Peace Council Planned Here For Armistice Day
Women from the Women’s International Peace and Freedom League plan a Saturday noon meeting in room 826 Globe Building to discuss Armistice Day observance and forming a permanent peace council. The call follows a Hague conference appeal urging U S women to join efforts to prevent another world war and to seek a peace based on justice rather than greed.
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Women's International Peace and Freedom League
Globe Building
Mia
Jane Garrett
Women’s International Conference
Hague
Europe
United States
Teeth Extractions by Rock on Tibetan Roof
In Thibet a dentist works from a roof where a patient’s tooth is pulled with a heavy rock tied to a tented tooth. If the rock dislodges the tooth the patient pays. if not the patient is dragged off the roof by the rock.
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Calcutta
Water as revolt aboard Alaska salmon ship chapter
Max Stern recalls a voyage on an Alaska salmon ship amid harsh conditions and hunger. He details thirst, meager rations, a lack of water, and mistreatment of workers, contrasted with stoic sailors like Tom who share scarce comforts and aid fellow crewmates on the hell ship voyage.
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Max Stern
Star
Stern
Star of Bengal Shipwreck At Southeast Alaska
A veteran mariner recalls the Star of Bengal wrecking on rocks in 1918 off Southeast Alaska. He notes the sailors did not escape the peril, with the Chinee Hole scuttle incident and a high death toll among the 110 salmon workers aboard.
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Alaska
Hwaday
Egypt
Rameses
China
Chinee Hole
Tom
Chinee
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