Kimono at Somerset post office sparks mystery at customs office
A silk kimono from Japan arrived at the Somerset Kentucky post office and lay at Cashier Thomas’ desk for hours. Officials misidentified it then deemed it safe and assessed a duty. The gar ment’s owner remains unknown as the item heads to a department store. The saga highlights cross cultural intrigue at the border of trade and tradition.
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Surveyor of Customs
Thomas
Custom House
Somerset
Japan
Taylor
Customs Men Puzzled Over Kimono Valuation
Five customs officers and a silk buyer from a Louisville department store clarified the value of a kimono amid confusion. The group, including three women and five men, conducted inspection and discussion at the customs house to determine the garment’s correct value.
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Zanzibar
Clay Miller
Customs House
Clarks
Sam Barber
Bath County
Custom House
Louisville
Chained to Wheelbarrow in Siberian Convict Saga
David Soskice recounts Schedrin's harsh punishment in Siberia. Condemned to hard labor, he was chained to a heavy wheelbarrow during transfers, ferried by gendarmes in a moving convoy. The wheelbarrow rode behind as a public spectacle, until he finally gained limited freedom at Schlusemburg. The tale ends with the prisoner reflecting on the longing for boundless movement.
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Schlosselurg
McClure
David Soskice
Siberia
St Petersburg
Schedrin
SS. Peter and Paul
Schluesselburg
Sebedrin
A Slap at Our Senate From Rochester Herald
A friend of Representative Martin of South Dakota vents about senate committee assignments. He argues new senators have little chance, even if capable, while an aged senator can snag top posts. Martin recalls Seth Bullock remarking the senate resembles a soldiers home.
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Martin
South Dakota
Seth
Rochester Herald
Chinese Girl in America Snapshot of Miss Wu Ting Fang
A photo captured Miss Wu Ting Fang during an auto ride showing her in American girl style and sharing interest in a popular sport. The caption notes that women may ultimately dismantle barriers and broaden global understanding.
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Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Copenhagen Seeks Subways to Lift City Status
Danish cooperative stores number 1,200 with 180,000 members, two percent outside urban areas. Copenhagen’s economy grows as a subway project advances, linking the main station to Ostbanegaard and promising future extensions. Working life features wages $268 to $321 yearly, with one fourth spent on rent and a rising move to homes through cooperatives. Women comprise a third of factory labor, and diets center on rye bread potatoes bacon and margarine, with per capita margarine use at 24.2 pounds yearly, largely produced domestically.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Ostbanegaard
Sweden News Briefs Highlight Stockholm High School Gift
In Malmo 14439 residents report about 12 million dollars in income. An anonymous donor gave 135000 dollars to Stockholm high school at its new building dedication attributed to EB Heckscher. Other items note Sweden's match import limits, a wandering pastor in Norra Finska, and the coronation gown piece found in a school corner.
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Germany
Malmo
Stockholm High School
EB. Heckscher
Stockholm
A. Stromstedt
Harlanda Prison
Norra Finskoga
Broberg
Bograngen
Heljes
Kristina
Upsala
Vasteras
Selme Lagerlof
Oscar Levertin
Riksdag
Gustaf
High School
Sweden
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