United States fleet prepares for combined maneuvers in Pacific test
The new Pacific fleet rehearses a February 19 rendezvous with older battleships in radio controlled target practice. California sails toward Panama as scouting forces depart east coast for Guantanamo Bay. Battleship divisions under Vice Admiral command assemble with Arizona, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Nevada in fourth division and Texas, Oklahoma, New York in third. Rear Admiral Barrage leads two squadrons from old cruiser Starleston as flagship. air arm to include 18 scout planes and 18 torpedo planes.
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Shington
United States
Atlas A
California
Coast
Horta
Panama
Guantana
Tennessee
Arizona
Mississippi
Pennsylvainia
Nevada
Texas
Oklahoma
Admiral Barrage
Starleston
the. Wright
Ww. R. Gherardi
Newport News
W. P. Gerhardt
A Lord's Way of Fixing Up the Budget
General Lord head of the budget bureau trims executive estimates to fit a three million two hundred million limit set by President Harding. Departments submit revised totals, supplemental lists, and hearings determine necessary adjustments. Over time the goal is better understanding of departmental needs by the budget staff.
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Budget Bureau
Presi Dent
Harding
Lord
Congress
Senate Rejects Battell National Park Offer
The senate and house approve declining Joseph Battell will gifts of about 3900 acres in Lincoln and Warren Vermont for a national park. The government will not accept the lands or incur obligations, and the Battell estate is discharged from related duties. Acting Interior Secretary Finney notes no investigation was made.
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Senate
Joseph Battell
Middlebury
Addison
Vermont
United States of America
Lincoln and
Warren
United States
America
House of Representatives
Public Lands Committee
Finney
Interior Department
Uncle Sam
Battell National Park
War Risk Insurance letters reveal strained pleas and odd requests
A collage of excerpts shows distressed letters to the War Risk Insurance department begging for marriage certificates food aid and replies from President Wilson. Messages from widows veterans and families express hardship confusion and frustration with pay elopement requests and care for children.
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War Risk Department
Halloe
Federal rule for child labor under attack in states report
Grace Abbott, head of the children’s bureau, says several states permit employment of children under fourteen, ranking with Japan, China and India in protection. She notes the 1916 federal law’s nullification by the Supreme Court and urges a constitutional amendment to grant Congress power to set federal standards or leave states free to raise them.
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Hose
Japan
China
India
Grace -Abbott
United States Department of Labor
Noren
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
Great Air Squadron Arrives in New York with Cat Companion
Miss Gordon Conway of England arrives in New York with her swimming cat photographed beside her. Conway, a prominent authoress, praises the amphibious feline which has become a distinguished figure among its own circle.
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Gordon Conway
England
New York
Miss Conway
Paris Fur Styles Brighten Winter Wardrobes
A Boston Globe fashion note from Paris highlights fur lined coats and the season’s favorites. Gazelle and dyed rabbit skins lead the wrap trend while elegant neckties of fur, evening capes, and coat dresses inspire chic, practical warmth for smart women.
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Paris
Boston Globe
Gnezelle
Redfern
Odd Facts From Public Notices Across The World
A compilation of brief statements notes inventions, astronomy and ancient cultures, with figures on powder quantities, fossil imprints, star visibility, and Maya civilization. It cites hospital salaries in Moscow, farm machinery in Ireland, memorials for British army chaplains, and pensions in France tied to wartime losses.
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Moscow
Tlu
Northern
Ireland
London
Writer James Oliver Curwood Denies Blasphemy Charge
James Oliver Curwood, noted author and conservationist, rejects blasphemy accusations as a slip of the tongue, saying his remark about Mary the mother of Christ referred to Mary Magdalene. He defends his intent and clarifies the controversial comment.
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James Oliver Curwood
Mary
Mother of Christ
Mary Magdalene
A Pigtail Idea of Insurance and Wind Sor Humor
A Wind sor Magazine piece jokes about life insurance and a Chinaman's letter asking for half the money if his brother is half dead. It urges persistence and not quitting, noting success comes to those who stick to a thing.
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Windsor Magazine
Wus
Hoosier Term Emerges In Print History
The piece notes a shift in interest from ads promising to turn spare time into money for the young and poor to ads about turning money into spare time for the old and rich. It also discusses the term Hoosier as a long-used label for Indiana, first appearing in print around 1883 and rapidly gaining popularity.
Vivid braiding trends forecast bright spring shades
Many favor new beading styles with steel red and blue mixes. Narrow braids with nailhead centers dominate, while bead and tinsel braidings in silver and gold with cut steel and jet create swalloped and linked medallion motifs. Carlsbad note mentions boiling water.
Marion Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham's Product
A Marion Indiana woman describes severe fatigue and weakness before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improvements after three bottles and endorses the Herbal Remedy for female ailments alongside associated washes and liver pills. She cites the long record of the company’s service as supporting evidence.
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Marion
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Monta
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Ancient mine workings uncovered near Bechuanaland border
A prospector 80 miles north of the Leeupoort tin mines in the Transvaal reports an archaeological find. It includes part of an ancient smelting plant and slag being examined by experts. Nearby are old workings and ore containing a whitish metal suspected to be platinum or molybdenum. Mining engineers have gone to the site.
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Leeupoort
Transvaal
Bechuanaland
Baby's Distress Sparks Call for Maternal Help
A fragment from Kaheas City Star describes a child crying out during a distress moment on Rumpus Ridge as a mother prepares to respond to the baby's cries after being slapped by the loud speaker or elder voice.
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Beareeat Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kaheas City
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