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Newspaper
Wallace Miner
Location
Wallace, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
4
The Miner rejects doom saying the mining industry remains robust despite Denison bill talk. It criticizes loopholes favoring exchanges, calls for uniform blue sky standards, and notes broad opposition from miners while praising federal role in curbing stock fraud. The piece covers Northwest sentiment, potential amendments, and mentions key figures like Senator Borah and Peter G. Johnson.
Bartlett Sinclair has been appointed register of the United States land office at Boise. Formerly president of Bonners Ferry, he was elected state auditor in 1898 and served during Governor Frank Steunenberg’s second term. The 1899 Coeur d’Alene conflict and martial law connected to the Bunker Hill blast helped bring him into public notice.
The article argues Idaho students should enroll at the University of Idaho in Moscow to keep dollars in state and ensure equal or better educational advantages. It cites Dr. A H Upham noting about 1200 Idaho students study in neighboring states and estimates $600,000 leaves Idaho annually. It also previews an excerpt from Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's famous address to the Boys in Blue.
The Pend d Oreille Review editor Barker of Sandpoint is praised for his editorial reply to a Miner column on a proposed united Idaho. The Pend d Oreille Review challenges the insinuation that it spelled inseparable with an “e,” defending its stance against criticism and misrepresentation.
British merchants ship yarns to Saxony to be made into gloves and hosiery while London and Manchester dealers contract to manufacture in Germany, paying premium for cheap labor. Marshall Field in Chicago allegedly imported German made hosiery to dodge higher U.S. tariffs. Wages in German mills run lower, with cotton weavers earning about 4.35 dollars weekly, 21 cents less than Japan. Protectionism and domestic interests are urged to shield American producers.
Union Pacific chairman Judge Robert S Lovett arrived in Salt Lake City and warned that taxation is the chief damper on business revival. He argued income surtaxes suppress profits and deter new enterprises, noting railroads bear rising state and municipal taxes while capital shifts to tax exempt bonds. He cited Union Pacific taxes rising from 4.18 million in 1911 to 12.54 million in 1921 and urged restraint to avoid harming industry and growth.
A brief selection extols youth as a force for courage and exploration. It imagines shedding fear and aging’s limits to pursue untraveled paths, facing the world’s call for stronger hearts and brave deeds. The verse frames youth as the prime time to pursue truth and bold achievement.
Poem extols the restless rush of man and sea, comparing birth to a shoreward surge and the plunge into death to seeking a spirit land. The speaker warns of pride broken on rocks of life and the longing for light beyond.
President Harding denounces the so called children's crusade as a staged radical stunt. He argues the organizers used children to push a political agenda and warns the nation against being swayed by sentimental manipulation. Kate Richards O Hares are blamed for overreaching in a calculated protest aimed at public exposure in front of the White House.
In a St Louis Times piece Sir Conan Doyle asserts the dead are trying to contact the living, citing the ghost of James M Cox as an example stalking the country and sending messages from the grave.
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