Wenatchee Apples to Lead Global Campaign Billboards and Broadcasts
At the International Apple Shippers convention Wenatchee plans a $1,000,000 advertising push for Wenatchee apples with the slogan Eat Wenatchee apples. The campaign targets 500 U.S. cities with exhibits and a non profit group Wenatchee Apples, Inc. will manage the effort led by J. M. Wade and Don Rose with other officers named. Executives Dean Shen Miller and W. T. Clark spoke at the convention banquet and ball.
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United States
Wenatchee Apples, Inc
J. M. Wade
Don Rose
C. A. Laedy
Wenatchee
David McCoy
Cash
John Peterson
Omak
Thurday’s
Shen J. Miller
University F Washington
W. T. Clark
Masonic Temple
Dirigible C-2 Survives Harsh Night Flight Over New York
A C-2 dirigible piloted by Capt. William Ketner battled dense fog and wind over New York harbor. The craft skirted a smokestack, avoided crashes with guided searchlights, and hovered above the city for about an hour before descending near the Battery. After a 14 hour day aloft, the crew resumed the voyage toward Wilmington as air service officials hailed the night flight.
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New York Harbor
White Halls
Battery
Delaware
Wilmington
William Ketner
Imington
Philadel
Coney Island
Ketner
Sergt. Albrecht
Albrecht
C.4
New York City
Alia
City
Air Service
Europe Faces Financial Collapse Amid Postwar Strains
Berlin analyst warns that Germany faces inevitable collapse without radical indemnity changes. He cites Austrian and Hungarian distress, French reparations debt, and tightening credit triggering unemployment and social disorder across Central Europe.
Locomotive Chief Sees Prosperity Ahead for U S Trade
Samuel M. Vauclain president of Baldwin Locomotive Works arrives in Seattle urging an efficient American merchant marine to keep pace with foreign rivals. He opposes harsh debtor nation penalties and says most world peoples want to do right, urging considerate dealings with Europe.
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Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Seattle
Vauclain
United States
Bolsheviks Turn to Persia as New Field
Teheran reports Bolshevik agents are trying to foment a revolt in Persia. They target Sardar Sepah the Persian war minister, described as the country’s strong man, as part of their new focus in the region.
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Persia
Teheran
Sardar Sepah
Constantine Likely Abdicates Greek Throne
Diplomats report King Constantine may abdicate the Greek throne over the Thrace dispute. If he steps down, Bulgaria would gain influence in Athens as the crown prince's wife is Romanian.
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Constantine
Greece
Thrace
Bourmania
Athena
Calendar device proposed to simplify time reckoning
G B H Faucher of Los Angeles touts a 464 day year divided into 13 months of 28 days each. An aluminum frame simulates astral movements with a 8 day motorclock and gear driven earth moon cycles, synchronized to 364 equal segments. The device is not for sale and will be shown to Washington officials for lecture purposes only.
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Washington
G. BH. Faucher
Los Angeles
Faucher
Passion Play to Oust Profiteers
OBRPRAMMERGAU July 28. Two English and three Greek merchants who came here with the purpose of mulating the Passion Play visitors have been ordered to leave. Arrangements have been made to provide all visitors with food at fair prices, but it is going to be impossible to house thousands of people who wish to come.
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Obrprammergau
Shimmy Defense Draws French Dance Critics Voicing Support
Paris July 28 French dancing masters condemn the American shimmy as lewd and vicious. Mme Augustine Lefert wife of the Dancing Academy head defends it as a virtuous fox trot and a hygienic promenade with athletic qualities.
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Paris
Mme
Augustine Lefert
French Dancing Academy
Try This on Your Rheumatism Folks
A well dressed man on Fifth Avenue abruptly stopped a taxi driver and borrowed an oil can. He used it to oil the knee joint of his artificial leg, demonstrating a peculiar remedy for rheumatism.
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New York
Fifth Ave
Woman Walks 206 Miles From East German Town
A dazed woman with aphasia and ample money was found here after walking 206 miles from an East German town. The case outlines her unusual journey and current condition.
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Comlenz
City cannot run gambling den quashes mayor indictment
Brigton England July 24 The court ruled a municipal government cannot be guilty of conducting a gambling house and quashed the indictment against the mayor and city corporation for permitting slot machines.
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Brigton
Eng
City Corporation
Truck Hits House. Father Is Killed in Dudley Incident
A runaway motor truck crashed through the wall of a cottage in Dudley Eng. and struck a couch where John Fisk held his baby. The baby escaped unharmed, but Fisk died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Dudley, Eng
John Fisk
Fisk
Owl Drug Co Offers Free Camera Loan for Vacations
Borrow a camera if you are not prepared to purchase one for your vacation trip. The Owl Drug Co will gladly loan you a camera at no charge.
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The
Owl Drug Co
Joan
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