White snobbery and missteps in race remarks cited by Senator
A Washington item recounts Senator Hingham of Connecticut and remarks at a Honolulu dinner about Manila elites and white supremacy. It recalls a Shanghai bank incident where a Chinese customer faced racial abuse and highlights the broader anti white sentiment affecting Filipinos and Chinese, per the senator's account.
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Hingham
Connecticut
Honolulu
Manila
Ping
Army
Navy Ghib Mt
Orient
Shanghai
Fokl
Liseing
Wisant
Oyster ceremony opens Colchester fishery in Brightlingsea
The article describes the annual opening of the Colchester oyster fishery in Brightlingsea Essex with a town proclamation, the mayor starting the season, and celebrations with gin and gingerbread. It contrasts oysters sold locally with better results across the water and calls for more public appetite for oysters.
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London
Colchester
Brightlingsea
Essex
Cianle
Two Homes Made Happy by Vegetable Compound Claims
Read letters from Mrs. Goldie Shoup of St Joseph and Mrs. Storms of Paterson praising a vegetable compound. They say it improved their health after long weakness and enabled them to resume household duties, bringing happiness to their homes. The writers stress benefits for women in rundown condition and claim broad positive results from the product.
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Taye
Lydia
Goldié Shoup
St Joseph
Timoly
Baters
Bhoup
Storma
Phousanda
Tia
Interesting Sidelights on Life in Nation's Capitol
Rod ney DutCher reports on the western progressive bloc in Congress and its impact on the 70th Congress. Norris and Borah lead a growing coalition that may shape congressional action and potentially influence the Republican presidential nomination. Borah’s evolving role and alliances shift the balance among progressives and regulars as the 1920 campaign looms.
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Nation
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Wasitington
Republccan
United States
Norris
Borah
Senate
George — Norris
Boral
Horah
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files
A snippet from the Erie journal recalls a party given by Mrs J Graves on West Pleasant Street and notes delays on a train near Meadville due to a broken locomotive. It mentions the Sherman factory washing cans, detectives in yards guarding trespassers, price changes at a sound factory, Grove City quarry contract at 18000 dollars, architect A P Mount, and travelers the Jamies West returning from a western trip via Nebraska Iowa and Kansas.
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Graves
West Pleasant Street
Mrs. Jamies West
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Look and Learn quiz yesterday’s Answers Secretary of Labor
The document presents a quiz with questions on government roles and historic events. It lists the Secretary of Labor as a query and asks about a sunken White Star liner, a French field color, a Bible book for the Ten Commandments, and the Mall of Fame for Great Americans, plus world events and statistics.
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France
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
A Problem a Day Piet Avman Farm Taxes and Fire Toll
Avman’s farm valued at 318 000 with 80 percent valuation taxed at 4240 mills. Tax equals 79.80 dollars as stated. Pittsburgh report notes downtown Penn Avenue fire damage over 1 million dollars with Capt. Mary O’Toole among those killed and others injured as wreckage cleared.
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Avman
United Preas
Pittsburgh
Penn Avenue
Work New
Marry O'Toole
Caughe
Hhisathers
Oil City child dies from burns in second tragedy
In Oil City a second child died within 45 hours from severe burns. Estelle Pokoj, six, of 17 Emerald Street, burned Monday afternoon and died at Gil City hospital after 815 pm. Earlier four year old Mary Anna Dolby died at home Saturday night after burial Saturday. Preliminary account cites dress catching fire as cause. ambulance responded to Emerald Street.
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Oi City
Oil City
Estelle Pokoj
Stanley Pokoj
Emérald Street
Gil Sity
Mary Anna Dolby
J. Joseph Dolby
Hasson Heights
Oseaider
Emerald’ Street
J. Whole Osenider
Missing trunk of opium tied to mid Atlantic smuggling
Philadelphia October 18 police and federal agents hunted for a trunk of opium said to be the last of six smuggled through New York customs in a scheme to distribute the narcotic along the mid Atlantic states. One trunk reportedly seized in Philadelphia yesterday. four others captured in New York and Washington.
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Philadelphia
New York
Mid Atlantic
Treasury
Washington
Philadelhia
O Joy Corn Wafers A New Pain Free Remedy
The advertisement promotes O Joy Corn Wafers promising instant pain relief and quick removal of corn calluses with six wafers for ten cents. It claims no pads or acids, a thin wafer adheres to the corns, and guarantees satisfaction or money back through Thomas Downey's drug stores.
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Thomas Downey's
Hunter shot near Dunkirk after hunting mishap
Bisen Hirdt of 86 Strawstreet Buffalo is in hospital in serious condition from a hunting accident near Moons Station Sunday morning. Frank Thyret of Cassadaga fired a 12 gauge shotgun at a partridge about fifty yards away, causing injuries to Hirdt in the chest and neck with uncertain prognosis and possible loss of an eye.
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Dunkirk
Bisenhirdt
Strawstreet
Buffalo
Moons Station
Mischaryea
Frank Thyret
R. PD Cassadaga
Eisenhardt
Is Klentt
Hai
Fred Shout
Girjork
Child Welfare Workers Meet in Harrisburg Conference
Eighteen child welfare workers from ten counties attended the first conference of a series by the Children's Bureau of the State Department of Welfare at the Civic Club in Harrisburg. Dr. Jessie B. Taft of Philadelphia spoke on child study and Miss Ella Fo Harris of Philadelphia discussed the social agencies council.
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Harrisburg
Children’s Bureau
State Department of Welfare
Civic Club
Jessie B. Taft
Philadelphia
Department of the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylvania
Ella Fo Haris
Council of Social Agencies
Booze Triggered Self Harm Attempt in Dunkirk Jail
Stanley Ogendowski, 34, of the railroad district, was arrested after allegedly attempting to throw himself under a freight train and setting fire to his clothes. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and received a fifteen day jail sentence in the Dunkirk incident.
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Dunkirk
Araltiog
Ellie
Ogeodowski
Ogeodulubthi
Ne Ite
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