Navy seeks biggest fleet as world war fears rise
Washington officials warn another world war may loom and push for rapid navy buildup. Secretary Daniels says disillusionment drives preparedness and urges submarine bases on the California coast and Puget Sound, plus a vast San Francisco base, with U S Navy aims to preempt conflicts. July 1 1919 figures show Britain's fleet leadership with 2,652,130 tons vs the United States 1,160,355 tons, France 623,850, and Japan 580,716.
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Ashington
Nes
United States
Washington
Japan
Josephus Daniels
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
California
Puget Sound
San Francisco
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
Great Britain
Yankee Flyer Seeks Riga Service Under Lettish Flag
Major Joseph G C Steblin a 23 year old Brooklyn aviator who has flown with four armies heads to Riga to enlist with Letts against the Bolsheviks He already served in the French American and Polish forces and has flown over France Belgium Spain Russia Poland Lithuania and the United States He hopes to see Latvia and Riga from the air with the Letts soon.
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Warsaw
Joseph GC. Steblin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Riga
Stehlin
Dvinsk
Sheepshead Bay
France
French Flying Corps
Champagne
Verd
United States
Letvia
Letts
Radical Preventives for France Suggest State Maternity Corps
A French article cites extreme proposals to avert depopulation. Prof Carnot envisions a voluntary maternity corps with women bearing children for the state and selecting fathers, with state support and centralized child care. Responses from married women urge against undermining morals while Odette Dulac and Collette Willy advocate maternity cards and polygamy as potential fixes.
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Carnot
Academy of Medicine
Collette Willy
United States Mounted Service Cup Endurance Test Set
The 1920 endurance test for the United States Mounted Service Cup covers 300 miles from Fort Ethan Allen to Camp Devens from October 11 to 15. The winner gains a leg toward the cup with three victories, plus the Arabian Horse Club medal, $600, and first place blue ribbon. Sponsored by the Arabian Horse Society, National Steeplechase and Hunt Club, and Morgan Horse Club, the event is war and agriculture department approved and open to civilians. Riders must feed and care for their mounts, weight limits apply, and horses must be four years old or older with various bloodlines allowed.
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Arabian Horse Club
Fort Ethan Allen
Camp Devens
Mays
Arabian Horse Society
National Steeplechase and Hunt Club
Morgan Horse Club
War Department
Agricultural Department
United States
Protective Tariff to Save U S Aircraft Industry
The senate finance committee backed a high tariff to shield the U S aircraft industry from British and French competition. An ad valorem duty of about 45 percent on aircraft would be added to the tariff bill. Senator New of Indiana warned that Britain and France planned dumping obsolete planes in the United States. He cited only seventy US airplanes produced since the armistice and urged protection to prevent future unpreparedness.
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Senate Finance Committee
America
New
Indiana
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Owes Big Debt to Chemistry in Everyday Life
W Lee Lewis argues chemistry underpins food, water, clothing, and industry. He cites discoveries transforming starch to sugar, dye chemistry, lamp technology, fertilizers, and steel, urging industrial support for university research to sustain progress.
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Caesar
Northumberland
America
Nto
Whitchoff
United States
Perkin
Ehrlich
Professor Keeps 20 Quarts Whiskey in Safe at Westfield
Prof Lewis B Allyn pure foods expert reports twenty quarts of bottled in bond whiskey stored in his Westfield safe since June 16 for research and to meet rising demand for analysis of home made beverages. One bottle of homemade wine tested at 28 percent alcohol, higher than typical wines, with possible ethyl alcohol added.
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Westfield
Mass
Lewis B. Allyn
Prof
Allyn
Hunt for Indian wealth spurs treasure hunt in Ozarks
A supposed buried Indian treasure tale from Virginia linked to Howard D. Bolling, a recent murder convict, triggers a treasure hunt on Jack's fork near Monteer as authorities comb Ozark mountains for gold and paper money amid a store fire in Platte City where L W Recht hid cash.
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Jack
Current River
Howard D. Bolling
Roy Sitton
Winona
West Plains
Bol- Ung
Ozark Mountains
Virginia
Bolling
Platte City
L. W. Recht
Recht
Pittsburgh Steel Workers Invest in Homes, Not Squandering Wages
John D. Graham, recorder of deeds, reports 1919 deeds and mortgages filed in Pittsburgh and Allegheny county total 60,437, down from 81,895 in 1915, with the first quarter of this year at 16,485. Most purchases involve small houses as workers spend a notable portion of their earnings on homeownership.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
John D. Graham
Recorder of Deeds
Aged Man Writes Cards in Elizabeth Kentucky
Charles Friend of Glendale is eighty years old yet appears under seventy. He visits towns and writes visiting cards for youths with steady hand and clear eyes. He walks ten miles each way to Hodgenville when he intends to go.
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Elizabeth, Ky
Charles
Glendale
Hodgenville
Something of the Sort London
A Thames police court prisoner, charged again with drunkenness, quips to the magistrate about drinking health. The magistrate retorts that he told him not to drink his health, prompting the prisoner to reply with a wry line. Poland, within 14 months, has issued over 300 stamp varieties.
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London
Thames
Poland
Parrot Reveals Liquor Plot Aboard Steamer Curacon
Capt. Fred Brooks reports his parrot Jimmie repeated remarks from sailors that led to a search of birds on the Curacon returning from Southern Pacific ports. Officials found 374 bottles of liquor cast overboard before reaching the three mile limit.
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San Francisco
Cat
Fred Brooks
Curacon
Birthday triple from Falmouth家 Mil ton Wields home
A birthday celebration at Milton Wields home in Falmouth Kentucky honors three family members born on the same day. Milton Wields age eighty Ernest Wields age twenty and a granddaughter aged three celebrated with cakes and candles.
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Falmouth
Milton Wields
Fields
Ernest
Woman Financial Expert Takes Bank Director Post
Mario Prodham named director of the Bank of Geneva Switzerland and will sign notes and ferry issued by the tank. She profiles as an experienced paneler, twenty-eight years old, who served during the war and becomes the first woman in Europe to hold this position.
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Mario Prodham
Bank of Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Triners Health Claim Prompts Miner Letter Testimonial
A miner from Dilloway in Wisconsin writes January 16, 1920 praising Triner's American Mixy of Bitter Wine and Elixir of Bitter Wine for constipation headaches and stomach issues caused by blasting smoke. He credits health gains to the remedies and mentions Triner's salve for rheumatism and sprains.
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A. Yenel
Dilloway
W. Vin
Tuiner
Joseph Triner Company
Ashland Aye
Chileno
Teacher Short of Supplies in Village War Savings
A village schoolmaster managing a war savings association rewards weekly pennies from scholars. Tommy’s mother notices only two pence on his card, revealing the ink ran out due to a toffee temptation at the village shop, prompting an admission of the limited ink.
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War Saving Association
Ontea
Tommy
London
Literary Objection Sparks Doubtful Betrothal
A fragment from a column or dialogue shows a man doubting a match and a lover confirming the betrothal about a daughter. The exchange is rendered in a period conversational tone with implied family consent and distress.
Opportunity Knocked Garcon You Look Sweet Enough
A fragmented dialogue hints at a playful or flirtatious scene as Garcon compliments Fillie and a hungry team awaits a response before continuing.
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Garcon
Natural Affinity in the Shall Game Debate
A fragment mentions the shall game and its use, noting whether it remains in practice. The line suggests ongoing discussion about traditional phrasing and its effects on nuts or related items, implying a linguistic or cultural debate rather than a concrete event.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Promises Pure Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure no habit forming medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes scientific vegetable formula and a sworn purity statement with every bottle and offers samples by mail from Binghamton New York.
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Milmer
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Music of Ancient Greece and its choral traditions
The article outlines ancient Greek music featuring the cithara lyre and flute used by men and women. It notes private use of lyre and harp to maintain self control while wind instruments could unbalance reason. It highlights extensive religious choirs for public and private festivals and events. Alkman, circa 660 BC, wrote a choir song for girls as part of BOE.
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Greece
Alkman
High Aspiration in a Young Pupil
A teacher asks a pupil about schooling and the girl declares plans to attend every school she can reach. She aims to study all histories until reaching the highest, including the history of the angels, reflecting her grand educational ambition.
Strangé Rabe Update on Broom Supply Trends
In a brief exchange Strangé Rabe notes that while brooms are being sold or moved, a logical drop in broom stocks would be expected. The remark hints at shifting supply or demand patterns affecting household cleaning tools.
Nothing to Do but Work in a Never-Ending Rush
A restless vent urges readers to slow the overload of daily tasks. The author laments endless duties and compares life to a galley slave, arguing for focus on worthwhile aims during a single lifetime.
Young America In Doubt Annuity Question Dialogue
A dialogue humorously questions the idea of an annuity with lines about getting yearly returns and birthdays. It suggests worries about money and supports from friends as a counterpoint to financial caution in a lighthearted tone.
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Young America
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