Two Children Escape Father by Long Lewiston Hike
Aurore Coulombe nineteen and Georges Coulombe Jr thirteen fled from Massachusetts with plans to join their Lewiston mother and younger brother. They walked two days and nights, guided by road markers, surviving scrapes and rough terrain, while keeping watch for pursuit. Their mother, employed at Continental mill, welcomes them back and neighbours assist with new clothes as the siblings plan to start school.
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Lewiston
Maine
Aurore Lina Coulombe
Georges Coulombe, Jr
Logus Center
Mass
Lincoln Street
Laurent
Healy Asylum
Brother
St. Mary’s Orphanage
Willie Coulombe
Massachusetts
Portland
Sagus Center
Lyon
Continental Mill
New Spesmila Banknote Issued for Esperantists
The Universia Spesmila bank issues 1000 spesmito notes in Amsterdam to aid Esperantist payments. Each spesmito equals 50 cents or 1.2 Dutch florins, valued at 2.5 gold francs, designed by Prof. Rene de Saussure. The Bank of Holland forbids new circulation banks without special law, angering the private tender project.
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Amsterdam
Universia Spesmila Bank
Dutch Esperanto Association
Laren
North Holland
Rene de Saussure
Washington
Geneva
Spesmito
Bank of Holland
Cleared of Deserting Marines in Civil War
John Tracy, then ninety, is vindicated after an act of Congress and President Coolidge’s signature restore his honor and grant a pension of 50 dollars a month. He disappeared in 1864 during a furlough to Baltimore and later recalled being shanghaied and knocked out aboard an oyster dredge after leaving his uniform for laborer clothes.
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Pittsburgh
Coolidge
John Tracy
United States Marine Corps
Tracy
Baltimore
Engineer Hurled Ten Feet by Live Wire in Brooklyn
Fred Collins a 42 year old steam locomotive engineer for the Long Island railroad was severely burned after stepping on an exposed feed wire in the Bushwick cut Brooklyn He leaped ten feet when his shoe touched the wire after alighting from his cab to find the trouble source in his locomotive
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New York
Fred Collins
Long Island
Bushwick
Bushwick Avenue
Pilling Street
Brooklyn
Collins
Doughboys Form Mounted Detachment in China
A unit of 84 Fifteenth Infantry doughboys stationed at Tien Tsin is organized into a mounted detachment led by Captain H. M. Henderson. The men are mounted on Mongolian ponies to meet special requirements.
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Fifteenth Infantry
Tientsin
China
H. M. Henderson
Has Speedy Craft to Cross the Ocean
Ettore Bugatti plans a 32 foot semi submersible craft to cross the Atlantic in about 50 hours. The vessel will be half submerged with a center cabin and ventilation tube and powered by two forward and two aft independent motor systems delivering up to 2,400 horsepower for eight people.
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Rome
Europe
United States
Ettore Bugatti
Alsace
France
Bugatti
Mussolini
Prince of Wales Builds Magnificent Hunting Stables in Melton Mowbray
The future king has transformed his hunting life since 1921 after strict schooling with Capt. Drum mond. Craven lodge hosts fourteen fine hunters including Prospect Two and Just an Idea. His hunting flat above the stables features bare plaster walls and a plain staircase.
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Prince of Wales
Melton Mowbray
England
George Drummond
Royal
Craven Lodge
Man Ordered to Marry Is Now Held for Bigamy
Henry Manning twenty eight years old was ordered to wed Virginia Pothier forty three last November by City Judge Jacob Bernstein. Manning was arrested in Mount Vernon on no charge of bigamy though Boston authorities say he has a wife and four children there. He was held on two thousand dollars bond. The prior arrest for petty larceny triggered revelations that Manning lived with Miss Pothier and led to a ceremony performed by Acting Mayor Harry D Whittle.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Henry Manning
Virginia Pothier
Jacob Bernstein
Boston
Manning
Miss Pothier
Bernstein
Harry D. Whittle
Veiled Revolt as Moslem Women Defy Garb in Samarkand
Reports from Samarkand say thousands of Moslem women in Russian Turkestan used May Day to renounce the veil. In Tashkent 25 000 spectators watched as women paraded unveiled and burned veils in a public square.
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Moscow
Russian Turkestan
Samarkand
Wizteen
Tashkent
Aria Sparks Gossip About Jones Browne Household
A woman at the opera whispers about a new French maid. She claims the maid is obliging for helping with Mrs. Jones Browne’s baby and dog, and even the husband, implying a web of affairs. The exchange hints at social intrigue within a refined circle.
Chance to Rise Milk-Wagon Job Prompts Ask for Rise
A dialogue fragment shows a milk-wagon worker asking why hire on with no chance to advance. The reply asserts there is a rise at five o'clock each morning, implying hope of advancement through early start.
Why Greenland and Iceland Don’t Swap Names
A geography note explains why Iceland and Greenland retain their distinct names. It highlights that Greenland is greener in name only and Iceland is colder, noting historical naming choices and the influence of explorers, settlers, and perceptions.
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Greenland
Iceland
Literary Notes on Books About Symptoms Demand
Dialogue notes a doctor recognizing a rising demand for books about symptoms among people who are not yet ill. The exchange hints at growing interest in medical literature and self diagnosis through accessible texts.
Refuge in the Unknowable Speech Exchange
A brief dialogue questions future talk topics with a reply favoring the Einstein theory. The speaker notes they can explain it as well as others and avoids making enemies regardless of opinion.
Delay in Bills Sparks Tense Exchange in House
A brief parliamentary moment shows a grocer pressing on unpaid bill claims while a legislator notes the bill has only cleared its second reading. The exchange hints at looming friction over a pending financial matter in the chamber.
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Grocer
Legislator
Strongest Person In The World Caption Sparks Debate
A bold claim in a boarding house exchanges remarks about strength and visibility. Neighbors debate who truly holds the title as the scene grows tense and amused.
Ruth’s Ambition Switches From Bird to Home Run Hitter
Poem fragment recalls a childhood wish to fly, then a grown desire to excel in baseball. The speaker frames ambition as a calculated shift from innocent aspiration to a focused, confrontational goal.
So Bilkins Dead and Heirs at Odds in Estate Matter
A fragmentary dialogue notes So Bilkins is dead and asks about his heirs. The lines imply a lack of detail on the will or assets, with mention that heirs are on good terms with each other.
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Bilkins
Music Themed Banter Between TJ and Husband
A playful exchange centers on gowns selling cheaply and a jab about furnishing notes. The husband comments on changing his tune if he expects musical notes, reflecting witty wordplay and fashion gossip. The brief quip hints at fashionable gowns and lyrical puns.
Clothes Boost Confidence in Public Life
A Hardware Age ad quotes the sentiment that clothes give a man confidence and enable him to go to places he otherwise would avoid. The exchange emphasizes attire as a social enhancer and personal assurance.
Painter on Rope At Church Steeple Stirs Town Tale
In a crossroads store tale related to Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, a man was seen painting the church steeple from a rope, with a crowd gawking. A dog swap offer arose but was dismissed as the painter seemed secure after a prior painting years ago.
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Yiste
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Yander
Kansas City Star
Secret signaling with infrared lamp beams described
The article explains a new use of electric lamps for military signaling. By screening lamps with special materials, infrared rays become visible only to sensitive receivers that trigger buzzers, enabling covert communication at a distance without observers noticing the transmitted light.
Labor Rules Limit Donkey Work Hours in England Town
An ordinance by Latham St Anne’s town council restricts donkey riding to persons 16 or older and under 98 pounds. Donkeys may work 9 am to 1 pm, lunch hour, then until 6 pm with harness removed after the meal.
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England
Latham St. Anne’s Town Council
Rival Braves Win Maiden's Hand After Night of Dance
In northern Minnesota a small Indian village hosts a wedding after a long bonfire dance. Two handsome young braves rival each other for the same maiden, dancing all night while others rest. The victor wins her hand when she agrees to marry him.
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Minnesota
Women as Pleasant Parentheses of Life Say Musso Lini
The Detroit News notes Musso Lini's view that women are agreeable parentheses of life while men once called them question marks. It jokes about Charleston fashions and mentions women influencing households and even changing male rituals amid evolving social roles.
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Musso Lini
Charleston
Indy
Detroit News
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