Fragmented World Notes and Miscellany From Early 20th Century Dispatches
A sprawling collage of curiosities and short items covers global trivia, industry notes, and travel anecdotes. It mentions Creek County Wyoming land survey, London racebook shops, British dancing demonstrations, a Vinland Vines editor’s reflections, bone relics from a great writer, polar skins, ermine and bear skins, and a barrel made of straw as used in revolutionary times. It references submarines, mindanao, sewing history, wireless telegrams, Cuban corn, licorice from marahy plates, and linguistic diversity, with scattered remarks on vaccination, marriage rules in Norway, and street lamps in Jerusalem.
Urges Turks to Form Alliance With Uncle Sam in Western Asia
Fragmented remarks discuss American strategic role in Western Asia. The speaker argues for an economic and rail connectivity alliance with Turkey, warning that without U S backing rival powers seek to seize Ottoman territories. Calls for disinterested United States leadership in global diplomacy.
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Uncle Sam
Western
Asia
Paris
United States
Constan
Ald
Asia Minor
United Aertel Cing
Entente
America
Turkey
Arene
Beirut
Elena Ate
Mexico
Reece
Public Ownership of Power Service Advocated by Lane
Washington special: Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior outlined a broad conservation policy. He predicts coal to be converted to electricity at mine mouths and rivers dammed to provide heat light and power, with public ownership of hydro power plants seen as essential within a generation. He calls for Alaska development via railroads and coal lands and critiques homestead timber laws while urging government leasing to advance western resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Faa Coe
Ely
Lane
Wd & Bet
Sachienne
Cney
Congress
Alaska
Ita
Cern
Aska
Waennern
Stockholm
St. Petersburg
Alecta
Lumber Company
Seren
Eee Mahag
Aes Bh
Flowers as Emblems in Ulster Demonstrations
The piece notes Ulster demonstrators may wear flowers as emblems, with roses linked to France and primroses or violets as favored symbols among followers. It discusses loyalties, national associations, and a historical context of emblems used by different groups.
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Baltimore Sun
Niar
France
Gladstone
Beaconfield
Henri Roc Earl Hochetort
Henri Roc Earl Hochetort, “As A Recent: Venom Hy Eirapporten
Sam Ine
Peau Sia
Scotland
Free Justice and Free Legal Aid Debate
Fragmented OCR text discusses whether justice should be free in certain cases and who bears costs. It questions the fairness of government provisions and the protection of citizens when costs are not covered. The excerpt contrasts a free class of cases with larger ones that are not free.
Real Friend of the Court Argued Over Contested Conservatorship
The text discusses court actions and reforms within conservatorship and judicial procedure. It notes disputes between parties and the goal of preventing disruption to the courts, while preserving constitutionally implied procedures. The fragment hints at advocacy for reform and balance between authorities and individual rights.
Shore 2ere Affiliated to American Labor Network
A descriptive note states Shore 2ere joined the American Labor, linking 110 international unions with 7000 local federations, 687 city bodies, and 650 local trade unions under a broader labor federation network. The text emphasizes organizational scope and regional reach.
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Shore 2Ere
Mof
International Uins
Grand Duchess plotted to place Olga on Russian throne
The article alleges Grand Duchess Marie aims to install her cousin Olga as czarina by ensuring Olga inherits from Nicholas II. It claims Marie and Grand Duke Paul orchestrate support, with Paul in Paris and Olga’s marriage to Dimitri central to the plan, while other potential heirs face rejection.
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St. Petersburg
Marie
William
Sweden
Tri Czar
Russia
Nicholas II
Csarina
Michael
Viedimer
Cyril
Boris
Andrew
Nicholas
Olga
Dimitri
Paul
Csar
Paris
Iself
Stockholm
Buresen
Grand Duchess
French Tobacco Monopoly Powers French Profit Record
The government tobacco monopoly in France earned about 106 million dollars last year, the largest return since the system began 102 years ago. It controls cultivation, processing, and retail, with permits often leased by government widows and strong state oversight.
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Paris
American Tobacco Company
France
Aren Cat
Prance Purchense
Full fledged King for Albanians in Berlin tale
Berlin reports that Albanians desire William of Jed to be titled king, aiming to rank with Montenegro. European powers doubt such a title during the Albania commission’s ten year term. William will begin rule at New Year and reside at Calono while selecting Elbassan as capital. The state may seek a 4 to 5 million dollar loan through Wiener Bankverein and Banca Commerciale Milona.
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Berlin
Albania
William of Jed
Nicholas
Europe
William
Triple Alliance
International Commission On
Wiliam
Calono
Italy
Austria
Elbassan
Wiener Bankverein
Banca Commerciale of
Milona
French poet laments loss of beards in intellectual life
Paria, Special, reports the French poet calls beards a force of intellect and laments their disappearance. He asks where the beards have gone and ridicules shaving as if ashamed, contrasting golden, black, ivory beards of poets, businessmen, and servants.
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Paria
Fraudulent Gypseum Claims In Southern California Oil Regions
In southern California a scheme to claim land under the pretense of valuing gypeum deposits aims to secure lands worth 1000 to 3000 dollars per acre. The law requires only annual assessment work, which is often worthless, allowing speculators to foreclose lands and form companies for eventual development. A single successful oil well can yield vast fortunes, while the labor is a sham. Houston, Texas article notes limited gypeum supply.
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California
Tee
Great Southern California
Constitution Not Sacred, Chicago Judge Tells Traffic Club
Judge William H. McBurley of Cook County Superior Court argues that the federal constitution is not sacred. He notes two classes of people at the founding and cites a Philadelphia secrecy scheme to form a new government. He says the document was fair for its time but not sacrosanct.
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Chicago
William H. McBurely
Superior Court of
Cook County
Chesapeake Bay
Philadelphia
President and Segregation at Capital
An NAACP inquiry notes segregation of colored employees in federal offices, with reporters describing that white women sit at desks alongside Black workers. The piece questions why clerks are moved from all white rooms and whether segregation exists due to gender, and cites dissent from white clerks toward the government’s caste policy. Readers of the colored race express frustration at the situation.
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Capital
Dewald Garelaon Villard
North American Review
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Washington
New York
Destes Advertiner
Mr. McAdoo
Ieee
Why national power shapes elections and law
Fragmented OCR text references Sostionelion Portyiom and a discussion of national power over elections and taxation. It cites Wilson advocating centralized control to ensure honest elections and Brandeis in Harper’s Weekly on indirect national power. The piece mentions concerns over legislative overreach and “Romans of a national life” without clear context.
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Sostionelion
Portyiom
Kanesity Mar
Ng Laule D. Brandeis
Harper'a
National Central Congress
Wealthy St Louisan Retires to Small North Side Home
At Lovle Samuel Marz a 78 year old North St. Louis lord leaves his long bank career and moves from his daughter's Kingsbury residence to a six room house on North Ninth Street. He reflects on youth, marriage, temperance, and modern excess while planning to stay in the city he helped build. Born in Posen Germany, he arrived in 1846 and ran a hat business until retiring after his wife's death in 1891.
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Mra. J. Mange
North & Louis
Marx
North Ninth Street
Meer
Estend
Brem
Posen
Germany
United States
Scientist Warns Black Bread Is Essential For Health
Paris professor Latulle argues against white bread and in favor of black bread describing modern white bread as less nourishing and over refined. He warns that peasant black bread is healthier and criticizes reduced wheat element extraction by bakers over the past decades.
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Paris
Latulle
France
Hardest Worked Actors Describe Mies Marlowe and Sothern
The article recounts Marlowe and Sothern rehearsing for four weeks each summer. They begin at dawn and end near 2 AM, performing one play after another. Exhaustion leaves them and others asleep on stage yet they continue their grueling routine with little rest.
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Mies Marlowe
Mr. Sothern
W. P. Strand
Marlowe
Humere of the Alps in Wide World Magazine
In the Alps a new trend spots adventurers with cameras as the mark of the times. Locals in Grindelwald earn coins by posing visitors with cows and horns, charging for the photographed scene.
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Humere
Alps
High Alps
Grindelwald
France
City of Caves and Monasteries Draws Russian Visitors
Fragmentary travel note describes the Pe herekaya Lavra and its ancient status as a sacred center. It mentions the monastery’s churches and monk cells, the lack of high walls, and the famed cave city attracting visitors from across Russia.
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Mieff
Kiev
Claoe
Peherekaya Lavra
Russia
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Creek County
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Utah
Risa
Gun
Germal
London
Nan
British Alliance of Dancing
Vinland Vines
Isul
Ares
Yakutsk
Siberia
Aarrew Kline
Dilisburg
Weill
Meters
Sun Imperial
Mindanao
United Sama
States
Charles F. Weisenthal
Fin Bertin
Peru
Cuba
Sre
al Sieeorten
Missouri
Juan Nd
Ia Fernandes Law
Robinson Urusue
Hong Kong
Marahy Plate
Ei Aenatane Serwey
Jie
Norway
Houador
Ewim
Nova Scotia
Rond
Bing Chorge
Ho Md
Jerusalem
Phio
Austrella
South Africa
Secretary of Interior
Mer
Thos
Sahara Desert
National Aerial League
Oran An Pd
Figuig
Oases
Aoulef
Timbuctoo
Alfonso
Espain
Ramboullet
Siend
Speln
Eton
Bront
Spalm
Kingllah
Biberia
Theanager
Bewails
Houston, ‘Tex
Samuel Marz
St. Louis
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