Interurban Crash Kills Three, 100 Hurt in Texas Route
Three killed and over a hundred injured when an interurban car from Beaumont to Port Arthur overturned. Port Arthur reports the disaster and authorities assess the scene and casualties as rescue efforts continue. The incident prompts state and local responders to coordinate medical aid and transport.
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Beaumont
Texas
Port Arthur
Nebraska
Peoria
Ill
New York
Havana
Cuba
Yellowstone Park
Park County
Park
Livingston Enterprise
Stephen Mather
National Parks
D. W. Davis
Idaho
London Theaters and Censuses Mark Global Cultural Reach
Unofficial counts place 568 venues including theaters music halls and cinemas in London. Reports note births and marriages among royals plus political and economic dispatches from Paris Rome and Moscow. Global figures cover liquidation of war stocks and massive loan subscriptions alongside influenza outbreaks in Japan and civil unrest in Hungary and Ukraine.
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London
Lady Ramsay
Princess Patricia of
Connaught
Patricia
Alexander Robert Maule Ramsey
Royal Navy
Yves le Trocquer
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Premier Nitti
Italy
Nitti
Mamontoff
Chernokoff
Staromensk
Moscow
Cascarets Claim Quick Nighttime Relief from Indigestion
An advertisement proclaims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour food and excess bile, carry out waste, and leave you feeling great by morning. It asserts millions use the product to ease biliousness and constipation while you sleep.
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Eatonic
The Shrine of a Snake Charmer in Boyhood Reminiscence
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation recalls a man named Grimpkin who denied loving bareback riders or trapeze performers in youth, saying he instead worshiped a snake charmer of mature years and faced being called queer.
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Mr. Grimpkin
Birmingham Age-Herald
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Regrowth
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix for dandruff and hair loss, claiming a small bottle provides cleansing, scalp rubbing, and visible hair revival after several applications. A second anecdote describes a child’s joke about living with a boy who has two children.
Coal Operators Stand Pat on Wages Amid Commission Probe
Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania coal operators meet to oppose wage increases beyond 14 percent from the strike settlement. They argue any higher rise would raise consumer coal prices, with responsibility resting on the President’s commission.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Thomas T. Brewster
St. Louis
A. M. Ogle
Terre Haute
Washington
Henry M. Robinson
Pasadena
Cal
Rembrandt Peale
John P. White
Department of Labor
Hines
Woman readers urged to try Swamp Root for kidney health
An appeal to women highlights kidney and bladder trouble as hidden causes of poor health. The ad claims Swamp Root restores kidney function, easing back pain, headaches, and irritability. A sample bottle is offered for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co.
New York Theft Rise Top 1919 Crime Record
New York officials from thirty two burglary insurance firms report 1919 as the most disastrous year in their history. In ten thousand separate thefts criminals stole cash and goods totaling about 25 million dollars, with robberies up over 30 percent from the previous year and stolen goods nearly doubling in value.
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New York
Neighbor notices Avery's new suit. Donald jokes about hand-me-downs
A neighbor admires Avery in a new suit and asks about a fresh outfit for Donald. He responds that he will not get new clothes until Avery outgrows his suit and their mother can alter it for him.
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Avery
Donald
Metal markets report with assorted Colorado prices
Bar silver at 1.30 per ounce copper at 18 19e per pound lead 6.75 spelter 8.27 tungsten 7.50 to 12.00 per unit. Price listings reflect metal values in Colorado markets.
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Colorado
Suits filed against New Orleans longshoremen unions over cargo unloadings
Two federal suits totaling 51660.84 were filed by Holland America agents against New Orleans longshoremen chapters for refusing to unload the Indier and Amsterdijk ships laden with fertilizer unless pay rose 90 cents an hour. The unions allegedly demanded 10 cents extra per hour, citing cargo nature and a National Adjustment Board award.
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New Orleans
Indier
Amsterdijk
Holland-American Steamship Line
National Adjustment Board
Live Stock Prices From Chicago Market Report
In Chicago today bids and prices listed for hogs cattle sheep and related meats. Hogs include heavy packing sows pack ing sows and pigs with prices from 12.25 to 13.80. Cattle show beef steers heifers cows veal calves feeder and stocker categories with values from 5.00 to 20.50. Sheep and lambs price ranges cover lambs ewes and culls from 4.50 to 17.35 across weight and quality grades.
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Denver
Biel
H. New
Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advert claims cure
Acclaimed tonic promises to build up the system and cleanse the blood to prevent frequent colds and acute catarrh from becoming chronic. It says the medicine is taken internally and works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Patented price 75 cents with testimonials and a money back offer.
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Pere Fons
Hall
Pat
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Japs Enter Derby With 100000 Prize
The Aero Club of America announced ten Japanese entries for the aerial derby around the world offering 100000 in prizes. A committee pursues a world tour through thirty two countries to complete preliminary preparations.
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New York
The
Aero Club of America
Chicago Butter Creamery and Produce Prices Reported
Chicago butter creamery and egg markets list firsts and ordinary eggs with prices from 65 to 66 cents per dozen. Poultry live and fowl prices noted along with potato arrivals and regional carrot and russet potato jobbing prices in cents and dollars.
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Chicago
Burbanks
Complicated Accounts in a Soda Shop Dispute
A customer argues over a 17 cent milk and sugar charge in an ice cream soda, while the store manager insists customers must pay for labor and material. The exchange touches on the labor of drawing the soda versus making change.
Chicago grain and seed price excerpts
Chicago markets show mixed No 2 and No 3 grain quotes with prices around 1.51 to 1.54 for corn and 0. Bests for oats seed and Timothy Clover seeds list wide ranges. Pork and lard values appear nominal with figures near 22.90 to 23.00 for lard and 18.20 for fibs.
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Denver
South Park
Chicago
Fire hits aero plant in Douglas disaster
A fire in the machine shop of Flight A at the 96th Aero squadron in Douglas Arizona destroyed equipment valued at about 100000 dollars. Firefighters were blocked by a 250 bomb explosion as gasoline ignited and seriously burned chauffeur Anthony Jaroski and Private Emil Martin. The surrounding airplanes were saved.
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Douglas, Ariz
Flight A
Aero
Anthony Jaroski
Emil Martin
How He Vanished
Gwendoline, an eighteen year old girl, received an engagement ring set with diamonds and rubies from her young man. During a ten o clock chat about jewelry her brother jokingly claimed rings come from lobsters, hinting at a disappearance case.
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Gwendoline
Gwen
London
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria that famous old remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the signature of the Chickering Company and is free from substitutes.
Gossip and household remarks on temper and duty
A column pairs social chatter with a coal economy note and a Red Cross cleaning product ad. It features dialogue about wives, patience with children, and marital tension, then shifts to household tips and a promotional line for Blue Bag cleaning aid at grocers.
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Red Cross
Domestic Ease Follows Husband’s Jail Sentence
Mrs Jaggs expresses happiness in domestic life after her husband is jailed. The mood shifts from inquiry about his kindness to confirmation of his confinement, highlighting a personal turnaround linked to legal consequences.
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Home and Abroad
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Western
Shipping Board
Harima Company
Osaka Company
United Americans
Cardinal Gibbons
Otto H. Rahm
Daniel Willard
H. H. Westinghouse
David Jayne Hill
Otto Praeger
Department of Commerce
France
Japan
Tokio
Nippon Jiji
Honolulu
Herr Huszar
Budapest
Hungary
Berlin
National Assembly
New York City
Jamaica Bay
Murry Hulbert
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Sir Horace Plunkett
Lloyd George
Ireland
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
United States
Charles M. Wood, Jr
Dewitt Clinton High School
Senate
China
Mexico
Sonora
Sinaloa
Excelsior of
Mexico City
Sxora
A. E. McKeever
M. C
Toronto
Stratford
Ont
Herbert Tuchborne
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Abu Murrain
Baltimore
Newport News
Metal Markets
Derby
Cash Grain
Fletcher
Cascarab
Mr. Hill
Kle
Michigan Avenue
Netta Irey
Wellington, IL
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