Urge Treaty Ratification By 250 Notable Signers
A bipartisan group of 250 leading Americans from 40 states urge ratification of the peace treaty without amendment and delay. Notables include Taft, Wickersham, Lowell, Moore, Gray, Gompers, Catt, Curtis, Heber Grant, and John Sparge. They warn daily delay risks renewed global war.
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New York
United States Senate
League
Senate
Taft
George W. Wickersham
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Charles C
Centenarian Miss Charlotte Friday Kept From War News
Hounslow England September 15. Miss Charlotte Friday died at her home at age 100 years eight months. Several relatives perished in active service but family kept her ignorant that there was a war.
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Hounslow, Eng
Charlotte Friday
Cornell Pioneers Coed Admission in 1872
The first co-educational college in the east, Cornell, decided in 1872 to admit women as students on the same footing as men.
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Cornell
Labor Leader Barrett Praises High Point Settlement
James F. Barrett of Asheville, a labor leader who aided in settling the lockout, thanked High Point citizens for their courtesy and urged union workers to resume labor. He called the settlement a splendid compromise given opposing views and thanked the workers, manufacturers, the governor, and High Point residents.
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James F. Barrett
Asheville
High Point
Counties lining up for Cotton Association campaign
Raleigh dispatch notes three large county meetings in North Carolina to promote membership in the American Cotton Association. Pender Robeson and Vance counties prepared. Burgaw Lumberton and Henderson hosts set for Sept 15 17 and 20. S G Rubinow to attend with local chairs to plan October drives.
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Pender
Robeson
Vance
American Cotton Association
Burgaw
Lumberton
Henderson
G. Rubinow
North Carolina
Germany Faces War Material Disposal Crisis
Reports from across Germany indicate vast stocks of guns, wagons, and anti aircraft material left to rust or be sold as junk. Article 169 of the Peace Treaty requires surrender of excess arms and munitions to Allied powers for destruction or rendering useless.
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Germany
Illustrated Papers
Oldenburg
Task of Farmers Make Two Blades Grow Where I Did
London reports farmers face higher costs as wages rise from four to ten dollars weekly and utilities as well as materials jump. The piece lists increases in horse half day losses, steam ploughing, coal, chemicals, bindings, and skilled labor, with income tax doubled.
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London
England
Exiled Wilhelm Avoids Smoking Indoors at Castle Bentinck
The former German Kaiser Wilhelm keeps to the garden at Castle Bentinck to smoke cigars, condemning tobacco as an abomination and preferring outdoor air while in exile.
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Wilhelm
Castle Bentinck
70 Year Old Seattlite Sees 25 Pound Gain With Taniac
A Seattle woman aged 70 recounts her decade long health decline due to stomach, rheumatic, and nerve troubles. After taking Taniac she reports renewed strength, vanished pains, restored sleep, and a return to housework, claiming the remedy is like a miracle. The ad notes Taniac sold by Hart Drug Co. and local Guulford county druggists.
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Taniac
M. B. Rollins
West 39Th Street
Seattle
Wash
Tanilac
High Point
Hart Drug Company
Guulford County
Inspect Valve Clearance Monthly for Safety
The instruction stresses checking valve clearance at least once every month to ensure proper operation and prevent potential mechanical issues. Regular inspections help detect wear or misadjustments early and maintain system reliability.
Profiteers Convicted in London Food Clampdown
London reports 336 profiteers convicted by the Stepheny food committee. Fines total about $20,000 with four serving prison terms. Newspapers urge more prison sentences to curb high price traders.
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London
Stepheny Food Committee
Oakland high school offers business law course for women
In Oakland California a local high school has launched a new elective in business law aimed at female students. The program emphasizes practical understanding of contracts and commercial rights to empower young women in businessrelated fields.
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Oakland, Cal
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HMS
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