Bonded Coolies In Tough Luck At Sea And On The Dock
Thousands of Chinese laborers bound for Cuba via San Francisco and Tampa face starvation and joblessness as the sugar market sinks. Reports say ships idle in Havana harbor and thousands more abroad are en route, with officials seeking steps to halt the bond system and stop more arrivals.
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San Francisco
United States
Orient
Bond
Pacific
Cuba
Havana
China
Tampa
Fla
Snakes Not Charmed by Music Says Reptile Expert
A. B. Williams of the Reptile Study Society of America debunks the belief that snakes respond to music. He explains snakes react to body motion, not music, and have poor vision, being startled by movement such as a swaying curtain.
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Williams
Reptile Study Society of America
Dodia
Mr. Williams
Quarantine Advice for Colds Cited by Physicians
Physicians urge strict isolation when a cold is present to prevent spread to family and colleagues. They warn colds are highly contagious, noting faster recovery reduces risk. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is recommended as an effective aid to cure a cold.
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Chamberlain
Maryland to establish state police force and motorcycles
Maryland plans a state police force following Pennsylvania. An initial unit of about 50 mounted officers will patrol the highways using motorcycles. Call boxes will be placed along routes to enable rapid police communication and response to crimes involving automobiles.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
White's Cream Vermifuge Sold by Ohio County Drug Co
Advertises White's Cream Vermifuge for sickly children claiming to destroy worms and strengthen the stomach and bowels. Priced at 20 cents per bottle and sold by Ohio County Drug Co.
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Ohio County Drug Co
Hazing Strike at Annapolis Stirs Naval Academy
A new hazing outbreak hits the U S naval academy at Annapolis and the old St John’s naval preparatory school. Upperclassmen forced freshmen to perform menial acts while defiance grew until authorities disciplined several offenders and the strikers backed down.
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Naval Academy
Ajross
St. John's Naval Preparatory School
Annapolis
About this time of year in dialect verse
A Kansas City Times excerpt presents a humorous monologue describing seasonal whims and rural pleasures. The speaker laughs at honey trees, a turkey gobbler, and simple kitchen tasks as the year turns, using exaggerated phonetic speech to evoke a folk voice and local color.
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Kansas City Times
Ex German Empress Augusta Vic... in Serious Condition
Doorn Dec 7 Telegrams say Augusta Victoria former German Empress remains in a very serious condition with frequent heart attacks as she lies in Doornhouse. Queen of Sweden and other royals have been informed via telegrams.
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Doora
Doornhouse
Sweden
Augusta Vietoris
Lula Hoover Ta ff y D ied and Buried at Clear Run
Ta ffy Lula Hoover died Saturday afternoon and was buried Sunday at 3 o'clock in Clear Run Cemetery. Bro Smith led a brief service at the grave. Ira D Funk and family attended the funeral of J O Pulket at St Pauls Church in Bere last Friday morning. Everett Shaver’s funeral was held in Hartford Monday. W D Smith of Hartford visited relatives last week. Infant Mary Ethelene Baird ill with stomach trouble.
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Clear Run
Bro. Smith
Ira D. Funk
J. O. Pulketon
St. Paul's Church
Bere
jThe
Hartford
Mary Ethelene
Roscoe Baird
Bordeaux Spray Boosts Potato Yield by 54 Percent
Lexington Kentucky December 11 a one fifth acre plot of potatoes sprayed with Bordeaux Mixture yielded 62 bushels while an unsprayed plot produced 41 bushels at the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. The two plots were adjacent with identical soil seed and cultivation aside from the Bordeaux treatment. The sprayed plot appeared healthier with better color and vigor.
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Lexington
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Prizes Offered by Foundrymen Association to Six Winners
The American Foundrymen's Association plans awards totaling 20000 dollars in prizes and medals to six foundrymen who have advanced the industry through constructive and scientific work. It notes America is held back by a shortage of tool makers and iron and steel molders and calls for education of the younger generation in these fields.
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American Foundrymen's Association
America
Splendid Cough Medicine Endorsement from Ferguson Station Wife
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in a testimonial. She says it helps her children when symptoms appear and relieves her own cough quickly, with a few doses curing the cold in a few days.
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Chamberlain
OLL FIELD Opens in Edmonson County
Rapid development in Edmonson County follows discovery near the Warren County line of a well described as high quality for the area. The Lost River Oil and Seating Company and the Rocky Hill Oil and Gas Company drillersaverage, with leases around Rocky Hill. Both firms are represented by M. S. Burke of Decatur, Illinois. The field currently has five rigs, with a sixth to be shipped by barge from Pennsylvania. The Rocky Hill well was completed at 250 feet.
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Edmonson County
Warren County
Lost River Ol and Seating Company
Rocky Hill
Pennsylvania
International loan consortium aids China's railways
United States, Great Britain, France and Japan approve a formal consortium to aid China’s railway and public utilities development. Governments sanction cooperative, publicly oriented loans with private initiative encouraged as the best path for Chinese interests.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
China
Copper Painted to Taste in Rio de Janeiro Coffee
In Rio de Janeiro a disreputable practice paints raw coffee with aluminum powder graphite talcum ochre to alter its color for buyers. The process involves mixing these substances into large batches before sale, deceiving consumers about the product's appearance and quality.
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Rio de Janeiro
German steered coffee color trade ruined by war loss
Cylinders are rapidly rotated and roasted coffee loses artificial coloring altering flavor. Home buyers seek yellow coffee to compete with Java and other brands. The practice, said to have been inaugurated by Germans who bought cheap coffee in bulk for their trade, palmed off fake Mocha. War disrupted this industry, cutting German control.
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Java
Germany
French population drive creates new society head
President Millerand, father of four, leads the new society for Increasing the French population. A medal des familles nombreuses is created to encourage larger families. Critics fear convincing thrifty mothers will be hard until living costs fall.
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Millerand
Bimesit
Maade
Tax steep on garblers in France sparks bond shift
Gamblers in France face a 20 percent tax in Paris on unforeseen revenue and a further 15 percent when funds are deposited, as part of yearly income. The heavy taxation drives more people to tax free six percent bonds, shifting money away from gambling winnings.
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France
Paris
Chile Bolivian dispute blocks league withdrawal
In Geneva a clash between Chile and Bolivia in the League of Nations Assembly derails moves to withdraw either country from the league. The dispute centers on the Tacna Arica case, involving Chilean northern provinces seized from Peru in the war decades ago, with Peru and Bolivia’s competing claims tied to the issue.
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Geneva
Chile
Bolivia
League of Nations Assembly
League
Assembly of
Resolution Aims for American Rep at League Commission
Washington December 11 A resolution seeks President Wilson to appoint an American representative to meet with a League of Nations disarmament commission. The measure was presented and urged in the Senate by Senator Walsh Democrat of Montana.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations Commission
Senate
Walsh
Montana
France plans 16 submarine navy expand beyond German dream
France outlines a vast submarine program. It talks of building 100 high powered submarines to replace cruisers and cites the high cost of cruisers and German use of undersea craft in the war as reasons for the plan.
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France
Germany Delivers Bonds for Reparations Debt Security
A Reuters style report notes the German government delivered bonds totaling 60,000,000,000 marks as security for reparations under the treaty. The reparations committee will hold these as security for Germany's debt while broader context from Legion Weekly hints at travel attempts to battlefields of France and shifting winds in public sentiment.
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Germany
Loltaros
France
Legion Weekly
Directory to Circuit Court Officials and County Posts
A dated directory lists names and roles for Owensboro and Hartford region offices. Includes Judge N W Slack, Clerk A Porter, Master Commissioner Otto C Martin, Trustee Cal P Keown, various county officers, district agents, and election cycles. Also notes teachers institutes and examination dates for white and colored schools.
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N. W. Slack
Owensboro
Com
C. G. Smith
Hartford
A. ©. Porter
Otto C, Martin
Cal P
Keown
Beaver Dam
Fordsville
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