Opening of last link of Douglas County fort-to-fort highway
A Douglas County picnic marks the completion of the last link of the fort to fort highway. The piece extols roads as civilization, praising expert labor and taxpayer funds while noting future progress and the role of officials and users in maintenance. It also references Illinois business views on the Herrin massacre and civic responsibility.
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Kipling
Douglas County
Douglas
Shawnee
Illinois
Harding
State of Illinois
Herrin
State of
Murger
Congressional Record Devoid of Ferries on Labor Problem
lawmakers show restraint on industrial phages and the labor issue. The public will not file a grievance if statutes are stated, but the Congressional Record remains sparse on ferries and labor matters.
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Congress
Eit
Quarrel Leaders Seek Peace Armistice Lessons
Observers say restoring order in the current rail strike could have mirrored historic talks that halted rioting and saved lives. The Austrian government now faces two harsh options, including dissolution, amid uncertain public mood and ongoing tensions.
Tribune cites beating of man by coworker in strike action
Fragmentary passage questions whether a man was beaten by a fellow worker exercising the right to strike in Chicago or elsewhere, suggesting doubt about such incidents and asking if the Tribune can cite a concrete example.
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Chicago
Tribune
Man and the Birds Push Flight Through Air
The piece traces the evolution of human flight from engine powered wings to gliding planes. It notes German and French experiments with non propulsion gliders, German pilots staying aloft over two hours. It mentions Glenn Curtiss aiming to achieve sea level soaring takeoffs.
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Germany
France
Glenn Curtiss
Fort to Fort Highway Welcomed by Good Roads Boosters
This day marks a long awaited triumph for good roads supporters as the fort to fort highway gains broad acceptance. Officials and citizens celebrate the milestone, signaling progress in regional infrastructure.
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Fort
Mondell Poised for Wyoming Senate Nomination
Frank W. Mondell, favored for the Republican nomination in today’s Wyoming primaries, serves as the Republican floor leader in the U S House. Born in 1860 Missouri, he moved to Newcastle Wyoming, became mayor, then state senator, and entered Congress in 1895. He later joined the Central Land Office as assistant commissioner before returning to Congress in 1899 as an experienced parliamentarian.
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Frank W. Mondell
United States
Wyoming
House of Representatives
Missouri
Mondell
Newcastle
Senate
Congress
Central Land Office
Tom Sims on vanity, fashion, and social quirks
A column of quirky aphorisms and social observations by Tom Sims. It lampoons fashion, romance, travel, etiquette, and daily life with pithy lines about coal shortages, Russia, barbershops, tourism, and manners, reflecting a lighthearted 1920s newspaper voice.
German President Friedrich Ebert begins fourth year in office
A fragmented dispatch notes Friedrich Ebert entering his fourth year as president of Germany. It also reports on the twenty fourth national encampment of United Spanish War Veterans opening in Los Angeles and various political gatherings and nominations across the United States. Canadian ministers Fielding and La Pointe sail for Europe to attend the League of Nations assembly in Geneva next month.
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Friedrich Ebert
Los Angeles
Petaere Republicans
Dover
United States
Congress
Idaho
Wallace
The
Democrats
Hailey
Europe
League of Nations
Geneva
Red House Mystery continues in court scenes
Antony Gillingham visits the George at Woodham and joins the inquest into the Red House tragedy. Witnesses describe the arrival of Robert Ablett, Cayley’s odd demeanor, and Cayley’s remark “Thank God” upon seeing the dead man. The coroner probes motives as Antony weighs Cayley’s truthfulness.
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Amos
Bill
Parsons
Stanton Road
Antony
Robert Ablett
Robert
Stevens
Elsie
Mra. Stevens
Cayley
Mark
Antony Gillingham
Purchasing Points on Peggy Prim a College Wardrobe
Peggy Prim plans a college shopping spree in Lawrence, praising Patterson Hat Shop for a blue velvet hat, Scot ties, silk garters, and a must-have electric curling iron from Kansas Electric Utilities Co. She leaves her watch for repair at Gustafson's, arranges a studio visit with Lawrence Studio, and buys food can goods at Dunmire's. Her brother Bob brings Wiedemann's chocolates for the train.
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Patterson
Squirrel in Desert Sparked by Betty Adventure
A sunburned desert tale follows Betty and her rag doll Jenny Linn as they meet a grayish brown desert ground squirrel named Gussie. The creature explains desert life and burrows while a hawk and a great bird threaten, ending with an invitation to cut out the picture and dress Gussie. Copyright 1922 George Matthew Adams.
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Betty
Jenny Linn
Gussie
Desert
Krot Tying
George Matthew ‘ Adams
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Tom Sims
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2. Reh
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Lesas
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Marx
Mark Ablett
Ike
Ablett
Andrew Amos
Peggy Prim
Peggy
Kansas Electric Utilities Co
Gustafson
Bob
Wiedemann
Dunmiers Grocery
Kennedy Plumbing Co
Journal-World
Weaver
Baby’s
X Collection
Moore Studio
Elsinore Crowell
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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