Long Quest for Tutankhamun Crowned Carter’s Historic Find
A New York World report recounts Howard Carter’s 33 year pursuit of the tomb of Tutankhamun near Luxor. Carter’s work, aided by Theodora Davis and Lord Carnarvon, overcame extreme heat dust and dangerous ceilings. The discovery, described as the richest find in archaeology, followed decades of near-misses and careful excavations in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.
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Howard Carter
Tutankhamen
Luxor
New York World
Lord Carnarvon
Egypt
Carter
Egyptian Exploration Fund
Metropolitan Museum of Art
British Museum
Gaston Maspero
Upper
Theodora M. Davis
Newport
Theodore
Davis
Te Devet
Hatchipset
Rhauiea
Thtarkhamen
Acarmont
Phebes
Dame Pewce
New Ghost Photograph Tests Up To 5000 Prize
New York January five thousand dollars for a ghost and twenty five hundred for a sample of ghostly ectoplasm are offered as tests begin under Scientific American guidance. Noted figures including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Houdini will observe as mediums such as Ada Besinnet and Elizabeth A Tomson perform seances for a two year trial with judges and apparatus provided.
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New York
Scientific American
J. Malcolm Bird
Columbia University
Ada Besinnet
Toledo
Elizabeth Allen Tomson
Chicago
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur
Tan Ae
Wittam, McDougall
Harva
Carter's frantic dig rush and famed Egyptian diary tale
The text recalls Carter rushing between England and Egypt to resume excavations amid fears Lord Carnarvon would abandon the search. A New York archaeologist recounts Carter urging Carnarvon to keep faith as he notes a diary excerpt about King Kamose and the war against the Hyksos, showing ancient prophecies and victories.
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Garter
England
Lord Carnarvon
New York
Carter
Lord
Carnarvon
Cairo
Treasury warns of counterfeit twenty dollar bills
Warning that counterfeit twenty dollar notes are circulating has been issued through the Local Post Office. The fake bill resembles a federal reserve note with mint marks and a Cleveland portrait, but uses two pieces of paper and silk threads to imitate genuine fibre.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve
New York
A.W. Mellon
Frank White
Cleveland
Ford Won't Run for Presidency in 1924
W J Cameron editor of the Dearborn Independent reports Henry Ford will not seek the U S presidency in 1924 He denounces a New York paper claim that Ford planned to run and accuses it of using his organization to push him toward the White House Cameron says Ford is considering many issues and does not allow close aides to discuss the matter
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United States
W. J Cameron
Word
Dearborn Independent
Cameron
New York
P Deney
Werd
Ford
Grand Jury Probe Reports Chicago Vice League
A Chicago grand jury is urged to investigate a vice league of 16 immoral resorts linked by a syndicate. Miss Gosaie Binford, Juvenile Protective League superintendent, says vice is profitable and that 450 society inmates work in shifts. She claims patrons and police are involved and that 33 individuals are named in the case.
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Chicago
Mutual
Gosaie
Binford
The
Juvenile Protective League
Vice
Sullivan's Estate Appraised At 27000 Dollar
J Sullivan a grocer left an estate exceeding 27000 after an inventory made public yesterday. The estate totals 24300 in real property and 163.24 in personal property, with Daniel Brennan and Jose Anderson as appraisers and Percy P Anderson as administrator.
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J. Sullivan
Daniel J. Brennan
Tose J. Anderson
Percy P. Anderson
Noted figures in regional event overscroll
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Voursmans and Sutherland with ages and roles. The text hints at a regional gathering or procedural notes, listing individuals and potential duties. Further readable names include Guna and PaWyann, suggesting a localized context and possible governance or ceremonial assignments.
Stratford Court Dismisses Charge Against Hunter
Stratford Iowa January special hearing dismisses charge against Town Manager RL Hunter for operating a car with 1922 license plates. Judge Tyakemar nolled Hunter and former state policeman Anthony Fellows without pleas. County prosecutor Morehouse said a mix up kept new markers from arrival. no further arrests were pursued.
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Stratford
Jan
Frank E. Tyakemar Oy
RL. Hunter
Anthony Fellows
Formr
Ivan Ll. Morehenge
Hunter
Fellows
Moyotouse
Scully
Terest
Blakeman
Cortins
Attorne Morehouse
Thad
Nichole
pSion
Pdante
Mr. Morehouse
Iowa
Oe Lehakeman
Ry Morseholme
Tdégn
Ministers Pledge Not to Marry Divorcees
Atlanta dispatch reports ministers pledge to refuse marriage to divorcees as part of a new rule. The decree specifies that neither party in a marriage contract will be a divorced person, invoking grounds not stated in the New Testament according to official statements.
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Atlanta
Galdad
Ali Ialilieg
Women outperform men in several textile and design trades
The piece argues that beyond traditional female roles, women excel in textile arts, color design, and delicate sewing. It claims women’s small fingers and sympathy grant advantages in medicine, surgery, and other crafts, suggesting wartime unemployment could shake male industrial dominance in the near future.
Wart Ads Bridgeport Used Cars Reach Daily Audience
Post Telegram notes Wart Ads serve Bridgeport as the citys premier channel for selling used cars. The publication urges daily use to steadily reduce the burden of finding buyers and solving car selling needs.
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Bridgeport
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