Exiled Orientals in China’s Lost Tribe Visit
Miss Areola Wilder, one of two white women to visit China's Valley of the Lost Tribe, returns to America with her mother after a long trek by train, donkey, and foot. The group learned the tribe’s history and customs, noting three conditions imposed by Ming era rulers and the tribe’s unexpected growth.
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Areola Wilder
China
America
G. D. Wilder
Isabel Ingram
Wellesley College
Wilder
San Po
Miss Wilder
Star
Hidden Valley
Lost Valley
Oberlin
Peking
Ursula Wilder
Inset
Lady Astor Criticizes Women’s Loyalties and Fashion
In London on December 9, Lady Astor argues that women lack loyalty compared with men and tend to fault candidates who are women. She suggests women could learn from men and mocks changing male trousers lengths as a point of fashion critique.
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Lady Astor
London
Operation on 100YearOld Man in New York
Chaim Wells aged 100 underwent a surgical operation at the Home of the Sons and Daughters of Israel. He is recovering and now sits up and eats regular meals.
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New York
Chaim Wells
the Sons and Daughters of Israel
It's Dangerous to Eat the Silverware
In Poughkeepsie New York a physician at the state hospital reported a patient died after eating several pieces of silverware. He warned knives spoons and forks should not be eaten and noted the violation carries a penalty greater than indigestion.
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Poughkehpsie
N. Y
New Congresswoman Born to Serve in Oklahoma
Muskogee Oklahoma December article profiles Miav Alice Robertson the second woman elected to Congress highlighting a lineage of public service to Indians. It cites her father a Cherokee missionary and her grandfather Samuel Worcester whose 1832 Supreme Court case protected Indian rights, framing Robertson as continuing a century of reformist work.
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Muskogef
Okla
Miav
Alice Robertson
Congress
Miss Roberton
Samuel A. Worcester
Georgia State Penitentiary
United States Supreme Court
John Marshall
Worcester
Andrew Jackson
Georgia
Marshall
Jackson
Daniel Webster
Samme
Tirpitz Son Turns Reporter After U-Boat Controversy
Wolf gang von Tirpitz, son of the Grand Admiral, resigns from naval service and becomes a reporter in Berlin. He was aboard the Mainz when sunk by Britain off Heligoland and was rescued. Friends say he never agreed with his father on U-boat warfare.
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Berlin
Germany
Wolfgang von Tirpitz
Admiral von Tirpitz
Heligoland
Tirpitz
Child Buried At Sea After Crisis in London
The body of a 6 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bergson, was buried at sea at the mother's wish. The body was taken to sea on a motorboat with the father and mother present for the interment.
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London
A Good Way to Make Extra Money
A short advertisement suggests renting a room to earn extra income. It claims $5 weekly, about $250 yearly, totaling $2,500 in ten years. Readers are urged to phone The Star Main 600 to place the ad.
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The
Star
Main 600
University of Washington business college pledges honored societies
Four undergraduates and several faculty members were named to society honor rolls at a Business College assembly. Pledges include Phi Sigma Upsilon and Alpha Kappa Psi as well as Beta Gamma Sigma and Pan Xenia with list of recipients such as Nora Otwell Thelma McGirr Margaret Hamill Mary Ives Alice Wilden Edwin I Mianie Robert W. Griffin Carrol M. Shank Lloyd C. Strong Duncan Brickell Horace Frem Jack Hogg Melville Mctnis Clarence Magnussen Donald Douglas Jack Bates Edwin Porp Chan Berclay Robert Carsten Elmer Davidson Horace Frem Albert There news W Tung Marl Upton.
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Tietges
College of Business Administration
University of Washington
Busines College
Pleigre
Phi Sigma Chugirter
Nora Otwell
Thelma McGirr
Margaret Hamill
Mary Ives
Alice Wilden
Beta Gamma Sigma
Edwin I
Mianie
Robert W. Griffin
Carrol M. Shank
Lioyd C. Strong
Duncan Brickell
French law bars remarriage for a year after divorce or widowhood
In France a woman must wait one year after divorce or the death of a husband before she can remarry, a constraint reflecting old marital dissolution rules still cited in discussions of family law.
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France
Seamen Escape Fire On Ship Sudbury
The 1600 ton steamer Sudbury, en route from New York to San Francisco, berthed at a municipal pier in Banda, Cal today with a charred hold and exhausted crew after a fire aboard Tuesday night believed caused by shifting cargo oils and paints. Captain Walter O Bien led the crew in a long battle as flames were controlled by yesterday noon. oil and formaldehyde aboard heightened danger amid blistered decks and perilous conditions.
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Bandingo
Cal
Dea
Sudbury
New York
San Francisco
Municipal Pier
San Diego
Walter O'Bien
Irasen
London Man Marries His Uncle's Widow Court Rejects Maintenance Appeal
London, Eng. Dean and Arthur Wray sought to set aside a maintenance order for his wife and two children on the ground she had been the widow of his uncle before their marriage. The court refused the application, allowing the maintenance order to stand.
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London
Eng
Dean
Arthur Wray
English private sentenced to twelve strokes of the cat
Donald Garner, 29, a private in the Gordon Highlanders, was found guilty of robbing a clerk in London. He received twelve strokes of the cat and three months imprisonment.
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London
Eng
Den
Donald Garner
Gordon Highlanders
Knights of Columbus Report Night Schools for Service Members
Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty announced 100 night schools for service men and women across the nation costing 3 million dollars. He also cited a 5 million dollar bequest to the American Legion, awaiting acceptance by the Legion executive council. Flaherty planned to speak in Tacoma after addressing the K of C hall audience.
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Supreme
James A. Flaherty
K. of C. Hall
Flaherty
K. of
American Legion
Gion Executive Council
Counci
Ton
D. CG
Knight Flaherty
Tacoma
London safety council awards to 50,000 students
In London in December the Safety Firet council held a competition with about 50,000 schoolchildren participating. Princess Mary presented the awards to the winners.
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London
Eng
Safety Firet” Council
Dren
Princess Mary
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