Africa’s Gold Coast and Togoland Under Colonial Shadow
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, this piece surveys the Gold Coast and Togoland in western Africa. It describes geography, forests, driver ants, colonial borders after World War I, and German to colonial transitions. It notes Accra as a health hazard area, local cultures like the Fanti, slave trade history, and Dahomey royalty practices.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Africa
Ivory Coast
Gold Coast
Slave Coast
Columbus
America
Southland
Gulf of Guinea
Ashanti
Accra
Sahara
Harmattan
Nes Karmantine
Cormantynes
West Indies
Great Britain
Togoland
France
Germany
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
United States
South America
Lome
Popo
Misahohe
Bismarckburg
Prohibition Fight, Reparations Talk Dominate Washington
President Harding plans another conference with governors to map federal state cooperation on prohibition enforcement. Senate debates ship subsidies and Germany reparations while France resists Versailles terms and Lausanne talks wrangle control of straits and Turkish affairs as Angora reports Turkish rail and mineral deals financed largely by Americans.
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Fede
Harding
Lausanne
Thitcherin
Dardanelles
Lord Curzon
Ismet Pasha
Turkey
Ismet
Angora
Raouf Bey
National Assembly
Assembly
Chester
Anatolia
PD Easdenr Harding
White House
Ritchie
Maryland
Parker orders National Guard to scarce Morehouse parish amid Klan unrest
Governor Parker of Louisiana pledges to quell the Ku Klux Klan and sends a National Guard company to Mer Rouge and Bastrop to await orders. The move follows Klan activity tied to the Mer Rouge kidnapping case in August and neighboring Jena opposition to Klan oppression. The governor seeks cross state cooperation at White Sulphur Springs.
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John M. Parker
Louisiana
National Guard
Mer Rouge
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Met Rouge
Maj
Watt Daniels
Thomas Fletcher Richards
Ku Klux
Jena
la Salle Parish
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Parker
Senator Ladd Seeks Senate Inquiry on Nicaragua Occupation
North Dakota Republican Senator Ladd introduced a resolution asking the senate foreign affairs committee to investigate Nicaragua in 1910. It questions why American forces remain quartered there and seeks the link between certain New York firms and the Chamorro government. The resolution argues no state of war justifies permanent U.S. military presence and that the executive lacks constitutional power without Congress.
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Enator Ladd
North Dakota
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Nicaragua
Republic
New York
United States
Executive Department
Congress
Naval appropriation bill passes House with 325 million total
The House passed a naval appropriation bill totaling 325 million dollars providing for 86 000 enlisted personnel. It also calls on the President to negotiate with foreign powers to limit construction of warships over 10 000 tons, with Representative Mondell noting Mr Harding would begin talks when deemed wise and practicable.
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House
Mondell
Harding
American aide hopes to settle reparations dispute
Ambassador Harvey returns from England to confer with the President and advisers on a possible settlement of the reparations question to ease Europe’s financial distress. The administration insists on no cancellation of allied debts to the United States, while England and France oppose this stance. Lamont of J P Morgan & Co says the American public will not fund a German loan now, unless confidence can be inspired.
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Germany
Paris
France
Poincare
Rhineland
Berlin
Mbassador Harvey
England
United States
Europe
Harvey
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Lamont
Polish President Narutowicz Assassinated Amid Tense Politics
Abrial Narutowicz, Poland’s new president, was murdered by an artist said to be aligned with General Haller’s faction. Opponents claimed he won through Jewish and German votes and did not represent the true Poles. Stanislaus Wojciechowski was elected acting premier after the assassination. Denver awoke to a major heist as seven masked bandits stole 200000 dollars in paper currency from a mint to reserve bank delivery truck.
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South
Abriel Narutowicz
Poland
Haller
National Assembly
Stanislaus Wojciechowski
Paderewski
Denver
Denver. Mint
Tanlac Restores Relief for Charlotte Man’s Indigestion
Norman W. Brown, a Charlotte wall paper and paint dealer, credits Tanlac with curing ten to twelve years of nervous indigestion. He reports improved digestion, appetite, and steadier nerves, saying he feels like a new man and shares the pleasure with friends. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
Norman W. Brown
N. Cedar St
Charlotte
N. C
Taniac
Chopin Ashes Move Sparks French Protest
Paris correspondence notes potential transfer of Chopin ashes from Pere Lachaise to Warsaw church housing his heart. The idea has sparked demonstrations by French admirers. Born to a French father and Polish mother, Chopin spent most of his life in Paris where he produced his landmark works.
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Chopin
Pere Lachaise
Warsaw
Paris
Poland
London Times
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Clear Complexions
An advertisement lauds Cuticura products for improving skin, dandruff, itching, and rough hands. It urges users to smear Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, then wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming wonderful results.
Girl Enjoys Being Caught In Quick Kiss Moments
A girl reveals a playful preference for being kissed in public moments even as she feigns indifference, enjoying the thrill of being caught in a quick moment of affection.
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Dedengatch
Thrace
Coolidge
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Edward W. Pickard
Secret An OF
Wallace
Enators
Senate
Norris
McKellar
Tennessee
King
Utah
Shipping Board
Department of Commerce
Mellon
Green Mountain Asth Compound
Nickly
J.H Guild
Quild CO
Rupert
Riel
OR. C. H. Berry CO
Eures
Mr. Hill
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