Mummies Link Ancient and Modern Fashion at Field Museum
In Chicago on Sept 2 the Field Museum exhibit of Egyptian and Peruvian mummies draws crowds as hieroglyph paintings reveal striking fashion similarities to today. Dr J Alden Mason outlines Peru vian mummies from Ancon with clothes gold and copper work unmatched by modern crafts. The exhibit notes dry desert mummies preserved with their grave goods, linking ancient styles to present trends.
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Chicago
Pyramids
Egypt
Peru
Field
Michigan Boulevard
Nile
Pacific
South America
Europe
Old World
J. Alden Mason
Ancon
Perm
Poems and notices from Laredo society pages fade into memory
Fragmentary reading of a 20th century local weekly with verses by Marguerite Wilkinson and social notices. Highlights include Monterrey visitors Mrs J. J. Gregory and Mrs A B Gale, upcoming arrivals from San Antonio Mexico City and Big Wells, family updates, W M U circle reports, a party hosted by Alonzo Nolen and Della Nolen, and Red Cross public health work across Texas institutions.
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Alonzo Nolen
Sister Della
Dorothy Woodward
Martha
Anna Woodson
San Marcos
Texas
Julia Killam
Elnora Lysner
Florence Rhyner
Arvilla Seaman
Ella Watkins
HB. C. Spires
San Antonio
Roy Smith
James Richter
Immortality Debate Echoes From Sir Arthur Keith
Professor Sir Arthur Keith, English biologist and anthropologist, argues life without death may be possible. He cites Dr Carrel's chicken heart fragment kept at the Rockefeller Institute since 1912, which has grown normally and appears immortal. Keith also warns that life without death is not desirable.
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Sir Arthur Keith
Royal College of Surgeons
Aberdeen University University College
London
Leipsic - University
Arthur
Carrel
Rockfeller Institute
Health Education and Infant Care Initiative Overview
The program engages with relief agencies to visit and instruct mothers on infant and preschool child care, conduct health stations and prenatal work, distribute state literature, assist in pupil inspections, follow up on defects, and educate parents, pupils, and teachers in hygiene and sanitation as a health teacher function.
Notice to Pupils for Failure Removal Testing
Notice to Pupils. All pupils with failure or conditions, wishing to remove failures or conditions will report at High School building at 8 30 Friday morning, Sept. 9.
No Trace Of Convicts In Huntsville Escape
No trace of the two convicts who escaped from Huntsville after injuring a guard was found this morning. Officers reported the search continues as of today.
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Houston
Tex
Huntsville
Memorial for King Peter to be held at St Alban’s Church
President and Mrs. Harding will attend the memorial service for the late King Peter of Serbia. The Croats and Slovenes arrange the service to be held in Washington at St. Alban’s Church late today.
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Washington
Harding
Peter of
Serbia
St. Alban’s Church
Antarctic expedition sails from London with 18 scientists
London, Sept. 2. Sir Ernest Shackleton will lead an expedition to explore land areas of the Antarctic continent south of Africa. The party, comprised of 18 scientists, is scheduled to depart about September 12 from London.
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London
Ernest Shakelton
Antarctic
Africa
Sargent Decorated by Japanese Government
Col F H Sargent U S A retired who led the 31st Infantry in Siberia in 1918 19 has been decorated by the Japanese government with the Order of the Rising Sun third class.
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Associated Preas
St. Augustine
Fla
F. H. Sargent
31St Infantry
Siberia
Order of the Rising Sun
Global Industry Sparks And Innovations In Early 20th Century
A survey of world industry notes peat as a rail fuel in Sweden, vast planted oyster beds in the U S, state butcher shops in New South Wales, doubling electrical installations in the U S, Quebec asbestos output valued at 10 million dollars, and Belgium as a key glass supplier. It highlights Petaluma as a major poultry market, palm oil engine research in Brussels, seamless steel boats, Madagascar silk substitute from spider webs, a new wheat preservation idea, and a German engineer’s claim that high pressure hydrogen liquids coal, foreseeing future energy shifts.
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America
New South Wales
United States
Quebec
Germany
Metal Workers’ Union
Brussels
Belgium
Madagascar
Today’s Events Highlighting St Stephen Day and Fair
The day marks St Stephen’s Feast, honors Anne Whitney’s centenary birth, and opens the Michigan State Fair running to September 11. Illinois holds its constitutional convention after a long recess, while the American Bar Association closes in Cincinnati with Chief Taft presiding. Marshal Joffre departs for Japan on a special mission, possibly visiting the U S, en route home. The University of Chicago convocation grants 423 degrees including 2 Porto Ricans, a Palestinian woman, 2 Greeks, a Japanese, and 3 Chinese.
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St. Stephen
Hungary
Anne Whitney
Michigan
Ilinois
American Bar Association
Sossion
Cincinnati
Taft
Marshal Joffre
The
Marne
France
Japan
United States
University of Chicago
Palestine
A Pronounced Success of Chamberlains Remedy
A pronounced success as Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy becomes widely used for bowel complaints in children and adults. It is praised as superior with no rival and universally recognized for relief and care.
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Chamberlain
New Piano Buyer Tells of Unreceipted Cash
A clerk recounts paying installments on a piano and many expenses including insurance, rent, and premiums. With his bank account near zero he tries to economize by wearing a winter suit. He finds a roll of $114 in the vest pocket, but none of it was receipted.
A Modern Utopia in Tonga Described by Premier Vakanao
Sydney dispatch reports Tonga as a peaceful native kingdom with its own monarch, ministry, flag, and seven elected parliament members plus seven noble representatives. Premier Vakanao says laws require sixteen year olds to own land and plant crops to sustain families and fund education, with a 100,000 pound surplus noted for public works. He has led as premier since 1912 and speaks excellent English learned in Tonga.
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Iy Associated Press
Sydney
New South Wales
South Seas
Tonga
Tui Vakanao
Vakanog
Tonge
Vanekoa
Reading choice sparks kitchen humor at meeting
The Materialist notes a light exchange where Mrs. Flaubdub asks for club reading ideas and her blunt husband suggests a cookbook, reflecting a witty domestic moment from the Kansas City Journal.
New Silk Worm Test Invented for Silk Moths
Nanking September 2 Associated Press reports LB Chien of the College of Agriculture and Forestry University of Nanking has devised a new age laying box for the silk moth. It is believed to replace existing tests for Pehrine disease, overcoming drawbacks of both the Japanese and European methods.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Chien
College of Agriculture and Forestry
University of Nanking
Nelsons Farewell Address Gets Simple Reply
A schoolroom exchange. A bright boy answers a teacher that Nelsons farewell address was Heaven. The line appears in the London Mail with a playful tone reflecting a child's literal interpretation and the era's newspaper style.
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Nelson
London Mail
Government Troops Move Into West Virginia Disturbances
Washington orders immediate deployment of troops to West Virginia strike zone amid calls for martial law pending a conference between President Harding and Secretary Weeks. Units from Camp Dax, Cap Déx, and Camp Sherman head toward the scene as heavy fighting erupts near Blair Mountain and Crooked Creek with reinforcements reaching Logan.
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Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
Harding
Weeks
Harbord
Bandholtz
Cap Déx
New Jersey
19Th Infantry
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Philippine Constabulary
France
General Randholtz Deploys Troops Across Charleston
Brigadier General Randholtz moved through Charleston on September 2 placing soldiers at strategic points. He occupied an entire office floor to ensure rapid contact with Washington and nearby counties and announced a firm plan to "swat the dis orderly elements."
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Charleston
W. Va
Randholtz
Washington
Women and children flee Little Coal River region to St Albans
In St Albans West Virginia on September 2, women and children from the Little Coal River country arrive in large numbers. Armed bands have gathered nearby and are quartered in hotels and private homes. Many resettled families belong to business and professional men, with others being miners’ families. No trains run today and the station agent reports all wires cut.
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St. Albans
W. Va
Little Coal River Country
Fort Thomas Troops Deploy to West Virginia Coal Fields
Two companies from Fort Thomas Kentucky departed today bound for West Virginia coal fields amid a military call up.
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Fort Thomas
West Virginia
Bodies Said to Be On C&O Train From Blair Mountain
Madison West Virginia September 2 The Chesapeake and Ohio train used by armed forces around Blair carried the bodies of Whiteshike men killed at Blair Mountain to Whitesville. Reports say another clash occurred at Blair Mountain this morning with firing continuing for about an hour.
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Logan
W. Va
Blair Mountain
Min Creek
Crooked Creek
Boone County
Fubanks
Spruce Fork Ridge
Logan County
Williamson
Madison
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Blair
Little Coal River
Whitesville
West Virginia martial law delayed awaiting troops
Secretary Weeks left the War Department for the White House to attend a cabinet meeting as martial law in West Virginia remained on hold. General Bandholtz recommended sending troops immediately after midnight since invaders had not obeyed the president’s proclamation and showed no intent to do so.
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Washington
West Virginia
Bandholtz
Weeks
War Department
White House
Bandheltz
Federal troops move to West Virginia to enforce order
Washington reports about 4,000 federal troops from four camps are en route or ready to move to West Virginia to restore order in the coal fields. Martial law in five counties is deferred until enough forces arrive to enforce control. Secretary Weeks expresses optimism that the action will quickly stabilize the situation.
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Washington
West Virginia
Weeks
Wood Accepts Philippine Governorship Post
Manila Sept 2 Major General Leonard Wood announced his acceptance of the governor generalship of the Philippines. He intends to serve until Senate confirmation and says duty presses given the serious Philippine situation.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
The
Philippines
Wood
Senate
Root Declines Nomination to World Court
New York dated Sept 2 Elihu Root declines nomination as a member of the international court of justice under the league of nations because of advanced age He sent a letter to Signor Tittoni chairman of the Italian nominators indicating his refusal The Italian consulate announced the development today in Rome
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Associated Press
New York
Elihu Root
International Court of Justice
League of Nations
Root
Signor Tittoni
Italian Senate
League of Nations to refer Albania Greece Yugoslavia dispute
In Geneva on September 2 the council of the League of Nations referred the entire Albania Greece and Yugoslavia dispute to the assembly. Delegates Frank Van derlip Charles R Crane and David Hunter Miller arrived in Geneva today and were shown the league’s workings.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Council of the League of Nations
Albania
Greece
Jugo-Slavia
Assembly of the League
Frank Vanderlip
Charles R. Crane
David Hunter Miller
League
Runaway Fox Terrier Joins KC Motor Trip
Mrs Edward Beardan found a fox terrier wandering in Kansas City. The dog hopped into her car and wore a Beauregard Louisiana license tag. Owner says the dog loves long rides and often joins outbound trips, making Kansas City the longest journey yet.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Edward Beardan
Animal Refuge
Kansas
Beauregard
Unemployed Hold Their Own Amid London Borough Siege
London reports show unemployed groups maintaining footing as police arrest several borough council members and a largely peaceful but protracted all night siege unfolds after sensational developments last night.
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Associated Press
London
Regulation Deadens Railroad Sense In Price Decisions
Washington September 2 Government regulation of railroads has dulled the senses of railroad officials to business conditions. John Benton counsel for state railroad commissions told the Interstate Commerce Commission that officials no longer know when to cut freight rates to save business. He cited stabilized rates and slowing traffic as symptoms of the deadened sense, noting competition from Canadian roads for export grain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sept
John Benton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Benton
Destroy the Mob Spirit Urges Impartial Annihilation
Associated Press reports Luther Rosser of Atlanta told the American Bar Association that the only guarantee of national safety lies in wiping out the mob spirit. He argued lynching will end only when negroes stop attacking white women and whites attain self control to favor the law, needs an awakening of public conscience and a racial uplift.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Luther Rosser
Atlanta
American Bar Associationn
Aged Lady Pays Pershing Tax Demand
A 70 year old woman calling herself Just an old friend mailed $10 to a New Orleans newspaper toward unpaid taxes on General John J. Pershing's Louisiana estate. She will send the remaining balance when able. The 100 acre Roseland tract is set for sale September 10 unless Pershing and his siblings settle the assessment.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
John J. Pershing
Roseland
General Pershing
Notable birthdays of prominent 19th century figures reveal ongoing legacies
SEPTEMBER , Montgomery Schuyler, the new U S minister to Salvador, born at Stamford, Conn., 44 years ago today. George R. Sims, celebrated English novelist and dramatist, born 74 years ago today. Henry D. Flood, long the representative of the Tenth Virginia district in Congress, born in Appomattox County, Va., 56 years ago today. Henrietta Crisman, a leading actress of the American stage, born at Wheeling, W. Va., 51 years ago today. Dr. Frederick Starr, celebrated anthropologist, born at Auburn, N. Y., 63 years ago today.
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Montgomery Schuyler
U. S
Salvador
Stamford
Conn
George R. Sims
Henry D. Flood
Virginia
Congress
Appomattox County
Henrietta Crisman
Wheeling
W. Va
Frederick Starr
Auburn
N. Y
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