Danube Open to All Nations A Historic River Focus
The Danube, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, is described as a long cultural and economic artery. The 1,800 mile river has alternated between barrier and highway, with changes after World War I affecting navigation and regional links among Linz Vienna Budapest and Braila.
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Washington
Danube
Paris
National Geographic Society
Black Forest
Black Sea
Volga
Rhine
Thackeray and
Hood
Danube Commission
Jeng
Linz
Vienna
Braila
Bratishiva
Czecho-Slovakia
Pressburg
Poszony
Budapest
Ministry of War
Hungary
Europe
Admiral Horthy
River i
Franz Josef Quai
Belgrade
Montenegro
Greece
Kazan Dufila
Iron Gates
Rustchuk
Roumania
Sofia
Constantinople
Silistria
Roumanian
Cerna Voda
Wallachia
Dobrudja
Bessar
Bowie's Cockfighting Prowess Matches Dempsey in Ring Fame
Bowie, owned by Dan Baldwin of Walnut Springs Texas, ranks among top cockfighters, having earned $3,400 in purses across nine fights in the fastest cockpits of the United States and Mexico, likened to Jack Dempsey in boxing.
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Bowie
Dempsey
Jack Hutchinson
Dan Baldwin
Walnut Springs
Tex
United States
Mexico
Big Feet Hinder Man in Killing Rattlesnake
James Kiernan of Tusten New York wrestled with a four foot rattlesnake. His oversized feet prevented a clean strike as he aimed to club the reptile to death. After an exhausting struggle he landed a blow to stun it and finish the job.
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James Kiernan
Tusten
N. Y
Kiernan
Mexico to Cut Government Auto Costs in Thrift Drive
Mexico City plans major savings by denying free gasoline tires repairs and garage service to government workers using official cars. The move targets officers and employees earning more than five pesos daily with a ten percent wage cut. The program follows a presidential decree to enforce thrift and aims to slash annual expenses by over a million dollars.
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Mexico City
Too Many Women in Europe in German Population
Berlin statistics by Allin Michel show Europe facing a surplus of unmarried women. He notes Germany could see 30 to 40 percent of women without husbands if polygamy laws changed. Europe’s female excess reportedly reaches about 15 million more women than men.
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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Allin Michel
New Model Needed for Butter Knife Objection
The Utlea Morning Telegram notes a real complaint about butter knives being dull in winter and insufficient like spoons in summer, reflecting a humorous debate over kitchen utensil design. The remark frames a seasonal critique of culinary tools and suggests practical adaptation.
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Utlea_ Morning Telegram
Blind to Teach Blind Robert Mruitt Plans China School
Robert Mruitt, blinded at age ten in Hwanghsien, Shantung, returns from Harvard as a bachelor of arts to establish a school for the blind in connection with the Chinese college at Hwanghsien. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Pruitt, have long been stationed in Hwanghsien.
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Robert Mruitt
Hwanghslen
Shantung Province
Harvard
Pruitt
China
Hwanghsien
C. W. Pruitt
Youngstown, Ohio
Dr Robert J Formad Pathologist Rising From Immigrant Roots
From a poor immigrant youth who arrived in 1888 from Russia Dr Robert J Formad ascends to one of the nation's leading pathologists. He began as a Pennsylvania assistant earning 100 dollars yearly while studying and now is a top pathologist in the Department of Agriculture specializing in rabid animals.
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America
Russia
Robert J. Formad
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Record Mushrooms Size Seized by Little Violet Schroder
Violet Schroder holds a three pound mushroom grown by her father John Schroder and sent to President Harding. The specimen is described as a potential record size for the era.
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Violet Schroder
John
Harding
BREVITIES From a cryptic clipping
A collection of odd facts and phrases noting strange statements about Eskimo salt, bird nests, cowhide horseshoes, Australia and insect hearing, plus a remark on cheap teaspoons made from compressed fiber.
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Australia
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Armour Company
Hohenzollern Castle
Donaueschingen
Austria-Hungary
Prater
Zemun
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Italy
Milan
Orientals
Seattle
Wash
Sheriff Starwich
George
Eski-Shelr
Asia Minor
Papautas
Peking Union Medical College
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