Votes to Probe Embassy Liquor Imports in Washington
Washington February 17 The House voted 189 to 113 to direct an inquiry into liquor importation by foreign embassies and legations in Washington. Treasury Secretary Mellon was asked to provide amounts and details, with debate over immunity and enforcement of law amid reports of embassy bar rooms and bartenders. The move drew criticism over procedure and potential insult to foreign nations.
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Washington
Doresea
Hou
Treasury Mellon
House
Melson
Tiepresentative
Cramtron
Nepahlican
Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Cramton
Sriicle
Felit
Britten
Elinors
Mr. Cramton
Sellen
Garrett
Tennessee
Hughes
Ielson
Fire Wrecks Centreville Stand Pipe
A Centreville Del site twelve miles from here caused the town stand pipe to lapse. The water tower about seventy feet high holding 860 gallons crashed onto a horse, aiding the fire by heat that caused the collapse. The home of John Frederick was ruined with a loss of 12,600 dollars.
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Wishington
Bel
Centreville
Del
Owelve
John Frederick
Fraternal Forces Shape Modern Islam in 19th Century
Rev. Amos F. Dushaw explains the Sennussiya and Diemal-ed-Din fraternities as pivotal in Islam's spiritual revival and political awakening. The Sennussiya, led by Sennussi, spreads across Islam, promoting missionary work and resisting political entanglements, while Diemal-ed-Din fosters Egyptian nationalism and cautions on Western progress and European power.
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Sennussiya
Amos F. Dushaw
Christian Herald
Sergid
E! Senpussi
Sennassi
Diemal-ed-Din
Sennussi
Stoddert
Egypt
Djemsaled Din
Semnassi
Grain crops report on 1922 wheat yields in France and Germany
A cable from the International Institute of Agriculture Rome estimates 1922 wheat production at 235.52 million bushels in France and 62.57 million in Germany, with France also yielding 37.6 million bushels of rye and Germany 216.55 million bushels of oats, reflecting declines from the prior year.
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France
United States Department of Agriculture
International Institut of Agriculture
Rome
Germany
Barler
Ots
Nature Keeps Her Secret In Ancient English Dyes
A fragment describes the cultivation of woad in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, detailing July harvests of green shoots, processing into pulp and powder, drying into blue dye for fabrics and police uniforms. Chemists have not unlocked the secret, yet the dye remains essential for durable fast color.
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Woad
Lincolnshire
Degiend
Cambridgeshire
Japan's Imperial Family Lacks a Distinctive Name
The Chicago Journal explains that Japan’s ruling family historically had no family name. It notes that in other nations the royal houses carry surnames as they gain power, while Japan’s throne has remained nameless, suggesting continuity from ancient rule and avoiding a dynastic surname across eras.
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Japan
England
Italy
Holland
Jenan
Chicago Journal
Sea Lions Invade a Lighthouse at Cape Flattery
Reported by Scientific American a Bride’s Islan light keeper requests federal help from Tacoma as sea lions breach the lighthous e and bark for entry. One bold animal tampers with exterior stairs and near sleep is impossible. The piece notes management changes at the New York office and a vacant director post.
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Bride
Issanc
Cape Flattery
Tacoma
Scientife
Omens and sacrifices in ancient Rome and rural typhoid contrast
The article discusses Roman beliefs in signs including bird omens and sacred chickens, with ceremonies at death and sacrifices of pigs, oxen, and sheep. It then shifts to a public health note showing typhoid fever higher in rural districts versus cities, citing U S figures and state comparisons including Wisconsin and Massachusetts.
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United States
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Free State Shares Office Shifts Barber Shop to Rest Room
Dr Clyde L King in the Department of Secretary of the Commonwealth closes a private barber shop hidden in a small room funded by taxpayers and plans to convert it into a women employees rest room. Scientific American warns about animal skin trade and rapid species decline with rising fur prices.
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Barcsbury
Department of Secretary of the Commonwealth
Clyde L. King
Pr. King
William T. Horneday
Scientific American
Learned methods of Eagle teach young eagle cries
A Chicago Enquirer report notes Herrick of Cleveland described in a paper for the American Ornithologists union how parent eagles starve and scold their young to teach screaming and other life skills, including fish-talon feeding and harsh early training. A separate item highlights a Yakima tribe member with extraordinary memory aiding war efforts and logistics, including reciting lengthy rosters and lecture texts from memory.
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F. Francis H. Herrick
Clevelan
Ohie
Hved
Ornithologists’ Union of Fiehmuseum
Sir Herrick
Yakima
America
France
Indian Bureau
Musterole Cold Remedy Ad TeaserHeadline
Musterole eases colds without blistering. Foreseen benefits include warming tingles, cooling relief, and faster recovery for bronchitis sore throat stiff neck rheumatism and more. Doctors nurses recommend this mustard oil ointment in jars or tubes.
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Pittsburgh
New York
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Casati
Willie
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Thomas H. Haller
North Market Street
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South Market St. Vhone
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Merhl F. Moberly
Patrick Street
Lope
THE
Equitable Life Assurance Society
LEWIS
Deatzbaugh Ageney
Court Bt
A. A. Lough &Son
South Market St. Frederick, Md
Jas. E. Doll
Frederick, Md
Footer
DYE Works
Atc
Frederick
Agency
L. B. T. Harbian
N. Market Street
Lester Smith Albert
Gannon
G. Tart Co
Maurice R. Leawan
W. Patrick St. Frederick
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