Bank Robbery Shocks Harrisburg Texas
Two armed men robbed the American State Bank at Harrisburg Texas of all available money and Liberty bonds totaling under 5 000 dollars before escaping. The report lists multiple other world and national events from the period including crimes, aviation tariffs, and political notes.
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American State Bank
Harrisburg
Texas
Douglas Fairbanks
Painted Desert
Holbrook, Ariz
Earl Blanchard
Nevada
Miami
Okla
Charles Stricker
Commerce
Allies curb Turkey navy amid broad world turmoil
A London decision bars Turkey from naval forces while Japan sends two warships to Saghalin to protect residents. Germany must cut its army per peace terms. Russian advances reach the Arctic coast, and Murmansk railway is reported free of white forces.
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Supreme Council of the Allies
London
Turkey
Saghalin Island
East
Siberia
Moscow
Red Army
Arctic Ocean
Murmansk
J. Austen Chamberlain
England
France
United States
Berlin
Admiral Horthy
Hungary
National Assembly
Tampico
Mexico
Nemesio Lopez
Europe
Premier Nitti
Italy
Manchester Guardian
Argentina
Spain
Council of Ministers
Madrid
Allied Troops Occupy Constantinople Amid Armistice Tensions
Reports state Constantinople is under Allied occupation under armistice terms with British, French, Italian and British forces present in the city and region. Paris sources note a French division in western Thrace and Turkish nationalist activity in Asia Minor. French losses in Cilicia through February 15 total 618 with 158 killed, 279 wounded, 181 missing.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Gourrand
Messina
Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Asia Minor
Thrace
Paris
Petit Parisien
Franchet D'Espery
Straits
Anatolia
Scutar
Brusa
Cilicia
Marash
All for the Best Blessings in Disguise Claim
A talk on misfortunes being blessings cites poverty and worry as life prolongers. The speaker notes work brings pleasure and purpose, while poverty forces labor. He recalls a friend who lost weight, followed treatment, and regained health, suggesting ailments sometimes bring long life.
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Glimmerby
Mr. Goslington
Gilmmerby
Miss Mary Dee Muir christens City of Lordsburg in Mobile
Miss Muir daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Muir of Lordsburg New Mexico was chosen by the secretary of the navy to christen the City of Lordsburg at its Mobile Alabama launch. Lordsburg earned the honor for wartime planning and execution.
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Muir
John T. Muir
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Secretary of the Navy
City of Lordsburg
Mobile
Ala
Graves Resigns as Chief Forester After 25 Years
Henry S. Graves, head of the federal forestry service since Gifford Pinchot, resigns to return to private life. Graves, former head of Yale forestry school, led lumber operations for American Expeditionary Forces in France, citing low pay for scientific men in government service as the reason for leaving.
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Washington
Henry Ss. Graves
Federal Forestry Service
Gifford Pinchot
Many Ships Lost in Storm Off North Atlantic
Reports show last week's gale across the North Atlantic increased winter shipping losses. The tanker Cubadist, four days overdue from Matanzas to Baltimore, failed to answer wireless calls. Eva B. Douglass abandoned 180 miles east of Cape Mary. Guilford abandoned off Nantucket with Acushnet attempting tow. Lake Ellithorpe near Sable Island shoal with broken propeller. Cape Breton wrecked on Scutari Island. Wisconsin Bridge disabled en route from Hango to New York, towed by another vessel.
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New York
North Atlantic
Cubadist
Matanzas
Baltimore
Eva B. Douglass
Cape Mary
Guilford
Nantucket
Coast Guard
Acushnet
Lake Ellithorpe
Sable Island
Halifax
Cape Breton
Scutari Island
Wisconsin Bridge
Hango
Finland
Cape Ann History and Early Settlers
Cape Ann offered a bleak haven for explorers and was settled shortly after the Mayflower voyage. Captain John Smith named Tragabigzanda in honor of a Turk ish Pocahontas who fed him while a prisoner. Smith explored the coast before the Pilgrims.
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Cape Ann
Greenland
Plymouth
Thorwald
Cape of the Cross
John Smith
Tragabigzanda
Captain Smith
Isle
Massachusetts
Goodefellowe and Walters Draw Sharp Exchange
In a terse exchange, String defends Goodefellowe as straight while Walters counters that he is easily broken, signaling rising tensions and a clash of reputations. The remark frames ongoing friction and questions about integrity between the two individuals.
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Wilson
Goodefellowe
Walters
Just a Reminder About Winter in Florida
Mrs Dubwaite notes the Grabcoins spend the winter in Florida while Mr Dubwaite worries about the cost. The exchange marks a small social observation from the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Florida
Mrs. Dubwaite
Mr. Dubwaite
Birmingham Age-Herald
Willing to Learn Reflected in Job Ad Offer
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet quotes a college professor advertising for a position with a living wage. The professor does not specify skills but vows to work hard if shown a chance, saying he would forget study abroad and a string of degrees.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Quip on Liquor Rubs Used as Liniment
A Courier Journal quip notes someone joking about having alleged liquor and choosing to rub with it rather than drink. The remark highlights cautious humor over questionable alcohol.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Denver Price List
Quotations furnished by Charles Friend and Company Inc. present a Denver price list.
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Charles Friend & Co., Inc
Denver
Metal markets report Colorado settlement prices
Bar silver closes at 1.31 percent with copper at 19.20 cents per pound. Lead trades at 8.75, spelter 8.72, tungsten 6.50 per unit.
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Colorado
Chicago Produce Prices Climb Across Butter Eggs and Fowls
Butter Creamery at 64 cents, firsts eggs at 44 cents, ordinary eggs 41 to 43 cents, eggs at mark 42 to 44 cents. Senate index noted at 34 cents for fowls. The market report lists multiple fresh dairy and poultry items with marginal shifts.
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Chicago
Senate
Cash grain prices listed for Chicago market
Chicago wholesale grain prices show mixed oats and rye values with No. 2 yellow corn around 1.54 to 1.55 per bushel. Barley and timothy seed quoted. clover seed at 45 to 59 dollars per unit. Pork products lard and ribs noted at 20 and 18 dollars respectively.
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B.enver
Tom Peery
Chicago
Timothy Bose
Eastern Live Stock Market Report Chicago Hog Prices
Eastern Live Stock at Chicago shows hogs with top prices around 15.30 for bulk class and ranges from 14.00 to 15.30 across heavy medium and light categories. Packing sows bring 12.40 to 13.50, while pigs fetch 13.25 to 14.50.
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Denver
Colo
Chicago
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Nome
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House Rules Committee
Reed
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House Naval Committee
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Raven Run
New York Stock Exchange
Atlantic Refining Company Common
Northern Pacific
University of Sweden
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Norway
American-Scandinavian Foundation
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Southwest News
Arizona
Mary Dee Muir
Lee A. Wolford
New Mexico Normal University
Normal
Henry O’brien
Vera Mort
Clayton
Silver King
Superior, Ariz
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George M. Neel
Carlsbad
Neel
Cowles
Texas State Line
Albuquerque
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James Baca
State Highway Department of
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