United States Pushes Immediate Settlement of European Debts
The United States urges prompt settlements with European nations over wartime indebtedness, arguing many debtor nations can pay and that a clear understanding would boost global trade. France and others are cited as capable of discharging their obligations, with officials pressing for debt reduction or cancellation though the U.S. position emphasizes an agreement is needed for broader economic improvement.
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United States
Cooksire
France
Repubbulo
Republic
Hazel Atick
Patent Office
Lisk
Cgaillaux
Acarcely
We Were Doing Went Years Ago Today Items and Reflections
A compilation notes a contract let for a new Me sonlé Howest Northfork and the Mercer County Camp of Confederate Veterans held an annual meeting in Bluefield. Police Chief J B Barnett attends the Police Chiefs of America convention in Washington. Also mentioned are a Bluefield Shrine parade, the death of Zack W. Crockett, and reflections on Ford’s industrial expansion into tractors aviation and banking. Gen Pershing discussed as a possible senator. Motion pictures temper marriage as a serious step.
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Howest Northfork
Mercer 1
Binefield
Barnett
Washington
Police Chiefs of America
G. CG. Morrison
W. T. Morrison
Bluefield
Aggleston
Moton
Zack W. Crockett
Fordman
Ford
Ona
Rumway Wages in the Land of the Area and Home of the Travel
A collection of quirky aphorisms and humorous lines about weddings, burglars, hotel fires, swindlers, and daily life aims. The snippets include remarks on June weddings, dairy tips, travel, manners, and light political references, reflecting a period newspaper style with playful jests and social observations.
Naturalization Form Confusion Stuns Courtroom Audience
A garbled excerpt shows Jacob Pravingky stumbling through a naturalization form with misread names and stray phrases. The man’s responses blur with stray dialogue about a wife and a man who eloped, creating a comic misrecord of the process.
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United States
Jacob Pravingky
Jaco Proyinsky
You
Bryan’s World View Clash Sparks Editorial Debate
A long editorial column argues that evolution’s truths should be suppressed to save the world, while science shifts toward spiritual interpretations. It cites Henry Fairfield Osborn, Robert Millikan, and William Jennings Bryan, contrasting materialism with a renewed search for purpose, and ends with a cautionary vignette about speed and fate.
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Bryan
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American Museum of Natural History
Robert A. Millian
Artatelle
Herbert Spencer
Wordsworth
William Jennings Bryan
PTA Sees Women in Police Work for Girls
The National Parent-Teacher Association meeting in Austin Texas endorses replacing men with women in all police duties involving girls. No reasons against the proposal are given in available text.
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National
Parent-Teacher Association
Austin
Texas
Prin
Unclear excerpts reflect crime, social issues and oddities in early text
The fragment discusses female understanding, urge for women, and men in authority, noting organized thieves, joyriders, and jail releases. It mentions Vandalia, Mayor Hurtschi, a Seattle philanthropist, and a scientific report from Bulawayo on mid-summer frosts, signaling varied local observations and global notes.
Mayflower Hotel saga shows dream, debt, and scale
In Washington, H L Merry oversees the Mayflower project, a vast hotel whose promises clash with endless costs and doubt. Bondholders quarrel with the venture’s finances while Merry redesigns kitchens and rooms to force profitability, claiming the enterprise will someday pay off.
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Samof
Merry
Society Notes Include Guilsing Contest and Births
The column recalls a gucasing contest with Shakespearean questions where Miss Emma Hale won a bride doll prize. Guests received Powderpuffs as favors, and ice cream and cake were served. A daughter, Katherine Mary, was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. O M LeMonee of 108 Bedford Street. The Country Club Dance features the usual weekly event with Mrs. H Scott Hale listed among organizers.
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Emma Hale
O .M. le- Monee
Bedford Atreet
Katherine
Bluefield Country Club
H. Scott Hale
Earl Smith
Lil- Man Smith
Earl Crabtree
Pulaski
Abe Salt
Thomas White
Lee White
Ada
Ll. H. Clark
Kyle
J. A. Bays Ia
Abington
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Dallas
Texas
Sof A
J. EB. Anderson
Bays
W. S. Becker
Mansfield
Marshall McCormick
J. EB. Litz
Uy. ‘Auto
Lis
D. H. Litz
Morristown
Tenn
Harmony of Faiths and Modernism Sparks Debate
The piece argues harmony between Fundamentalists and Modernists requires liberalizing faiths and outlines fierce division if compromise is forced. It then cites historic memory and prohibition battles, condemning law defiance, and ends praising the idea that clear, honest political finance is a rare genius.
Fables On Health And Community Notices In One Piece
A health piece discusses good beds and pillows with advice on springs, feather versus hair pillows, and airy bedding. The column lists local social notes including visits, travel plans, and a traffic appearance bond program for Mercer and Tazewell counties and Bluefield.
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West Virginia Ramblers
Real estate transfers filed in county court clerk office
Real estate transfers recorded include Charles Winfrey and wife to H H Ball for lot 7 Mack 18 Bee Addition Princeton for 2250 dollars W B Hicka and wife to C D Mahood for a small tract near Glenwood for 1 dollar Mahood to Lillie May Hicks for a small tract The Bluefield Automobile Club nearing completion of arrangements for a track near Glenwood for 1 dollar.
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Charles Winfrey
H. H. Ball
Mack 18
Bee
Princeton
W. B. Hicka
C. D. Mahood
Glenwood
Mahood
Lillie May Hicks
Bluefield Automobile Club
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