Refugees swell Greece amid Asia Minor upheaval on Lesbos
The Greek islands face a refugee crisis with nearly 400000 displaced by Asia Minor and Thrace upheaval. Mitylene’s population has doubled to about 40 000 while Lesbos hosts around 140000, many crowding houses vacated by departing Turks. Oliver Clarke, an English-born British subject from Smyrna, describes hardship and drift as Christians on Alvaly face starvation and authorities deny aid, forcing survival through charity and grim labor.
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Greece
Asia Minor
Thrace
Mitylene
Lesbos
Sapha
Alvaly
Oliver Clarke
Clarke
Smyrna
Pergamos
M. Eliopoulos
Aivaly
Dikely
Hero Medal Goes to Widow in Indiana River Rescue
Mrs Otto H Carroll widow of Otto H Carroll received a Carnegie hero medal the first in Connersville Indiana for her husband who died May 31 1914 while rescuing Leroy Lewis from drowning near Metamora both perished. A pension and a silver medal were granted by the Carnegie fund commission.
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Connersville
Ind
Otto H. Carroll
Leroy Lewis
Metamora
Ttle
Carroll
Carnegie Fund Commission
Des Moines Pawnshopman Seeks Body as Asset in Bankruptcy
Jack Mose Levich a bankrupt Des Moines pawnbroker asks bankruptcy court to rule whether the body of Miss Dottie Morgan now of Denver counts as an asset in his estate. The 1907 bill of sale, signed by Miss Morgan, transfers her body after death for ten dollars with a void clause during life upon payment of ten dollars.
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Des Moines
Jack Mose Levich
Mose Levich
United States
Willow planted in Thomasville Court House square
A willow cutting linked to Captain John Triplett, a veteran editor, was planted in the Court House square Thomasville. The grafted cutting originated from a willow at Ath ens reportedly from Napoleon's burial site, brought by Miss Lilla Forrest of Boston. The plant ties to Triplett's memorial, dreamed with a monument.
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Thomasville
John Triplett
Court House Square
Captain Triplett
Athens
Napoleon
Lilla Forrest
Boston
Man pays for sin with dollar in Ark town
A D Stubbs of Carden Bottom Arkansas received a dollar and a letter from L A Egan of Kansas City claiming to have killed a turkey twenty seven years ago near Petit Jean river. Egan asks forgiveness and says he is serving God. Stubbs donated the dollar to foreign missions after recalling the tale.
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Atkin
Ark
A. D. Stubbs
Carden Bottom
Heres
Petit Jean River
George Shoemmake
L. A. Egan
Kansas City
Mr. Stubbs
Egan
Prince of Wales Starts Farm Project in Cornwall Duchy
The prince of Wales, urged by the king, begins a farming venture on the Cornwall Duchy estate. Initiated after two veteran tenants retired in March 1913, the four hundred acre Whiteford Home farm at Stoke Combe land Callington will use mixed husbandry. Livestock breeding, especially cattle, is emphasized.
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London
Prince of Wales
Duchy
Cornwall
Whiteford Home
Stoke Cumsland
Callington
Death Dealing Kisses and a Duchess Recruit Tale
A garbled excerpt recounts a duchess who allegedly kissed recruits to influence enlistment, with a fatal toll among recipients and a later note about a Dutch duchess’ kiss being linked to fatal outcomes. The piece also includes scattered editorials and jokes on conduct and American character, plus short newspaper quips about marriage failure and business habits.
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Tun
Kiss
Aberdeenshire
London Graphic
The Fire Worshipers of Azerbaijan and Sulumon's Temple
A historical sketch describes Azerbaijan in northwest Persia as homeland of the Gliehers fire worshipers with caverns near Vabrig emitting fumes and the famed Takei Suleimani ruins on a hill. The temple remains include a blue lake and a fire worshiper site amid Mohammedan structures. A stray quip about insomnia concludes the piece.
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Azerbaijan
Persia
Gliehers
Vabrig
Scrut Dereab
Hirette del Cane
Naples
Takei Suleimani
Sulumon
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