Europe in Love with Music Amid War’s Aftermath
The Montreal Herald notes a universal hunger for music across Europe including England France Belgium Italy Germany Austria and Russia as nations recover from war. Observers report a renewed longing for music as solace and a sign of returning vitality, contrasting with enduring hatred and disillusionment.
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Europe
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Austria
Russia
Swinburne le
Countries
Montreal Herald
Queen Victoria of Spain Prompts Fierce Bullfight Respect
The wedding festivities for Queen Victoria of Spain featured a bullfight seen as vital to national identity. The queen, an English girl, was told to attend without fear or disgust. The performance included two bulls and a distressed horse as the royal box watched. the queen remained composed as the crowd cheered.
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Giueen Victoria
Spain
Alphonso
United States
England
Royal Box
Flexible camber rib could cut aircraft landing speed
United States Bureau of Standards develops a simple variable camber rib for biplanes and triplanes. The nose remains fixed to the front spar while the tailpiece slides on the rear spar. The rib is normally symmetrical and camber is created by air pressure, aiming to reduce landing speed.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Popwar Mechanics Magazine
First American dasheens reach New York market
The first carload of American grown dasheens arrived in New York to supplement the potato. Limited quantities sold up to 15 cents a pound. Dasheens grown on the east coast of Florida. Trinidad dasheen cited as a superior foreign variety among 46000 plants introduced by the Agriculture Department. It reportedly yields 50 percent more protein than the potato.
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New York
Florida
United States
Department of Agriculture
Irishman Seeks Governor Interview Before Execution
An Irishman requests to see the governor to gain access to a prisoner slated for execution. The governor refuses, stating visitors are not allowed on the day of the sentence. The exchange ends with the Irishman’s insistence and the guard’s denial.
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Aesatry
Aed
Green faced portraits shake art world follies
A London critic praises a new painter who staged a revolt by painting subjects with green faces. The piece notes how easy acclaim can come in the visual arts, unlike music or literature, and mocks superficial enthusiasts who seek wonder without understanding.
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London
Henry James
Let Them Start In Early Poetry At Age Five
A humorous Chicago Herald and Examiner piece jokes that children who show early poetic talent should be encouraged to write. It suggests parents should fund literature careers early and notes how early talent shapes future occupations across society.
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Order
Wall Street
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Slate Dust as Builder Material From North Wales Quarries
North Wales builders test slate waste as a binding material for granite macadam bricks and cement. Slate dust proves strong for bricks and drain pipes and forms a durable mastics for roof repairs near quarries, with potential in flooring tiles and molded products.
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North Wales
Mount Washington Not The East’s Highest Peak Says Bulletin
The piece notes Mount Washington NH at 6 203 feet, but southern Appalachians exceed it. Mount Mitchell NC rises to 6 711 feet, the Appalachian high point east of the Rockies, while Mountidget reaches 6 636 feet, per a Geological Survey Bulletin.
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Mount Washington
New Hampshire
United States
United States Geological Survey
Appalachians
Rockiev
Mount Mitchell
North Carolina
Porcelain Valve Claims Remarkable Heat Resistance
Describes a material called porcelain or Great Valve with claimed endurance of great heat and resistance to sudden temperature changes, noting it can even fuse holes in the new.
Open shop dispute reaches Kansas industrial court
The Kansas Industrial Court hears the Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup Co. case challenging its contract with the local International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers. The company seeks to operate only one boiler with its chief engineer and assistant, while the union demands retention of regular firemen.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup Company
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Industrial Court Act
Fort Scott Company
Union
Money To Enforce Dry Laws Refused By House
Attorney General Palmer urged 2300 for enforcement of prohibition before the house appropriations committee. He cited 17,566 arrests through Sept 30, 1920 with 17,428 cases recommended for prosecution. The panel declined to include rewards for tipsters on liquor smuggling.
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Washington
Palmer
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Justice
Woman in Her New Sphere and Social Roles
Frances Hodgson Burnett argues women no longer marry for security and must view work as a legitimate sphere. She contends women have shifted from amateur and sentimental roles to paid labor, challenging old expectations about marriage, support, and gender norms.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
McCain
Silver Bow County Nears Danger Line
Silver Bow County faces insolvency with outstanding warrants totaling 803,987.18 and cash on hand 655,703.71. County officials consider strict economy as bankers oppose warrants. treasurer C. T. Puckett calculates interest on salary warrants and plans to call in funds. Outstanding warrants by fund include General 467,995.30 road 43,725.92 poor 122,098.80 bridge 15,306.46 contingent 152,845.64 classification 22,035.06. Cash on hand by fund totals General 258,830.88 road 57,928.59 poor 266,737.93 bridge 265,761.44 contingent 298,849.95 classification 87,595.95.
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Butte
Silver Bow
C. T. Puckett
Puckett
Silver Bow County
London Papers Demand Halt On Navy Plan
London newspapers urged a three power naval‑cost restraint among the United States Great Britain and Japan. They warned that a big U.S. navy would spur Britain to match and called for mutual agreement to preserve peace and prosperity ahead of President elect Harding's inauguration.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Morning Post
America
Daily News
Harding
the Express
Deportation of Reds Reported Resumed in 1940s era
In Washington a government notice says deportation of Raselan radicals has been resumed. The report notes transfers from New York and mentions a three week interval. The fragmentary text cites unnamed departments and officials and references Soviet concerns.
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Washington
Raselan
Radicels
Ras
Department
Jaber
Reserens
New York
Albbeut
Jane Vee
Macrons
Mssinn
Srna
Uncle Joe Cannon Given Big Blowout
In Washington on December 29 the House honored Representative Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois with a lengthy tribute. Cannon, the era’s longest serving congressman, called the ceremony a wake as Speaker Champ Clark and others lauded his career and recalled events from 1872 including Vesuvius eruption and early political figures.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
Illngis
Congress
Joe
Champ Clark
Missouri
Cannon
Gillett
Clark
Jim Mann
Rainey
Mondell
Claude Kitchen
Nick Longworth
Purebred Rhode Island Reds and White Orpingtons for sale
Auction or sale notice for top prize stock cockerels from Mrs. W. R. Stokes. Includes contact by phone 47M. Sale item details are terse and fragmentary.
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R. CG
Rhode Island Reds
S. C. White
Orpington Cockerels
W. R. Stokes
Senate Shows Seri Over Tariff Meg Row
Washington December 27 Senate debates tariff legislation heatedly sending the bill to the finance committee. Democrats rail against expedited passage while urging a commerce measure. Senator Harrison denounces Republicans for rushing a so called protectionist bill, accusing them of alarming haste and faulting its economic impact.
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Washington
Senate
Canada
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