Memorial services for deceased Elks hold at Elks home
The Linton lodge conducted its annual memorial service at the Elks home with Exalted Ruler Bernard Pierson presiding. The program featured ritual work, musical numbers, a Memorial Ode, a prayer by Chaplain Arthur Symns, and a memorial address by John M. Fitzgerald of Terre lodge.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Linton Lodge
Elks
Bernard Pierson
Grand Theatre Orchestra
E. A. Cornelius
Arthur Symms
Wallace Franklin
John M. Fitzgerald
Terre Lodge
Order of
Ellis
Chester Wills
Wayne Hamilton
Arthur
Clemenceau Clarifies France’s Stance on League of Nations
Georges Clemenceau moves east from St. Louis to Baltimore to clarify his position on the league of nations. He says he is not urging U.S. entry and that France would prefer a U S Britain pact to guarantee France against aggression while acknowledging some benefits of the league.
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Pittsburg
Georges Clemenceau
League of Nations
Baltimore
St. Louis
United States
America
France
League
Great Britain
Three men arraigned for intoxication in mayor’s court
George Lawson and Harry Shearn pleaded guilty and paid fines and costs. James Bonham pleaded not guilty and will be tried later. All three said they obtained their white mule in Vicksburg. Officers Harbett and Tucker made the arrests.
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George Lawson
Harry Shearn
Inman
James Bonham
Veksburg
Harbett and
Tucker
Beginning of English Literature Emerges with Chaucer
English literature may be traced to Chaucer in the middle of the fourteenth century. Earlier works exist but are in languages too distant from modern English to read without a glossary.
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Chaucer
Arkansas Puzzle Puzzles Jim Hudson on Chickens
Plain Field correspondence Magnolia News notes Arkansas puzzle expert Jim Hudson asks why a chicken scratches twice with one foot and once with the other before reversing feet on the next try. The quirky query reflects local curiosity into poultry behavior.
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Arkansas
Jim Hudson
Plainfield
Magnolia News
Reason Enough in London ePunch Dialogue
In a London ePunch fragment, a tense exchange unfolds between Maria and a speaker who challenges the other's credibility. The brief dialogue centers on trust and doubt, capturing a snapshot of street voice and humor in the era.
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Maria
London
Christmas Opens the Heart in Timeless Celebration
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection on Christmas as a festival of innocence and generosity. The text defends traditional customs such as a Christmas tree, stockings, and family gatherings, urging joy through giving rather than mercenary excess. It warns against Santa Claus dissenters and champions sharing with the needy as the true essence of the holiday.
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Santa Claus
Shadowland
Philadelphia Ledger
Sullivan Man Slain in Terre Haute Double Murder
In Terre Haute’s “little Breathitt” Taylorville two bodies lay at Callahan’s morgue after two murders. Frank Coleman 38 Sullivan and Ellen Terrel 48 homeless were killed. Charles Whiteman 44 in whose home Coleman died is jailed. Police pursue a clue in Terrel’s prior death while her brother Jeff Meredith questioned.
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Terre Haute
Callahan’s
Coleman
Terrel
Jeff Meredith
Two and twos in historic usage noted
The text cites Charles Kingsley from 1865 preferring the plural twos for the number two and references Shakespeare's folio of Winter Tale act 1 scene 2 (1611) using the form twoes and threes. The note highlights historical variation in plural forms of two.
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Charles Kingsley
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