Emancipation Movements and Global News Highlights
A mixed Worldwire summary reports on women's emancipation in Formosa where Chinese women reject dowry payments. economic notes compare postwar wages for German and American skilled mechanics. insurance policy changes in Arizona. letters from India about a student son in New England. French income tax plans. Danish shipping and rum running. foxes in Meuse trenches. wine production ambitions. local electoral notes. and various global affairs from relief efforts to Parliament debates.
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France
Europe
America
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Meuse
Wea
The Storm Passes Over A Kansas Hamlet
A rural scene unfolds as a hurricane approaches waking animals in the hamlet and driving fear through neighbors. The storm tears at homes and trees, doors, and windows brace against the wind while the skies erupt in fury. After the downpour ends, calm rain preserves the roofs. Maude De Verse Newton.
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Maude de Verse
Newton
Kansas City Star
Well Nourished Children and Veterans Civil Service Views
Dr. Fritz Talbot of Boston urges a clear standard of good nutrition for children outlining physical signs and growth benchmarks. He cites calorie needs by age and weight, sleep requirements, and diet issues like excess sugar and fat. Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan opposes veterans preference in civil service, questioning entitlement for those who served and returned.
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Fritz Talbot
Boston
National Child Organization
John F. O'Ryan
National Guard
France
That Famous Dish and May Day Revels in a Small Town
A traveling fair visited a little country town for a May Day fete with farmers and tradesmen expecting a busy day. A shopkeeper sent 100 pounds of confetti to his wife who asked how to cook it, while other notes humorously touch on pre natal influence and a presidential tariff question.
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London
Opposition Grows Over World War I Veterans Civil Service Preference
In New York state opposition forms against a proposed constitutional amendment granting veterans of the world war priority in civil service appointments and promotions. Debates focus on grounds of fairness and merit versus veteran preference.
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New York State
Workmen's Compensation Hearings Highlight Veteran Lawyers
A fragment notes veteran lawyers involved in profitable personal injury cases under workmen's compensation. It mentions the legal figures and the focus on compensation disputes. The text is incomplete but indicates a surge of activity among established attorneys.
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Wwe
Far Eastern Republic One Man Show Krasnostchokoff Revealed
The Far Eastern republic centers on Krasnostchokoff who also uses the alias Stark. He claims leadership after Tobelson’s disappearance and publishes the republic’s English dispatches. The interview excerpts describe his rise from Chicago lawyer Tobelson to Far Eastern president amid Siberian turmoil.
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Krasnostchakoff
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Krasnostchokoff
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Mongolia
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Soviet Russia
Japan
Verkhne-Udinsk
Stark
Orient
Don Quixote
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Udinsk
Capitol
Asia Magazine
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United States
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Far Eastern Soviet
Vladivostok
Red Army
Kolchak
Tobleson
Irkutsk
Krasnostchekoff
Keeping Hands Clean in Medical Practice
An article reviews hand hygiene methods for surgeons and obstetricians, arguing ordinary soap is insufficient for sterilization. It reports experiments by Conover and Laird showing mercuric iodide soaps are inconsistent, while a mix of chlorine lime and boric acid provides best antiseptic action though imperfect. The piece notes costs and practical cautions, including odor and skin tolerance.
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Conover
Laird
Moonlight Scene Painted by the Moon Artist
Minna Irving in the New York Herald describes a nocturnal tableau where silver light brushes walls with vivid images. Dryads and fauns move through a moonlit woodland lawn as branches and pines form delicate patterns under a nomad’s snowy arm.
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Minna Irving
New York Herald
Legion party quarrel mars French pilgrimage
A recent American Legion group visiting battlefields in France faced internal quarrels that disturbed the trip. The mixed reactions suggest France today feels too peaceful for the veterans.
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American Legion
France
Yankee thrift shown by savings bank account rates
Massachusetts leads with 67 percent of residents holding savings bank accounts, while Ohio records 1.9 percent and Indiana 1.1 percent, highlighting regional differences in personal thrift practices.
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Massachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Railroad moves shipping pen at Kike Nevada
Southern Pacific may relocate the cattle shipping pen near a government land station at Kike Nevada as frightened plains cattle resist the sight of airplanes, causing the pen planks to fail under stress.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Nev
The Farmer's Car in the Milwaukee Journal Analysis
A financial writer argues the agricultural implement business is hurt by farmers diverting capital to luxuries like cars. He says the farmer's automobile is part of equipment, not a waste, altering rural social life and slowing urban migration, with humor noting farmers' resilience.
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Roosevelt
New York Republicans rally behind Miller for 1924
The old guard backs Governor Miller for the Republican presidential nomination amid opposition to Roosevelt. The piece notes predecessors like Frank Black and Charles Whitman, who did not become president, and recalls a German paper urging exile of former royals to avert monarchist restoration.
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Old Guard
New York State
Miller
Frank 8. Black
Charles 8. Whitman
Roosevelt
White House
Women’s Rights to Roll Stockings Parity Noted
From Chicago Journal of Commerce, the claim states women have as much right and reason to wear rolled down stockings as men have to wear rolled up trousers.
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Chicago
Journal of Commerce
Alls
Exiled Russians in Paris seek Washington hearing on disarmament
A delegation of anti Bolshevist Russians in Paris plans to visit Washington to press for a hearing at the disarmament conference. The piece notes French support from the public treasury and calls for ensuring return tickets before landing. It mentions Texas, Iowa, Nebraska and a count of 26 plates of the union.
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Paris
Washington
France
Publi Treasury
Representative Claude Kitchin Taken To Albany Sanatorium
Representative Claude Kitchin of North Carolina the House minority leader and longtime majority leader has been taken to a sanatorium at Albany North Carolina in serious physical condition.
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Claude Kitchin
North Carolina
House
Albany
N. C
Treating Shock Cases From Early Medical Texts
The article describes old shock treatment avoiding whisky and injections of digitalis or strychnine. It emphasizes laying patients flat with warmth and fresh air, with mild cases needing rest and saline rectally, and more severe cases requiring transfusion or acacia solution, sometimes oxygen, based on three identified groups.
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Keith
Prince Sixtus Speaks on War Ends and Italian Territory
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon questions whether postwar gains from Italy were worth the last years of fighting. He argues Austria’s peace offers were refused, prolonging war and causing immense casualties while Italy pursued imperial aims. He assigns responsibility to Benning and notes potential earlier peace.
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Prince Sixtus
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Charles
Cxernin
Thaly
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Bonningo
Imperialium
Laly
Detroit Post Office Trials Uniform for Women Employees
The Detroit post office tests a uniform for women workers after a six month trial. The outfit includes a full apron with sleeves and white collar, made last spring to curb dress expenses and reduce risk of distraction and theft. A statue honoring the Kentucky Morgan horse progenitor will be presented to the federal agriculture department on the 100th anniversary of the horse's death.
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Detroit
Ata
States Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
The Economic Causes of Modern Wars Explored
John Bakeless argues that economic motives underlie wars, not just rhetoric. He cites Anglo German and Franco German trade rivalries, eastern expansion, and Italian Austrian aims as key drivers, noting a world economy before 1914 and the need for international cooperation to avoid conflict.
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John Bakeless
Belgium
Paris
Berlin-Bagdad
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Europe
J. H. Clapham
France
Germany
Russia
Clapham
League of Nationa
Ostrich Policy and World Markets Highlight Farm Wallets
Julius H. Barnes argues that global conditions drive farm fortunes beyond national barriers. Russia’s grain collapse and Canada’s tariff effects reduce world demand, shrinking American grain sales and delaying price recovery. A return to normal exchange rates could lift wheat values by up to $1.50 per bushel, making tariffs costly for farmers.
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Milwaukee Journal
Julius H. Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
Russia
Barnes
Europe
Mr. Barnes
Western Canada
Canada
United States
England
America
Debates Over War and Peace Between Britain and the United States
The letter targets George Bernard Shaw and Henry Arthur Jones arguing over war risks between Britain and the United States. It contrasts militant imperialists with liberal pacifists and notes how views on wars differ by ideology, including League of Nations ideals and public sentiment.
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New York
Henry Arthur Jones
George Bernard Bhaw
Great Britain
United States
Mr. Jones
Frank Erite
League
Bolsheviet
Question for Michel Ends With Wedding Date Hinted
In a moonlit stroll, George asks Michel for a wedding date after six months of calls without a proposal. He pauses to reveal the planned question as the couple discusses their future.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Michel
George
Veterans unemployment survey from World War I era
The American Legion survey shows between 400000 and 700000 World War I veterans unemployed. Georgia reports unemployment not high enough to justify aid. A New York electric brush claims to reduce dental bills. Harold Cormick, daughter of John Bachelolior.
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American Legion
U,00
Georgia
New York
Harold Cormick
John Bachelolior
Bible reading and civic view on the Bible in schools
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a push to popularize the Bible and Bible study through groups like the Gideons and the Pocket New Testament League, arguing the text should be read and used in daily life rather than seen as dreary. It cites shifts toward accessible criticism and the need for civility in public discourse.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Powell Norton
Gideons
Pocket New Testament League
Dunter
Atward
Siitle
League of Nations to plan disarmament response
The League of Nations will draft a plan if President Harding’s conference fails and submit it to world powers to test which nations give lip service to arms reductions, signaling a major treaty effort amid global disarmament talks.
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League of Nations
Harding
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