Peace Portal Dedication Honors Century of US Britain Peace
President Harding lauds the Pacific Peace Portal near Blaine Washington as a symbol of over a century of unbroken peace between the United States and Great Britain and Canada. He praises Samuel Hill of Seattle and the Pacific Highway Association for their role in creating the unfortified boundary landmark.
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Ashington
United States
Canada
Harding
Blaine
Wash
America
Great Britain
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Hill
Janus
Britain
Janus Atood
Pacific
Pacific Highway Association
Peace Treaty Renewal Threatens Alley Dwellers Relief
Officials warn that ratification of the peace treaty with Germany will force the District to house 9,500 alley dwellers within 12 months under a 1914 law. After converting 80 alleys into minor streets for 2,000 residents, about 7,500 would still need homes as wartime population drops.
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Germany
Congress
Washington
Harding to Golf With Newspaper Men
The article notes President Harding plans to participate in next year’s newspaper golf tournament, likely prompting a permanent Washington correspondents golf association. It cites high level Washington bureau players like McCallum and Capt. Leo R. Sack and compares golfing interests among past presidents and rivals.
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Harding
Washington
McCallum
The
Star
Leo R. Sack
Cleveland Press
Women Scrub Capitol Statue of Pioneer Suffragists
Women from the National Woman’s Party visited the capitol at six o’clock to scrub the statue honoring Susan B. Anthony Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They aimed to interest capitol charwomen in cleaning the pedestal and rotunda tomb area amid a renewed push for suffrage recognition.
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National Woman’s Party
Susan’ 'B. Anthony
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth
Gady Stanton
Woman's Party
L. Robey
Wom
Water Finding Tricks of Australian Aboriginals
A renowned traveler recounts desert survival by aboriginals who extract dew from leaves and drink from water stored in hollow drought frogs. A bushman notes water lies with natives. if refused, a rope may compel a guide to reveal a source.
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Jusheratt
Australia
Swater
Baldwin Spencer
Bridge near Chester to be replaced by new steel and stone
A century-old covered Brook's bridge near Chester Orange County New York is condemned by state highway engineers and to be torn down for a steel and stone crossing. Tradition recalls the Stourbridge Lion first locomotive in America passing over the bridge before its assembly. The structure, built in 1820, features heavy timber and wooden pegs, no nails, and has stood for many decades.
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Chester
Orange County
New York
America
Houesdale
Money Approved Sparks Irritation Over Refund
Fragmentary exchange shows irritation as a woman denounces repayment of funds while a man named Moses claims money was approved. The dialogue hints at a dispute over a payment or advertisement that was not refunded.
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Moses
Marie Spectacle Delivers Odd Atlantic Liner Moment
A passenger ad-libs on deck amid a long voyage asking why the wait to see a whale matters. The captain responds with a wry line about life centering on seeing blubber.
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Marie Spectacle
Waa Va
Ra A Tighé
Lenin Not Russian Chief
A miscaptioned profile claims Nikolai Kalinin is president of Russia while describing his real role as head of the All Russia Central Executive Committee. The piece notes his Moscow office lacks Kremlin access and is open without passport checks or guards.
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Michael Kalinin
Central Executive Committee
Nikolai Cenin
Russia
Michael Kalinino
Kalinin
Moscow
Kremlin
Nursing and Child Health Arising From Breastfeeding Claims
Dr Anne Moldenhauer of Berlin reports experiments on nursing mothers and infant health. She notes most illnesses do not injure the child when feeding continues, except open tuberculosis and dysentery which remain doubtful risks.
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Anne Moldenhauer
Berlin
Nurelog
Archer Milton and the Profiteer Dictionary Tale
Arch er Milton Huntington presents a curious scene featuring a famed author and collector as a book agent pitches an elaborate dictionary. The dialogue hints at wartime profiteering and the appeal of a modern scientific lexicon in a grand library project.
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Archer Milton
Huntington
Wala Athe
Hagendatee
Amu
New York
Bald Athe
Llet
Hot Tron Comes Easy for Team in Early Play
A fragment hints at a sports or tech item titled hot tron with easy advantage for an unnamed team in early action. Names, places, and specifics are unreadable but the tone suggests an upbeat opening performance or mock triumph.
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New York World
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Roosevelt
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Taft
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
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Cal
Grandville
Lenin
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