Record of Global Facts and Technological Highlights
The compilation notes vast employment and industry figures including 200000 in France from Ince trade and 40000 members in Danish Women associations. It cites Czecho-Slovak cotton industry rank, Rhone energy potential, South America resources, and a new Russian orchestral instrument. Also mentioned are Tokyo phones, Dutch women in commerce, pearls arriving to London, Japan wrestling, Chinese history Touen Tze, nightmare fears, painters chairs for tanks, and a giant print machine in Grand Rapids turning 1200 feet of paper per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belzium
Switzerland
Rhone
Back From Holy Land Mrs Greenfield Reports Palestine Housing
Mrs. Caroline Greenfield returns from eight months in the Holy Land where she volunteered with the Zionist Organization of America. She notes New Yorkers struggle to find housing and urges large apartment houses and hotels in Jerusalem Jaffa and Tel Aviv as possible solutions.
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Caroline Greenfield
Holy Land
Zionist Organization of America
Ling
Palestine
Greenfield
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Talfa
Hoover Aide Reports European Hunger Conditions
B. Uerman, assistant to food commissioner Herbert Hoover, returns from war ravaged Europe to find conditions abroad only marginally improved since the war’s end. He notes continued hunger and shortages faced by civilians.
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B. Uwerman
Herbert Hoover
The Heart and the Pulse in Arteries Explained
A fragment describes arteries as elastic walls stretched by each heartbeat and notes the pulse is felt near the surface. It muses on unexplained animal motions and offers a quirky dialogue about nursing a grudge with vials of wrath and a vacuum bottle analogy.
The Adjustment Quarrel Over a Tempting Kiss
A legalistic social exchange unfolds as Tom pressures Miss Magie with a kiss undeclared consent. She rebukes him, insisting no advances be made. The dialogue implies a dispute over propriety and personal boundaries.
Campaign Funds Show Major State Expenditures
Senate testimony details the Wood campaign largest state spendings at 15000 in New Jersey and 12000 in Maryland. Lowden campaign totals reach 404984.78 with 88 delegates instructed. Emmerson cites headquarters, salaries, and state-by-state expenditures including Georgia Alabama Oklahoma Texas Michigan Wisconsin Missouri and Indiana.
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Washington
Frank HI. Tteheaek
Leonard Wood
Senate
Wood Organization
New Jersey
Maryland
Altehcoek
New York
Wood
Liltehrock
General Wood
Kenyon
William C., Proctor
Norman Gould
Thomas C. Miller
Moses
New Hampshire
Lowden
Témimerson
London Young Men's Club
Emmerson
Georgia
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Mr. Emmerson
Alabama
Irwin
Oklahoma
J. W. Kayser
Texas
George F. Rockwell
Virginiia
South Dakota
Fred Sterling
Illnois
30 Percent Clothing Rise Predicted for Fall
New York reports a 30 percent rise in clothing prices expected next autumn despite government attempts to curb costs. Haberdasher editor Frederick T Frazer warned against public complacency that prices have peaked. A separate May conference in Washington addressed reducing living costs through honest weights and measures. Burlington Illinois population grows 11 percent to 24,057 as of 1910 census.
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New York
Frederick T. Frazer
the Haberdasher
Washington
Conference of Weights and Measures Officials
United States
Burlington
Miay
Burlington, Ill
Census Bureau
Robbery at Car nes Artificial Limb office in Kansas City
Three masked men robbed cashier Mrs Wie Nam Tinddieston of Carmes Artificial Limb company as she entered the office with a roll. No injuries reported, investigation underway.
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Kansas City
Fmo
Matoréal
Wie Nam Tinddieston
Carnes Artifical Limb Company
Three Shot In Bandit Battle In Atchison Time
Three suspects in a motorcar are chased by police and a deputy sheriff south of Bean Lake Mo. An exchange of fire leaves two wounded including a deputy sheriff.
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Atchison, Kan
Bean Lake
Villa Holds Briton Report Sealed
Washington May 24 British subject George Miller is held by Francisco Villa for a $50,000 ransom, according to official advices from Chihuahua Mexico to the state department.
Admiral Coontz Elected Commander in New York
Admiral Robert F. Coontz was elected commanding general of the Military Order of Foreign Wars at the organization's national convention in New York on May 25. The selection marks a high leadership position within the veteran group.
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Military Order
New York
Robert F. Coontz
Military Order of For
Ica
Organization
National Commandery
President warns anthracite miners over possible strike
President Wilson warns the anthracite coal strike talks chiefs that no strike will be allowed during this critical period. He says if no agreement is reached a commission appointed by him will decide the dispute, with work to continue until the decision and retroactive to April 1. Secretary Wilson notes progress in wage negotiations and expects a resolution or commission referral when the committee reconvenes.
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Washington
Wilson
Joint Sease Committee
Department of Labor
Battle Rages Along 90 Mile Front Near Warsaw
Russian Bolsheviks press an assault along the northern front toward East Prussia. Fiercest fighting in months rages as villages swap hands daily and lines shift across the 90 mile battlefield.
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Warsaw
Poland
East Prussia
New York approves beer and boxing bills
Albany reports Governor Smith signed the Walker bill legalizing beer with up to 275 percent alcohol by weight and also signed the boxing bill restoring professional boxing to legal status.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Johnson Wins in Oregon Primary Race Gaining Lead
Senator Johnson of California carried the Oregon presidential primary with a 1,847 plurality. Returns from all counties show Johnson 40,082 votes, Wood 38,735, Lowden 14,485, Hoover 12,822. The vote totals reflect near statewide completion.
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Portland
Ore
Johnson
California
Oregon
Wood
Lowden
Hoover
Ulman Left $3,000,000 Estate Probate Filed
Julien Stevens Ulman president of the Amalgamated Theater Company and a New York stock exchange member left an estate exceeding 3 million dollars. Probate was filed.
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Ulman
New York
Julien Stevens Ulman
Amalgamated Teather Company
New York Stock Exchange
Carranza Slain in Mexico City After Mountain Flight
President Venustiano Carranza and several followers were killed near Tlaxcala early Thursday, according to Obregon headquarters. The attack was led by Rodolfo Herrera, with Carranza’s forces once commanded by Gen Francisco Madero. Carranza, born December 29, 1859 in Cuatro Ciénegas, had built a ranching career after studying law but rose to power amid Huerta’s regime and Villa’s military support.
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Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Puebla
Tate
Tlaxcaalalt Ong
Francisco Maruel
Carranza
Cuatro Cienagas
Coahuila
Huerta
Francisco Vil
Villa
Mexico
Negro killer attacks fiance near Alexandria
Miss Pearl Clark of Chicago, secretary to Representative Fred A Britten, was assaulted by William H Turner, a black robber, while her fiancé T Morgan Moore tried to defend her and was shot dead. Turner fled but was captured at sunrise in a nearby forest after Miss Clark’s screams drew motorists. Moore worked for the Naval Torpedo Company.
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Alexandria
Shoes Cheaper By Winter Predicted By Trade Council
Edward A. Brand, secretary of the Tanners' Council of the United States, told a Senate committee that a drop in leather prices within ten months will lead to cheaper shoes. If current leather costs hold, the cheapest hides would enter leather in about ten months, and prices should fall next winter.
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Washington
Edward A. Brand
Tanners’ Council of the United States
Senate Committee of Inquiry
Brand
Morgan gifts London residence for embassy in Washington
President Wilson transmitted to congress without recommendation an offer by Pierpont Morgan of his London home to serve as the American embassy building. In Madrid, a bull fight at Almanzora caused two deaths and twenty injuries when a bull charged into the private box area triggering a panic.
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Morgan
Washington
Wilson
Congress
GI. Pierpont Morgan
London
Madrid
Almanzora
Almerin
Hydroairplane Found At Sea Off Scotland Lightship
A hydroairplane marked 286 was found upside down at sea off Scotland lightship and picked up by the steam pilot boat New York. Flour prices held steady with 98-pound sacks at 14.75 to 15 dollars per barrel in Minneapolis. Delaware primary results suggest Wolcott will dictate the Democratic state convention in Dover. Internal revenue collectors were ordered to push admissions tax collections from theaters and movie houses.
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New York
Scotland
Minneapolis
Minn
Wolcott
Delaware
Wihnington
Del
United States
Dover
Readjustment of Economic Influences Foreseen
May 27 report from the Seventh Federal Reserve district foresees downward price revisions across most commodities except food, a thriftier public, and improved labor conditions. Rail transport strains persist due to rail worker strikes, with evidence of constrained credit and rising overall demand.
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Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Murshall
McCormick
Illinois
Federal Reserve Advisory Council
Sugar Refiners Arrested in Boston Profiteering Probe
Federal officers arrested Henry H. Worcester of Revere Sugar Refining and W F Green of American Sugar Refining in Boston on sugar profiteering charges. The corporations were held in $10,000 bonds each as authorities claim hoarding boosted district profits. A separate Welch West Virginia fire killed one person and caused over $300,000 in damages.
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Boston
Henry H. Worcester
Revere Sugar Refining Company
W. F. Green
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Reyes
Bluefield
W. Va
Welch
Rout Reds in New Victory
Bolshevik troops crossing the upper Beresina are driven back across the river with heavy losses and more than 400 prisoners taken. The engagement occurred near Warsaw on May 27.
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Warsaw
Beresina
Senator Sterling pledges wage rise for postal workers
Baltimore May 26 Senator Sterling of South Dakota chaired the joint congressional salary reclassification committee telling postal workers a substantial wage increase would be made Attacks the beer and wine program also noted Dr G W Crabbe leader of the Anti Saloon league condemned the program in a Lafayette Square church Berlin reports Hamburg shipyard strike settled after deadly collisions killing three people Four children die and parents injured in a Taconite Minnesota house fire
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Baltimore
Sterling
South Dakota
Joint
Congressional
G. W. Crabbe
Anti-Saloon League
Lafayette Square Presbyterian Church
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Change of Life
Syracuse woman reports relief from fainting and dizzy spells after twelve bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ad claims the remedy aids during the change of life with no narcotics, using native roots and herbs.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. R. EH
Demta
Lafayette Ave
Lydia EK Pinkham
The Bulge That Counts In The Pocketed Trousers
A Dallas News observation notes a man who offers trousers to a kneeling beggar if the bulge at the pockets is visible. The remark uses terse street slang to describe improvised wardrobe aid and implies a rough urban exchange.
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Dallas News
Allen's Foot Base Promoted For Training Use
An old advertisement urges Plattsburg Camp Maem ust recruits to shake Allen's Foot Base into their shoes each morning. The antiseptic powder prevents blisters and sore spots and relieves painful feet, aiding in breaking in new shoes.
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Allen
Plattsburg
Maemust
Four Year Old Catherine Sees Elephant at Circus
Little Catherine aged four witnessed an elephant at a circus for the first time and exclaimed to her mother that it looked like a fat horse with a tail near its eyes.
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Catherine
Diamond Dyes promise easy fadeless color for fabrics
Diamond Dyes claim simple directions let any woman diamond-dye worn garments and textiles wool silk linen cotton or mixtures with guaranteed perfect results. The ad mentions a druggist color card and urges choosing Diamond Dyes only for best outcomes. The passage also notes a distant visiting relative joke about leftovers and a guest's willingness to leave.
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Michigan Boulevard
Thompson
Joan of Arc
Riverside Drive
Ninety-third Street
Patrick J. Hayes
Manworth Park
Feltham
Middlesex
South
Memphis
France
National Council of
South America
Popular Mechanics
Tokyo
Netherlands
Bombay
Japan
China
Touel Tze
Grand Rapids
Wis
Europe
Magie
Hitchcock
Inoia
Michigan
BE. W. Hull
C. F. Buck
Wisconsin
Carl C. McAssay
Cregvon
Joseph Dunne
North Dakota
Indiana
Joseph S. Baldwin Ofllinois
Missouri
Reed
Haberdasher
Wise Appoint Commission
Prussia
Walker
Maj
Episcopal Pensions
Episcopal Church Pension Fund
Springfield
Mass
American Woolen Company
Winnipeg
Mian
Nineti
Man
Government Institute For Treatment of Tuberculosis
Frank Taylor
Seattle
Wash
Bureau
Herrera
Miss Pearl Clark
F. A. Britten
Secretary of Tanners’ Council
Internal Revenue Collectors
Theaters
Moving Picture Houses
H.C
Reserve Bank
Berlin
Hamburg
Taconite
Ben Barro
Ohio State Journal
Fpemense
Bright
John Ficks
S. Thirteenth St
Mt. Vernon
Dean
Doan
Boz Doan
Oney Foster Milburn CO
Buffalo
GRACE
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Aeome
Johs B. Fried Land Co
Jamestown
N. D
Tin Raemveuy
Greck
Dr. C. H. Be. Co
Michigan Avenue
Ghigago
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