Retired Secretary Adams Narrates Navy Cafeteria Tales
In Washington on March 14 a veteran Navy lore user recalls Charles Minneis Adams, former New England secretary, now retired. He shared Yankee wit with officers, swapped tales in the Navy Department cafeteria, joked about metallic trays and cold beans, and mused on ship models and the world situation.
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Jamestown Plant Strike Sharp Demands By Workers
About 200 employees of the Empie Case Goods Co. walked out over a wage cut at the Jamestown furniture plant. President J Nation J Anders led a committee to present demands to police. no disorder occurred. Protestors urged formal recognition, back pay, a seven-hour day with five-day weeks, no overtime, and no discrimination.
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Ex Jamestown Woman Killed by Earthquakes
Relatives learn of the death of Frances Jean Upton Wharton at Long Beach in the Southern California quake. She was raised in Jamestown and survived by husband Robert W. Wharton and daughter, with brothers George Upton and others in Jamestown and nearby areas. Her family history notes pioneer roots in Chautauqua County and connections to the Upton and Underwood families.
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Donald Underwood
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Earth faults blamed for California quakes study says
Twenty years ago Professor Rollin T. Chamberlin of the University of Chicago argued that two or more earth faults near Los Angeles caused the Long Beach quake and other California tremors. He described seismograph readings, fault lines like Inglewood and San Pedro, and noted quakes align with crustal belts. He warned California faces continued earthquakes as faults shift and rocks crack.
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Britain Accepting Wilson Policy in Postwar Peace
A Tendon dispatch from Augur reports Britain warming to Woodrow Wilsons third points as trade barriers recede and free trade gains support. The shift signals growing international acceptance of his postwar framework and the aim to eliminate restrictive practices blamed for the world crisis.
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Hollywood Film Shop Sequences in Silent Era Banter and Credits
Hollywood gossip and clipped notes mix stars, films, and trivia. Names like Walter Huston, Joan Crawford, Helen Hayes, and Betty Blythe appear with fleeting anecdotes, while questions about taxes, hospital births, and stage debuts anchor the fragment in a bygone studio milieu.
Ligonier Case Nears Jury in Fraud Trial
Pittsburgh date Mar 14 final addresses and Judge McVicar charges to jurors before they hear the government embezzlement and misapplication case against George Curt ford Frank of Ligonier Pa banker. The eighth day of trial brings cross examination reveals bonds held by Frank and his wife totaling over 200000 with regular interest, and the government introduces joint income tax return covering 1929 and 1930.
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Smuggler Arrested by El Paso Customs Officers
Customs officers in El Paso arrested Jose Mstrade for illegal transportation of liquor. He faced multiple charges after authorities found 26 pints of whisky hidden in spare tires of his vehicle.
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Quivering Nerves Ad With Lydia E Pinkham Claim
An advertisement urges women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease nervous tension and irritability. It promises extra energy and a renewed sense life, claiming 98 out of 100 women report benefit amid language targeting mothers and household hardship.
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