American Held by Bolsheviks Two Years in Russia
A former New York consulting engineer, Beeler, recounts two years in Soviet Russia after crossing into Riga and meeting Lomonosov. He claims he was imprisoned or constrained for most of the period, with a planned European study shifted to examining decaying Russian factories. After urging officials, he prepared a report on reconstruction but was ordered to leave and subsequently faced arrest on the way to Yambourg.
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Bins
Reval C. Beeler
New York
Riga
Progessor Tontonosov
Saviee
Mas T
Deeler
Bret
Merlin
Professor Lomonosos
Europe
Lamonoros
Deci
Russia
Burnet
Levine
Kittie
Societ Offi
Tri All
Wrens
Kersey
Yambourg
Tle Esthenion Stoutler
Score Service
Dégter
Jen Prigon
de Borjet
Hia Enae
Tris
Keeley
Sii
Jaane Don Levine
Chicago Daily News
The
Daily News
America
Farvine Arta
Moscow
Chen
Bert Livimg
Tir
William Rambey
Alfason Hippainn
Sit
Passpor
Americans in Moscow face prison and food crisis
The report describes Americans in Moscow enduring prison terms and severe rationing amid Soviet turmoil. It notes Keeley and other detainees, secret police records, arrests, and shifting release statuses, while detailing shortages, price hikes, and the seizure of valuables as Germans and Poles exploit the chaos.
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Kncow
Ik Aliayet
Ews
Ately Sala Kaye
Mottl
Salte
Baptists in Meeting Recognize Young People at 1922 Convention
Nashvill Tenn September young people of Baptist churches will be honored at the Southern Baptist Convention opening in Jacksonville Florida May 17. The executive committee voted to designate Sunday afternoon of convention week as a convention hour and plan memorial services for Dr. Gambrell of Dallas, former president, to be held next year. Resolutions honoring Dr. Gambrell and adapted to the Baptist Union in Great Britain and Ireland were read by the committee.
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Nashvill
Tenn
Baptist Churches of the Faith
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Florida
Te. Gambrell
Dallas
Conret
Tim Fonth
Gambrell
Caion
Great Britain and Ireland
Representative Hervick Promotes Nationwide Love Contest
Oklahoma congressman Manuel Hervick sparks debate with a self styled love contest inviting forty nine Washington beauties to enter. He claims the motive is to prevent luring from homes by appearances in newspapers and photos.
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Manuel Hervick
Oklahoma
Herrick
Congress
Washington
Tuk
Givis Brant
Texas factories busy in census figures drop
Texas industrial activity appears steady as census figures hint at production levels across state plants. Data show manufacturing momentum in several sectors, with workforce highlights and regional variation noted by observers.
Industrial gains amid five year period to 2040
The text notes increases in industrial activity from TAM to 2040 with output value rising from 133,000 to 208,825,000 and raw material costs surging. Employment grew from 41,114 to 62,000 plus capital rising from 282,644,000 to 298,000,000. payrolls climbed to 116,042,000. Texas output reached nearly a billion, with exact totals obscured but indicating strong growth across sectors.
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Texas
Grain Carriers Meet Discuss Shipping Bottlenecks
The grain carrying trade faced severe conditions described by spokesmen at a North Atlantic conference meeting at the Shipping Board on Wednesday. Representatives from 24 steamship companies debated effects of competition from Montreal and other pool actions, with definite next steps deferred to a later date.
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New York
Sept
Norh Atlantic Conference
Shipping Board
Eusupetilion
Montreal
Prostat
Cotton ginning totals reach high on census report
Washington D C Sept 8 1921 census bureau report shows cotton ginned before Sept 1 totaling 48789 bales with round bales included. The season’s tally up to Sept 1 reaches 241489 bales, with 21418 round bales noted.
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Washington
Prio
Cenaus Bureau
Athead Eolas
Federal Salaries Cut Approved for Civilian Workers
Secretary approves a wage reduction affecting about 6,000 civilian employees in Washington. The new scales take effect September 15, reflecting a government-wide effort to curb payroll costs.
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Washington, D. C
Fragmented note on cotton fire and credit agency hints
A damaged fragment reports a cotton warehouse destroyed by fire with $200,000 value, insured at 80 percent. It mentions Arcadia, Washington, and potential wartime credit agency studies, hinting at U S government curiosity about establishing similar credit structures in Cuba.
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Arcadia
Cottom
Sibaus Stuy Logue
Ington
D.C
Uwe ‘Dun
Nat
Ini
Cuba
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