Campaign to Boost Use of Zinc Copper and Brass
Large producers push wider metal usage to boost demand for zinc copper and brass. New Jersey Zinc leads educational displays in New York highlighting zinc in building products and decorations. Copper and Brass Research Committee explores ads and broad uses, aiming to raise public appreciation and expand markets worldwide.
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New Jersey Zinc Company
New York
New Jersey Company
Met
Coeur Walene
Mining Congress Journal
Copper and Brass Research Committee
Whicch
Walter Douglas
Phelpy-Dodge Corporation
Copper and brass market expansion boosts western mining
Copper and brass are to be utilized for many as yet unknown purposes, expanding markets to quicken mining operations across the west. The plan aims to encourage searches for new deposits and restore confidence and stability in mining regions.
Open Shop Principle Defined and Its Rights
A discussion of the open shop principle argues for employers and employees to decide terms of employment without interference from unions or others. It cites Roosevelt era commission findings and a the open shop directive that prohibits discrimination based on union membership and upholds individual liberty in choosing whether to join a labor organization.
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Eyen
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Fragmentary remark on naming a Republican presidential candidate
The excerpt critiques voters who rejected Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and 1916, arguing they threw away chances to unite the party and secure victory in November, a lesson the country and Republican voters remember.
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Theodore Roose
Idaho Republicans vow Wood ticket at Coeur d Alene convention
In Coeur d Alene last week the Idaho Republican convention largely supported General Leonard Wood for president. Senator Borah was mollified to accept a Chicago delegation role, with six Wood men and one Lowden supporter. Ex service men opposed John W. Hurt’s reelection as national committeeman, while Democratic primaries drew weak interest with Wilson or McAdoo as choices.
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Coeur d'Alene
Leonard Wood
Borah
Hiram Johnson
Lowdon
Johnson
Monte B Gwinn
Chicago
Idaho
John W. Hurt
Hart
Wood Maintains Lead In National Republican Contest
The data show George Johnson sweeping Maryland while Wood dominates smaller cities and agricultural areas. Campaign manager George H. Moses predicts Wood will enter the Chicago convention with a large delegate lead and secure victory on the first ballot, backed by supporters in New Jersey Ohio Massachusetts Idaho and other states.
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Geor Johnson
Maryland
Baltimore
Gise
Michikon
Johnson
Wood
Durne
Washington
Republican National
General Wood
Senaor
George H. Moses
New Hanpahire
New Jersey
Uhio
Massachusetts
Idaho
Chicago
Smith Bill for Idaho Reservoir Faces Eastern Criticism
Congressman Adison T. Smith advocates a southwest Idaho park reservoir to irrigate eastern Idaho farmers, transforming swamp land into a productive lake. He clashes with critics from the American Civic Association and urban Eastern elites who defend untouched nature and oppose the plan.
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Yellowstone National Park
Idaho
Far East
Adison T. Smith
American Civic Association
New England
Smith
House
Public Forces End of Outlaw Strike Show Public Backlash
The public rejected the strikers and supported government action. Chicago strike head Wald Grunau was arrested for Lever Act violations while leaders Grunau and McHugh claimed public backing. Voters and travelers endured rail disruption as the public demanded immediate traffic resumption and condemned lawless acts.
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New York Sun and Herald
Wald Grunau
Chicago
Grunno
McHugh
Grunau
Obvious Obligation on Liberty Bonds Cited
The Mining and Scientific Press condemns ads offering to lend on Liberty bonds at low values. It notes a street car ad offering $46 on a 350 bond with $1 monthly repayments, implying a loss of principal and interest over a year. The piece mocks self made boasting and stresses national duty over commercial gimmicks.
Religion and Politics or Feller’s Inherited Creed
A reflective verse notes how a man follows inherited religion and party labels, seldom choosing afresh. The speaker admits being Republican while claiming Episcopal upbringing and distrust of mixed loyalties, finding solace in creed picked by parents and personal reasoning about life’s needs.
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Feller
Allus
Franklin's Early Dawn Discovery Advocates Saving Light
Franklin recounts waking before sunrise to find daylight flooding his Paris room and concludes sun rise can replace candle power. He presents calculations claiming Paris could save three million pounds yearly if people rise with the sun, and suggests bells and cannons to spur the change, offering the idea freely without seeking reward.
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Paris
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Ohe
Que
India to Absorb More Silver
India will absorb more silver as about one fifth of humanity uses the silver rupee and India, the world’s largest silver consumer, fixes a minimum price for silver. The government’s actions influence global demand and prices, ensuring India can dispose of silver at high rates.
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India
Bureau of Mines
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Postoffice
Wallace
Republican Party OF Idaho
Wilson
McAdoo
White House
Railway Labor Board
Senate
Young Ladies’ Seminary
New Freedom
Orwin
Uniontown
League of Nations
Minneapolis Tribune
Congress
Boston
Philadelphia
J. W. Foley
Franklin’s Daylight Saving Discovery
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