Raymond Hitchcock Cartoons European Poverty Comeback
The comedian describes Europe as poor and bankrupt while touring England and France. He contrasts high costs and scarce service with American aid debates, noting long hotel waits and waiting lists, and suggests cutting indigent relatives off to spur work. He returns home eager for liberty and Broadway.
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Europe
Raymond Hitchcock
England
France
Hitchcock
Seattle Intelli
Picadilly
Ritz
London
Paris
Bond Street
Belgium
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Amercia
Nationwide observances mark first day of prohibition rule
The day signals enforcement of constitutional prohibition nationwide with events including a centennial birth commemoration for Anne Bronte, tributes to Bishop Adams, a Denver livestock show opening, a New York reception for Eamonn De Valera, National Thrift Week designation, and French assembly elections at Versailles to choose a new president succeeding Poincare.
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William Forbes Adams
Easton
America
Denver
Hylan
City Hall
New York City
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
Treasury Department of the
France
National Assembly
Versailles
French Republic
Raymond Poincare
Today’s anniversaries notable figures and milestones
Chronological list of notable births and deaths from 1800 to 1917 including Anna Redfield Catherine Booth John Ames Mitchell John Tyler Alexander Anderson M Felix Faure and events such as martial law in Cape Colony and abstract note on Danish West Indies sovereignty.
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Anna M. T. Redfield
United States
L’original
Quebec
Syracuse
N. Y
Catherine Booth
The
Salvation Army
Sherbyshire
England
London
John Ames Mitchell
Life
New York City
John Tyler
Richmond
Charles City
Alexander Anderson
America
Jersey City
N. J
M. Felix Faure
Cape Col
Danish West Indies
Hoover's rise from mining engineer to world figure
Herbert C. Hoover gained early mining training at Leland Stanford and built a reputation in western and southwestern mines. While in London he organized Belgian relief and food distribution, becoming a world figure through his relief work and later as U.S. Food Controller.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Belgian Relief Commission
United States
Mr. Hoover
Mid-West
Leland Stanford, Jr
London
The Cue for Leadership and Self-Initiated Action
A fire rescue scene shows a bystander forming a six-man crew, bridging between buildings and guiding a woman to safety. The speaker argues leadership comes from taking initiative, not invitation, citing Washington to Wilson as examples and urging proactive responsibility for those who seek impact.
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Washington
Lincoln
Patrick Henry
Roosevelt
Dewey
Foch
Haig
Woodrow Wilson
NoMe Ofnd
M. Colum
Honors and resolve mark Georges Clemenceau’s long career
The aging French premier Georges Clemenceau, at eighty, has declined the presidency to continue guiding France through the war era. A physician turned statesman, he survived an assassin’s bullet and a broken rib while pursuing his relentless work. He remains a fierce anti clerical reformer, stoking political battles and leading France to victory in war.
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Georges Clemenceau
France
Republic
English Channel
Strassburg
Clemenceau
New York
Stamford
Conn
Mary Plummer
National Assembly
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Panama
Chamber
Senate
L’homme Libre
Bordeaux
L’hommme Enchaine
Bolo PaSla
Caillaux
Poincare
Investigations and the Ninth District Election
The piece notes renewed calls for investigations into elections, citing alleged fraud in North Carolina's ninth district where Clyde Hoey defeated John Morehead. It argues investigations are a fad and that the public demands scrutiny of electoral outcomes.
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Congressional Committee
North Carolina
Clyde RR. Hoey
John M. Morehead
Guilford County Farm Bureau Approved by Local Farmers
Farmers in Guilford County voted to form a farm bureau in a meeting held yesterday. The group aims for closer cooperation and dissemination of tested farming ideas to advance agricultural progress and respect for the craft of nurturing the land to produce essential goods.
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Guilford County
Irish Row At League of Nations Meeting Sparks Tension
At the opening session of the league of nations the Irish provoked a disturbance, making the gathering seem unrepresentative and fretful as delegates debated the issue.
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League of Nations
The Climate’s Resilient Comeback Amid Dark Days
A brief note on the climate’s pattern of gloom followed by a rapid rebound, highlighting its persistence and the expectation of improvement after dreary spells.
Man Dies Brave in Death and Other State Notes
The article reflects on a death sentence given to a man who admitted partial guilt in assault on a 90 year old girl, praising his bravery at execution. It also discusses rising shoe prices and upcoming road legislation pushed by Governor Bickett. It notes manufacturing location advantages in High Point and urges local promotion to attract plants.
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Bickett
W. A. MecGirt
North Carolina Good Roads Association
High Point
New Era of Aridness Promises Headaches After Celebration
The report notes a brilliant celebration in New York last night and warns of a New Era of aridness starting today with headaches and resolutions to never repeat. Berliners struggle to tell Noske's machine guns from the old regime amid the upheaval. Poland, though unhappy beside Russia, clings to its soul.
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New York
Noske
Poland
Russia
Press Comment on Shrimps Draws Denver Fire
The Wilmington Dispatch notes a Denver paper calling pro Steers “shrimps” and says the term hurts the shrimp family, reflecting heated sports and public sentiment. It frames the clash between teams and fan culture in a pointed editorial tone.
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Denver
Wilmington Dispatch
The Deep Mystereo and Jamaican Worm Delicacy
A Columbus Dispatch quip notes half the people wonder where the other half gets their liquor. The Concord Tribune reports a Jamaica delicacy as a large white worm inside the cabbage palm heart, tasting like almonds when cooked.
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Columbus Dispatch
Jamaica
Concord Tribune
Odd Indiana finding on jazz and hens noted
A curious Indiana note claims jazz music enlivens hens and spurs quick flight when frightened by imagined cattle. The piece reads as a playful, nonsensical clipping from the Winston-Salem Journal.
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Indiana
Winston-Salem Journal
Medals Row Sparks Naval Controversy In 1910s Record
The Hickory Record notes Commander Worth Bagley’s role in the medal dispute, arguing he was blamed but innocent. It cites the secretary of the navy lifting his grade as the main source of friction and warns the public may exploit the affair while commending the secretary’s relative escape from full accountability.
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Worth Bagley
Secretary of the Navy
Record of newsprint use cited by federal trade commission
The Durham Sun notes the federal trade commission says newsprint consumption has reached a record high. The piece questions the political use of widespread distribution of explanations and suggests closing public agencies could normalize newsprint use.
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Federal Trade Commission
Democratic Party
Durham Sun
The Dead Sea Salt Keeps Life From Its Waters
The Dead Sea gets its name from extreme salinity that prevents most life from thriving in its waters. The high mineral content makes the lake inhospitable to aquatic animals and many plants alike.
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Dead Sea
One Year Ago Today in the War Spartacist Leaders Killed
The report notes the execution of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, key figures in the Spartacist uprising in Germany, killed one year prior. The brief emphasizes their leadership roles and their deaths in the context of wartime upheaval.
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Karl Liebknecht
Germany
Frau Rosa Luxemburg
Racing and sports events listed for various cities today
Racing events in Havana and New Orleans. Davis Cup matches in Sydney. auto shows opening in Montreal Cleveland Hartford. Western Golf Association meeting in Chicago. Winter League of Advertising Interests tournament ends at Pinehurst North Carolina. Western New England skating championship in Springfield Massachusetts. Philadelphia Pomeranian club annual show in Philadelphia.
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Sydney
N. S. W. Automobile
Montreal
Cleveland
Hartford
Western Golf Association
Chicago
Winter League of
Pineharts
N. C
Springfield
Mass
Philadelphia Pomeranian Club
Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Reward for Cure
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Medicine is taken internally and works through the blood. Notary A. W. Gleason signs on December 6. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
C. and Y. Railway Schedule in Effect July 10 1917
Train schedule lists times trains may arrive or depart from stations shown. It states departure or arrival times are not guaranteed and notes No 21 leaves daily except Sundays.
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Gence
Anne Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
J. P. Rawley
BIGGS
L. Co. Furgurson Medh
North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers
Iemerer
Associated Press
Hun
Dreds
Tiger
Godley
Governor Bickett
Iodley
Cuba- American Jockey Club
Havana
Business Men’s Racing Association
New Orleans
C. & Y. R. Railway CO
High Rock
Denton Cid
Gordontown
Thomasville
Cid
Denton
H. G. Harding
Richardson Building
Everett True
Ant
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Ao Anon
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