Nationwide optimism cites record wheat crop and above average yields
Washington reports three official statements from White House Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Bureau foretelling continued industrial prosperity. They note U S crops 1 1/2 percent above ten year average and a wheat crop forecast of 930 million bushels, the largest on record.
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White House
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United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Bathing Girls Delay Firemen In Indiana Fire
Bathing girls from Chicago attracted by beaches near Hammond Indiana distracted Miller’s Station volunteer fire department largely made of deacons. Fire broke out at James Conner store near Lake Michigan. volunteers fought flames while the girls observed and lingered, delaying progress. No church services were held that night.
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Indiana
Atlantic City
Ostend
Miller's Station
James Conner
Lake Michigan
Tell Age to Vote Never Says Women Women Refuse to Register in Kansas
TOPEKA KANS July 25 Be cause women resent being forced to give their ages leading politicians of all parties in Kansas have cause to worry over the small number coming forward to register for the State wide primary August 4 The question How old are you invariably brings a protest Women over 40 generally are the ones who refuse to register More than 300000 women are now clothed with full citizenship and probably 125000 of these live in the cities and towns of the first and second class where registration is required
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Locked In Escapes In Raincoat To Wed
NORFOLK July 25 Leaping the window of her room in which she had been locked and her clothing taken away in an effort to prevent her marriage Miss Bercena Toy James in slippers and raincoat made her way to a friend's home. She telephoned Mrs George L Wadsworth sister of Lewis Cass Jones the man of her choice and told of her predicament. Mrs Wadsworth notified her brother and immediately set off with some clothing for the young bride to be. A motorcycle with a side carriage was brought into use and in the presence of a few friends the young couple were married.
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Norfolk
Bercena Toy James
George L. Wadsworth
Lewis Cass Jones
Mayor Declares X-Ray Gown Season Closed
Portland July 25 Mayor Albee ends open season for X-ray gowns and orders police chief to warn young women on streets wearing skirts that fail to stop light rays with stern cautions. Second offense will bring arrest. Mayor says fear of sunburn prompts action and no risk will be taken.
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Albee
Clark
Pastor Proposes to Match Makings for Bashful Youths
Muskogee July 25 Rev D Cameron pastor of Central Baptist Church offers to propose marriage on behalf of any young man in the church to any willing young woman and vice versa. He promises utmost secrecy in all negotiations as the arrangement is to ease shy couples into marriage.
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Muskogee
D. Cameron
Central Baptist Church
Jamaica Ginger Banned in Kansas as Intoxicant
TOPEKA July 25 Jamaica ginger was placed under the ban in Kansas when the State Supreme Court held that it is intoxicating and that a druggist who sells it may be prosecuted for violation of the prohibitory law. The court also held that lemon and vanilla extracts, cologne, camphor and similar tinctures, extracts and essences, if they actually make a man drunk, are to be classed as intoxicating liquors.
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Jamaica
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Self Denial Day Aids National Suffrage Drive In Chicago
Chicago women leaders announce Self Denial Day to raise fifty thousand dollars by August 15 for immediate suffrage campaigns in North Dakota South Dakota Ohio Missouri Nevada Montana and Nebraska. Mrs Medill McCormick leads the effort and a suffrage shop opens in the Loop featuring donated household items.
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Mississippi
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Missouri
Nevada
Montana
Nebraska
Medill McCormick
Ship Captain Gives School Cuban Forest Endowment
Captain Dan McIrvin, retired seafarer living in Havana, has endowed Southland Seminary in St. Petersburg, Florida, with 20,000 acres of Cuban hardwood forest and established a mahogany ebony trade, creating a steady income. The endowment, valued at around 20,000,000 dollars, supports the seminary's education of his two daughters and honors his mother, with plans for buildings combining Spanish Egyptian and Moorish styles.
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Jacksonville
Dan McIrvin
Havana
Cuba
Southland Seminary
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mcl Irvin
McIrvin
General Villa Seen After Zacatecas Battle in City Streets
From a latest photograph General Pancho Villa appears in happy mood after the Zacatecas engagement. The image also shows some of his soldiers fighting in the streets of Zacatecas, reflecting the ongoing war atmosphere around the city.
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Eneral Pancho Villa
Zacatecas
Three Sons Sing Dixie At Mother's Deathbed
In Stilwell Oklahoma on July 25 Mrs. Adair died after a life loyal to the Lost Cause. At her request her three sons Samuel Oscar and Edward sang Dixie over her body as she passed beyond.
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Stilwell
Okla
Nepple
Ain't It Hot? Beaten and Fined After Provocation
In Wichita Falls on July 26 a prominent citizen asked a woman if it was hot. She struck him with her parasol and he was fined 25 dollars after his arrest. Officials declined action against the woman, citing provocation as sufficient. The day reached 101 degrees.
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Wichita Falls
Women’s suffrage fund drive boosts local events on North Side
Lake Shore hosts beach activities and a suffrage shop fundraiser featuring 20 cent bathing toilets and daily cake sales. Notables including Mrs Kellogg Fairbanks and Miss Estelle Frantz organize donations, volunteers, and events with electric car tours and a baby show to support the cause.
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Babéys
Leonora Meder
Mary Hight
Grace Wilbur Trout
Paul Gerhardt
George Bass
Charles Keyser
Mabelle Tindolph
Marion Hitt
Estelle Frantz
Lavinia Engel
J. Edward Wynne
Leona M. Eder
Georgette Banta
Tobacco Fund
Woman Judge Knits On Job Faces Recall
Recall petitions against many Colorado City officials began with Mrs. Mary Ammerman, city clerk and ex officio police judge. Accusations include knitting on the bench, fraternal order work, city-time bookkeeping, and city time correspondence. The move aims to economize expenses and targets the commission form of government.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado City
Mary Ammerman
Ammerman
A. D. Searle
Commission
Mustache Ruined Over Chewing Gum Suit
In Pittsburg on July 25 Wasil Kropan sues Harry Griffith for $1000 claiming the destruction of his prized black mustache after Griffith smeared chewing gum on it, forcing Kropan to shave his upper lip. The case sits in County Court as the dramatic facial accessory loss is argued.
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Pittsburg
Wasil Kropan
Harry Griffith
Griffith
Kropan
Predicts Air Will Be Piped to Skyscrapers
DULUTH July 25. G A Patterson secretary of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers predicts future office towers will feature horizontal elevators and paid transfers, with pure country air piped into city buildings and roof bungalows for owners. A Chicago building permit for a bungalow has already been issued.
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G. A. Patterson
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Mr. Patterson
Chicago
81 Year Old Shows Off By Standing On His Head
John Webb celebrated his eighty first birthday in Louisville by standing on his head to demonstrate vigor for his children grandchildren and great grandchildren. He appeared well preserved and expects to live to a hundred.
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Louisville
John Webb
Webb
Prayer Rain Rise Seen By Lincoln Park Baptists
In Cincinnati on July 25 the Lincoln Park Baptist Church credited prayer for rain that saved crops in the Ohio Valley. Pastor George Robbins called the downpour a “million-dollar prayer,” noting a 24 hour response after days of record dryness.
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Ohio Valley
Lincoln Park
Trains Rabbits to Devour Weeds
Ithaca New York January 25 James R Reed claims to have bred and trained rabbits that will enter a garden patch and eat only weeds, leaving cultivated plants untouched. The inventor says careful breeding and training produce rabbits that target unwanted growth without harming crops.
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Ithaca
Jayl
James R. Reed
Reed
Rock of Ages Becomes Beach Dance Tune in Atlantic City
At a July beach concert in Atlantic City officials ordered sacred music only. Bathers reacted with disappointment until dancers began a new hesitation and tango steps to tunes like Old Hundred Rock of Ages Sweet By and By and Beulah Land drawing a large crowd and lively moves on the sands.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lightning Melts Chain On Girl in Canton
Canton physicians and electricians describe a July 25 event where a lightning strike allegedly melted a gold chain and locket around Miss Margaret Fite’s neck without harming her. The unusual phenomenon is considered beyond explanation by local experts.
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Canton
Ohio
Gould
Margaret Fite
Assails Rule by Priests and the Wealthy Classes
W Roberts war correspondence with General Villa on the Juarez capture day November 15 1918 describes Villa speaking Spanish fluently, using proverbs, and guiding troops as Federals press. The piece notes camps, trains, and rough conditions as Villa’s army moves toward Paredon and Guan diola’s forces.
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General Villa
Juarez
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
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