Premier outlines Irish proposals two parliaments for Ireland
Lloyd George in the commons outlines a plan for two Irish legislatures with full powers to form a single Irish legislature. A minority rights clause is included and uniting the two parliaments would rest with the Irish people, not requiring imperial assent. The bill aims to be presented next session amid ongoing Irish conflict.
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London
Lloyd George
Ireland
House of Commons
Great Britain
Britain
Dublin
Viscount French
Court Jails Mine Leader in Contempt Hearing
Indianapolis reports Alexander Howat, president of Kansas district 14 UMWA, jailed on contempt charge for defying a federal court injunction against coal miner strikes. He appeared before U S District Judge A B Anderson on Monday with a $10,000 bond later rejected as improper. he remains in jail pending bond decision.
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Indianapolis
Alexander Howat
Kansas District No. 14
United Mine Workers of America
Howat
United States District
A. B. Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Radical mob attacks police at Tulsi deportation ferry
A New York led mob of about 150 radicals, including a woman claiming her husband was deported to Tulsi on the Soviet ark Buford, attacked the entrance of the Taland ferry on Monday as 249 radicals aboard sought deportation. A riot call was filed before order could be restored.
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New York
Tulsi
Supreme Court Orders Government to Justify Prohibition Challenge
The high court demands government show why original proceedings should not be instituted by the states of Rhode Island and New Jersey regarding the constitutionality of the national prohibition amendment. The case centers on whether liquor dealers can challenge provisions under the proposed amendment.
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Wasehington
Supreme Court
Thode Island
New Jersey
New Year Lady For Birney Home Courtship Blossoms
In a small domestic tale, Miss Grace Woodburn helps Tommy Trot and his father Thomas Birney during a croup scare. Woodburn’s calm skill and care win the boy’s trust and spark a budding relationship with Mr Birney as neighbors watch a likely courtship unfold.
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Thomas Trotwood Birney
Sir Thomas
Tommy
Busterkins
Miss Woodburn
Daddy
Peter
Mr. Birney
Meterkins
Darling
Aunt Grace
Muvyer
Thomas Birney
Birneys
Tommy-Trot
Woodburns
Oleo
Miss Grace Woodburn
Birney
Farewell to the Old Year and Welcome to the New
A verse from Good Housekeeping bids farewell to the Old Year as weary and burdensome, while welcoming the New Year as a hopeful, healing force. The poem weighs joy and pain from the old year and longs for the new year to bring peace and blessing to the land and hearts.
Burglar Alarm of Tibet Guards Royal Tombs
In Tibet the Tartars used an early alarm system around tombs. Archers released arrows at any passerby, protecting jewels and royal garments stored near the tomb. The system combined property defense with swift punishment without trial by jury.
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Tibet
Tomba
Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a gentle healing vegetable compound for kidney and liver ailments. It claims fast, mild effects and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Elmer Co. at Binghamton New York with a paper mention.
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Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Verdun Longest Battle of the Late War
The article notes Verdun as the greatest battle of the late war with hundreds of thousands engaged and fighting that persisted for well over a year with brief pauses.
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Verdun
Green's August Flower Promises Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, stimulates bile flow, and purifies the blood. It claims wide, half century usage for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related ailments, with distribution by druggists and dealers and a call to try a bottle.
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Green
Startled Consumer and Aladdin Exchange Frightened Genie's Warning
The startled consumer asks if fear struck when the lamp’s genie appeared and Aladdin concedes fear of a burdensome Viget bobby collector figure looming over him.
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Aladdin
Bobby
Cuticura Promotes Pimply Skin Care Ad
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use for clear skin and mentions Cuticura Talcum. The text also includes generic motivational lines about desire and generosity.
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Reda
Jommy
Parbam Kerr
Mins Woodburn
Seenaerd
Remety
Ree
Wills
Steves
Tomba of Tartare
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