Grave crisis in Lancashire cotton industry faces Britain
Manchester, Eng. The Lancashire cotton sector faces its gravest crisis, told to reorganize or exit. Unemployment soared from 5,261 to 15,000 in Burnley, 7,443 to 27,000 in Blackburn, and 8,819 to 13,368 in Preston. Foreign rivals slash prices and markets in China and India erode Lancashire share as Japan rises. The government urges a shift from wait-and-sell to make-them-buy and demands up-to-date mills in amalgamations.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
United States
Near
Far East
Burnley
Blackburn
Preston
China
India
Giant thermometer towers over Chiswick station
London reports the world’s largest thermometer on a 60 foot tower at Chiswick. The 7 foot wide device exceeds 20 feet in length and can be seen from afar. A combined barometer helps travelers on nearby trains gauge weather conditions.
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London
Chiswick
Hines and Demott Reach North Carolina Open Final
Wilmer Hines of Columbia and Ralph Demott of Atlanta prepare to meet for the men's singles title at the North Carolina open on the Biltmore Forest courts. The deciding match was delayed from today due to Demott injuries, with both players advancing past the Halverstadt brothers in yesterday’s games.
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Asheville
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
S. C
Ralph Demott
Atlanta
Biltmore Forest Courts
Demott
Hines
Halverstadt Brothers
James
Alfred
The Outlaw Years Narrates Natchez Trace Pirates
Richard Maslock reviews Robert M. Coates The Outlaw Years a historical portrait of river pirates and frontier bandits in the Natchez Trace and Wilderness Road heyday as traders and immigrants moved west from New Orleans and Tennessee Kentucky.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Robert M. Coates
Natchez Trace
New Orleans
Wilderness Road
Tennesee
Kentucky
Harpe Brothers and Mason Figure In Wild Frontier Killings
The Harpes Big Harpe Micajah and Little Harpe Wiley terrorized Knoxville territory from North Carolina with a trio of women. They killed for bloodlust, mutilated bodies, and boasted savage acts including driving a victim off a cliff. Big Harpe was killed by Steigal. Little Harpe disappeared. Samuel Mason was killed by his men. Wiley Harpe was executed. John A. Murrell, slave stealer, dreamed of an empire of piracy and ended mad in Nashville prison. Other highwaymen color Coates' account of America’s dark age.
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Knoxville
Ohio River
Big Harpe
Steigal
Little Harpe
Samuel Mason
Mason
Wiley Harpe
John A. Murrell
Nashville
America
Coates
New Wilde biography and All Quiet on the Western Front reprint
A biography of Oscar Wilde by Frank Harris is issued in a new unexpurgated one volume edition. A modern reprint of All Quiet on the Western Front is also available.
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Frank Harris
Oscar Wilde
Weil
No Bed of Roses Diary Excerpt and The Thrill of Evil
The piece notes excerpts from earlier editions about a street walker’s decline and a drug addict, described as a sermon against vice in No Bed of Roses. It also highlights The Thrill of Evil a crime collection by H Ashton-Wolfe once Bertillon’s assistant, presenting police records as fiction.
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H. Ashton-Wolfe
Bertillon
Wanted His Food In Jail George Washington Refused Release
George Washington a 48 year old Black man jailed in Pittsburgh refused release after his jailhouse work for dinner. He requested to be put back in jail so he could eat first, insisting he had earned his meal before any release by Judge McKim.
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Pittsburgh
George Washington
George
Reichstag to wear frock coats in summer sessions
In Berlin the German Reichstag will require members in the chamber to don frock coats despite the heat. Ushers will bar coatless spectators from gallery seating during extended sessions.
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Berlin
Durkin Finds 42000 Check Returns Reward
Columbus man Leo Durkin recovered a $42,000 First Citizens' Trust clearing house check and returned it, receiving a $1 reward. The incident highlights honesty in handling found money.
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Columbus
Leo Durkin
First Citizens’ Trust Company
Language Shift: Mexican Spanish Mirrors American English Change
A report notes that Spanish spoken by most Mexicans shows a vowel shift similar to changes in English spoken by Americans. The comparison highlights parallel sound shifts affecting pronunciation.
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Charles W. Parker
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Wiley
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Ruby
Efird
Happy Home
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SRO
Omeca Bidoe
Saaghy
Efird’s Department Store
Cauton
Cretonne
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