Lights of New York by Walter Trumbull
The piece contrasts stage and screen stars in a discussion of brings cinema star power to stage life. It notes differences between live theatre and movies, plus observations on Harlem gambling, boxing venues, and urban folklore about apple trees planted by monks and Appleseed Johnny.
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Stage
Harlem
Blondy
United States
Manzano
New Mexico
Ohio
Johnny
Central Park
Mollie Bell to Be Honored With Skagway Statue
A bronze statue will honor Mollie Bell, famed Alaska heroine loved by prospectors and camp folk during the 1897 98 gold rush days. Her story spans Lake Bennett grub shack to Seattle, romance with Packer Jack Newman and Mike Bartlett, and her death in October 1902. The memorial aims to preserve her camp angel image and grit on the Skagway trail.
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Seattle
Mollie Bell
Skagway
Alaska
Soas
Alaskabelle
Skagway Park
Mollie Belle
Mollie
Lake Bennett
Packer
Jack
Bartlett
Skagway Trail
Imagination and Travel in a Life of Books
Dean of Men Thomas Arkle Clark reflects on practicality and belief. A blind woman finds joy through imagination by traveling in books to England and Devon, revisiting Dickens and Thackeray and cherishing memories as real as reading itself. The Bacons, rooted locally, are abroad with a new task.
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Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Ilinois
Ale
England
Devon
Scott
Thackeray
Bacons
Homesick novelist finds comfort in old friends
Bacon returns from a country walk to the campus and the old house and shares a long talk with Watson and greetings from old friends. The visit eases his homesickness, restoring a sense of his former life and companionship.
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Bacon
Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Millionaire Began Debt Freeing After Influenza Losses
Emory J. Sweeney of Kansas City once owed a million as a real estate developer. He sold off luxuries including a mansion a ten story building a car fleet a subdivision and a radio station to settle debts. After pneumonia era aid to sick boys he finally cleared the last of his obligations by selling Indian Village.
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Kansas City
Emory J. Sweeney
Sweeney
Chinese Loan Negotiation Mission Arrives in Washington
Judge Paul M. Linebarger served as envoy to the Chinese Nationalist government to negotiate a proposed loan of about 860 million dollars in silver. The plan stated the funds would not fund military aims but aid in returning Chinese soldiers to peaceful pursuits.
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Paul, M. Linebarger
Washington
China
Flapper romance marks promotion of Alice Miller in Carrway
In a West era tale, Alice Miller, a stenographer seeking advancement, agrees to marry Dr. Austin Taylor after a candid exchange by a stream. He confesses doubts about women’s roles, she set on a bigger life, and they celebrate with a playful race to the house ending in a kiss under a tree.
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Alice Miller
Ike
Alicea Miller
Uptons
Carr Way
Austin Taylor
Alice
Austin
John
First Woman Customs Examiner Appointed
The first woman appointed as customs examiner in the United States will assess clothing fabrics laces and other feminine articles. She begins duty evaluating value for import goods and enforcing tariff rules.
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United States
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