Bobby Jones Aces Amateur Golf Reign Again
Bobby Jones leads American amateur golf by winning the amateur championship for the second straight time. The 19 year old Watt Gunn was runner up, and Jones is hailed as unmatched in modern golf, with a career marked by consistency in the Open and record-breaking feats.
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Bobby Jones
Wirmer
Jerry Travers
Travers
Francis Ouimet
Ouimet
Jesa Sweetser
Jones
Watt Gunn
Bobby
Harry Vardon
Hagen
Ana
We Americans Know How to Work Or How to Play
A terse reflection contrasts American labor with leisure among English capitalists and industrial leaders who accumulate wealth and continue to toil, suggesting a critique of work culture and national identity.
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Amertet
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania and coal editorial hits WV coal bias
An old Philadelphia Inquirer piece criticizes the Interstate Commerce Commission for favoring West Virginia coal over Pennsylvania. It argues the ruling harms central and western Pittsburgh region industry, damages Pennsylvania rates, and calls for immediate protest and rate review.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania
Inquirer
Pennsylania
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
Central
Great Central Region
West Virginia presses coal price fight against Pennsylvania power
The letter argues Pennsylvania coal interests and the Pennsylvania Railroad wield undue influence over railroad rates disadvantaging West Virginia. It cites West Virginia’s New River, Beckley and Pocahontas coal, the ICC through rates, and contrasts Clearfield coal. It urges investigation into rate discrimination and highlights the broader national impact of coal pricing. The piece condemns Pennsylvania and notes West Virginia’s lack of political power but strong merit of its smokeless, economical coal. A final observation notes bootleggers paying income taxes while breaking other laws.
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Frick
Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Keyston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern Press
New York
Inquirer
New River
Beckley
Pocahontas
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clearfield
England
Pennsylvania Combine
The
William Allen White on New York and Emporia contrasts
White likens New York City to Emporia Kansas, arguing New York hogs power in politics religion and business, while Emporia remains simple and unbossed. He criticizes New York for arrogance and ignorance of national sentiment, praising Emporia as a town where citizens live without rampant graft and crime.
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William Allen White
New York City
Emporia
Kansas
New York
Hapsburg
Hohenzollern
William Allen
America
Pay the World Laughs With You Verse Fragment
Fragmentary verse notes discuss money and laughter, referencing truth serum claims by fiddlers and a quip about American cars in Greece. The fragment hints at public desire for truth suppression and a stray quote about Grease and automobiles. The tone resembles a newspaper headline tease with a satirical edge.
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Greece
Today Aircraft in America and Ford Worth
Arthur Brisbane surveys aviation policy and Henry Ford’s impact, noting dirigible plans and political opposition. He compares industrial ambition to exploration, cites past proposals to test long flights, and argues for expert led aircraft development under civilian control.
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America
Ford
Broadway Mothers and Washington Stage Life
New York gossip column notes stage mothers shaping careers on Broadway while Washington society buzzes with flappers, starlets, and the parade of debutantes. Musing on Mabel Normand, theater disruptions, and the lure of public life in icy heat and bright lights.
Automobiles Halted Journey From D C To Oakland
Maines Omaha and Salt Lake City details a four day auto trip from Washington to Oakland with drivers Thomas P. Henry and Ernest N. Smith. A well made mattress aided driver efficiency. The piece notes stock market jitters from a coal strike and cautions against reckless selling, urging patience with stocks of real value. It references Protzky and Duranty commenting on industrial power in Russia and Trotsky’s exposure to Bolshevik influence.
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Maines
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
Oakland
California
Thomas P. Henry
The
Automobile Association
Ernest N. Smith
Bolsheviks and Industry Captains Talk Money Tactics
Fragmentary remarks discuss frauds in matches sugar and shoe industries. The source hints at tensions with Trotzky as Bolsheviks and industrial leaders fear interference when profits rise in a captain of infantry manner.
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Trotzky
Washington street scene with a 12 year old jazz band
On a hot afternoon in Washington a jazz band of about a dozen colored boys played battered instruments including an old cow horn. The best tune was It Ain’t Goin’ To Bath No More. Preston Gibson, wealthy wife, etc. Daniel Roper, ex-Internal Revenue collector, now tax expert, reflects. Joseph Tumulty, ex-secretary to Wilson, divides time between here and New York. A tabloid newspaper read aloud installments of A.
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Washington
Preston Gibson
Evel
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Internal
Daniel Roper
Joseph Tumulsy
Wilson
New York
Fulton
Netspaper
Fragmented Verse About Youth, Time and Growth
A garbled poem fragment discusses earth, patience, and the greater good. It laments how youth fades and warns that growth requires time and effort, hinting at a future hope and a dream becoming reality. The text is muddled but centers on maturation, doubt, and perseverance.
Reed Family Anecdotes Reveal Judge Reed's Principles
Joseph Reed of Morgantown, president of the Reed Family association of northern West Virginia, recalls anecdotes about Robert Read who lived in prison county yearn-ncy and is buried at Bridgeport. Early on he ran a store and faced credit requests in Baltimore, stating he sold for two dollars on a dollar and paid nothing hidden. Later he served as justice of the peace and declared if one party is helped he is right, and if both are hurt he is right. Liverpool plans automatic telephone lines citywide.
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Joseph Reed
Morgantown
Reed Family Association
West Virginia
Robert Read
Prison
Ncy
Bridgeport
Mr. Reed
Baltimore
Robert Reed
Liverpool
Buster Bear and Chatterer The Mushroom Mischief
Buster Bear ignores Chatterer the Red Squirrel while Chatterer schemes away with mushrooms. Chatterer’s mischief fades as he savors mushrooms and stores them for winter, leaving Buster curious about the thief and the forest’s daily rhythms. The tale ends with the promise of the next story.
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Henry the Owl
Cele
Buster
Chatterer
Dante
Lipa
Buster Bear
Day in Washington and Sweden Tax Highlights
Military officials kept silent on charges by Colonel Willan Mitchell of San Antonio while hearings resume on the Nickel Plate project. Sweden reports increased income tax revenues with 190 taxpayers earning over 60 thousand dollars. top individual is A M Vorsteegh. A Pink Ribbon tragedy in Athens ends with Louise Dealers hanged after arriving in Paris with a 92 thousand dollar purse.
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Willan Mitchell
San Antonio
Sroownota
Sweden
Stockholm
War Kreuser
Swadiady Match Corporation
Swedinh
Athens
Atite
Paris
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Oy Este
Avian
Tee Boy
Su Gui
N.Y. World
Press Pub Co
Charleston Gazette
Putisched
COAL
New York and
Arthur Brisbane
Wright
Btar Company
Shenandoah
Ying
Ruret
Mingengalin
Manesveig
Atlantic
Patoka
Monty
Arctic
Minneapolis
Rni
Sitzbergen
Idbs
Cockége
Henry Ford
Werd
Katuws
Shuidabh
Lansdowne
Germany
Fleury Ford
Hetty Ford
Cain
Oaford
Dane Nerous
Thales
Indianapolia
J. Plavius
B. Pierce
Edgewong Country Club
Charleston
W. Va
By O. G. Necintyre
Teddy
Uric
Jenna
Bertews
Jissle Tanis
Plvge Mather
Broadway
Mias Janis
Patlie
Jatin
Columbus
Miss Janis
Janis A
Thlon
al Jolson
Plappar Wite
Senator Kink
Utah
National Theatre
Ethiit House
Finida
White House
Mabel Noemand
Violet
Augustus Thomas
Mabel Normand
John W. Halsey
Canada
Brill
Stock Exchange
Everage
Greenhorn
Wallatrees
Bosur
Protzky
Rusela
Walter Duranty
Trotsky
Herbert Pfarler
Benedd Dhroush
Windom
Edgar A
E. E. Mereditis
Thorntin
Burgesb Penne
Buster Brat
Ana Hawk
Deecknute
Acorne
Green Forest
Byat
Byster
Bunter
Chatter
Hilasy
Chat
Terer
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