Jenkins Kidnapped in Puebla Freed After Ransom Paid
American consular agent William Jenkins was abducted by bandits in Puebla, Mexico. A ransom of 300 000 Mexican pesos was paid by Frederico Cordova’s group and Jenkins was released to Mestre, his attorney, then taken to a hospital. He endured a week of captivity and rheumatic illness after sleeping on wet ground.
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William ©. Jenkins
Puebla
Mexico
Meyers
Dein
Montana
United States
Jenkins
State Department
Caruanza
Frederico Cordova
Mestre
Cordova
First International Congress of Working Women Opens
Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago leads the National Woman's Trade Union League in Washington for the first congress of working women. Delegates from 11 nations attend a multilingual opening with interpreters and votes allocated by country on employment, child labor, motherhood care, and hazardous industry protections.
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Raymond Robins
Chicago
National Woman’s Trade Union League
International Congress of Working Women
Washington
United States
Minor suspected agitator and journalist in postwar turmoil
Robert A. Minor, an American journalist and cartoonist, became a storm center after arrest in Paris in 1919 on charges of propaganda against allies. He was released from military prison on July 5, with Senate inquiries in October. Minor predicts Soviet rule could endure after Europe’s governments fall.
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Robert A. Minor
Paris
Coblenz
Senate
Sur
Poindexter
Minor
Trotzki
Pershine
America
Russia
Europe
Alfalfa King of America Bassler Claims Drying Mastery
RE M Bassler of Milwaukee proclaims a steam drying process that elevates alfalfa from sun dried brown to bright green in 20 minutes. He asserts higher protein content and a price jump from 36 to 72 dollars per ton, promising plants to dry grain hemp and even city garbage into hog feed.
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United States
America
RE. M. Bassler
Milwaukee
King Bassler
Italy Honors Gen Treat With Royal Decoration
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Treat who commanded American forces in Italy during the war received a decoration from the king of Italy. Prince Monterealo is shown pinning the medal on Treat’s breast in a ceremony.
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Charles G. Treat
Italy
Prince Monterealo
The Gentleman Habitant Recalls Old World Courtesy
The piece describes a Lower Canadian habitant famed for steadfast welcome to a dignitary from another era. An elderly farmer greets the guest in antique dress with silver candlesticks, bowing as he backs into the hall to honor ancestral customs. The scene emphasizes lasting noblesse oblige and fidelity to tradition.
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Lower Canada
Habliter le
Ornamental Cigarette Holders Attract British Women Smokers
Ornamental cigarette holders are popular with British women smokers, crafted from tortoise shell and studded with sapphires and diamonds, not a passing fad.
France Plans to Attract Automobile Tourists with Marked Roads
France outlines systematic plans to lure auto travelers. National roads will feature red mile stones and large blue enameled plates showing the next town and distance in bold white. Also included are quotes reflecting social remarks and a moral about speaking kindly.
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France
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President Monroe
Jamnes Monroe
New York
Prince and
Lafayette Streets
Gen. Treat
Ida Kahn
China
Gertrude Howe
Li-Hi-Chu
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Brookline
Mass
Kaiser’s Yacht
Kaiser
Meteor
Buenos Aires
England
Royal Mail Line
ST. Charles
WM. F. Wolter
Doan
Union
Bath
Baby
Red Cross
Stars and Stripes
Henry
Eide Inc
Munsey Building
Washington, D. C
Hill's
Mr. Hill
Icture
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