War supply chains through Europe and the Balkans
In December reports allege widespread munitions trade and arms flows reaching Paris and Constan tinople. Ismet Pasha claims materials came from American British French Greek and Russian sources, with traders selling weapons via Hal any and London front firms. The piece notes a complex web of wartime goods moving across Europe, including German firms, and American travelers spotting Serbs in U S uniforms at rail hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismet Pasha
Europe
England
London
Este
Adriit
Haas
Alexandria
Constans le
Paris
Krepps
Russia
Peicral
Jeff
Nat
United States
Italesia
Jugoslave
Dla
Warlike Trade and Armament in Postwar Europe
The piece discusses widespread arms proliferation after the Great War, noting counterfeit and repurposed uniforms, Allied material flows, and massive funds needed to sustain armies. It cites Serbia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, and smaller powers, highlighting the drain of cannon powder and the global scale of munitions movements amid ongoing upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Constantinople
Adrianople
Galicia
Vienna
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Czecho
Vakia
Rumania
Serbia
Russia
Fragmentary line hints at wartime caution and prudence
A fragment urges the war maker to look farther ahead and reconsider the war, warning that if he cannot foresee consequences he should think twice about his actions. The unreadable line suggests caution in leadership and strategic restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eannot
Christmas Party Closes Pleasant Hour Club Year
The Pleas ant Hour Club gathered at Mrs. J. R. Topping’s Duc home with twenty two members and seven guests. Programs included a paper on Christmas in Other Lands, musical numbers, and a handkerchief gift exchange. Guests listed include Dits. Ernest Rigsby and Preston Underwood among others.
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Pleasant Hour Club
J. R. Topping
Duc
Sesson
Guy Bigsby
Van
Lind
Manwarring
van Neste
Willis Colman
E. Sectin
Merl Colman
al Pearson
Flonn
Nell Bigsay
Christmas Week Visits and School Program Noted
Families from Iowa and Louisiana joined local residents for the holidays while school closed ten days for vacation. Miss Rumsey led a village program at the school house with pupils performing recitations songs and musical numbers. Local adults hosted guests including Mrs Levette Clayton Haynes and George Davis. Coffee and pies were sold to support the performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kline
Wie
C. H. Larcom
Robert
Len
Jack Crumpley
Iowa
Lee Larcom
Shreveport
Levette
Clayton Haynes
Altamont
George Davis
C. E. Daniels
Mattie Piper
Lawrence
Miss Rumsey
Tonganoxie
Olaf Anderson
Kansas City
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Roma Reeves
Edgar McChong
Ralph Kirby
Erma Rumsey
Rumsey
Carl Drestan
Max Reeves
Oscar
Fred Rumsey
Everett
Preston
Erma
Ferne Rumsey
Sonia Rudiger
Robert Louis Stevenson
Santa
Claus
Riley
Seriool
Mr. Young
Miss. Rumsey
Trained Men Wanted as College Engineers Seek Jobs
Manhattan Kansas December 22 The demand for college trained engineers remains strong and perhaps rising. Kansas State Agricultural College reports class of 1922 graduates widely employed in commercial engineering and advanced study. Salaries ranged from 39 to 200 dollars monthly, average about 125. Civil graduates work in highway and bridge projects, architecture grads in architectural offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
R. A. Seaton
Kansas State Agricultural College
Van
Seaton
King George IV Kidder Tale From a Century Ago
London readers recall a royal anecdote about George IV during his regency betting he could interpolate nonsense into his speech. Richard Sheridan and Lord Canning are drawn into the tale as the king allegedly uttered baa baa black sheep to test attention, a wager lost according to the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Parliament
House of Lords
George V
George IV
Richard Sheridan
Sheridan
George Canning
Lees
Canal
Deaths and Funerals for W. P. Biggs and Satin Cairns
W P Biggs former Lawrence resident died in Denver Colo burial from Centenary Methodist Church at 2 pm Wednesday. He was uncle of WL Biggs of Hutchings Biggs shoe company. Satin Cairns a former Scranton merchant died in Phoenix Ariz at 74 father of John Cairns of 1936 New York Street Lawrence burial in Scranton.
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W. P. Biggs
Lawrence
Denver
Col
Centenary Methodist Church
Mr. Biggs
WL L Biggs
Hutchings & Biggs Shoe Companys
Dakri Cateas
Lawrence T
Satin Caiens
Scranton
Phoenix
Ariz
John Cairns
New York Street
Mrs Julia Dyke dies. services in Kansas and Vermont
Mrs Julia F Dyke age 80 died Sunday December 24 at 1224 Ohio. She lived with her daughter Anna Learand librarian at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Interment in Burlington Vermont follows a service at 2 pm Wednesday at 1224 Ohio Street led by Ray Fulden. Also noted are funeral services for Dr Elwin D F Phillips who died in Kansas City. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery after a Civil War veteran who practiced medicine here for years attended by G A R members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia F. Dyke
Ohio
Vermont
Anna D. Learand
School of Engineering
University of Kansas
Burlington
Ray
A. Fulden
Ohio Street
Erwin D. F. Phillips
Eiwin
D. F. Phillips
Kansas City
Junk’s
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hislop
Phillips
G. A.R
Women Aid Keeping Los Angeles Dry on New Years Eve
Fifty women will be appointed special prohibition agents to enforce dry laws in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Harold H. Dolley, prohibition enforcement director, said co-operation from cafe owners was lacking and the women, in evening gowns, will enter festivities to obtain violator names and pursue arrests if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Prohibition
Harold H. Dolley
Dolley
Simple home cough syrup beats store bought remedies
A home made cough syrup using Pinex and syrup is promoted as more effective and cheaper than ready made remedies. The method uses 244 ounces of Pinex per pint bottle and sweet syrup choices like sugar, molasses, honey, or corn syrup. It claims quick relief, loosens phlegm, and soothes irritated membranes, with a satisfaction guarantee from The Pines Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pines Go
Ft. Wayne
Ind
No-To-Bac Tobacco Habit Breaker Ad
No-To-Bae helps thousands quit the tobacco habit with harmless tablets placed in the mouth. Describes craving relief and eventual break from all tobacco forms. Offers refund if it fails to release cravings. Drugstore guarantee presented.
Seedless Fameuse Apple Discovered at Abbotsford
At the Pomological and Fruit Growing Society meeting in Montreal a seedless Fameuse apple variety was announced from Abbotsford. Professor F C Sears of Amherst College examined the fruit and deemed it Fameuse in all essentials and potentially valuable if reproduced. The discoverer had no idea how it developed and believes grafting could perpetuate the variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Province of
Quebec
Abbotsford
F. C. Sears
Amherst
Mass
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