Everbearing orange tree sparks Florida citrus syndicate
A rare everlasting orange tree found in Avon Park Florida has attracted protection fencing and day and night guards. Several South Florida citrus growers formed a syndicate to purchase the tree whose origin and age are mysteries. The story notes other global items from Lenin to Caribbean politics and a mix of science and local economy.
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Emall
Avon Park
South Florida
Bolsieviata
Russia
Kacelslor
Mexico
Why Construction Is at a Standstill
A lengthy analysis traces why building activity shrinks under high interest, revealing lenders charging up to 126 percent and deducting large bonuses, with cases from Manhattan Life Insurance and Brooklyn Savings Bank. The piece cites Lockwood committee findings, notes thousands of such deals, and links the financing squeeze to housing shortages and stalled projects.
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Kirk Bronson
Lockwood Committee
New York
Benjamin Ogden Wilkins
Wilkins
Newark Tribune
New Jersey
Bronx
Samuel Untermyer
Siddenly
Connor Lawrence
Law
West Seventy Second Street, Inc
Manhattan Life Insurance Company
H. C. Forbes & Co
Forbes & Co
Upper
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn Savings Bank
North River Building Co
Britain's Sea Power and the Imperial Conference
Opinion piece arguing Britain's naval supremacy depends on sea power while advocating disarmament talks with the United States. It questions the push for battleship construction and predicts the Pacific as the cockpit of world policy, urging Britain to lead through initiative rather than force.
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Lord George
London
Britain
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Congress
United States
America
Japan
Architeld Hard
Austria-Hungary
Russia
France
Italy
European
British Isles
Pacific
North Sea
Europe
Imperial Service
Who's to Blame for Empty Entertainments in London
Sir John Ervine in London Observer blames flappers and older young women for dull performances. A correspondent argues men share the blame as audiences at the Alhambra show Robey en Casserole drew many middle aged men, while women were fewer.
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John Ervine
London Observer
Henry the Fourth
His Majesty's
Alhambra
The Fly in the Ointment from the Chicago News
A Chicago News commentary notes a Mackenzie river oil strike near Attic circle with Imperial Oil sinking a shaft. Field may cover a wide area but development delays loom, rail and transport limits hinder output, and Arctic prospects tempt investors while cautioning patience amid uncertain markets.
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Mackensie
Imperial Oil Ltd
Standard Oil
Great Slave Lake
United States
Sion But Sure. Commentary on English history and progress
Norman Hapgood of Universal Service notes on England’s past cruelties and reforms. The piece cites burning at the stake, torture, and flogging in earlier centuries, parliamentary failures to abolish the slave trade in 1788, and that women and children labored in mines. It remarks on bribe-taking by high officials in the eighteenth century and ends with a quip about a knight and his illegitimate issue.
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Sion
Norman Hapgood
Universal Service
Uotil
England
Pitt
Denby Under Fire Over Sims Incident in Herald
The New York Herald criticizes Secretary of the Navy Denby for the Sims affair. It argues Denby misjudged the occasion and disrespected Admiral Sims, noting Sims' pivotal wartime role and denying any available earlier voyage for Sims. The piece laments the clash as a breach of propriety and taste.
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Denby
New York Herald
Admiral Sims
Secretary of the Navy
Sima
Clever Beau and Passing Show Snippet From New York Mall
In the Riding chatty passim, a playful exchange questions meanings with witty riffs about cleverness and phrases from a merchant news item. The dialogue touches on diamond trade phrases, a bold sale offer, and a tease about Arabian deserts, ending with a quip on prosperity shown by a wife’s clothes.
Dempsey Faces Packed Arena as Mindset Shapes Fight
The article describes Dempsey's nerves and psychology ahead of a ring battle with Carpenter. It notes the crowd's reaction and the burden on the champion's self belief, while reflecting on public perception and moral pressure surrounding the bout.
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Dempesy
Dempsey
Carpentrer
Campacy
The Need of Foreign Trade Analysis
The New York Journal of Commerce notes shifts in manufacturing cuts over years, warning that keeping plants idle risks a permanent move away from industry. It suggests offsetting declines with new agricultural or rural development to balance postwar population trends.
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The
New York Journal of
Eye
Mantra
Narikins Wealth in Japan and its Aftermath
The article traces the rise of narikin wealth in postwar Japan fueled by high living costs and luxury like geisha and cars. It notes sharp social shifts from aristocracy to parvenus, a 1920 market crash, widespread layoffs, public unrest over living costs, and a push toward reform, universal suffrage, and labor rights as strikes and protests spread nationwide.
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Felicien
Japan
Narikin
Kobe
Kiyushu
Osaka
Enoshima
Benten
Tokyo
Chamber of Peers Ina
Chaflaye
Revue de Paris
Great Navigation Company
Yan Osaka
Narkins
Kyoto
Europe
Wisdom and duty mark MIT leader Nichols speech
Dr Ernest Fox Nichols newly named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology spoke at the senior class dinner. He urged education ends with self improvement and emphasized human relations in industry as a key science of manufacturing. He warned engineers against indifference to workers and stressed duty in leadership.
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Springfield Republican
Ernest Fox Nichols
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nichola
Nichols
Ohio
Journal
Wilson
Romance and Realism from the Edinburgh Scoreman
Fragmented dialogue hints at a romantic scene in Edinburgh with aspirational lines and garbled exchanges. The excerpt presents terse, stylized speech about parting, future visions, and affectionate entreaties, interwoven with unclear phrases and misprints. The piece reads like a clipped, impressionistic sketch of a couple's emotions.
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Edinburgh
Abe
Soma
Fragmentary note hints at farming focus and caution at market
Garbled text mentions farmers and a stance against certain fashion or trends. It references avoiding malilions and staying away from a potentially risky endeavor. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to specify entities or events.
Free Lumber or Tariff Debate Shapes Congress
The Milwaukee Journal outlines a heated Congress debate on lumber policy. A committee proposal favors free lumber with a small log tariff, urging reliance on Canadian timber to prevent rapid domestic forest depletion. It warns tariffs could hinder home construction and urges prudent use of remaining U S forests while considering imports.
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Milwaukee Journal
Congress
Canada
Australia
Leen
Convict Ship Exhibits and Endless Debates Spark Talk
Fragmentary text notes a convict ship on display in New York with its dungeon cells and devices, alongside scattered critiques of modern reforms. It mentions maternal mortality, child welfare, and anti suffrage sentiment, reflecting a mix of concerns on crime, punishment, and gender rights in a shifting era.
Retirement and its supposed dangers for active men
A survey of 141 replies from prominent businessmen and professionals on whether retirement harms health and longevity. The mixed views show many favor continuing work or delaying retirement, while a few highlight rest and hygiene, with names like Sabin Jetton Dinkins Bryan Crandell cited.
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Woods Hutchinson
Killa
A. T. Goldwater
Medical Review of Reviews
Ecking
Hutchinson
California
Florida
Charles H. Sabin
New York
Jetton
Atlants
Mosars
Sabin
W. B. Clark
Hartford
James Dinkins
New Orleans
Julius Kramitt
Kruttschaltz
Siz
William Jennings Bryan
F. G. Crandell
Toledo
Bryan
German Bonds As Real Money and Sweetening
The Kansas City Star explains the reparations deal as a mix of bonds and cash. Germany would issue three bond series totaling 21.0 billion dollars, with 2.0 billion in real value and 19.5 billion in Series C held by the reparations commission. Annual payments are fixed at 6.6 billion plus a 0.5 percent export-based surcharge, adjustable to Germany’s export value and reimbursed to exporters. The plan aims for a flexible, prosperity-linked obligation, with Series C distributions delayed until conditions improve.
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Kansas City Star
the Star
Promiere
Germany
Reparations Commission
Amesticaxation
The Mexican Deadlock in U S Mexico Ties
The Boston Herald reports a heated stalemate in Mexican U S relations. President Barding struggles to translate terms for recognition with the Obregon government, which seeks U S recognition but resists conditions.
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Boston Herald
Barding
Obregon
Mexico
Armen’ Zion
Fragmentary court notes from Birmingham paper
Readable fragments describe a fair defendant and a talk on testimony. Sparse text mentions a Kansas police, a Better farmer, and attention to details of costume amid legal proceedings. Names and specifics are unclear, but the item centers on a court testimony scene in progress.
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Birmingham
Hoerald
Smart Law- Tin Vt
Soames
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British Board of Agriculture
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