New German Constitution Outlines Empire and State Powers
Berlin August 17 The new German constitution passed by the national assembly defines a two part framework. The first covers empire and state relations, Reichstag with four year terms, imperial president and chancellor, and expansive imperial rights including foreign policy and defense. The second guarantees equal rights, duties for Germans, and abolishes birth titles with strong emphasis on civic equality.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Reichstagt
German’ Empire
Mercantile Marine
Empire
Reichstag
Velekstag
Reichatag
Poaliton
Reishstag
Prussia
Mercia
Imperial Post
Arep
German Constitution and Civil Rights Overview
The text outlines a German constitution emphasizing personal rights, freedom of expression, and state protection for families and motherhood. It covers property rights, emigration, language use, postal secrecy, censorship limits, and guarantees of education, religion, and universal schooling. It details rights for associations, limits on officials, and the creation of industrial councils empowering workers.
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Germany
Daylight Saving Sparks Wide Hostile Debate
Washington reports farmers and labor unions unite against daylight saving laws arguing an hour of extra evening daylight costs farm work time. They cite early morning dew, livestock needs, and school commutes as reasons the shift hurts productivity and sleep. Officials in towns vary from adopting eastern time to ignoring the law, causing trains and daily routines to falter.
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Washington
Serra
Broun Coastross
Congress
S .Ee
La‘bor
Ives
Zime
An. Economi Joss
Denial of State Department charges by Dr William Hillis
Dr William T Hillis, American correspondent to the New York Herald, denied State Department charges linking him to nationalist activity in Egypt. Detained in Cairo for nearly a month, Hillis said he only learned of the accusations after reaching Constantinople and asserted he evaded censorship, not obstructed it. He claimed his role was simply to be on the spot at important events from battles to demonstrations and funerals.
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New York
State Department
Egypt
William T. Billin
New York Herald
Cairo
Br. Ellis
Congress
Constantinople
el Azar
Hillis
Maryland farmer slain and house set afire in Arundel County
Baltimore dispatch reports George Peters five year old farmer in Arundel County Prince Georges was murdered and his body burned by an unidentified Black assailant. Peters daughter Catherine was struck and hospitalized in Washington after fleeing home and escaping the flames. Police search for the attacker while other family members were at church.
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Baltimore
George Peters
Arundel
Prince Georges
Couinty
Catherine Peters
Washington
Pennsylvania
Arunde
Esse Peters
Perfection Tires Expands to Lead Global Market
Insistent domestic and foreign demands push Perfection Tires to release its organization and engage in market development and direct pressure to multiply production. The company aims to maintain its world famous quality and continue progress as a leading tire enterprise. Nemours Trading Corporation introduces controls and signals confidence in financial resources and business integrity.
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Nemours Trading Corporation
Requir ST
Actors threaten nationwide strike over recognition
Union officials warned that actors and musicians may extend the strike to a national level if demands for recognition are not met. Marie Dressler, head of the Chorus Equity association, published formal requests for extra pay and minimum weekly salaries for performances in New York and on tour.
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Marie Dressler
Equity
New
Prince of Wales Arrives at Halifax on Dragon
The Prince of Wales reached Halifax at 10:30 A M aboard the cruiser Dragon. Thousands gathered at the harbor as escorts Dauntless and naval launches accompanied the ship. Italian battleship Conta di Cavour saluted, followed by French and American warship salutes. Official landing planned for tomorrow with provincial and city officials to greet him.
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Halifax
Prince of Wales
Dauntless
Conta
de Cavour
Point Pleasant Park
Robert Bordes
Minsk Discards Bolshevik Yoke at Heavy Cost
A fragment discusses Minsk under Bolshevik rule, noting mass arrests and daily executions by the minob. It cites deportations to Bobruisk and Smolensk, shortages of goods, and astronomical prices. The piece mentions propaganda posters, a special information bureau, and a mass execution as Soviet forces evacuated.
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Hiersty
Minob
Theinak
Minsk
Bolshevist
Szeptyckis
Eapsky
Mirski
Dantowicz
Belfahevists
Earl Marx
England
Kolchak
Vilna
Bobrisk
Gredno
Fragmented OCR tale of work, trees, and odd notes
A rough, garbled OCR fragment covers wage figures and out of work pay, a strange Acacia tree in Idaho with eight foot height, its leaves gathering at sunset, a nauseating odor when the branches shake, a camping party nearby, and a water faucet left open. It closes with a quotation from Lord Lytton about finding a friend who tells unpleasant truths.
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Idaho
Kodak advertising notes and local shop sights
The fragment mentions Kodak pictures and Kodak and Brownie cameras. It references Jno Moore and Song the Opticians selling Kodaks and Brownies at 2 North Broad and 2 Str, with an adv note about investment and furnishing more.
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KoDak Pictures
Kodak
Jno
Moore
Song
Opticians
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Hood
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Perfection Tire & Rubber Co
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Indiana
Worl Distribution
Nemours
Domestie
Iufacturgae
Reprere
Shieprg
Ieeceer
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Melsourke Weington
Durban
Cape Tow
Mexico
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Rinbar
Emerara
Sants of
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Fipnemeae
Sentiey
Sentienen
Neours Trading Corporation
Perfection Tire
Rubbar, Company
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Artora
Correse Pondande
DRS ‘Trading Corporation
Bingham Age-Herald
MM Martin
Sundar Miming
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Martha NM
Asia
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Russia
Petr. Grads
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Lord Lytton
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