Belgium ready to fund its war debts to United States
Belgium informs Washington of readiness to begin definite actions to fund its war and postwar debts to the United States. A Belgian financiers' committee, led by former premier M. Theunis, will visit Washington to negotiate with the American debt funding commission.
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Belgium
Washington
United States
M. ‘Theunis
American
America
Wation
France
Europe
Medical Hell Fire and the Rush of Health Knowledge
Dr C H Mayo from Rochester argues life expectancy has risen to about 58 years but medical science advances faster than public adjustment. He notes people ignore preventive advice once danger fades, using Washingtons smallpox outbreak and vaccination as example. Eternal vigilance and practical application of health knowledge are essential.
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C. H. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Dr. Mayo
Washington, D. C
Washington
Coolidge
Vacant Lots and Vegetables in wartime Toronto
During the war many vacant lots became vegetable patches, but few converts to gardening were made and now weeds and real estate predominate. In Toronto the war garden persists with 240 allotments, largely run by Italian residents, supported by the Toronto Vacant Lots Cultivation Association.
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Toronto
Vacant Lots Cultivation
Old World Miracle Italian trains run on time Mussolini
A critique contrasts Italian trains running on time with other nations. It notes German punctuality in prewar days and questions Italian efficiency under Mussolini. The piece jokes that trains barely ever arrive on time in France and Spain and ends by praising a Caesarist regime for making trains punctual.
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Mussolini
France
Italy
The Air Flivver Advances In Short Flight Test
An English aviator flew Croydon to Zurich, about 500 miles, in a small baby airplane with a 27 HP engine and a 29 foot wingspan. The craft weighs 1350 pounds and travels at 82 mph, offering lower fuel costs than rail or boat fares. Operating cost for the 500 mile trip was 11.50, suggesting economy could drop to around 6 with cheaper fuel.
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AIR Flivver
Transportation Progress
Croydon
Zurich
Europe
America
Day slogans for wayfarers poster program
A $59,000 appropriation funds roadside posters along main highways. The Prohibition Commissioner’s office has designs ready for signboards and awaits final approval from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews on the pictures and mottoes. Washington reports this development as imminent.
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Prohibition
Trenaury ‘Andrews An
Washington
Prohibition Notes on Law Observance and Spending
The text discusses slogans promoting gentle law observance and notes that certain terms are excluded from legends. It mentions eliminating disturbing suggestions of poison and crime and questions how non-committal prohibition officers will be in their guidance. It also wonders how far $50,000 will go toward curbing nationwide issues.
John Brungs Dies in California at 80
Mrs. C. O. Harper of Loveland Addition received a telegram stating her father John Brungs, 80, longtime resident who moved to California 17 years ago, died suddenly at his home in California on Wednesday. Cause under belief of heart trouble after a paralysis stroke. Funeral services were planned from his home this morning. Brungs, a stonemason contractor, lived in Grafton Blueville and helped build the T. F. Joyce stone wall and other walls around the city. Survivors include Mrs. Harper in this section and other sons and daughters in California.
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C. O. Harper
Loveland Addition
John Brungs
California
Brungs
Alifornia
Five Killed in French? Rail Collision Near Paris Tenn
Five railroad men died and two were fatally injured when two freight trains collided near Paris Tennessee today. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad reported that one train's engineer and fireman were killed, along with three section hands, while the other train's engineer and brakeman were injured. The exact cause of the crash was not known.
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Louisville
Paris
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Taylor Co Bank Copies Grafton Charter and Penny Guess Contest
Taylor County Bank announces copies of the proposed city charter available at the bank during this afternoon. The bank marks its fortieth anniversary with a penny count contest a large jar of pennies on display invites customers to guess the amount and a prize of twenty silver dollars goes to the twenty closest guesses.
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Taylor County Bank
William D Mitchell Named U S Solicitor General
William D. Mitchell of St Paul was appointed solicitor general of the United States today. He previously practiced with Associate Justice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court and succeeds James M Beck whose resignation was announced weeks ago. Robert Travis of Thorton visited Grafton today.
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Washington
William D. Mitchell
St. Paul
United States
Mr. Mitchell
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court
James M. Beck
Gene Tunney Knocks Out Gibbons at Polo Grounds
New York June 6 Gene Tunney former A B P champion defeated Jack Gibbons in the twelfth round at the Polo Grounds. Tunney dominated with sharp jabs and body blows before landing a decisive right to the chin sending Gibbons to the canvas for a knockout. Gibbons weighed 179 and Tunney 181 1 2 pounds as the crowd watched a tense finish.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tutneyting
Dempsey
Tunney
Gibbona
Gibbons
Great Boar
Shelby
St. Paul
Gene
Gil
Union
Leff
Chautauqua Ticket Sales Start Monday
Tickets for the Chautauqua season go on sale Monday with church groups selling as part of a drive to bring a top program to Grafton. Adult season tickets are 2 dollars, children half price. Redpath tent will be erected on the old fair grounds for easy access. The first program is Sunday June 28 and the final Thursday July 2. Local leaders appointed to run ticket sales include W A Beavers president Arthur G Yates secretary treasurer G T Bartlett chair and assistants Ray Monroe H A Bowers.
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Beavers
G. T. Bartlett
Fair Ground
Grafton
Redpath
Erecu
Ted
W. A. Beavers
Christian Church
Arthur G. Yates
Ray Monroe
H. A. Bowers
the Sentinel
Gratton
Larg
Tunney Necks Gibbons in Front Bout Rounds Close
The report details a boxing match where Tunney lands a sharp left to Gibbons chin, Gibbons protected a damaged eye, and a series of body and jaw shots lead to a late knockdown. Gibbons shows fatigue and is floored in round twelve, rising at seven. The crowd boos at times as action slows.
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Gibbons
Hart
Tunney
New York
Gene
Serious Side of Editor in Fight Against Propaganda
The address by Moses Strauss, editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star, before The Associated Press Editors of Ohio warned that publicity and propaganda flood newspapers. He cited press agents, correspondents, and magazines pushing private interests while urging editors to uphold independence and return to standards set by Greeley, Dana, and Pulitzer.
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Ity
Associated Press Editors
Ohio
Moses Strauss
Cineinnati ‘Times-Star
Strauss
Hind
Columbus
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
Self So
Soo
New York
Mr. Stritus
Sahara Desert
Associated Press
Ang
Newpaper
Tha Bety
Heath
Jis
Fes
Appeal writ denied in case over TV job seating
A telegram from Sunday reports the court of appeals denied a motion for a writ by O Bri en and Hall on behalf of George Quertimont in a dispute over a TV job seating. Attorneys argued the matter involved an auto related issue and sought relief.
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Buekhanfithy
Steing
Court ‘of Appeals
O'Brien
Hall
George Quertimont
Tmrgw
Ypuhurith
Roe Court
Lackawanna President to Retire on June Twenty-Eighth
New York June 6. Truesdale president of the Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company will resign at the next meeting and retire from active railroad work after more than five decades in the industry. He plans to reorganize the presidency of 13 Latkewanna controlled companies. Truesdale began his railroad career at age eight and rose through several posts, including assistant to the president of the Minneapolis and St Louis Railway, later becoming president and receiver of that line.
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New York
Truesdale
Ware, Lackawanna and Wi Railroad Company
Learieg
Pice
Imo
Youngatown
Ohio
Eha
Minneapola
Louis Rattway
Rock Talatd
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Latrobe St
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Latrobe Street
Crafton
Washington Monument
Calif
C. C. Harper
Inr.r. Smash
WM. Mitchell
U.S
Robert Travis
Thorton
Gene Tunney
A. E.F
Indiana
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Gibbonseame
Tom
Gibsbons
Chautauqua
Norma Bowers
University of Maryland
Durbin Street
Della Mitchell
Arden
Lloyd Ware
Maple Avenue
J. F. Chenoweth
Jo Simpson
Melle St Clair
Dendie Cooper
Pruntytow
Z. M. Cochran
Pruntytown
Parkersburg
Vera Marie Wilson
W. Washington Street
Henry Lynn
Glady Creek
R. M. Thomason
Clarksure
George Martin
Thornton
Walter Banker
Coffman
Misa Amanda Abbott
Fairmont
Isaac Scott
Mount Morris
Noah Wilding
Knottsville
William Walters
West Washington Street
Baltimore
William, Jr
Laura Demoss
West Main Street
J. Fleming
Morsgantown
Misa Evelyn Barnes
Betty Cuddy
Elkins
Anna Heflin
Milas Virginia Meter
Misa Bernadine Mason
Harter Bunner
Grafton Park
Birdie Thompson
Thirdlatreet
Woson
Thurman Hathaway
Madeline Shackleford
Virginia Holt
W. Va
Buckhannon
Lassment
Norman Bowers
Haltimore
Floyd Dicksl
Defiance
Verve
Pearch
Warrant
Wilbur Hathway
El-ect
King
Ardmore
Avid
Charles BH
Davis
Morgantown
W.A. Parkhill
Helen Judge
Cincinnati
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Lackawanna
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