Coal as Electrical Energy Plan by Guarini for Belgium Italy
Italy would receive 60 000 tons of coal per month from Belgium but transport is hindered by scarce rail cars. Engineer Emilio Guarini proposes burning low grade coal in Belgian mines and transmitting 150 000 volt electricity 1200 km to Italy, estimating 8 centesimi per kWh vs 18 by rail. He says 100 000 kW stations cut coal use by two thirds, offsetting plant costs. cites a South Africa project as precedent.
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Italy
Belgium
Emilio Guarini
Guarini
South Africa
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Lodge's New Pose on Treaty Ratification Provokes Smiles
The article mocks Senator Lodge for shifting blame to Democrats over treaty delays while claiming to push for quick ratification. It argues his stance is a forced gesture after planning a prolonged fight and accuses him of mismanaging the issue to appear rapid while stoking time wasting tactics.
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Senate
Lodge
St. Louis Republic
Shantung
Bolshevists in Buffalo Primary Vote Spark Debate
The piece notes Communist candidates on Buffalo primary ballots calling for a soviet government amid a large immigrant population. It reports 1910 census figures for Russian Italian and German Austro-Hungarian born residents and records the Communist vote as about 400 of 54 000. It questions Bolshevik influence in America.
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Buffalo
Bolshevists
America
Russia
Army size cut sparks party split in debate over Baker plan
The piece notes Republicans split over Secretary Baker's demand for a 500000 man standing army, with claims the War Department estimate is cut to 225000. It cites The New York Sun urging Congress to fund and train a strong army to deter domestic unrest and external threats.
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Baker
War Department
New York Sun
Congress
Distillery Fire and Bible Theft Call for Viscount Grey
In 1778 British forces burned a New Bedford distillery and seized a Bible in a raid led by General Sir Charles Grey. The New Bedford Mercury asks Viscount Grey to locate and return the Bible, noting the impracticality of rebuilding a distillery and comparing requests to other historic loots.
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New Bedford
Mass
Sir Charles Grey
Viscount Grey
New Bedford Mercury
Grey
the Mercury
Benjamin West
Washington
Ben Butler
New Orleans
City
Mexico
American music festival at Worcester spotlights American composers
The Worcester festival devoted to the best work of American composers marks a shift from European to American music amid war era sentiments. It highlights distinctive American flavor despite prior doubts about a national style. The piece notes Mt Holyoke’s 1837 founding and Oberlin’s 1833 role in co education. Dorothy Sells named Assistant State Director of Industrial Education in Texas.
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Worcester
Mass
McDowell
Europe
Springfield Ig al Whtel
Mt. Holyoke
United States
Oberlin College
Dorothy Sells
Cato Sells
U. S
Texas
First Woman Runs for New York City Municipal Court
Miss Bertha Rembat, a Republican, becomes the first woman to run as a candidate for the office of justice of the municipal court in New York City.
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Bertha Rembat
Municipal Court
New York City
Japanese Girl Faces Striking Growth Spurt
A teenage girl shows rapid physical changes described as fast growth and increasing height compared to her mother. The article notes emphasis on athletic exercises and evolving body form as part of her development.
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