Italian girl studies languages and works to fund education
An eighteen year old Italian girl in America for a year attends William Penn high school studying English and Latin while mastering Italian French and Spanish. She earns money by fine embroidery and helps at home with two younger children. She admires American quiet and work ethic, noting no political danger and the cosmopolitan yet distinct American identity.
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Philadelphia
Ifou
Aupora
America
Deb
Willan
Penn
Italy
Aurore
William Penn
Europe
Richmond contest winner earns third prize in safety drive
Day Lowry of Richmond won the $100 third prize in a safety slogans contest. More than 20 000 slogans and 5 000 posters were submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowry
Richmond,a
Neolithic 11-Foot Oak Log Found in Kent Marshes
In Sittingbourne Kent near Eimley Perry marshes a hollowed oak log about eleven feet long and three feet wide, likely dating to around 5,000 years ago, has been uncovered. Experts estimate the timber to be from the Neolithic era or the later Stone Age.
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Sittingbourne
Kent
England
Eimley Perry Marshes
School Dreams Across Lands Inspire Young Student
A young student shares pride in American schools, contrasting them with Italy. She recalls asking her mother why she could not study sooner and expresses determination to become a language teacher. Her parents support her earnest path toward that goal.
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Italy
America
Echoai
Z Ping
Rich Frontier: Quintana Roo’s Remote Lands Toward Development
The Quintana Roo region in Mexico lies along a rugged coast with ridges of hills, nine lakes, and a few short rivers feeding into the eastern bays. Though distant from the Yucatan’s mainland, it hosts lighthouses and wireless stations, with lumber and tropical fruits as potential exports. Despite a lack of railway progress and limited governance since 1904, the area remains rich in primordial resources and awaits opportunities for integration with nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Paso
Obispo
Galatia
Mrs. M. J. Mickelson Receives Fishing License
A fishing license was issued recently to Mrs. M. J. Mickelson seventy years old Sugar Grove south of Jamestown. She has held a license every year since licensing began and is known as an expert fisherwoman whose Chantauqua lake advice is often sought by Eastern vacationers.
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Jamestown
M. J. ‘Mickelson
Sugar Grove
Mickelson
Chantauqua Lake
Boy ousted from house uses dog kennel for shelter
A juvenile court heard that Joseph Don, twelve, of Mahackemo Heights, was barred from his home and slept in the family dog’s kennel. Neighbors testified the boy repeatedly called the dog from its kennel and spent the night there, with the dog guarding the entrance on cold nights.
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Norwalk
Conn
Juvenile’ Court
Joseph Don‘done
Mahackemo Heights
Surgeons Reattach Ice Cutter Victim's Severed Foot
In Norwalk Connecticut Stephen Kubovitch fifty an ice cutter worker slipped and fell against an ice saw severing his left foot. Surgeons at the hospital amputated and replaced the foot joining tendons to restore function.
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Norwalk
Conn
Stephen Kubovitch
Ffty
Kubovitch
English Dominates Philippines as Spanish Fades says Roxas
Manuel Roxas, head of the Philippine commission in Washington, says American rule has nearly erased Spanish language and traditions in the islands. He notes English is used in social life and elections, predicting English will be the language of the islands regardless of independence.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Manuel Roxas
Philippine Commission
Castillan
Roxas
Senate Committee On Territories and Insular Possessions
Concrete fords and dips on highways cautious guidance
The piece discusses high water across the nation and the risky use of concrete fords or dips on highways. Former Texas highway engineer George E. Duren warns against fords in flowing streams, urging bridges or culverts where feasible to avoid traffic disruption and erosion.
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George E. Duren
Texas
Misleading Highway Signs Spark Safety Concerns
The American Automobile Association reports misuse of danger and stop signals on main highways by advertisers. Signs 300 feet before track crossings mislead drivers, and a New Jersey display resembling a traffic officer blocks traffic. AAA clubs aim to curb deceptive signage and remove misleading warnings.
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Gomie
Goist
Sun
New Jersey
Transportation Bureau
A. Ava
Florida road plan marks nationwide highway push
Florida spends on its largest road program with bonds and local projects across 63 counties. Builders from east to west are constructing asphalt and concrete roads on state trunks and private property, creating a statewide highway network.
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Florida
Chicagoan Breasted Named Egyptian Tomb Negotiator
Professor James E. Breasted of the University of Chicago is sought to resolve the dispute over Tutankhamun’s tomb involving Howard Carter and the Egyptian government. Born 1865, Breasted is an orientalist and historian, longtime Egyptology professor, and director of the university’s Haskell Oriental Museum.
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James E. Breasted
University of
Carter
James Henry Breasted
Witness
Northwestern
Chicago Theological Seminary
Yule
University of Berlin
University of Chicago
Haskell ‘Oriental Museum
Kammerer Debate on Inheritance and Scientific Merit
Fragmented notes discuss Doctor Kammerer and the inheritance doctrine. The text questions whether traits like longer fingers could be inherited and if late marriages yield exceptional offspring. It hints at trials of scientists and the value of Kammerer’s experiments in theory.
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Paderewski
Kammeres
Burns the Detective Chief Hints at Unified Federal Secret Service
Stormy Burns, shown as Petrel of the Detectives William Z Burns, figures in the Teapot Dome Inquiry as potential superboss of a unified federal secret service. He remains head of the Justice Department prosecution service as efforts to consolidate units fail.
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Burns, Stormy
Petrel of ‘the Detectives
William. Z. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
United States Secret Service
the Treasury
Bors
Dangherts
Columbus
Ohio
Burns
Secret Service
Harding
Treasury Department
Post Office
Postmaster General
Brookhart Heads Daugherty Inquiry Committee
Senator Brookhart of Iowa chairs a senate investigative panel on U S Attorney General Daugherty with members including Moeur Jones Ashurst Wheeler and La Follette. Brookhart, born 1869 in Missouri, is a farmer lawyer and veteran with six children and service in the Spanish American War and World War I. His term expires March 9, 1925.
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Smith Wildman Brookhart
Iowa
Senate
United States
Harry M. Daugherme
Senie ‘Moeés
Rep
MN. HL
Jones
Wasgh
Ashurst
Dem
Ariz
Wheeler
Mont
Brookhart
Senator Brookhart
Missouri
Camp Perry
Camp Benning
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Bost
Mexico
Giovanni Fagella
Lena Cesare
United States Army
Biruoing
Garry Water Grad
Florida Road Plans
Kammerer
Daugherty
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