Idaho Victory Shows GOP Integrity in 1922 Election
Idaho voters chose Charles C. Moore as governor by a large Republican plurality, rejecting waste charges and embracing the party’s record on taxation and direct primaries. The campaign defended the Republican administration against Alexander’s attacks, while Senator Borah’s stance split the opposition, and Moore’s win underscored Idaho’s adherence to sound government principles.
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Charles C. Moore
Idaho
Alexander
H. PF. Samuels
Moore
Samuels
Nonpartisan League
Progressive Party
Ucket
Borah
City Flags Worn and Faded Questioning Honor
Faded flags along business streets, once marking national events and civic gatherings, have degraded through years of exposure. Officials question whether the city still honors the occasions these flags were meant to celebrate as the flags show significant wear and tear.
City Decorated for Roosevelt Visit Still Faded Flags
Eighteen years after decorating for President Roosevelt, the city’s starry banners remain weathered. Torrential rain before and during a parade faded the blue field and merged red and white into dull colors. Despite cost concerns and calls for public expenditure cuts, the council hesitates to replace the flags yet.
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Roosevelt
Ume
License Required for Automobile Drivers
Opinion urging the next legislature to pass a law making motor vehicle operators obtain a license. Proposes local authority revocation for repeated violations, a small license fee to fund road maintenance, and using the proceeds for road improvements to protect the public from reckless drivers.
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Jane
Shoshone County Elects Miss Russum State Superintendent
The Aliner notes Shoshone County backs Miss Ikussum for state superintendent of public instruction citing her long service in Wallace and Kellogg. It praises her as a capable educator and predicts higher efficiency in schools statewide while noting her future role on the state land board.
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Shoshone County
jAlinelizabeth Russum
State Committee
Ikussum
Wallace and
Kellogg
Miss Russum
State Land Board
Satate
Demand for Bonus A Blot on Military Service
Opinion argues opponents exaggerate the cost of a soldiers' bonus. The paper contends the real loss is not pecuniary but the lasting value of national character if the bonus is paid. It asserts the country could pay but warns of irreversible consequences to patriotism and society.
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Congress
Loyalty and sacrifice vs adjusted compensation in war
The piece argues that true national strength comes from citizens willing to serve and sacrifice, not mercenary wages. It recalls the unknown soldier at Arlington as a symbol of dedication and warns that elevating pay over loyalty risks undermining defense. It mentions World War I honors and questions how the unknown soldier would view demands for compensation.
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Germany
Arlington
Wages and Living Costs in Economic Balance
The Railway Labor Board's stance argues against basing wages on a theoretical typical family of five. It emphasizes productivity and individual value to society as the main wage determinant. It cautions that tying pay to living costs risks payroll strain and industry failure, noting regional cost variations and the need for fair remuneration tied to output.
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J. Wollman & Co
N. Y
Railway Labor Board
Tariff and Labor Boosts Business Under Protective Policy
The New York Journal of Coins editorial notes improving business as immigration and labor scarce. The Journal of Commerce argues protection spurs economic strength, with a tariff shift seen as stabilizing. As tariff revision nears, factories reopen and expand, boosting employment and production.
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American Economist
New York Journal of Coins
Journal of Commerce
Party of Protection
Neu
No real excuse for idleness cited in journal of commerce
Plans for new plants have been made and erection begun, boosting employment prospects. The Journal of Commerce notes tariffs drive jobs, asserting that the issue is the hunt for work, not work for the man, and that idleness has no real excuse.
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Journal of Commerce
Tari
The Hen’s Legs Controversy From Boise
A Boise Statesman note ponders why a hen does not fall from its perch when sleeping on one leg. The Internation al Interpreter story prompts readers to wonder if hens sleep with a leg raised, locking the other claw on the perch. The piece ends with a quip on politics and understanding.
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Boise Statesman
International
Supremacy of the Law in Herrin Massacre Probes
Twin Falls News reports a grand jury in Williamson County has indicted 434 people, 245 for murder, after the Herrin massacre. Trials will test law’s supremacy as state authorities seek convictions against those who defied Illinois justice.
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Twin Falls
Herrin
Williamson County
Illinois
Humans lack sympathy after war and disasters
The Anaconda Standard laments blunted empathy after World War I noting death and calamities flood the senses, yet readers grow numb to Chile’s earthquake and tidal wave, choosing politics, prices, and rumors over sorrow before turning to the sports pages.
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Chile
Hotel Built on Gold Mine in Helena Montana
Eight years ago a hotel rose on Main street Helena on Last Chance gulch site where placer miners worked in the 19th century and yielded about 30 million dollars. The foundation ground was washed for profit, leaving richer placer pockets that could be dredged profitably on a large scale, per Chester C. Davis Montana agriculture commissioner in Adventure Magazine.
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Helena
Mont
Main Street
Last Chance Gulch
Montana
Chester C. Davis
Adventure Magazine
The Course of Empire in Happy Climes and Westward
A poetic meditation contrasts Berkeley’s The Muse with a future golden age. It envisions happy climes where virtue guides truth, condemns pedantry, and predicts Westward the course of empire as the drama’s fifth act nears completion and time’s noblest offspring in the last.
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Eplc
The Price of Silver and World Chaos
The piece argues that global chaos stems from rotten credit and excessive paper money, not gold and silver. It critiques policy moves delaying a sound credit basis, notes Britain and Europe draining silver through currency destruction, and questions Europe’s 1925 plan to end social unrest and align with sound money.
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Wall Street
Europe
Leagues of Nations
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
China
India
London
Britain
Africa
Bombay
East African Currency Board
Great Britain
Near East
Messrs. Lenine
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
State Timber Sale Attracts Bids In Spokane
Ben E. Bush of Moscow represented the state land board at a court house timber sale for 600 acres on the Little North Fork of the Coeur d Alene river. A number of companies bid and D C Hedlund of Hedlund Box & Lumber Co of Spokane won with a $36000 bid. Timber must be cut within the time and rules set by the state land board. Bush praised the sale.
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Spokane
Ben E. Bush
Moscow
State Land Board
Court House
Little North Fork
Coeur d'Alene River
D. C. Hedlund
Hedlund Box & Lumber Company
Bush
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Wallace
Wallace Printing Company
Elks Temple Building
Bank Street
Wallace, Idaho
A. J. Dunn
Tariff
Ners
George Berkeley
Financial Review
New York
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