World News Juni 1919 Capsule Highlights
Gompers re elected AFL president at Atlantic City. League covenant endorsed by AFL convention. Italy rejects confidence vote in government 259 to 70. Rheims population plunges from 114000 to 400. De Valera in New York to float government loan. US Army expects 500000 in League support. Heavy rains slow Kansas wheat harvest. Scapa Flow German fleet sinking confirmed. Postmaster Burleson denounced as blot on postal service. Winnipeg riot clashes kill one, injure many. Wilson tours Belgium amid war ruins. Senate blocks beer wine law modification until Prohibition starts.
New York Liberty Bell Hidden in Dutch Church Belfry
New York City houses a second Liberty bell in the Dutch Church at Fifth Avenue and Forty eighth Street. Cast in 1731, it rang for Liberty in 1776 and 1776 events, tolling for Washington’s Declaration and other key moments, surviving intact and largely unknown today.
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Philadelphia
New York Herald
The
Herald
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Forty Eighth Street
George Washington
Whberty
New York
General Washington
Liberty
Governor Clarke
Sir Peter Warren
Winant van Zandt
Phillipse
General Braddock
Fort William Henry
Ticonderoga
Quebec
George II
George III
Sons of Liberty
Golden Hill
Lexington
Boston
Bunker Hill
Washington
Iowa News Roundup: Towns Move on Roads Hall Plans
Stratford to pave and gutter forty five blocks. Marshalltown considers a city hall project with bonds. Spencer sees land and sewer contracts plus a $680 front foot sale. Cedar Rapids travellers face citizenship revocation cases. An Iowa boy faces cattle killings as state politics swirl with candidates for governor. The Gilmore City plant expansion and bank losses loom large amid regional growth and naturalization notes.
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Stratford
Drake University
Spencer
Main Street
Marshalltown
Swan D. Rosendahl
Cedar Rapids
Pat Brown
Corporation of
Clay County
The
Commercial Club
Lake Mills
Iowa
Towa Association of
Ruth Phillips
Pella
Iowa Wesleyan College
Raymond Severson
Onawa
J. F. Deems
West High School
Waterloo
M. E. Church
Anson
Hakill
Boone County
J. T. Williams
Wisconsin
Beaver Township
J. A. Dougherty
Carroll Bank
John Roelfsema
Will Frimms
Marengo
Paul Skorupinski
Corning
Cariton
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertises Kidney Remedies
An old advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules relieve kidney related symptoms such as headaches indigestion insomnia lumbago rheumatism and urinary trouble. It touts a two hundred year tested remedy imported from Holland with a money back guarantee and availability at many drug stores.
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Holland
Can't Get Ahead of Boys Marketing Balloon Scam
In Massachusetts avenue a firm began a push into business by sending up rubber balloons tied to merchandise tickets. The plan backfired as youths intercepted the balloons using bent pins to burst them. four balloons fell, four tickets were redeemed at a store, and the scheme unraveled.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Bayer Cross Marking
An advertisement urges buyers to choose genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross. It notes the unbroken Bayer package includes directions for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It mentions handy tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages at drug stores at low cost.
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Bayer
Ady
Disheartening Surprise in Edinburgh Scotman Missive
A Scotsman recalls a playful exchange with a woman named Al fred about cooking and piano, concluding with a humorous remark on living arrangements in a boarding house after a long engagement.
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Alfred
Edinburgh
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promised for Skin
Advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial care allowing gentle application at rising and retiring then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Claims improvements for poor complexions dandruff itching and red rough hands with a brief testimonial.
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Adyv
Eight Acre Building World’s Largest Single Construction Site
The Pennsylvania railroad station in New York City spans eight acres with exterior walls about a half mile long, making it the most extensive building in the world built at once.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Philosopher Advocates Wits and Tools to Survive Scarcer Aid
A thinker urges people to rely on intellect and machinery as assistance grows scarce. The remark frames problem solving as a blend of critical thinking and practical devices to endure tougher times.
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le Gravae
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