Armament talks mix with chores and humor across nations
An eclectic set of notes reports President Harding urged to lead the armament conference, fires in dock coal piles, a Bay City con man bounty scam, a record oyster opener in Cape Cod, and various international and domestic notes including Washington diplomacy, women’s councils, and a Congo airmail service.
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Lowney
Clama
New York
Old Bill
Cape Cod Way
Superior
Duluth
Pires
Bay City
Mich
States Conference of Probation Officers
New York State
Helen T McCormick
Kings County
England
London
Marquis of
Northampton
Washington
George Washington
Cambridge
Ferdinand Foch
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Women
Philadelphia
League of Nations
Memoria Plaga
General Diaz
Italy
Baltimore
Far West
Spokane
St. Paul
Seattle
Portland
Lima
American Farm Bureau
Ite
Atlanta
State Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Hie
Singing Craftsmen of Peking in Asia Magazine
The essay explores Peking gilds and craftspeople who sing while working. It notes how gilds control credit and support economic activity, and describes workers like rickshaw coolies, incense sellers, and blacksmiths who sing to cope with labor, pride, and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lia
Chamber of Commerce
Wang Shih Fa
Wang
Naval armament limits and guarantees under the league covenant
The New York World reports senators debate guarantees for Hughes naval limits. A successful agreement needs registration with the League of Nations, then guarantees follow. Even without U.S. membership, the covenant offers protection, and initial steps toward disarmament are praised as a strong start.
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Hughes
Great Britain
United States
Great Lakes
Canadian
Japan
League of Nations
Creat Foritain
League
Washington
Mr. Hughes
Flughes
No Change From Chicago On Profits Tax Debate
A contested view argues excess profits tax drives rich money away from jute tax exempt securities and stresses that capital seeks safe havens in stress. The piece notes steel prices stay high, slowing business revival as capital withdraws during war prices and won’t return until price lists drop.
All Mixed Up from Louwenith Courier Journal
A garbled excerpt discusses a cookery game and a character named Chariget. The text shifts to a chaotic line about delaying wetting something and a remark on government actions melting silver dollars into bullion. The OCR yields a fragmented scene with unclear context and entities.
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Louwenith Courier-Journal
Chariget
The Derby's Advantage
The Chicago News notes a derby hat, while not an imposing headdress, stays on easier than a jeweled crown as Charles of Hapsburg demonstrates the point.
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Chicago News
Charles of
High Living Costs Face American Households
A fragmented OCR snippet discusses the burden of high living costs on Americans in an era of business and inflation. The text references rising expenses affecting households and overall economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunton Ranooriot
The Knockers Below Column Roams From Columbus Inquirer Sun
A brief snippet from the Columbus Inquirer Sun notes recurring criticisms titled The Knockers Below. It hints at ongoing commentary about figures who undermine others, with a tongue in cheek tone and no specific names or events.
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Columbus Inquirer Sun
New Federal Aid Road Bill and Its distant impact
The Kansas City Star notes the federal aid road bill targets 7 percent of public road mileage, with 75 000 miles designated as primary and up to 60 percent of funds focused on this core network. Missouri may gain up to about 100 million dollars over ten years as states and counties prepare for widespread highway construction and shared financial burdens.
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Kansas City Star
Congress
United States
Missouri
The Man of the Hour and Brown Mountain Light Notes
A compact page notes Lloyd George as a stabilizing figure, plus a Brown Mountain Light phenomenon in North Carolina with meteorologists weighing it as a brush discharge. The piece weaves poetry from The New Republic and small miscellanies about Gorky Challapin, Ware Massachusetts fire chief, and civic building projects in South Dakota and Watertown.
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Brown Mountain
Bulletin
National Geographic Society
North Carolina
Blowing Rock
Blue Ridge Mountains
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Andes
Iva Bell Callaway Salutes Pershing and Foch Parade
Iva Bell Callaway, age one, waved to General Pershing and Marshal Foch during the American Legion parade in Kansas City. Foch noticed the baby, saluted, and Leaned over to hold her hand while the crowd cheered. The moment ended with a French farewell from Foch and Pershing.
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Foch
Iva Bell
Kansas City Star
Iva Bell Callaway
American Legion
Callaway
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Pershing
Frank Callaway
Washington conference fades as naval arms talk stalls
The piece argues the White House steered talks toward economy and shared leadership, inviting Germany to sit in while France and England clash over arms. It contends the conference shows little meat, with Britain and France pursuing submarines over battleships and predicts a fade into domestic political sparring.
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Washington
Bluebottle
White House
Hughes
Navy
League of Nationalan
Germany
Fhrst
France
Francy
Briand
England
Hero at the Dishpan: Sergi Woodfill as Model American Soldier
General Pershing lauds Sergi Samuel Woodfill as an outstanding war hero and model husband. He fought at the Argonne, killing 19 Germans to protect his comrades, then returned home to wash the dishes, symbolizing the ideal American fighter. General Foch notes such homespuns help breed fighters.
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Sergi
Samuel Woodfill
General Pershing
Marshal Foeh
Argonne
Woodfill
Indiana
Foch
America
France
Italian youth testifies in Crom county circuit court
A young Italian man testifying as plaintiff in Crom county circuit court in Arkansas grows animated and speaks rapidly as the stenographer struggles to keep pace. He protests to the reporter that his words are too fast to be written correctly.
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Sunny
Italy
Crom County
Arkansas
Eight Day Clock Ownership Case At The Burgh Court
A local court session heard a dispute over ownership of an eight day clock. The judge awarded the clock to the plaintiff with the quip You get the clock and what do you get cried the defendant. The exchange highlighted a humorous moment in a minor civil matter.
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Ely
Burgh Bootaman
Notable Mentions From City Pages And Tidbits
The item notes a quirky reference from the New York Post about Kanrap City being a fragment of a broader world line project. It also mentions Marshal Koch pondering strategic trench lines from coast to coast and identifies a young businesswoman. An unrelated line reports Mine Elysabethe Mandella Foony attaining a responsible role at a popular house run by Mary Chubb in Splinterville.
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New York Post
Kanrap City
New York
San Francisco
Marshal Koch
Elysabethe Mandella Foony
Splinterville
Boanoline House of
Mra
Mary Chubb
Ambassadors Decide German Ships May Enter Black Sea
Fragmentary report notes a council of ambassadors ruling that German ships may enter the Black Sea as part of postwar arrangements. The scrambled text references a Yank buddy and Pierre in broken French amid a war scene, but the core fact is the diplomatic decision on access to the Black Sea.
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Gorkl
Challapin
Kasan
Gorki
Volga
Council of Ambassadors
Black Sea
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Inter Mountain Globe
Paul W. Yeoman
PUB
Walett, Crook County, WY
Joseph J
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Frank FE. Jackson
Kellerton
Pega
Belgian Congo
Kishasa
Atanieyville
Congo River
Treasury
Parris
Cour Wiehite
Kan
Middle West
Swiongs
Tinther County OU Company
Gietviet Court
Canmpalia
Peking
Sam Dean
Asia Magazine
China
The
New York World
Crater Lake
National Park
Oregon
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Fifth Avenue
Police Department of
Chicago
John
Wall Street
the Man of the Hour
Victor Murdock
Wichita Eagle
Lloyd George
Main Street
Horse-Sense
John V. A. EE
New Republic
Thomas G. Gleason
Ware
Mass
Watertown
South Dakota
Falls
Walt
Huron
Court House
Bull Ring
Mexico City
Rodolfo Gaona
Arthur Brisbane
Frances
Mother
Russia
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Ermglani
Mr. Ghandi
India
Kato
Ghandi
Parla
Milwaukee Journal
Aloo
Madison Journal
A la Carte
American Legion Weekly
Pierre
Lady
Amerique
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