Nations discuss armament limits and Far East issues
Secretary Hughes heads U S delegation to Washington conference on armaments limits and Pacific problems. Reports outline topics include Russia and China Open Door, and mandates for Manchuria and the Chinese Eastern railway. European leaders, Ireland talks, and Klan opposition trend also noted.
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Hughes
Henry Cabot Lodge
Elihu Root
Oscar W._ Underwood
Co Cote
Baron Kato
Pacific
Far East
Mwdland
Belgium
China
Russia
Tokyo
Manchuria
Washington
Shantung
Peking
San Antonio flood toll and damage rise across Texas
The San Antonio flood and related Texas inundation caused hundreds of deaths, many among Black and Mexican residents. Property losses total about 3 million in San Antonio and 10 million elsewhere. The mayor appealed to Washington for army tents and cots for thousands of homeless refugees.
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San Antonio
Texas
Washington
Dauntless Returns With ZR-2 Victims To New York
The British cruiser Dauntless brought the bodies of American victims from the ZR-2 disaster to New York on Friday, escorted by aircraft and destroyers. On Saturday the dead received full naval honors in a solemn tribute to their service.
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Assembly
The
League of Nations
League
Saar Basin
Danzig
International Court of Justice
Ehihuo Reot
John Bassett Moore
New York
Ile
Senor Alvarez
Chile
AL Desecamps
Belgium
Aft Jast
Senor Amador
Panama
Alvarez
Tae-Bodge
Senor Edwards
Senor Aramaro
Bolivia
la Vaz
Dauntless
Blind to Teach Blind Robert Pruitt Plans School in China
Robert Pruitt, stricken blind at age ten in Hwanghsien Shantung, after a head blow. He has earned a BA from Hin Yard and now returns to China to establish a school for the blind in connection with the Chinese dice at Hwanghsien. His parents Mr and Mrs C W Pruitt have been stationed in Hwangshien for years.
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Robert Pruitt
Hwanghsien
Shantung Province
Hin Yard
Pruitt
China
Hwa
Dr. Robert J. Formad Pathologist of Noted RabiesExpert
From a poor immigrant youth who arrived in 1883, Dr. Robert J. Formad rose to become a leading pathologist. He started as a Penn University assistant earning $100 a year while studying and progressed to head the Department of Agriculture with expertise on rabid animals.
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America
Russia
Robert J. Formad
University of Pennsylvania
Schook
Department of Agriculture
Record Mushroom Grows to Three Pounds Shocking Day
Little Violet Schroder holds a giant mushroom grown by her father John Schroder and sent to President Harding. The three-pound specimen, claimed to be record breaking, reflects a remarkable agricultural curiosity.
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Violet Schroder
John
Harding
Odd Facts and Readers' Notes on Natural Wonders
The Eskimo eats no salt. Kingfishers nest with small fishbones. Australis makes cowhide horseshoes. Grasshoppers have ears below their knees. Cheap teaspoons arise from compressed fiber.
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Australis
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