Decline in U S Trade With South America Criticized
Buenos Aires August 1 La Epoca government organ denounces the drop in U S trade with South America especially Argentina. It cites American exporters rigid credit, lack of market consultation with Latin buyers, high bank discounts, and inflationary dollar value as key obstacles. The article calls for method changes and Pan American harmony to restore ties.
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Buenos Aires
United States
South America
Argentina
la Epoca
Oberammergau Reawakens After Delay With Restored Theatre
Oberammergau resumes preparation for the 1922 Passion Play as carpenters painters and masons restore the open air theater. Villagers renovate scenic sections and fashion robes for biblical figures while awaiting October cast decisions. The 4000 seat auditorium with a glass roof shields spectators as the faith-filled village anticipates the next performance.
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Oberammergau
Holy Land
Jesus
Mary
Oberammersau
Hungarian phrenology on Bolshevik terrorists in Hungary
Budapest reports by phrenologists on 20 executed Bolshevik guards from Bela Kun era describe skulls with low foreheads deep eye sockets and prominent jaws suggesting degeneracy but not a born criminal type. Leader Joseph Czerny shows the worst degeneration while doctors note crime arose from revolutionary fever and weak restraint.
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Budapest
Bela Kun
Joseph Cserny
Hungary
Fela Kun
Wage Campaign Against Lepers In Lisbon
Lisbon Aug 1 The Seculo prints a campaign against leper liberty and contagion risk in hospitals Portugal holds the highest European leprosy tally Steps to curb contagion include segregating lepers in Lisbon hospitals Director Hermano Medeiros places lepers in separate pavilions and cages effective walls prompt many to seek discharge
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Lisbon
Seculo
Portugal
Securo
Hermano Medeiros
Accuse Bride of Napping Groom in Arkansas Tale
In Texarkana Arkansas on August 1 a fourteen year old vowed love to a twenty one year old bride of a day. The groom allegedly kidnapped the bride and the bride was charged with kidnapping and enticing a minor. The groom’s parents hold him back to return to school while the bride defends herself and fights the outcry. County Attorney Henry confirms the marriage was illegal. The groom is jailed for assault after a shooting incident involving Burl Kay, a minor. Kay’s condition is not serious.
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International
Texarcana
Ark
Wishtower
Bertha Gaines
Miss Gaines
Henry
Newton Shady
Burl Kay
Kay
Kahoka
Arrest of Mrs Burkett recalls famous swindler dons
A long feature recalls Emma Richardson Burkett of Indiana stepping into a fraud case over forging Theodore Roosevelt's name for ninety thousand dollars. The piece tracks her links to the Dowager swindler Diss De Bar, Lola Montez lore, and Cassie Chadwick style cons, recounting court sentences and sensational aliases across New York London Chicago and Ohio.
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Margery Rex
International News Service
New York
Emma Richardson Burkett
Indiana
Bombanwett
Theodore Roosevelt
Ann Odelin
Diss de Bar
Jackson
London
Scotland Yard
United States
Lola Montez
Ludwig I
Bavaria
Greenwood Cemetery
Brooklyn
Eliza Gilbert
Lola
Paris
Wied
Astoria
Ludwig
America
L. T
Cassie Chadwick
Cassie
Chadwick
Ontario
Andrew Carnegie
Cleveland
Old Vienna's Aged Suffer Yet Refuse Charity
Miss Clara Landsberg reports that Vienna's elderly hide need even from mission workers. Pensioners and widows sell handiwork or mend, seek translations or teaching, and accept limited aid as they fear charity. Government struggles between wage support and pension boosts amid hardship.
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Vienna
Aus
Clara Landsberg
Chicago
Ill
England
Volksgarten
Friends
Friends’ Mission
Austria
Bargain Textile Stripes and Towels Inventory
Yard wide flannel striped fabric at 19 cents per yard. Plain white at 17 cents. Brown crash towels in large shop size at 25 cents. Cordovan towels in white or black offered in plain and fancy weaves. Plain weaves show slight irregularities. Mercerized cotton fabrics noted as very good quality.
Household linens and textiles for sale in basement
A sale listing offers Mohawk Sheets and Lockwood Sheets in various sizes with prices from 1.35 to 1.55 per yard. Unbleached Muslin 40 inches wide. Towels and dish towels noted as linen. Describes fabric patterns and colors including floral designs in blue green lavender. Basement location.
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Cts
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Avanta
Georgia School of Technology
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Cardston
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Utah
Australia
Russia
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Montez
Landfeldt
Bererstrasse
Herbert Newton
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