Alibi to Dodge Debt With Historic Claims
The piece argues European nations, notably Italy and France, will not repay loans to the United States after World War I. It cites Italy's Columbus claims offsetting debts and France’s older debts that were already settled. The writer questions the logic of retroactive rights and warns against prolonged diplomatic delays.
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Sam
Italy
France
United States
Spain
Christopher Columbus
American
Genoa
America
Paris
Rome
North
South America
Adam
Discovery of a New Fruit on Tres Maria Islands
An American and Mexican scientific party along the Lower California and West Mexican coasts reports finding a wholly new fruit on a Tres Maria island. The fruit equals the olive in size and color but is described as more delicious. The note hints at expeditionary daring and broader tropical explorations alongside Beebe’s ongoing ocean ventures.
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William Beebe
Arcturus
Sargasso Sea
Gallapagos Islands
Beebe
California
West Mexican
Tres Maria
Tropics
Immigrant student’s rapid rise sparks debate on immigration laws
A case cited by eastern factory towns argues for higher immigration by showcasing a Czech Slovak youth who arrived in March 1920 spoke no English and advanced from public school to high school then Carnegie Tech, earning a B S in chemical engineering at age 21 in five years, challenging views on native workers and immigration limits.
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Europe
America
Pittsburg
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania
Immigrant intake judged by a single exceptional case
The author argues law shields American boys from ruinous competition while noting one exceptional Czech boy proves a rarity. The piece contends many immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe do not reach the higher standard of this standout, implying broad differences in outcomes among newcomers.
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Europe
Quote on Missionaries and China Angers Critics
The remark urges sending missionaries and teachers to China while noting that Chinese have repurposed foreign colleges as forts to demonstrate appreciation of high learning. It reflects a colonial era stance criticizing perceived waste of American money on such ventures.
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China
Gunmen in Chicago face crackdown after police uprising
The piece recalls how Chicago gunmen enjoyed impunity as rival factions killed and plundered until they turned on police. A police crackdown followed with officers killed, hundreds rounded up, and courts likely to release suspects on lack of evidence. The piece ends predicting likely releases.
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Chicago
Give Nature Time
The speaker argues that Burbank’s work shows variation within species, not crossing species lines, while noting some products may test species boundaries. He contends nature operates over vast timescales, refuting the idea that five thousand or fifty thousand years suffice to prove no species change.
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Burbank
Mr. Bryan
Nature
Egypt
Baruch Viewed as Possible Democratic Adviser
The Baltimore Sun editorial notes Bernard Baruch, an unofficial adviser with liberal party funds, faces skepticism in the Democratic ranks. It argues his call for fewer laws clashes with evolving party views and warns he could be ousted from leadership by southern colleagues.
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Bernard M. Baruch
University
South Carolina
Baruch
South
MacMillan Arctic expedition plans tea on voyage
Commander Donald B. MacMillan's Peary and Bowdoin expedition will sail for Baffin Land in late June for a three month summer cruise. Tea will be preferred, with coffee, milk, bacon, eggs, and extensive canned goods to sustain 40 crew and air personnel at Cape Thather Hubbard. supplies cover flour, butter, meats, vegetables, fruit, and rations for emergencies.
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Boston
Associated Press
Peary and
Bowdoity
Donald B. MacMillan
Arctic
Baffin Land
MacMillan
Ralph Robinson
Maciillan
Cape Thames
Hubbard
Esquimaus Five
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions
A 1920s inquiry feature from The Helena Independent offers factual Q A format on diverse topics. Questions cover Harding wheat harvest near Hutchinson Kansas in 1923, Portsmouth New Hampshire for the 1905 Russian Japanese conference, Welland Canal completion in 1929, origins of the dinner toast, biblical swords of iron, English government verb agreement, four beauties of China, osteotomy, Volga barges count, diamonds in Brazil discovery in 1730 and Brazil’s 15 million carat yield, and three dollar notes in U S banking history.
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Harding
Hutchison, Kansas
Chester O'Neal
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
O. S A
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Welland Canal
Canaan
Twelve Tribes
F. I. AL
England
China
T. G
Chao Chan
Whsi Shih
Tiao Chan
Yong Kun-fei
H. M
Volga
Brazil
United States
Voyage by steam from Washington to Baltimore
A Washington letter describes a weekend steamer voyage to Baltimore with stops at historic sites such as Alexandria and Mount Vernon. The journey, carrying freight as well as passengers, exposes travelers to Potomac and Chesapeake Bay vistas, fortifications, and early American landmarks along a waterway route.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Baltimore
National Capital
Maryland
Potomac
Chespeake Bay
Seventh Street
Washington Monument
Potomac Park
Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery
Dorie Mansion
Robert E. Lee
Naval Radio Station
John Smith
Jamestown
Great River
Patawomek
Anacostia
Naval Aviation Station
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Alexandria
Lord Fairfax
Lawrence Washington
Jones Point
George Washington
District of Columbia
Old Fort Washington
Fort Hunt
Fort Washington
Piscataway Creek
Leonard Calvert
Mount Vernon
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Belmont Bay
Ges
Neabsco Creek
United States
William Herris
Along the Potomac to Chesapeake Bay A Landmark Coastal Journey
The voyage traces sites from Widewater to Annapolis and Fort McHenry. It recalls Langley’s early flight demonstration at Widewater and Lighthorse Harry Lee’s home, with stops at Marlboro Paint and Calvert era landmarks. The route also notes Washington’s birth area and Key’s Star Spangled Banner dawn.
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Britain
Herris
John Smith
Grover Cleveland
Langley
Argall
Jamestown Island
White House
Dr. Mudd
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Morgantown
Crain
Popes
Creek and Wakefield
George Washington
Monroe Bay
President Monroe
Bushwood
Chaptico Church
Sir Christopher Wren
St Paul's
London
Blackistone Island
St. Clement's
Calvert
Potomac
Old Leonardtown
Lord Baltimore
Piney Point
Yeocomico
Coan
Priests Point
Order of Jesus
St. Mary's
Lord Calvert
Colony of
Maryland
Francis Scott Key
A Small Wheat Crop Prospects Dented by Weather
The May weather proves unfavourable and winter wheat suffers 22.5 percent loss, pushing winter wheat prospects 38 million bushels lower than last month and 183 million behind last year. Spring wheat acreage grows but overall wheat output sits 661 million bushels, 212 million below the prior year, signaling limited exports and sustained high prices.
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Philadelphia Record
The melting pot and American character debate
The Philadelphia Record notes the president’s speech to a large Scandinavian audience praising immigration and citizenship while humorously musing on how he might address Italians and Southern and Eastern Europeans in future mass meetings. It suggests shifting immigration focus to the recently naturalized groups.
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Europe
Leif Eriksson
America
Columbus
Philadelphia
Prohibition Agents Driven Out of Willows After Ball Team Arrest
The Baltimore Sun reports in Willows California two federal prohibition agents were forced from town by an angry mob after assailants cut the tires of their car. The agents had arrested the catcher and pitcher of the local baseball team in the middle of the season, provoking community outrage over sports stakes.
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California
Willows
Prohibition
Baltimore Sun
Olds Named Assistant Secretary of State In Washington
National capital news reports R E Olds of St Paul appointed assistant secretary of state. Labor department and union officials consider plasterers strike. Senator Borah opposes American participation in Chinese affairs. Canton unrest linked to anti foreign agitation. Ambassador Sheffield to return early to Mexico City. A night watchman Kaz Hirano 62 sets 30 fires to keep his job in a small town. Five workmen killed and seven injured in a distillery explosion near Oporto Lisbon.
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R. E. Olds
St. Paul
Labor Department
Borah
Canton
State Department
Ambasador Sheffield
Mexico City
Tokyo
Kazo Hirano
Lisbon
Associated Press
Oporto
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George Mulihew
Acre
Bureau of Reformation
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Roy L. Smith
D. D
Simpann MW. B. Churca
Minneapolis
Haskin Letter
War College
Federal Reservation
Washington Barracks
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