Senator Borah Seeks Names Behind Shipping Board Scandal
The article accuses officials of hiding the names of those who plundered aviation and Shipping Board funds. It argues the investigations revealed only missing money and tangled ledgers, with a 4000-strong clerical force to shield the crooks. It questions Chairman Lasker’s public enterprise conduct and criticizes Congress for lax oversight. Senator Reed is described as decent yet verbose at times.
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Shipping Board
Senate
Aviation Board
Laskar
Feders
Congress
Madalynne Obenchain Divorce and Dalliance in Chicago to Los Angeles
A historical note recounts Madalynne Obenchain of Los Angeles who marries Ralph Obenchain in Chicago, faces divorce amid his affection and public dalliance, then causes him to return aid as she encounters a string of suitors. The tale evokes operatic allusions to fickle women and moral warnings.
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Bird
Madalynne Obenchain
Los Angeles
Madalynne
Ralph Obenchain
Ralph
Anther
Mee
Chicago
Kaijol
8. S
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Railroads, taxes, and payroll talk in a chaotic missive
A garbled, opinion-filled fragment cites railroad interests, treasury joys, a payroll robbery, and protests over John D Rockefeller wealth. It touches on fuel costs, a youth hanged for murder, and critiques of Washington payrolls under Woodrow Wilson era framing, ending mid-sentence with a dismissive note on public expense.
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Washington
King Woodrow
Samuel
Congress Should Not Lift Home Brew Restraint
A concise editorial argues Congress would err by removing restrictions on home brewing. It asserts reopening brewers presents a worse outcome and urges maintaining current controls to avoid broader harms.
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Congress
Wollte
Isitia true about Henry Fore and a jerkwater railway
Isitia claims Henry Fore profits from a tiny railway by imposing heavy freight tug rates he recently inaugurated. The note asks whether this move clarifies railroad troubles across the county and could save the rail systems.
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Henry
Fragments Speak On Near Future War Loans Delays
Vague hits at impending policy action évoque long funding delays and fear of nine billion deficits. The writer mentions Congress and a supposed bill, alleging personal gain and collapsed repayment faith amid a charged political moment.
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Congress
Democratic policy opposes insurer steps on Wilsonism legacy
The passage argues Democrats oppose every party move perceived as escaping the burdens of Wilsonism. It asserts Democrats supported Wilson and his policies, implying continued risk if they regain power, while claiming Republicans have reason to fear only if Wilsonism persists.
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Wilson
Republican Party
Prohibition blamed as Monett child dies from acid poisoning
The Globe Democrat recounts a year old boy's death in Monett Missouri from accidental carbolic acid poisoning. It argues the attending physician lacked immediate access to alcohol as an antidote, calls for licensure action, and notes Monett's size and ongoing difficulty obtaining liquor despite the emergency.
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The
Globe Democrat
Monett
Prohibition Debate Reasserts Duty Against Dreaded Bugs
The text argues that prohibition remains hard to enforce despite past refusals to admit limits. It notes constant pressure from fearsome objections raised anew to keep prohibition in force.
Diamond Ring Restored After Eight-Year Garden Lost
A New Jersey woman’s diamond ring, lost in a garden eight years ago, was found by tenant Glen Townsend while weeding beans in Hillside. Townsend reported the discovery to Mr. Smith, and the ring was restored to its owner, Mia Siith.
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New Jersey
Presant
Glen Ridge
N. J
Garden of Bar
Mia Siith
Hillside
John Town
Bachelor Sea Lions To Die At San Prandtece Island
Bachelors on Anne Nueve Island north of Santa Cruz clutter lighthouse walks and steal food. United States lighthouse service will open bids for disposal. There are 400 more sea lions on the island as bachelors converge with trains of wives bidding farewell. The bachelors' hides yield leather and the rest of their carcasses can be sold for fertilizer.
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San Prandtece
Houseo Anne Nueve Island
Santa Cruz
United States Lighthouse Service
Thor
Beachelors
Cat Adopts Valuable Black Foxes Left Orphans
A house cat from Warren, Ba, adopts two orphaned black fox cubs under the supervision of Warr Black Pox ranch superintendent Archibald. The mother cat tends the cubs and accepts them, while the superintendent replaces the original litter with substitutes after the death of the teether Cox.
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Luis
Lo We Archibald
Warr
Warren
Teether
Cox
Werth
Halls Catarrh Medicine Claim Notice
An advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness by acting through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal function. The product is a liquid taken internally and marketed by F. A. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with a price of $1.60.
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MALL
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pursues Wolf With Auto Near Aberdeen
In a cryptic report from Aberdeen an incident recounts George Berg driving to pursue a wolf he observed while in Veron County. Berg and associates claim the wolf carried nine wolf pups, one killed for state bounty and the others bound for county rewards.
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Aberdeen
George Perc de Versal
Baates Berg
Veron
Ariel
Berg
Hope to Come Back Disappointed in Weat Lane Report
A fragmented dispatch details American hopes to return home thwarted by wartime shortages and Soviet restrictions. It notes delays at Prenard Lane and the broader impact of rationing on travel, industry, and redress, with mentions of American families seeking to reclaim assets and factories hindered by state control.
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Tre “Prenard Lane
Latvia
America
Eplite
Eoeney
Inetalling & Stee
Face Famine in Newfoundland Struggles of Fishermen
A distressed panorama from Newfoundland describes hunger and poverty as winter nears. Reports trace relief efforts led by Dr Wilfred T. Gree and others, including Edurant of Mine Saitlen Labrador, detailing hospital building plans and fundraising to aid fishermen facing starvation and bank-driven losses.
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New York
Wifred T. Greefell
Wolem Willers
Howard
Greetel
Labrador
Mr. Howard
Greter
de. Oredtell
Edurant
Miene Satlen
Sinter
Boncret Godiers
Bes Hospital
Tasetorrenfell
Bijasston
Latredor
Jugoslavias Army Costs Hit War Budget
The Belgrade war department reveals half of the government’s total budget goes to the army. Officials cite efforts by the prime minister to cut expenses, but the revised estimates still exceed prior projections by about three hundred dinars per dollar, indicating a devalued exchange rate and strained finances.
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War Department
Belgrade
Jocuslavia
Cew Sk Tetsu
Jexenavia
Suspee
War Ailne
Fossilized Bones Found Near Pas Mua Prehistoric Find
The Pas reports discovery of large fossil bones believed to be from a huge prehistoric animal. Dr Elle reported recoveries in Twine genetics department notes. Bones weigh about eighty pounds and were brought to Ottawa for shipment.
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Amal
Elle
Ottewa
Peruvian Gold Rumored Found by Island Treasure Tale
A long fragmentary tale recounts rumored Peruvian gold on a Pacific island. It links a 25 year search, a seeker Bow Be, Bow Be’s map, and a claim that treasure including coins ingots and jewels was hidden near a coast then possibly moved toward Australia or Sydney. Police and a later beggar witness add to the legend.
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Wits
Sas
Gomes
Pizaki
Rarte
Australia
Everiand
Serger Orulges
Bewe
Australie
Sydney
Carevel & Sehieener
Pagerte
Calenia
Gevermens Os
Crowned im Detmming Maja Lewistews
An elderly man, uncle of a family, describes events near Decethy and a Shaw form. Details are fragmentary but indicate miles traveled and a grooming or ceremonial context.
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Lewistews
Helles
Mas
Shae
Oie Miles
Cunteoe
16 Hens Batted 300 in Egg Layers League
A fragmented note describes 16 hens from the United States sample, claiming high egg counts and discussing breeds like White Leghorn. It notes some hens averaged near 330 eggs, with mentions of two hens laying eggs in a stormy period, but the text is garbled and hard to verify.
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Lerkeky
United States
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