A Bottle Note From 1882 Sparks Youthful Romance
A beachgoer finds a bottle cast ashore off Ireland in 1882 containing a note by Elizabeth Kinch age 18 asking for a nice boy to return it. The piece muses on history from Queen Victoria to radio and film, praising youth and romance across time.
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New York
Kingstown
Dublin
Ireland
Elizabeth Kinch
A. D. 1882
Queen Victoria
Great Britain and Ireland
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Wilhelm I
Germany
Paul J. Krevy
France
Elizabeth
Seacoast
Nicia
Mediterranean Sea
Tenis
Special Gifts to Baptist Campaign Reach 250000 in Days
Nashville April 21 Special gifts exceeding 250000 to objects in the Baptist 75 000 000 campaign were announced by Dr L R Scarbrough general director. Gifts come from Mr and Mrs G W Bottoms Texarkana 178000 J Wadley Texarkana 10000 J ke Powers Sr Knoxville 10000 and G H Connell Ft Worth 50000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
L. R. Scarbrough
Scarbrough
Foreign Mission Boards
Atlanta
G. W. Bottoms
Texarkana
J. Wadley
J.ke Powers, Sr
Knoxville
G. H. Connell
Ft. Worth
Chief Engineer to Take Ford's Place on Stand
Henry Ford told the Senate Agriculture Committee he could not appear in person to explain his Muscle Shoals bid. E. G. Seibold sent word that W. B. Mayo, Ford's chief engineer, will appear in his stead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Henry Ford
Senate Agriculture Committee
E. G. Seibold
W. B. Mayo
Expert Says Thaw Remains a Threat to Freedom
In Philadelphia, the jury trial on Harry K. Thaw’s sanity resumes with Dr. Charles W. Burr testifying that Thaw is morally insane and could be cured yet likely to clash with the law if released. Burr cited the Stanford White case and the Gump whipping matter as key factors.
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Philadelphia
A. P
Harry K. Thaw
Common Pleas Court
Charlies W. Burr
Thaw
Burr
Arthur G. Dickson
Dickson
White
Evelyn Nesbit
Dr. Burr
Frederick Gump Jr
New York
Dickinson
Red agents in U S fight for day law
Washington April 21 Proponents of modifying prohibition laws begin hearings in the House Judiciary Committee on allowing 2.75 percent beer under the eighteenth amendment. Delegations led by Samuel Gompers and Julian Codman present arguments for reform while opponents led by Wayne Wheeler prepare to rehear. Slayton blames unrest on the Volstead Act and red agitators amid dry groups. Continued on page five.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Julian Codman
Boston
Joint Legislative Committee
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Constitutional Liberty League of Massachusetts
The
Moderation League Incorporated
United States
W. H. Slayton
Association Against
Gillett Quizzes Witness Over Trunk of Liquor Case
Washington April 21 Speaker Gillett defended himself at the Daugherty committee hearing denying a trunk of liquor was sent to his office for a constituent in 1919. Witness H L Scaife, a former DOJ investigator, asserted he heard the liquor story from Woodruff but Gillett maintained no liquor reached his office.
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Washington
Gillett
Daugherty Committee
H. L. Scaife
Nquor
Scaife
Department of Justice
Woodruff
Senife
Congressman Woodruff
Michigan
Springfield
Mass
F. M. Boucher
Justice Department
Durrene
France Accepts Dawes Report for Reparation Settlements
Paris date April 21 Premier Poincare formally accepts the Dawes report as a basis for new reparation settlements and asks the reparations commission to begin preliminary negotiations to implement the experts plan. He notes details ensuring guarantees must be addressed before allies relinquish current pledges.
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Paris
A. P
Dawes
Reparation Commission
Premier Poincare
Louis Barthou
Commission
Poincare
M. Barthou
Eleanora Duse Dies After Brief Illness in Pittsburgh
Renowned Paris tragedienne Mme Eleanora Duse died at 2 45 AM in a Pittsburgh hotel after two weeks with influenza during her American tour. She had performed across Detroit and eastern cities since arriving in October 1923. The body will go to New York then Italy, her homeland.
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Pittsburgh
Mme
Eleanora Duse
Paris
Mme. Duse
Pacific Coast
Detroit
New York
Italy
Madame Duse
Europe
United States
Atlantic
America
Page Five
Methodist Students Conference Backs Pacifism and Racial Equality
The National Conference of Methodist Students in Louisville approved resolutions urging outlawry of war and entry into international bodies to curb chaos. They condemned organizations fostering race or creed prejudice and called for unification of Methodist Episcopal Church branches. Divisions arose over pacifism versus preparedness and resolutions on the Ku Klux Klan.
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Louisville
National Conference of Methodist Students
League of Nations
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ku Klux Klan
Congress
Marrs Men Take Stand for Defense in Marr Trial
Texarkana Ark April 21 defense began testimony in the Pat Marr case charged with misuse of the mails. The defense challenged production records and books of Marr companies as evidence as Campbell and Little testified about wells drilled by Marr Oil Corporation before a 1930s takeover. The judge sustained objections over records remain disputed.
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Texarkana
Ark
Pat Marr
Marr
Cam Campbell
el Dorado
J. D. Mahoney
Marr Oil Corporation
Charles Little
Japs Grant Welcome to U S Army Aviators
Tokyo officials press on with courtesy to American aviators despite U S restrictions. Army and navy leaders plan landings for destroyer crews in the Kuriles and may adjust landing sites. Minato town seeks guidance on teaching children to sing The Star Spangled Banner.
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Tokio
A. P
United States Army
Japan
Kurile Islands
Kashiwabara
Shimsu
Minato
U S Airmen Missing Aboard Destroyer John D Ford
U S destroyer John D Ford anchored at Kashiwabara Bay awaiting fliers amid unsettled weather. Japanese destroyer Tokitsukaze nearby and Canadian trawler Thiepval at McLaren’s camp, with the English aviator attempting an around the world flight expected daily.
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U. S
U.S
John D. Ford
Kashiwabara Bay
Kukiles
United States
Ford
Tokitsukaze
Thiepval
McLaren
Speed boat breaks away at N. C. after throws owner off
A sixty mile an hour speed boat named the Red Devil ran away on a lake near New Orleans after ejecting its owner and his machinist from the cookpot. The craft, heading toward races at the Southern Yacht Club, was found hours later about five miles offshore by Captain Dave Young and marked none the worse for wear.
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New Orleans
Red Devil
Southern Yacht Club
Yacht Club Patrol
Dave Young
Fire Inspections find 897 defective houses in Monroe
From March 27 to April 19 the Monroe Fire Department conducted 278 inspections. Of those homes, 897 were defective in some way including 509 gas leaks. Notices to correct faults will go to owners, and reports were sent to the Fire Warden in New Orleans.
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Monroe
Roddy
New Orleans
Bobbed-Haired Bandit Confesses After Capture
Celia Cooney, dubbed the bobbed haired bandit, confessed to sixteen hold ups in New York during the past year. She and her husband Edward Cooney were in Jacksonville in custody of New York detectives returning to the city. The pair specialized in drug stores and chain groceries. she operated with a male accomplice outside the store.
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Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Edward Cooney
Celia Cooney
F. S. Gray
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Bureau Reports Cotton Seed Oil Product Totals
Washington April 21 The Census Bureau reports eight month totals ending March 31 for cotton seed including crushed seed 3 204 873 tons up from 3 016 365 tons a year ago and on hand 234 121 tons up from 159 922. Refined oil 671 530 068 pounds and on hand 215 062 233 pounds. cake and meat 1 364 610 tons and on hand 172 967 tons. Linters 601 933 bales up from 533 050. on hand 168 700 bales up from 62 170. Exports total 20 658 547 pounds for the period with refined oil 10 268 241 pounds and meal 9207 ton.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Linters
Crusade Against Joy Rides Targets Young Dancers
Indianapolis April 21. Policewoman Anna Bruner leads a campaign against what she calls the Trance dance and other modern steps. She condemns semi conscious embraces and wild joyrides by girls 16 to 18, urging age certificates and safeguards at public dances to curb booze and dope peddling and dangers of improper mixing.
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Frank I. Weller
N.S
Indianapolis
Anna Bruner
Br. Repor 'Teree
Herman Rikhoff
Probation Officers Threats Trigger Monroe Scandal Talk
Reporters may be directed to sensational scenes as Monroe officials clash over alleged lax law enforcement. Sheriff Grant disputes Wright claims and notes juvenile arrest issues while Mayor Bernstein questions the wording. A News-Star reporter plans to inspect the described locations early this week.
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E. L. Wright
Ens
Rynold Bernstein
Wright
Sheriff Grant
Louisiana
Odom
J Dawkins
Grant
News-Star
Monroe
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Baptist Campaign
Evelyn.nespit
Stanford White
House
Marie Corelli
Marrs
Orient
N. C
Ethey Mae Mliala
Bessie Sweeney
Ethel Mae Miller
N. Y
Law
Bureau
Rommel
Braggy
Quinn
O'Neil
Bush
Schang
Mogridge
Ruel
Cleveland
Chicago
A. J. Barnes
O'Neill
Ee Gowdy
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