Great Navy V. S. Must Be Kept Up
A. L. Bradford reports the naval board urges the United States to maintain battleship strength until parity with the strongest fleet. The board warns that abandoning battleships for aircraft or submarines would be unwise and urges continued six month planning and support amid wartime shifts in strategy.
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Board of the Navy
Daniels
Naval Committee
Emeral Board
Great Brit P
Admiralty
Beard
United
Genny vetoes Senate Bill on public lands sale to gun club
A government proposal to convert public lands to private use for a gun club was vetoed by Genny. The bill sought private use of the land as a resting place for wild fowl, with officials aiming to protect or restrict access.
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Genny
Senate Bal
Severnment
Elks Plan Masquerade Frolic At Armory West Eve
The Elks lodge No. 92 announces a large masquerade frolic at the Armory on West Eve and Virginia streets. Proceeds fund the Elks band drill team to travel to the Los Angeles patron convention in July.
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Elks To
Armory
Westeve
Virginia St
Elks
Los Angeles
Dentist Extracts Lead to Death in North Dakota
In ND on February 3 a deputy clerk named James Dowd died after an extraction of 28 teeth without anesthesia. The incident links the dental procedure to his death and cites dangerous complications from the extensive tooth removal.
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Bae
James Dowd
Millionaire wanted to fund moon voyage with Goddard rocket
Worcester February 3. Captain Charles N Fitzgerald of New York air police volunteers to ride in a Goddard rocket bound for the moon 220000 miles away. A financier pays for passage while the mission includes data instruments and a photographic chamber amid a return or onward flight as the rocket is launched from a gun and may end in a dramatic explosion.
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Charles N. Fitzgerald
New York Air Police
Robert H. Goddard
Moon
Worcester
Masa
Ike
Earth
Feason
Physics
Clark University
Goddard
Charities N. Fitsgerald
New York City
Ha This Sounds Like Washington
Boston residents note unseasonably warm weather with pansies and dandelions blooming after a light snowfall, signaling an unusual winter pattern in early February.
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Washington
Boston
U S Share in Indemnities Debated by Senator Walsh
Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts said the United States should share in German indemnities by crediting payments received from Germany toward American loans to the Allies. He urged immediate pro rata allocation of receipts to the United States as reparations are collected, noting possible security options but no current proposal to reduce allied debt.
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Washington, D.C
United States
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
United Press
Germany
Waleh
Cancellation of Allied Debts to U S Urged
London February 8 Sir Leo Money, noted British economist, told United Press the United States should cancel Great Britain debts to avoid global trade collapse. He warned unilateral debt repudiation would cause chaos though Britain could wipe out its US debt in about 15 years. World trade now stagnates under heavy indebtedness.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Leo Money
United Press
Uniessa
Britain
America
Prohibition enforcement faces reform after tax collector
Washington debate centers on IRS duties as collectors gathered 4 900 000 of people taxes, while enforcement lags. Daniel G. Roper protested doubling duties, resigned, and W. M. Williams aims to hold until March 4 with no change. Congress expected to act to strengthen enforcement, possibly shifting duties to the Department of Justice.
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Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue
Daniel G. Roper
Roper
W. M. Williams
Williams
Department of Justice
Typothetae Banquet In Seattle February 11 Invitation
United Typothetae invites members to a February 11 banquet at the Masonic Club Rooms in the Arcade building Seattle. The notice asks recipients to mark the date immediately and hints at a forthcoming details release with a survey expected to surprise attendees.
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Typothetae
United Typothetae
Masonic Club Rooms
Arcade Building
Seattle
J, Conrad
Mth Dist
United Typothetae of America, International
Girl Found After Nationwide Search For Blanche Spellman
Police had sought college student Blanche Spellman who vanished January 24. Her father announced she is safe in Montreal where she went to study art.
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Blanche Spellman
Montreal
Navy Grants Sailor Furlough to Aid Stricken Sister
A Kansas sailor aboard the Kansas receives Washington’s approval for furlough to reach his sister in a Los Angeles hospital facing surgery. Secretary Daniels orders the Kansas to release him and report at San Diego, hoping the brother’s presence aids her fight for life.
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John
Los Angeles
Washington
Daniels
War Hares
Camp Kearney
Canal
Keera
Naval Station
San Diego
John Sister
Pinex cough remedy ad promises fast relief and savings
An advertisement touts Pinex as a superior cough medicine made from Norway pine extract. It describes making a full pint by mixing 24 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup or alternatives, claiming quick relief, healing of throat membranes, and suitability for bronchitis and asthma. The offer guarantees satisfaction or money back from The Pinex Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Cock Crowing Contests Replace Fighting in Belgian Mines
In Brussels on February 3, reports say cock crowing contests have supplanted cock fighting in Belgiums coal mining and industrial zones. Cocks crow about 60 times per hour, but feeding on millet chopped meat beer wine and water raises volume and rate. birds can be trained to crow 100 times in 30 minutes.
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Brussela
Belgium
Diamond Industry Moves to Stabilize Diamond Prices
Amsterdam February 3 The Diamond Industry Committee issued a resolution arguing no reason to lower prices for cut diamonds. It cites the British syndicate price for rough diamonds as preventing cheaper replacement, signaling continued price stability.
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Amsterdam
Diamond Industrial Committee
30 000 New Titles Added to Peerage List in England
London February 3 More than thirty thousand names have been added to the lists of the various orders of knighthood in the Peerage book just issued. The war is responsible for this tremendous growth of titles.
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London
Plea for Jail Term Denied in Home Brewer Case
A magistrate refused a request for a jail sentence for a home brewer. The judge directed him to seek treatment and told him to cure himself. The ruling emphasizes rehabilitation over imprisonment.
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Home Brewer
Wedding Gift A Flock Of Sheep For Couple In London
A wedding present to the Hon CW Shelto Douglas and Miss Fox Pitt in London consisted of 350 sheep from the groom's father the Earl of Morton.
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London
Shelto Douglas
Miss Fox Pitt
Earl of Morton
Fun for Women to Diamond Dye
A brief items list showcases dyeing projects for women using fabrics like gingham and waists curtains and stockings. It reads as a fashion craft feature highlighting garments such as coats sweaters dresses and draperies and other coverings.
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Promotes Colorful Fabric Dye
Women are finding it fun to diamond dye and add years of wear to any shabby faded garment or drapery. Easy directions in package. Don't risk streaks spots or fades. Buy Diamond Dyes—no other kind. Tell druggist material type wool silk cotton linen or mixture. 16 rich colors.
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Prospect St
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