World News Briefs From Washington and Europe
A Washington dispatch notes the Phigrim Centenary 2 cent stamps saved by the U S The White House announces Col George Harvey of New York as ambassador to Great Britain A Michigan supreme court ruling shields the state from search and seizure investigations A steamer Governor sinks near Seattle with seven passengers and three crew missing The Madison Wisconsin assembly bars lobbyist Glenn Turner from the floor In Cincinnati Frank Baticroft dies at Deaconess hospital In Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons and James President Harding attend a service in his honor The United States will not aid Germany in escaping reparations Secretary Davis says more Irish may land in Boston The draft withdrawal limits are issued for retail druggists A railroad relief plan is discussed by President Harding and key officials Harding receives his first pay day A fire in Manila destroys 8000 houses leaving thousands homeless A des Moines murder trial ends with a death penalty verdict A Polish chess prodigy performs in Boston Eugene Debs rumors denied The Gary mills plan an April eight hour day The Syracuse dean is shot and killed A Firestone plant plans to reemploy over 1000 workers Breckenridge Texas suffer losses from a fire Charles Haviland dies The political turmoil in Cuba tightens and Britain adopts daylight saving time The Turkish and Irish crises unfold as miners strike across the U K Various emigration and wartime peace developments surface in Europe and Asia
Cobbler and Coolidge Bond in Northampton History
A Northampton shoemaker known as Mr Lucey helped shape Calvin Coolidge’s political career from Amherst days to national prominence. The biographical sketch details their enduring friendship, Lucey’s Irish roots, and a family of eight, with three of his children in teaching and clerical careers.
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Washington
Lucey
Amherst College
Lacey
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Coolidzs
Gement
Ireland
Loing
Holy Cross College
Selfa Operation Report From Philadelphia Hospital Incident
Reports on self performed operation by a sixty year old Jefferson Medical College graduate at a hospital in Kone Pennsylvania. On February 15 he removed his own appendix using a focal anesthetic. Authorities note the unusual case and ongoing medical review.
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Philadelphia
Evan O'Neill Kane
Jefferson Medical College
Kone
Local Surgeon Describes Breakthrough Operation
Two weeks later Dr Kane performed a major operation on another patient. He refused to discuss details beyond calling the experiment worthwhile. His surgical assistant Dr D E Wogan noted, The operation shows first ease with which local operations can be performed, second can be done without me were pale, and third pain came from traction and rough handling rather than incision, adding any skilled surgeon could perform the operation on himself.
Income Tax Four Cents Payment In Installments
A tall farmer from Lincoln County Augusta Georgia paid four installments on his total income tax using a one cent money order. He personally submitted his return to the deputy collector of Internal Revenue and used the four installment method to settle the amount.
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Augusta
iVelis
Joincoln County
Internal Revenue
Top Air to Get Music Now From Radio Equipment
Rapid radio telephone growth lets thousands in New York hear nightly concerts from distant stations. Amateurs and stations alike attach phonographs and players to sets, using simple wires and broom handles for aerials. Receiving gear is cheap, and demonstrations show music from sixty miles away filling rooms at late hours.
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New York
Lorgfellow
Dow
Ileten
Coon Turned Loose For Beach Hunt In Falmouth
Frank Rider and Fra aier Tatton released a large coon near the town's south border and set bear dogs after it. The animal climbed a tree two miles upriver before being flushed out and chased down by the dogs in a dramatic pursuit.
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Big Coon
Falmouth
Frank Rider
Fra'aier Tatton
Diamond Mine Found In Pike County Arkansas
In Murfreesboro Arkansas a diamond mine is reported as the only one in the western hemisphere located in Pike County. The mine lies two and a half miles south of town in a pipe within an extinct volcano crater. Diamonds form from peridotite, with Arkansas' first diamond traced to 1806 by John Huddleston who found a crystal. The article notes Arkansas differs from South Africa in mining method due to gumbo overburden and discusses future mining approaches.
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Pike County
Murphreesboro
Ark
Arkansas
Canada
South America
John Huddleston
Huddleston
Western Canada weather promises bountiful crop year
Reports from Medicine Hat to Winnipeg describe a mild winter with minimal cold in the West. Farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan prepared fields, planted by February, and expect an abundant harvest as spring arrives. The climate is praised for dryness, low humidity, and bracing air, making Western Canada favorable despite colder winters.
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Middle West
Down East
Far West
Canadian
Alberta
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saakatchewan
Otl
Western Canada
Tata
Canada
Population figures drop for Taraua and Targus
The census notes Taraua falls to 8,000 residents and Targus also declines from 20,000 to 8,00) over the last Ave years, marking a sharp urban population contraction for both locales.
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Taraua
Targus
St. Paul
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertised Cure
Catarrh described as local dimense influenced by constitutional conditions. Claims medicine works through the blood to mucous surfaces, destroying disease foundation and improving general health. Promotes internal use and availability at all druggists with circulars from B. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Your Majesty Demands Tire Help in Royal Fracas
In a playful Old World scene Queen Elizabeth demands transport aid after a royal tire mishap. A puzzled attendant asks where the tire woman is as the monarch asserts control over the unfolding roadside incident.
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Aya
Queen Elizabeth
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