Legion Calls Rehabilitation Overhaul for Veterans
The American Legion denounces current veteran rehab as a failure and urges a unified federal agency. It proposes merging the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, the Federal Vocational Education program, and the US Public Health Service under a single directorate with new law and funding to build and equip hospitals. The memorial cites divided responsibility and calls for simultaneous medical care, training, and support.
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Ashington
American Legion
The
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Bureau of War Risk Insominee
Federal Card For
United States
Pante Health Service
Legion
Congress
Memorial
Temporary tariff plan to re enact Payne Aldrich law in Congress
A proposed temporary barrier to foreign goods aims to revive the Payne Aldrich tariff as soon as possible after March to shield American markets from imports. Rep Watson and others push for renewed protection while Ways and Means members debate ad valorem bases for chemical and other imports amid tariff reform talks.
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United States
Congress
Marehi
Murape
Watson
Pennsylvvinia
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress Considers 40 Percent Cut in Naval Build Plan
Representative Kelley urges a 40 percent reduction in the naval estimates to speed disarmament. He argues against halting ships yet supports funding about 100 million for current construction while abandoning older vessels and weapons. Senate and House arms panels plan further debate on naval disarmament.
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Kelley
Miehtfun
Chaitin
House Naval
Ater
Haring
Cleer
Navy
Congress
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Crowder Faces Cuban Crisis Fueled by Sugar Crash
Gen Enoch Crowder confronts Cuba’s deflation and financial reform worries as sugar prices collapse and banks fail. Meantime Menocal’s government distrusts reform schemes tied to Wall Street and mortgage a moratorium to avert banking runs and broader economic collapse.
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Enoch Crowder
United States
Cuba
Crowder
Menocal
Havana
Wall Street
The
New York
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Uncle Sam Weighs Bean Tariff To Shield Growers
Lawmakers debate a two cent per pound bean tariff as Congress weighs protections for U S bean producers against foreign rivals. House remarks by Rep Henry Z Osborne note European, Chinese, Manchurian, Korean and Japanese competition, U S output rising from 1916 to 1918 and California dominance in production. He surveys wartime bean trade routes through Asia and vast warehouse stocks ready for shipment.
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Congress
Henry Z. Osborne
California
China
Manchuria
Korea
Hokkaido
Japan
United States
Keren
Bismarck Profiles Kaiser William II in Memoir Excerpt
The third volume of Prince Lisuarek’s memoirs portrays Kaiser William II as vain and weak, while praising Bismarck's leadership. It chronicles clashes over policy and court intrigue, Bismarck’s resistance to dismissal, and ends with a grim European ruin prediction.
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Lisuarek
Germany
Kiser
Thismarek
William II
Vossische Post
William
Bismarck
William TI
Frederick Ts
Frederick Wham
Wiliam
New anaesthetic pro-cain aids pain relief without habit
In Charlottesville Virginia doctors describe para amino benzoylide thylamino ethanol hydrochlorid known as pro caine or novo caine as an effective anesthetic. Discovered in Germany earlier this century it gained use during wartime and is employed at the University of Virginia hospital for eye ear nose and throat work and major operations.
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Charlottesville
Germany
University of Virginia Hospital
Bar s Pickle and Pretzel Lunch Ban Moved by Nurses
Public health nurses in central Pennsylvania urged parents to provide bread and butter for school recess meals after rating pickles and pretzels as an inadequate lunch. Resolutions adopted at their conference called for healthier, traditional fare.
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Harrisburg
Boy with Unusual Beard Grows in Malakoff Texas
Five year old Jimmie Vaughn in Malakoff Texas sports a black beard as heavy as many men forty plus. Doctors call it an abnormal growth, predicting it will come off soon, while barbers report the whiskers are unusually tough and permanent for now.
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Malakoff
Tex
Jimmie Vaughn
Jimmie
Agitation Over Horses in Arena Sparks Debate in Mexico City
Readers argue about using horses in bullfighting with protests from anti sport supporters. A fan contends horses remain essential to the fight while critics fear widespread horse deaths could affect city transport. Also noted is insect damage hindering Hawaiian frame-building plans per entomologist I. Fallaway.
Puritans Banished Mincepie as Forbidden Delicacy
The mincepie faced strong opposition from Puritans and remained forbidden among many clergymen into the eighteenth century, reflecting stern moral cautions over festive foods.
Foster mother jailed after 14 years alleged abuse case
Julia Hector, 20, told police of 14 years of brutal treatment by her guardian Mrs. Catherine Georges in Ridgway Pennsylvania. She described regular beatings strapped to a chair scalding water and scissors wounds. A surgeon found numerous scars and injuries including torn ears and a broken nose.
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Ridgway
Julia Hector
Catherine Georges
Hector
Georges
200-Pound Safe Steals From Sleepy Home
Kansas City report says a 200 pound iron safe was stolen from the Schweiger Construction president T. G. Schweiger’s home at 2620 Robert Gilham road while his son M. B. Schweiger slept in the room. The rear door was found open and the safe missing containing $50 and papers.
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Kansas City
T. G. Schweiger
Schweiger Construction Company
Robert Gilham Road
M. B. Schweiger
Bear’s Body Rolls Down Mountain to Hunter
A bear shot on Tadaghton Gorge's mountain top rolled nearly 700 feet to the hunter at Pine Creek Valley below. The slope is steep and the bear's descent burned hair in spots as it tumbled to the hunter’s feet.
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Hunter
Stone
Tadaghton Gorge
Pine Creek Valley
Beekeeper Killed by Self Set Trap at Home
Cleveland Mississippi George W Ray thirty seven a beekeeper died of wounds from a shotgun trap he set in his honey storage house to catch thieves the gun exploded as he entered the building Fireman Found Fire In Own Home Denver William Sullivan a fireman was astonished to find a blaze in his own house the fire was saved
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Cleveland, Miss
George W. Ray
Denver
William Sullivan
Fatal Double Tragedy Involving Reverend Crumpley
Reverend W R Crumpley fatally shot Mrs Oscar Kennedy and then killed himself as his wife watched. A note indicated they loved each other but could not live apart. Crumpley, about forty five, died instantly. The report adds Queen Elizabeth’s suffering with swooning and bronchitis per a historian.
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Vernon
W. R. Crumpley
Oscar Kennedy
Crumpley
Tanlac praised by Western stock dealer in Peabody
George W. Logan of Peabody Kansas a prominent stock dealer says Tanlac restored his health gained thirty five pounds and improved digestion. He reports dizziness back pain and nervousness before treatment and credits six bottles with making him well. He also notes his wife benefited from indigestion relief. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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George W. Logan
Peabody
Kansas
Middle West
Tanlac
Facts of Sacred Writings Highlights Bible Verse Extremes
A summary of Bible chapter and verse lengths noting the longest and shortest chapters and verses across both Old and New Testaments. It cites Esther and Chronicles as bearing extreme lengths and identifies other notable facts such as a pangram in Ezra and a shortest verse in John.
Substitutes and silk mislead at a New York dinner
Cortland Bleecker, a noted clubman, denounces the age of substitutes and inflated prices at a New York dinner. A debutante remarks on stockings that glitter yet are artificial silk made of wood, prompting a sharp quip about the ladder below.
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Cortland Bleecker
New York
Stork Delivers Eleven Times at Zeke Yawkey Home
The presiding elder jokes about a long streak of newborns at Zeke Yawkey’s house while Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge quips that the children resemble a hyena. The Kansas City Star fragment captures a humorous rural exchange.
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Zeke Yawkey
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Zeke
Kansas City Star
Cactus Joe Locks Up Trickster After Deck Scam
In Crim son Gulch Cactus Joe confronts a man dealing from the bottom of the deck. He declares the culprit committed to the asylum, arguing the trick shows clear unsoundness.
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Cactus Joe
Crimson Gulch
Rope surpasses leather in mill use for power transmission
For twenty years manila rope has increasingly replaced leather belting in U S mills and factories. Originating from the Philippines where Manila hemp thrives, rope drives offer high tensile strength and quieter operation due to flexible grooves and air passage.
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Manila
Ingish
United States
Philippine Islands
Absent Minded Clerk Sums Up Brief Office Visit
A downtown office general clerk recalls a brief encounter when, amid a busy rush, a woman asked for data stored elsewhere. He retrieved the information, returned, and greeted her softly with Hello, noting the short interview afterward.
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Chicago Tribune
Lesson From Nature Inspires Humility and Perseverance
A Chicago Daily News quote by F. A. Walker extols the courage of the gamecock and spider, urging humility and learning from those below us. It asserts all creation offers a lesson, sermon, and valuable example.
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F. A. Walker
Chicago Daily News
Inutile Fame Political Query Quips on Santa Joke
A child joke contends that anyone with mass appeal would have run for office long ago, as a girl explains skepticism about Santa Claus and popularity used for political traction. The line toys with civic ambition and fame through a playful exchange.
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Santa Claus
Speaking likeness of fi woman shown in motion picture
A moving picture uses a likeness of a deceased woman focusing on her chin in motion. The clip emphasizes the facial movement and expression as a representation.
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