Notable Modern Inventions And Global Language Shifts
A broad survey notes health via nail growth as an indicator, new acetylene torch use for paint removal, and yeast from buckwheat in Denmark. It cites a baby carriage handle muff, compressed granite blasting in Georgia, a three wheeled car, and sounds of cosmomrding versus thunder. Palestine adopts English Arabic and Hebrew officially. An icy skate with a flexible joint, cellulose cattle feed in Sweden, an electric hat sign, a combined furniture piece with water tank, Venus with a cloud canopy, and a hypothetical demand for umbrellas if a plant is inhabited.
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Denmark
Georgia
Palestine
France
Venus
Earth
Tallest and Shortest Recruiters at New York Station
Private Reuben A. Pratt U S Marine Corps on duty at the recruiting station is 6 feet 8 inches tall, while Sergeant Joseph Nin appears at 5 feet 4 inches. Both are veterans of World War I and praised as excellent recruiters.
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Reuben A. Pratt U. 5
Marine Corps
New York City
Joseph Nin
Hiim
Shelling accident on Mort Hamilton barge fire
A spectacular fire on an invasion barge at Mort Hamilton caused shells to explode nearby but no shell struck the Wall of Oan House about a mile away. The Fortune family were out and watched the blaze from a distance as the fire raged.
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Mort Hamilton
Fortune Nately
Wayside Telephones to Aid Travelers at Milestones
A plan to place small telephone booths at every milestone across the state aims to help stranded motorists or teamsters summon aid quickly. The proposal, described in Youth's Companion, envisions booths along roads so help is always within reach.
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Olio
French stamp collection seized as alien property offered for sale
The French government plans to sell the protest stamp collection valued at 2,000,000 dollars. It belonged to Baron Werrary, died in TWAT, and by his will left to the Berlin postal museum. The Paris collection was seized as alien property.
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Baron Werrary
Twat
Berlin
Paris
On the Way Transcript Quotation Sparks Parental Debate
A Boston Transcript excerpt quotes a parent praising their son for his inquisitiveness, while another remark suggests the child could become the smartest with continued questioning. The dialogue highlights expectations and curiosity in family life.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Widow laments loneliness after husband's absence
A brief personal note reflects a widow's regret and longing as she misses her husband. She mentions the difficulty of living without someone to notice faults and keep her company.
London Dog Market in East End Sells Dogs Weekly Near Club Row
The famous London dog market in the East End operates near Club Row every Sunday morning. Sellers display dogs of all shapes sizes and breeds available for sale to buyers.
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London
East End
Club Row
After he gets her he calls it just the woman
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation contrasts controlling language before and after marriage with a man’s shift from possessive insult to dismissive label when a wife acts. The remark highlights social attitudes toward women in relationships.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
11 Killed In Manila Riots
Riot in the walled city between Filipino Constabulary and Manila Police leaves four Americans dead Captain Vallee W. Ek. Wichmann Patrolmen Albert Tifroge and John W. Dris coll and Augustus Jacumen killed Fifty shots fired as 40 constabularymen avenge a constabularyman shot by police Several bystanders and a patrol wagon driver killed Four Filipinos wounded no constabulary casualties Governor and constabulary leaders move to quell the unrest Rioting sparked by arrest of a constabulary private’s wife Describes organization of 6000 constabulary and its American oversight
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Manila
Filipino Constabulary
Vallee W
Philippine Islands
Francis Burton Tarrison
Rafael Crame
Millpine
Constabulary
General Crame
Lucien RN. Sweet
Death of Lt Pat OBrien A WWI Ace
Lieut Pat O'Brien a famed World War I aviator was found dead in a downtown Los Angeles hotel room. Police reported a forehead bullet wound with a revolver nearby and notes indicating he would kill himself over a separation from his wife. O'Brien born in Momence Illinois served with the Royal Flying Corps after volunteering in Canada and survived a German air duel before later escaping from prisoner camps and marching across Europe.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dee
Pat O’brien
O'Brien
oNote
O’brien
Momence
Canada
Royal Flying Corps
Laken
Holland
Battle in County Clare amid ambush at Ennistymon
London reports a clash between civilians and a military unit in Ennistymon County Clare. Six soldiers were wounded but the troops won the fight after deploying a machine gun. Three attackers were killed, four wounded, two captured. In retaliation, haystacks nearby were burned.
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London
Ennistymon
County Clare
Victim Dies From St Louis Plant Explosion
Walter Feddermann died from injuries after an explosion at the Monsanto Chemical Company plant in St Louis. Eight others were injured. damages were estimated at 50,000.
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St. Louis
Walter Feddermann
Monsanto Chemical Company
B F Harris Dies in Champaign After Long Public Service
B F Harris, noted for his leadership in agriculture and public service, died at his Champaign home on December 21 after an illness dating from last May. He was nationally recognized for his work on crop varieties and farming improvements.
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B. F. Harris
Champahen
B. FF
Bend
Champaign
Mary
Virden Officials Arrested in Prohibition Probe
Evans Wallan Virden city treasurer and Alderman Mayernick of Virden are jailed after federal prohibition agents arrested them on December 14. Alderman Mayernick is released on a $2,000 bond.
Horatio W Seymour Editorial Writer Dies in New York
Horatio Wing low Seymour, longtime editorial writer for the New York World and former writer for Chicago and other Western papers, died in New York at age sixty six.
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Horatio W. Seymour
New York
Horatio Winglow Seymour
New York World
Chicago
Ex Senator Gibson Dies in Great Falls Montana
Former United States Senator Paris Gibson founder of Great Falls died here at age ninety. He was elected to the Senate in 1900 to fill a vacancy.
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Gibson
Great Falls
Mont
Debec
United States
Paris Gibson
Senate
Wallace Shuns German Envoy Over War Status
Paris report states Hugh C. Wallace the American ambassador refused a meeting with Wilhelm Mayer von Kaufheuren the German ambassador due to the United States still technically at war with Germany.
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Wallace
Paris
Hugh C. Wallace
Wilhelm Mayer von Kaufheuren
United States
Germany
Air Mail Pilot Sets First Cheyenne Salt Lake City Run
Pike James F. Moore of the air mail service completed the first dawn to darkness round trip between Cheyenne and Salt Lake City. The record flight demonstrated the feasibility of long daily routes for the air mail.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Pike James F. Moore
Air Mail Service
Salt Lake City
Tax on Deposits Proposed to Aid Farmers
A special House committee is to consider relief for farmers. Rep Treadway Massachusetts Republican introduces a bill taxing bank deposits at one fourth of one percent, estimated to raise about 1 billion dollars annually. A joint Senate Finance and House Ways and Means conference discusses emergency tariff measures to bolster prices for wheat and wool and other commodities.
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Washington
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
House
Wills and Means Committee
Treadway
Senate Finance
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Ways and Means
President Wilson Buys Fairbanks House For Post Presidency
President Wilson will make the former Henry P. Fairbanks home at 2340 Street Northwest his permanent residence after leaving office on March 4. R W Bolling says possession may occur by February 15 or earlier. Reported price is about $150000. The house is a four year old colonial brick and limestone structure set on grounds near a square and elevated from the street.
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Washington
Wilson
Henry P. Fairbanks
R. W. Bolling
Five Die In Kanawha River Ferry Disaster
Kanawha River ferryboat accident claims five lives as county officials tally passengers. The capsized craft carried 16 passengers and 11 have been recounted for.
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Kanawha River
Charleston
W. Va
Dee
Banker Edward Gambier Dies After Fall From Ten Floor
Edward V. Gambier vice president of the Atlantic National Bank of New York fell or jumped from the tenth floor of the bank building on Broadway and was killed. Police investigated the death as a possible suicide or accidental fall.
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New York
Edward V. Gambier
Atlantic National Bank
City of New York
Bank
Broadway
Tiny Shrewsbury Baby Surges to Five Pounds
A Shrewsbury infant born three months early weighed one and a half pounds at birth. By four weeks old the baby reached nearly three pounds and has now reached five pounds and appears well.
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London
Shrewsbury
Winter Wheat Crop Sown and Condition Decline
Washington December 20 The area sown to winter wheat this fall is 40 605 000 acres down 2.8 percent from the revised area last year The crop condition on December 1 stood at 87 9 percent of normal
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Washington
Dee
Ship Building Record Set in Prewar Launchings
Washington December 20. American shipbuilders broke the world prewar record of launchings during the last fiscal year according to figures in the annual report of the commissioner of navigation made public here.
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Washington
Commissioner of Navigation
Auto Deaths Rise in 1919 Census Area
Washington notices 1919 automobile fatalities rise to 7,969 within the census bureau area covering about 80 percent of the population, marking continued growth in fatal accidents.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Rich Millionaires Fail Tax Payment in New York
More than twenty wealthy individuals could not pay the latest quarterly federal tax due December in New York. Incomes of 1919 ranged from 100,000 to 2,800,000, preventing full settlement of the due amount.
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New York
Heavy Export Sales Lift Wheat and Corn Markets This Week
The U S weekly market report notes strong export demand for wheat with Britain Italy and Spain purchasing large quantities and futures buying broadening on December 17. Corn rye and oats also see export support while cash wheat remains scarce and flour trade soft. Dairy butter cheese prices edge up and live stock prices fall with hogs cattle and lambs posting declines as markets tighten.
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U. S&s. Bureau OF Markets
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Spain
Gulf
Omaha
Chicago
Minneapolis
Montana
Kansas City
Winnipet
Prairie
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Baldwin
Baldwins
Northwestern
Thirteen Drown in Ohio River Near Augusta
Thirteen persons, including Maj. H. B. Pittman’s wife and two children, drowned when the U S steam launch Margaret sank after sprang a leak three miles below Augusta Ohio river disaster reported from Augusta Kentucky on December 21.
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Augusta
Ohio River
Margaret
H. B. Pittman
Government Dam
Chilo
Four Communists Killed in Attempt on Power Station
A dispatch from Brunn reports four communists killed and six wounded while storming an electrical power station at Oslawan. In South Bend Washington a dredge explosion on the North River killed three men and one girl, listed as Angie Christensen John Jarve Frank Behnke and Blanche Behnke.
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Oslawan
Vienna
Lidove Noviny
Brunn
South Bend
Wash
North River
Angie Christensen
John Jarve
Frank Behnke
Blanche Behnke
Resolution Proposal Repeals Underwood Tariff
Washington December 20 Represents Begg Ohio introduces a resolution to repeal the Underwood tariff law and re enact the Payne Aldrich tariff schedules that were abolished in 1913.
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Washington
Begg
Ohio
Hungary Moves to Intern Alien Jews
Vienna reports that Hungarian authorities begin interning all alien Jews with 500 Jewish families moved to an internment camp in recent nights.
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Hungary
Vienna
Budapest
Steel Mills to Idle Time Through Year End
Youngstown Ohio reports Independent steel plant leaders plan to idle mills from week end through New Year due to slack orders. About 20 000 workers face layoff as demand remains weak and production winds down across facilities.
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Steel Mills
Youngstown, O
Independent Steels
Lumber price cut in Spokane by 20 percent
Retail lumber dealers in Spokane Washington announce a 20 percent reduction in retail prices citing an oversupply. This marks the sixth price cut since February and reflects mounting market pressure on the lumber trade.
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Spokane
Wash
Inauguration Costs Rise for Harding Presidency
Washington report says the estimated cost of inaugurating one president has increased from 50 to 300 percent since the first session of the joint congressional committee in charge of Harding's inauguration. The note reflects budgetary reassessment and expanded ceremonial planning.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Harding
Prince of Wales in Love With Irish Lady Joan Mulholland
London rumor claims the prince of Wales fell for Lady Joan Mulholland, Princess Marys maid of honor, after a chance meeting. Reports say a ardent courtship followed and royal family opposition exists though public sentiment supports the match. Lady Joans aristocratic lineage is noted and the tale spreads through Buckingham Palace.
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Joan Mulholland
London
Prince of Wales
Mary
Canada
Joan
England
Princess Margaret
Jon
Lloyd George
Queen Mary
Lady Joan
Buckingham Palace
Dunleith
Stratford
Fighting Byngs
Bulgaria Finland Luxembourg Join League of Nations
Geneva report notes four new members Bulgaria Costa Rica Finland and Luxembourg admitted to the League of Nations. France and Australia abstained on Bulgarias admission while Rene Viviani said the vote should be avoided due to incomplete information. Austria was elected without opposition with 35 votes in favor with two absent and four abstentions.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Bulgaria
Costa Rica
Finland
Luxembourg
France
Australia
Assembly
Rene Viviani
Austria
Slackers Guests of Honor at Civil Liberties Dinner
Twenty five conscientious objectors, some who served prison terms for refusal to bear arms, were guests of honor at a dinner by the American Civil Liberties bureau in New York. Speakers included Scott Nearing and Rev. John Haynes Holmes praising the objectors as the bravest of the brave.
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New York
American Civil Liberties Bureau
Scott Nearing
University of Pennsylvania
John Haynes Holmes
Community Church
Andes Earthquake Devastates Towns Killing Many
Buenos Aires reports deadly quake on Friday along the Argentina slope of the Andes. Over 150 bodies recovered from collapsed buildings as the disaster ranks among the worst since 1869 in Mendoza. Paris dispatch notes the Bar Le Duc ran aground off Cape Doro with about 20 crew drowned.
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Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Paris
Bar-Le-Duc
Cape Doro
Athens
Detroit United Railway Wages to be Cut in New Year
The Detroit United Railway announces wage reductions for motormen and conductors starting January 1, potentially up to 20 percent. This comes amid cost-saving measures as Detroit, Michigan eyes a tighter rail labor market in the new year.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway Company
Senate approves Poindexter antistrike bill
Washington December 18 the Poindexter antistrike bill was passed by the senate without debate or a record vote. The measure makes interference with interstate commerce a felony.
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Senate
O. K
Washington
Irish ambush in Kilcommon kills four policemen
Reports from London say eight police were ambushed by about 100 armed men at Kilcommon in County Tipperary. Four officers are reported dead, with others injured in the attack.
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London
Kilcommon
County Tipperary
Brennan Still Game After Dempsey Defeat
New York December 17 Bill Brennan, knocked out in the twelfth round by Jack Dempsey at Madison Square Garden, said he planned to request another bout with the champion.
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Brennan
New York
Bill Brennan
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt Son Fined for Speeding on Staten Island
New York city December 17 Kermit Roosevelt son of former president Theodore Roosevelt was fined 25 dollars after pleading guilty to speeding on Staten Island He said his speedometer was broken and asked for mercy.
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New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Staten Island
Constantine Reclaims Greek Throne Amid Frantic Welcome
Constantine of Greece returns to Athens amid thunder, cheers, and devotion. He pledges internal unity and exterior peace by using the army to foster ties with the Allies. He notes the marriage alliance with Romania and vows to honor his fathers and ancient Greek culture.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Napoleon
Elba
Place de la Concorde
Olga
Christopher
William B. Leeds
New York
Royal Palace
Rhallis
Sophie
William
George
Duke
Sparta
Elizabeth of
Rousmania
Not to Quit Germany Now
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander of American forces at Coblenz, says withdrawal of troops from Germany is not being considered at present in an interview with Petit Parisien. This counters recent Brussels dispatches suggesting such plans.
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Paris
Germany
Henry T. Allen
Coblenz
Petit Parisien
Brussels
Christmas Rush Brings 12000 Transatlantic Passengers
New York reports a Sunday peak as eight transatlantic liners arrive with more than 12 000 passengers seeking to spend the holidays in the United States.
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New York
Indict 52 in Building Quiz in New York
A blanket indictment against 52 defendants charging violation of the state anti trust law was returned in New York on December 22 in connection with the building trust investigation. Indictments now total 120 in the case.
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New York
Building Trust
November Exports Dip Sharply Amid Trade Figures
Washington reports November exports valued at 675 million dollars, down about 76 million from October’s 751.7 million. Imports also fell modestly, declining just over 13 million.
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Washington
Suffragist Service Chairman Named for February 15 Memorial
Jane Addams of Chicago is named chairman of the memorial service to honor pioneer suffragists as the national convention of the Woman's Party opens in Washington on February 15. The notice notes the event and leadership details.
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Washington
Jane Addams
Chicago
The
Woman's Party
Canada Lifts Luxury Tax in Canada
Ottawa announces abolition of taxes on luxuries with exceptions for alcoholic liquors confectionery and playing cards by order in council. The move affects national revenue policy and consumer pricing across provinces.
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Canada
Ottawa
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