Fires Cost 500 Million a Year in America
At the National Fire Protective Association meeting in Chicago the toll of fire is placed at 500 million dollars yearly and 15,000 deaths. Carelessness is blamed for most fires, with causes ranging from cigarettes and matches to defective chimneys and electrical devices. The group calls for stricter fire laws, better building codes, and bans on flammable motion picture film.
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Chicago
United States
America
National Fire Protective Association
Drake Hotel
H. O. Lacount
Boston
R. S. Moulton
Safety To Life
Committee On Public Information
Two Men Sail Canoe Through Panama Canal
An 18 foot canoe with mainsail and jib became the first sailing craft to pass the Panama Canal under canvas. Lieut. Miller of the U S Navy and H J Grieser navigated Cristobal to Balboa starting 6 a m and arriving 8 45 p m after threading the lock system alongside freighters. Tolls were 72 cents.
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Balboa Heights
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Lieut. Miller
United States Navy
H. J. Grieser
Cristobal O
Balboa
Baldwin Will Ties Vast Estate to Granddaughter Marriage
The will of Gen. Frank D. Baldwin, Colorado's famed military hero, leaves most of his residuary estate to his granddaughter Miss Alice Annie Williams Foote, on condition she marries an American of at least two generations. The total assets are estimated near a substantial sum.
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Denver
Colo
Frank D. Baldwin
Colorado
Alice Annie Williams- Foote
Holland Gets Idaho Rattlers For Serum Work
Idaho rattlesnakes shipped to Holland for Dutch experimental work to create a serum aimed at curing rheumatism. Robert Limbert of Boise sent 47 rattlers captured at Black's Creek near Mountain Home. Snakes measure 10 to 30 inches.
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Ontario
Ore
Idaho
Holland
Robert Limbert
Boise
Amsterdam
Black’s Creek
Mountain Home
Widow Receives Half Of Estate In Settlement
A portion of the estate valued at more than $20,000 is left to the widow outright. The report notes that one half of the estate passes directly to her as specified in the settlement.
Bill to End Peerages in England Introduced
London — Arthur Ponsonby a Labour MP from Sheffield and an aristocrat by birth introduced a bill in the House of Commons to terminate hereditary titles. The measure would let current peers renounce titles and prevent heirs born after passage from inheriting.
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London
Arthur Ponsonby
Sheffield
House of Commons
Prague as Aerial Transit Hub Spreads Flights
A commercial aerial transportation company operates eight flights weekly from Prague to Paris Warsaw and Constantinople and back. It carries mails merchandise and passengers.
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Prague
Paris
Warsaw
Constantinople
Navy faces skilled personnel shortage throttling modernization
The navy warns that personnel turnover, not gun elevation or fleet gear, hampers modernization. Of 86 000 enlisted, about 60 000 near retirement may not re enlist, while only 40 percent re enlistment is expected. Longer terms and higher pay are urged to retain radio teleg raphers gunners and electricians amid competition from Britain and Japan.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Caire
Congress
Russia faces grain surplus as harvest exceeds demand
The 1923 outlook shows Russia with a potential grain surplus after a famine years. Prices drop from famine lows in Saratov and Samara while Moscow transport costs keep some regional prices higher. The Soviet government reports a grain reserve near 200 million bushels, with much of it unsold unless export markets open.
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Moscow
Russia
Saratof
Samara
Siberia
Europe
Odessa
Kieff
Prince of Wales Chooses Beans Over Banquet
English hostesses vie for the Prince of Wales dining with them but he keeps to simple fare. He dined on cold ham and beans, a choice noted by physicians as part of his healthful, frugal regimen.
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Prince of Wales
London
Reading the Bible Reading the Bible
Rev John C Page argues Bible reading and study drive growth in knowledge and grace. He cites spiritual illumination precedes understanding, then mental concentration and intentional meditation as essential steps, urging earnest effort to grasp God’s revealed truths.
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Cently
Peter
Christ
God
Goa
In Him We Find Redemption Not Tears Or Works
A religious exhortation clarifies salvation is found in being in Him not in feelings tears or good works. The message emphasizes a heavenly journey begun and continued in Him as the basis of redemption.
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Heaven
Mark Guy Pearse
Be on Your Guard in Uncertain Employment
A quotation warns that the routine job of an artist betrays a petty mind and that someone who hides in one place often reveals themselves in another. The remark by Rochefoudi appears, stressing vigilance against inconsistency.
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Rochefou
The Man Who Was Not Afraid in Nehemiah
A Sunday School lesson on Nehemiah 4 tracing how the cupbearer led Jerusalem’s wall effort. It highlights preparation, division of labor, and dangers from foes, urging faith, prudence, and persistent prayer amid opposition.
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Nehemiah
Asehemiah
Jerusalem
Shallum
Sanballat
Tobiah
Quote on self worth and perception
A fragment reflecting on the idea that external persuasion can make a person feel worthless yet also powerful. The lines discuss how perception and external messaging shape an individual’s sense of self and meaning.
Easier Than to Think Quote Mirrors Cowper Reference
A short quotation attributes a saying about ease versus thinking to Cowper, noting avoidance of foolish precedents and double sighted winks. It presents as a literary fragment rather than a news item.
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Cowper
Tricks of the Wand
A concise reflection on how chance aspects can reveal hidden knowledge in exploration. The note likens discovery to a hazel wand guiding miners in search of insight.
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for recovery in Jamestown notice
Mrs Aliis D Davis of Jamestown New York describes relief from backache weakness and irritability after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Wash. She reports being able to run a rooming house again and encourages others to try the medicine saying it removes the cause of many complaints.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Aliis D. Davis
Second St
As Queens Do Hugh Gladys Is Queen
A playful exchange elevates Queens references. The dialogue hints at a mock royal dynamic with bold declarations about prominence and leadership.
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Hugh
Gladys
Harry
Jack
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Broadcasters Form Association
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Chicago Radio Laboratories
National Broadcasters’ Association
J. Elliott Jenkins
WDAP
Wilson J. Wetherbee
Westinghouse
KYW
Thorne Donnelly
Powell Crosley, Jr
John C. Page
Moody Bible Institute
John
P. B. Fitzwater
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
X. Doudan
Woman
Haarlem
Stearns
F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfeld
Mase
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