Amendments to the League of Nations Under Consideration in London
The Covenant of the League faces amendments with 11 nations proposing changes. Canada seeks to remove Article X ensuring member states protect territorial integrity. Czecho Slovakia proposes broader regional understandings. Argentina wants to admit any sovereign nation. Meanwhile the league evolves to reflect member ideas and past lessons.
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Immigrant Jam Persists as Quotas Clamp Entry
The new Dillingham law enforces monthly quotas, causing chaos at Ellis Island with Italians reaching June limits and 22 ships waiting to unload. Thousands more await entry while many await shipboard confinement or possible repatriation, prompting calls for a fresh emergency measure.
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Immigrant ship traffic blamed. calls for heavy fines
Commissioner Wallis urges a heavy fine equal to the average fare paid by immigrants, about 140 dollars each, as a lesson to steamship lines. He blames immigrant soliciting and dumping of alien material for troubles, calls for teamwork and Congressional action to sift arrivals and admit only controlled nationalities.
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Stevedores feud at St Louis dock over dead speak question
Two rival stevedores at a St Louis dock traded threats while unloading a vessel. Their exchanged remarks hinted at violence as they crossed paths, one man referring to a big question for scientists: can the dead speak.
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Bragart chess player loses trio in odd tale
A Brageart chess player faced a stranger in three games and lost all. He explains the results: the first he did not win, the second the opponent did not lose, and the third he wished for a draw but his opponent refused.
On The Spur Of The Moment FAMOUS LIES WE HAVE HEARD
In Saranac Lake a drunken rumor piece describes rum runners hiding Canadian third rail bottles in a Nicholville field. A curious Holstein tramples a bottle, then the farmer is met by a tornado guiding the scene toward Canada. The item ends with satirical jabs at royalty and politics.
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Diary note from Athens on mosquitos hats and college life
A long diary fragment from Athens describes a restless night due to mosquitos and ill-fitting pajamas. The writer visits a local restaurant, notes missing extraw hat, attends classes, dines with scholars, plays croquet, attends a college sermon, and ends with a request about a hat and a health clinic discussion.
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Samuel Pepys
Ofaman
Cherrington
Misa Munn
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Miss Meadows
Chubb
Dr. Martzolff
Man Seeks His Full Due Amid Tension
In a tense scene a man expresses a demand for what he believes is owed to him. The situation hints at underlying conflict and potential pursuit of compensation or restitution.
Town Clock Goeth Berserk In Curious Display
A town clock malfunction drew a large crowd last evening as the clock whipped into a wild, whirligig display with all its trim mings. About one hundred residents sought coverage of the incident, and neighbors were urged to ask if they missed it.
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Questions and Answers Clarify Information Access Limits
The notice explains the reader may not obtain legal medical or financial advice from the bureau. It states questions sent to the inquiries office must include full names and addresses and that the bureau cannot provide certain guidance.
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Potter's Field named for burying strangers per Bible note
The Biological Survey discusses animal sensing and notes burial grounds called Potter's Field derive from Matthew 27 7 and the practice of burying strangers there. It explains the term meaning a field for the poor and aliens.
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South Pole
Monford church invites all for a June 19 Children’s Day event
The U B church of Monday extends an invitation to the surrounding area for an all day service and basket dinner at Dixons pine grove on June 19. A 6:30 p m Children’s Day program will be presented by Sunday school pupils with help from young ladies led by Mrs Ray Steward, Mrs Carl McQuaid and Miss Sylvia Dodds.
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Howard Waugh
John Oakley
Columbus
Peter Dupler
Ray Steward
Logan
Sylvia Dodds
Nelsonville
Hartley
Eastern
Ohio
Stephen Barber
Dick Reynolds
Guy Kinneer
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Navy Ex-Secretary Josephus Daniels Reacts To Sims Speech
Josephus Daniels former secretary of the navy in Raleigh quotes that remarks on Admiral Sims speech in London would be printed on asbestos paper due to sensitivity. He spoke on June 11 in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Admral Sims
London
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Messenger’s Birthday and Local Forum Notes
A reader asks about the Messenger newspaper age and recalls its early days around 1826. The letter mentions 60 years past memory, a 1921 context, and social details about Stanton Post No. 2 and the Ladies Circle events in Lynn Haven.
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Patent Issued for Pail with Spray Nozzle for Camp Showers
A patent grant covers a pail designed with a spray nozzle at the bottom, aimed at providing convenient showering options for campers and outdoor enthusiasts who desire a portable wash solution during outdoor trips.
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