Canton Pursuit Complicates a Portrait Theft Mystery
In Canton O Higgins pursues Ab Cum and a Chinese suspect over a dropped photograph. A hotel breakfast reveals a web of disguises while O Higgins plots a cautious stakeout and a possible Canton trap as identities blur between East and West amid a chase across ports.
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Sun
Atle Thovemients
Barry
O Higgins
Higgins
O'Higgins
Victoria
Ah Cam
I Higgins
Sheessy
Chanett
James Boyle O'Higgins
Henry Clery
Hong-Kong
New York
Cuba
Teber
St O'Higgins
Bat
Fere
Fere] Temager
Fragmentary Portrait Describes Silent Face as Buddha-like
A damaged passage notes a figure with a sunburned eye and a quiet, grave face, likened to a Buddha. The text hints at continuation but provides only sparse, evocative details.
Fullest Consideration in League Debate at Wichia Eagle
A letter echoes Newton Baker urging full consideration for the League of Nations referendum. It condemns delaying action that could cost American lives and warns against postponing choices that determine the fate of soldiers in battle. The piece cites the need for timely national resolve and memorializing fallen servicemen.
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Wichia Eagle
Geefy Cleveland
League of Nations
New York
League
Newtonn Baker
America
Congress
Senate
Prehistoric Man in Asia Reported by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Roy Chapman Andrews expedition reports flints from Northern Asia as possible half a million years old, offering the first primeval human evidence in that region. The finds, tied to the American Museum of Natural History Asia Magazine and New York philanthropy effort, include fossils and thousands of specimens across multiple animal groups.
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Asia
Obie Sats Journal
Roy Chapman Andrews
America
Andrews
Columbus
Choosing the Leader
The excerpt argues people instinctively seek leaders who project confidence and achievement through a dominant personality. It suggests followers desire external guidance to reform habits, viewing external authority as easier than self reform. The piece notes a subconscious urge to let leaders direct change and cites human nature’s comfort with external correction.
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William Exnest
Hocking
Aten
Tony
Slemp and Stemp Shake Up Coolidge Politics
The article discusses a White House dispute between Slemp and Bascom Stemp over Secretary Butler and Coolidge. It notes Slemp's past influence in securing Republican gains in the Split South and New England support, while warning that current old-guard Republicans may struggle to sway voters.
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Slemp
Wichita Easte
Coolidge
Bascom Stemp
Butler
Will
New England Solidarity
Republican
Old Guard
Death of Chinese gentleman Ye So Hum in hospital
The Chinese laundryman Ye So Hum died in a large hospital despite efforts by a Chinese witch doctor. The healer painted Ye’s joints red to ward off devils said to cause pain, a superstition noted in the report.
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Ye So Hum
Ye Wo Hium
High Taxes to Prevent War Debate in Mining Congress Journal
The Mining Congress Journal argues against deep tax cuts and warns that many years of taxes will be needed. It notes many workers rely on government payroll and questions the Veterans Bureau oversight as outlined by Senator Oddle.
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Mining Congress Journal
Oddle
Veterans Bureau
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Algo
From Noah to Cleopatra The long arc of wine in history
A survey traces wine making from the Mosaic deluge to Egyptian relics and Greek Roman vessels. It notes earliest viticulture myths, ancient inscriptions, and the role of wine in religious and social life, while contrasting modern church attendance and organizational vitality.
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Alcohot
William Littie
English Review
Parnaps Bs
Egypt
Bent Hessen
Benn Tury
Joseph
Nile
Too Gloomy a View From Denver Meeting
A Kansas City Star report notes a minister at a Baptist Young People's Union gathering in Denver criticized the church as a dead organization. He claimed statistics cited were roughly accurate showing 3 percent of members do not exist and 10 percent cannot be found, with 35 percent in question.
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Bastist Young ,People’s Union
Denver
Misprinted Fifty Dollar Bill Revealed in Western Hotel
A misprinted $50 bank note circulated for years until a Western hotel clerk noticed a discrepancy when counting cash left to right versus right to left. Each note showed a $5 cent on the obverse and a $100 on the reverse, revealing the flaw. The treasury confirmed two such bills existed, with one already detected in circulation.
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Wichita
Treasury Department
Origin of Jerkwater Town in Kansas City Star Notes
The piece traces how small stops along early rail lines gained the nickname jerkwater towns. It describes engines stopping to refill water in leather buckets at wayside streams and explains that railroads later favored larger towns, leaving smaller stops as jerkwater engines.
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Kansas City Star
Indiana Magazine of History
Crossing Africa Road Link Expands Transcontinental Travel
The article notes the completion of a new transcontinental road across Africa from Buia in the Belgian Congo toward Urania and Boma. It describes a route using train and automobile, with fuel stations every about four miles and rough traveler amenities such as hot franks for sale to tourists.
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Africa
Inkup Buia
Belgian Congo
Sucan
Éis
MongaHa
States Face Child Labor Rules Debate In Des Moines
Editorial argues states can handle child labor concerns without federal mandate. It notes a proposed twentieth amendment to empower Congress to regulate under eighteens, while defending high school students’ summer work and urging cautious state-based action reflecting regional conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican
Des Moines
Rendall
Congress
Sourse
Reversion Beast Reversion Beast Analysis
The text discusses a scholar named Landsen or Stratford debating future society and the peril of overbearing strength. It contrasts a brutal imagined future with a controlled ideal, warning that excessive physi cal emphasis could erode morals and social bonds, predicting risks if reform fails.
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Wines
Stratford
Hay
England
Exercius
Delta
Bullet Proof At Is Built
Fragmentary report claims a new aircraft concept called Lonion- Brite offers shrapnel resisting impersions to gun blasts. The text notes a steel form and possible easy construction but provides unclear details about wings and overall feasibility.
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Lonion
Ati Usky
Ths
Beginning of the New Era Amid Turbulent Speech
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a political era shift and leadership text. It mentions a land of peoples and a republic with a leader, suggesting a reform or new period amid contested direction and public discourse.
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Peopies Tielpate
Republic
Unreadable OCR Summary Card
Fragmentary text provides no clear event names dates or actions. Readable bits mention unclear persons or places, preventing a reliable headline or summary.
Soha W Nominated by Democrats for Seat
Reports indicate Soha W has been named by the Democratic party as a candidate. Seth Fofont is noted as a supporter or affiliate while the text confirms nomination and party backing. The wording remains uncertain but signals a formal party designation.
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the Ramesa Qc
Liv
Ein
Soha
Via
The
Democrata
Seth Fofont
Laredon Copmen Jean-On Championship Result
The readable fragment references Laredon Copmen and Jean-On in a competition context with a win by an unnamed party. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text. Further readable specifics are not available from the snippet.
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Laredon Copmen
Jean
Oi station. From the Michigan tare entrance of Ruatation Blurks Are
A garbled report notes an unusual station arrival and mentions surprise migration by groups labeled Gee Are Wanitas, with unclear details about three liens and Perlok.
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Michigan
Perlok
Unsinkable Ship Myth Debunked in Sa Research
Researchers challenge the myth of an unsinkable vessel by exploring historical claims and engineering limitations. The study analyzes design flaws and the evolving understanding of naval safety to explain why no ship can be truly unsinkable.
Morehesda Nebraska 7 o Morehesda Nebraska 7 o 4 Palla
Fragmentary notes from the Nebraska page record unclear events at Morehesda. The text mentions tents and a possible event or listing labeled Palla, with no clear dates or participants.
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