Oppose 1920 1921 mining assessment suspension bill
Senator King of Utah introduced a bill to suspend annual assessment work on mining claims for 1920 and 1921. Proponents say wartime and postwar conditions justified earlier suspensions, but critics argue it harms claim owners who already did work and risks delaying mineral development and road building funded by such assessments.
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King
Utah
Congress
Consequences If Congress Halts Mining Claim Assessments
The passage argues that continued suspension of the assessment work law would fuel calls to end assessment requirements entirely and replace them with a $100 payment in lieu. It warns such a shift would weaken mining regulation and oversight.
Reckless Drivers on City Streets Bring Forth Public Outcry
The article condemns automobile and jitney drivers for speeding and dangerous behavior across Wallace Race and Uneely streets. It cites underage drivers, center-road hogging, and frequent violations, urging stricter enforcement and licensing to curb speed and protect public safety.
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Disney
Wallace
Tey
Treaty With Colombia Provokes Moral and Political Critique
The article argues the Colombian treaty paying 25 million dollars to Colombia is morally and politically wrong. It critiques President Roosevelt for perceived actions surrounding Panama’s independence and the canal rights, noting public sentiment, party discord, and editorial dissent like the Chicago Tribune’s harsh view. It claims the payment is unjust and politically harmful.
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Colombia
United States
Eealy
1 T
Colombie
Republic of Panama
Inthis
Tanema
Republic
Roosevelt
Panama
Wahon
Senate
Roonevelt
Chicago Tribune
Senate debates oil concessions in Colombia and Roosevelt era
The passage discusses American interests in Colombia, notably oil fields, and argues for rejecting treaties that discredit a president. It notes the Senate’s intent to ratify and suggests a provision requiring concession holders to pay 25 million dollars, balancing fairness to the people.
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Dent Roosevelt
Colombia
Rea
Senate
Bankers and the Late Unla Mented Comptroller
John Skelton Williams, eight years as comptroller of the currency, faced Senate rejection and a hostile political climate. ALos Angeles bank's Farmers and Merchants National Bank monthly letter quotes editor J. A. Graves praising silence on the dead while hinting at bankers’ long-standing abuses. The piece notes a blank space left to be filled in by bankers and ends with a self-deprecating confession about expressing opinions.
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John Skeleton Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Willams
John Skelton Williams
J. A. Graves
Howev
John Skelton
Immigration Restriction Bill Moves Toward Law
The house passed and sent to the senate an immigration bill like the vetoed prior version. It limits new entries for fourteen months to 8 percent of each country’s nationals registered in the 1910 census. An attempt to admit political refugees and allow Lord Mayor O Callaghan of Cork was defeated. O Callaghan must leave the United States before June 5. The bill is expected to gain senate approval and become law with President Harding's signature.
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House
Senate
United States
O'Callaghan
Cork
Harding
Socialism in the Unions Debate
National Republican argues socialists within labor groups push production limits to undermine the current industrial order and promote state socialism. It cites Russia and urges workers to resist doctrines that devalue craftsmanship and loyalty to class. A fragment references a sponge in Ecuador as unrelated noise.
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National Republican
Russia
Ecuador
Socialist Threat Aimed at U S Industry and Freedom
The passage argues that state socialism seeks to slow production, sabotage efficiency, and replace the free American system with a bayonet tyranny. It warns workers and producers to resist Europeanist apostles who would undermine Americanism and productivity, urging vigilance against organized socialist influence.
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Russia
Helped the Helpless by American Sailors in Dalmatia
A Ragusa dispatch praises U S Navy officers and sailors led by Rear Admiral Andrews for aiding 20 000 Russian refugees from the Crimea. Sailors fed 5000 people clothed the naked built hospitals and cleaned barracks, with American women thanking Captain Wyrman of the Olympia for relief and hope.
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New York Herald
Ragusa
Dalmatia
Adriatic
Andrews
Crimea
United States
Wyrman
Olympia
The New Diplomacy of the Administration
The St Louis Times argues the new diplomacy should serve America’s welfare over partisan aims I'mplies officials abroad must prioritize national interests. It notes the difficulty of hard choices versus easy public statements and insists the republic must be served.
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St. Louis
Griven
America
Washington
American Republic
Prohibition Shrinks Corpse Supply for Medical Study
Prohibition has not harmed mining but it indirectly alarms the medical field. Corpses for dissection are almost unobtainable and instructors rely more on charts. Death rates have fallen and the policy benefits those who would have sold remains years ago.
An Easy Berth from a Father to a Son
A lad asks for an easy berth and the reply lists many hard paths. The father concludes there is only one easy place in the world and that is the grave.
Mother's Day Reflections on a Mother's Love
An anonymously narrated poem recalls a mother kissing her newborn and a brave first-born, then a world-worn beggar held close. The speaker sees love and mercy as divine, voices a resolve to seek courage through maternal care and blessing.
Advice to the Ambitious in Mining and Engineering
An editorial urging aspiring miners and engineers to pursue rigorous study, practical experience, and continuous learning. It urges attend mining school if possible, gain field work, and balance books with hands on labor. It warns against loafing, extols self discipline, and emphasizes the human will as key to overcoming obstacles and achieving success.
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Russia
Washington
Harvard
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas A. Edison
Nicaragua
New Weekly Irish People Aims for Irish Republic
New York plans a weekly newspaper the Irish People born from the Irish American Labor League. It seeks to promote an Irish republic on the Soviet model and press a labor backed boycott of English goods to paralyze English reliant industries. The writer asks when a relief committee for America from Irish propaganda will form.
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Mining and Scientific Press
New York
Bureau Abuse and Austrian Bureaucracy Persist
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Austria remains burdened by an overstaffed government despite bankruptcy and a bloated army of functionaries. Officials refuse to disband entrenched bureaus, a fate shared by many nations. Coffee costs the United States $1,000,000 daily as a contrasting expense.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Austria
Hapsburg
United States
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