Immigrant Rearing Gilkworms in Sao Paulo Brazil
A survey notes Japanese immigrants in Sao Paulo rear gilkworms as part of agricultural and artisanal work. The article highlights cultural adaptation and economic activity among immigrant communities in Brazil.
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Liberia Names Gen Moody Staten Army Chief At 32
Liberia appoints Gen Moody Staten, formerly Captain Staten of the U S S A, as commander in chief at age 32. He entered service at 21, served overseas with distinction, and after 1919 discharge pursued studies in Spokane Washington before Liberia sought U S help to obtain a capable officer of Negro blood to lead its forces.
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Young American Student At Sorbonne Researching Doctor’s Degree
Charles Edmund Noyes, son of renowned chemist Dr. W A Nuoyes of the University of Illinois, studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. At nineteen he is the youngest American student at the Sorbonne and the youngest AB from the Illinois university pursuing research for his doctorate.
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W. A. Nuoyes
University of Illinois
Sorbonne
Tavis
Noyes
Ilineis University
Carpets Measured in Miles for Atlantic Liner Cabins
Cabin floors of several big Atlantic liners require more than two miles of carpet. The lengthy measure highlights the scale of luxury and passenger comfort aboard the ships.
Near-sighted Kiss Mixup Sparks Cynical Bachelor Insight
A cynical bachelor muses that one must be nearly blind to kiss the wrong girl by accident, delivering a wry observation on romance and forgetful judgment.
Coughs and sneezes mark London theatre act
A London audience member tallies 249 coughs and 12 sneezes during the first act of a stage performance, noting a surprising level of interruptions in the crowd.
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London
Midnight K K K Initiation Near Detroit Reported
Reports say about 1000 novices swore allegiance to the Klan near Detroit during a midnight initiation.Authorities closed routes to block crowds while 11000 spectators watched. The event included a midnight barbecue as guards blocked access.
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Detroit
Roosevelt Medal Awarded For Public Service
President Harding presents the Roosevelt award to Gen Leonard Wood Dr Henry Fairfield Osborn and Miss Louise Lee Schuyler. The newly created Roosevelt Memorial association medal honors distinguished public service in eight Roosevelt fields. Designed by James Earl Fraser the prize weighs 260 pennyweights of gold and measures 31½ inches in diameter.
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Leonard Wood
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Louise Lee Schulyer
Roosevelt Memorial Association
James Earl Fraser
Navy's Prodigy Ensign Warren F Taylor Honored
Ensign Warren F. Taylor of Submarine 48 earned personal praise from Secretary of the Navy Denby after observers noted his flawless flag salutes on Pennsylvania Avenue during a parade. The incident left Taylor convinced he was the proudest man in the navy.
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Submarine 48
Roosevelt on Training Children Commandments
Theodore Roosevelt argues that parents must balance justice and mercy, meting out discipline first when children err and reserving mercy for later consideration.
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Roosevelt
Theodore
Women and Worry Exchange Insight on Anxiety
A concise proverb notes that women tend to worry about what they suspect rather than what they know, reflecting a common belief about cautious foresight and anxiety. The line frames worry as anticipation driven by uncertainty and perceived risk.
Living for Example
A reflective aphorism states a single opportunity should be executed with full effort. It emphasizes purposeful living and urges prioritizing quality over timing in decisive actions.
Inventions and facts from early 20th century notes
A tubular hair shampooing dyeing comb debuts as a new device. The Russian military emblem is a red star on helmets. The Great Wall length, including branches, totals 3 930 miles. Soap factory workers are said to have cancer immunity. The cormorant rarely misses. Eugene O Neill spent six years at sea as a sailor. Plains Indians craft spoons caps combs bows and head dresses from buffalo horns. The average man peaks in muscular power at ages thirty to thirty one.
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China
Eugene O'Neill
Attorney General vows action to stop coal shipment interference
Attorney General Daugherty says any attempt by the United Mine Workers of America and foreign unions to block coal imports during strikes will be prevented by the U S government. He asks the federal coal commission for any obtainable facts on a claimed international agreement to limit shipments.
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Daugherty
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Philippine independence mission planned for December
Manila reports Resident Commissioner Guevera announced a new Philippine independence mission will depart for the United States next December. Gen Leonard Wood returns to Manila after touring Mindanao where Quezon criticized leasing land and urged a solid Filipino front in political matters with the government. The senator warned against government meddling in domestic affairs.
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Guevera
United States
Leonard Wood
Manuel Quezon
Senate
Mindanao
Cagayan
Quezon
Reds Ousted From Unions In UMWA Crackdown
The United Mine Workers of America executive board ordered district officers to remove all "reds" undermining the union. The statement cites William Foster for working with money from Soviet Russia to overthrow the miners' organization in Michigan under the antisyndicalist law.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
William
Foster
Michigan
Russia
Agrarian Policy Sparks Border Tension Over Hearst Ranch
Reports from Chihuahua claim state authorities confront friction over agrarian policy demanding expropriation of a portion of William R Hearst ranch, located about 200 miles southwest of El Paso. The dispute hints at cross border tensions affecting the region.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
William R. Hearst
District Attorney seeks state supervision for Wall Street
Spurred by numerous stock brokerage failures and serious irregularities the disclosure of irregularities suspensions of stock exchange members and heavy losses to investors District Attorney Banton has served notice to place Wall Street under state supervision.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Banton
Wall Street
United States Must Act On World Law Code
James Hamilton Lewis former Illinois senator urged the United States to take the initiative and draft a new code of international law or risk the rest of the world doing so, addressing the Iowa state bar association in Mason City Iowa.
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United States
Mason City
Tla
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Iowa State Bar Association
Armour Grain Co-op Plan Draws Favor
Bernard M Baruch proposed a farmer cooperative purchase of Armour Grain. J Ogden Armour and George E Marcy head of the grain company expressed favorable interest according to Marcy.
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Armour
Chicago
Armour Grain Company
Bernard M. Baruch
J. Ogden Armour
George E. Marcy
Marcy
Daughter of Russ General Executed in Moscow
Mos cow dispatch reports Mlle Brusiloff daughter of General Brusiloff executed at Moscow for concealing church treasures.
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London
Brusiloff
Moscow
Coal Exports to Italy and Holland Stop in Germany
German reports say coal shipments to Italy and Holland are halted after France seized the last German railways able to move coal for export.
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Essen
Italy
Holland
Etna Eruption Slows as Lava Flows Ease Into Towns
Etna lava flows are cooling and slow to less than six yards per hour. Monte Santo remains endangered as nearby hamlet faces risk of engulfment while Catania reports calmer activity.
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Etna
Catania
Monte Santo
Victims Sought After New London Yacht Explosion
Rescue teams hunt for bodies after a high powered gasoline yacht explodes near New London Connecticut as it nears the Harvard Yale boat race route. Investigators seek to determine cause and identify missing crew members.
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New London
Conn
Yale to Get Famous Collection From Col Ward M House
Colonel Ward M House promises Yale University his personal collection of political papers on the origin and conduct of the war and the peace conference, to be donated to New Haven institution.
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Yale
New Haven,Conn
Eward M. House
Yale University
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