The Indian enfranchisement case and progress in 1919
A sponsored case for Indian enfranchisement argues for integrating Indians as citizens rather than wards. It notes leaders like Robert Owen and Carter, Hastings, and Sells advocate liberal policy, with 10,056 land patents issued in three years and many Indians achieving self-support and education, churchgoing, and literacy.
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Five Civilized Nations
Osages
Americon
Weasley O. Howard
Supreme Court of New York
Friends of the
Henry Roe Cloud
Yale University
M. Aroalus
Bll
Bureson
South Dakota
John W. Clark
National Indian Associations
Raymond T. Bonnin
Presbyterian Indian Mission Work
New. Francia
White
Protestant Episcopal Board of Mission
Bonnin
Society of the American Todians
United States
Mra
Zit-kala-Sa
Sitting Bull
Congress of Indian
Robert Lithwam Owen
Oklahoma
Narcissa Chisholm
Cherokee Nation
Cinnention
United States Indian
Five Civilized Tribes
Equal Rights
United States Senate
William Wirt Hastings Fs
Old
Indian Territory
Cherokee Male Seminary
Vanderbilt University
Washington
Baltimore
Anstings
Charles Daugherty Carter
Boggy
Chickaasaw Labor Academy
Tishimingo
I. T
Carter
Cottnells
Chickasawes
Ardmore Bank India
Ardmore
Okla
Congress
Comlssioner Sells
Cato Sella
Indiana
He Mayer
Aps
Commissioner Sells
New York
Whiteman
Pencil making from Cumberland graphite centuries ago
The article notes that graphite used for lead pencils came almost entirely from Cumberland mines. Once local quality dwindled in the early 1800s, manufacturers used waste graphite from old cuts, ground and mixed with clay, to create pencils of varying hardness and color, improving quality over the previously uniform product.
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Cumberland
Fragmented entry on mischief and missed plan notes
A damaged OCR fragment describes a plan for a literary evening that was abandoned after a mischievous impulse at school. The narrator notes leaving, prompting a faded sense of guilt and incomplete recollection.
Fragmented school anecdote about pin prank goes wrong
A student recalls bending a chair with a pin, sitting down hard next morning, startling everyone and exclaiming the pin was still there. The teacher offered no further explanation.
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Pip
Kachange
Cigar value shrinks as you pull it, says Boston report
The Boston Trangeript notes a stock of cigars dwindles with each pull, illustrating how continued use reduces their size and value. The observation frames a broader point on consumption and product life.
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Eone
Boston
End of Two Abandoned Antelope Valley Towns
The Los Angeles Express reports the Antelope Valley two towns Little Rock and Tierra Bonita were erased from records by the county board, their streets abandoned and land turned to agriculture. W. C. Petehner notes the boom era faded after a supposed yucca pulp mill scheme, now replaced by thriving pear orchards and cleared ruins as desert lands yield a bumper crop.
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Antelope Valley
Board of Supervisors
Little Rock
Tierra Benita
Saya
Los Angeles Express
W. C. Petehner
Nagriculturists
Why Whole Wheat Bread Outpaces White in Health
An expert argues whole wheat bread would prevent national tooth decay if consumed while white bread were banned. Whole grain flour is higher in protein and lower in water, making bread denser and more nourishing. The piece contrasts white bread with real brown bread from stone-ground, whole grain flour.
Cargo of Bobbed Hair Girls on the Ventura
A Honolulu bound voyage from Sydney aboard the liner Ventura displayed bobbed hair girls who amused male passengers with vivid contrasts to demobilized troops. Most were young slender and fashionable, some with Dutch styles or shaved crowns, all with ringlets and allure that attracted male attention.
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Sydney
Honolulu
Pacific Commercial
Constantinople Perched In Europe’s Plague Spot
A historical sketch notes Constantinople’s siege history, detailing 26 sieges by Persians Russians Latins Turks and Saracens and eight occupations. It highlights the city’s fall to Mohammed II in 1453 1458 and its enduring Turkish control, calling it Europe’s plague spot.
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Europe
Constantine
Mohammed II
Constantinople
Gone Are Gypsy Caravans in Modern Motoring Shift
The article notes the decline of traditional gypsy caravans once seen in picturesque camps as the automobile era takes over. It describes caravans drawn by horses being replaced by high powered motor cars that incorporate some old caravan features while changing travel culture.
Towers of Babel on New York street cars and tongues
Twenty three languages are spoken in Jerusalem, but New York streets show even greater linguistic diversity. The report notes that on average a streetcar carries numerous foreign tongues, illustrating the city’s global reach and immigrant mix.
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Towers of Babel
Jerusalem
New York
Boston
Hvening Teonoriot
Summer Gowns Embrace Soft Dainty Linings and Sheer Fabrics
Fashion notes describe a summer of soft linen handkerchiefs and voile skirts with fine hemstitching. Chemise styles dominate with long flowing sleeves forecast for autumn, using volles batistes organdies and dotted Swiss. Gingham plaids offer long waists and aproned skirts while organdie slips peek from taffeta dresses, creating light layered looks.
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Serge Ab
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Ort Amaia
Bil
Volle
Organdie
Batiste
Jace
Valencieries
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