Europe Faces Dardanelles Plan and Ruhr Occupation Debate
Headlines cover Lausanne talks on straits control with Russia backing Turkish claims, details of French plans for Ruhr reparations, British objections, and Germany's response. Irish Free State established amid royal proclamation, Daugherty impeachment push intensifies, and economic policy debates heat up in Washington.
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France
Ruhr
Irish Free State
Daugherty and
Melton
Nable
Mosul
Turkey
Dardanelles
M. Tchitcherin
Straits
Ismet Pasha
Lord Curzon
Black Sea
Ismet
Lke
Gallipoli
Aegean Sea
Sea of Marmara
Bosporus
Constantinople
United States
Ambassador Child
America
Ship subsidy bill faces Senate hurdle after house passage
RESIDENT HARDING opposes the house passed ship subsidy bill which includes Madden's amendment for yearly appropriations to fund subsidies. He writes to Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jones urging scrutiny of the measure.
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Mittee
Congress
Harding
House
Madden
Chairman Jones
Senate Commerce Com
Forehanded Habits and Timeliness
A Youth's Companion essay discusses forehanded versus dilatory habits. It notes that many students start tasks the day before but some work promptly. forehandedness can quicken even dull minds, while chronic delay hinders natural ability.
Male Grouse Courtship Calls Describe Noisy Wooing
Male grouse produce loud love calls during mating season that rival birdsong. They create booming sounds by wing beating or breast feather flutter. Some species inflate a sack or loose skin to make a bagpipe like boom. Males strut, fan feathers, and fight as females are drawn by the calls.
Haiti Coffee Fields In Decline Amid Neglect
Haiti's coffee industry remains the most valuable export despite 120 years of disinvestment since colonists were dispossessed. Fields are overgrown, plants left to wild growth, and farmers remove branches with pods, reducing productivity while most beans still go to France.
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Haiti
France
Indian kettles at Lake George from ancient geology
The rounded holes along Lake George shorelines, called Indian kettles by locals, were formed by glacier activity as boulders tumbled in water eddies. Some believe the holes were used by Indigenous people to cook soup with red hot stones, though geology says otherwise.
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Lake George
Adirondack
Jury Duty Wit: Italian Excused by Judge
A Milwaukee Sentinel quip notes an Italian man asking to be excused from jury service citing poor English. The judge retorts that he will manage, saying no one hears much good English in court anyway.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Disputed Passage Between Longfellow and Fields
An anecdote recalls a walking tour when poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and publisher James T. Fields encountered an angry bull blocking their path. Fields suggests giving the reviewer a wide margin, as Longfellow jokes it is a disputed pas-ae.
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Longfellow
Fields
Small Economical Bungalow Promises Lasting Beauty
An article by William A. Radford champions compact low cost living featuring a stucco bungalow design. It outlines a 24 by 46 foot, two-bedroom plan with dining and breakfast rooms, a living room fireplace, and space-saving closets, built on concrete blocks or metal lath over wood for durability.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
America
Steering Gear Alignment and Tire Care Tips
Guidance on adjusting steering gear to avoid binding after lost motion adjustment. Emphasizes testing through full lock and avoiding under or over inflation. Recommends using a rod or screwdriver as a stethoscope to locate engine knocks and using leather strips to dampen body frame noises.
Coach urges care with gear shift and car controls
A safety reminder warns drivers not to confuse the emergency brake with the gear shift or the accelerator and clutch. The guidance stresses careful handling of vehicle controls to prevent accidents and emphasize caution behind the wheel.
Fig Juice Dye and Folklore of the Fig Tree
The fig tree yields dye from its juice and fruit used in many regions for food and drink. Leaves polish ivory and bark provides a cooling use. Some sap is poisonous. Trees sprout multiple crops yearly and propagate by cuttings, budding, grafting, or seeds. The leaves are large and palmately veined with lobed margins.
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Asia
Europe
Monument Unveiled in Chicago for Eugene Field
In Chicago a monument honoring Eugene Field was unveiled. The piece notes Field is best remembered for his poetry with a single remembered prose remark about an actor in Lear.
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Chicago
Eugene Field
Field
Lear
Boston Transcript
Patriotism Shaped by Education Says Gibbons
New York audience hears Herbert Adams Gibbons, Princeton speaker and international affairs expert, argue patriotism is learned rather than innate. He cites a home experiment in which his seven year old daughter Hope unsure of her country finally answers, It's named Tisofthe, as she sings of it at school.
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France
Germany
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Supreme Council of the Allies
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Paris
Ruhr
Ministry of Public Works
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Finance and Foreign Affairs
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England
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Berlin
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Free State
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Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Senate
House
Harding
Congress
Treasury
Mellon
Blaine
Wisconsin
New York
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Princeton
Hope
New York Times
Rewarding Laundering Tip: Snowy White Clothes Every Time
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best finish for clean white garments after hard work. It presents a simple laundry tip emphasizing bright, spotless clothes through the use of the product.
Morning Breath Lesson in Room 8
In a classroom scene labeled Morning inspection in room 8, James admits he forgot to brush his teeth while his sister’s teeth appear clean. The teacher questions him, noting the contrast with his sister, who had the toothbrush. James explains his sister took the toothbrush, preventing brushing.
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James
Co operation accomplishes more in this world than ambition
A concise aphorism noting that collective effort yields greater results than solitary drive. It emphasizes teamwork and shared purpose as a guiding principle for progress and success.
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