Republican platform highlights at Chicago convention
The Republican platform rejects pact ratification of the league and treaty, backs Washington Jefferson and Monroe foreign policies, calls for nonsovereign peace mechanisms, condemns Wilson over the Armenian mandate, and praises anti-treaty senators. Also notes Strauss sailing to London, deaths of Ros a Rand and Admiral Winterhalter, and various other global updates.
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Chicage
League of Nations
Washington Jefferson
Monroe
Wilson
Great Battle Along River Be Resina Crowned For Poles
A Polish official communique from Warsaw reports a May 14 battle along the River Be resina ending in Polish victory. Rome dispatch notes a strike in sympathy with Bari ag workers has been called off. Albanian insurgents captured Italian carbineers near Dunkat bridge on the Voysna. Prague assembly weighs a fourth loan to cover deficits and buy grain. Bolsheviks push toward Tehran. Castletownsend soldiers land in Ireland. earthquake damage hits Tuscany. Dublin dispatch covers AFL Montreal convention opposition to League of Nations pact. Rome cabinet resignations announced in chamber. Berlin receives government resignation.
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Beresina
Warsaw
Bari
Italy
Rome
Central News
Dunkat
Voysna River
Daniel Defoe and the Island of Despair Rediscovered
The Boston Post presents a biographical fragment tracing Daniel Defoe from London birth to his later life, detailing his varied career as trader journalist and author. It recounts his experiences, from political intrigue and imprisonment to crafting Robinson Crusoe, and summarizes his enduring literary legacy and reflections on retirement.
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Daniel Defoe
London
Newgate
Defoe
Robinson Crunce
Robinson Crusoe
Mud Pie Ahead of Courtship in Birmingham Joke
A Birmingham Age-Herald playful quip notes a long courtship with the punchline that the man won her after twenty years because she made the first mud pie he ever ate. The exchange highlights enduring affection and humor about childhood memories.
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Rosa Rand
Baltimore
Olivia
California
Birmingham Age-Herald
Toadstool Royalty Learn Umbrella Service
A whimsical exchange among Princess Yellow and King Red Toadstool followed by Miss Pink and White Toadstool family. Toads upset by being called umbrellas learn to value useful work over royal titles, aided by Teddy Toad and a rain shower.
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Red Toadstool
Yellow Toadstool
King Red Lair
Toadstool
Princeas
Miss Pink Toadstoolh
Miss Pink Toadstool
Folka
Yellow Toadatool
Teddy Toad
Teddy
Between Two Fires Cake Gaze Sparks Family Memory
Ma Willie's dialogue with Willie centers on a cake and a potential punishment being weighed. The exchange hints at household dynamics and a child's contemplation of consequences within domestic life. The tone resembles a simple domestic vignette from a past era.
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Willie
Lucky Kid Encounter Sparks Cheery Exchange
In a playful exchange, Lucky Kid recalls a moment when a teacher made him heave because he met a skunk. Rarhanze replies with a wry joke about luck and where the encounter occurred.
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Skunk
Rarhanze
Demobilized Army Doctor Faces Colleague at Deathbed
In a Home Sector scene a demobilized army doctor closes the bedroom door reverently and tells his colleague “He’s gone.” He notes nothing more to be done except embalm and bury, a somber finality framed by wartime memory.
Man Loses Pride Over Wife's Visitation Tabs
A clipped saying notes the sting of paying a wife’s board when she visits friends. It mocks the idea that a man with a price loses self restraint, suggesting the financial drain and reputational discomfort of his spouse’s social visits.
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