Mildred Chaplin Plans Nevada Divorce Suit Over 25 000 Demand
The actress Mildred Harels Chaplin of Los Angeles declares Charlie Chaplin deserted and threatened to file for divorce in Nevada unless she accepts 25 000. She says detectives tracked her and that she supported her family and the couple’s finances during hard times. She shows a mummified Peruvian head prop from a press photo.
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Mildred Harels Chaplin
Cheyenne
Moving Pictures
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Oxford Street
Nevada
Hampton Roads: A Naval Corner Through Early History
The piece traces Hampton Roads as a vital naval center from colonial times to World War I, noting its harbor depth and rivers feeding Chesapeake Bay, key towns Norfolk Newport News and Portsmouth, and historic events from John Smith’s landing to the Merrimac and Monitor era. It highlights Newport News dry docks and the region’s strategic wartime role.
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Washington, D. C
Hampton Roads
Chamberlin
National Geographic Society
John Smith
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
New France
New York
Boston
Atlantic
Yorktown
Bay
Washington
Stampton
France
Ile James
Nansemond
Elizabeth Rivers
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
Fanity
Cape Yenry
London
Gookin
Ireland
William Newee
Newports News
Jamestown
Walter Raleigh
Roanoke
Navy Yard
Wampton
Smith
Newport Neys
Wecoughten
Hampton
Lord Dunsmore
Merrimac
Monitor
Matter of fact heroism marks H-1 beaching and rescue
The crew of submarine H-1 faced disaster off Lower California as the vessel ran ashore. Lieutenant Commander James R. Webb died directing efforts to abandon ship, while two sailors were later buried on the beach. Surviving crew were rescued by the Mazatlan after 24 hours without food or water.
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James R. Webb
Los Angeles
Mazatlan
Lower California
Datena Bay
H. S. Delamarine
Harry W. Gilles
Webb
Mazatland
Joseph Kauffman
Acceney i
Redondo Point
Jockey Tights Said to Be Woven by Sienna Nuns
An odd claim circulates that most striped tights worn by European jockeys are woven by the nuns of Sienna. The tale emphasizes quirky religious craft links in European racing culture.
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Sienna
Hulless Oats Added to Beardless Barley in Canada
Hulless oats, developed by C B Saunders at Dominion Cerealist near Ottawa, join beardless barley as a improved grain variety. Named Liberty Ozawa 480 Oat, it crosses hulless oats from China with Swedish Select, yielding strong field performance and early ripening. Suitable for poultry and human consumption, it may replace some mill feeds though not ideal for horses.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Saunders
Dominion
Luther Burbank
Professor Saunders
Liberty Ozawa
China
Woodman to Speak for Cheyenne at Wyoming meet
Cheyenne high school announces its interscholastic team for the state tournament at the University of Wyoming next week. Herbert Woodman won the impromptu event against George Guy and will compete in speaking. Ielen Reid will enter declamation and Sadie Sherman piano playing. Mrs. Victoria J. Dewey may attend as a delegate-at-large from Tewa to the Democratic National Convention.
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Cheyenne
University of Wyoming
Herbert Woodman
George Guy
Ielen Reid
Sadie Sherman
Victoria J. Dewey
Tewa
Berlin Crisis Narrows Coalition Cabinet Faces June Election
Following Dr. Kapp's fall Berlin braces for a reshaped government with at least six new ministers after June elections. The assembly must approve the budget and new rail nationalization measures before a new election law. Censorship ends as French officials praise liberal democratic shifts amid rising independents.
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Dr. Kapp
Berlin
Kapp
Schiffer
von Haniel
Germany
Lord
Kilmarnock
Senate approves reservation after late night vote
The senate pushed toward final form of the ratification resolution as 16 Democrats voted negative and a prolonged Irish question revived. After repeatedly defeating miscellaneous reservations, the chamber reaffirmed by 54 to 26 its adoption of the republican reservation to Article 0, with an effort for unanimity following.
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Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Ashursh
Ghemberlain
Geary
Gore
Henderson
Kendrick
Nugent Phelan
Pittman
Pomerene
Reid
Smith
Georgia
Shields
Walsh
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tennessee
Williams
Mississippi
Berlin Crisis Ends With General Resignation and Demobilization
After a tense stand off, Lt Gen Von Luettwitz resigns as Von Seeckt takes over to restore order. Talks with communist leaders and Bauer government officials aimed at repatriating troops and reestablishing Berlin control. Demobilization plans target Doeberitz with the national assembly expected to return to Berlin soon.
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Berlin
Reichwehr
Bauer
Kapp
von Luettwitz
Ernest Daumig
General Babst
Babst
Daumig
von Luetwitz
von Seecht
Ebert
Doeberitz
National Assembly
Ver dict favors Erzberger in libel suit against Helfferich
The verdict for Erzberger in his libel action against Dr. Karl Helfferich strengthens the defamer position while the government starts to suspect a militarist plotting against the republic.
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Erzberger
Karl Helfferich
The
Treasury
German National Assembly Opens in Stuttgart Amid Guarded Session
The German national assembly convened in Stuttgart with Feichrenbach presiding. Socialist deputies and Reichswehr officers attended as Reichwehr forces guarded the area. Chancellor Bauer addressed the house as the session began without incident.
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Stuttgart
Associated Press
German National Assembly
Fine Arts
Konstantin Feichrenbach
Reichswehr
Feischrenbach
Wurtemburg
Gustav Bauer
Reichwehr
Molybdenum Promises Lighter Durable Automobiles
A wartime era discovery of molybdenum steel sparks talk of a lighter stronger car. Experts predict 25 to 33 percent weight reduction and lower gasoline costs as engineers test its toughness corrosion resistance and easier manufacturing. The United States controls major supply sources with inexhaustible prospects.
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New York
Liberty Motors
Climax
Cole
United States
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Robert M. T Winter
John A. Campbell
Confederacy
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