Impressions of New York by Wisconsin college girls
Two Wisconsin college girls visiting New York record unusual city sights from their summer impressions. They note subway gates, veiled French maids, people in pajamas, beggars and cripples in subways, hurdy gurdies, rain-soaked couples, taxis at Central Park, students smoking in classrooms, underground streetcar trolleys, people at apartment windows, rooftop bungalows, loud fire engines, Deauville sandals and armored cars, plus Harlem vice and uptown shops in Valencia. They describe Spanish colonies, impending Galician Club game at Ulmer Park, and signs of new brick tenements.
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Righar
Maslock
New York
Wisconsin College
Coney Island
Plaza
Central Par
Columbia
Valencia
Valencia Billiard
Valencia Music
Signa
Galicia Sporting Club
Brooklyn Celtics
Ulmer Park
Banda Regional Espanola
Virginia
Ramblers
West Riverside
Water Street
Nightly state briefs reveal varied world and local events
Graf Zeppelin departs for Los Angeles as nations discuss reparations. Troops move toward Manchurian front while Burma Shell and Standard Oil workers strike in Calcutta. Cabinet blocks resignation in Chile. Cotton arbitration aids wage cuts in Manchester. US tariff fight heats up as Democrats and independents push anew. A NY bishop receives a public resignation letter. Notable deaths, business deals, and local notices thread through the roundup.
State aid school fund details outlined for districts
Charleston Aug 23 1921 George E HubbsState department of education announces the state aid school fund will notify district boards of expected aid before next Tuesday Levies for the next school year to be fixed on that day Funds total 1 500 000 with 1 000 000 from legislature and 500 000 from the general school fund Three hundred of 369 districts have applied first checks expected December 1 Aid available when a 40 cent levy falls short of minimum teachers salaries for an eight month term
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Charleston
George E. Hubbs
State Department of Education
Board of Public Works
State Board of Public Works
Hubbs
General
Flashes of Life: Cosden, Chi Ming, and a Flighty Bride
A roundup of quirky 1930s notes: Joshua Cosden rebounds from a $50 million hit to an estimated $15 million in oil, Li Chi Ming defends her marriage amid a rival paper’s taunts, a Calais border fly story charms tourists, a Seattle Moose imposter triggers a hotel scare, Marecelle Carroll resolves eviction woes with late alimony, and Gladys Walton remarries midair with Clifford Parkman.
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New York
Li Chi Ming
Columbia
Khargea
Spelling Lesson Turns Into Witchcraft Tale
A cryptic passage describes a king misjudging events after a bee enters his ear and seeking a witch to cast evil spells. The tale promises to reveal the witch's spelling tomorrow, with an abrupt shift toward a children’s storytelling moment.
Broadway Fever at Opera House Delights Local Audience
At the Opera House Broadway Fever stars Sally O Neill and Roland Drew in a four acts of romance and farce. The small town miss pursues Broadway fame, clashes with a scheming leading lady, and earns audience praise for depth of feeling. Ben Turpin offers Why Babies Leave Home tonight and Saturday.
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Opera House
Sally O'Neil
Roland Drew
New York
Broadway
Tunlow
Eric Byron
Corliss Palmer
Sally
Ben Turpin
Mine Fire Not to Hinder Operations
Wheeling reports Ohio mine chief E W Smith said a Florence mine fire at Martins Ferry would not disrupt operations and all miners were ordered back to work. The affected section from Wednesday was sealed.
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Wheeling
E. W. Smith
Ohio Department of Mines
Florence
C. Coal Company
Martins Ferry
Smith
Fiorello LaGuardia A Showman In Congress
Washington report highlights Fiorello LaGuardia as a master showman and quick debater in the House. He is famed for stagey antics, rapid repartee, and a vigorous, colorful presence that keeps him in the public eye.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
House of Representatives
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Congressional Directory
LaGuardia
PF. H
Talks On Everything In Congress
LaGuardia occupies his seat throughout the sessions and leads with lengthy remarks on diverse topics. In the seventieth Congress his speeches filled more than two columns in the congressional record, spanning topics from the Austrian debt settlement to various other subjects.
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LaGuardia
Congressional Record Index
LaGuardia Roast on Facades and French Gaffe
The scene features a witty exchange over a New York facade appropriation. LaGuardia quips at a colleague mispronouncing words and parries a French claim with sharp humor, noting tariffs on nuts as a closing jab.
Knights of Columbus hold mass at transformed stadium
Milwaukee audiences witnessed the 47th Annual supreme convention of the Knights of Columbus as Mariquette University stadium became a cathedral for a holy name rally. More than 300 priests in aridwhite vestments gathered around an outdoor altar as rain formed a canopy over the eucharist, with addresses by Quinn O'Brien of Chicago the Rev Fran wig of Dallas and Traudt for Archbishop Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Mariquette University
Knights of Columbus
Quinn O'Brien
Chicago
Franwig
Dallas
Tex
Traudt
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