Deaths Linked to Strike Breakers Accountability
A Denver panel of Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish churchmen concludes that deaths of citizens stem from arming strike breakers. It rejects the notion that the economic system excuses offenders and urges personal accountability before God. The report condemns those who hire such attackers and stresses moral responsibility beyond economic excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Council
T Churchos of Christ
Irelanece
Denver
Fear of Spirits Drives Chinese War News Rituals
The Grand Rapids Press notes Chinese fear centers on spirits of deceased relatives rather than personal death. Homes fear unsettled souls and seek burial certainty, prompting practices to lure spirits back. The piece contrasts this with a Riley poem about empathy and shared warmth via a comforting hand.
Publicity and crime reporting urged by St Louis Baptists
The St Louis Baptist Association urged the State Baptist group to petition press leaders to raise standards of citizenship while arguing against suppressing crime news. It insists publicity promotes progress and deters offenses, despite claims that sensationalism fuels immorality. Also notes senators' absences hinder legislation and war-era road stock distributions, plus Berlin reports on Charles and Zita’s marriage anniversary and restored royal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Pont
St. Louis Baptist Association
State Baptist Association
Ite
Bureau of Public Roads
War Department
New York
Illnois
Texas
Berlin
Fdf
Charles
Munary
Zita
The Eccentric Peter and Court Procession in Russia
A fragment describes Peter the Great famed for eccentricity and anecdote. Yakov Turgenev, a court jester, marries Alexton’s daughter as nobles ride in velvet carriages. The scene features a bizarre retinue with vagas, asses, and large dogs marching behind.
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Peter
Kansas
Peter the Great
Russia
Yakov Turgenev
Theon
Alexton
Cour
Kuwala Bh
Railroad Struggle Needs Expert Help for Rail System
The 1916 eight hour day dispute, Adamson Act, and wartime controls shaped current rail tensions. Wilson backed arbitration, but Congress only partly acted. The 1920 transport act returned control to private owners, yet a public board lacked authority. A national inquiry is needed to diagnose the system’s failures and propose remedies. The strike signals a deeper disease, requiring expert diagnosis and scientific treatment.
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Ritroudea
Wilsen
Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Transportancect
Svade
Railroads
Atlanta
Birmington & Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Brotherhoods
New York Times
New York Tribune
Kaiser
Morals and Misconceptions on South Sea Islands
Charles Nordhoff argues that South Sea morality exists, with chastity valued in Polynesia and village jeunesse guarded by chante girls. He notes white visitors are drawn by fantasy, often returning disillusioned as real women differ from sensational depictions, and that islanders come for work, drink, women, or a murky past.
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South Sea
Charles Bernhard Nordhoff
Atlantic Monthly
South Sea Islands
Polynesia
Aimple
England
America
France
Leicester Square
Sixth Avenue
Butte
Islands
Ike
Tahitih
What Arbuckle Might Have Done
Detroit Free Press comments on Patty Arbuckle as a case study in wealth. It argues wealth alone fails without wise spending and social responsibility. The piece urges modesty cheerfulness and consideration for others as the mark of true riches, noting generosity to hospitals colleges and orphans.
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Detroit Free Press
Patty” Arbuckle
Too Many Holidays and Work Loss Across States
A Commerce and Finance column laments rising holidays such as Columbus Day in New York and observes how Friday holidays push Saturday as a workless day, creating two weeks of holiday each year. The drought affects the Nottingham and Grantham canal, drying up sections since 1700 per the Landon Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
Nottingham and Grantham
Grantham End
Landon Times
Soviet Grants Rich Concession to Siberian Revolutionaries
A cable reports that “Big Bill” Haywood has been granted a large concession to Soviet Siberia by Moravian revolutionary committees. The plan envisions 8,600 American minors employed, some already in Russia, with huts clothing and food supplied by the Soviet government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood
Soviet Biberia
Miborian Revolutionary Committees
Rureia
Ireland Under the Crown and the Irish Quest for Independence
From the New York Times, the article surveys historical debate on Ireland as an independent state prior to 1800, citing Sir George Cornewall Lewis and J. G. Swift MacNeill. It notes Dean Swift’s allegiance to the English sovereign, a early use of the phrase government without consent equals slavery, and discusses the union act that ended Ireland’s ancient independence while noting occasional English hints at an independent government under George king of Ireland.
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Ireland
New York Times
England
George Cornewall Lewis
Dependencies
Scotland
J. G. Swift MacNeil
Drapler
Dean Swift
Henry VIII
Swift
Winston Churchill
George
Reviving a Lost Art in Chicago Cars and Deception
A Chicago municipal court judge notes widespread crookedness in used car trades and horse trading alike. He warns buyers to seek solid titles and legal advice, while reflecting on scams and the lure of collective rituals versus daytime work and grocery prices.
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Gemmill
Municipal Court of
Chicago Caye
Noield
Extravagant Headlines From A Curious Era
A whimsical tale of a frugal husband tallying his wife Sarah's expenses for mustard plasters and extractions. The mayor of Minneapolis rules it not a misdemeanor for a young man to kiss his wife in public. A KilE church parlor will host nightly courting under supervision for away from home couples. German warships in French hands ordered to salute the Unknown Soldier on board the Olympia for transport to the United States.
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China
Sarah
Minneapolis
Han
Kile
France
Brent
Blavre
Olympia
United States
Gurdal
Keiseh Sets World Air Speed Records At Krampes
Krampes France saw Keiseh of France break records for 100 200 and 300 kilometer races with averages near 278 kmh 170 mph. His times included 21 15 for 100 km 42 39 4 6 for 200 km and 1 04 39 1 5 for 300 km, within seconds of Baci Lecointe’s prior marks. A photo shows Krisch after the race and his record aircraft.
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Krampes
France
Keiseh
Krineh
Baci-Lecointe
Krisch
Goucher referendum on income for marriage sparks debate
Baltimore college women favor varying incomes for marriage, with a wide spectrum from 48 dollars a week to 8 thousand dollars yearly, as seniors at Goucher weigh what is sufficient. The discussion frames expectations for young couples entering the world.
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McCracken
Vassar
Goucher College
Baltimore
Baltimore College
Date On Menu Paris Letter in the World
A soberly dressed man roams Paris concierges collecting family cats with a bulging portfolio. Claiming officer status, he removes one or two felines claiming hygienic limits, then sells them to dubious eateries. Other thieves kidnap stray pets for resale as rabbits, a practice difficult to distinguish from legitimate larceny.
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Paris
New York
Lapin Chasseur
Home life in danger cited by Pittman in Michigan talk
M S Pittman warns teachers that American home life is dying and sanctity passing while Elinor Glynn returns from Europe shocked by youth merriment. She cautions not to be discouraged, noting the home always passes and morality shifts. Meanwhile hundreds of Chinese students move to Lyons industrial centers attracted by the Franco Chinese Institute directing studies.
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M. S. Pittman
Michigan
Elinor Glynn
Europe
Lyons
France
Honor To Whom Honor Is Due
A granite statue of the flirt Morgan horse is unveiled at Midd lbury Vermont. Detroit, Mich will erect a granite statue of the first flivver. Lloyd George to visit the country with twenty state rooms and deluxe suites for aides and staff. The remark echoes Charlemagne’s grandeur starting from Jerusalem.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Middlebury
Detroit
Mich
Lloyd George
Europe
Charlemagne
Jerusalem
School of experience keeps teaching through the night
From the Boston Transcript, the school of experience did not take any vacation. It is noted as largely a night school, a place where lessons continue long after daylight.
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Boston Transcript
School of Experience
Get Right Number Sure From Life The Telephone Company
A garbled passage argues a pressing problem for the republicans in power about how to keep California in the party. The text is incomplete and suggests a political focus on telephone services and numbers.
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California
Redhead Club at Groucher College Sparks Mixed Reactions
A Milwaukee Journal piece notes a Groucher college redhead club aimed at pride in hair. It questions necessity, jokes about redheads, and mentions a potential president like Billie Burke, while asserting the group’s appeal to young suitors and adolescents.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Groucher College
Tella
Billie Burke
Why Not Burn Corn Lesterville Letter Discusses Coal Cost
A Sioux City Tribune letter from Lesterville argues farmers should burn corn instead of coal to save costs, urging recognition of farmers as workers seeking fair wages. It also notes steel rail price cuts by United States Steel and comments on early 1920s railway labor and political dynamics, plus a pocket movie machine showcased in London and a remark on employment linked to profitability.
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Lesterville
Get
Sioux City Tribune
Washington
Theo. Hertz
United States Steel Corporation
London
Calvin Lidge
The Pot Boils in China War Talk and Shantung Crisis
A late December 1992 survey examines China Japan and US roles amid Shantung tensions. It discusses open door policy, American influence in China, mission work, and the risk of war driven by Japanese expansion. It notes economic shifts in Tsingtao under Japanese control, Chinese reactions, and the broader pacific balance at the disarmament conference.
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China
America
Japan
Erich von Salgmann
Vosalche Zeitung
Religioue
New York
Herr Salzmann
Far East
Herr Salgmann
Ub Seeling
Tsingtao
Shantung
England
France
Italy
Germany
Tokyo
Baron Inouye
Iormation
Shingtung
Tetsuwa
Tsaingtau
League of Nations
Go MC. A
Ikidu
Burma
Macau
Taungtau
Stecare
Pesson
Wtort
Chinnan
Telngtau
Mnatchy
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Chicago News
Leon Krisch
Health Department
Chauncey M. Depew
Scribnerd Magazine
New York Central
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United States Senate
Ondon Peporty
Oharmes
Lomrance
Dda
Ptecoe
Ajericana
Jamin
Herr Salamann
Crows Channel Air Pilota
Georgia
Herbert Hoover
Goover
Hussein Langage
Thay Tare
Canada
Theadore Havres
Norway
Shantunke
Egmerty
Alsace-Lorraine
Reneh
Ikland
Miget Sound
Milian
Lord Northcliffe
Amerwa
Cathaia
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