Prisoner Wins as Judge Loses in Kentucky Election
Whitesburg jailer Fess Whitaker defeats County Judge Stephen Combs Jr. in a dramatic race after Whitaker, jailed for attacking officers, escaped and was jailed again. Despite three gubernatorial refusals to pardon, Whitaker wins by over a thousand votes in a high profile mountain election.
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Prominent Men Mentioned in Nation
The notice highlights Wall Hays and other prominent men in the nation, indicating their influence and roles in current affairs.
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Bryan proposes Wilson resign and Marshall to lead
William Jennings Bryan urged President Wilson to resign after the nation rejected the League of Nations as drafted. He proposed Marshall succeed, Harding secretary of state, and Harding become president to push a new peace association.
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Chicago
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League of Nations
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Congress
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Harding
The Little Children Are The Hope Of The World
A writer recalls an encounter with a charming baby and mother in a village street. The child’s simple wave provokes reflections on innocence, resilience, and the enduring role of children as salt and stars that keep humanity hopeful.
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Roland Cortheil
Boston Transcript
Great Salt Lake a Mystery Surfaces Again
The Great Salt Lake in Utah recedes and reappears, baffling scientists for years. Its value lies in salt production through spring pumping into evaporating ponds, summer sun drying the beds to a blue white salt plain by September, supplying ore plants and western ranches.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Western Prairies
Kansas City Star
Immense Concrete Blocks Used in Dublin Port Extension
The largest concrete blocks ever laid for Dublin Port's North Quay extension weighed about 350 tons and contained over 5 000 cubic feet each. Designed by the late Dr Bindon Blood Story, the blocks enabled quay construction without cofferdams or heavy pumping, set above high water and moved by a floating crane and steam dredging. A diving bell aided leveling, and similar blocks protected breakwaters and foundations for a harbor lighthouse.
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North Quay
Port of Dublin
Bindon Blood Story
Gasoline Removal Improves Natural Gas Says U S Bureau
The U S Bureau of Mines reports removing gasoline from natural gas raises consumer value. Gasoline in gas lowers pressure and causes leaks. removing it eliminates these issues. Extracted gasoline is valued at about 30 cents a gallon as automobile fuel.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Frost Runs Hickman Restaurant Amid Flood Waters
Leonard Frost kept his Hickman Kentucky eatery open during a freshet flooding. He hired carpenters to build scaffolds and raised tables to serve meals to customers despite the water surrounding the business.
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Hickman
Leonard Frost
Tenting Tonight and the Wilderness Cook Calamity
Mrs Mary Roberts Rinehart recounts a camping party struggles with a single unreliable cook. After the cook abandons them in the forest they endure hunger and silence until a fellow traveler reveals himself as a cook and joins the group. The team relies on him to finish the journey with meals and relief.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Bill
Tam
I Never Shall Be a Conventional Woman
An elderly woman from Sullivan County attends a recent Indianapolis convention. She expected banquets and parties but found a line of lectures. She leaves tired and hungry, telling another delegate she will never be a conventional woman.
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Sullivan County
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Resumed Trade With America Through Turkish Port Trade
Samsun, the Black Sea port of note in Turkey, ships high grade tobacco mainly for American buyers. The first U S shipment since the armistice went out on March 24, 1919. By December 1, 1919, tobacco and poppy seed were the only exports to the United States.
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America
Samsun
Black Sea
United States
Cottonseed oil cake as coal substitute in Egypt
In Egypt cottonseed oil cake serves as a satisfactory substitute for coal. The present value of the oil cake is less than a fifth of the cost of coal.
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Egypt
Cat’s Paw accusation sparks terse exchange
In a brief quarrel a man accuses another of pussyfoot methods while the other denies hearing such remarks. The first then calls the other a cat's paw, sealing a terse dispute.
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