Slain Koreans spark charges of Japanese brutality
Reports from Canadian Presbyterian missionaries in Yongjung China describe mass killings, burnings, and loot in Chienta district. Witnesses claim villages were surrounded by troops who shot men and burned homes as women and children watched. Japanese officials deny systematic execution and cite banditry and rebellion as motives.
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Tokyo
Chientae Distriet
China
Martin
Newfoundland
Yoogjung
Norabiche
Rando
Chientao
Kirin
Japan
Ching
Soguntung
Youngjung
UN Tong Ja
Cheng Samy
Mose
Kan Chang
Ante Sida
Mr. Foote
Emma M. Palethorpe
Ontario
Yongjung
Suchilso
Tata
Sultana Menelik Receives Gown by Paris Designer
Paris reports a dazzling evening gown made for Sultana Menelik of Egypt by Captain Molyneux. The gown features a low cut design, gold cord shoulders, and shimmering sequins. Material cost $2,500.
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Sultana
Paris
Sultana Menelik
Egypt
Molyneux
Mule gains ground on farms replacing horses in U.S. history
Thrift magazine notes mules becoming common on farms, valued rising from 66 dollars to 147 dollars per head by 1920. The piece cites increasing numbers since 1867 and how mules supplant horses in many localities, with mule ranches expanding to meet demand.
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Wes
Middle West
United States
Tno
Thrift
Women ban terms and defend equal judgment in England
The Women's Freedom League led by Councillor Margaret Hodge bans terms like fair sex and weaker sex and also labels spinster and mother in law as feminine indexes. It asserts women's judgment equals men's and that women reveal fewer stereotypes as they claim to keep secrets. The London Chronicle notes the aim to abolish derogatory framing of women.
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England
Women's Freedom League
Margaret Horde
Ms. Hodge
London Chronicle
Chinese Art Elevates Interior Decor In New York Gallery
A New York gallery opens with multiple period rooms including French English American colonial early Italian and Holland styles. Chinese craftsmanship enriches hangings carved wood tapestry and damps to match the rooms, challenging the notion that Chinese art is gaudy.
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New York
St Paul Pioneer Press
Purdue Tests Ventilated Lids to Cut Freight Delays
Researchers at Purdue University run eight hour high speed freight tests to compare ventilated axle journal lids against solid lids. The goal is to quantify reductions in hot box incidents and prevent delays in movement of goods by improving cooling of train car journals.
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Purdue University
Perfume Planting Becomes Profit in English Rural Areas
The article notes a growing English rural industry gathering fragrant herbs and flowers for perfumery. April marks cowslip picking for sleep aids and potpourri, with broom elder flowers mallein hollyhock dill and many petals selling well. Raspberry leaves sage mint thyme also fetch good prices.
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England
Eare
Philadelphia Ledger
Telephone wires and systems show historic reach in 1927
The census reports 22,827,188 miles of telephone wires across the United States, 14,716,520 telephones, and 53,284 systems. Messages totaled 21,845,722,335 in 1927, about 211 per person, reflecting vast growth in communications.
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United States
Indiana Towns Weigh Parks Bonds And Reforms
Indiana lawmakers consider a pension bill for aged residents without means. Hammond votes to fund a $150000 soldiers memorial park by 500-signature petition. Fort Wayne sees GE expand to 60 acres and nearby firms acquire land. St Joseph County revises road bonds at 5 percent to fund roads. Jeffersonville notes reform measures and inpatient commitments rise. Warnecke swindled out of 80000 by Wichita confidence men. Bartholomew County faces rising wheat corn oats costs vs market prices. Indianapolis notes city vehicle registration rules. Clinton, Newport reach county hospital and courthouse compromise. Maple syrup potential surges in Bartholomew with sugar camps opening. Endsley wins embroidery prize. Spurgin claims chicken-egg record.
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Indianapolis
George H. James
Tower House
Hammond
Middle West
Fort Wayne
General Electric Company
Greater
Jeffersonville
Indiana Reformatory
Laporte
William Warnecke
Laeporte County
Wichita
Kan
Indiana
Arkansas
Warnecke
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County Farmers’ Association
U.S. Lesh
Fd Jackson
Lesh
Vermilion County
Newport
Clinton
Bartholomew Country
Frank Oberlies
Ree
Doctors Treat Colds and Flu By Activating the Liver
Doctors advise Calotabs as the first step in treating colds and influenza to revive liver activity. One Calotab at bedtime with water purifies the system, eliminates nausea, and promises rapid recovery with no loss of appetite. Sold in sealed packages by druggists for thirty five cents with a full refund if not satisfied.
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Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
Hoxsie
N. U. Cincinnati
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Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Theodore Roosevelt
Helen
Harriet Hertz
Norabache
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
National Woman's Party
Nullain
Adelaide Johnson
Carrara
Italy
Portralt
Johnson
Indiana State News
Richmond
Charles Endsley
Boston
Endsley
Archie B. Spurgin
Mack
Bevans
Sloan
Boston Transcript
Pennsylvania
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Golden Medical Discovery
Banner Lye
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