Porto Rico Provides War Aid Despite Earthquake Hardship
Porto Rico’s war effort is praised for Liberty bond purchases totaling ten million dollars and strong Red Cross work. Home service, food conservation, and public school led drives supported soldiers and families, with volunteers enlisting despite earthquake damage and rugged terrain.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Mayagues
Aguadilla
Red Cross
Island
Fajado
Rio Piedras
Belted Mexican Steals Brass at Santa Fe Foundry
Topeka Kansas Pedro Portez a Mexican laborer at the Santa Fe used a feather belt to carry off brass from the foundry._detector Ed Rawson the railroad detective noticed the belt and uncovered the theft Portez allegedly took between forty five and sixty pounds of brass daily.
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Topeka
Kan
Pedro Portez
The
Santa Fe
Ed Rawson
Pedro
Hair turned white by experiences in war in Royal Field Artillery
Peter MacPhail of North Adams Massachusetts returned home after two years and one month of service as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery of the British army. He took part in many battles including Ypres Cambrai and Combles. He is thirty seven years old.
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North Adams
Mass
Peter MacPhail
Royal Field Artillery
MacPhail
Ypres
Cambrai
Combles
Woman Buys First Marriage License In Davison County
Miss Marie Gippee twenty two years old entered the Davison county clerk of courts office and paid one dollar for the first marriage license ever bought by a woman in the county. She said her husband to be Ray Poyer of Mitchell was too busy to get it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Poyer
Mitchell
No Charity for Convicts at Eastern Penitentiary
Convicts at the Eastern penitentiary form an honour and friendship club to make saleable crafts. Profits fund support for newly released inmates until they resume work. A separate note reports an 800 pound turtle caught in Point Judith R L nets.
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Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Point Judith R. L
U S Will as Foreign Trade Measure for 1920 Budget
The 1920 appropriations bill reports $96.3 million in total funds with 19 485 salaries. It expands foreign trade efforts through the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce and increases State Department trade advisory staff. Subtreasuries in eight cities are discontinued saving $468 000 and military research at the Bureau of Standards ends saving $460 000.
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Washington
House
America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
State Department
Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Navy
Bureau of Standards
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Federal Reserve System
Republicans Open Campaign in Chicago Winding Up Early
The 1920 presidential campaign began with the Republican national committee meeting in Chicago on January 148. Will Hays was authorized to name an executive committee and other bodies. The party plans to attack Democratic extravagance and mismanagement of war prep, oppose government ownership of utilities including railroads, and resist socialism and bolshevism.
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Chicago
Republican N National Committee
Will H. Hays
Bill to Deport Aliens Moves Through Congress
Attorney General Gregory sent a draft bill to Representative Burnett authorizing deportation of Germans and other aliens interned during the war. The measure would allow removals on the warrant of the secretary of labor and was quickly introduced in the house.
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Washington
Gregory
Burnett
Alabama
Immigration Committee
House
Secretary of Labor
Chicago Bond Dealer Arrested for $500000 Fraud
Milliard TH Cutter, a Chicago bond dealer, was arrested on a $500000 forgery and confidence game charge. Police say he confessed to taking the money.
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Chicago
Milliard TH. Cutter
American Steamer in Distress Reported by Wires
A United States steamship in distress is reported by an 8.0.S. wireless message from an unnamed American steamer in the Atlantic after a storm. The agency dispatch cites Ferrol as the source of the update.
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U. S&s
London
Atlantic
Jferrol
Roswell Field Dies in Morristown at 68
Roswell Field aged sixty eight died at his Morristown New Jersey home from pneumonia. He was an author and newspaper writer and brother of poet Eugene Field.
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Roswell Field
Morristown
N. J
Eugene Field
Troops Move in Final Atlantic Deployment
London dispatch reports Captain Potter and General Biddle saying that if transport schedules hold, the next two weeks will witness the last major movement of American troops from England.
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London
Potter
Biddle
England
States Move Toward Nationwide Prohibition
Idaho and Tennessee join rapid ratification of the federal prohibition amendment. Reports from Boise Nashville Augusta Charleston Oklahoma City Columbus show legislatures voting in favor, with house and senate margins confirming approvals across multiple states.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
Nashville
Penn
General Assembly of
Tennessee
House
Augusta
Charleston
W. Va
Dan
West Virginia
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Columbus
Ohio
State Senate
Mine blast injures Oliver Tron officials at Wanless property
Three of seven Oliver Tron mining officials were injured when they entered a dynamite loaded mine chamber on the Wanless property near here during a safety inspection tour. Miners had placed dynamite to break a ledge of ore and no warning was given before the blast.
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Buhl
Minn
Jun
Oliver Tron Mining Company
Wanless
Ex-Congressman David H Mercer Dies in Omaha
Ex congressman David H Mercer of Omaha died of heart disease. He served five terms in Congress. Noted other items report Saloniki prisoners escape in Constantinople and elsewhere, indemnity figures for Italy, Albanian delegates to peace congress, and Major General J Franklin Bell dies at Presbyterian Hospital of angina pectoris.
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Omaha
Neb
David H. Mercer
Congress
Rome
Italy
Giornale d'Italia
Boston
Albania
New York
J. Pranklin Bell
Leonard Wood
Department of the Host
Presbyterian Hospital
Attempt on Premier Kraniarz Echoed in Prague
Reports from Basle detail an attempted assassination of Dr Kark Kraniarz the Veeho Slopak premier. Five shots were fired by an unknown assailant but none struck the target. Further investigations are underway in Prague and Basle.
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Basle
Switzerland
Prague
Kark Kraniarz
Wight
Polish Troops Defeated by German Volunteers in Kolmar
Polish forces advancing from Kolmar north of Vosges were repelled by German volunteers who then occupied Kolmar. Berlin reported heavy losses on both sides.
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Amsterdam
Kolmar
Vosen
Berlin
Supreme Court Adjourns After Roosevelt Death
Chief Justice White and the Supreme Court members paused to honor Theodore Roosevelt. The court adjourned immediately following the announcement of his death.
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Supreme Court
Washington
White
Theodore Roosevelt
Restrictions Lifted on Egg Size Anthracite Coal
Philadelphia January 9 the anthracite committee of the United States fuel administration removed restrictions on shipping egg size anthracite coal. This size coal may now be shipped nationwide.
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Philadelphia
United States Fuel Administration
Proclamation of Theodore Roosevelt’s Death by Wilson
President Wilson announces the death of Theodore Roosevelt formerly of Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay New York and directs half staff flags for six days with military honors at the funeral. The proclamation praises Roosevelt’s public service across multiple offices and his leadership during the Spanish American War.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
State Department
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Sagamore Till
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Spain
Wfe
America
White House
Wootrow Wilson
Poles seize airfield at Lawitea near Posen
Polish troops stormed the airdrome at Lawitea near Posen seizing the German garrison and all airplanes after a fight, according to a dispatch from Posen.
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Lawica
Amsterdam
Lawitea
Posen
French Warship Reaches Constantinople After Mine Rally
In the Black Sea a French destroyer hit no mine and made port at Constantinople. Meanwhile the transport President Grant with Montana South Dakota and Comfort sailed from France for New York carrying 284 officers and 7,479 men.
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Rurts
Jan
Black Sea
Constantinople
Washington
President Grant
Montana
South Dakota
Comfort
France
New York
Cash Requirements at Maximum in U S Government
Washington reports cash requirements at an all time high as ordinary disbursements reach 125 million dollars last Monday, the largest amount in the nation’s history.
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Washington
Dan
Death toll in northern Russia AEF totals
Washington reports to January 4 total deaths among American expeditionary forces in northern Russia as six officers and 126 men per war department cablegram.
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Washington
Russia
War Department
More Yanks Landed in United States from France
The US transport Louisville arrived at port from France with 964 troops and 573 civilians aboard. Among the troops, a portion are described as negroes serving in casual companies.
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United States
New York
Louisville
France
Best Medicine for Women from Lydia E Pinkham
Portsmouth Ohio woman Sara Shaw reports relief from irregularities pains and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the remedy and seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts after forty years of experience.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No. 1
Dodd's Kidney Pills Ad Urges Immediate Action
A vintage advertisement warns readers about kidney ailments and urges quick action with Dodd's Kidney Pills. It claims early signs like back pain and joint stiffness signal derangement and promises a money back guarantee if the first box fails, urging refusal of substitutes.
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Dodd
Bright
Cynical Youngster Causes Neighborly Dispute
A boy named Robert argues with a girl next door about a drawing. He complaints that sister Mary will not praise his work. The girl agrees it is pretty, while Robert insists family praise is unreliable.
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Robert
Mary
Garfield Tea Drink Powers Relief for Ailments
A vintage print advertises Garfield Tea Drink as a remedy for constipation indigestion side headache and bilious conditions claimed to be overcome after a course on retiring.
First Fireplaces Rise From Hearths to Rooms
Historical note explains fireplaces appeared in the sixteenth century shifting the hearth from room center to a dedicated structure. Early homes vented smoke via roof openings as modernization began.
Cuticura Talcum Promotes All-in-One Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura trio Soap Ointment and Talcum as an exquisite scented solution for face skin baby and dusting needs. Talcum priced at 265 cents and advertised as available everywhere, suggesting it replaces other perfumes in daily requisites.
Dividing the Bird
A brief London Answers item notes a witty exchange between Mr Jones and Miss Brown about appetite and attire. The joke contrasts requiring an ostrich’s stomach with a peerless display of feathers, illustrating playful social banter.
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Mr. Jones
Miss Brown
Don’t You Like Hot Water In The Home Joke
A brief humorous exchange from The Point of View features a quip about liking hot water at home. The line “Don’t you like hot water in the home” elicits the reply “That depends on whether I’m in it,” highlighting a wry domestic joke.
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