Quinine Aid for Greece Probed as Europe Faces Mosquito Plague
A prominent column argues that Greece needs five tons of quinine to fight malaria linked to mosquitoes, urging Western Hemisphere aid. It suggests draining swamps and oiling stagnant water, with South America supplying quinine and North America providing engineers and oil.
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Greece
Hay
Rome
Europe
Asia
Western Hemisphere
South America
North America
Fantasy of Air Travel: Planes Cheaper Than Cars Soon
A 1920s style forecast argues that private aviation will supplement autos rather than replace them. Flying craft could, with England’s progress, cost as little as 150 dollars and burn far less fuel, enabling cheap, safe air travel and even backyard landing stages within two decades.
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Henry Ford
England
Lighting research boosts production and safety across sectors
Studies show better lighting could add billions to U S output by raising factory efficiency and cutting costs. In a bearing factory, lighting costing 2.3 times payroll lifted output as if hiring 12.5 percent more workers. Improved light also enhances worker health, mood, and eyesight while reducing accidents on streets and in offices.
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Boron
Labor Problem in Drama and Film Unions
In New York Actors Equity Association presses its terms, clashing with producers who favor individual bargaining. In Los Angeles film stars once held sway for high salaries and short contracts, but producers formed a gentlemen’s agreement to restrain bids and control demands. The piece contrasts union influence in art and industry, noting fears of overlegislation and broad social impact.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Ers
Los Angeles
Indus
Money as Credit Drives Vast U S Business Despite Cash Limits
A Washington inquiry notes that only about $4.68 billion in cash circulates in the United States, while bank deposits reach tens of billions. Credit, not cash, underpins most commerce as deposits in 877 savings banks total near $7 billion and active checking exceeds $303 billion. The piece explains money as a counter and illustrates with a farmer’s circulation example.
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Washington, D. C
Northwest
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Currency credit and the money supply debate in 1907 era
The text discusses pre Fed currency shortages, credit foundations, and cautions against expanding cash and credit beyond value. It cites Benjamin Franklin, Civil War greenbacks, and historical currency failures to argue for gradual wealth building and stable credit instead of heedless money expansion. It notes copper and gold discoveries as notable news.
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Thanic
Northwest
West
Credit Foundation
Gret
Benjamin Franklin
Tts Credit Foundation
United States
Mars calls and dollars rule the world
A rambling Today page fragment discusses interplanetary communication and a future where Mars teaches younger planets. It notes a surge in the franc and a $100 million loan arranged by J. P. Morgan for the French government, arguing dollars wield power.
Morgan and Company urge caution on European bonds
Morgan and Company express strong interest in stabilizing the French franc and have sold tens of millions in French bonds to American customers. They deny any danger of France going bankrupt but warn Americans to be cautious about buying European bonds.
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Morgan and Company
France
Confession of a Sin Leads to Drastic Parental Sacrifice
A man killed his father and mother to atone for an unpardonable sin from his youth. The exact sin was not disclosed. The report notes religion produced strong results in certain people and that the act aimed to redeem a grave wrong.
Florida tale of a mother and daughter tragedy
A Florida incident centers on a mother and her eighteen year old daughter. They accompanied the daughter's paralytic husband to a religious gathering. The event ended with the husband allegedly harmed during a claimed thanks offering to the Lord.
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Florida
Survival of ancient rites contrasted with modern faith
The piece argues that human sacrifice was once common among advanced civilizations and in biblical times, citing Abraham and the ram. It claims moral progress as such practices disappear, leaving only the fervent beliefs of fanatic religions in a diminished form.
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Abraham
Secretary Mellon Seeks U S Debt Payment Timeline
Secretary Mellon tells the Senate Finance Committee that Europe owes the United States for debts incurred to support bonds here. He states the nation could retire its twenty billion dollar debt in about thirty five years and hopes successors will continue to work for the public.
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Mellon
Europe
United States
Senate Winance Committee
Ted
Rabbi Silberman Pleads Over Mineral Discovery
Rabbi Joseph Silberman pleads in connection with interest in Petee tine minerals found there. The case centers on claims to valuable minerals and the rights tied to the discovery.
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Joseph Silberman
Energy of Standard Oil in Global Ventures
The text praises Standard Oil for aggressive global expansion in oil exploration and control. It notes Arctic Circle drilling, Mesopotamia, China, and Red Sea regions, and mentions a potential fifty million pipeline cost. It portrays the company's worldwide reach and competitive push.
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Arctic Circle
Mesopotamia
China
Red Sea
James Brown named Lord High Commissioner to Scottish Assembly
James Brown a former coal miner and husband of a mill girl is appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland by the Labor government. The post has long been held by Scottish nobility, marking a striking shift in British mobility and constitutional norms.
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James Brown
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
England
United States
Questions and Answers Information Bureau Advertisement
An old notice invites readers to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. It specifies no legal medical or financial advice and requests full name address and two cents for return postage.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Rene
Inq
Trilby saga continues with Svengali tragedy and Frail star
Trilby and her three friends contend with the sudden death of Svengali and the fragile state of Madame Svengali. Gecko faces Bow Street examination while inquest looms. Doctors monitor her worsening condition as she moves rooms and clings to lingering fame.
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Svengali
Marta
Vibraye
Paris
Gecko
Erairs
Prague
Svengall
Trilby
Lairy
Madame Svengalis
the Times
Madame Svengali
William Bagot
Fitzroy Square
Bow Street
Mm. Godwin
Pe Pew Ledger
Arfgele Boisse
Rue Des Cloitres Ste. Petronille
Billee
Oliver Calthorpe
Billes
Bber
Charlotte Street
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Northwest Financial Needs
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Planet Mars
J. P. Morgan and Company
North Pole
Texas
Diva
Panama
Canal Zone
Colon
Sadoma
Gerard David
Cavazzola
Correggio
Titian
Rubens
Abraham Lincoln
Ninevah
British Museum
Middleburg
Holland
Charles Albert
Archduke
Austria
Robert Hooke
Royal Society
Hoffmann
Madnes
Posen
Hoffman
Domenico Strambi
Parisinus
LM. P. A
Harper & Broe
Gérald du Maurier
May du Meurter
Coleg
Taffy
Little Billee
Circe
Tay
Thige
Sir Oliver
Thorne
Jacob Wilcam
Oliver
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