Berlin Bank Crowds Gripped by Dollar Fever and Rumors
In Berlin a surge of anxiety grips bank queues as Americans send dollars to relatives amid the mark's vanishing value. Germans, convinced the currency will collapse, watch bulletin boards for tiny rises, then retreat with crumpled notes or wait for a hoped rebound. The rumor mill swirls as workers, bricklayers, and merchants study financial pages to guess the next movement.
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America
Americ
Ministry of Finance
Weather Bureau
War record wins $750000 in Minneapolis brief
A World War I veteran with a British army record gains a $750,000 share tied to his father’s estate in Minneapolis. The inheritance aligns with his wartime service and subsequent career pursuits.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Squirrel hoards golf balls at Augusta Country Club
A squirrel was found storing golf balls at Augusta Country Club. The creature gathered balls it mistook for nuts, placing some intact and others with teeth marks in its cache near a tree on the course.
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Squirrel
Iig
Augusta Country Club
Augusta
Legacy of Captain Douglas Tied to Earnings Doctrine
Probate Judge Pahl ordered Charles R. Fowler to continue guardianship over Captain George Co. Douglas despite a petition for competence. The local probate decision specified that Douglas must earn $2,500 annually for two years to claim his approximate $750,900 legacy, a requirement his trustees argued his war record satisfied. Walter T. Douglas, his father, left a will enforcing the earnings condition.
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George Co. Douglas
Pahl
Charles R. Fowler
Douglas
Walter T. Douglas
One Man Town Wilson Arkansas Owns Entire Community
Wilson Arkansas, population 1800, lacks ordinances, courthouse, or police. Tax collector visits landowner Robert B Lee Wilson, who pays taxes with one check covering all land and assets totaling over 40 000 acres. The town relies on the owner for governance with only one law.
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Little Rock
Ark
Wilson
Missionipps County
Robert B. Lee Wilson
Mir. Wilson
Lincoln Statue and Wilson Town of Forced Labor and Wealth
A long profile describes Wilson and his town where work is mandatory for all residents and vagrants are not tolerated. It details his extensive holdings, a million-dollar timber and mill empire, a 40 000 acre farm, multiple cotton plantations, diverse crops, and a fortune exceeding ten million dollars. It notes his philanthropy funding education for many youths.
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Wilson
Robert B. Lee Wilson
Man Ends Life by Sitting on Shell Explodes Nearby
A Cologne telegram quoted by The Westminster Gazette reports a man at the village of Opluden who, weary of life, set a shell fuse and blew himself apart. His fiancee, mother, and friends nearby were severely injured while trying to stop him.
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London
Cologne
Westminster Gazette
Opluden
Fragmenta
More Women Leave Farms for Lucrative Fields
Census figures based on the 1920 data show a larger share of women than men are leaving farms for other occupations. The farm population totals 81,614,269 with 16,490,888 males and 16,117,981 females. About 49.5 percent of farm dwellers are 21 or older, 24.7 percent are 10 to 20, and 25.7 percent are under ten. The age pattern suggests many leaving the farm settle elsewhere after reaching twenty-one.
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Census Bureau
Washington
The
Time changes mark historic New Year observances
A reflective review traces how New Year's celebrations in America evolved from Puritan origins to daylight social calls and rowdy street revelry. It notes Dutch and English influences, the rise of fashionable hosting, and the shift toward restaurant dining, street carnivals, and reform. Prohibition and the Great War alter the current tone, leaving New Year’s Eve and Day mid transition.
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America
New England
New York
South
Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
England
Holland
New Amsterdam
Netherlands
Hye
New World
Chicago
Cleveland
Cloxé
Carrott
Indianapolia
Theo
Wings of Birds and Fishes Soaring Wing Structures Compared
An authority on birds explains that wings of flying fish are four to five times less efficient than bird wings for soaring. He notes ridges under the wings create a sheltered region behind the ray, functioning as a force to drive the wing forward when in ascent. The text also mentions an Ohio figure who became a tribal sachem famed for wisdom and moderation.
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Fish
Beepee Ip Rasdete
Ohio
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