Eiffel Tower Builder Dinner Photo With Engineer Swasey
A rare photograph shows Gustave Eiffel, builder of the Eiffel Tower, at a dinner on top of the tower in Paris. He shakes hands with Mr. Swasey, president of the Wireless Engineers of America, during the event for U S wireless engineers.
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Eiffel Tower
Mr. Eiffel
Paris
Wireless Engineers
United States
Mr. Swasey
The
Wireless Engineers of America
Ready for President Harding Visits Weeks Estate
In Lancaster NHS the expected visit by President Harding to Secretary Weeks’s country home caused excitement. The Weeks staff hurried to prepare, and caretaker’s niece Elizabeth Prevoix climbed the flagpole to regild the ball and raise the flag.
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Lancaster
Nhs
Harding
Weeks
Elzabeth
How to Paint and Shellac an Old Wooden Bowl
Thrift Magazine suggests painting a dark shade on a neglected wooden bowl, then applying shellac once dry for a glossy finish. Enhancing with floral painting or borders can further improve the bowl’s appeal.
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Thrift Magazine
Newcomer Nonsense Amid Greenwich Village Banter
Fragmented dialogue shows a playful mispronunciation of Greenwich Village with mock names and a claim of a “Greenwitch Village” pun. The exchange pivots on a food request and a punny menu reference, reflecting local café culture.
Golf Champ Freddy Beckman Saves Day With Mouse Save
In a Hammond loop restaurant, amateur golfer Freddie Beckman recovers a runaway mouse with a golf ball he had used as a souvenir. The ball hits the wall, rebounds to strike a waiter’s platter, causing a crash but ending with the waiter unhurt and the mouse killed. Beckman later jokes about his aim and pays $7.40 for the ball and incident.
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Cha Ogo
Hammond
Fee
Admiral Lhuis
Freddie Beckman
Freddy
Beekman
Beckman
Beck Iwan
Elene Meyn
L. M
Mrs. Meyn
Widow Awarded Half Cent in Breach of Promise Suit
Mrs Winifred Donales a widow of Blackborough road Reigate won one half cent in damages from William Cromwell a motor engineer's clerk of Brighton road Redhill in a breach of promise of marriage case following the death of her husband who served with the Rhine army.
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London
Winifred Donales
Blackborough Road
Reigate
WiHam
Cromwell
Brighton Road
Redhill
Prince of Wales Reenacts Feudal Gifts at Launceston
In Launceston Cornwall England the prince of Wales acting as duke of Cornwall presided over feudal ceremonies dating back 600 years. The mayor offered 100 shillings and pepper, Sir Hugh Molesworth St Aubyn received greyhounds, others gave spurs cumin salmon and gloves while tenants swore fealty and were confirmed in holdings. Bethuel Hutchings wore goatskins for the court procession.
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Launceston
Cornwall
England
Prince of Wales
Duke of
Hugh Molesworth
St. Aubyn
Swannacot
St. Mary
Bethuel Hutchings
Octopus Seizes Boy in Samoa Rescue Ends Tragically
Eureka Cal Word reports a 16 foot octopus killed at Samoa Humboldt county after grabbing eight year old Sieorge Peterson son of a Eureka tug captain. The creature trapped the boy, lashed with tentacles, and clutched an oar from his sister before the girl used another oar to beat the animal and save him.
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Cal
Samoa
Humboldt County
Sieorge Peterson
Two Workmen Drown After Dam Break Floods Tube
Erie Pennsylvania two workers Carl Henderson and Axel Macks were swept through a concrete water tube when a temporary dam failed during a heavy rainstorm. They were carried into shallow water and drowned though later reports said both will recover. The flood caused extensive damage to nearby facilities and halted operations for hours.
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Erie
Carl Henderson
Axel Macks
Mill Creek
Tudeh
Ryan
Mithy Callars
Teterferkig
Prittie
Reds Look to South America for Refuge in Moscow Letters
Intercepted correspondence from communist officials in Moscow to agents abroad shows Octobrists sending families abroad as Russia grows unstable. The letters discuss moving valuables to dollars and South American currency, with mentions of Lenin Zinoviev Trotsky and exclusions within the Bolshevik leadership as arrests and expulsions reshape the party.
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Exthonia
Moscow
Tusshu
South America
Uimoy
Beleheriktendas
Russia
Poslodale Novosts
Officar
Germany
Lenin
Zinoviev
Trotsky
Napoleon
Switzerland
Iron Fund
Racing Fraud in Germany at Darishost Races Scandal
Berlin reports that German horse racing has devolved into corruption since the war with the Strausberg Racing society allegedly manipulating purses and fees. Four horses ran in the Frederscirf race as jockeys slowed after three quarters, causing the winner to reach the start point far beyond the agreed time and no purses were paid.
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Germany
Strausberg Racing Society
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