Monkey in the baggage car raises a holiday caper
Myrtle and her companions smuggle Mogli the monkey to a mountain summer home trip. They improvise disguises and even clash with a stern passenger, but a kind porter warns and offers a solution while a motherly stranger hands cookies and empathy, preserving the pet’s safety in transit.
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Myrtle
Joe
Ida
Dolly Maybelle
Susie
Peopl
Mogic
Mr. Conductor
Davy
Moeli
Missy
New York Harbor Confronts Oil Waste Fire Risk
Shipping interests form a committee to cleanse New York harbor after oil waste from steamers pools in basins and soaks wooden piers. Fire underwriters warn water would spread burning oil. Proposals include federal enforcement, barges to remove oil, and disposal plans amid protests by bathers and the public.
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New York
New York Harbor
Congress
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Great Britain
France
Italy
Middlesbury summer school ends with English return
In Middlesbury Vermont on September 12 three hundred pupils at the Middlesbury college summer school who had spoken French or Spanish at play and in class resumed native English. The faculty had been entirely French and Spanish professors while students were mostly high school teachers from various states.
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Middlesbury
Middlesbury College
France
Spain
Iowa Weighs Bus Transit Over Trolleys
Des Moines residents debate replacing streetcars with motor buses. Bus advocates promise a three year franchise and capacity for 100000 daily riders, while merchants fear insufficient winter warmth will deter shoppers. Buses claim 79000 daily riders versus 40000 cited by streetcar officials, with fare undercuts noted.
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Des Moines
The Junior COOH Baked Eggplant Dish
Prepare eggplant by cutting from stem to blossom, scooping out a thick shell. Mix the chopped interior with cooked ground meat, bread crumbs, and seasonings. Stuff halves and bake 45 minutes, then serve. A meatful hot weather main dish.
Anglo Japanese alliance deemed dead by Herald of Asia
The Herald of Asia in Tokyo declares the Anglo Japanese alliance a dead letter as it opposed renewal for a year citing US suspicions. It says the alliance would end via league covenant restrictions and may be abrogated at the Washington conference if an eastern settlement is agreed. Also six new libel complaints against Henry Ford over Dearborn Independent articles reach Chicago authorities.
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Myrtle
Joe
Ida
Tokyo
The
Herald of Asia
United States
League of Nations
Council of the League
Washington
Woman Official Indicted in West Virginia Fraud Case
The Ohio county grand jury indicted Effie Crummitt, the first woman election official in West Virginia to face charges since suffrage was granted, along with four male clerks over false returns from a city election. State's attorneys say Crummitt conspired with the four men to influence candidate totals.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio County Grand Jury
Effie Crummitt
Athens enjoys about 300 sunny days yearly
In Greece the city of Athens experiences roughly 300 days of sun per year. In Wisconsin the trio of sisters teaches at a Fond du Lac school, continuing a family teaching tradition.
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Athens
Greece
Fond du Lac
Wis
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Gorman
Ford
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Glover and Sides
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Fred W. M’pherson
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