Illinois Mine Massacre sparks nationwide outrage and calls for action
A flood of editorials from Chicago to New York condemns the Herrin coal mine killings. Papers denounce the violence, contrast it with civilization, and urge swift punishment, while noting difficulties in securing witnesses and legal redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sites
Armenia
Herria
Chicago Evening Post
Journal of Commerce
Herrin
Altacis
Washington Star
Washington Herald
Hohensollern
Belgium
New York Tribune
Illinois
Knoxville Sentinel
Rochester Post Express
Jabor
New York Globe
America
New York Herald
United States
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Milwaukee Sentinel
Drilling Holes in an Active Volcano
Everett J. Lovett notes in the August Popular Mechanics Magazine that scientists drill into Kilauea’s molten crater on Hawaii using churn drills for holes from 50 to 26 feet deep. The operation aims to obtain scientific data and tests engineering pumping challenges.
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Wien
Kilauea
Hawaii
Dy Everett J. Lovett
Popular Mechanics
Primitive settlers' cabin banter over cookery books
Two old bachelors in a remote cabin discuss domestic life with rustic humor. They reflect on cookery books, noting the recipes start with common steps like taking a clean dish, revealing a plain lifestyle and humorous view of household arts.
Settlers Enter Western Canada in May From United States
In May, 1,020 settlers entered Western Canada from the United States, including 465 farmers. Most were families of farmers with wives and children. They brought $277,000 in money and effects valued at $95,204.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Faithful Cow and Dairy Wealth Across Epochs
The Calgary Albertan lauds Mrs Mudd of York shire Eveland for winning more butter prizes and notes the cow Bosse as a source of wealth. It traces cattle wealth from ancient times to modern dairy yields, citing Holstein records in Quebec and a global dairy conference prompting pride in dairy excellence.
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William C. Madd
Yorkshire
Eveland
Calgary
Vaudreuill
Quebec
Dekal Plus Legis Dixie
United States
Hassie
Aftermath of War War Moral Judgment and Survival
The Manchester Guardian argues war scars morality and narrows compassion, producing a tougher, self seeking elite. It says social dissolution follows, leaving nations with conflicts and scorched cooperation, as elites focus on survival and self interest amid rising internal and external tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorky
The
Manchester Guardian
Why He Left Henri
A restaurant manager explains a sudden departure by table seven. Wes the waiter says sausage was unavailable and a kitchen mishap with a dog’s tail caused a yelp, prompting the man to flee. The note on Japanese adaptations of Auld Lang Syne notes its use in schools at term end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri
Wes
Studying Bird Life in Saskatchewan with H H Mitchell
Saskatchewan Government taxidermist H H Mitchell spent spring in the big river country and is now around Assiniboia and Lake Johnson bird reserve. He secured three rare specimens Western Tanger Western Winter Wren and Solitary Sandpiper in the north. The birds are mounted for the Natural History Museum. Southern Saskatchewan offers bird-rich river valleys and lakes in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Mitchell
Saskatchewan
Big River
Assiniboia
Lake Johnson
Mr. Mitchell
Saskatchewan North Country
Mitchell
Natural History Museum
Saskatchwan
A Strange Friendship Between Jackdaw and Ducks
A jackdaw in the Scottish border district forms a daily bond with a flock of ducks. Each morning it waits at the duck house, joins the ducks as they wander, feeds with them, and even bathes with the group, to the delight of observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottish Border District
Paper Mills Set Record Pace in Early 1922 Output
Canadian mills produced 455 515 tons of newsprint in the first five months of 1922. At the same rate, yearly output would reach about 1 250 000 tons, a new record and more than double the pre 1917 peak.
Tar Sands at Waterways Show Promising Oil Yields
The McMurray Asphaltum and Oil Company at Waterways reports successful tests producing two and a half pints of lubricating oil from twenty five pounds of tar sands. Machinery is being installed on concrete foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMurray Asphaltum and Oil Company
The Boob and the Rogues editorial attack
The Detroit News lambasts gamblers and racing profits draining working families. It argues wheelwork of Detroit’s factories funds Windsor racing, saddling men with debt while gamblers reap gains. The piece condemns the obsession as exploitative and harming households and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Windsor
Detroit
Ancient Relics Found in Greenland Preserved Garments
Danish scientist Dr Noerlund uncovered 13th and 14th century men’s costumes in southwestern Greenland. The garments, well preserved by 600 years of frozen earth, resemble Dante’s attire and are stored in Copenhagen’s Prinsen’s Palace museum. Crosses with Gothic runes were also found and deemed historically valuable.
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Greenland
Noerlund
Copenhagen
Prinsen's Palace
Canal across Scotland eyed to speed sea travel
The proposed Scotland canal from the Clyde to the Forth, discussed before the war, may reuse the existing small canal by widening it for ocean ships. It would cut eighteen hours off London to Glasgow sea travel and would link Liverpool Belfast and Glasgow with Holland Germany and Scandinavia.
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Scotland
Clyde
Forth
London
Glasgow
Liverpool
Belfast
Holland
Germany
Scandinavia
Winnipeg Fur Sale Tops Dealers Market
More than 6 000 beaver skins sold to dealers from across the United States and Canada at a Winnipeg auction sale. Skins were of excellent quality, bidding brisk, and prices higher than at previous sales. Other sales included 2 227 mink 50 4 rats 75 cross fox 241 martens 500 raccoons 6 silver fox 141 Asher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Prince of Wales Praised Across Worlds as Ambassador of Empire
British press lauds the Prince of Wales as a popular, hardworking ambassador of Empire. He is hailed for gallantry, sport, intellect, and judgment after extensive travels from France to Canada and Australia. A rest and quiet at a Canadian ranch are suggested before his next match making decisions.
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Prince of Wales
London
France
Canada
Australia
America
Empire
Highlands
Prince Charming
Hsfe
Poldhu Wireless Station Closes After 19 Years of Service
The famed Poldhu station in Cornwall ends its era with the last message "MBD" shifting to Slifden in Ireland for global maritime updates. Ongar Essex now handles the Spanish traffic as the Poldhu complex winds down after decades of pioneering wireless history.
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Poldhu
MBD
MET
Slifden
Marconi Company
Clez
Ongar
Essex
Cornwall
Atlantic
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Daily Mail
Canada
Marconi
Lord Lascelles' Factory Fails After Massive Investment
Lord Lascelles financed the Conqueror typewriter factory near Leeds in 1919 to rival American machines. The $2,200,000 endeavor employed 490 ex soldiers and 200 staff, but no machine was sold and the property was auctioned. Some units were produced at great cost and gifted to friends including King George and Princess Mary.
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Lord Lascelles
Conqueror
Leeds
Princess Mary
George
British Shell Claims Unmatched Armor Piercing Power
The Hadfield Armament Company releases a new armor piercing shell claimed to defeat any armor now or soon to be built. U.S. Navy ordnance officers report satisfactory tests in America. British tests off Devonshire coast involve ships Nuremberg Superb Gordone and air drop bombing assessments.
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United States
Save
Great
Hadfield Armeament Company
Hadfield Company
Hadfields
United States Navy
Devonshire
Nuremberg
Superb
Gordone
Great Britain the Friendly Nation in Diplomacy
A Chicago News excerpt extols British diplomacy as the model for global friendship. It argues Britain curates enduring ties with Japan France Germany and Soviet Russia, contrasting it with American restraint and praising Britain as the world’s principal ally and mediator.
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Cicago News
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Washington
London
France
Germany
Italy
Britain
Russia
Soviet Russia
Young Russian Escapes Bolsheviks to Study Medicine
M Serza da Kolichkine, 19, son of a Royal Hussars colonel, fled Bolsheviks after deadly near misses and starvation. He has reached Tor onto University to pursue medical studies and stays with sister Baroness de Hueck near Petrograd during the Russian revolution.
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M. Serza da Kolichkine
Royal Hussars of
Mussia
University of Toronto
Kolichkine
Petrograd
Baroness de Hueck
Engagement News Shocks Neighborhood
The town greets Alexander Lee and Violet Linkins as they announce their engagement. Gus Rustling quips about delay with a neighbor remark referencing past work and job loss noted as last night.
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Alexander Lee
Violet Linkins
Gus Rustling
Alexander
There’s Always a Way Mabel to Brother Over Cherries
Dialogue scene shows Mabel and John bantering about cherry theft and family teases. Muttered retort from Mabel’s mother stops an insult, then a vow to call John a pig next time. Londup Punch.
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Mabel
John
Pores in a Man's Hand Reach Twenty Five Thousand
A historical note states that a man possesses about 25 000 pores in his hand. The fact highlights the vast microstructure of skin.
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U.S
Toria
auTonomuy
Science
Julius Pia
T. Bayer
Natural History Museum of
Vienna
Lower Austria
Saskatchewan Natural History Museum
Foo
Frozal Wilds
Winnipeg Fur Sale
the Prince of Wales
Famous Wireless
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