Belize at Last Has Revolution
A National Geographic bulletin calls Belize, British Honduras, the last revolution story in a century of Caribbean upheavals. It notes its small European presence, predominantly African and Indigenous population, and a British-dominated atmosphere despite its frontier status.
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Belize
Washington, D. C
British Honduras
New York
Death Valley
Washington, DC
National Geographic Society
Curacao
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
Coxcomb Mountains
Atl Pines
Stam Creek
Middlesex
Grange Walk
Wallis
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Yucatan Peninsula
Nicaragua
Salvador
Great Britain
Spain
Yucatan
Mosquito Country
Husband Files for Divorce Over 12 Years Without Bath
Mrs. Louisa Van Kanegem sues Carl Van Kanegem for divorce in Kansas City claiming they never bathed in twelve years of marriage. She says he slept until 4 pm each day and ate sweets, while she gathered sticks in the park to keep the home fires burning.
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Kansas City
Mothel
Louisa van Kanegem
Carl van Kanegem
Belize and the pressure of American influence
The piece describes British Belize facing increased American influence as settlers and traders push into the region. It notes a dense tropical interior, scarce agriculture, and rapid growth along the southern railway with banana plantations feeding the U S market. Wealth from mahogany and logwood flows north while chewing gum raw material moves via rivers.
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Belize
Central America
United States
America
England
Will Wed an Earl in Imminent Northesk Alliance
The youthful Earl of Northesk and Miss Jessica Brown admit they are practically engaged and may wed soon. Brown, a Ziegfeld Follies alumna from Buffalo, has returned from London to America. The 21 year old groom inherits the title and a $750,000 estate from his father.
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Earl of
Fragmentary note on education and intellectual leadership
Fragment ends mid-sentence referencing going to America for higher education and returning to contribute intellectual leadership in America. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are readable.
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America
Builds on Wrong Lot Causes Land Exchange in Ossining
A blunder by workmen who built Mrs. A. E. Kling’s house on the Vanderbilt lot led to an exchange of deeds. Kling had contracted to build on her bought lot, but construction began on the adjacent Vanderbilt parcel. Vanderbilt agreed to swap the lots, allowing Kling to finish her home.
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Ossining
A. E. Kling
Adrian Vanderbilt
Tourists Kept Out as Germany Tightens Visas and Taxes
Berlin faces a sharp drop in foreign visitors as passport and visa rules tighten and Berlin's 50 percent foreign tax on room charges pushes hotel prices to about four dollars a day. Hotels, restaurants, and theatres complain, while tourism firms reroute visitors to boarding houses amid rising prices and disrupted rail service from the Rhine crossings.
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Berlin
North
South America
Germany
Cen
Hamburg
Bremen
London
Paris
Rome
Vienna
Europe
New York
Rhineland
France
Italy
Game Warden Kills 118 Rattlesnakes in Den
Yakima Washington reports game warden Gunnoe and his son killed 118 rattlesnakes in a den near Cowhlohe Creek about twenty miles away. They used 22 caliber rifles until ammo ran out, then finished with clubs. Snakes reached up to four feet long.
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Yakima
Wash
Gunnoe
Cowhlohe Creek
His First Use of the Razor
A rough tale of a boy named Johnny MacFarland beginning to shave. Over a week he experiments with his father’s razor, faces family reactions with humor and mild mortification, and emerges with his mind cleared though the episode hints at earlier awkward lessons in growing up.
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Johnny MacFarland
Hone
Johnny
Shylock
New York Sun
Fle
Ike
Travancore Women Rule In Marriage And Property
In Travancore matriarchy dominates family life with women choosing husbands who live in their homes. Divorce is by mutual consent and women inherit property. upon a woman's death property passes to children while a husband's property goes to his mother's kin. Child marriages are absent here unlike much of India. The province is noted for literacy and progress.
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Travancore
Detroit News
India
All
Catch Faint Sounds From Averages Of The Ear
The article notes an ancient world of sound beyond human hearing before wireless broadcasting. It explains that human ears hear seven octaves from 30 to 30 000 vibrations a second and that animals like dogs and cats perceive sounds outside our range. It also remarks on gender differences in high pitched hearing and mentions a bar’s high note inaudible to men.
Brightwood Branch School Delights Aditte Girl
Aditte girl at Brightwood Branch school feels elated during first weeks, enjoying simple games and lively chatter. She recalls a boy asking about the day’s choice, answering with humor that she chose the cleanest option, reflecting a cheerful local scene from Indianapolis News.
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Aditte
Brightwood
Jibririin
Pve
Indianapolis News
Considerate Murderer Sends a Final Offer to Escape
A wardenite killer in a curious electric dhary contemplates mercy as he asks to pass his seat to a lady before the fatal act. The Pennsylvania Punch Bowl notes the odd, ironic exchange in a column on moral questions surrounding crime and punishment.
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Electric
Dhary
Pennsylvania
Satin trends and summer hat fashions in period millinery
A fashion page reviews satin revival and summer hat styles. It notes wide brimmed picture hats versus bonnets, back trims on large and small hats, and fabrics such as Canton crepe moire, faille, and georgette. Colors like black, orchid, and blue dominate. fur accents and decorative back trims complete outfits.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore, Jr
Quentin
Cornelius
Grace
Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon
Duke of York
Betty Blue
Westminster Abbey
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