Happenings Making History Amid Global News
A condensed weekly snapshot bundles disparate events across the globe. It notes a tragic accident in Utah involving a 15 year old Riverside youth, political and social debates in New York and Denver, labor tensions, and various international developments from Russia to Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wallace
Riverside
Utah
Katherine D. Blake
New York
Colorado Educational Association
Denver
Plan to Rebuild Louvain Library and Belgian Arts Loss
Biographic Society and American patrons plan to raise funds to rebuild the Louvain University Library destroyed during the war. Professors in Belgium and abroad condemn the destruction as barbarous while German professors dispute allied accusations, invoking cultural loss and historic university treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ate Wators
University of F
Belgium
Cmy
Ib & Group
France
Gerhart Hauptmann
Max Reichardt
Rodolph Bucken
Ming
Louvain
Cardinal Mercier
Giastor
United States
Uscripts
Ever Wilde
Union Beteen
Amerie
Great Britain
United States of America
Blacksnakes to Trail Rats as Traps Fall
New Lexington reports traps used to corral and exterminate snakes and pests at Union station. Vets describe large black snakes as the only foe amid complaints over merchandise losses and post parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Union Station
Serveta
Maps Barren Coast Explorer Harold Nolee Heads Eastward
Harold Nolee, former Stefansson party member, travels with Eskimos along the northern continental coast heading toward Hudson Bay country. He aims to reach civilization next summer, mapping unmapped Victoria Land coasts with limited supplies and gun reliance. Stefansson’s ex‑colleagues describe his cautious progress and absence of ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Land
Nolce
Toria
Stefansson
Noles
Nulce
Cme
Louie Lane
Lane Nolce
Seattle
Stolen whisky found concealed on Clara Hobson in Homestead
Police in Homestead, Pa discover a hidden stash of twelve half plates of whisky tied to Clara Hobson during a search. The incident highlights a contraband possession case involving the suspect and local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Clara Hobson
REMOVE WAR SCARS AS RAIL AND CANAL SYSTEMS RESTORED
Capt Andre Taridien of Creech Peace Commission reports on reconstruction progress. About 60,000 of 100,000 wrecked houses rebuilt, 2016 miles of railway restored and many canal works repaired, 1,100 plants retooled, and 4,600,000 acres depopulated by war partly returned to farming with 1,000,000 acres ready for seed. Barbed wire 6,000 miles disentangled as effort continues across war-torn regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Merse Argonne
Baker
Senate
Wilson
New Jersey
Palmer
House
General Pershing
War Department
Andre Taridien
Creech
Hellfre
Mihava
Rencheo
Comminsioner
Tardive
Wyvasiin
Fur in Fashion Foreseen by Designers and Makers
Designers for women contemplate fur as a key theme this season with coats and accessories under review. The discussion centers on whether fur will be used as the main material or as trim, and debates the cost, fabric substitutes, and the role of fur in ladies’ wardrobes. Further notes mention floral accents and delicate tulle in evening wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Jude
Paper money puzzles Slavs Belgrade currency chaos
The Belgrade scene reflects the wider collapse of Yugoslavia’s paper currency as the Serbs Croats and Slovenes struggle with volatile exchange rates and scattered payments. The lack of stable money hinders provisioning interrupting grain and meat movement and prompting traders to barter for essentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Waythar
Furmere
Home Kitchen Dishes Eye Macaroni Cheese and Other Treats
Recipes extracted from a culinary section describe macaroni and cheese variations with butter sauce and optional additions like onions vegetables and eggs. Also included are omelet methods cheese balls celery and cheese salad plus honey based confections and treats such as butter toffee and honey fruit cake. The text blends recipes with moral snippets and a Lincoln quote about planting thoughts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Intermountain
Montana
Supreme Court
Oregon
State Superintendent of Schools
Goertle Graham
Tacoma
Uulising
Robert W. Long Miant
Utah Power and Light Company
Ogden
Colorado
New Mexico
Governor Shoup
Charles Stevens
Te Union Bank & Trust Company
Iowa
Helena
Department of Justice
Willar Z. Foster
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
Labor Temple
Johnstown
Briney
Nome
Victoria
Joe
New York Stock Exchange
Russia
Lake Daraga
Kanwax City
Kan
American Federation of Teachers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis Moulton
Whit
Omaha
Poland
Tom Gunn
San Francisco
China
Redwood City
Cape Cod
Bors Barbers
Boston
Themelves
Farmers & Mocheles State Bank
Averyville
Kerensky
Leon Trotsky
Nicolai Lenine
Moscow
Maine
Inal
Dean
Germany
Bolahevlat
Kolchak
Omsk
Carlsbad
Count Romanez
Alfonso
Spain
America
Britain
Snes
Mexico
Juares
Ue Interior
Carranza
William ©. Jenkins
Trussian Bolshevisty
Mexico City
Washington
Bopillas
Venustiano Carrangd
Rumania
Insy-surville
Biographic Society
Acta
Harold Nolee
Slavs
Gower
Lincolp
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