Turbulent East and American Musings on Society
A reflective column reviews unrest in the Near East with mentions of Halide Hanum and calls to burn Constantinople, alongside observations on Balkan tensions and the old Turkish ruling class. It shifts to American politics, liquor debates, and social scenes, then closes with musings on astronomy and moon craters.
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Devild wagons and voodoo birds in era headlines
A jumble of notes recalls Marines in Haiti defeating bands led by Black Charlemange with no graves for white soldiers, plus superstition around armored cars and airplanes. Other items cover state reactions to prohibition, New Jersey beer law, Italian coal prices, Des Moines court plans, Bosphorus tensions, Morgenthau’s WWI role, and warnings of Armenian massacres amid looming U S political critique.
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