First Filipino Ensign Graduates From U S Naval Academy
Jose E. Olivares of the Philippine islands is the first native-born resident to receive a commission as an ensign in the U S Navy. Born in Iloilo he entered the academy in 1919 and excelled in academics and athletics.
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United States Naval Academy
Jose E. Olivares
Philippine Islands
Navy
Iloilo
P. L
College of Engineering
Islands
Naval Academy
New York Herad
Flag in Bird's Nest Attracts Attention
Mr and Mrs Joseph Davies of Topeka Kansas report a family of 100 percent American robins in a pear tree. One robin or its mate found a small American flag and wove it into the nest to teach law abiding behavior. A loose portion of the flag waves in the breeze drawing notice.
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Joseph Davies
Topeka
Kan
Mme. Robin
Her Neat Little Scheme
A humorous exchange notes a wife proposing a car trip to save clothes costs during a summer vacation. The husband asks how, and she explains they would stay at seven hotels rather than seven dresses. The snippet ends with a proverb about avoiding premature apologies and a remark on men growing smaller after initial greatness.
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Boston Transcript
New Use for Electricity And The Lure Of Baseball
A Richmond Times Dispatch clipping describes a cinema lighting trick and a chaotic baseball opening at Darktown Intercity Amalgamated league. Players sprinted over a fence chasing a ball, explained as a watermelon patch beyond the outfield gate.
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Darktown
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Canada’s 50 000 War Graves
Canada reports fifty thousand war graves in France England and Belgium all marked by the imperial war graves commission. The quotation touches on experiences of conviction secrecy and social impressions with brief dialogue snippets.
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Canada
France
England
Belgium
Imperial War Graves Commission
Recall of Wood Up to Harding Split Hits Philippine Government
Manila reports an immediate recall of Governor General Leonard Wood demanded by a joint two chamber meeting and sent to President Harding. The Philippine split with Manuel Quezon fuels a partisan embroilment as Democrata backs Wood and Collectivista opposes him.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
Harding
Wood
Amor
Manuel Quezon
Philippine
Democrata Party
Collectivista Party
Democrata
Washington
Collectivista
Babies Born at Sea Defy Immigration Rules
Immigrant officials note babies born aboard ships flying foreign flags may be admitted to the United States despite existing law. Sofia Przygon born July 18 on the Lapland, a British vessel, and Irene Troyanoski born on the Bergen land are cited as examples. Curran cites instinctive admission when infants grasp his fingers near Liberty. no formal inquiry needed.
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New York
United States
Immigration Commission
Curran
Sofia Przygon
Lapland
Irene Troyanoski
Bergenland
British Spurn Disarm Parley Defeats Labor Plea
London July 24 Labor's bid to press Commons for an international disarmament conference failed as Prime Minister Baldwin opposed the plan. He called human nature a major obstacle, likening it to a tiger's instinct present in democracies and empires alike.
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Commons
London
Labor
House of Commons
Baldwin
Father Gives Up Son as Brother's Slayer in Arkansas
In Russellville Arkansas on July 24 Jess Church eighteen son of Marcon Church farmer was jailed after stabbing his brother Preacher sixteen to death following a quarrel over a four horse at a party. The father Marcon Church surrendered his son to authorities.
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Russelville
Ark
Jess Church
Marcon Church
Preacher
Wheat Hoarding Deemed Unwise by Government Officials
Washington officials from the farm loan board the federal reserve board the war finance corporation and the Department of Agriculture unite in opposing the American Farm Bureau Federation proposal to hold 200 million bushels of wheat on farms as unsound.
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Washington
Farm Loan Board
Federal Reserve Board
War Finance Corporation
Department of Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation
Castoria Promises Relief for Infants and Troubles
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for over 30 years as a remedy for constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It claims to ease feverishness and regulate stomach and bowels aiding digestion and natural sleep without opiates while noting the genuine product bears a signature.
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Fletcher
Hand of Fate at the Mine Shaft
A mining company engine-house chief delays a down trip to fetch a forgotten item. The cage cable breaks on the next ascent, killing all aboard. The incident is reported by the Chicago Journal.
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Chicago Journal
Peak Ahead for the New Arrival at the Farm
A farmer teases a new arrival by pointing to a pile of cans behind the barn as the so called peak. The rival remains calm as the farmer predicts the height will grow tall enough before summer ends.
Notable Phrase From The Kansas City Star
The excerpt features a dialogue with Greedy John asking about a millionaire and Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge replying that a millionaire is an old feller who gets shot by a lady with no kin. The piece reflects humor and rural color from the Kansas City Star.
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Greedy Johnson
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
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