Tries To Enlist For Service In France
Nome Alaska December 16 Arctic adventurer B D Seaman arrived in Nome from Coronation Gulf country and, unaware the war had ended, tried to enlist in the American army to fight in France. He walked 27 days with companions after a schooner wreck and described Eskimo life while seeking news from the outside world.
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Nome
Alaska
B.D. Seaman
Enorth
France
Seaman
Coronation Gulf
Canada
Arctic
Gulf
Hawaii Distillery Plans Pure Alcohol Fuel Production
Honolulu readers learned of Hawaii Distillery at Haw sugar plantation that will produce pure alcohol for motor fuel from sugar by products. The project, approved by supporters and the Internal Revenue Service, aims to supply a usable motor fuel while not intended for beverage use.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Haw
Internal Revenue Office
Russian famine children wait for Santa Claus in Samara
In Samara and surrounding province, starving children rely on American Relief Administration aid. Despite hunger and hardship, they cling to belief in St Nicholas as relief efforts bring food and hope. The article notes planned Christmas food distributions and a shift in morale as aid arrives from New York.
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Samara
Russia
St. Nicholas
Relef
America
American Relief Administration
Kazan
Russa
Broadway
New York City
Jean
Theca
Santa Claus
California XMAS oranges plentiful in 1920 21 report
Los Angeles December 16 1920 21 report by G Harold Powell general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange shows during the 1920 21 season ending October 31 California shipped 60147 car loads of citrus with 48850 oranges and grapefruit and 11797 lemons The exchange with 10500 crewer members moved 33677 car loads of oranges and grapefruit and 915 carloads of lemons totaling 43592 cars 72 5 percent of state citrus shipments Acreage figures follow bearing trees 113821 and non bearing 47758 with 161579 acres of oranges and 50554 acres devoted to lemons Plenty of oranges expected for Christmas stockings.
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Los Angeles
G. Harold Powell
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
California
Exchange
Perfume use discussed by Father De gan
In a Girls' Diocesan Association meeting on December 16, Father De gan argued girls may use perfume without immorality and cited Christ on fasting. He lamented that modern girls treat fasting as a lifestyle, urged reticence and modesty, and supported clean fun without excess or swearing.
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Father Degan
Girls’ Diocesan Association
Christ
Simonds Concert Delights Bridgeport Audience
Bruce Simonds delivered a piano forte recital at Bridgeport High School in the alumnae sponsored event for Vassar Smith Simmons Wellesley and Mount Holyoke funds. He played difficult works with precision and ease, earning praise and promising future appearances. Proceeds support local endowment committees.
Oldest Marine Found In Leavenworth Hospital
Washington reports the oldest Marine is M. M. Bradley aged 100 years and three months, now at Leavenworth Hospital Kansas. Bradley says he is due for furlough to visit his son James Bradley a Brooklyn retired policeman. He enlisted in 1855, discharged 1859, re enlisted to 1863 and retired as a sergeant.
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Washington
M. M. Bradley
Leavenworth Hospital
Kansas
Bradley
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
James Bradley
Lves
Brooklyn
Marine Corps
Corps
Sneezing Man Fined in Motion Picture Theatre
In Wheeling West Virginia on December 16 Joseph R Nagel was fined about 70 dollars for sneezing repeatedly in a movie theatre. Police Judge Ritz ordered a medical examination which found Nagel in perfect health but fined him fifty dollars plus costs for disruptive behavior during the screening.
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Wheeling
W- Va
Joseph R. Nagel
Ritz
Nagel
Two Syracuse Boys Cited After Bread Theft
In Syracuse on December 16 two youths, Philip Lotash aged 17 and Ezekiel aged 14, were caught stealing bread amid a family out of work and empty cupboards. Chief Catlin concluded the case with a warning against future theft, deeming it a moral failure of hunger rather than criminal malice.
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Syracuse
Police
Catlin
Brothers
Alstece
Philip
Ezekiel
Lotash
Rockne To Stay As Notre Dame Coach For Now
New York Dec. 14 Knute Rockne will return to Notre Dame to coach football next fall and will continue as coach of the team as long as he wants to hold the place. Rev James Burns C S C president of the university announced here today.
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New York
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
James Burns
C.8.c
Japanese middle class improved by death of prime minister
Tokio dispatch describes mixed public reaction to Prime Minister Hara's assassination. Workers and poor blame the government head for hardship, while officials show little collective sadness. A local observer notes varied attitudes among Tokyo's lower classes toward the fatal event and its political implications. An extended section highlights Hara’s reformist stance and the tougher governance he supported. In a separate item, a Bridgeport store showcases a holiday display of coats, dresses, and furs at low prices.
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Hara
Tokio
Japan
Goga
People's Store
Bridgeport
People’s Store
Main Street
Congress Street
France acquires largest lighthouse for aerial service
Paris reports the government has bought the world’s largest lighthouse to guide traffic between France and Italy and to form a new aerial port at Le Hourget, aiming to surpass Croydon as Europe’s biggest airfield. The Mount Africa site will host the beacon with 1 600 000 candle power and 260 mile rays. Bears and moose abundant in Canada, with winter reducing hunting. Commissioner J G Rattray notes rising bear numbers and ongoing fears among children.
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Paris
le Hourget
Croydon
England
Europe
France
Italy
Algiri
Mount
Africa
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
J. G. Rattray
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