Death toll in Japan earthquake tops 250000 in vast disaster
Osaka reports at least 250000 dead after a devastating earthquake and fire. Tokyo alone accounts for about 150000 fatalities with widespread ruin. Relief work, martial law, and international aid unfold as Tokyo fights for supplies and refugees flood Yokohama.
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Japan
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Yokohama
Asuka Muainteti
Keiji University
Higher Technical School
Kumamite Women's Higher Normal School
Takanawa
Aoyama
Patent Office
Board of Audit
Legation
Nicolas
Shimazu Arisugwa
Tsukiji
Asakusa
Osaka Mainichi
Nihondenski Electrical Works
Specie Bank
London Maru
Ushirome
Asyamunderi
Uetsuya
Kuishizawa
Fukagara
Kyoto
Uchida
Prencher Usu
Hibiya
Black Hawk
Chefoo
Admiral Anderson
Far East
Washington
Stewart, Smith
Thompson Parker
Tracy
John D. Edwards
Whipple
Darien
Wednesuiry
Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Ccome
Tan
Elaine Man Oer
American International Red Cross
Red Cross
New Hampton farmer sells 120 acre lot at 225 per acre
A New Hampton man sold his 120 acre farm near Hazelton for 225 dollars per acre. The report notes highway improvements, state fairs, and various Iowa agricultural and civic happenings in a broad roundup.
Port of Lost Planes Hields Many Secrets
The article surveys long lost aviation mysteries from Col Francis Marshall to Andree and Hamel, recounting Arctic and polar disappearances and naval airship accidents. It notes pilots missing on familiar routes, instances of survival against odds, and legends around early flight explorations and accidents.
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Francis Marshall
Lieut
Charles Weber
Army Air Service
San Diego
Calif
Arizona
Mexico
Oan
Mint
Montauk Point
St. John's
St. Johns
United
Bed Worth a Fortune in Rajas Province
A north western Indian rajah owns an extraordinary bedstead valued at about $850000. Posts are mialacea and the rest solid gold. The golden headpiece is studded with many pens and jewels, creating a dazzling display guarded day and night.
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India
Rugs From Persia Distinctive Tribal Designs
In Persia each tribe makes its rugs with a distinctive design. The family notes the pattern is as much theirs as the tartan of the Seotsiian.
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Persia
The Law of Christ and Practical Desk Habits
A note on biblical guidance from Galatians 6 2 advises bearing one another’s burdens while a practical tip suggests a wastebasket fastened to a desk chair to keep it from tipping and upsetting.
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Christ
As Comfy as He Deserves
A wry Boston Transcript line comments on a person who waits for opportunity and never enjoys a comfortable position, suggesting complacency and risk in delaying action.
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Boston Transcript
Nerves Necessary for Getting Things Done
A compact aphorism argues that mental nerve outweighs sheer knowledge in accomplishing tasks, noting ten pounds of knowledge is not worth one pound of nerve when pushing through challenging work.
Denmark Shows Movies From American Origins
About seventy percent of the motion pictures shown in Denmark are of American origin, reflecting strong U.S. film presence in the Danish market.
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Denmark
Amerigun
Factory Jobs Decline Under State Control Trends
A censored style summary notes a rapid shrinkage in manufacturing and mining employment in the United States. It states more than half of workers are trapped in state or state-controlled industries or leases, with total employment across industries falling to under 2,000,000, excluding small shops.
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Waki
Ube
Honjo
Tokyo
U. S
Washington
Black Hawk
Huron
Yokohama
Tussia
Books and The Tatble Translated Widely
The best seller Books and The Tatble has been translated into multiple languages and dialects. Next work in line is Pie Eis Progress translated into many languages. Readers are urged to study these works thoroughly as education is incomplete without such reads. White Spruce Valuable: The incest valuable of Alaskan trees is the white spruce.
Pennywise Advice Encourages Easy Payments for Encyclopedias
In a Louisville Courier-Journal snippet, Uncle Pennywise quips that knowing everything is impossible and suggests buying an encyclopedia on easy payments, framing it as practical consumer wisdom. The lighthearted aside reflects a promotional barter tone from the era.
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Pennywise
Louisville CourierJournal
Limited Mental Work and Folklike Lines
A brief fragment notes a quirky idea that some people tilt their minds to catchy clusters of words and cheerful songs. The quote invokes James Whitcomb Riley style whimsy about singing and smiling spreading sunshine.
Cat in California Fights Its Own Image at Store
A Huntington Park cat battles its reflection in a grocery store mirror each day. The animal jumps onto counters, eyes its image, then pounces, spits, and claws. After a clash it tires, retreats to a corner, and forgets the duel for a while.
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Cat
California
Huntington Park
Cnillf
One Legged Men Have the Greatest Vitality
One legged ex servicemen prove artificial limbs do not hinder vitality. Samuel Foote, Josiah Wedgwood, and Sir Brook Watson are cited as examples of celebrated one legged figures. The piece notes London’s Lord Mayors include a wooden leg holder and ends with a prudish proverb about savings.
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Samuel Fogte
Josiah Wedgwood
OG S5an
London
Brook Watson
Super-Gas Experiments Reported At Edgewood Arsenal
Experiments are said to be underway at Edgewood Arsenal to produce a super gas that could render poison gases from the World War ineffective. In Newark New Jersey a separate incident describes Will Wittlam Ik of Weequahis Park jumping into a lake and drowning shortly after an earlier incident, with the motive for his death not known.
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United States Arsenal
Edgewood
Will
Newark
N. J
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Staybuck
Weequahis Park
Plan to Erect statue of Jean Henri Fabre in Saint Leons
A committee led by General de Castelnau with educators and Aveyron officials plans a statue for Jean Henri Fabre. Sculptor Malet works on the monument to be set on Saint Leons central square within a year, honoring the famed insect author.
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Paris
General de Castelnau
Department of Aveyron
Jean-Lenr Fabre
Malet
Saint-Leons
Fabre
Aveyron
Strengthen Panam Canal Defenses, Navy Study Says
An official Navy critique from a Panama Canal maneuvers study outlines weaknesses in canal defenses. It urges better aircraft protection, improved fleet communications, faster fleet subs and auxiliaries, and new base considerations within aircraft striking distance.
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Ashington
Panam Canal
Navy Department
Panama Bay
Pacific
Panama Canal
Miraflores
Navy approves plan for vast network of shore bases in Pacific
The Navy endorses a 20 year program to build bases in Honolulu San Francisco Puget Sound and Pearl Harbor with 111 million dollars allocated for western coast facilities. Pacific defenses center on Hawaii while newer air stations cost 16.5 million and Hawaii depots receive 266 thousand in the next bill. Atlantic Gulf bases include New York Chesapeake Bay Boston Key West and Charleston with Great Lakes camp approved at 3.0 million.
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Charles GQ. Little
Chienge
Great Bay
North Pole
Pensacola
Fla
Australia
Critain Howells
Stenry Fraser
Martinsyde
London
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Naval Board
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Pacific
Roosevelt
Department
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Canal Zone
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Guam
Samoa
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Naval Air Stations
Atlantic
Gulf
Willard
New York
Chesapeake Bay
Boston
Key West
Charleston
8. C
Great Lakes
Strong Voices to Rattle Senate in December Debut
A Washington dispatch to the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the next Senate will feature powerful orators and a candidacy for a sharper, louder debate. It recalls firebrands like Foraker and Johnson and predicts Magnuson, Brookhart, and La Follette will push for a new deal, shaking old procedures.
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Washington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Joe Foraker
Ohio
Hiram ‘Johnson
California
hellsPaisers
Unpublished George Washington Letter Disclosed Post Cornwallis Surrender
Washington writes from Mount Vernon November 18 1781 to Robert H Harris recalling Cornwallis capitulation and urging war preparation as European politics loom. The discovery was made in old House records and a photostat presented to Secretary Weeks by William Tyler Page.
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Cornwallis
Weeks
House of Representatives
William Tyler Page
House
Robert H. Harris
Washington
Supreme Court
Mount Vernon
York
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Dad Draper
Portobacco
George A Washington
Weather Bureau to Forecast Forest Fires and Frosts
The Weather Bureau expands its role to forecast forest fires and crop impacts, alongside frost and shower predictions for mariners and farmers. A joint Forest Service study finds lightning starts about 41.5 percent of fires in southern California, with other causes including smokers and locomotive sparks.
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Department of Agriculture
Crimea
Campera
Nehmning
Forest Service
California
Ratat
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