World capital city planned for twenty nations hub Ostend favored site
An ambitious plan envisions an international capital at Ostend within five years. Architects and artists including Hendrick Andersen and Pitzquitrick guide the project to house a world parliament and global institutions as a center for art, literature, commerce, and science. A large effort seeks backing from European premiers and U S officials with aim to field a centralized seat of the League of Nations and a world weather and trade exchange.
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Tye Hendrick Christian Andersen
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Fivapatrick
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Intersey
Thid International Metrapatia
Mr. Andersen
Ernest Hebard
Caine
Antwerp
Paris
Switzerland
New Jersey
Ostend
Seaport
Dt of Wien
Pitzquitrick
Washington
Mewismur
Chicago Post
Hetes
Congress
Lahring
Indiana
Cole
Ohio
Fish
New York
Bland
Silent Legislators and the Myth of Europe’s Model MP
German parliamentarian Albert Horn sat for four years without a speech and set a record for silence. Walpole quipped Horn outdid Hamilton but trailed Lowther, who served in the Commons from 1516 to 1801 without ever rising in debate. The piece reflects on restraint and rhetorical power in parliament.
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Europe
Albert Horn
SinleSpeech Hampton
Walpole
Ware
Horn
Hamilton
Lowther
House of Commons
Robbery on a passenger train near Ogden
A two robber gang halted a train nine miles south of Ogden on the way from Ogden to Salt Lake City and robbed all passengers. A signal blocked the getaway, and the attackers fled as deputies and railroad agents organized a manhunt. Victims reported losses including $14 and $70 in cash. authorities pursued the robbers who disappeared near the Salt Lake City outskirts.
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Mertens
Valon News
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
Lmatted
Nearleyrfiel
Ogden
Salt City
Joy Stey
Lake City
New York
Eupyitus
Hey
Salt Lake Ity
Wonen
Childeen
Foxse
Union| Pacific
Twenty Year Sentence for Teen Robber in Chicago
In Chicago a 17-year-old boy named Joseph Tontiewtche was sentenced to twenty years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a store. Chief Justice McDonald asked how many other robberies he had committed, and the youth replied that there were too many to count. The judge sentenced him to twenty years in Pontiac, joking that it might take the smote off his face.
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Chicago
Prisoere
McDonald
Josepl Tontiewtche
Pontiac
Monarchists Defy Germany by Ignoring Constitution
A former Prussian minister announces that the present constitution will be ignored by monarchist factions in Germany, signaling continued resistance to constitutional limits and ongoing political tension within the empire.
Ideals of Kaiserdom Bavaria Roils Grant of Special Powers
Report on Bavarian reaction to Pres Ebert's emergency powers. Bavarian ministers oppose quick imperial action without federal consultation. Debate centers on restoring monarchy and Kaiser authority, with calls for limitations on church education funding and immediate 1,000,000.
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Ebert
German National People’s Party
Munich
Hergt
Council of the Empire
Retelstus
Nigtiance
Pres Ebert
Herr Prager
Herr Gradnanr
Wieth
Wirth
League of Nations to Decide Territorial Dispute
The assembly will hear the dispute between Greece and Slavija over Albania’s occupied territory. A Harvard graduate will present the case while Jugoslavian speaker contests Albania’s representation. Other items include a Milwaukee arrest, four perish in a Harlem fire, and a judge’s note on vagrants and jobs.
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Iste
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Mirdite Republic
New York
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Harlem
Vincence Catalana
Wigenrohl
Methodist Church
Northwestern Christian Advocate
New Gas In Deadly: A World War Warning Declared
Sir William Pope, retiring president of the Society of Chemical Industry, warned at the convention closing session that new gas will decide future cars with chemical agencies as the sole factor. He recalled World War I armistice days when respirators failed against the deadly agent, noting the gas could kill at a concentration of one part in five million.
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Society of Chemical Industry
Candidates Selected For Eleven Judges Amid 100 Nominations
The League of Nations council selects eleven judges from a pool of 100 nominations with candidates from Britain France and the Americas. Western hemisphere favored for judges while nominations include Alvarez Barbosa Oetavio Gongales and De Bustamente among others.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Hungary
Sns
Himnle
Cil
Week Et Ter
Ian
Central America
United States
Canada
Great Britain
United Kingdom
France
Chinkayan
Slaweich
Ystishters
Ates
Sener Alvarez
Chiles
Ruy Barbosa
Korrigo Oetavio
Brazil
Sirelt
Siknor Ateilotti
Sikher
Philippine mission reports prompt policy view after inspection
President Harding dispatches Gen Leonard Wood and Cameron Forbes to study conditions in the Philippines. The team toured 45 of 47 provinces, held public meetings, private talks, and gathered petitions. Most Filipinos favored independence under American protection, while Moros and hill tribes largely opposed it. A second report aims to guide administration policy. a possible governor general role for Wood is discussed. Meanwhile a British-built battleship Camden was launched at New York Shipbuilding Company, with a 10 year old girl dropping a bottle from the bow.
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Gen
Leonard Wood
Cameron
Forbes
Harding
Philippines
Tulsston
Beenent Harding
United States
Mission
Mindaone
Sulube
Camden
Washington
United States Navy
New York Shipbuilding Company
Delaware River
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J. W. Summers
Walla Walla
Hee
Albany Court Rejects Bonus Law as State Credit Gift
The court held the Dome of Ap Peals voting 5 to 7 that the bonus law violates Article VII section 1 of the state constitution prohibiting lending the state credit for individuals or corporations. The majority called it effectively a gift of state credit unless it pays obligations the state owes.
Poorly Equipped Neighbors Borrow Tools After Move
A humorous New York Sun item notes neighbors in West Virginia attempts to borrow lawn gear such as a hose stepladder saw shin rads and an ice cream maker after moving in, highlighting neighborly but cheeky requests and the odd sense of misplaced need.
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Muggins
New York Sun
Life's Little Courtesies
Stillwell mutters about staying home as Mortons and Collins loom, claiming his wife plans a visit tonight. The fragment hints at social maneuvers and domestic friction over who should call, with plans to force guests out.
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Stillwell
Hall's Catarrhal Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal deafness is described as caused by inflamed Eustachian tube. Hall's Catarrhal Medicine is promoted as a constitutional remedy that reduces inflammation and restores natural function, with claims of improved hearing after treatment. Advert appears from Chevings Tree Druetete, Ohio.
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Reney
Ohio
In the Beginning a New Year in Stone Age Era
Fragmentary text notes a New Year scene in the Stone Age with Silhouette names Hairy Face Haley Pace and Streongarin. It hints at a sketching discussion and a bustling scene about art and life through a dated voice, though many words are garbled.
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Hairy Face
Neo
Arm
Haley Pace
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