Roller skating fad grips Chicago students and adults
The Chicago Tribune reports roller skating boosts punctuality by 30 percent in public schools, with the fad spreading from Ghetto to Oak Park. Adults join the trend as shopping on skates grows, while teachers blame fatigue on skate travel to and from classes.
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Prairie Avenue
Chicago Tribune
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Oak Park
John Farson
Farson
Pittsburg
James I’. Chvatal
Wladyslaw A. Kuslewski
Board of Education
Mr. Farson
State Street
J. Memyth
Bodine
Fourteenth Street
Hair Turns Pink From Hair Growth Brew Folklore Tale
Uncle Cyrus Towner of New Hampshire between Intervale and Jackson fell for a Boston scalp invigora tor said to prevent hair loss. He mixed the lotion into his scalp, then mistook it for a sprain remedy and rubbed F 8 S into his head. His hair turned pink with black roots, prompting shock and neighborly speculation.
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Intervale
Jackson
N. H
Cyrus
Towner Farm
Mrs
Bootless Chase and Nightshirt Pursuit in Scranton
Paul Daniels chased his eloping daughter Stella and Frank Gutofsky through Scranton streets in a nightshirt after spotting them leaving the Daniels home. The pursuit ended when a police officer detained the father for disturbing the peace.
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Scranton
Paul Daniels
Stella
Frank Gutofsky
Daniels
Hussars Enter Ball During masquerade ride at Debree zin hotel
Three officers of the Third Horved hussar regiment from Debree zin Hungary rode into the Hotel Biza ballroom during a masquerade. They circled the room three times yelling hurrahs then left the same way. Colonel Yedwitz ordered the riders arrested after the city council reported the incident.
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Debreezin
Hungary
Governmental Machinery Put Out of Business Week After Week
Stores remained almost empty and interest in baseball faded as theaters lost thousands and one store cut clerks by half. Rumors and advertising absence seriously hurt business amid waning demand.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Tioup
Butte Newspaper Shutdown Reveals Advertising Power
Thayer notes Butte Montana faced thirty nine days with no daily papers after a wage dispute among printers and pressmen ended in a compromise. The stoppage disrupted federal state and local notices, elections, and business, proving how indispensable newspapers are to commerce and public life.
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Louis M. Thayer
NTIL
Daily Press
Butte
Mont
Commerce
United States
Montana
Butte Miner
Butte Inter Mountain
Butte Evening News
Anaconda Standard
Evening News
Scripps-McRae
Associated Press
Anaconda
Butte advertising loss shows value of newspapers
The suspension of the Butte newspaper caused wide business damage as merchants, theaters, and stock exchanges suffered. Advertising, stock market information, and sports enthusiasm faded, with rumors and declines in sales, while later a return to publication revived activity and confidence.
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Northwest Baseball League
Butte
Butte Baseball Club
Europe
Northwest
United States
Diaz proposes joint protectorate with United States over Central America
In a Mexico City palace interview Diaz outlines Mexico’s stance on Guatemala and calls for a unified Central American state under a strong leader with US collaboration as protector. He stresses no territorial ambition and urges peace and progress while dismissing bloodshed.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Diaz
New York Herald
Guatemala
Salvador
David F. Thompson
Herald
General Diaz
Don Porfirio Diaz
Rio Grande
Tehuantepec
Republic
In Training. Now Johnny Plays With Seraphs in Tune
Fragmentary note hints at a Sunday school picnic in New York with eager anticipation. No clear dates or names beyond Johnny.
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Effsoon
New York
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