Bolivia and Paraguay near war over Gran Chaco dispute
AR reports intensified tension between Bolivia and Paraguay over the Gran Chaco region. Both claimants seek arbitration as efforts to avert war gather pace with League of Nations urging peace and the American states conciliation conference starting data collection. Argentina and Chile offer mediation while Kellogg chairs a five nation conciliation panel.
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Bolivia
Para- Blulay
Gran Chaco
Siles
Paraguay
Board of
National Defense
Guggiari
Council of the
League of Nations
Washington
International Conference of American States On
Argentina
Chile
Diez de Medina
Faraguay
Kelloge
la Pax
Mr. Kellogg
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Congress, states clash over dam, water shares, and reapportionment
Debates on Culder dam delay and a California Arizona water diversion compromise set California at 4 400 000 acre feet of 7 500 000 acre feet. House reapportionment faces delay after holiday recess. Census panel keeps seat distribution from the 1980 census. Hoover farm relief gains Farm Bureau backing. A national cooperative marketing service for markets serves 30 million farmers. International Civil Aeronautics conference in Washington marks Wright brothers anniversary with Coolidge highlighting aviation progress. Mexico’s Labor Federation collapses amid political upheaval and Allied attacks on it. Michigan courts hear a high profile liquor law case challenging a life sentence for a mother of ten. Meluenga epidemic prompts widespread health campaigns and school closures. Ames A Patten, noted Chicago philanthropist, dies at 76, mourned for relief efforts.
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Culder
Senate
California
Arizona
Colorado
Nevada
Aslurst
Sid Angden
Census Committee
Hoover
American Farm Bureau Federation
Frank O. Lowden
Chieng
Frank Evans
Pearl Dealers in the Illinois River Mystery Song
Old riverman Joe Henderson traps a river deal over a pearl Mary seeks two hundred dollars for a pearl, Sam Danks drives a bargain, the warden foils the scam, and Joe unveils a cache of freshwater pearls turning plans toward marriage and shared security.
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Illinois River
Joe Henderson
Winlow Grove
Sam Danks
Joe
Ashermin
Mary
Mary Bickens
Sory
Dunks
Doak
Greets Island
Bella
Danks
Dank
Sam Danis
Dent
Secon
Phainks
Staid
Toe
Inter
First American City to Have Town Clock Guilford’s wooden timepiece began in 1706
The Guilford clock tale traces Ebenezer Parmelee’s wooden town clock for the 1706 steeple, its maintenance by local sextons, and how Guilford became the first American town to own a town clock. The clock survived neglect before a 19th century revival and a move to the Whitfield House museum.
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Guilford
Conn
Ebenezer Parmelee
United States
Henry Whitfield
State Historical Museum
Guilford Green
Ebenauer Pare Melee
Ain¢E Horne
Dinis
Parmelee
Woman's Dangerous Age in Industry Survey
The Salvation Army highlights risks facing women in industry, concluding eighteen is a dangerous age and suggesting women cooks may have the highest risk. The survey notes home service and domestic workers were to be examined, with attention to their labor hazards.
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Salvation Army
Gold Use Patterns Among East Indians Revealed
The article notes widespread fondness for gold in India with unusual uses. Some swallow thin gold leaf as medicine, pious Indians regild religious buildings costing up to fifty thousand dollars, and gold sovereigns with a sheffield on the reverse are prized. A rajah used many such coins to decorate palace windows. Unlike other nations, Indian savings are often buried rather than invested.
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India
Indy
Powerful new drug praised and warned by London pharmacologist
A drug from ga Bast Ta dian plint called gasubasu long used for toothache is described by Dr. G. Hesse as one of the strongest surface anesthetics, about six timer stronger than cocaine, with violent heart effects and resemblance to African arrow poison. He cautions it is probably too dangerous for general live use.
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London
G. Hesse
Hesse
Artificial Silk Tests Prompt New Micro Photographs
The artificial silk trade expands with new methods. Japanese workers Kami and Nakashima introduce micro photographs taken through the microscope to observe filament structure. This helps quickly determine how spinning conditions affect texture.
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Kami
8. Nakashima
Well-Preserved Ham Unearthed In Kentucky Rock Fence
Reports from Danville Kentucky describe a petrified ham found in an old rock fence. Claimants say the fossil weighs 26 pounds in its hardened form, originally around 14 pounds, and dates back at least a thousand years. The object reportedly resembles a ham in exact shape and size.
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Danville
Indianapolis News
Allies Hold First Cavalry Maneuver With Irish Hussars
In the occupied Rhine territory a joint exercise was staged as Allied forces conduct cavalry maneuvers. The French invited the King's Royal Irish Hussars to join, and the invitation was gladly accepted for the historic alliance drill.
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Rhine
Royal Irish Hussars
Valuable Oil from Rubber Planters in Singapore Demonstrated
Singapore planters interested in a demonstration of a process to extract oil and spirits from rubber. Production costs for oil are about 10 cents per gallon. The oil is noted as useful against mosquito pests and in malaria prevention efforts.
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Singapore
Measuring Starlight Daylight Recorder Introduced
Dr. L R Koller of Schenectady unveils a daylight recorder designed to measure night intensities across the spectrum from starlight to red sunlight. The device aims to record subtle light differences with high sensitivity for astronomical and environmental studies.
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L. R. Koller
Schenectady
Where Ring Should Be Wanda What’s the string around your finger for
A brief dialogue fragment questions the purpose of a ring and string around a finger, hinting at a reminder or symbolic meaning. It contrasts Wanda’s question about a ring with Doru’s reply that it is to remind Arthur of something.
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Austen Chamberlain
Aristide Brland
Gustav Stresemann
Lugano
Germany
Committee of Experts
Paris
France
Terminny
Rhineland
Wanda
Doru
Arthur
Culture and manners in Louisville reads like satire
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes that culture does not always breed gentlemen and adds wry commentary on appearances and perception. The piece includes quirks about beets and the disbelief of the sick when told they look well, reflecting humorous social commentary.
Copper from Arabian mines fed ancient Mesopotamian arms
Detectives traced copper in ancient Mesopotamian weapons to Arabian peninsula sources. Metallurgical chemists compared metal impurities with samples from Mersin Cyprus Egypt and other regions, finding similar nickel levels in Arabian copper near the Persian Gulf, suggesting the origin of the weapon metal.
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Sumner
Mersin
Black Sea
Cyprus
Egypt
Anlues
Arabian Peninsula
Ile Versian Gulf
Popular Science Monthly
Ancient Egyptian Obelisk Raised by Temporary Embankment
An Egyptologist describes how the obelisk was set up by building a temporary embankment with a deep central pit, dragging the monument to the pit edge, and dropping it into place on firm ground.
Foresight Riddles Behind a Ring and Laughter
Fragmentary lines weave a cryptic piece about names on a ring and love, with a quip on manslaughter as a penal offense but laughter remaining. The text hints at personal identity, alteration of names, and existential musings amid a sparse, satirical voice.
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Jose P. Guegiari
Pope
Pope Benedict XV
Basilica of St. Peter's
Rome
England
Dalmuir
Hernando Ses
Edward W. Pickard
Prince of Wales
George
Erbert Hoover
Andes
Buenos Aiiva
Mr. Hoover
Santiago
Carlos Thanez
Republic
Latin America
Buenos Aires
Tilgoren
Roover
Montevideo
Uruguay
Winh
Rio de Javeira
Umanta
Wermenday
Julia Manin
Rettens
Brattano
Anti-Semltea
Communniats
Manly
Bucharest
St. Louis
Qhoudge
Virginia
The
Pubic Bullings Commission
House
Coolidge
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Wso
Aeronautic Science and Industry
Commerce MacCr
R. QO. M
Federation of Labor
Obregonistas
Union of
Federal District
Ichigan
Lansing
Etta Mae Miller
Supreme Court
Halidays
Pucile
Ames A. Patten
Chicago
Mineler and Philanthroplet
Wheat King
Severty
Ioyal Historical Society
Whitfield House
Wisthington Sturn
Axspirin
Bayer Aspirin
Bayer
Druggiste
Ee Manufactura
Glrilet
Louisville Courier-Journal
Luly
Napul
Gustave
Hanford
Mediterranean
Transylvania
Clark
Madelein
Canary Islands
Casablancs
Rabat
Manco
Bosin
Algiers
Oalta
Athens
Canstantinopie
Lays
Falestina
G Rivers
Cherbourg
Nclance Butte Guides
Motara
Etc
Norway
Southern Novelty Works
Summit
Portsmouth
Ohio
Warren Latham
N. Monroe SL
Spokane
Wash
Sioux City
Peirce & Gamet
Hotel West Good Reams
St. Pea
Smith Electrical Works
Paune
Towa
Saat
Michigan
Ava
N. Y
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