Review of current events by Edward W Pickard
A sweeping summary of postwar political and economic developments discusses Hoover signing aid and tariff measures, France debt relief linked to French ratification, prohibition enforcement debates, border rum actions, social tensions over the De Priest episode, and international diplomacy toward naval arms reduction and the Young plan. It coversCongress recess, European debt deals, and notable deaths and aviation news.
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Edward W. Pickard
Hoover
Senate
Surender
Ocigber
Boral
Wake
Prs Neere
Department of Justice
Jones
International Falls
Minn
Henry Virkula
White House
Treasury Department
Treasury
United States
Detroit
Wyandotte
River Rouge
Trenton
Michigan
Ontario
Yaquis finally join Mexican army under new command
Mexico's Yaqui fighters surrender after 401 years of independence contesting rule. Gen Francisco Manzo led the conquest and Col Enrique Morfin Figueroa now commands the grouped unit at Orizaba. The Yaqui force is absorbed into the Mexican army, with their chief General Ignacio Mari allowed to remain.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Port Perate
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Elis
War Office
Enrique Morfin Figueroa
Republic
Yiaqui River
Imperial Valley
California
Yuquiland
Yaqui
Doring
Terran
Birtete
M Mountains
Ignacio Mari
Perete
France Grants Asylum to War Foe's Widow
Paris reports a special act by the interior minister granting Zita of Austria asylum in France under the republics laws. Officials view her as a sorrowful mother rather than a ruler's widow, noting she remained outside political activity and chose to reside in France.
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Paris
Zita
France
Frasier
Frisco Chinese Become Stock Market Players
In San Francisco's Chinatown the Oriental population shows interest in stock trading with a Chinese language newspaper reporting a brokerage firm creating a dedicated Chinese department. Brokers quote symbols in Chinese and speculate among groups dealing in thousands of shares, signaling growing participation in the market.
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Frisco Chinese
San Francisco
Calif
All-Woman Affair in New York Leads Event
A largely female gathering unfolds in front of Hotel Belmont with participants described in unclear text. The scene centers on Ann Paricksorn as contractor, with attire noted involving knickers, shirts, and red bandanas. The readable fragments suggest a parade or demonstration led by women, though specifics remain garbled.
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New York
Fle Painline Segtage Alga
Uotel
Belmont
Aifair
Ann Paricksorn
Blossishipts
Ephere
Araduaios
Wlin
Giant New York aqueduct to begin work soon
New York plans a massive underground aqueduct to boost water pressure for Brooklyn and Queens. Sixteen shafts will reach 400 feet, with heavy machinery and 4 years of digging under Bronx, East River, and Queens routes. The tunnel will be 19 feet in diameter and lined with concrete after initial air pressurization.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Letcourt National
Fifth Avenue
An Courtlandt Park
Bronx
Borough
Tivice
Bronx River
Stony Point
Long Tsang
Wustler Queens
Long Island City
Hamilton Avenue
Governor’s Island
Leighton Buzzard Honors Gift With Headstanding Tradition
In Leighton Buzzard England residents honor a 17th century gift by having a boy stand on a parcel of land during Ascension Day ceremonies. The custom, tied to Edward Wilkes will, involves a public festivity after the hound beating and a yearly contest to select the official headstander. The practice, lasting generations, remains vigorous despite changing times.
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Leighton Buzzard
Eng
Charles 1
Edward Wilkes
Leighton
Sir George
Magnetic extraction of needle from baby's brain
Nine month old Rosanna Pottsville Pa recovering after a sewing needle lodged in her brain was drawn out by a strong magnet at Pottsville hospital. The needle’s position was confirmed by x ray. Dr. J B Rogers targeted the skull spot and retrieved the needle intact. Nothing explains how it came to be there.
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Pottsville
Jennie Harvey
Rosanna
Pottsville Hospital
J. B. Rogers
Dean Mendel says Yale scholarship now at high level
Dean Clarence M. Mendel of Yale University states that scholarship has risen to a higher scale than in many years. He challenges Chief Justice East's view of a decline, noting interest in college studies fell between 1895 and 1903 but has steadily climbed since.
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New Haven
Conn
Clarence M. Mendel
Yale
William Howard East
Mendel
New York Plans Immense Growth For Future City
Regional planning highlights a vast metropolis with 20 million residents, 421 communities across New York New Jersey and Connecticut within 50 miles. Proposals include 16 new airports bringing total to 35, extensive parks, rapid transit, bridges, tunnels, and a belt line to connect with railroads for swift movement of people and goods. The plan, funded by the Russell Sage Foundation at 1 million dollars, spans seven years and aims toward 1905.
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New York
Regional Planning Committee
New York City
Russel Sage Foundation
George McAneny
England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Popularity cycles of baby names in Berkeley
Berkeley professor predicts Elizabeth will top baby name lists, overtaking Mary as the favorite for girls while Grace rises and names like Mabel Sam and Emily decline. George R. Stewart of UC notes names cycle every generation and identifies 12 conservative names used across fifty years, with Elizabeth and Mary leading prior generations.
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Berkeley
Calif
Elizabeth
Mary
Grace
Mabel
Sam
Emily
George R. Stewart
University O California
W Ho
Frances
Ann
Stewart
Helen
Dorothy
Margaret Marie
Katherine
Louise
Huth
Eleanor
Lucille
Evelyn
Egg Under Tombstone 12 Years Still Fresh
Fayette City, Pa. An egg buried beneath a tombstone in Mt. Auburn cemetery was unearthed by Frank Lowers and N. Murphy while replacing the headstone over Pierce Kendall’s grave. After twelve years beneath the marker the yolk and albumen remained fresh, prompting chemists to inquire into the mystery.
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Fayette City
Mt. Auburn
Frank Lowers
N. & Murphy
Pierce Kendall
Kendall
Sunday Car Wash Ban Restored in Fall River
Fall River Massachusetts revives an old blue law prohibiting Sunday car washes at garages. Police Chief Martin Feeney will enforce the statute even to the point of arrests if needed.
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Fall River
Mass
Fail River
Martin Feeney
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