose entangling alliances and foreign schemes while supporting U S participation in postwar adjustments. It clarifies that the United States is not bound in advance by any covenant to accept foreign decisions and retains discretion in engaging with war claims and peace treaties.
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Chicago Tribune
Republican Party
League of Nations
Reparations Commission
Supreme Council
Council of Ambassadors
United States
Thrope
Fear of the Dark by Edith M. Thomas
The speaker confesses lifelong fear of the dark and ignorance, likening it to a child’s night fear when a candle goes out. She muses whether knowledge in sleep or awakening could dispel the fear, or if no waking then fear might fade through revelation.
A Dream of Summer by John Greenleaf Whittier
A short poem contrasts June warmth with lingering winter, noting breezes and hazy light as signs of spring. The north winds retreat, moss returns, streams flow, and the speaker says God preserves hope in all his works behind the clouds and in the ever renewing earth.
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God
U S Says It Will Listen Advise and Contribute If Needed
Washington states it will listen and advise to any future talks with foreign powers. The United States says it can contribute if deemed appropriate and reserves the right to withdraw from discussions.
Infamous Proposal Targets Twin Falls Crowd
Twin Falls faces controversy over a planned lecture by Kate Michards O'Hare once jailed for antiwar activities. Her past remarks about soldiers and mothers sparked outrage among veterans and locals. The piece argues the open shop concept carries moral questions and demands leadership by employer leaders who back the open shop.
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Twin Falls
Kate Michards O'Hare
United States
Wilson
Kate Richards O'Hare
Kith
O'Hare
Te Socialist
Open shop vs closed shop in American plan debate
The piece argues that open shops allow work for both union and non union workers while closed shops force union membership through coercion. It frames the open shop as a matter of American citizenship and condemns private terrorism by unions. The author warns of a coming clash as employers challenge union power.
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Leslie's Weekly
Elevation Range in United States and Asia Compared
The United States has a height difference of 14 777 feet between its highest and lowest points, Mount Whitney at 14 501 feet and Death Valley at 276 feet below sea level, both in California. In Asia Mount Everest reaches 29 002 feet and the Dead Sea shores lie 1290 feet below sea level, a total rise to fall difference of 20 292 feet, with the deepest cited ocean depth around 2 088 feet near Mindanao, Philippines, making the sea floor over 11 miles below Everest's summit.
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Geological Survey
United States
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
California
Hoever
Asia
Everest
Dead Sea
Sy Ocean
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Salt in the Sea Mineral Depths Across United States
A historic note on ocean salt content estimates shows that enough salt in the sea could form a 4,800,000 cubic mile block. Spreading it over the continental United States would yield a crust over a mile and a half deep, while one percent of ocean salt would blanket all land to about 290 feet.
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United States
Alaska
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Wallace Printing Company
Haywood
Maho
Intermountain
Uncle Sam
Edith M. Thomas
John Greenleaf Whittier
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