Unwarranted Attack on Palmer Over Coal Strike
The piece defends government action during the coal strike, arguing operators resisted price relief while the law, via the Lever Act, was used to prevent a national fuel famine. It asserts miners gained a 14 percent wage increase and a board to study wages and prices, with prosecutions dropped. It questions charges of surrender and praises decisive public service.
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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 contrasts this policy with accusations of bias and references Bolshevik and bourgeois attitudes in a broader political critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Market Basket Remedy Debated for H. C. S. Cure
A curative suggestion from Vlady cites an old-fashioned market basket remedy for the H. C. S. problem. The text questions affordability and notes references to Chateau Thierry St Bibicl and the Argeons, with a playful insinuation about Kettle Hill.
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Vlady
Chateau- Thierry
St. Bibicl
Kettle Hill
Cuba
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Hints at Food Shortage
Fragmentary OCR notes show a discussion mentioning the fourth Assistant postmaster-general and a warning that without food life cannot continue. The text appears garbled with stray phrases about portions and superfluous announcements.
Wprench Aviators Break Speed Record in Lecointe Flight
The WPrench aviators set a record in Lecointe with a top speed of 3.6 miles per minute, an extraordinary feat described as near cannon ball fast. The flight marked a record pace for the era and highlighted the pilots’ skill and the aircraft’s capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wprench
Lecointe
Chemistry of the Present Day Origins in Alchemy
The piece traces chemistry's origins to a shared lineage with alchemy. It notes a primary motivation and methods once used to transform base metals into noble ones, marking the shift toward modern chemical science.
Egypt's Early Dynasties Revealed in Ancient Tombs
James Haskie notes Manetho counted thirty Egyptian dynasties and early tombs show skilled civilization. Finds at Naqada Abydos and Saqqara reveal bronze tools, ivory inlays, blue glazed tiles, and massive Great Pyramid stonework. Discovery of honey preserved for 3,300 years astonishes archaeologists.
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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 organs to navigate and hunt
Many deep sea fish inhabit the ocean depths and rely on phosphorescent organs to project faint light. These luminous contrivances help them grope through dark waters and capture prey.
Oddities of Dining Habits and Miscellany Across Time
The piece notes a wealthy Turk keeping table distance from his wife while dining with elder sons or male friends. It mentions Vatican librarians taking two years to change and references radiant heat, knife blade inscriptions from the sixteenth century, and speculates on British and Indian customs related to food and ointment usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Catia
Birthday of John Geary Noted Amid War and Civic Honors
Today we mark the birth anniversary of John W. Geary a soldier of two wars the first mayor of San Francisco a governor of Kansas and governor of Pennsylvania. Memorial services are set in Chicago for the 600 who perished in the Iroquois Theatre holocaust on December 30 1908. A special election in Beaumont Texas will decide the acceptance or rejection of a new city charter. Governor Goodrich of Indiana will address the New England Society in Brooklyn tonight. The Texas Poultry Show opens in Dallas and continues to January 31 with farm marketing topics at the Minnesota Farmers Club meeting. A national movement to engage educators and students in Roosevelt American League plans opens today in New York City. Intercollegiate Prohibition Association directors meet in Chicago to arrange their Des Moines convention next week. Giants tubes will be slanted skyward to seek a new planet hypothesized to explain Neptune motions observable before 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
Winter racing and sports meet highlights in Havana and New Orleans
The Cuba American Jockey Club hosts a winter racing meeting in Havana while the Jefferson Parish Pair Association runs winter events in New Orleans. The National Collegiate Athletic Association holds its annual meeting in New York. Pinehurst hosts the Midwinter Gulf tournament. Robert L. Cannefax faces Charles Olle in a three cushion billiards match in New York. A hundred target shooting tournament is set for Pinehurst North Carolina.
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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
European Economic Expert Visited by Sir George Paish
Sir George Paish, a renowned British economic critic and former editor of The Statist, has come to America on a mission related to Europe’s economic situation. He has long been a key commentator in Britain and has visited the United States and Canada multiple times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Paish
America
Europe
Britain
Statist
London
United States
Canada
Artfully Draped Dinner Gown of Silver and Blue
Lovely blue and a liver brocade is draped with an artist's master touch to feature this dinner gown. A wide panel attached to the shoulders forms a blouse at the waist. The bodice is plas and basque-like in the front, extending to the neckline for a tailored silhouette.
Notable economist Sir George Honored for Wartime Service
The text honors Sir George for wartime services to Britain and the United States. It notes his 1942 honor for economics work and strategizing, including promoting international credits to Central European nations to rebuild industries and rehabilitate themselves.
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George
United States
Europe
Today’s Anniversaries Highlights From 1847 to 1917
Listings recall events and notable deaths from 1847 through 1917. Included are John Altgeld born in Germany, Rachel Foster Avery, the 1903 Iroquois Theater fire, and the 1917 Cambrai front repulse, among others.
War Era Report From Vilna and Wilson Message
A year ago Vilna was reported captured by Bolshevist forces. President Wilson declared to a Manchester audience that America would join only in combination of all nations.
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Vilna
Wilson
Manchester
America
Notable Birthdays Today Among Public Figures
Kipling,Buelyard and Leacock are listed among today’s birthday anniversaries. Simon Guggenheim, Maj. Gen. G. Treat, and others are noted as born on this day in Philadelphia, Bombay and Maine respectively with ages ranging from 50 to 60 years.
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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 Hines order
President Wilson's commission debate continues as Hines relaxes export bans on bituminous coal. An overseas shipment up to a percentage of October exports may depart Baltimore and Newport News with similar steps planned at other ports. Rail embargoes will regulate port dumps while production recovers with miners returning to work.
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Wilson
Hints
Baltimore
Newport News
Hines
Miners’ Commission Seeks Power to Set Wages and Coal Prices
The operators' association notes the corpmission can fix miners wages and working conditions and coal prices if its decision is unanimous. Miners return to work hinges on the commission having full powers to adjust scales as needed. An unrelated ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims to relieve illness.
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Corpmission
Constipation remedy ad targets Halifax with Rocky Mountains Tea
An advertisement lists Hollister company and the Sand-Hays Drug Co promoting Rocky Mountains Tea to relieve constipation and spur relief for customers in Halifax. The terse copy emphasizes a quick solution and local availability.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountains
Halifax Sand-Hays Drug Co
Sugar price hike eyed for Cuban crop delivery
New York, Dec. 29. The public likely will pay 20 cents a pound for the advance Cuban sugar crop of 9,000,000 pounds now being delivered and distributed, per a statement today by the Federal Food Administrator.
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New York
Pood
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Boosts Energy
An old pamphlet extols Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as restoring vigor and vitality, claiming it revives sluggish bowels and improves overall health.
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Forbes’ Pharmacy
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Fire on Viaduct Quickly Extinguished by Chemical Extinguisher
A small fire on a viaduct at 1 30 yesterday morning caused by one motive was promptly controlled by a chemical extinguisher after the fire department arrived. No injuries or major damage were reported.
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Oone
Helped Prepare Evidence Against Senator Newberry
Karl J. Hauck, special agent of the Justice Department, assisted in preparing evidence for the prosecution in the election fraud case involving Senator Newberry. The detailed records describe his involvement in the investigation and presentation of key material to support the case.
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Senator Newberry
Karl J. Hauck
Amnent 4 Michieval of Justice
Harding Seeks Republican Nomination for 1920
Ohio Senator Harding announces his intention to seek the Republican presidential nomination, positioning himself as a leading contender for the party's standard. The move signals a primary challenge to other potential candidates and affects early campaign dynamics.
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Harding
Ohio
Eight Children Benefit From Mrs Rehkamp Honey and Tar Note
Mrs. P Rehkamp of Covington Kentucky writes that her eight children use J ey s Honey and Tar to help with colds and lingering coughs. She notes the remedy eases bronchial symptoms and that grown ups may also find it helpful for coughs and chest congestion.
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J .Ey
How He Ended Kidney Trouble
A reader recounts a severe kidney trouble attack lasting three weeks that improved after taking the first doses of a remedy. The testimonial claims full recovery and endorses the treatment.
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Mar—Jean
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Aeah Loon
Ted
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Margery
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Boing
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Prussia
Tuscany
John P. Altgeld
Tiinoisind
Berlin
Germany
Joliet
Rachel Foster Avery
Pittsburgh
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