Unwarranted Attack on Palmer Over Coal Strike End
The piece defends Secretary Wilson and Attorney General Palmer against senators and operators arguing over a coal strike. It asserts the government acted to prevent a national fuel famine, invoking the Lever Act to break the strike, leading to a 14 percent wage increase and a board to study fair wages and prices. It criticizes the attackers as misrepresenting actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
United States
Wilson
Garfield
Exian O
Otaye
L. Lewis
North Dakota Allows Mail Voting for Distant Electors
A new North Dakota law permits electors living up to half a mile from polling places to vote by mail. The piece questions whether patriots face fatigue or political division, contrasting Bolshevists with peasants and property owners in attitudes toward voting and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Cured for H. C. S. Packs and market basket notes
A fragmented note discusses a cure for H. C. S. with Packs and Vlady recommending an old-fashioned market basket emed beef. The text questions availability and price and references Chateau Thierry St Bibict Argeons and Kettle Hill Cuba, implying a confusing, wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlady
Chateau- Thierry
St. Bibicl
Kettle Hill
Cuba
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Named
An excerpt notes a government post where the fourth Assistant postmaster-general must address issues of doorkeeping and public notices and hints at the need for meals to sustain public service.
Aviators Set Speed Record Amid Lecointe Challenge
In Lecointe's event, WPrench aviators slashed the record with a flight pace around 3.6 miles per minute, a near cannonball surge that set a new benchmark for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wprench
Lecointe
Origins of modern chemistry in alchemical transmutation ideas
Fragmentary text notes a link between early chemistry and alchemy, suggesting the discipline grew from attempts to transmute base metals into noble metals through shared methods and notions of repiration.
Early Dynasties of Egypt Revealed in Tomb Finds
A society bulletin relays James Haskie on Manetho and the early Egyptian dynasties. Excavations since the 1890s uncover tombs at Naqada Abydos and Saqqara, with notable craftsman artifacts. The Great Pyramid's precision amazes, and a 1905 discovery at Kahun yields fire drilling implements and a honey jar from 3300 years ago.
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Egypt
Society
James Haskie
Manetho
B. C
Aha
Mena
Naqada
Den
Abydos
Zer
Nile Valley
Great Pyramid
Athene
Zeus
Petrie
Zeser
Kahun
T. M. Davos
Yuan
Thuaa
Tyi
Akthenaten
Deep Sea Fish Use Luminous Apparatus for Light Groping
Many deep sea fish inhabit the impenetrable depths and are phosphorescent. They possess luminous contrivances that project rays of feeble light to navigate and capture prey.
Peculiar Dining Customs and Curious Historical Notes
A wealthy Turk avoids his wife's dinner table preferring remote rooms with elder sons. The text then drifts into garbled lines about Vatican librarians and unusual historical trivia. It mentions radiant heat, tree tapping, old knife blades bearing musical notes for grace before and after meals, and a remark on butter use by Indians and Britain’s people during Queen Victoria's rise.
Historic births and anniversaries marked in city news
Today marks the birth anniversary of John W. Geary a noted soldier and political leader. The Delavan House fire anniversary recalls sixteen lives lost. Memorials will honor Iroquois theatre victims in Chicago. A charter vote is set in Beaumont. Governor Goodrich to speak in Brooklyn. The Texas Poultry Show opens in Dallas with farm product talks in Minnesota. Education leaders convene in New York and Chicago hosts prohibition directors. Giant tubes will point skyward to spot a possible new planet between now and January 31.
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John W. Geary
Two Ware
San Francico
Goveror
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Delavan House
Chicago
Beaumont
Vexan
Goodrich
Indiana
New England Society
Brooklyn
N.Y
Texas Poultry Show
Southwest
Dal- Iss
Minnesota Federation of Farmers’ Club
Roosevelt American League
New York City
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Association
Des Moines
United
Neptune
World sports notes from Havana to Pinehurst winter meet
The report lists racing at Havana Cuba and the Jefferson Parish Pair Association in New Orleans. It notes the National Collegiate Athletic Association annual meeting in New York, the Gulf Midwinter tournament at Pinehurst, a three cushion billiards match between Robert L. Cannefax and Charles Olle in New York, and a 100 target shooting tournament at Pinehurst.
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Cuba- American Jockey Club
Havana
Jefferson Parish
New Orleans
Athileticee
National Callegiate Athletic Association
New York
Pinehurst
N. C
Robert L. Cannefax
Charles Olle
Paish Visit Frames European Economic Views
Sir George Paish arrived in America on a mission tied to the European economic situation. A noted British economist and former editor of The Statist, he has long been a leading critic respected in Britain and has made several trips to the United States and Canada.
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George Paish
America
Europe
Britain
Statist
London
United States
Canada
Artfully Draped Dinner Gown of Silver and Blue
A description of a blue and liver brocade dinner gown with a masterful drape. A wide shoulder panel forms a low blouse, with a basque influenced front creating a sleek silhouette. Text is damaged and informal, reflecting a fashion illustration note.
Sir George Wins Honor For War Era Economic Work
The text credits Sir George with intercepting financial conditions in Britain and the United States during World War II. It notes his 1942 honor for economic and statistical work and his pivotal role in presenting the European recovery crisis to the public. He proposed international credits to rehabilitate central European industries.
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George
United States
Europe
Anniversaries highlight political figures and historic events
Includes notes on 1776 Continental Congress sending commissioners to European courts, 1847 John Altgeld born near Berlin and died in Joliet, 1919 Rachel Avery born in Pittsburgh, 1862 Monitor sinks near Cape Malras, 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago, and other 1914 1915 1917 World War I events and battles.
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Continental Congress
Spain
Austria
Prussia
Tuscany
John P. Altgeld
Tiinoisind
Berlin
Germany
Joliet
Rachel Foster Avery
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Monitor
Cape Malteras
New York City
Chicago
Peronne
Dunkirk
Vienna
Cambrai
War Year Recap From Vilna and Wilson Speech
A year ago Vilna reportedly fell to Bolshevik forces. President Wilson addressed a Manchester audience urging America to join only in concert with all nations.
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Vilna
Wilson
Manchester
America
Birthdays for Kipling Leacock Guggenheim and more
Today marks anniversaries for Kipling born in Bombay 54 years ago and Stephen Leacock born in England 50 years ago. Simon Guggenheim born in Philadelphia 52 years ago and Maj. Gen G Treat born in Maine 60 years ago, all celebrated in today’s birthday notice.
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Buelyard
Kipling
Poat
Bombay
India
Perentage
Stephen Leacock
McGill University
England
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
Philadelphia
G. Treat
States Army
Maine
Coal export restrictions eased by director general
The commission on the strike debated hearings and field visits while Director General Hines loosened coal export bans. An overseas shipment up to a portion of October exports may depart from Baltimore and Newport News, with similar steps planned at other ports. Rail embargoes will regulate port dumping as production rises with miners returning to work.
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Wilson
Hints
Baltimore
Newport News
Hines
Miners Demand Commission Control Over Wages and Coal Prices
Operators' association says the commission can fix mine wages working conditions and coal prices if the decision is unanimous. Miners' return to work hinges on the commission having full powers to adjust scales if justified.
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Corpmission
Constipation Remedies Featured by Halifax Drug Co
An ad notes Hollister’s Rocky Mountains Tea claimed to ease constipation and promote digestion. Product promotes drugstore distribution through Sand-Hays Drug Co with Halifax as the locality mentioned.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountains
Halifax Sand-Hays Drug Co
Sugar Price Seen At Twenty Cents A Pound For Cuban Crop
The public may pay 20 cents a pound for the advance Cuban sugar crop of 9,000,000 pounds now arriving in New York. The price forecast comes from a statement by the Federal Food Administrator, noting distribution in the city.
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New York
Pood
Rocky Mountain Tea Fills Them With New Life
Hollister promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to restore energy and vitality, claiming it revitalizes weary bowels and cures malaise with natural ingredients.
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Forbes’ Pharmacy
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Small Fire on Viaduct Extinguished by Chemist
A minor blaze occurred on the viaduct at 1 30 yesterday morning caused by one motive. Firemen arrived and a small chemical extinguisher promptly put out the fire with little damage reported.
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Oone
Evidence Prep Tied to Senator Newberry Case
Karl J. Hauck, a special agent of the Justice Department, aided in preparing evidence for the election fraud prosecution against Senator Newberry. The document cites Hauck's role in the investigation and references the Newberry proceedings and Cuban-related connections as part of the case.
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Karl J. Hauck
Amnent 4 Michieval of Justice
Senator Harding Announces Run for Nomination
Ohio Senator Harding signals intent to seek the Republican presidential nomination as a potential contender. He positions himself among party options and plans campaign activity to build support.
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Harding
Ohio
Eight Children Benefit From J ey’s Honey and Tar Remedy
Mrs. P Rehkamp of Covington Kentucky writes that she has eight children who all use J ey’s Honey and Tar. She notes the remedy eases persistent coughs and bronchial irritation in both children and adults and helps with colds that linger.
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J .Ey
How He Ended Kidney Trouble
A man recounts severe kidney trouble lasting three weeks ended after taking early doses of a remedy. He reports feeling well soon after and credits the treatment with his recovery.
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Boing
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