Billy Whiskers Seeks Mint and a Ride to the Seaport
Day and Night follow a scent of meadow mint and drink from a brook when a farmer lugs them along in his wagon toward a seaport. The kids plead to be taken home, while the farmer commends their looks and asks their origin as the town’s ships and chimneys appear on the horizon. Tomorrow they plan to visit a ship.
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Day
Mr. Bell
Bay of Fundy
Filo
Night
Searfield Pub. Co
Akron, O
Garden Tools and Garden Helpers Gather in Lively Tale
In a playful scene Cecilia Reynolds Robertson narrates a workshop of garden tools personified. Mother Hoe leads the group with humor while Bobtail the dog resists and Big Boy and Little Green Elf chime in. Father Spade and Slim Brother Rake add their roles as they prepare to tidy the yard.
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Garden Tools
Mother Hoe
Bobtail
Big Boy
Father
Spade
Madame Garden Manual
Rake
Little Bif Man
Ku-pi-ti
Gome
Cecilia Reynolds Robertson
Borah Bill Seeks Curb on Presidential Campaign Spending
Senator Borah of Idaho introduces a bill to make it a felony to spend more than 10 000 in any state for a presidential campaign. It requires 15 days before and 30 days after the nominating convention for detailed receipts disclosures to the U S attorney general. A protest by the candidate could shield a candidate from liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
William E. Borah
Idaho
Leonard Wood
Borah
United States
Working Girls Spenders Alarm Thrift Campaign Warns Youth
Grace G. Bartlett of the U S treasury cautions young women earning about 1500 a year against extravagance in clothing. She argues the wealthy buy wisely and urges budgeting before purchases, stressing value and quality over high prices while affirming a right to dress well within means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Grace G. Bartlett
United States Treasury Department
Life of Grover Cleveland Biography Planned for 1920
The Life of Grover Cleveland will be a major 1920 biography directed by Mrs. Thomas J. Preston. It will cover Cleveland from Erie County sheriff days to his White House tenure and Princeton work. Dr. Robert McNutt McElroy leads editorial efforts gathering material from Washington departments.
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Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston
Individral
L‘ie
Sherif
Erie County
New York
White House
Princeton University
Cleveland
Preston
Robert McNutt McElroy
Washington
Pershing's Mount Quarantine Protects Horses Nationals
The quarantine by the department of agriculture protected United States livestock and kept General Pershing's mount Kedron from parades in New York and Washington. Newport News horses in quarantine showed dangerous diseases, which could have cost thousands of dollars. Kedron returned sound from France but remained under quarantine as a precaution.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
General Pershing
New York
Washington
Newport News
Edron
Global observances and events on Good Friday and beyond
Today marks Good Friday observed by Christians worldwide. International Business Exhibition opens in Barcelona with country leaders invited. Baptist educational groups meet in Fort Worth for a southern student convention. Canada's first Eisteddfod opens in Ottawa under St. David's Welsh Society. Ontario Independent Labor party plans a convention in London. A four cornered debate on teacher affiliation with AFL pits Texas Oklahoma Colorado and Utah. Classical Association of New England begins its fifteenth annual two day session at Wesleyan Middletown Conn.
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Israel
Barcelona
Spain
Southwest
Fort Worth
Tex
Canada
Ottawa
St. David's Welsh Society
Independent Labor Party of
Ontario
London
Ont
American Federation of Labor
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Utah
Classical Association of New England
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Racing and Athletics Events Open Winter Sports Calendar
Today's sports calendar lists the Winter meeting of the Cuba American Jockey Club in Havana and a North South amateur championship at Pinehurst for athletics. A Canadian marathon tryout for the Olympic games is set in Hamilton Ontario. The day also notes Hoke Smith's presidential candidacy as a Georgia senator with a long public life, including cabinet service and Georgia governorship.
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Cuba-American Jockey Club
Havana, Gulf
Pinehurst
Hamilton
Ont
Hoke Smith
United States Senate
Senate
Interior
Cleveland
Georgia
Senator Smith
North Carolina
Atlanta
Bryan
Anniversaries and Earthquake Noted in San Francisco
The entry lists Hans Christian Andersen born in Odense and died in Copenhagen on August 4, 4875. It also records an earthquake shock visiting San Francisco in 4870 but causing little damage.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Alt Odense
Denmark
Copenhagen
San Francisco
Great London mass meeting protests Irish home rule plan
A large London gathering voices opposition to the proposed home rule for Ireland. The event underscores strong political debate and public mobilization amid constitutional questions.
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Great Mass
London
Ireland
Lowa Supreme Court
Milestones and Birthdays Marked in History Notes
A historical digest lists events from 1903 to 1948 such as King Edward VII’s Lisbon visit, Pankhurst’s prison sentence, Congress convening, Indiana’s prohibition, and a note on strike riots a year ago. It also notes the Leviathan carrying 12,274 troops and birthdays of notable figures like William B. Wilson and Carl L. Alsberg.
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Edward VII
Lisbon
Portugal
Emmeline Pankhurst
Congress
Wilson
Indiana
Frankfort
New York
Arrest of Paul Young Tied to Sea Embezzlement in Cheyenne
Federal authorities arrested Paul Young yesterday on charges of sea embezzlement. He is held on a federal warrant in Cheyenne and full details of the alleged fraud are not yet known.
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Paul
Young
Cheyenne
Spring Suit Styles Display Showcases New Lengths and Lapels
A fashion feature praises a spring suit display with single and double breasted models and sport styles. It highlights longer lower lapels and square notches, inviting customers to visit and choose early.
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Randolph Leigh Pace Eternal
Billy Whiskers
Frances Trego Montgomery
Luegh -Big-Bo
the Garden Elf
United States School
Department of the Interior
The
Tool Family
Cass
Sadie B. Cass
Greyenne
Hampshiire
Life OF
Pershing
William B. Wilson
Scotland
Carl L. Alsberg
Bureau of Chemistry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Nicholy Murray Butler
Columbia University
Elizabeth
N. J
Hugh A. Jennings
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Pittston
Bart Scheffner & Marx
Shepherd & Klett
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Schafer & Marx
Dr Honor Ot
Chi Ding
Om Tdi
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