Graham Daily News Election Preview and Local News
The Graham area focuses on today’s town elections with two Pocahontas mayoral tickets and three candidates for Graham treasurer. Voter turnout is small with about 225 qualified voters, while several council seats are contested. A Ford versus heifer accident occurred outside town, and Dr. Ayers Liberia mission union meeting drawn crowds. A local rogue still theft and a dog death sentence noted. health scare for Jim Shinault prompts concern.
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Virginia
Graham
Pocahontas
Reguar
Citizens
L. B. Ward
K. (. Patty
W. B Dunn
W. W. Holbrook
Lights of Immense Power and Lighthouse Lenses
The article details Cape Mendocino beacon at 422 feet, 25,000,000 candle power Navesink light, and Mukapuu Point hypergradient lens. It explains kerosene as common fuel, glass prism towers, and mercury-floating revolving lenses weighed about 6,000 pounds driven by clockwork.
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United States
Cape Mendocino
Cat
Navesink
N. J
Highlands
New York
Cig
Mukapuu Point
Oahu
Howsilan Group
mid-Pacific Archipelago
Osborne recalls Sherman statue misdirection at Pershing parade
Representative Osborne of California praised a strong house speech during the Pershing parade. He contrasted Civil War veteran marches with 1910 veterans and recalled Sherman on horseback at Fifteenth Street, then noted the bronze statue faces the White House instead of the parade, prompting questions about who placed it.
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Osborne
California
Los Angeles Times
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ceveral Sherman
Sherman
Fifteenth Street
Mr. Osborne
White House
Geologists Debating Heat Beneath Ranger Oil Field
Ranger Texas reports from geologists and oil drillers suggest drilling to one mile may reveal a live lava bed under Ranger field in Stephens county. In Caddo country drill bits show intense heat at 8 200 feet, enough to discharge nitroglycerin without caps. Crevasses in black lime layers trap oil forming rushes to the surface, possibly aided by subterranean heat.
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Ranger Field
New York Evening Sun
Caddo
Ranger
Stephens County
Delegates Debate Lifting Blockade Against Soviet Russia
Montreal reporters note delegates at a British soil convention discuss repealing the blockade against Soviet Russia. The discussion centers on policy and potential relief measures amid postwar tensions.
Death Corns Offer Quick Relief with Painless Lift Off
A short ad style claim describes a remedy that allegedly relieves corns by lifting or snuffing out pain. It promises rapid shrinking of the corn or callus and easy removal without discomfort.
Mexican Provisional Government Asked to Send 6000 Troops by Water
A speaker stated that the provisional government of Mexico was requested to deploy 6000 troops by water to Ensenada, detailing the planned transport method and destination.
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Provisional Government of
Mexico
Ensenada
Woman Earned Her Liberty A Sea Voyage Escape
A passenger ship voyage narrative shows stowaways revealed as passengers flee from Turkish guards. A passportless woman hides in a chartroom locker with a Turkish deserter, while Rosa the kitchen wench tries to stash a stowaway as tension grows aboard. The confined locker becomes a suffocating hiding place until the Turkish sleeper drifts into uneasy rest.
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Bosporus
Josef
White
Alan Bott
Stowaways, Inc
Asia
Feodor
Odessa
Rosa
Labor Federations Push for Irish Self Rule at Montreal Meeting
Delegates of the American Federation of Labor in Montreal adopt a resolution urging Irish self rule and withdrawal of British occupation forces. Peter J. Brady of New York leads the allied printing trades. the garment workers call for lifting the blockade on Soviet Russia. Samuel Gompers and Matthew Wool depart for Chicago to present labor’s demands to the Republican committee.
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Ireland
Peter J. Brady
New York
Allied Printing Trades
Garment Workers
Russia
Samuel Gompers
Matthew Wool
Chicago
Gompers
Republican National Committee
Montreal
Georgia Delegates Face Possible Unseating Rift
Reports from Chicago on June 7 describe a Georgia party dispute between the faction led by dren ty Lincoln Johnson and Roseave Pickett. Deadlock persists over committee nominations, with a renewed push to bring the matter before the credentials committee and fears of unseating all Georgia delegates.
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Chicago
Georgia
Drenty Lincoln
Johnson
Atlanta
National Committee
Lowden
Credentials Committee
Ambassador Davis Hosts King and Queen at Dinner
London report says Ambassador John W. Davis and Mrs. Davis hosted a small, simple dinner at the American embassy for King George and Queen Mary. Princesses Mary and Victoria attended with their retinue. Hugh Wallace and Mrs. Wallace from Paris also joined the function.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
John W. Davis
Davis
Princess Mary
Victoria
Hugh Walace
Paris
Aged Man Claims Record as Wood Chopper
Franklin New Jersey man Frank Morrall, ninety, is hailed by friends as the region’s top age aged wood chopper. He walks five miles to a wood lot each day and cuts nearly five cords per week, once helping build a White Mountains bridle path and guiding famed explorers.
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Frank Morrall
Franklin, N. J
New England States
New Hampshire Woods
Morrall
Mount Lafayette
White Mountains
Boston Post
Scout executive visits school to organize a troop
The local scout executive visited the school to organize a troop and taught the boys school and principal yells. A teacher refused a return visit citing needed classwork, but the class persisted and suggested the display with a witty remark about being yelled for again.
Northern California Rebellion Against Mexican Provisional Government
The northern district of Lower California is in revolt against Mexico's provisional government. Baldomaro Almada, recently named governor, announced the revolt and said he returned from Mexicali to decide his future course from his home in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lower California
Mexico
Baldomaro
Almada
Mexicali
Amorous young man meets math maide at Christmas dance
A witty math maid answers a riddle about age in a conservatory as a flirtatious young man tries to guess. The problem ends with astonishment as he says Never. New York state reports over 11 000 automobile fatalities last year.
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New York State
Get-Together of Acounting Heads Hastens Road Checks
Cincinnati June 7 A meeting of the accounting department heads of the United States railroad administration aimed at winding up federal control. About 100 accountants attended. J W Newell comptroller said the group was brought together to discuss speeding final checks on operations of carriers under government control. Exact completion time remains uncertain.
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Cincinnati
United States Railroad Administration
J. W. Newell
Avoid crowds and use mentholized arcine for flu relief
Health advisory urges avoiding crowds to prevent influenza and promotes a home remedy of Mentholized Arcine. It instructs gargling and nasal spraying with a pint of water, claims quick relief from catarrh and colds, and notes most druggists stock the preparation in three quarter ounce vials.
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Association For
New York
Kentucky
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