Proportions and Odd Facts Revealed in Brief Miscellany
A mounted list notes that few reach 100 years, few exceed six feet, and a man should weigh 28 pounds per foot. It cites ratios of cars per people in several countries, herring consumption, bee strength, and Fronde’s drafting process. It mentions Philippine coal lease approvals and Jamaican toothbrush methods. An evangelist traveled 130 miles at $100 cost, funded by a Mineral Wells congregation.
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Paris
Tanquet
London
William Ewing
Knnsug Olt
Laura Dean
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Froude
Bureau of Lands of the Philippines
O. E. Hamilton
Mountain Grove
Mon
Mineral Wells
Tex
Whitewright
Nottinghams Public School Savings Banks
An example of an unsuccessful public school savings bank system is found in Nottingham England. Schools run like banks with records kept for deposits withdrawals and instances due. Weekly deposits and withdrawal orders are handled by teachers as tellers. Sums as low as 2 cents are accepted. There are 104 banks with 15 234 depositors and total deposits of 19128 dollars.
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Nottingham
England
Popular Mechanics
Migazine
Wireless phone touted as compact and table ready
Dr. Lee De Forest introduces a wireless telephone device not bulky enough for hand use. It can sit on a table near a light circuit and enable conversations within 29 miles. Sound wave adjusters ensure only the intended user can listen, and the inventor claims it is so simple a child can operate it.
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Lee de Forest
Origin of the Jazz Band Idea Traced to Directory Era
A French paper marks the jazz band idea as originating in the Directory period. It notes a Cut orchestra concert where twenty keyboards with nine harpsichords produced a caterwaul as performers struck keys.
Toad's Winter Torpor And Food Absence Noted
Field notes describe toads entering torpid state in winter, halting feeding for four to six months. Researchers observe slowed metabolism and minimal activity during deep寒 winter dormancy.
Burmese Doctor Claims Dead Revival Through Remedies
A Rangoon based Burmese lady doctor asserts a seven day internal and external treatment can restore life to the dead. She promises a revived person gains a new mind and improved features, though the regimen must continue for a full month.
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Pide Fy
Rangoon
The eel with two hearts puzzle
A curious claim notes that an eel possesses two hearts one near the proper location and a second in its tall region. The statement blends biology lore with oddity, prompting questions about anatomy and unusual vessel placement.
Labor and Rail Unions Pledge Fight Over Rail Policy
The American Federation of Labor and four railroad brotherhoods join in a declaration of war against rail owners and anti strike laws, backing a two year government control extension to test federal ownership. Samuel Gompers presided with Frank Morrison as Willard met quietly, signaling potential railroad legislation discussions. The report notes a broader push for a national industrial tribunal and regional boards to settle labor and capital disputes.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Almerican Foderation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Libor
Frank Morrison
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Daniel Willard
Tharitimore
Wiscoming
Willard
Gompers
Gia
United States
Pullman Company
National Industrial Tribunal
Wilson
Robbed in Cleveland Hold Up Steals Cash and Checks
In downtown Cleveland two armed footpads assaulted James Hodus as he carried $75,000 from savings and loan to a bank. They escaped with $10,000 in cash and $85,000 in checks after pushing him to the sidewalk in an alley.
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Cleveland
James Hodus
Hodus
Two American Sailors to Be Released From Mazatlan Jail
Washington reports two American sailors held in Mazatlan since November 12 on charges of assaulting a Mexican will be released at once. The State Department advised on the decision.
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Washington
Mazatlan
Mexico
State Department
Clear Road for Clemenceau in Paris Election Bid
Paris reports Premier Clemenceau is expected to be the sole candidate submitted to parliament for the presidential election, per Echo de Paris. The veteran statesman’s name dominates the field as January polling approaches.
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Clemenceau
Paris
US Army transport Login sails from Siberia with drafted men
The Login departed December 11 from Vladivostok carrying soldiers and drafted men. The voyage aims to return personnel to the United States as part of wartime redeployments.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
United States Army
United States
French and Arabians Clash at Bolbes Syria
Paris dispatch reports Arabian volunteers clashing with French detachments at Bolbes Syria. The severest losses were suffered on both sides, with the outcome still undetermined.
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Paris
Krench
Bolbes
Syria
Criroa
Ex-Slave Mam Peyton Dies at 128 in West Virginia
Parkersburg West Virginia December 30 Mam Peyton a former slave and among the oldest men in the United States died at Little Hocking near Parkersburg at age 128. He was born into slavery in Virginia and lived through the Revolutionary era of the country.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Wi- Mam Peyton
United States
Little Hocking
Peyton
Virginia
Reds Near Odessa Evacuation Report Amid Front Advance
London says Odessa civilians are evacuating as bolshevik forces push south in Russia. Constantinople dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports the rapid advance prompting the evacuation.
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Odessa
London
Russia
Constantinople
Exchange
Major General Thomas H. Barry Dies in Washington
Major General Thomas H. Barry former commander of the Department of the East and head of the Central Department of the Army died at Walter Reed Hospital Washington D C from uremic poisoning after three weeks of illness He was born in New York on October 18 1855 and retired October 18 1908 Barry served at Camp Grant during the first year of the war with Germany and earned fame in the Indian campaigns the Philippines and Cuba He married Ellen Bester of Washington in 1884 and his son Thomas B Barry enlisted as a private in World War I despite the option of a captain's commission
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New York
Thomas H. Barry
Department of the East
Walter Reid
Washington
D. C
Ishland
Uraciuie
Beery
Army
Barry
Oroof
Catp Grant
Central Department of
Chiciutga
Batey
Dakota
Montana
West Point
1St
1St Infantry
Tronimee
Arizona
Gillantry
Philippines
Cta
Ellen Bester
Thomas Bi. Barry
Mary Pickford to be free of matrimonial ties
Reno reports indicate actress Mary Pickford will be released from marriage to Owen Moore and drop the name. Her Reno attorney Sheldon says the couple recently met in New York and arranged a divorce. Details of procedure remain undisclosed.
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Reno
Nev
Mary Pickford
Als
Owen Moore
Whnam HH. Sheldon
New York
Moore
Mary
Douglas Fairbanks
California
Inquest Opens Into Brown Murder Case
One week after J. Stanley Brown was killed the Macomb circuit court opened the inquest into his death in Mount Clemens. Cecil or Beatrice Vester, arrested in Kalamazoo and charged with Brown’s murder, arrived Wednesday and was jailed.
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Mount Clemens, Micch
J. Stanley Brown
Macomb
Cecil Or
Beatrice Vester
Kalamazoo
Brown
1500 Vote to Continue Steel Strike Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on December 29, fifteen hundred steel workers voted unanimously to continue the strike and stay away from former employment until the strike is won or officially ended by national officers.
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Cleveland
Dee
Thifteen
Kerensky’s Aide Claims London Meeting With Czar Ruler
Alexander Z Koerensky, successor to the czar as ruler of Russia, shown in a Hor and beanery in London according to Gregory Zilbourg who says he was Kerensky’s secretary of labor.
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New York
Alexander Z. Koerensky
Russia
London
Gregory Zilbourg
Kerensky
Victor Berger Attacks Legion as Enemies of Capital
Milwaukee Socialist Victor L. Berger condemned the American Legion in Detroit on January 1 calling it an enemy of capital. He claimed big business took half the money spent by the U S during the war.
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Victor Berger
Assairs Legion
Detroit
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee Socialist
American Legion
U. S
Two Years for Winnipeg Strike Leader
Winnipeg Manitoba December sentence two years imprisonment given to T. B. Russell a libel leader in the recent general strike found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Man
Tt. B. Russell
Tkussell
Peace Conference Set for London Due to Irish Crisis
The Vintransigeant reports the next peace conference will be held in London rather than Paris because Lloyd George cannot leave England amid the Irish situation, shaping postwar diplomacy.
State Property Value Set for Springfield Area
The state tax commission announced the equalized value of all property in the state excluding corporate capital stock is 955,700,386. The prior year value was 830,807,444.
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Springfield
Dee
State Tax Commission
Woolens Taken in Holdup on Leaving Store
Three armed men hijacked a truckload of woolens valued at $10,000 as it left Mike Kohn’s store in Chicago. They intimidated the driver with pistols and fled with the goods.
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Chicago
Mike Kohn
Wood alcohol deaths prompt calls for curb on sales
Washington reports that Internal Revenue Commissioner Daniel C. Roper plans measures to curb the sale of wood alcohol sold as whiskey. Congress convenes January 5 and officials expect swift action. In Hartford and Springfield, dozens have died or fallen ill from the toxic drink, with 14 of 15 hospital cases in Springfield dying.
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Washington
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Congress
Roper
Plains
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Martford
Conn
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Asere
Springfield
Mass
Pershing Reflects on Argonne Victory and American Armies
Gen John J Pershing told World War I veterans that the Argonne was the key sector to breach through German lines in 1918. He said Allied forces learned Americans were the best soldiers in Europe and were granted the right of way after their success.
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Lincoln
Neb
Argonne
John J. Pershing
Europe
Army Honor Medal Refused by Putnam in Dec 31 Report
Washington reports that only one of 7200 Army Medal recipients declined the honor. Herbert Putnam, Abrahan of Congress, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for directing the book collection and distribution to soldiers but politely declined, saying credit belongs to the library service as a whole.
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Washington
Daniels
Herbert Putsnam
Abrahan
Congress
Beker
Putnam
Library Service
Prussian Guard Bombarded Reims Cathedral on Sept 4 1914
Reports from Lieut. Gen. Baron von Hausen recount the Prussian guard bombarding Reims for two hours after Saxon troops occupied the city, challenging claims of military necessity and shifting blame for the cathedral damage. The reminiscences cite orders by General von Buelow and objections from the Vossische Zeitung regarding who bore responsibility for the bombardment.
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Berlin
Reims
Baron von Hausen
Marne
Gener von Hausen
von Buelow
Baron von Hansen
Vossische Zeitung
Pershing Urges Universal Military Training at Lincoln
General Pershing told the Lincoln Rotary Club that six months to a year of military training would strengthen citizenship. He said it would boost physical fitness, morality, and interest in American institutions, preparing youths for potential future service.
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Lincoln, Neb
General Pershing
Lincoln Rotary Club
Versailles Treaty Exchange Set for January Sixth
Paris January 1 exchanges of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles will occur January 6 at the Quai d Orsay. German delegation head Herr von Leisner and Paul Dubois settled all points except the naval material clause which is expected to be filed soon.
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Paris
Quai
Orsay
Herr von Leisner
Paul Dubasin
German War Dead 1 500 000 In Official Figures
Berlin reports 1 500 000 Germans killed in battle with no counts for those dying in prison camps. Separate item notes a bank robbery at Ottawa Lake Michigan with $7 000 seized and $20 000 left behind. War department announces parcel post sales from army stores resume January 1 after Christmas halt.
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Berlin
Army
Hesume
Washington
Army Retail
War Department
New American minister to Cuba arrives in Havana
Boaz W. Long of Las Vegas New Mexico arrives in Havana as the United States envoy to Cuba. He is accompanied by his sister Miss Theresa Long.
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U. S
Havana
Robbers Fail to Open Beattie Bank Safe
Joliet January 1 robbers nearly wrecked the Beattie bank of Elwood a private institution but failed to force the safe open which held several thousand dollars in cash and valuables.
Major General Thomas H Barry Dies in Walter Reed Poisoning
Major General Thomas H Barry retired former central and eastern department commander died at Walter Reed hospital from uraen je poisoning.
Whisky Seized Hidden in Hay Carload Crossing Border
A customs officer intercepted a New Brunswick bound carload of hay containing 150 cases of whisky concealed within the load. The seizure occurred as the vehicle crossed the border into the United States at Vancehoro Maine.
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Vancehoro
Dee
New Brunswick
United States
Iowa Vegas Make Big Haul
The Tingleyan Savings bank was robbed of 200000 dollars in cash and securities by criminals who cut the vault door lock with an acetylene torch. Police investigation underway in Councy Bliiff Tennessee.
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Iowa
Vegas
Councy Bliiff
Pee
Tingleyan Savings Bank
Wilson Holds Up Sugar Bill in Washington
President withholds action on the Mc Mary sugar bill extending the life of the sugar equalization ban until the board files a memorandum. Dee 29 Washington reports תק
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Wilson
Washington
Dee
Whson
Rob Minneapolis Woman of Rings
A masked bandit robbed Mrs. B. E. Nugent in her Minneapolis apartment, taking ten thousand dollars worth of alamond rings from the scene. The incident left the 29 year old woman shaken as police investigate the daylight theft.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Dee
J. Nugent
Mob in Franklinton Claims Black Suspect in North Carolina
A Black man named Green, accused of assaulting white man R. M. Brown in Wilmington, was seized from police custody by a mob in Franklinton and killed near a tree in a deadly incident reflecting racial violence in North Carolina on December 30.
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North Carolina
Wilmington
N. C
Green
R. M. Brown
Franklinton
President Wilson Celebrates 63rd Birthday at White House
President Wilson's sixty third birthday was observed December 28 at the White House. He spent part of the forenoon in a downstairs wheel chair, marking the observance with private activities.
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Washington
Wilson
French Loan Oversubscribed on First Day
France's national credit loan was oversubscribed on its first day in New York reports. Cable advices say subscription exceeded even the government's best hopes.
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New York
France
Nationa Credit
Arrest in Brown Case in Mount Clemens Michigan
Sherrit Caldwell arrested Lloyd Prevost and Mesuth Brown in Mount Clemens Michigan on December 29 in connection with the murder of J Stanly Brown son of a deceased Detroit cigar manufacturer.
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Brown
Mount Clemens
Mich
Sherrit Caldwell
Lloyd Prevost
Mesuth Brown
J. Stanlay Brown
Decease
Millonaire
Detroit
The Cheap Man
A satirical portrayal of a church leader described by Parson Bagster as a “cheap man” who delays action, finally bursts forth with grandiose boasts of salvation and control, claiming imminent judgment and leadership with a high hand. The passage lampoons self serving religiosity and manipulation.
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Parson Bagster
Women Readers Urged to Learn Kidney Trouble Signs
Doctors warn thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder disease without realizing it. Back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervousness can signal kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root is promoted as restoring kidney health and a sample bottle is offered by mail.
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Kilmer
Constipation cure advertised in old Garfield Tea advert
A Louisville market note mentions a Garfield Tea herbal remedy claimed to ease constipation without drugs. The quirky item frames the product as nature’s own solution, reflecting era advertising style and health claims.
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Nature
Hospital Exchange Overheard In Ailing Ward
In a hospital scene a nurse quips about a patient colorfully while a doctor questions the risk of death. The dialogue hints at a grave condition as staff discuss the girl’s fate in blunt terms.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine ad touts blood cleansing cure
A vintage ad states cold prone individuals can use Hall's Catarrh Medicine to build up the system and cleanse the blood reducing future infections. It claims internal action on mucous surfaces and offers free testimonials and a money back promise, naming P. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. An unrelated line notes the 1840 enumeration of US mines and quarries.
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Pare
Hall
Cura
P. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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