The Democratic Party's Opportunity to Rebuild
A high level opinion piece urges Democrats to accept the voters' verdict and back the government, arguing the party must reorganize and reestablish its core principles. It cites figures like Jesse H. Jones and John W. Davis and critiques Bryan’s influence, calling for a strong, responsible opposition and a two-party system to check the bloc era.
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Democratic Party
Jesse H. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Jeremiahs
National Committee
Congress
Coolidge
William J. Bryan
John W. Davis
Mr. Davis
Bryan
Bryan Road
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Western
Lady _Boulette
Johan W. Davis
Inconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Wyoming
Idaho
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Oregon
Washington
Nevada
la Holiette
la Follette
Jonah
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Tales of Big Wolf in Ontario Wolves Campaign
A tale recalls a historical Ontario campaign against menacing wolves. Settlers cope with harsh winters while Canada mobilizes effort to defend open country. parallels drawn to roving wolves once seen as fierce threats on western plains.
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Ontario
United States
Notable Wolverines of the West Enduring Wolf Saga
The article recounts famed predators in the western United States, including a wolf pursued across hundreds of miles and captured in the Cascade Mountains, said to have killed many sheep. It highlights the infamous Custer wolf hunted for years and shot in 1922 after causing $25,000 in livestock damage, plus Bigfoot of Montana with fifteen years of raids costing ranchers over $160,000.
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Adoes
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Custer Wolf
Animal World
Bigfoot
Montana
Motors supplanting railroads in new Boston plan
The Boston and Maine Railroad proposes replacing many tracks with motor lines, potentially removing up to a thousand miles of track. Motor cars could run every ten to fifteen minutes on branches, delivering goods directly and easing road congestion. The piece argues for a public auto highway system and a reorganization of roads to accommodate rapid motor travel.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Milne Company
Gifted Hopkins renders the Twenty Third Psalm in vere libre
The piece critiques Hopkins for modernizing the Psalm with whimsical shifts such as “In green meadows He makes me lie down” and “in the darkest ravine” and questions the need for such jazzed translations. It notes the editor’s missed opportunity and calls for broader experimentation by The New Republic.
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Hopkins
Blue
Red Dog Gulch
House of the Lord
The
New Republic
Hays Making Sunshine in a Time of Crisis
A tribute to Will H. Hays highlighting his four year tenure as national chairman guiding the nation through postwar realities. The piece notes his central role in coordinating diverse forces across the United States and his influence as the industry sought stability and direction amid upheaval. It ends with reference to major moving picture magnates uniting for a solution.
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Civit Services
Virginia
United States
Washington
Hays Reforms and the Movie World Aims for Decency
A 1930s commentary argues Mr. Hays restored decency to film by curbing sensational content. It credits his analysis and persuasion, notes a shift toward art and education, and cites an exhibitor survey showing popular films align with wholesome values. It also calls for funding literary staffs and broader access to good literature beyond copyrights.
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Aone
Aioriog
Hays
Freud
Booth Tarkington
UNWISE RESTRAINT IN HOG TRADE SPURS DEBATE
A 1920s Department of Agriculture complaint against Armour & Co. and Swift & Co. accused unfair discrimination by buying hogs only from certain buyers. The piece questions government power to regulate purchase preferences and argues for minimal interference to preserve private enterprise and buyer freedom.
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Department of Agriculture
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Department
The Oregon Trail Poem by William Rose Benet
A fragment from The Oregon Trail recounts a rugged trapper in buckskin, hawk eyed and scarred by Indian raids. It evokes prairies and dust, the ogallala hero, war plumes, and a doomed cry framed by fading eyesight and a golden sky.
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Oregon Trail
William Robe Benet
Coulee
Hardihood
Ogallala
The Women of Yueh Li by N Po
A brief verse sketch portrays South Region girls as pale and bright crossing waters in small boats. The speaker notes coquettish eyes and springtime allure as they pick flowers from aquatic lovers while navigating by river.
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Yueh LI
N Po
Christmas Turkeys for Petersburg Soldiers in 1864
In Petersburg during Christmas 1864 amid siege and shortages, local women organized a turkey drive from across Virginia, securing hundreds of birds to feed every enlisted man in the Army of Northern Virginia. Railroads carried the birds free, kitchens roasted them, and the quartermaster delivered meals to the trenches, a rare bright note of compassion in hard war.
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Petersburg
Quartermaster’s Department
Northern Virginia
Russia's Red Army under Trotsky purge and expansion
A London Times correspondent reports that the Russian Communist Party leadership, led by Kameneff Stalin and Dzerzhinsky, is purging Trotskyists from the Red Army. Trotsky’s influence wanes while the army is framed as an instrument for global conquest and defense, with British estimates placing forces around one million, though exact numbers vary. The piece notes a minimum infantry, cavalry, artillery figure of 45,600 alongside 200,000 Cheka troops.
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Russian Communist Party
Russia
Communist International
Trotsky
Red Army
London Times
Kameneff
Stalin
Dzerzhinsky
Bolshevists
State Rights and the State's Role in Prohibition
Letters to the editor discuss Georgia's stance on the eighteenth amendment and child labor limits, arguing that Georgia acted from a genuine state right ethos while coalitions in other states pressed national prohibition. The writer cites Massachusetts and New York to question consistency and faith in states’ rights, and weighs the federal amendment path against local statutes. A second letter criticizes Congress, urging budget discipline and constitutional reform to reduce costly, inefficient upper chambers, citing voting totals and the need for practical governance.
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New York Weld
Georgia
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Sam W. Small
Washington
Dec
House of Representatives
Senate
Ferahger
H. T. Mee
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