Fairfield Tax to Be Fifteen Mills
Fairfield officials recommend a fifteen mill tax rate in the annual budget. The report shows expenses rising by about 44,941.22 during the current period versus 1920 41. The board notes a 500 health department budget increase and a 30,000 rise in general school appropriation. The town meeting will act on the plan election day afternoon.
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Fairfield
Tairieid Board of Finance
se@hual
Winniee
Health Department
Manaos's Rubber Decline Brings Ruin to Brazilian City
The Brazilian port Manaos once a thriving city with an opera house and theatres now lies in ruins as deflation in rubber prices after 1911 devastates local commerce. Traders defaulted on loans, businesses failed, and most rubber exports now fetch little beyond freight costs.
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Manaos
Brazil
Amazon River
Ceylon
Java
Straits Settlements
Yfalacen
Borneo
Winglind
Go Carts Crowd Wala London Go Carts Riot
Go carts crowded Broad Street attack incident prompts swift action as authorities prepare a special enclosure for spectators. Unclear details and dates.
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London
Etlor
Birmingham to mark semi centennial with pageant and Harding visit
Alabama City's fiftieth anniversary celebration features an exposition and historical pageant detailing the South’s leading industrial city. President Harding will visit Birmingham October 26, head a parade, speak at the cornerstone laying, and address at Birmingham Southern College. The pageant highlights coal iron ore limestone mining, shipplate fabrication, river transport, and the city’s rise from 25,900 residents in 1890 to about 296,050 today.
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Gham
Harding Haga
Birmingham
American Legion
South
Harding
Birmingham Southern College
Enlinge
Guy E. Snavely
Tts
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company
I. §. Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Clty
Starfish Feeding Method Destroys Oyster Beds At Sea
A sea sight reveals starfish using its tube like feet to encircle oysters. It everts its stomach to digest prey on the shell, slowly conquering oyster beds. Starfish fragments can regenerate into new individuals, complicating control measures. Oyster beds may be decimated overnight with no simple deterrent.
Graphite Riches in Island of Ceylon
Reports describe abundant graphite in Ceylon where soil and rocks are deeply impregnated, yielding a nearly inexhaustible supply. The mineral is visibly present on surfaces after rain, highlighting the island as a world leader in graphite abundance.
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Island
Ceylon
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