Old Mauna Loa Calm After Months of Fiery Show
A historic description recounts Mauna Loa's dramatic eruption period ending after more than a month of activity. The piece notes earthquakes, tidal waves, and a lava flow that carved a path to the Kona coast near Alika, with the eruption occurring on the western slope and advancing rapidly to the sea.
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Mauna Loa
Shirley Foster Allen
National Geographical Society
Hawaii
Europe
Loa
Kilauea
Cloud
Lava Flows From Alika Crater Threaten Pastureland
The report describes eruptions with several lava outbreaks at increasing elevations. A second flow sent fountains up to 400 feet, rivaling the Alika crater flow, but the lava was blocked before reaching the government road. Much pasture land suffered, and a small cattle herd was trapped between the fresh lava and the hot Alika flow.
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Alika
Germany's wealth taxed heavy under emergency levy
Dr. Felix Pinner of the Berlin Tageblatt warns that new emergency, income, and inheritance taxes slash German fortunes. A 10 million mark industrial fortune could drop to about 8.1 million by 1925, with nearly 7 million in taxes. if the owner dies in 1925 leaving one son, the heir faces 1.289 million marks in inheritance tax, risking industrial capacity and investment.
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Germany
Felix Pinner
Berlin
Tageblatt
Dr. Pinner
Oldest Patient at County Hospital Passes Quietly
Charles Ah How, 86, a famed longtime resident of Los Angeles County Hospital, died while carving a bone statue with a knife. He had arrived in 1873 as a cook after an injury left him paralyzed, and lived there for 24 years, known for his friendliness and artistry.
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Chinaman
Los Angeles
Charles Ah
Los Angeles County Hospital
Charlie
Carrying Joke Too Far in Postwar Substitutes
A demobilized officer seeks court aid to remove a former platoon sergeant living as a permanent fixture at his home amid postwar “assistant husbands” and “substitute wives” trends in England. The judge’s decision left the wife with the sergeant as her sole chosen partner, ending the officer’s discomfort at home.
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England
London
Earl Haig
Berlin Servants Claim Privilege Under Bolshevik Rule
Reported in Berlin, two sisters employed as servants stole valuables worth 100000 from their employer and argued the theft was justified by the new order. The era has seen many jewelry thefts as servants, often amateurs, are implicated in a rising wave of property losses.
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Berlin
Hanover
Soldier seeks bride through Macready and Yard chief
An American soldier laments difficulty finding a wife at home and asks Sir Nevil Macready and the London police chief to help. He says he cannot rely on American girls and seeks a nice young woman in her twenties, noting distrust of both figures.
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Nevil Macready
London Police
Scotland Yard
Look Out for Poison in Food in Botulinus Warning
Officials of the US Department of Agriculture warn that botulinus poisoning arises from spoiled food. ripe olives in New York cases produced death, while any sign of spoilage or unusual odor requires discarding the product. Authorities note no guaranteed method extends to all packages and stress careful handling.
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Washington
New York
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Noted Factory Opens Soon in Chauny France
Chauny France notables report the historic mirror factory established by Jean Baptiste Colbert will resume operations shortly after wartime closure. The plant formerly employed 2,000. a nearby chemical factory at Chaung is also being rebuilt to provide about 1,000 jobs as reconstruction proceeds under government supervision.
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Chauny
France
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Louis XIV
Associated Press
Chaung
Death of Lieut C C Diehl in Bryan Ohio
Lieut. C. C. Diehl died at his home in Bryan Ohio during the week. He was a well known former government harness inspector in the town during the war and later a traveling man for a New York shoe firm until ill health forced him to stop work. Death was due to diabetes and heart trouble. Burial will be in Bryan.
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Bryan
Ohio
C. C. Diehl
Diehl
Lieut. Diehl
New York
Bryan, O
Concord Voters OK 500 for Playground Grandstand
At Monday evening’s town meeting in Concord the town voted to appropriate 500 dollars to build a grandstand on the playgrounds at this end of town. Local baseball fans expressed satisfaction with the decision.
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Concord
Mrs Rosella Ahearn Dies at 64 in Marlboro Native of Marlboro
Mrs Rosella Ahearn wife of Dan iel Ahearn of Concord Junction died at Mass General Hospital Boston after a lengthy illness aged 64. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Dugan of Marlboro and leaves a husband, mother, three sisters and two brothers. Born in Marlboro she lived here where her husband runs a meat market and was widely esteemed for her unassuming manner and kindness.
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Rosella Ahearn
Daniel Ahearn
Concord Junction
Mass. General Hospital
Boston
Thomas Dugan
Marlboro
Bridge St
P. J. Dacey
George F. Gallagher
Katherine Dugan
Lynn
Peter J. Dugan
Brockton
A’hearn
Brown Couple Head South for Winter at Hyfield Farm
Bedford notes Mr and Mrs Roger W Brown of Hyfield farm have left for the South for the winter. John Q Black is convalescing from his recent illness.
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Roger W. Brown
Hyfield Farm
John Q. Black
Town Refunds Money for Student Train Tickets
The town refunded money to high school pupils for train tickets used in recent weeks. Scholars now receive 46 ride tickets valid through April 4.
Alias Name for Wood Alcohol Stirs Skepticism
In a brief humorous exchange, Uncle Bill Bottletop wonders aloud if changing the name of wood alcohol would improve the situation, while remarking that a rogue often works best under an alias.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Concord National Bank Balance Sheet February 28 1920
Balance sheet of Concord National Bank Massachusetts shows total assets of 1 181 758 03 with loans and discounts 787 000 plus U S bonds 40 900 cash in vault and deposits total demand and time deposits 529 010 80 and postal savings deposits 3 990 42. Liabilities include rediscounts and contingent mobilities with the note of cashier C Fay Heywood sworn March 6 1920.
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U.S
Treasur
Tal Dee
Eaoe
Aod
Aabee
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Mamenuvells
Middlesex
Fay Heywood
Harold EF. Orendorf
Maynard Pawnee and Middlesex Lead Bowling Standings
Pawnee beat M C A A by three points while Middlesex scored four in the Allied Vet clash. The results tightened the race for first between Pawnee Middlesex and M C A A as A O H and Allied Vets chase. Harold Peterson had high series with 131.
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Pawnee Five
Middlesex
Pawnee
Allied
Reds
Allied Vets
Csaw
Harold Peterson
Teachers Reopen Eatery Faces Village Dissent
An eating place for public school teachers reopened under new management after the Maynard block closure. Over half a dozen teachers have eaten there, but rumors say some fear returning to a town with no regular place to dine. The piece notes teachers now must improvise meals in their rooms, aided by alcohol lamps or patent heaters, while praising the quality of new hires amid winter hardships.
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Maynard Block
Amalgamated Textile Workers Organizer Visits Maynard
Will meet undisturbed W Kujawski of the Amalgamated Textile Workers union has been in Maynard to organize local textile workers. He reports increased union membership but provides no figures. A Parker Street hall meeting Wednesday night was broken up by police. Civil Liberty Union officials from Boston, including New England manager Robert Dunn and Miss Anna M. Davis, investigated. Kujawski says meetings will proceed undisturbed going forward.
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W. Kujawski
Amalgamated Textile Workers’ Union
Maynard
Amalgamated
Parker St
Kujawski
Civil Liberty Union
Robert Dunn
Boston
New England
Anna M. Davis
Legion Meeting At Masonic Hall This Thursday
A meeting of Frank J. Demars post, American Legion, is planned at the Masonic hall Thursday evening. H. Burlingame, special inspector of the United States War Risk Bureau, will address the gathering. Ex servicemen are invited as important topics for them will be discussed.
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Frank J. Demars Post
American Legion
Masonic Hall
H. Burlingame
United States War Risk Bureau
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Kona
Honolulu
Pal
Pialboe
Vanke
OuyeSetisr
Boston Hospital
Bedford
Concord National Bank
Massachusetts
Liamilitieg
Studebakers
The
W. A. Haynes, Co. Incorporated
Legion
Acton Coal and Lumber Co
Acton
Mass
Tire Sale
Ford
Wm. Aldred
Thrift and
Assabet Institution : Savings Incorporated
Joseph Hannon
McKinley St
Union Painters
Gleasondale
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