Methodist Protestant College construction to begin in High Point
Dr R M Andrews of Greens boro NC conference president announced plans to start building a Methodist Protestant college on the High Point Greensboro turnpike inside city limits. A Boston landscape architect may visit to review grounds and a residence will be erected first with Andrews likely to reside there while heading the project.
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R. M. Andrews
Greensboro
North Carolina
The
Methodist Protestant Church
High Point
Andrews
Boston
United States
High Pointers
Recruiting Resumed by the Marine Corps Greensboro Station
The Marine Corps orders general recruiting to resume after ten weeks of accepting only former Marines. Now former soldiers and sailors with excellent discharge, and men with no prior service who meet standards, may enlist. Applicants must meet height and weight requirements and be literate, with any prior dishonorable discharges barring entry.
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United States Marine Corps
Greensboro
Corps
Marine Corps
Chinese Cook Proved Good at Foraging
Charles R. Crane recounts his 7,000 mile journey through Siberia and Russia aided by a Chinese cook who scavenged eggs and meat during car halts. Crane notes 100,000,000 Soviet rubles traded for 3,000 dollars and mentions shortages of food and clothing along the route. The craftsman supported by Lenin era decrees allegedly allowed workers to print money for personal use. Cranes describes women in Petrograd and Moscow without stockings or shoes.
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Berlin
Charles R. Crane
China
Siberia
Russia
Crane
Lenine
Petrograd
Moscow
House Party Heels At Kaiser Estate In Doorn
Doorn Netherlands September reports a summer gathering at the former German emperor’s residence easing gloom after Empress Auguste’s death. Crown Prince Frederick Prince Oscar and families enjoy cycles and daily sawing parties as kinship warms with shared strolls and wine breaks.
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Doorn
Holland
Auguste
Frederick
Prince Oscar
Romans Used Crimping Irons for Hair
Ancient Romans employed crimping irons to style their hair. The brief note highlights early cosmetic practices and personal grooming tools in Roman society.
Moral standards lowered by war
The Rev Dr Elbert Zaring, editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, decries war's influence on morals at the fifth Ecumenical Methodist conference in London. He argues moral norms resemble an unchanging great mountain like the Himalayas while postwar changes are excrescences from the war, and that true standards are fixed by the Ten Commandments and by Christ.
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London
Elbert RobbyAurling
Northwestern Christian Avocate
Chicago
Zarling
New York
Herald
Moses
Christ
King of Spain Admired as Ardent Leader
The king of Spain is described as an ardent figure in a concise passage noting his passionate leadership and public appeal. Details remain limited but emphasize his strong personal influence.
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Spain
Heroes Return as Legionnaires Arrive in New York
More than 100 American Legion members touring world war battlefields arrived in New York aboard the Portuguese liner Leopolda. Simultaneously an American transport docked carrying 1 199 bodies of fallen American heroes from the war.
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New York
American Legion
Medical Supplies Shipment Planned for Riga from Paris
Dr Henry Bee uwkes medical director with the Haskell mission in Russia arrived in Paris after meetings with American Red Cross officials. He outlined plans to ship drugs and hospital supplies for the American relief administration with a large consignment slated to depart Paris next Thursday bound for Riga.
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Paris
Henry Beeuwkes
Haskell
Russia
United States
American Red Cross
American Relief Administration
Riga
Trade mark disputes in Buenos Aires over American flag patent
A Buenos Aires report notes a surge in trademark and patent disputes as manufacturers find local entrants reusing brands. An English firm sought patent rights on the American flag, but the application was denied amid claims of improper appropriation.
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Buenos
Aires
South America
Obituary: Meville Goodrich Dies in Omaha Pneumonia
Meville Coodrich, president of the defunct United States Transportation Company of Boston, died in Omaha of pneumonia. He fell ill while being moved to Boston from Los Angeles where he was arrested on charges of embezzling $12,000 of the company funds.
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Omaha
Neb
Meville Coodrich
United States Transportation Company
Boston
Los Angeles
Philippine Mission Sails for Hongkong and Shanghai Visit
Manila reports Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and W. Cameron Forbes leading President Harding's Philippine mission aboard the Korea Maru. After a Hongkong stop the group will proceed to Shanghai as guests of the Chinese government. Train Hits Auto in Hammond, Two Die
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Philippine Mission
Manila
Leonard Wood
W. Cameron Forbes
Harding
Philippine Islands
Hongkong
China
Shanghai
Arrested for Torturing Children in New York
Edward Pierson thirty nine years old was arrested for tormenting children by dusting itching powder down their backs He received a fifteen day sentence for the abuse authorities report he enjoyed watching his victims squirm See note: this item describes a child torment case with a guilty party and a short punishment.
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New York
Edward Pierson
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Willowbrook St
Hammond
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N. C. Public Service CO
Erick Florman
Hart Drug CO
Asuli
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
High Point Perpetual Building
C. M. Hauser
Dred Peacock
Atty
A. J. Idol
Commercial National Bank
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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