Peter of Serbia Nearing End in Belgrade Villa
Paris dispatches report King Peter of Serbia near death at 75 plus, largely incapacitated and living in retirement outside Belgrade with only his doctor and nurse. Since 1918 he gradually withdrew from state affairs, handing control to Prince Regent Alexander as Serbia grew in territory and power after wars with Turkey and Bulgaria.
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Paris
Peter
Serbia
Belgrade
Alexander
Jugo Slavia
Athens
Kara
Black) George
Austria
Ter
Hungary
S St. Cyr
France
Paria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Montenegro
Nicholas
Zorka
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Geneva
Bulgaria
Balkans
Friendly Relations Placeholder
A dialogue sketches social nuance as two townsfolk discuss a mysterious man. The speaker acknowledges the other’s friendliness toward a stranger described as a prominent bootlegger, revealing potential future dealings and caution in acquaintance.
Fraternity Society Social Calendar Opens Evening Events
Open house at the Y W C A in the evening invites all young people and grownups. The Sunbeam Band meets at Baptist Church at 5 PM. A dance is planned at the Woman's Club at 8 30 PM.
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Sunbeam Band
Baptist Church
Woman's Club
Knightly toast ends with mother’s name in old tale
On a grand night of chivalry the toast to a mysterious beauty ends with St. Leon revealing the beloved as his mother. Nearby notes report lively social visits: Mrs. Cook enjoying Comfort’s cool climes. J. W. Scrivner visiting Oklahoma. several residents in Laredo, San Antonio, and New York for brief trips, visits, and family affairs.
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St. Leon
List of names and chaperones from Santa Rosa event
The article lists numerous individuals including Anita Brennan Parker Phyllis Bunn Sadie Hazelrigg Eloise Simmons Madonna Sorrell Margaret Hazelrigg Carolyn Brennan Hattie May Bryant Kathleen Heaner Laura Taylor Odette Bunn Pearl Colman Rosalie Vermeer Katherine Marshall Mildred Leyendecker Arvilla Seamon Stella Nolan Julian MecVicar Grace Simpson Rosalie Biggio Genevieve Camp Father Sharkey Mesears Bernie Da Camara Clyde Brennan Jack Chisholm Ralph and Cecil Matthes Richard Trout James Edward Wright Norman Sorrell Dave Slaughter Jack King Ernest Heaner Fred Buenz Charles Richter Horace Greenstrest Tack Hassell Roy Davis Conny Lam Dan Joe Sanchez Shirley Lawrence DaCamara Otis Walker Victor Sauvignet Bill Taylor Joe Condren Elmer Rogers August Wormser Ted G'Sell Dan Lowry Arthur Fred Werner Arthur Hazelrigg Jake Bunn Henneth Hamilton Louis Poster plus chaperones Mr and Mrs W Y Bunn Mr and Mrs Daugherty Mr and Mrs McKendricks of Santa Rosa Mrs Hazelrigg Mrs Werner and Mr and Mrs Johnson
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Ralph
Cecil Matthes
Richard Trout
James
Edward Wright
Norman Sorrell
Dave Slaughter
Jack King
Ernest Heaner
Fred Buenz
Charles Richter
Horace Greenstrest
Tack Hassell
Roy Davis
Conny Lam
Dan
Joe Sanchez
Shirley
Lawrence DaCamara
Otis Walker
Victor Sauvignet
Bill Taylor
Joe Condren
Elmer Rogers
August Wormser
Ted G’sell
Dan Lowry
Arthur
Fred Werner
Arthur Hazelrigg
Jake Bunn
Henneth Hamilton
Louis Poster
W. Y. Bunn
Daugherty
McKendricks
Santa Rosa
Hazelrigg
Werner
Johnson
Marines Sent to Costa Rica Frontier as Precaution
Washington August 22 officials said marines were sent south to stand by as Costa Rican forces move into contested territory. Secretary Denby called the action purely precautionary and a note was sent to Panama explaining the move. The tone suggests no expected rifle fire from the marines.
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Washington
United States
Costa Rean
Panama
Denby
Identified Body Tied to Cincinnati Waitress Case
The AP reports Granite City Illinois dated August 22 identifies the body as Mrs. Nora Dorman, 20, later found working as a Cincinnati waitress. Her husband Arthur Dorman and his son John, 16, were arrested at Junction. Warrants charging murder were filed against them.
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Associated Press
Granite City
Serena Gilliland
Cincinnati
Nora Dorman
Arthur Dorman
John
Junction
Quite a Difference by Chimmey and Johnny
A humorous dialogue swaps a courting course for a misfire as Johnny suggests teaching a girl to swim. Chimmey corrects the mix up in a punchline about pushing her off the dock, eliciting a surprised reaction. The exchange plays on mistaken identity and playful misdirection.
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Chimmey
Johnny
Women in London and abroad gain roles and fame
The piece lists sixty London magistrates and highlights several women achieving milestones: Olga Nethersole juror in London, Carina Carrington named Indiana juvenile probation officer, Josephine Fitts elected Mississippi county superintendent, Emmeline Pankhurst settling in British Columbia, and J B Newman aiding Cuban banking law. Clara Butt recounts paying to hear herself sing at Albert Hall, finding her own voice perceptibly strong.
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London
Norway
Olga Nethersole
Carina C. Carrington
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Josephine Fitts
Adams County
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
British Columbia
J. B Newman
Washington, D. C
Clara Butt
Albert Hall
Obscure Cross-Examination Reveals Illiterate Witness
A lawyer recounts questioning a witness in a civil suit about filling yardage. The witness confuses cubic yard with inkstand size, calling it a "tnkstand" and showing little grasp of measurement concepts amid the courtroom bustle.
A real hog and horse betting tale from the boardroom
Turkins and Thompson discuss Jones’s luck with horses in a humorous exchange about how his wife picks winners. Turkins jokes about pinning a heat while Thompson suggests using a fork to determine first second and third places.
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Jones
Thompson
Turkins
Kitty Four Confirms Father Home From Work
A four year old girl named Kitty had misbehaved and received firm correction before her father left for work. Upon his return that evening Kitty announced upstairs in a stiffly polite tone that her father had come home, saying Mother your husband’s home.
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Kitty
Immigrants that Prosper Here and the Plants They Brought
A list of plant and fruit origins shows how immigrants quietly shaped the new world. Items include chestnut from Italy, onion from Egypt, nettle from Europe, citron from Greece, oats from North Africa, poppy from the Baat, rye from Siberia, parsley from Sardinia, pear and apple from Europe, tomato from Arabia, sunflower from Peru, mulberry from Persia, gourd from the east, walnut and peach from The horsa chestnut native of Thibet, cucumber from the Fast Indies, quince from Crete, radish from China and Japan, peas from Egypt, horee radish from Southern Europe.
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Department
United States Commissioners of — Immigration
New World
Eld
Italy
Egypt
Europe
Greece
North
Africa
Siberia
Sardinia
Arabia
Peru
Crete
China
Japan
Odd and Interesting Facts from History
A collection of curio points notes the camel cannot swim, over a million NYC residents lack English, New Zealand pioneered the government tourist bureau, a 154 pound man holds about forty six quarts of water, and various historical tidbits on embalmings, censuses, and the pale of Ireland.
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New York City
New Zealand
British Empire
England
Charles I
Exoneration Granted for Former State Health Officer
In Austin on Aug 22 the senate adopted a concurrent resolution exonerating the late Dr. Oscar Davis from any odium tied to the department investigation saying his administration was above reproach. Also, minor local bills passed by the first called session were signed by the governor. five more became law without signature. In Peking, a newspaper cites the American reply to Japan on disarmament and Far East questions suggesting preliminary conferences among major powers.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Senate
Free Conference Committee
House
Oscar Davis
Ely
Peking
China
Japan
America
Amerten
Federal child labor law ruled unconstitutional
The federal court, in Greenaboro, Aug 2, declared the new federal child labor law unconstitutional. Judge Boyd, who previously struck down the Owen Keating act, saw that ruling sustained by the U S Supreme Court.
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Boyd
United States Supreme Court
Majestic to be largest vessel soon in the west
August 22 New York reports the Majestic, 66 ton liver, to be the largest ship in the west, set for service on the New York to Southampton route next spring. The vessel, finished at Blame King, will carry about 1,100 crew and 4,100 passengers, with 1,245 state rooms and powerful machinery.
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Presa
New York
Liver Majestic
Southampook
Cherhoure
Blame King
Gachinery
Bent Seoverace
Eleven Perons Killed In Burned Brown House Hotel Fire
Eleven persons believed burned to death when the Brown House hotel burned after a chemical explosion in a nearby drugstore. Firefighters expect more bodies. ten hurt jumped from upper floors as escape routes failed. Hotel records lost. 100 to 1459 guests registered.
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Macon
Brown
Parkons
Hotel Cuesta
C. L. Gilder
Four Die as Train Strikes Car in Walnut Kansas
Four children were killed when a Kansas City freight train backed into their automobile near Walnut on Aur 22. Two other boys and two girls died. three other children in the vehicle were injured.
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Walnut
Kan
Aur
Events mark notable anniversaries across nations and fields
Friedrich Ebert begins his third year as German president. Queen Mother Olga of Greece turns 70. Thirty years ago 62 died in a Park Place building collapse in New York City. Sixty years ago the yacht America won the Cowes regatta. The 37th Trades and Labor Congress opens in Winnipeg. America sends strong reps to the Sixteenth Congress Against Alcoholism starting in Lausanne.
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Friedrich Ebert
Germany
Olga
Greece
Constantine
Park Place
New York City
America
Cowes
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Winnipeg
Lausanne
Bandits Kill American Youth Near Mexican Border
Bennett Boyd aged 18 of El Paso was ambushed and murdered by bandits in Mexico on August 18. He died at Carreras Ranch sixty miles south of Hachita New Mexico. His brother Cecil was kidnapped by Mexican bandits two years earlier for ransom. Mexico City dispatch notes oil company heads will travel to Mexico City for talks with government officials on the petroleum question.
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Associated Press
Il Paso
Texas
Bennett Boyd
el Paso
Mexico
Boyd
Carreras Ranch
Hachita
New Mexico
Cacil
Mexico City
Universal Today
United States
New York
Livestock Strike Eruption Hits Chicago Market
Chicago August 22 records from railroads show 20,000 cattle 42,000 horned cattle 23,000 sheep due today. Brown president of the National Livestock Exchange says buyers' tribe will not yield until retailers pass wholesale price reductions to customers to ease glut conditions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rivérett
Brown
National Livestock Exchange
Dorothy Gerlinzer Wins Ohio Beauty Prize
Miss Dorothy Gerlinzer, a telephone operator from Fostoria, receives a $6000 prize as "the most beautiful girl in Ohio."
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Dorothy Gerlinzer
Fostoria
Ohio
Labor Delegate Opened Conference in Washington
Atlantic City Aug 22 President Hardine favors labor demand for a representative at the disarmament conference in Washington Samuel Gompers said in opening the AFL executive council meeting He also said he was communicating with labor bodies of other nations to gauge their stance on disarmament.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. 7
Hardine
Labor
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
British acceptance of arms conference invitation reported
Formal acceptance by the British government of the invitation to participate in the conference on limitation of armament and Far Eastern questions was received today by Secretary of State Hughes in Washington. The note signals Britain is ready to join the talks alongside the United States and other powers.
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Washington
Hughes
Flood waters recede from Arizona capitol after flood
Flood waters at the Arizona state capitol receded this morning after rising to two feet on the first floor offices of the governor and chief assistants. Damage to the capitol is estimated at 300000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
State Capitol
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