Feminists Arise in Persia as Veil Rule Frays
In a San Francisco Chronicle report Prof. Jeanbe Furel of Tehrun Queen's university recounts Persian women's push for suffrage and unveiling. Mirza Abbrab notes Persian emancipation backed by Rubin philosophy, predicting women will join world Congresses and parliaments.
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Jeanbe Furel
Queen's University of Tehrun
California Club
Persia
Weir Progressive Sisters
Lemog
Julia
Pazel
Wolen i
Liv
Mirza Abbrab
Legation
Washington
Orient
San Francisco Chronicle
Rome Home of Gluttons
Authorities note scant knowledge of ancient Egyptian cuisine and describe how Nile dwellers disliked cabbage. The piece recounts Roman extravagance under Vitellius with lavish banquets, 2000 kinds of delicacies, 7,400 bird species, and immense costs, while praising Greek culinary artistry and the chef’s deft skills.
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Nile Valley
Cooksey
Howe
Pollio
Vitellius
Strive to Excel and Reach Your Full Potential
Motivational advice urges individuals to measure themselves by their own abilities and opportunities and to aim for 100 percent efficiency in every effort. It notes that others may excel in areas where you are weak and stresses pursuing personal bests rather than comparisons to neighbors. The piece concludes that hard work will be challenging, but common for those striving to succeed.
Tractors Trek Arctic Snowfields for Lange Koch Expedition
Tractors crawl across northern Greenland snow carrying Lange Koch polar expedition supplies while Eskimo dog teams offer a partial substitute. Caterpillar treaded tractors handle steep grades and rough trackless terrain, but dogs remain essential for rural mail delivery in the igloo land.
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Arctic
Greenland
Eskino
Touring Care: Road Pull Mans for Battlefield Tours
A new travel idea uses road pull mans attached to touring cars to visit French battlefields. A party of six can be accommodated easily, with room for a few more if travelers are willing to crowd in.
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Battlefelds
France
Training Mine Rescuers Train Cars Aid Miners
The United States government operates nine railroad cars that travel among miners to teach first aid and mine rescue skills. Additional trains are kept ready to rush to mines to aid injured or trapped workers.
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United States
Gems of Thought Fragments from Classic Authors
A compact collection of aphorisms and maxims from Whitefield Cowper Bovee Cervantes Rochefoucauld Tapper Adams Nebuchadnezzar and others. The quotes emphasize immortality pride dishonesty character virtue and moral conduct across diverse voices and eras.
Stars And Stripes On Courtship And Flattery Writings
A witty miscellany on marriage, gender roles, and social schemes. The notes joke that flattery cures faults and love drives the world, with quips about husbands, wives, nurses, and sly traps. The Chicago American line suggests peeling back manners to reveal simple truths behind affection.
Musings on society and marriage from a thoughtful critic
A compact reflection on social behavior and relationships. It notes that many words are regretted later, men intrude into society only to be excluded, and a wife may drive a man to drink. It argues that love plus common sense fosters happy marriages and that public judgment often leads to disputes over drawn conclusions.
Books for Special Needs and Various Titles Featured
A catalog style list from the Los Angeles Times includes titles such as Footnotes of History The shoewakers Last of the Mohicans and Mrs Burnham's Jewel as well as The Spiritualist When Ghost Meets Ghost The Foreowner Keeping Up With Sizzle The Martoon Seven Darlings The Irish Isle of Unrest Manicurist and McMillan's Handbooks.
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Los Angeles Times
Bird Lore Peacock Myth Sparks Park Marriage Folklore
A short, old fashioned note claims that a woman's sighting of a peacock in a park predicts marriage to a man. It mentions peacock feathers at home as bed luck and contrasts a Chinese belief that peacock omen brings good luck.
Borah Disarmament Amendment Adopted by Senate
The Senate approved by 74 to 0 the Borah disarmament amendment to the 600 million dollar naval appropriation bill. It calls for a conference with the United States Great Britain and Japan to cut naval building programs. The measure awaits House concurrence and likely administration backing from President Harding. Alameda naval base amendment was defeated after Senator Ball and Senator King signaled no further debate.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Japan
House
Capitol
Harding
Alameda
Cal
Ball
Delaware
Senat
King
Utah
Government seizes Bergdoll property in Philadelphia
In a move under a new act, the United States seizes all property of Grover Bergdoll and his relatives, now in Germany and in Leavenworth, with his mother Emma Bergdoll given five days to account for assets. If accounted, the estate may be returned. otherwise it remains with officials and may face contempt penalties. Value of Grover Bergdoll estate is about 836,226 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Grover, Bergdoll
Germany
Thomas W. Miller
United States
Harding
Emma C. Bergdoll
Erwin Bergdoll
Army
Leavenworth
Kan
Grover Bergdoll
Seven Die When Plane Falls Near Indian Head Md
Seven people die when an Army Curtiss Eagle ambulance plane crashes near Indian Head Maryland forty miles southeast of Washington. The Army air service reports the wreck during a fierce wind and electrical storm, the worst in U.S. aviation history. All seven aboard perish, with the nose-first impact and headset Liberty motor ending up in the cockpit. The aircraft was returning from Langley Field near Newport News Virginia after crossing the Potomac.
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Washington, D. C
Eagle
Indian Head
Washington
Army Air Service
United States
Liberty
Langleveld
Newport News
Potomac
Great Northern Shops to Close Across System
St Paul headquarters of the Great Northern railway announced that every shop on the system, except two, will be closed from May 27 to July 6 due to light traffic. The shutowns include Great Falls Montana Hillyard Washington and Delta Washington shops.
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Great Northern
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Great Falls
Mont
Hillyard
Wash
Delta
Germany Seeks League Membership via Diplomatic Channels
Paris reports the new German government is sounding the allies, especially France, through diplomatic channels to learn if Germany could be admitted to the League of Nations when the league meets in September.
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Germany
Paris
France
League of Naons
Indictments Hit Building Scam in Chicago
One hundred ninety building material dealers contractors and union chiefs are indicted amid legislative and grand jury probes into alleged corruption in the building trades.
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Chicago
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Glenwood
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Will Hollingshead
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A.M. Agee
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Sam Hosig
Clearwater
Idayfield
Harpster
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Ben Baker
Fuller
Lee Mahurin
Arnold Dem
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Erne Bentley
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Hugo John Jack Joe Sattler
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Clemens Frei
The
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Ralph M. Pavey
Ody
DELCO
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Butte
Delco-Light
Modern Appliance CO
John Hoene
Cottonwood
Rome
Vitelline
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Hell
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Paradise
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Lucifer
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Peacock
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