Locarno Pact History Draws Locarno Town Tourists
A correspondent notes a 1925 Locarno conference discussed by James H Speeraf New York executive secretary of the general council of the Presbyterian church. The article recounts Locarno’s chairs, the golden signing pen, and the public display in the courthouse. Locarno now thrives on tourism as visitors, students, and locals trek to the historic room and chair Mussolini used.
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James H
Speer
Yin Dvinal
Doetor
America
Locarno
Lake Maggiore
Locarna
Versailles
Totsdam
Locarne
Tor
Mussolini
Thle
Oni
Dovarne
George Rusen
Paris
Bria Iyderstand
Rusen
Rusea
Chaplin
Hollywood
Ederle
Channel
Castidge
Washington
Briand
Aourthouse
Locarno treaty tale lifts Swiss town to history's edge
Locarno near Locarno Nas rises as a historic site after the treaty scene. A Swiss town once quiet now gleams on the world stage as diplomats signed parchment with a golden pen. Tourists pour in while wire reports recount the dramatic moment and the town’s swift ascent in status.
Sidetracked Hopes Spotlight Studio Stars’ Lost Dreams
Hollywood profiles a gallery of stars whose early ambitions diverged from fame. Len Chaney sought Shakespearean stage glory but became a screen comedian and character actor. Ramon Novarro dreamed of opera but starred in Ben Hur. Norman Kerry aimed for engineering then switched to cinema. Eleanor Boardman studied art and Rosa Bonheur. Joan Gilbert planned life as a passage man and salesman before films.
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Hollywood
Arive
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Len Chaney
Richard Mansfield
Ramon Novarro
Antonis Moreno
Norman Kerry
Hideie We
Conrad Nagel
Tio
Carmel
Myers
Eleanor
Boardman
Rosa Bonheur
Willis Haines
Early film stars and their hidden ambitions revealed
Lillian Gish aimed to teach, Lars Hanson sought professorship before acting, Greta Garbo aspired to be a visionist, Roy D Arcy trained as an opera singer in Berlin and Vienna, Reneé Adoree aimed to be acrobatic like Lily Leitzel, born in a circus and later turning to dance and stage.
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Lillian Gish
Lars Hanson
Greta Garbo
Roy D'Arcy
Navarro
Berlin
Vienna
Reneé Adoree
Lily _Leitzel
Sumptuous Evening Wraps On Broadway Fashion
Hedda Hoyt reports evening wraps worn at Broadway openings are rich with metals velvet ostrich and fur. Metallic brocade and velvet dominate, often combined with fur or ostrich collars. emerald green velvet Mandarin wraps feature gold lace trimming and slashed skirts. Color trends favor greenish blue metallics and reddish velvet shades with ermine trims.
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Hedda Hoyt
New York
United Press
Planes Reduce Menace Through Alaska Aviation Expansion
The article notes aviation cutting epidemic risks in Alaska by enabling rapid medical aid and faster movement to remote villages. It highlights new airfields from Fort Yukon to Nome, nine days by rail and water from Seattle, with 25 fields planned and funded by recent legislature. It also briefly diverges into Clemenceau’s satire on memory and official notices.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaskan
Northland
Land
Tiger rejects academy claims amid postwar critique
Fragmentary report notes Clemenceau never officially presented himself for academy election. Paris sources indicate lingering postarmistice tensions as the former premier, renowned writer, avoids formal ceremony and threshold entry, stirring debate over eligibility and prestige.
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Paris
Pi—Clemencea
Sto
Washington branch of international labor office operates in U S
The Washington office of the International Labor Office, based in Geneva, functions to interpret global labor issues for the central office. Magnusson, a former U S labor official, directs the Washington branch which handles inquiries from Congress and state officials on industrial conditions abroad and related research.
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Washington
Quily
Geneva
Coifar Magnusson
American Labor Department
United States
Central Office
Sh. Magnusson
Congress
Wrehington
Egypt
China
Japan
India
International Labor ‘Office
Cologne
Liberty Memorial St. Joseph Game Rally Inspires Students
Students at Lawrence High School packed the assembly hall for a pep meeting before the Liberty Memorial clash with St. Joseph. Dr. Kennedy urged pride in Missouri rivals while Captain Rice and Coach Higgins emphasized attendance. A parade down town led by a decorated hearse preceded the game, with large Missouri rooter turnout expected and a St. Joseph fastball queen rumored.
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St. Joseph
Peppersttes
Ios
Missouri
Kennedy
Lawrence ‘Rice
Levert Higgins
St. Jon's
Smiost
Lawrence High
Central High
St Joe
Chicago’s rising streets lift city above Lake Michigan
Chicago has lifted its street levels by up to fifteen feet over the past century, stranding piers and reshaping the downtown landscape. Old Fort Dearborn sits above the lake, while Michigan Avenue now runs far above former swampy ground. The shift, begun to modernize the city, created new land and altered foundations for buildings and transit.
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Chicago
New York
P.j—Chidhga
Lake Michigan
Old Fort ‘Dearborn
Aline
Michigan Avenue
Stateshet
Minot Central
Lake Front
Ensenada Transforms From Quiet Village to Tourist Stop
Ensenada California faces change as developers and buyers push to convert the seaside town into a tourist hub. A recent influx of American visitors and new attractions disrupts the quiet, with plans to build shabbily outward facades behind which larger ambitions lie.
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Ensenada
Lower California
Tinited Press
Yeas
Ideetse California Sur
Tower
California
Buford
San Biegata Ensenadas Tris Weekly Excursions
Fragmentary note records weekly trips from San Biegata to Ensenadas. Details on participants or schedules are unreadable.
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San Biegata Ensenadas
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Pediatric Bowel Relief
An old style advertisement claims California Fig Syrup cleanses a child’s bowels and sweetens the stomach with a pleasant taste. It urges mothers to use the product today to prevent illness tomorrow and directs readers to California directions for ages.
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aSrethaly
California
Retinol Soaps and Ointment Help Skin Trouble
A reader from 489 Hudson Ave. credits Hesiod products with curing a painful skin infection. After trying various treatments, the second application of the soap and ointment stopped itching, and five weeks of use left no trace of the trouble.
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Aldyn
Arthur, Smith
Hudson ‘Ave
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