General Gorgas A Pioneer In Preventing Tropical Diseases
The article recalls General Gorgas’s pivotal work against yellow fever and other preventable diseases. It highlights his Asia and Americas impact, including his role in eradicating fevers on the Isthmus and his global reputation. It notes his belief in cutting disease tolls and frames his final days as a hopeful message to humanity.
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Gorgas
Jefteral Gorgas
United States
London
Africa
Co. Jon
Western Hemisphere
Asia
Ind
Prest- Lakewell
Tropics
Eh- Stellas
Ceneral
South America
Panama
Spa Hosts Historic Allied Conference at Versailles Terms
Spa Belgium July 7 Two years after hosting Germany’s army Spa becomes the site of a major meeting on executing the Treaty of Versailles and dealing with Germany’s economy Entor’s include Allied nations with Lloyd George for the British mission and various national delegations in hotels and chateaus along the river and hills outside Spa.
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Spa
Belgium
Hmperfal
Germany
Liega
Chateau Fraineuse
Brussels
M. Pelver-Graux
London
Paris
Journalists from Belgium and Britain hosted at city hotels
Belgian journalists are accommodated at the Hotel de la Main d Or and British reporters are received at the Hotel du Golf. Other journalists are stopping near the missions of their respective countries.
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Hotel de la Main d'Or
Hotel du Golf
Nose to Nose Flag Chase in Prospect
New York July 6 A neck and neck pennant chase in the National League may feature Reds Cubs Cardinals Pirates and Dodgers in a tight race toward September. The balance of power shifts as pitching, batting, and fielding strengthen several clubs with earlier struggles fading as the season nears. Historical echoes of 1908 and earlier NL races surface as writers weigh which city may claim the pennant this year.
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Jack Vetock
New York
Reds
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates
Cincinnati
Gardinals
Dodgers
Giants
Fred Merkle
St. Louis
Boston Nationals
Baltimore Orioles
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Braves
Rumored Rafanute Rafting Considered for BC Lumber Trade
International brief from Vancouver reports a feasibility study on using rafanutes to transport British Columbia lumber to Europe. The plan, led by The Rafanute Syndicate of London with William Olson of Stockholm, envisions ships carrying 15 to 20 million feet per raft, potentially easing euro-bound lumber exports amid postwar demand and ship shortages.
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British Columbia
Baltic
Olson
Europe
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prediction of World Crop Failure From Weather Cycles
Sir William Beirdige, director of the London Script of Economics, argues a 15½ year cycle predicts world crop failures due to a meteorological crisis. He cites 1907 as a past lean year and suggests 1924 1925 or 1926 could see unseasonable weather, reduced harvests, higher prices, and possible famines across nations.
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Dondon
William Beirdige
London Script of Economics
England
Sir William
William
Wether
Possible Cycles Reveal Crisis Timing Laws
A historical discussion suggests that studying long cycles can prove their existence and uncover rules governing the precise dating and severity of each crisis, opening a broad field for remedial effort.
Harding’s First Campaign Gift of Gab Mentioned
International News Service reports from Bellefontaine Ohio that Henry Pardy, owner of a local apartment house, gave Warren G Harding his first encouragement in campaigning decades ago. The future Republican presidential nominee was then a State Senate candidate for his district and delivered his first speech at East Liberty, receiving praise despite bashfulness.
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International News Service
Bellefontaine
Ohio
United States
Warren G. Harding
Henry Pardy
East Liberty
Harding
Pardy
Senator Harding
Married Women Do Not Make Best School Teachers
Boston dispatch reports Dr Payson Smith Massachusetts State Commissioner of Education rejects Carnegie Foundation findings. He argues married women's primary duties are home and family, preferring that a teacher's priority lie there rather than in school duties.
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International News Service
Boston
Payson Smith
State Commissional of Education
Smith
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Massachusetts
Sygve
Procrastination and its wary effects on work ethic
The message discusses procrastination and its impact on productivity, noting how delaying tasks leads to diminished results. It mentions the concept of day-to-day planning and reflects on how delaying decisions affects business success.
Rheumatism Relief Ad Promotes Blood Triage Formula
An old newspaper classified style ad promotes Te Reese Formula II claiming to cure rheumatism by cleansing the blood rather than using liniments. The copy urges readers to consult a doctor or local druggists and provides addresses for medical advice and purchase locations.
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Choy
Druceist
Carson
Ae Pornula Huntington
Shrom
Daughtery’s
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