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Treasury reports show Alaska per capita sale of thrift stamps higher than any state. Census data detail 1920 populations of Hawaiians and Detroit blacks, Topeka whites, and Chicago oil, with other national figures on veterans’ pay, wheat stocks, and cotton exports.
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Treasury
Alaska
State
Union
Treasury Department
Washington
National Treasury
Department
Marie Confanti famed Met danseuse dies in New York
Marie Confanti former premier danseuse of the Metropolitan Opera and noted for her role in The Black Crook died in New York. The obituary notes her prominence in American dance nearly half a century ago at the stage's height.
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Marie Confanti
Metropolitan Opera Company
Black Crook
New York
Prince Kropotkin Dead in Moscow Dispatch
Copenhagen dispatch reports foreign prince Peter Alexievich Kropotkin, Russian geographer and revolutionary leader, dead in Moscow. Separate items note Britain and France arguing over Germany’s war debt and a Paris supreme council committee to study indemnity.
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Copenhagen
Great Britain
France
Germany
Supreme Council
Paris
Lloyd George
Federal Board Holds Up Plea Against Wage Cuts
Chicago February 2. The railroad executives failed to move the national agreements abolishment or wage reductions after 90 days. Chairman Barton urged a mutual conference. Atterbury insisted unity is impossible. Public and labor voices warned against blanket wage cuts and favored federal control.
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United States Labor Board
R. M M. Barton
W. W. Atterbury
Railroad Executives’ Association
Parton
Mr. Atterbury
Atterbury
Ienry Hunt
Railway Labor Board
A. O. Wharton
Labor Board
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America
Railroads of America
B. M. Jewell
Railround Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
General Atterbury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Governor Parkhurst Dies in Augusta Maine
Frederick H. Parkhurst governor of Maine died in Augusta after an infection under his tongue. he had been ill for three weeks and failed to recover.
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S. G. Friend
Vortland
Ore
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Maine
Augusta
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Turn Spare Time Into Cash With Stetson Oils And Paints
The Stetson Oil Co of Cleveland Ohio offers a liberal commission for taking orders for their lubricating oils and paints in your area. For full information write to H W Swift Sales Manager Adv.
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Stetson Oil Co
Cleveland
Ohio
H. W. Swift
Adv
Poisonous Bites Stir British Medical Study
London reports scientists study animal bites after a monkey bite proved fatal to the king of Greece. Researchers seek to understand why a so called clean feeder like a monkey can cause deadly poisoning, noting horses and donkeys can also be dangerous while dogs often cause milder effects.
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Great Britain
Greece
London
No Cabarets for Him
A humorous quip from the Boston Transcript contrasts a farmer and his wife about traveling to New York. The husband contemplates sights while the wife notes she will accompany him, implying she will witness many things he may not.
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Farmer
New York
Boston Transcript
Chronic kickers and their lingering whiny wear
A short note describes how chronic kickers tend to develop a persistent whine that won’t wear off, implying a lasting nuisance or behavioral pattern without specific individuals or events.
Nothing You Might Notice James B Sweeney Remembers Paris Trip
James B Sweeney a Knights of Columbus delegate spoke from his Brooklyn home about his trip abroad He noted Paris restaurant prices are high a dinner can cost around 20 dollars and portions are small He recalled a Scottish farmer and his joke about porridge and milk in a humorous exchange.
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James B. Sweeney
Knights of Columbus
France
Paris
Brooklyn
Sweeney
Jock
Willing to Go the Limit Cartoons Mood Nonsense
Cartoon caption sketches a bank teller demanding the indorsement of a check with exaggerated slang and comic authority. A boss deflects the request while the speaker pressures for money in a humorous, stagey exchange.
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Rastus
Cartoons Magazine
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