Miss Mary Rhea Wood Wedding Noted In Athens
Report recalls Mary Rhea marrying James P. Wood at the brides parents home on South College Street. Thirty years earlier a Carnegie library added 1500 volumes and 1700 patrons enrolled. Longfellow birthday observed at the university auditorium. miners seek higher wages per their annual convention in Gloucester. Twenty years ago Miss Emma Marshall of Dayton wed Dr. G Walton King amid submarine campaign danger zone. Public vote on passports and a mass meeting of Marietta women pledge action against rising food prices. University adds physical education teacher training.
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Mary. Rhea
James P. Wood
G. D. Rhea
South College Street
Emma Marshall
Dayton
G. Walton King
Athens Presbyterian Church
Pro
Marietta
A Thought for Today From Micah on Peace and War
A brief meditation cites Micah 4 3 on turning swords to ploughshares and spears to pruning hooks. It asserts peace as man s natural state and war as corruption and disgrace.
Culture groups threaten to uplift democracy with mass arts
A newspaper column questions a nationwide cultural movement modeled after Chautauqua. It warns that elevating culture commercially to “improve” society may misuse art to benefit social status, risking mass uplift over individual, quiet pursuit of beauty and truth.
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Dispatches
United States
America
Boards of
Shelley
Ten Months Liberty Worth 20 Years In Prison
A Knoxville convict known as Peg-leg Jack Gordon was captured ten months after escaping a New Jersey prison where he faced a two year term. His capture follows a jail break and assault on a guard den will add fifteen years to his sentence. He remarked his liberty was worth more than twenty years in prison as he returned to prison life.
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Knoxville
Tenn
New Jersey
Jack Gordon
Jersey
France
Russia
An Opinion on China and National Sentiment
A concise editorial note discusses the difficulty of altering collective national feeling and contrasts it with the possibility of catching and punishing a single convict. The passage reflects on political and social responses to collective identity.
Battle fleet maneuvers mock battleships off Pacific coast
In last week’s off coast maneuvers a destroyer squadron simulated locating battleships after dark. A torpedo attack supposedly sank them and twenty thousand sailors abandoned ship to float in lifeboats, exposing weaknesses in our fleet behavior and prompting fears real war would overwhelm outdated ships and planes.
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Pacific
Government missteps in war era aviation blamed
The speaker criticizes policy on flying ships and airplane production, noting no fighting fleet and hasty long trips to South America. Two top officials die in a midair collision as the aviation program is deemed idiotic and dangerously stupid.
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South America
Clergymen Accused as Ed. Seek Congressional Probe
Accusers press for a congressional judiciary committee investigation into certain clergymen labeled as ed. The discourse cites beliefs about Jonah and a misapplied sermon on giving to the poor as reasons for labeling them red.
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Congressional Judiciary Committee
Colorful biblical debate on cosmology and social justice
The speaker mocks those who doubt biblical miracles and question earth’s shape. He satirizes claims there are four corners on earth and argues against excessive wealth while urging equitable distribution for the many who have little.
Western railroad managers oppose wage increase for conductors
Railroad officials say a 12 percent rise would cost 13 million dollars annually, but rail receipts and profits already grow far beyond that. They argue profits should be shared with conductors and trainmen, whom they praise as loyal, public servants carrying real railroad responsibility.
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Western Railroad
History and film accuracy clash in Ohio debate
A state discussion questions how motion pictures portray history arguing that history is largely imaginative and flawed. Critics say writers may be biased by proximity to events, while proponents push for factual accountability in depictions.
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Ohio
Louis the Eleventh and Caesar in Historical Revisions
The text argues Louis the Eleventh and Caesar are misunderstood as villains or heroes, noting that history is not accurately preserved. It challenges the idea of objective history and suggests reputations vary with source and interpretation.
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Louis
France
Caesar
Ferrero
Fronce
Nero
Rome
Child in Chicago Saved When Neighboring Building Collapsed
A Chicago child begged to stay up late and survived as a neighboring building collapsed into her bedroom. The incident underscores the danger of delaying bed or ignoring building safety in urban areas.
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Chicago
Hammer Man on Set Defines Hollywood Job Label
A Hollywood crew member holding a hammer on a movie set becomes a defining local nickname for the role. The title reflects the film industry culture and the practical function on shoot days.
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Hollywood
Vanderbilt Plans to Clear 3 Million Dollar Debt
Cornelius Vanderbilt writes to settle debts totaling 3 million dollars. Bankers interpret the move as a full write off, signaling a decisive financial risk ahead.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Air medicine is provided for air pilots
The air doctor will certify aviators for physical fitness, aiming to prevent accidents. The piece reviews WWI casualty causes, notes improvements from stricter exams, cites U S Air Corps reductions, and outlines expected roles for physicians in air medicine including eye and nervous system expertise and future training in medical schools.
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Washington, D. C
United States Air Corps
Department of Commerce
William P. McCracken, Jr
Louis H. Bauer
Bauer
Faces and Voices of New York Merchant Markets
Scattered notes from a ramble describe dawn on the Williamsburg Bridge and surrounding market places. Vendors push carts, colors flash from fruits and vegetables, and faces from Assyria to Damascus appear in the crowd as they camp by the east side tenements. The scene ends with traders standing by burning boxes as night approaches.
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New York
Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Assyria
Bucharest
Holy Land
Damascus
Great Bridge
Palestine
Constantinople
Algiers
Tunis
Sofia
Smyrna
Pushcart merchants and bustling streets of the city
Scattered notes describe street pushcarts, immigrant merchants, and a rainy day economy. The piece paints tired vendors marching to Williamsburg Bridge at dawn, while flappers, restraint, and telegraphed resilience shadow the urban scene. The author Gilbert Swan chronicles endurance amid poverty and traffic.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Gilbert Swan
Ten Years Ago The Atlantic Ocean Was Become
A concise note from a historical page recalls the Atlantic Ocean undergoing notable change a decade ago. The fragment mentions shifts in currents or coastline impact as observed by observers of the era.
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Atlantic Ocean
Third Term Talk Not Unusual By Rodney Dutcher
Wisconsin Senator Bob La Follette wears a swallow-tail coat and introduces a Senate resolution that a third presidential term would be bad for the country. The 1875 House passed a similar measure against Grant's bid. it faced heavy opposition but carried 282 to 18.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Bob la Follette
Coolidge
Wisconsin
Senate
White House
House of Representatives
Ulysses Grant
Old
New York Herald
James Gordon Bennett
Grant
William M. Springer
Illinois
United States
Springer
James G. Blaine
Blaine
House
la Follette
Army and Navy flight surgeons to conduct pilot examinations
The article states that flight examinations will be available locally in every city and town with aeronautic activity, and that all Army and Navy flight surgeons are qualified to perform the tests. Arrangements are being made to conduct tests at certain marine hospitals of the United States Public Health Service.
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Army
Navy
United States Public Health Service
Answers and Questions From a Question Sheet
A collection of Q A items covering subjects from geography to card games candy thermometers and Phi Beta Kappa admissions. Notable facts include the British Empire covering roughly a quarter of habitable land excluding the Arctic and 13 406 103 square miles, Five Hundred bidding with Joker discard option, the smithy location cited by Longfellow, a copper metal candy thermometer being preferred, and Phi Beta Kappa admitting women first in 1875.
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British Empire
Artic
Longfellow
Ernest Longfellow
Brattleystreet
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha of Vermount
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Glouster
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Earth
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Zacharias
Elisabeth
By Frederic J. Haskin
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All Commerce
State
District of Columbia
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Turkey
Jerusalem
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Luke
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Maers
Musterole Company
Cleveland
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