Raisuli and the Perdicaris Affair Recalled in Morocco
The piece recounts Raisuli the Moorish bandit who seized Ian Perdicaris in 1904 and triggered U.S. action led by John Hay and President Roosevelt. It notes Raisuli’s later claims of being “too fat to fight,” his uneasy governorship deal, and subsequent clashes affecting European interests in Tangier Casablanca and broader diplomacy.
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Washington
Raisull
Morocco
United States
John Hay
Perdicaris
Raisuli
Ian Perdicaris
Roosevelt
Tangier
Sultan
European Commission
National Geographic Society
Ig Aan United
Sul
Kaid
Henry McLean
Casablanca
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bat
Zionist plan to build a Palestine canal to the Red Sea
The Zionist group revives a 250 mile canal from Haifa to the Jordan River and through Jordan Lake to the Dead Sea, linking to the Red Sea. Proponents argue humidity and climate gains, plus new trade routes and development for Haifa and Palestine, offset by submerging fertile lands and towns along the Jordan Valley.
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Sea of Galilee
Jordan Valley
Jerusalem
Zionist Organization
Palestine
Suez Canal
F. A. Maier
Holland
Haifa
Mediterranean
Afuleh
Lake of Tiberias
Jordan Lake
Dead Sea
Arabah
Sea
Red Sea
Jordan
Mouran
Europe
America
Italy allocates funds for public works to cut unemployment
Rome reports a government allotment of 268000000 lire about 53600000 dollars to support public works. Funds will target hydraulic projects harbor improvements dredging channels and coast protection. Earlier figures show 492888 unemployed and 45626 part time workers in Italy.
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Rome
Italy
Polish dances banned at military ball in Warsaw
Warsaw reports the Polish government bans most American dances at the annual military ball. The shimmy scan dall and fox trot are forbidden while the one step is allowed under the official order.
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Warsaw
Paris baker scams army demobilization bonuses
A French war veteran exploited mismanaged regimental accounts to collect multiple demobilization bonuses. He obtained two payments, then additional bonuses from various regiments by posing as owed funds. Over two years he accumulated about 35,000 francs before investigators uncovered the fraud and he was jailed.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Crook
Baker
Dan Swanson
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Nelson
General Electric Company
Hastings
Water and Light
Praise the New Piece Dollar and 1921 coinage issues
Washington reports the 1921 coinage passed official examination by the annual assay commission under President Harding. Philadelphia mint tested pieces from each batch and found all within legal requirements. The commission adopted resolutions commending the mint and the silver peace dollar redesign and praised the artistic quality of the new coinage. In Pottsville snakes appear despite heavy snow with one captured near Schuylkill Haven.
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Washington
United States
Harding
Philadelphia
Fhe
Kearney
Fire Department
Nebraska ‘Penitentiary
Fenton
Jefferson City
Direk Smith
Wahoo
Arthur Anderson
Osborne
Nebraska
Omaha
A. E. Anderson
Fairmont
Public Service Company
Blue River Power Company
Philip Scott
Saunders County
Scott
Morse Ranch
Benkelman
Butte
Sterling
American Legion
Anselmo
Buffalo County
Sterling Masonic Lodge
Callaway
Central City
Bride Seeks Pie Plants From Cleveland Visitor
A Cleveland bride visiting her aunt in Legrange asks about growing pie plants. She says they like pies and would like to see what kinds grow to possibly order pie plants in the spring. The inquiry highlights curiosity about fruit and garden produce.
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Cleveland
Repentant Robber Receives $5 From Freeport Tailor
A repentant thief who returned after being chased off with a revolver by Frank Harris, a Freeport Illinois tailor, pleaded for forgiveness. Harris gave the man five dollars to help him along, after the robber claimed he was penniless.
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Frank Harris
Freeport
I11
Harris
Drilling Plan Aims at Kilauea Volcano Heat
Government volcanologist Prof. T A Jaggar Jr announces extensive drilling into Kilauea in 1922 to measure heat, steam, minerals, and other related questions on Hawaii.
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Hawaiian
Honolulu
Kilauea
Hawaii
T. A. Jaggar, Jr
Debaters Clash as Jewett and Pickell Lead Grain Speculation Talk
Crowd of 1300 plus from 17 states and Nebraska packed Lexington's first Methodist Church to hear George Jewett of Portland and J J Ralph Pickell of Chicago debate whether speculation harms grain marketing. Judges ruled Pickell won the argument after two hours.
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Nebraska
Pickell
Platte Valley
Sutherland
Kearney
Hastings
Platte River
Broken Bow
Peter Elting
Columbus
Mr. Elting
Beatrice Lodge of Elks
Council of
West Point
Geneva
Fillmore County
Charles Haig
Endicott
Fairbury
Citizens State Bank
Winside
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Cheyenne County
Mitchell
Gering
Western Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Scottsbluff
Health of geniuses debunked by Professor Binder
New York University professor Rudolph M Binder argues that strong bodies accompany many great minds. He cites Socrates Newton Darwin Spencer Shakespeare Goethe Dante da Vinci Michelangelo and Galileo to show robust health accompanies genius across eras. He urges improving public health to boost future high achievers.
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Rudolph M. Binder
New York University
Bender
New York Sun
Professor Binder
Socrates
Sir Isaac Newton
Darwin
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
Hven Shakespeare
Goethe
Dante
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Galileo
Athens
Cow Moose Skilful Boxer
In northern and western Canadian forests the moose gathers in small bands to trample snow into packed yards. Wolves, dogs, or hunters drive moose from these clearings where the animal, though hornless, uses its two forefeet with boxing like strikes to defend itself.
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Canada
How Rodents Spent Nights
Vernon Bailey of the biological survey in the Department of Agriculture studies night habits of 15 rodent species plus a bat and beavers at the National Zoological Park. He observes sleeping porches and library time, and places some rodents in an outdoor room to study winter hibernation.
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Vernon Bailey
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
National Zoological Park
London’s Literary Nights Institutes for youths
London city council establishes literary night institutes for persons over eighteen. The courses cover music with dances and songs astronomy biology horticulture history languages art and modern English literature. Institutes run on a cooperative plan reflecting student ideas with educational visits included.
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London
London County Council
Host of the Graball Inn Unveils New Pennant
The host unveils a fresh pennant design to fly over the Graball Inn. The guest compliments the new flag, noting its beauty. Captain Kidd is referenced with a skull and crossbones motif in the discussion.
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Graball Inn
Captain Kidd
No explicit event but a literary aside in Louisville paper
A quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a grudge against Noah. The fragment references old anecdotes brought into a grk, illustrating a humorously critical aside within a historic column.
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Noah
Grk
Louisville Courier-Journal
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Chicago Mother
Mrs Mary Enrico of 459 N Carpenter St Chicago reports healing with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after health issues hindered her work as a sewing machine operator and tailor shop worker. She praises the remedy and urges others to keep well by using the medicine.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Lydia G Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Mary Enrico
Carpenter St
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Enrico
Trimming Them Up
A London Telegraph item quotes an office boy asking if letters could be trimmed with scissors to save time. The exchange notes a request to file letters and suggests a quick cut is preferable to proper handling.
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New’ Office
London Telegraph
Bayer Aspirin Advertisement Claims Safe, Widely Used
An advertisement urges aspirin use with Bayer guidance and the Bayer Cross logo, highlighting the product as genuine and prescribed by doctors for over twenty-one years. It emphasizes following directions on the aspirin package for quick relief.
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Mastin
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