China treaties and foreign concessions stalemate across nations
The piece reports on Britain, Japan, France, and the United States seeking new treaties with China to end foreign concessions and inequality. It notes Canton and Peking deadlock, British troop shifts to Hongkong, and plans to align British concessions with Chinese administrations amid rising tensions along the Yangtze and in Hankow.
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Japan
France
United States
China
Canton
Peking
Chen
Great Britain
Shanghai
Hongkong
London
Hankow
Kiuklang
Yangate River
Hunan
Chang Tso-lin
Cheklang
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Ford stock bids and Gladstone libel case dominate hearings
Hearings reveal Henry and Edsel Ford rejected three offers totaling billions for Ford stock. Hornblower and Weeks valued Ford at 250 million in 1913, aiming 750 million in 1919, while 1910 offer of 500 million was laughed at. Separate libel trial on Viscount Gladstone's reputation sees Wright's claims debunked.
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Johnny Prentiss
New York
Hornblower and
Weeks
Henry
Edsel Ford
Ford Company
Hornblower
Prentiss
Ford
Ford Motor Company
England
Peter Wright
Viscount Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
Wright
Lord Gladstone
Gladstone
Lillie Langtry
Olga Novikoff
Russia
Lady de Bathe
Monte Carlo
T. P. O'Connor
Lord Malmesbury
Winter Sports in Summerland
Chicago writer T A Kean surveys tropic and West Indies winter sports from diving feats off Bridgetown Barbados to a 200 foot underground cave pool in Gaspares Trinidad. He notes Havana handball style play, Bermuda water polo, Caribbean golf, and Port au Prince soccer amid festive spectator culture and bookmaking.
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Bahamas
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Port Au Prince
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Caracao
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Bobbed Hair Girls Ousted by Village
Report from Lungau Austria describes two Viennese women with bobbed hair being deported after a village meeting deemed them disreputable. Husbands accompanied them as locals forced them to leave amid rain and cold.
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Munich
Germany
Lungau
Prince Henry Meets "Double" for First Time
London reports Prince Henry met his rumored double Lieut. James Ford of the Guards, husband of Princess Marie Bariatinsky. Ford, noted for his striking likeness, offered to shave the prince but Henry replied he would do any shaving himself.
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London
Prince Henry
James Ford
Brigade of Guards
Marie Bariatinsky
Henry
Luque Confronts Heckler in Havana Grandstand Scene
Senor Adolfo Luque of Havana and Cincinnati chased a taunter into the grandstand after being accused of throwing a game. Police intervened to stop the confrontation.
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Havana
Adolfo Luque
Cincinnati
Inventions That Have Helped World Along
James Watt’s steam engine emerged from mine pumping fatigue while James Hargreaves created the spinning jenny to ease yarn supply. Edmund Cartwright’s power loom and Jacquard’s loom followed, transforming textile production and enabling mass manufacture. Don C. Seitz notes in Outlook that sewing machine progress shifted work from home to factory.
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James Watt
James @largreaves
Elsay Howe
Don C. Seitz
Outlook Magazine
The Distorters It Isn’t What Your Enemies Say
Roanoke World News notes that the harm comes from friends spreading rumors rather than from foes, highlighting the social dynamics of reputation and influence.
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Roanoke World News
Keep Coughs Out of Danger Zone With Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Coughing worsens as it moves toward the danger zone in the bronchial tubes. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral stops coughs quickly, soothing throat and chest with a hospital proven formula. Prescribed by physicians and sold by all druggists in two sizes for $1.00.
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Ayer
Mother Gray's Powders Benefit Children Nationwide
Thousands of mothers report Mother Gray's Sweet Powders help children with headaches colds feverishness worms stomach troubles and other irregularities. They claim the remedy breaks up colds and regulates bowels and have used it for over 30 years. Sold by druggists nationwide trial package free Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
Druggista Everywhere
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Entertainer Parade Appears Before Veterans Group
An entertainer appeared before a veterans group delivering jokes about veterans. The routine mixed humor with reflections on service while drawing a responsive crowd of veterans.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns for Genuine Bayer Tablets
A market warning stresses to buy only aspirin with the Bayer Cross and the Bayer name on the package or tablets. The ad claims Bayer Aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescription use for 26 years, urging buyers to say Bayer when purchasing. It warns that imitations may be dangerous.
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Senate
FTER
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Smith
Bayer
Special Offer to Victims of Indigestion
A dated advertisement promises rapid relief from indigestion and dyspepsia using Dave's Mentha Pepsin. It describes distressing symptoms such as heart distress, abdominal fullness, dizziness, and gas, claiming one tablespoonful provides quick relief and breathing recovery. The ad touts a money back guarantee from any druggist.
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Dave
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