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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
7
A duel in a cafe over a quarrel between Time and a landed proprietor escalates after four cards are drawn. The loser takes his pistol and shoots himself as onlookers await the outcome. A departing line and a forgiving note precede the fatal moment, with witnesses horrified at the doorway. A later column references emerald mining in Colombia and a comical lion scene on a Los Angeles film set.
Washington reports Congressman King led a push for immediate Philippine independence citing a 1916 Jones Act premise. He argued the Philippines could form a self governing state within a year under U S supervision and that independence should be recognized without delay.
Francis Burton Harrison, former governor general, offered resignation in 1910 if a Filipino successor is appointed, envisioning independence as the Stars and Stripes yield to a Philippine republic. In Manila a Far East journalism school opens at the University of the Philippines with 60 students and an intake centered on English proficiency.
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