Spirits oppose U S entry into League of Nations says Rev Terry
The Rev Mr Terry claims spirits unite in opposition to the United States joining the League of Nations. He describes President Wilson as impervious to influence while spirits in Congress shape events. He hints at secret spiritual links to leaders and figures like George Washington Theodore Roosevelt and La Follette.
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Terry
League of Nations
Mr. Wilson
Heaven
Earth
United States Senate
President Coolidge
George Washington
Hiram Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
Old Hickory
Magnus Johnson
German Farmers Day Airplanes Rise in Worldwide Demand
A high powered baby airplane selling for 5 000 gold marks about 1190 is produced in quantity for worldwide demand. The Stahlwerk Mark built in Breslau reaches 60 miles per hour with metal construction said to be exceptionally safe and durable in a crash. It uses little gasoline and has been bought by thousands of farmers and traveling salesmen as export sales grow.
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Berlin
Breslau
Germany
Little Fern
Willie
Germany's chancellors since armistice examined
A historian argues Germany has had eight regular chancellors since the armistice, plus one self-appointed who lasted five days. The piece notes Ebert's unusual staying power, and warns that successive leaders face swift, inglorious ends amid defeats and disputes.
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Germany
Wirth
Ebert
von Kapp
Berlin
Dresden
Stuttgart
Marx
Spirits in Politics and Flea Injected Advice
The piece reports on spiritualist claims that former presidents and notable statesmen continue to influence U S affairs from the afterlife. It notes advocates like Albert G. Terry and a cast of leaders hovering around the White House, delivering ideas through occult means.
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Oliver Lodge
Arthur Conan Doyle
Albert G. Terry
First Spiritual Church of
Washington
George Washington
Republic
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
James G. Blaine
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
National Capitol
Consternation in Kentucky Pie Politics and Inaugural Ball
Kentucky faces political turmoil as Governor-elect Fields abstains from the inaugural ball citing conscientious scruples while pledging no interference with patronage. Democrats fret over delayed appointments and the prospect of pie policy, salaries, and office leadership extending beyond January 1.
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Kentucky
Fields
Thomas Jefferson School
John Wesley Church
State Capitol
Upham Leads Cleveland Past Chicago in Big Stick Showdown
In a national convention game Upham powered Cleveland to a victory over Chicago with superior hitting. Germany stretches its lead in the 1923 world championship revolution series, leaving Mexico to ponder its chances.
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Mr. Upham
Cleveland
Chicago
Mexico
Germany
Baldwin Persuades English Voters With Imaginary Blessings
As a protectionist, Mr. Baldwin seems to have convinced a good many Englishmen that he was shaking imaginary blessings out of a psychological cornucopia.
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Baldwin
Conservative Republican Sees Self in Coolidge’s Role
The remark portrays a conservative Republican who aligns with Coolidge and accepts him as the steering force. It frames the speaker as sharing leadership and policy direction aligned with Coolidge.
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Coolidge
McAdoo Rejects Tammany Warwhoops as People’s Voice
McAdoo refuses to accept Tammany’s warwhoops as the voice of the people. It will take the sixteen new members time to learn, but once they are ready, the senate’s continued overproduction of oratory seems certain.
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Mr. McAdoo
Tammany
Oratory
United States Senate
Europe’s Ignorance Outpaces Blissful Foresight
The remark notes Europe's tendency to misread forthcoming events and motives, contrasting dense ignorance with elusive clarity about where, how, and why changes will occur. It suggests a skeptical view of collective foresight.
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Europe
British Sergeant Captor of Jerusalem Highlighted by War Film
Frederick Hurcomb of the Nineteenth London regiment led a patrol to Jerusalem on December 8 1917. After a dawn encounter with a woman at a window the Turkish defenders surrendered to the sergeant and his 12 men.
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Jerusalem
Nineteenth
London Regiment
Frederick Hurcomb
Camden Town
Hurcomb
Star Shaped Azerbaijani City Named Lenine
In Riga on December 8 a group in the Mugan district of the Caucasus plans to lay out a five pointed star shaped city in Azerbaijan. The design shows the coat of arms of the Soviet government with gardens and parks between the star points and aims to feature the hammer and sickle in the central field. The proposed name is Novgorod Lenine or the New City of Lenine.
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Riga
Nikolai Lenine
Mugan
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
Novgorod Lenine
Lenine
Nobel Prize a Surprise to Yeats in Dublin
William Butler Yeats learned he won the Nobel prize for literature and was stunned by the amount of £7,500. He quipped with his wife about spending or investing the sum. Yeats credited the Anglo Irish literary movement more than his own merit and predicted a shift toward psychology.
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Dublin
William Butler Yeats
Yeats
Auspicious Sunday Horoscope for Clergy and Leaders
Rah? This Sunday horoscope for December 9, 1923, predicts favorable celestial influences for clergy and scholars, with Jupiter promising honors for college heads and professors. It cautions about global tensions, rising illnesses, and the need for prudent financial review, while foretelling prosperity for those born under Sagittarius.
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Jupiter
Scorpa
Transvaal
Morocco
Queensland
Portugal
Spain
Ireland
Saturn
Neptune
Sacuttarius
McClure
British sailors cannot swim alarm in Portsmouth
Admiral Sir Sydney Freemantle finds 9 768 sailors would be helpless if they fell overboard after surveying crews at Portsmouth. He notes a remarkable lack of swimming ability among navy men and urges training to save lives at sea.
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Portsmouth
England
Sydney Freemantle
The Poem Willie and the Bereaved Heart
An unnamed author writes a sentimental poem about a child named Willie, discarded as a sob story, then discovers it is published and beloved by strangers. Letters pour in from across the United States, claiming deep grief and urging further release of such sorrow. APhiladelphia composer sets the verses to music and the work travels to stages with lantern slides, drawing praise and avoidance by the author.
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Willie
Sally
Papa
Mamma
Matteawan
United States
Philadelphia
Little Willie
Lithia Water
The Man Who Wrote Willie’s Good Night Morals
A satirical portrait of a writer chasing critical fame after a hit work. The piece traces his misfires in publishing a serious novel, battling reviews and public perception, and the absurdities of lectures and publicity stunts.
Cast Announced for Torment With Moore at Levee's First National
Maurice Tourneur signs a trio of popular players to join Owen Moore in Torment. Maude George returns after Drums of Jeopardy to co star alongside Joseph Kilgour and George Cooper, with Six Days Temporary Marriage and Panjola among recent roles.
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VOR
Torment
Maurice Tourneur
Owen Moore
M. C. Levee
Maude George
Miss George
Joseph Kilgour
Panjola
Austria Hikes Telephone and Postal Rates Significantly
Vienna reports the government has enacted large rate increases including 100 percent for telephone services, 40 percent for domestic first class mail, and 70 percent for second class rail freight and passenger services.
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Austria
Vienna
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