Statue of Tutankhamen Chief Harmhab Arrives at Met Museum
A carved Harmhab statue in Immortal gray granite arrives in the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian department. Director Edward Robinson highlights its Buddah like pose and classical features. The piece, with slight right hand loss, rests with a scribe’s scroll and a Toth prayer on the base. Donated by Mr and Mrs FE Everit Macy with a $27,000 gift marking 27 years of marriage.
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New York
Tatankhamen
Harinhab
Metropolitan Museum
Edward Robinson
Tutankhamen
Iman
Robinson
Harmhab
Tosh
Earth
Toth
Tahe
Memphis
Mitrahineh
Ptah
Horus
FE. Everit Macy
Smyrna Tragedy Eyewitness Accounts and Aftermath
A Near East Relief nurse Miss Agnes Evan recounts Smyrna’s 1922 quay massacre where 200000 fled and perished. Refused aid by warships, refugees swam or were dumped on Mytilene. The piece contrasts Western indifference with organized cruelty and quotes McClure's Magazine.
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Smyrna
Hog Island
United States Shipping Board
Winona
Agnes Evan
Italy
France
England
America
Mytilene
Miss Evan
Ife
McClure
Error Costs Life as Clerical Strain Bends Man
William Roberts Alloway, a rate collector, died by his own hand after leaving a note about taking a holiday from his business. The coroner's jury blamed long years without a vacation and mounting strain for the tragedy.
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William Roberts Alloway
Sauk
Alloway
Motorcycle Football Gains Ground in Britain
The new sport blends football with motorcycle racing. Teams mirror rugby with equal numbers and the same scoring aims. Only feet head and knees may touch the ball. no hands. Riders reach high speeds, making sharp turns risky, but accidents remain rare.
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Great Britain
Movie Theater Maestelons Strike For Higher Pay
Leston Transcript notes theater staff striking for higher wages claiming current pay fails to cover living costs. Workers insist they deserve better compensation tied to living standards reflected in industry rates and cost of living.
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Maestelons
Leston
Vienna Congress Highlights Cross-Border Thief Trade
Delegates at the Vienna International Police Congress warned that criminals exploit open borders to flee and operate in many countries. They cited forged currency, false checks, pickpockets, and safe crackers as common crimes, urging stronger international cooperation and faster identity cross-checks for ratification.
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Vienna
Best Living Type of American Indian Named in Oklahoma
John Bull a Ponca nearly seventy nine years old is selected as the best living type of the original Indian for the second annual American Indian day proclamation by Governor Walton. Bull graduated from Carlisle’s first class and helped erect the school buildings after being taken from Oklahoma to Carlisle.
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John Bull
Walton
Oklahoma
Carlisle University
Carlisle
French War Vessels Float Coffinlike Freighters
Sailors refuse to sail on certain French freighters built during the war due to dangerous holds with no bulkheads and unpredictable water ballast. Five ships have capsized, including the Emile Durant with 19 crew drowned, yet a few sailors still accept assignments on these vessels.
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Paris
Emile Durant
Bricklayers Lay 60 000 Bricks Daily In Batavia
The Batavia bricklayers W. Brown and B. Vraiser run a lively bricklaying show as new pavements spread. Brown lays about 60 000 bricks daily, roughly 6.00 per hour or 100 per minute, forming a small workforce that can cover about half a block a day in fair weather.
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Batavia
W. Brown
B. Vraiser
Brown
Plans Electric Service for Farmers of America
Dr. E. A. White heads a committee studying ways to bring electric service to U S farms. The group includes representatives from the American Farm Bureau Federation the National Electric Light Association the Isolated Electric Plant Manufacturers Association the U S Department of Agriculture and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
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E. A. White
America
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Electric Light Association
Isolated Electric Plant Manufacturers’ Association
United States Department of Agriculture
American Society of Agricultural Regineering
China Agrees to Guard Aliens From Bandits
Peking replies to the diplomatic corps after the Lincheng bandit outrage and reverses the earlier hard stance. The note largely satisfies powers by promising greater protection for foreigners. Tu Chun Gallitary governor Tien Chung-Yu is dismissed over the Lincheng incident where bandits held an express train and attacked passengers.
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Peking
China
Lincheng
Kidhip
We Wonder Sewers and Ahern Behind the Query
Fragmentary note questions origins of a quarrel and hints at Ahern as a possible cause. It refers to sewers and a suspected restart of dispute, with unclear context and loose references.
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Ahern
Man's Trouble Arrested by Mayr's Remedy
A testimonial claims four years of catarrh of the stomach and digestive distress improved after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It asserts the preparation clears intestinal catarrhal mucus and inflammation, helps stomach liver and intestinal ailments, and offers a money back guarantee with a single dose. Sold by leading druggists.
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Mayr
Local Social Roundup From Greencastle
Mrs Jessie Jones and daughter Mrs Edna Byers visited in Brazil Tuesday. Mrs M O Lyon and son Arthur spent Tuesday with D W Hursta. Mrs Jesse McClary sprained her hand. May Berry hosted the Sewing Circle with members listed. Christmas refreshments served.
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Jessie Jones
Edna Byers
Brazil
M. O. Lyon
Arthur
D. W. Hursta
Jesse McClary
May Berry
Sewing Circle
Maggie Coffman
Maude Huffman
Florence Watson
Clara Knauer
Laura Lewis
Mayme Reeves
Eula Lewis
Nora Arthur
Laura Hurst
Nora Browning
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R. S. Cowgill
Eliza Waln
Mrs
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W. D. Wright
I. C. O. F. Lodge
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Mrs. Pruitt
Richard Rovee
Otto N. Hicks
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Audin
Metropolitan
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Shipa
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Forternational Thieves
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Dove
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Christmas Roy
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