Oil Supply Warnings Prompt Oil Field Outlook
A Magazine of Wall Street article warns that U S petroleum reserves are shrinking as consumption rises about 600 000 barrels yearly. It cites 4 000 000 barrels produced last year versus 10 000 000 barrels required, and predicts exhaustion in 15 to 20 years without large foreign production from Mexico Colombia or Venezuela.
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Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
United States
Magazine of
Wall Street
Great Britain fears loss of sea power as battleships move
Naval expert Archibald Hurd warns in the Daily Telegraph that Britain’s control of the seas has slipped. He notes the United States will soon have 31 battleships and Washington plans more next year, while Britain’s ready force could drop to 18 ships with ten in the Auntie fleet and six cruising in the Mediterranean, a blow to national pride. He adds the admiralty may be cutting costs to cope.
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Great Britain
Archibald Hurd
Daondon Daily Telegraph
United States
Speym Mission
Washington
Smithe
Mediterranean
Mr. Hurd
Admiralty
Various aphorisms and quips in a muddled list
A string of misquoted lines and aphorisms on topics like love, politics, women, and society. The items reference fame, poetry, wisdom, and daily life with odd spellings and garbled phrases, presenting as a miscellany from a newspaper page.
German Trade Drives On In Venezuela Seeks Market
San Juan Puerto Rico reports renewed German activity in Venezuela. German travelers say German commercial agents are active across industries, offering lower prices and longer credit terms to win orders. Many Germans are arriving to settle there and expand trade.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Venezuela
Blind Tiger Device Bared In San Juan Prohibition Bust
Government officials uncovered a hidden concealment for contraband liquor in San Juan Puerto Rico. An inspector traced a booming peddling operation where tins with false bottoms housed liquor beneath growing plants. The setup allowed transfer of the illicit product by swapping tins.
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San Juan
P. R
Bigamy Problem in England Postwar
London reports rising bigamous marriages in the United Kingdom, notably after World War II, sparking concern. Sir Bernard Mallet, registrar general, says English laws offer little protection against bigamy compared with other states and calls for a new act and preMarriage information to prevent ceremonies.
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London
United Kingdom
Sir Bernard Mallet
Sir Bernard
Pershing Wins Lingual Test by Narrow Margin
General Pershing, in a story cited by Ever Ett T. Tomlinson, excelled in a grammar exam for entry into the U S Army. Eighteen applicants faced the test. Pershing won by a single point after a tie break involving parsed sentences and diagramming. Higginbotham’s approach failed to match his. The commission favored Pershing’s Magram as the winner.
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General Pershing
Everett T. Tomlinson
United States Army
Pershing
Higginbotham
Yoron
Britain Fights Dress Prices With Standard Garments
London reports rising costs for women’s clothing in the coming winter. Manufacturers under government supervision may produce 100000 standardized costumes and coat frocks like those made in 1918. Leeds firms hold over 2,000,000 yards of fabric, but higher production costs could raise the cost to about 18 or 20 dollars. Last year similar garments retailed for 14 to 16 dollars.
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London
Leeds
Never Notice Ill Effects From Ground-Space Hog Pens
In a river town built on reclaimed land many houses stood on pillars. A man with a longer head kept a pen under his house where he raised hogs. When asked about sanitation he shrugged and said he had kept his hogs there for fourteen years and never lost one.
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Arkansas
Harpers Magazine
Humorous Church Scene With Verger Delays
Mrs Brown waits for her baby to be christened as the service lingers with a playful exchange about delays and the verger’s final words. The conversation includes Mrs Hashleigh and remarks on witty board members and hunger sharpening wits.
Two Paris Bellboys Turn Ice Cream Into Pearl Heist
Two Parisian bellboys Albert Marant and Jean Arnal stole a $1,000 pearl necklace from an American Red Cross worker staying at their hotel. They pawned the necklace with an ice cream vendor, then were arrested and imprisoned in La Sante.
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Paris
Red Cross
Albert Marant
Jean Arnal
la Sante
Prize Pig Delivered to Rookie by Airplane
An amusing tale from Atlanta Georgia recounts a prize pig delivered by airplane from Souther Field Americus to a rookie. The pig, a prize from a noted farm near Americus, was awarded to the drawer of the eight number after enlistment in July. The delivery was arranged to be by air.
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Atlanta
LaGrange
McMallen
Wolfe
Souther Field
Americus
Arles Farris
Amoericus
American musical courses at Fontainebleau planned for 1920
Paris reports the Fontainebleau municipal council approved a 100,000 franc subvention to create an American conservatory of music at Fontainebleau. Francis Casadesus proposes a three month summer program for students from American conservatories, with Paris staff and prizes, plus room and board for up to 300 students. The project aims to provide formal training and access to Paris conservatory awards, starting July 1, 1920.
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Fontainebleau
Casadesus
Chaumont
The
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Walter Damrosch
Pershing
National Conservatory of Music
Casafesus
Pragnaud
France
Inoa
Dpatis Conservatory
Paris Conservatory
Ehaee
Fish Get Away Near Silver Lake Incident
Joseph Randle of Chester Pennsylvania fished at Silver Lake when a large fish yanked him overboard. He sank into quicksand like muck and became stuck. Companions dived in to rescue him and he was finally pulled to the surface and saved.
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Chester
Joseph Randle
Silver Lake
Randoe
Thief Foiled by Woolen Leg in Medford Lodging House
In Medford Oregon a thief disturbed by a wooden leg in a lodging house tried to snatch a pair of trousers lining a woolen leg believing a man hid inside. He fled after dropping loot and fled.
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Medford
Ore
Mild influenza epidemic expected after prior immunity
A Public Health Service statement warns the next influenza wave may be milder due to immunity from prior attacks. Officials urge sanitation and reduced contact, noting transmission routes and past under recognition of early cases amid wartime focus.
Influenza History Notes From United States Public Health Service
Government report from the United States Public Health Service surveys the 1918 influenza pandemic and its mortality patterns. It concludes the spring 1918 rise in pneumonia deaths signaled evolving influenza rather than a new overseas import, with multiple regional waves and a largely unnoticed domestic spread later that year.
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Birh Service
Ui States Public Health Service
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Andera
Byerytt
Jane
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