Norwegian engineer proposes Dead Sea tunnel power plan
Nor Wegian Albert Hjorth of Christiana proposes a 37 mile tunnel from the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea to generate electricity for Palestine. The project would fund water distribution, irrigation, and pumping near the Sea of Galilee with an initial cost around 40 million dollars and potential international support.
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Associated Press
Christiana
Nor Wegian
Palestine
Albert Hjorth
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
Hjorth
Jerusalem
Jordan Valley
Sea of Galilee
Lake
Gennesaret
Navy
Jordan
Asia
America
Norway
Mexican raid reported near Zapata border town
General J F Walters based in Houston received advice of a border raid eleven miles south of Zapata Texas a store owner was bound during the looting and the bandits fled across the border The message came from Ranger service captain W M Hanson serving as special examiner for the senate committee A dental workers union threatens a strike unless a union label is stamped on all goods manufactured courtesy of the McCurtain Gazette
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
J. F. Walters
Texas Cavalry
Zapata
Zapata County
W. M. Hanson
Ranger Service
Senate
Dental Workers Union
McCurtain Gasette
French and British Propose Lottery Loan
London reports the French government may issue a large lottery loan with $100 bonds and daily prizes of 250000, plus weekly prizes from 75000 to 1000 over two years. The British chancellor said he would not object if the public wanted it, amid debate on similar schemes and past bond efforts.
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Associated Press
London
Commons
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Spanish influence in fashion and a butterfly map proposal
The piece notes a trend toward Spanish style in evening wear with a fur wrapped cape described as silver fox trimmed. It also reports B J S Cahill of Oakland presenting a butterfly map for world girdling air routes to replace Mercator projection and discusses its claimed benefits for geography and peace. The report includes Oklahoma legal notices on inheritance and a 1919 anti syndicalism law affecting loyalty acts.
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Napoleon
Evenin
Milady
Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Mercator
B. J. S. Cahill
Oakland
Charles J. Glidden
Aerial Derby Commission
Far East
Leavay
J. Cahill
Civic Center
Panama
Yokohama
North Pole
Equator
South America
North America
Cahill
M. Cahill
Navy Reveals Inventor of Depth Charge
The Navy Department names Chester T. Minkler of Newport Rhode Island as the inventor of the depth charge and the North Sea mine used against German U boats. Minkler and aide Harry Adams risked their lives repeatedly testing the bombs and both inventions were turned over to the government without cost.
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Navy Department
Chester T. Minkler
Newport
R. I
North Sea
Minkler
Harry Adams
Splendid Cough Medicine Ad touted for family use
An advertisement praises Chamberlaing Cough Remedy as a splendid medicine for croupy symptoms and coughs. The author claims quick relief for children and adults after a few doses, emphasizing its merits for family use.
Legal bias claim: paternal ownership in many states
A claim notes that in more than half the states United States law favors fathers with full ownership of the child. The statement highlights a perceived bias in custodial rights across multiple jurisdictions.
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States
The
United States
English Parliament Opens Doors for Women Leaders
In a historic shift, women gain ground in the Commons after Lady Astor wins a seat. The article notes more women stepping forward to public life, signaling a broader push for female representation in British politics.
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Lady Astor
Old England
Commons
Ada Opens New Opera House To Seat 1200 By March
Ada prepares to open a new $50 000 opera house by March 1 under Manager Foster McSwain. The two story 50 by 140 foot building at Main and Townsend will include rest rooms for women, a gallery area for degrees, modern theatre conveniences, and host top pictures and road shows to serve Ada crowds.
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Ada
Foster McSwain
Main and
Townsend
McSwain
Business outlook upbeat says Oklahoma jobber in 1920s tone
T S Hanna of the Baker Hanna Blake Wholesale Dry Goods company in Oklahoma City predicts the next six months will be the most prosperous the southwest has seen. He notes high cotton prices, steady dry goods costs, and limited factory supplies keeping shelves bare, as retailers plan for a strong midterm period. He adds the region’s economy rests on cotton, grain, and cattle, shielding it from industrial labor troubles.
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Oklahoma City
Southwest
T. S. Hanna
Baker-Hanna-Blake Wholesale Dry Goods Company
Mr. Hanna
Setorat
Winnipeg Civic Election Sparks Bitter Labor Rail Battle
Winnipeg faces a historic civic vote amid a long running labor dispute from the May general strike. Radicals seek a council majority, reinstate fired workers, and challenge nonlabor factions while voters debate fire and police protection amid contested school trustee races.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Council
Board of Control
Trades and Labor Council
Civic Board
Fiit
S. J. Farmer
C. F. Gray
Citizens Committee
Parole Application by Murder Convict in Ada Oklahoma
Gus Jones, convicted of murder in Ada on February 10 1917 and sentenced to life in McAlester state penitentiary will apply to Governor Robertson for a pardon or parole thirty days after the last publication. Dated November 7, 1920.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Said
Davis Walton
Edward I. Harrison
Congress
Gus Jones
Ada
McAlester
J. B. A. Robertson
State of
Americans Warned to Leave Mexico
American enterprises with large properties in northern Mexico have been advised by telegraph to warn American employees, especially those in isolated districts, to leave the country at once according to reports current on the border this afternoon.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Texas
Meuse Argonne Battle Involves 41 Million American Troops
Readers are told 41 200 000 American troops engaged during the Meuse Argonne battle spanning 47 days with intense actions across the Western Front and Allied operations.
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Meuse Argonne
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