Peace Talks at Riga Reach Preliminary Agreement
A preliminary peace agreement has been reached in Riga between Russian and Polish delegates led by M Joffe and M Dombski. The council of ambassadors demands immediate release of three ships loaded with munitions for Poland held in Kiel canal, with details to be published.
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M. Dombski
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Poland
Kiel Canal
Docht
Michael Alexandrovitch
Russia
Nicholas
Siami
Nicolas Breshkovsky
America
Europe
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Department of Justice
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Tokio
Japan
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Hamburg
Berlin
Grodno- Lida
Anarchist Carusso Arrest Ties to Wall Street Blast
Italian radical Giacomo Carusso arrested by bomb squad linked to Wall Street explosion last month. Authorities say he was tracked eight months and identified by victims of a Waterbury hold-up in which $4,000 was stolen. Three other Italians, including two charged with robbery and one with explosives, were arrested. Carusso’s charge updated to robbery.
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McLeary
New York
Giacomo Carusso
Wall Street
Department of Justice
Carruso
Connecticut
Carusso
Vincenzo Hato
Frank A. Ferro
Waterbury
Conn
Charles Fasula
Rahway
N. J
Jersey City
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Russia
NAMES 89 NEW CHAPLAINS
Washington announces the appointment of eighty nine chaplains for the regular army under the new reorganization law. They will be commissioned July 1 and were chosen from three hundred applicants. Secretary Baker sets denominational shares at 25 percent Catholic 70 percent Protestant and 5 percent for adjustments.
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Washington
Harris
Baker
Pussyfoot Johnson narrowly escapes angry Reading crowd
American temperance advocate Pussyfoot Johnson dodged an enraged Reading Berkshire crowd during a temperance meeting. The hall doors were forced and police intervened to prevent disorder as Johnson fled via a rear exit through a graveyard to a taxi with detectives. Opposition also rose in Wales recently.
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London
William E
Pussyfoot) Johnson
Reading
Berkshire
Evening News
Johnson
Wales
Occupation for the Bored Bathing the dog on the back porch becomes a comic test of mastery
The piece from the Boston Herald comic essay describes a bored owner catching and washing a dog on the back porch. It mocks the dog’s stubborn resistance and the owner's improvised methods, concluding that Rover ends up clean as a whistle despite the chaos.
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Rover
Boston Herald
The True Meaning of Gentleman Across Languages
The speech explores how Romance language terms for gentleman imply noble birth but fail to capture the true modern sense. It cites Larofisse and dictionaries from Spanish Italian and English, noting that title does not guarantee courteous honor, with Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas Lucy as a contrasted example.
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Larofisse
Las Reyes
Gentiluomo
NATO
Thomas Lucy
Edison Paper Shirt and the 865 Layered Paper Garment
The piece notes an Edison inspired idea for a sanitary single use shirt made of very thin paper with 865 layers. It claimed daily freshness by tearing away used layers, costing about sixty cents a suit in modern imports, though there is no record of market release or success.
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Germany
Department of Commerce
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Three Die in Hotel Fire at Robinelle Oregon
A hotel fire in Robinelle Oregon killed three people and left four severely injured. Dozen others suffered minor burns and bruises in the blaze reported from Halfway.
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Halfway
Ore
Robinelle
Italy and Yugoslavia to discuss Adriatic question in Venice
Delegates for Italy and Yugoslavia will meet in Venice to reopen talks on the Adriatic issue. The timetable is not yet announced, according to information reaching the French foreign office.
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Paris
Italy
Jugo Slavia
Venice
Farm Woman's Working Day Report From North Dakota College
State college authorities in North Dakota surveyed the state and found farm women average twelve hours work in winter and fifteen hours in summer. The findings show long daily labor across seasons with extended duties on rural farms.
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State College
North Dakota
It's Got So These Days a Man Can Hardly Wed
A witty line from the New Haven Register notes that modern matches require two licenses, marriage and automobile, highlighting rising postwar expectations and social change in courting norms.
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Fpaven
Bulgarian Blood Tea Promises Health And Longer Life
A public notice from Marvel Products Company Pittsburgh promotes Bulgarian Blood Tea claiming to prevent sickness and restore vitality. It cites a Bulgarian founder, a century mark, and widespread use across the United States with a three week health improvement guarantee.
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H. H. von Schlick
Pittsburgh
von Schuck
von Schlick
Bulgaria
Balkan
Europe
France
Germany
United States
Union
Asia
Africa
Marvel Products Company
Marvel Building
Adv
Woman Ignores Husband Advice and Acts Freely
A woman may heed her husband's counsel yet chooses her own course, acting with independence and personal resolve in her daily life.
Danderine Promise of Lustrous Thick Hair Ad
An early 20th century advertisement touts Danderine as a beauty tonic that revives lifeless hair, adds body and shine, and slows dandruff and hair loss. A 5-cent bottle is advertised for scalp refreshment and youthfully bright, abundant fullness. All druggists carry it.
Man Reaps What He Has Sown Allegory Considered
A reflective observation notes that actions yield corresponding outcomes and warns that consequences follow deeds. It parallels moral cause and effect, suggesting responsibility for one’s choices and their future repercussions.
Green's August Flower Remedy for Indigestion
A vintage advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative and effective remedy for nervous dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, and related digestive disorders. It claims fifty four years of use across thousands of households worldwide with no reported failure and ends with a note on the world’s good nature toward the good-natured.
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Green
Adv
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