Cyrus Founded Postal System and Early American Mail Network
Jamestown North Dakota postmaster Dr R A Bolton told San Francisco postmasters that Cyrus origins and Rome and China influenced early postal routes. He traced how colonies used regular routes from New York to Boston, Franklin led as deputy postmaster general, and Paul Revere rode along a fixed post path during revolution era. Growth of the postal system followed, with two systems in conflict and expanding routes.
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North Dakota
Praul Revere’s
Ride
Jamestown
N. D
Kerr Or
Patt
R. A. Bolton
San Francisco
National League of Postmasters
Cyrus
Augustus
Charlemagne
France
University of Paris
China
Marco Polo
America
Fron
General Court
Massachusetts
Virginia
Atlantic
New York
Boston
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Ince
England
Maine
Georgia
Congress
Constitutional Post Office
Paul Revere
Peoria Man Recovers Ring After Chickens Involved
Frenry Waganner of Peoria Illinois reported a $250 diamond ring missing after feeding his chickens. Police questioned him and learned the ring appeared soon after. Waganner killed 18 chickens and found the gem in a gizzard. Neighbors reportedly ate chicken dinners the next day.
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Frenry Waganner
Peoria
Ill
Waganner
Cows Have A “Souse” Party In Idaho
Twenty five cows owned by B. Ford of Wendell in Boise were fed fermented silage that intoxicated the herd. The rambunctious cows fought in a pile leaving one cow with a broken leg that had to be killed.
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Boise
Idaho
B. Ford
Wendell
Ford
Parzych Boy Burns While Imitating Fire Eating
Peter Parzych fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs William Parzych was burned about the head and neck while trying to imitate fire eating stunts seen in motion pictures He gathered gasoline and sprayed it across a lighted match causing ignition His injuries are not serious and he received treatment locally in Easthampton Massachusetts.
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Charles D. Crookham
EB. L. Andrews
Galt
Cal
Marion County
Sac City
New Legion
Iowa State College
Ames
Buffalo Packers
Midland Packing Company
Sioux City
William Theophilus
Davenport
District Court
Monticello
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Iowa
Maquoketa
Sabula
Cyrenus Cole
Bath
Grace Storey
Dysart
W. B. Seeley
Mount Pleasant
J. H. Lankin
Oelwein
Third Iowa Infantry
Salt Lake
John Cope
Carlisle
Dreitar
Unem
J. J. Clark
Mason City
University of Iowa Law School
Muscatine
Ralph
Arthur Dusenberry
Jasper County
Riddell Jones
T. H. Jones
Columbia Junction
Warren
Lone Oak
Ervin Jenkins
Chillicoth
Jenkins
Bloomfield Fairgrounds
A. Broaden
Essex
W. A. Leonard
United States
Consur
Stockholm
Gus McGauge
Shell Rock
Dha
Farmers Institute
Ferdinand Pickey
Wilton
Government Hospital
Knoxville
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Storm Lake
M. O. Miller
Buena Vista County
Boone
Melvin Henry Loomer
Waterloo
Celia M. Herring
Pladmont
Calif
Z. B. Dunlap
Perry
Dunlap
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Daniel 0. Nelson
Dés Moines
Nelson
Des Moines
Racoon
Easthampton
Mass
Peter Parzych
William Parzych
Germany Faces Wage Strain as Manual Labor Tops Pay
Berlin reports show manual labor earning about 100 marks per hour with eight hour day wages from 400 to 1,200 marks, editors averaging 15 000 to 21 600 marks yearly, and theater staff seeking higher pay. The wage squeeze triggers unemployment and publishers consider aid funds while theaters threaten closures.
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Berlin
Germany
Phe
Ay Hiave
Actarg
Crater Ngoro Ngoro a refuge for extinct animals
Sir Charles Ross bought the Ngoro Ngoro crater in Africa, a vast volcanic basin home to an estimated 75 000 animals. Scientists hope to study living creatures believed extinct elsewhere, with the crater acting as a sanctuary from hunting and human contact. The site, reachable 100 miles from rail, hosts a self-contained wildlife city amid surrounding volcanic activity.
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London
Africa
Sir Charles Ross
Batnagowan
Scientista
Ngoro Ngoro
Lacross
Tanganyika
J. A. Barnes
Frederick Dalvel
New York
Charles Togs
Flames Spared Masonic Bible Recovering After Temple Fire
A Bible presented to the Masonic Lodge in 1818 by Martin Hoffman was saved from the ruins of the Masonic Temple after a recent fire in Middletown N Y. The document had been protected during the blaze and is linked to the lodge's history. The report notes the Bible’s survival amid temple damage and mentions Yale and Marshal Foch in context.
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Masonic Bible
Middletown
Masonic Temple
Martin Hoffman
Debrig
France approves Ruhr seizure plan for January reprisal
Paris reports French cabinet formally approves Poincare plans to seize German property and expand occupation of the Rhine within 24 hours after January payments due. Marshal Foch and Major General Buot could execute the move to set up the left of the Ruhr, with Tirard signaling immediate extension of civil administration.
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Paris
Poincare
France
Ruhr
Marshal Foch
Buot
Pla
Rhine
Clvil
Tirard
Rhineland
Harding backs eight hour day in survey report
President Harding endorses the Federated American Engineering Societies committee on work periods in continuous industry, saying the twelve hour day and the worker type produced have outlived their usefulness in American life. The two year study covered over forty industries including steel and iron and the findings reflect his social viewpoint.
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New York
Harding
Federated American Engineering Societies
Steel and Iron
Record rail freight hits record for month of November
New York December 1 loading of revenue freight across American railroads remains the heaviest for this season. The American Railway Association reports that for the week ended November 18 total loadings across all commodities reached 989,084 cars, up 178,281 from the same week in 1920 and up 15,181 from the prior week ended November 11, when Armistice Day and election day affected traffic.
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New York
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
Six Greek cabinet members executed after abdication
Six members of King Constantine's cabinet, toppled by his abdication, were executed in Athens. They were shot by a firing squad as soldiers watched. Bodies were returned to relatives. Britain notified Greece of deteriorating relations and that its diplomat was leaving Athens. In Washington, radio link between the United States and Honduras began with a message to President Harding from Tegucigalpa. Obregon ordered ban on moving pictures showing Mexican villainy. most films are Westerns produced in the United States.
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Guy
Ben Olcott
Oregon
National Guard
la. W
I. W.W
Portland
Olcott
Athens
Constantine
Elda
F. C. Lindley
Atheny
Britain
Greece
Honduras
U. S
Washington
United States
Harding
Gutierrez
Tegucigalpa
Mexico
Mexico City
Obregon
Irish Execute 3 Rebels and Threats to Cut Communications
Dublin reports the government executed three rebels captured October 30 after the Oriel House incident. The men Joseph Spooner Patrick Farrell and John Murphy were tried November 14 by court martial. British plans warn of six week Irish disruption including blocked canals railways and destroyed stations.
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Dublin
Jy the Dall Eireann
Oriel House
Criminal Investigation Department
Joseph Spooner
Patrick Farrell
John Murphy
Marenty
Mee
Ireland
Lawaeys
England
Pettigo
Beteok
Southern Democrats pledge to kill Dyer lynching bill
Washington observers report Southern Democratic senators denounce the Dyer anti lynching bill as a gross invasion of state rights and vow to block the measure even if it halts legislative action. The bill, passed by the House, would authorize federal intervention to punish lynchers and enforce the law against local governments.
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Washington
House
Britain repays debt principal and interest totals
London reports to the commons that since April Britain has paid the United States 30.5 million dollars in interest and 101.5 million dollars on the debt principal. Chancellor Stanley Baldwin notes a 50 million payment on November 35 remains undecided as to its allocation between interest and principal.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Man with new glands wins at San Quentin meet
L. John Ross, aged 73, won the 50 yard dash for men past sixty five at San Quentin Thanksgiving track meet. Ross had a grand transplant operation last year. Seven men condemned to death witnessed the festivities.
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San Quentin
Cal
Dec
John Ross
Ross
No Negroes on the Rhine in Occupied Germany
Coblenz reports no French negro soldiers or laborers have been in occupied Germany since early summer. American officers note the French occupation forces total about 80,000, including roughly 20,000 Algerians Moroccans and Arabs, shaping a diverse force amid postwar duties.
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Coblenz
Germany
Mist Pay for Mixing: Griggs Awarded by Jury
George Griggs attorney awarded 2000 by a district court jury for business delays caused by wrong Hamburgers supplied by telephone company operators. Five Die of Typhoid in Franklin Furnace New York epidemic blamed on unfiltered fire fighting water seeping into drinking mains.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George Griggs
Hamberg
Branklin Furnace
N.Y
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Negoro Ngoro
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Etna
Tago
Yale
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George
Parle
South
Bill
Dixie
Exchequer
California
United States Army
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