Russia's long arc from Novgorod to autocracy
An analysis tracing Russian history from the Novgorod republic to Moscow’s rise, the Tatar yoke, and the eventual czarist autocracy. The piece notes Novgorod's democratic assembly, Moscow’s autocratic rule, and the pivotal battles and rulers that sealed Russia’s fate, ending with the collapse of freedom under the Romanoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceed
Novgorod
Rurik
Volkhov
Baltic
Ural Mountains
Republic of
Russia
Moscow
Sart
Lower Volga
Siberia
The
Amur
Attocrata
Muscovy
Kulikovo
Ivan II
Basil
Ivan IV
Ivan the Terrible
Romanoff
Nicholas
Islands of Hawaii Article on Group and Area
The Hawaiian Islands consist of twelve main islands in the U S territory with a total area of 6449 square miles. Eight islands are inhabited Hawaii Maui Kahoolawe Lanai Molokai and others including Nihua Mai and Nihua. The chain also contains numerous small, valuable offshore islets used for guano deposits and shark fishing, though not inhabited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Territory
Hawaii
Maui
Kahoolawe
Lanai
Molokai
Ahu
Mai
Nihua
Belgians to Furnish 100000 Francs for Workers Homes
The Belgian government will allocate 100000 francs in 1920 to fund building workmen's houses. Loans offered at 2 percent for twenty years, with no loan exceeding half the cost or 6000 francs and charges capped at 4 percent. Cost estimated at 10000 francs per house in devastated areas. A 100-house garden city at Roulers starts Sept 21 and to be finished in 120 working days. World Soviets Predict 1920 Victory Across Regions. A Moscow wireless New Year message asserts Soviets aim for end of civil war in 1920 and foresee soviets in Derlin, Washington, Paris and London with global authority.
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Moscow
Sberia
Ukraine
Don
Caucasus
Derlin
Washington
Paris
London
Wordplay in Grammar Class Shocks New Hampshire Teacher
A New Hampshire teacher tests pupils with a sentence containing the word seldom. Johnnie falters, then delivers a humorous gaffe claiming his father once hired fire horses and yesterday seldom. The brief quip reflects schoolyard wit in a classic newspaper short.
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New Hampshire
Steod
Johnnie
Eldom
Father Lind
Boston Post
Priest Courageously Captures Robber in Chase
New York priest and police, led by Father John J. Coogan of St Jerome's East 137th Street, pursue a robbery suspect four blocks. The chase ends with the priest tackling the man in a coal bin after the fugitive slips through an air shaft into a coal pile. The prisoner is brought to Morrisaula court for robbing John Ventor's saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Coogan
Police Department
St. Jerome's Church
East 137Th Street
Faether
Coogan
Father Coogan
West 10Th Street
Morrisaula Court
John Ventor
Printing Bill Is Excessive And Wasteful, War Era Policy Probed
Washington report on the Joint Committee on Printing exposing massive government paper use and costly publishing. It notes 200 journals and periodicals costing about 2.5 million yearly, 111 discontinued saving roughly 1.2 million. It details 187 field plants with 500 presses and 40 typesetting machines employing 800 plus, and a push to centralize printing at the Government Printing Office. The piece covers mailing list waste, calls for annual list revisions, and potential suspensions of extra publications. It also outlines war-time expenditure scrutiny, subcommittee splits, and an eventual push to expand air mail funding and routes from New York to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hornaday
Washington
Congressional Joint Committee On Printing
Joint Committee On Printing
Government Service
Government Printing Office
United States
Joint Committee
Conkerss
Congress
Committee
Gress
Bostmaster
New York City
San Francisco
Chicago
Omaha
New York
Post Office Department
WIN Imediately
Denver
Salt Lake City
Indiana
Kentucky
Memphis
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Baseball Wrecks A Home Divorce Case In Stamford
Noroton neutral Mildret Cohn seeks divorce from Edwin Cohn claiming he abandoned home during baseball season and traveled with teams across the country. She says he disappeared in 1915 and she tracked him by consulting big league managers including Connie Mack of the Athletics who confirmed he had left home.
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Stamford
Conn
Mia
Mildret Cohn
Noroton
Hosband
Edwin Cohn
Teague
Edwin
Kalwin
Connie Mack
Athletics
Mrx. Cohn
Arrest of Moffitt in San Jose Ends Global Real Estate Swindle Chase
William H. Moffitt, sought in New York for alleged giant real estate swindles, was arrested in San Jose California after a long chase around the world. Police say there are over 200 complaints accusing him of defrauding clients out of about $1,000,000 through false stock trades.
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New York
William H. Moffitt
Giantic
New York City
San Jose
Cal
Moritt
Faith That Comes of Self-Control
Providence Kentucky woman Mrs J W Payne broke her arm yet pressed on to church. Pain rose during services and she summoned a physician to aid her.
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Providence
J. W. Payne
Boy Is Dead In Ky Ship Incident Age Sixteen
A sixteen year old boy identified as Ephisus Blenken of Smithisnd Ky died after an accident aboard a ship bound for Kentucky. The youth, noted for his strength, stood about 43 inches tall and weighed 225 pounds according to early records. Authorities stated he succumbed to influenza complications while aboard the vessel.
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Frank Comerford
Russia
Nestor
Kiev
Lake Imen
Lake Ladoga
Dnieper
Rus
Sweden
Rurik
Streus
Trevor
Russian Empire
Europe
Novgorod
Volkhov
Tmen
Baltic
Black Seas
Scandinavia
Constantinople
Vladimir I
Poland
Hungary
Norway
France
Yaroslav the Great
Siggest
Smithisnd
Ky—Ephisus Blenkenship
Fuenza
Legion and War Camp link in community service drive
War Camp Community Service issued orders to field workers to support the American Legion as it organized posts and expanded community service. Local efforts spanned Fayetteville, Freeport, Nassau Queens, Baltimore, Fredericksburg, Chelsea, and other towns, with Legion members hosting dances, forums, minstrel shows, and clubs, while Community Service supplied organizers, facilities, and coordinated activities across posts.
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The
American Legion
War Camp
Tte
Legion
Fayetteville
N.C
Girls’ Community Service League
Nassau-Queens County
New York
Baltimore
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Chelsea
Michigan
Post
Soldiers’ Club
Callms
Texas
Reinhowith
OAH
Junction City
Kansas
Call of the Legion
Hackensack
New Jersey
Colored Post
Englewood
Jersey
Community Council
Legion Club
Moeston
Mocha Sheep Kin Supply Chain Overview
About a dozen buyers operate native collectors who gather Mocha sheep kin at centers like Mocha Berbera Zeytah and Hodeldah. From there skins are sent to Aden, the British station and shipping point for export to Europe and the United States.
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Mocha
Berbera
Zeytah
Hodeldah
Aden
Lenton
Wa Irope
United States
Successful Author Frances Modison Bumett Rise to Fame
Mrs Frances Modison Bumett began as a Behoot teacher in Tennessee earning four small wages and writing in spare moments. Her first story reportedly funded by picking blackberries. She reached peak popularity as author and playwright with an annual income estimated between 550000 and 75000 dollars.
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Frances Modison Bumett
Tennesere
Chicago posts unite to form Eaton-Priddie and Kenwood Host 29
A movement to combine smaller PosTs in Chicago is underway. Four south side posts Washington Park Priddie John Eaton and Mid way have merged as Eaton-Priddie post. Kenwood and Drexel posts now operate as Kenwood Host 29 with talks to unite remaining posts.
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Chicago
South Side
Washington Park
Priddie
John Eaton
Midway
Eaton-Priddie
Kenwood
Drexel
Chaplain American Legion Forges Community Service Ties
The Legion and Community Service share offices and collaborate on local entertainments and publicity. They arrange programs such as presenting French High Commission certificates to kin of World War I dead, with music readings and a pageant scene. Plans aim to deepen joint civic efforts for mutual benefit.
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the Legion
Legion
Focal Post
American Legion
French High Commission
Washington
Markham
France
Community Service
Murphy Saw Overseas Duty
Gerald J. Murphy named director of the Service Division at the American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis. A Rutland Vermont native, he served in World War I, studied at St. Michael's College and Georgetown Law, and rose from assistant head of the Insurance division to head of the service division, succeeding Charles F. Sheridan of Syracuse who resigned to return to law practice.
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Gerald J. Murphy
The
American Legion
Willard D. Straight
Servion
England
Scotland
Brest
Ferruars
Outor
Nervier
Bureau of War Tisk Insurance
Service Division
Murphy
Charles F Sheridan
Syracuse
Dallas open shop offers returning servicemen jobs
The Dallas chamber of commerce has set up an employment bureau called the Open Shop to aid every discharged service man returning to Dallas. Former service men run the bureau as treasurer and employment supervisor, guaranteeing every man a suitable job free of charge.
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Dallas
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
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Chase
Ranke As Inspector
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Executive Department
House
General Committee
Highway Department
Vof
Postal Service
Connecticut
Francis A. Kelly
World War Veterans’ Organization
National Headquarters
Vermont
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