Monument proposed in Japan to honor Perry and U S friendship
Tokyo May 16 A landmark plan to dedicate a monument at the site of Perry's first American ship landing in Japan is proposed by Viscount Shibusawa and Bancroft to honor the United States Japan friendship. The project follows Shibusawa's praise of American influence and the visit of Ambassador Hewett to Shimoda.
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Luther A. Huston
Tokyo
Commodore Perry
Japan
Elichi Saitusawa
Elichi
El-icii Shibutiewe
Bip
America
Perry
Try
United States
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Pusawa
Amerau
Hem
Viscount Kusewa
Mérica
Shibusawa
Viscount Shibusawa
Jol & Bancroft
Ban Hewett
Shimoda
Netle
Townsend Harris
Monument to Harris Flagpole Erected in Shimoda
Ambassador Bancroft visited Shimoda to locate Harris flagpole site and discuss plans for a granite monument. A bronco tablet will explain the significance and the shaft is to be ready for unveiling within the next year, with Bancroft planning another pilgrimage for ceremonies.
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Nippon
Shimoda
Bancroft
Harris
Frenchwomen and Politics Divide as Suffrage Debate Rages
Paris May 16 Citizens in France debate women’s vote as deputies push a measure but the senate resists. Advocates argue suffrage is just and improves public health while opponents warn it disrupts traditional family roles and maternity as a guiding social function.
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Alice Langella
Paris
Monseur Maupotl
Saone-et-Loire
Chamber of Deputies
France
Chamber
Senate
Andre Liichtenberger
Soir
Hea
Monsieur Lafayette
London Dancing Girls May Tour Continent to Relieve Unemployment
Forty London vaudeville companies will tour this spring and summer to aid unemployed music hall performers. Each troupe will include a group of London dancing girls famed across Europe for their sprightliness. If successful in Britain and Ireland, more companies will travel to the continent to perform in smaller towns.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
Ireland
Grade A Milk Producers Association Sets Sanitary Standards
Kanawha County dairy group adopts a resolution urging minimal handling and natural, unadulterated Grade A milk. They demand TB-tested cows, clean facilities, immaculate attendants, and strict sanitation to safeguard public health, noting pasteurization should not mask poor dairy hygiene.
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Iit
Kanawha
Police Plan Supervision of Old Swimming Holes
Police plan to supervise known swimming spots along the river to cut drownings this summer. Charleston’s 1924 effort reduced city drownings from 18 to three with officers patrolling riverbanks and appealing to parents for cooperation. Police Chief John Britton says the aim is to keep youths safe while allowing supervised swimming.
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Horiewha
Elk Rivera
Ora Agam
John Britton
Charleston
Spath
Pollee
Polies
Polies Department
Heaple
Plana
Palia Ehbef
Owners Preserve Many Dead Pets in Taxidermy Study
Los Angeles on May 16 strange stories surround pets brought to taxidermy studios. Owners seek preserves of dead cats dogs birds, with tales of lifelong companionship and travel. A man plans a case for a parrot, a woman wants a canary mounted, and a college student preserves his bulldog Smoky.
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Los Angeles
Huropé
Mountain horses wear snowshoes in Montana plan
May 16 Mis soula Montana snow remains two and a half feet in the mountains as G J Hinkle superintendent of the Lolo pass road project arranges 30 horses to traverse snow with strapped rounds under hooves to bear weight. Pred Morreil notes similar crossing needs in the summer range.
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Missoula
Mant
Montana
G. 3
Hinkle
Lolo Pass
Idaho
Sergon
Taste in Color as Culture Criterion
Denver May 16 Prof Thomas Russell Garth of the University of Denver declares solar preferences reveal civilization and intelligence order. He cites a Texas study finding white children favor blue and dislike yellow, with red as a prior favorite among 1000 Indians. Garth plans further tests in Indian reservations.
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Denver
Cole
Thomas Russell Garth
Department of Education
University of Denver
Ile
University of Texas
Garth
Thief Apprehended After Church Alms Box Incident
In Duluth Minnesota George Howard smashed a church alms box triggering an alarm. Police arrived and captured him. Report notes mules weighing between 600 and 1600 pounds are mentioned in unrelated context.
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Polich
Duluth
Minn
George Howard
Records of 1860 Show Four Eggs Sold at Cent
Records from 1860 reveal low food costs with items such as 36 dozen eggs at three cents a dozen and whisky at 25 cents a gallon sold by Holton Majors to Caleb Hitchcoth and Werehant in Perry County Ohio. Nearby data show prices for corn, wheat, beef, and tobacco across various states, illustrating wide historical price ranges and economic context of the era.
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Caleb Hitchcoth
Werehant
Perry County
Ohio
Holton Majors
Hugh Manney
Lake City
Miss
Washington
Chicago
Chester County
National Forest Plans Redwood Preserve in California
National Forest officials propose creating Redwood National Park to save vast redwood groves before lumbermen destroy them. Stephen Mather, director of the National Park Service, urges government purchase of private lands to form the preserve as redwood acreage remains largely privately owned.
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Los Angeles
California
Stephen H Mather
National Perks Service Bureau
Washington
Mather
Redwood National Park
Oxford Shines As Studes Clean Up
Oxford, England May 16. Oxford men of means and spirit adopt a new evening dress style. They now wear stockings, light silk breeches, blue or purple velvet jackets, and cream frilled shirts with high collars and cuffs. Proponents call it more picturesque than previous full dress for evenings, though not ideal for rain or subway.
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Oxford
England
Tafta
Byta
Ito
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