Krupps Transition From Armaments To Civil Goods
Essen plant once famed for war machinery now produces artificial teeth and surgical instruments alongside agricultural machinery and engines. Despite massive wartime capacity for 180000 workers across Kiel and the Ruhr, current employment sits at 28000, with only modest activity in locomotive construction and agriculture departments reflecting postwar readjustment.
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Essen
Germany
Friedrich Krupp
Krupps
Rand
Kiel
Ruhr
Krupp
Ancient Greek Cemetery Excavations Begin at Corinth
American School of Classical Study at Athens launches major digs in Greece near Corinth under donor support from J Morgan, Dr T LesHWe Shear, and the Hoppin estate. Dr Shear leads finds of statuary and pottery, with water conduits traced to Acrocorinth and the Fountain of Glauere.
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An. Washington
Greece
American School of Classical Study
Athens
Eduard Capp
Princeton University
Corinth
Mra J Morgan
T Leshwe Shear
Princeton
Shear
Glaure
Jason the Argotaut
Medea
Joseph C. Hoppin
Boston
American School
C. W Blegen
British Cross Word Decline Sparks Oxford Librarian Warnings
Oxford librarians report the crossword craze peaking last month then fading as demand for dictionaries and reference books surges. Difficulty rises with creator experience, leaving many readers unable to solve puzzles. War veterans form "pools of Intelli lect" to tackle all crosswords.
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Oxford
England
Shipbuilding Slump Hits Brazil Amid Global Overcapacity
The passage notes that ship construction aimed at Brazil faces a downturn as shipyards worldwide endure low activity and a general oversupply of ships. The tone reflects a persistent maritime industry tightening as demand softens globally, affecting orders for Brazil.
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Brazil
England's Giant Steel Airship to Carry 100
The R-101 airship will link England with India, built of stainless steel with two decks and 100 passenger accommodations. Passengers may smoke during voyages as engines use heavy oil instead of gasoline, reducing fire risk. Sleeping quarters feature two-bed cabins. Keel laying is planned for July, with the ship 720 feet long and 140 feet in diameter, aiming for first flights in 1926.
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London
England
India
Air Ministry
Woman butcher Margar eta Cohn passes Berlin journeyman exam
Margar eta Cohn, daughter of a local meat market owner, becomes the first woman in Berlin to complete the required journeyman butcher examination. She earned an excellent grade from the Master Butchers' association after skinning, carving, and quartering a heifer.
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Berlie
Berlin
Master Butchers’ Association
Margareta Cohn
Indian's Income Is 1000 Dollars a Day in Creek Nation
Cromwell Oklahoma based Creek Indian Wille Alexander, a 20 pound allotment holder, reportedly earns about 1000 dollars daily from oil interests. The Mid Continent Production Corp has completed four wells on the tract producing around 4000 barrels per day, with up to sixteen more wells possible. The Alexander family, among Creek tribe’s luckiest, holds multiple royalties and leases via Colden Oil and Refining, amid a spreading Cromwell pool that could lift Creek cations earnings to 10 to 50 million dollars this year. Sealy Alexander recently sought court instruction to invest income for farm work and citizenship.
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Cromwell
Orla
Wille Alexander
Bixby
Uise
Wille
Mid Continent Production Corporation
Willie Dg
Alexander Fammily
Sealy Alex
Roley
Qokmulgee County
Colden Oil and Refining Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Wilkes
Sealy Alexander
Hin
Oklahoma
Girl Bitten by Snake Recovers in One Hour
Miss Nellie Louis Condon, secretary of the Replule Study Society of America, was bitten on the right index finger by a copperhead during a hunt with 35 members at a snake den in the Kuitpo mountains near Suffren. An antivenom serum was injected and she recovered within an hour.
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New York
Nellie Louis Condon
Replule Study Society of America
Kuitpo Mountains
Suffren
Illinois House Rejects Eight Hour Bill and Other Measures
In Springfield the house defeated the women's eight hour bill by four votes 73 to 77 after a prior narrow loss for sponsor Mrs Lottie Holman O Neil Rep DuPage. A letter reading law against the Ku Klux Klan advanced to third reading while a university building cut reduced Illinois board funding. The Cuthbertson bill passed setting robbery arson and burglary with explosives under determinate sentencing with jury set penalties. Senate also approved a gambling house padlock bill and discussed driver licensing requiring English reading ability.
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Springfield
Lottie Holman O’neil
Dupage
William E. King
Chicago
Ku Klux Klan
House
Judiciary Committee
U. of L
House Appropriations Committee
University of Illinois
Armnary
School of Architecture
Cuthbertson
Senate
James J Barbour
John Dalley
Thomas R. Quayle
Lake County
Catholic church and school site bought in East Aurora
Bishop P J Muldoon of Rockford purchased land for a new Catholic church and school at East Aurora. Separate items note a Fowler bank robbery causing about 32000 dollars in losses. An unidentified woman's torso found near Badlong golf course was ordered interred after an inquest verdict of death by violence. A proposed state bureau of criminal identification gains support from sheriffs and police chiefs. Chicago schools seek 12000000 more for construction. Tillot’s college receives 15000 from Hu and similar from an unnamed donor. Presbyterian synod pledges 500000.
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East Aurora
P. J. Muldoon
Rockford
Chicago
Badlong Golf Course
Davis
Illinois Crops in Good Condition Reported
Federal Statistician J. Suratt reports a banner spring for advancing farm work in Illinois with only a small winterkill loss in wheat. Corn planting near completion in the south and starting in the north, moisture stress visible in late April, and grass crops needing rain. Livestock health is strong, farm labor slightly above demand, and wages similar to last year. Winter wheat abandonment at 3.7 percent of fall planted acreage. 85 percent condition on May 1 suggests 44,839,000 bushels production. Rye acreage down 10 percent to 155,000 acres and 89 percent condition implies 2,442,000 bushels.
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Springfield
J. Surratt
Mlinois
Illinois
Orrin R McKenney elected commander at Aurora reunion
Orrin R McKenney of the George H Thomas post Chicago was elected commander of the Witneis department Grand Army of the Republic at the Aurora reunion. He is eighty one years old.
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Orrin R. McKenney
George H. Thomas Post
Chicago
Witneis
Grand Army of the Republic
Aurora
Charles Frederick Grey
Frederick W Eliott
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Ad
There is one medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments Dr Kilmer Swamp Root stands highest as remedy used by thousands of distressing cases It is a gentle healing vegetable compound Start treatment at once Sold at drug stores in bottles of two sizes Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY Mention this paper
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
Baby rash relief promoted with Cuticura Soap baths Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum 25 cents each. Fragrance and cleanliness urged as soothing remedy for itching and burning skin. Advertisement style in period voice.
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Masonic Temple Association
Muncie
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Masonic Auditorium
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Uncle Sam
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Washington
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Barr, Dailey
The
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General Assembly
Barr
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Chiefs of Police
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Presbyterian Synod of
Ilinois
Charles Babcock
Mine Inspectors Institute of America
Peoria
Varions
Egypt
Isaac D. Rawlings
Fulton County
Francis Q. Blair
State Reperintendent of Public Instruction
Joseph Welhmeier
Hopedale
Texes
Board of Trustees
Plainfield Methodist Episcopal Church
Supreme Court
Bayer
Beaty Er
Bayer Mannfrie
Ballcylicacts
Cle Bie Ea Rap
Teamster
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
Weest Park
Ohio
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Peterach
Poetarson Ointment Co
Buffalo
W. D. Bojes
Ladies & Children’s
Whiteoak Shoe CO
Mowrystown
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