The World Co Mon s President At 134 Masgehusetts Street
A fragment from a 1925 issue notes addresses for journalists and publishers including Boston and Hartford offices, and references the Associated Press as the exclusive news provider. It includes a Saturday date and a mix of local and national items, such as remarks on William Jennings Bryan, French politics, and a Kansas grade crossing accident.
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Ev Ae World Co.mons
Masgehusetts Street
Kansas
Inghie Street
Chicago
A.R. Kent
Hartford
York
jEranktin
Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Associated Presa
Bureau OF Circulations
Pittsburg
Dr Walter Simons a German interim head and lawyer
Dr Walter Simons serves as executive head of the German government awaiting a permanent successor to the late President Ebert. A lawyer by training with high scholarly reputation he led as State advocate and judge in Westphalia and specialized in civilian property in war. He attended The Hague and Vienna conferences as German delegate on private property in war.
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Walter Simons
Ebert
Hidustralia
Westphalia
Hague
Vienna
Foreign Office
Brest-Litovsk
Trotsky
Supreme Council of Versailles
Simons
Elberfeld
New Year Observances and Italian Ambassador Lunch in NYC
The Italy America Society of New York hosts a lunch today honoring the new Italian Ambassador to Washington Giacomo De Martino as Persians celebrate the New Year. Also noted is the 6000 year tradition and Lucien Bonaparte, born 150 years ago, recognized by historians as Napoleon's most capable brother.
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Lucien Bonaparte
Napoleon
New York City
Washington
Giacomo de Martino
Demolition Nears End for Devonshire House Urns Sold
London reports the near completion of Devonshire House demolition, with two of the four famed urns sold to James Burden of Long Island and the other pair sent to Sir Philip Sassoon at New Barnet. One gateway and two lodges are also dispatched to the United States, while the duke retains many decorative features. The other urns and entrances head abroad as the estate’s features are dispersed. London plans to issue a doom book of business.
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London
Associated Press
Devonshire House
Duke of
Devonshire
Picadilly
James Burden
Long Island
Philip Sassoon
New Barnet
United States
Duke of Devonshire
Board of Trade
Philip Gunliffe-Lister
Brazil Faces Prohibition Drive Across Cities and Saloon Life
Reports from Sao Paulo describe a nationwide prohibition push led by three temperance groups including the International Order of Good Templars and the National League Against Alcohol. In Rio de Janeiro public saloons are scarce but exist in hotels and tea shops serve beer. The article notes alcohol use among workers, widespread rural drinking, and concerns about rising drug use such as cocaine morphine and hashish.
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Janeiro
Associated Press
Paulo
O Estado de Sao Paulo
Jere Sre
Brazil
International Order of Good Templars
National League ‘Against Alcohol
Miguel Calmon
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande ‘Do’ Sul
Rio de Janeiro
Thhe
Hab de Janeiro
London Hotel Modernizes With In Room Radio Sets
London hotel preserves old world atmosphere while installing headsets for listening in every room. The property, once owned by a single family for almost eighty years, now serves predominantly American travelers in the peak season of summer.
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London
Mar
Associated Press
Optimism Justified Says Norwich MP After U S Trip
Edward Hilton Young, member of parliament for Norwich and former financial secretary to the treasury, returns from America asserting Americans are perfectly justified in indulging in optimism about the United States and its prospects.
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London
Associated Press
United States
Edward ‘Hilton Young
Norwich
The
Treasury
America
Ericans
Young
Prosperity draws capital back to old world markets
The piece notes a shift of capital employment toward Europe as prosperity rises. It cites Sir Charles Sykes of Yorkshire, recently back from America, confirming signs of improvement across industries and predicting 1925 will bring a bright year for global trade.
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Charles Sykes
Yorkshire
America
Ameri
Wor
Educators See Englandduring sabbatical year in London
A sizable group of American college professors spend sabbatical in England to study social, political, and educational life. The English-Speaking Union assists these visiting scholars by providing access to otherwise restricted documents. A recent reception featured C. Ray Aurner, F. F. Blachly, A. W. Newcombe, B. M. Kessler, Destin Charles Mills Gayley, and Elizabeth Jackson among others from several universities.
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London
Associated Press
England
Ufe
C. Ray Aurner
English
University of Iowa
Aurner
F. F. Blachly
University of Oklahoma
Blachly
A. W. Newcombe
Knox
Better Roads Move South Atlantic Highway Meet in Jacksonville
Jacksonville hosts the fifth annual South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association meeting on April 16 and 17 to promote the national hard surfaced highway from Maine to Key West. Plan to entertain 5,000 delegates as hard surfacing and concrete bridges push progress, with over 340 million dollars spent and completion expected in two to three years. Charades may emerge as a new craze per Nuremberg experts tracing roots to crossword puzzles and diphtades in popular word games.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Associated Press
Maine
Key West
South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association
Ornamental Back Yards A Simple First Season Plan
A guide to a first season garden layout with belt shrubbery along boundaries and a mix of perennial bulbs and annuals. Emphasizes using annuals for initial color, spacing to avoid crowding young shrubs, and layering tall back and short front flowers for a pleasing border. Includes examples like sunflowers, nicotiana, zinnias, and nasturtiums.
Alice's Little Dark Shop Sells Hard Candy to Oxford
Oxford public notice recalls the demolition of rows of ancient cottages near St. Aldredet and Church College while the tiny shop remains stocked with jars of candy. The passage mentions Lewis Carroll and Christ Church figures amid construction, with the shop at Littlemore Court reflecting changes in the area.
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Alice
Oxford
Eng
Associated Press
Pps
Littlemore Court
John
Carroll Einai
Lewis Carroll
Charles la ‘Latwidge
Dodgson
Foundation
Welcome College Radio Lectures Open Education Across Distances
A Texas listener joins 75 others from across the nation tuning into WSUI to earn university credits from home. Iowa officials report radio lectures succeed as well as in classrooms, with correspondence studies aiding teachers, invalid students, and even school superintendents.
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Wa City
Iowa
Associated Press
University of Iowa
Ohio
California
WSUI
University Extension Department
Helen Williams
Willliams
Finnish timber trade hampered by mild winter says AP
Helsingfors reports unusually mild winter across the Baltic states curbing Finland’s timber trade. Unemployment has reduced purchasing power and demand for commodities. Timber haulage relies on snow and frozen rivers, but floods and high water impede river transport. only in the north and east has some lumber been extracted with difficulty.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Associated Press
Baltic States
Anglo-Chinese College Closes To Avert Student Strike
Students at Anglo-Chinese College threaten a strike prompting the institution to close as a precaution. The action follows unrest among pupils at the middle school level amid broader tensions. The periodical report notes the college aims to avert disruption and safeguard classes.
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Anglo-Chinese College
Faocow
Traces Back Fashions: From Cave to Flapper
Rotherham England March 21 The museum curator says Paleolithic cave paintings near 20 000 years old resemble modern dress including high hats chignons tight waists and bell shaped skirts A Spanish illustration echoes a flapper style To Test Powers Science will probe the healing touch of Dr Elizabeth Cantrell Wichita Kansas who travels to London to appear before the British College of Psychic Science Scientists say she cures organic disorders by touch
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Rotherham
Eng
Associated Press
Ebert Brand
Mr. Brand
Spain
Elizabeth Cantrell
Wichita
Kansas
London
British College of Psychic Science
Will Build Low Boat
Berlin reports low bridges over the Spree hinder excursion steamers. A new steamer, carrying 1 000 passengers, will have water tanks to submerge the hull and pass under the river’s lowest bridge. Anton Flettner, inventor, has a wind powered electricity contract in Towers.
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Berlin
Mar
Associated Press
Spree
Flettner
Associated ‘Press
Anton Flettner
Towers
Skeleton Finger Mystery at Beechwood Grange
In this passage Sir Dudley Glenister is suspected of murdering his cousin to gain title and estate. Detective James Wragge arrives as Norman Slater fights him, while Mrs Trickey’s reveal ties Mauda Elmir to a film past. Doctor Wiloughby Melville recalls the Yard case and studies an old files entry on Wragge, recognizing enduring nerves and a familiar diagnosis.
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Dudley Glenister
Janes Glenister
Kathleen Glenister
Norman Slater
Sid Dudley
James Wragge
Scotland Yard
Geome
Kathleen
Blair
Wragge
Simon Trickey
Mauda Elmir
Sally’ Grimes
Beechwood Grange
Harley Street
Wilough
Melville
Gates of Rechwood Grange
Beechwood
Grange
Wrage
Brixton visit reveals Trickey household intrigue
Kathleen Glenister visits Simon Trickey in Brixton to learn of his finances and connections. A maid admits her, Trickey’s wife Miss Maud Blair boasts of film fame, and Kathleen overhears a secretive departure suggesting a hidden relationship behind the local gossip. The scene hints at a triggered confrontation to come.
Aspirin Gargle Instructions from Bayer Found in Ad
A historical ad advises preparing a throat gargle by dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoons of water. Gargle thoroughly and repeat every two hours if needed. It warns to use genuine Bayer tablets with the Bayer Cross, sold in tin boxes of twelve tabs for a few cents.
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Doomesday
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Nuremberg
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Journal-World
Mimitaiian el Ero Ene
Welcome College
Methodist, Episcopal Church
Faochow
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iTrickey
Wregee
Sally . Grimes
Rickey
Hwood
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