Loop aerial helps talk with submerged submarines
Washington reports discovery of a submerged submarine radio system by two young assistants at the Bureau of Standards. The loop aerial enables underwater transmission and reception, with tests on D-1 and G-3 showing signals from Lyons, Paris, San Diego, and Nauen. Navy adopts loop for subs. improved direction finding noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Radio Section
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Navy
J. A. Willoughby
P. D. Lowell
Chevy Chase
Washington
Arlington
Potomac
Lyons
France
Paris
San Diego
Cal
Mr. Willoughby
H. P. St. Clair
Radio Division
Lowell
New London
McDowell
U.S. S
Nauen
Germany
Carnarvon
England
Rome
Italy
Raisuli Bandit of Rare Charm
Ion Perdicaris recalls Raisuli the Moroccan bandit who held him in 1904. The American captive describes Raisuli as gracious and patriotic, praising his dignity, humor, and rapport with followers as U.S. warships loomed offshore and a negotiated release neared.
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Raisuli
Washington, D. C
Morocco
Spain
Roosevelt
Perdicaris
Aisuli
Ion Jordicaris
Robin Hood
National Geographic Society
Cuban Voodoo Cults Suppressed After Child Sacrifices
Havana reports widespread fear as cannibalistic rites among voodoo worshipers lead to multiple deaths and a lynch law reaction. Authorities corner Brujos and seize ritual objects while outlining sects such as Chango Elecua Olorruun among others.
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Havana
Cuba
Reward for Globe Flight Lands Offered as Prize
Deeds to 1,000 acres of Gray's Harbor land near an anticipated oil belt will be placed in a local bank as a reward for the aviator who first circumnavigates the globe. George J. Hibbard of Seattle offers the prize and sets August 1, 1920 as the deadline.
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Globe Flight
sHoquam
Wash
Gray’s Harbor
Globe
George J. "Hibbard
Seattle
Eating Walrus Meat Rejected by Army Recruiter
Sven Loey, in the Arctic with Doctor Cook, had his teeth worn smooth by eating walrus meat. The recruiting sergeant flagged the worn teeth during screening, asking about the gum drops allegedly used with Doctor Cook. Loey denied using them, saying the gum-drop claim was bunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arctic
Doctor Cook
Sven Loeyland
Sven
Muskrats Collapse Historic Adams Dam
Muskrats digging a hole in an 1801 1802 dam forced the Seebar and Chapman grist mill at Adams to close. The dam withstood time but succumbed to the rats attacking it.
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Watertown
N. Y
Adams
Uniforms to Fit Manikins Set Standard for Army Dress
The War Department orders uniforms to be tailored to fit manikins built from measurements of 100,000 soldiers at camps nationwide. A expert anthropologist will oversee the measuring and manufacture. In a separate note a bird splashes in hot water, then dries its feathers in shade.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Army
Boyleavers
Croek
Bathing at odd hours causes distress in Jim Boyle yard
In Smith Centre Kansas a young blackbird suffered distress after a man ignored parental guidance and bathed at unusual hours in the Jim Boyle yard.
Harrisburg Hen Claims Egg Laying Title With Big Egg
Mrs Mary Halsey asserts her hen Blackie holds the egg laying championship after producing an egg weighing four and a half ounces with a circumference of eight and a half inches. Blackie, though small for a chicken, lays unusually large eggs and has reportedly laid two eggs on some days.
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Harrisburg
Pat
Mary
Halsey
Blackie
Nebraska News Roundup Highlights Wheat Yields and New Hotels
Lincoln County reports show fifteen bushels per acre wheat yield while Axtell and Sidney plan new hotels costing around 25 000 dollars. Cattle and sheep prices dip at South Omaha. a public market opens in Grand Island. Cecil Laverty named assistant state attorney general. Meadow Grove builds a new high school gymnasium costing 8450 dollars.
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Lincoln County
Axtell
Sidney
Nebraska
Frees Son
Platte River
Beemer
South Omaha
Grand Island
Cecil I’. Laverty
Burwell
Ralph Wilson
Board of Education
Meadow Grove
Keith County
Ogallala
Red Cloud
Sutherland
William C. Bullard
Omaha
Alliance
Gage County
Beatrice
Cuming County
West Point
Pickrell
McIhelvie
Hall County Farm Bureau
Hall County Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court
District Court
Kearney
Pleasanton
State House
New York
Middle West
Minatare
JH. A. Lotspeech
Wahoo
Peter P. Cernek
John
Laurel
Columbus School Board
Sutton
Hebron
Carleton
Railway Commission
Henry Meyer
Hall County
Union Pacific
State Insurance Bureau
McKelvie
Fairmont
Box Butte
Potato Commission
Chadron
G. H. Lundy
Mousel Bros
Cambridge
Maple Hill
Kas
Rufus King
W. F. Ringer
T. C. Ringer
Tilden
C. R. Ringer
Wisner
State Board of Control
Geneva
Milford
Beach
Wilson 15 Away on a Long Journey Tour
President Wilson begins a cross country speaking tour to urge ratification of the peace treaty. His special train will cover nearly 10 000 miles and travel from Columbus to the Pacific coast with stops in major cities including Indianapolis Omaha Seattle and San Francisco before returning to Washington on September 30.
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Washington
Wilson
Columbus
Omaha
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bismarck
Billings
Helena
Couer d’Alene
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Reno
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Denver
Pueblo
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Memphis
Louisville
China to Have Shantung Soon
Japanese official Yosuke Matsuoka arriving from Paris says restitution of Shantung to China within a year is very probable. He notes negotiations with China could begin within months and that Japan will withdraw from Shantung at the earliest possible moment after Germany hands over related documents.
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New York
Ydsuke Matsuuke
Foreign Department of
Japan
Paris
Shantung
China
Germany
Plan merges War Mothers groups at Baltimore convention
The War Mothers of America plan to amalgamate all women relatives of service members at their second annual convention in Baltimore on October 7 through 9. A new body will be formed with a chosen name, and the Baltimore chapter is preparing extensive entertainments for delegates.
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Baltimore
War Mothers of America
War Mothers
Norris seeks FTC inquiry into meat packing profit limits
Senator Norris introduced a resolution asking the Federal Trade Commission for information on the reasonableness of the wartime maximum profit limits on the meat packing industry. He requests details on whether the commission studied the matter before July 4, 1918 and if it reported its findings.
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Norris
Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Food Administration
Virginia House rejects woman suffrage amendment
The Virginia House of Delegates voted 61 to 21 against ratifying the national woman suffrage constitutional amendment on September 3, rejecting the proposal and maintaining state opposition to federal suffrage effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia House of Delegates
Sugar Seized as Market Hoarders Probe Opens in Chicago
A Chicago grand jury prepares indictments against food hoarders and profiteers as District Attorney Clyne recovers two hundred tons of sugar from the freight yards. The sugar, consigned to Sheppard and Strassheim, Chicago wholesale grocers, was bought in San Francisco by J Aaron and Co for eight dollars and ninety cents per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Clyne
Sheppard & Strass‘heim
San Francisco
President Wilson Signs Pershing Permanent Rank Bill
President Wilson signed a bill to make permanent the rank of General John J. Pershing before departing on a national tour and sent the nomination to the senate. Confirmation was expected before Pershing returns to the United States.
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Pershing
Washington
Wilson
John” J. Pershing
Senate
United States
Cereal shipments loaded at Buenos Aires ports for U S
In Buenos Aires ports including Buenos Aires Rosario and Bahia steamers are being loaded with carloads of cereals destined for the United States.
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United States
Buenos
Aires
Rosario
Bahia
Incomplete Note Sparks Confusion on Route 5 Pike
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Route 5 Pike in Arkansas and Chattanooga with references to quarantine and illness but lacks clear facts or identifiable events. The text is too damaged to extract a coherent story or names for a proper summary.
Patent medicine advertisement claims cure all with price details
An early 20th century medical ad promotes a patent remedy sold by F. R. Cheney & Co. Toledo. It offers $100 for any case not cured by Catarah Medicine and cites internal action on mucous surfaces. The ad notes a price of 7 cents and mentions testimonials as free.
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En Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Passage about Panama Canal locks questioned
Fragmentary text discusses the canal and locks with uncertainty about expectations and actions. The readable portion hints at debates over how the passage and locks were handled.
Fragmentary note about Cross Ball Blue appearance
A read fragment describes Cross Ball Blue 1a with a dainty appearance and hints at a wife’s belief about her husband knowing as much as she thinks he does. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or names.
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Womad
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American Legion
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Fremont Driving Park Association
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University School
Adrian M. Newens
Exas Oil Fibli
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