Navy to Stage Massive Maneuvers Off Pacific Next January
Navy plans a historic mobilization in January joining the Atlantic and Pacific fleets off the Pacific coast near the Gulf of Panama. Admiral Wilson will lead with Admiral Rodman second in command. About 300 vessels are expected, including battleships, destroyers, submarines, and air units, with the Tennessee likely the flagship.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Panama
Navy Department
Wilson
Henry B. Wilson
Atlantic Fleet
Hugh Rodman
Pacific Fleet
Guantanamo
Cuba
Tennessee
California
Admiral Rodman
Ninteen
Oregon
Navy
Rodman
San Diego
Memphis
Pearl Instead of a Boil on Man's Neck
James Lon den of Clifton Heights Pennsylvania swallowed a pearl years after eating oysters. A lump in his neck caused by a pearl finally broke through the skin after he pressed it, ending his pains.
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James London
Clifton Heights
Longen
Lyngen
Straw Utensils From Collestrada Orphans Aid Umbria Villages
The Junior Red Cross school at Collestrada Umbria makes kitchen utensils from osier and straw to supply nearby villages. Orphans craft colanders sieves and market baskets while reed receptacles sift flour. Production meets local demand as Italy avoids exporting these items this year.
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Collestrada
Italy
Red Cross
Umbria
Ned Cross
First Man Eating Shark of Year Caught in Potomac
A 8.5-foot man eating shark was caught near Piney Point Maryland up the Potomac. A doctor in the fishing party removed the teeth and kept them as souvenirs.
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Potomac
Washington
Potomac River
Piney Point
Rose of the Woods, A Gypsy Romance in Paint
Derringer, a woodland painter, meets Romany Rose a moving picture actress posing as a gypsy in his woods. She reveals the camp is a film unit and convinces him to host them, leading to romance and a marriage with he calling her Rose of the Woods.
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Derringer
la Zingara
Meester
Judson
Rose of the Woods
Canada’s Dominion Day born by British North America Act
The British North America Act received royal assent on March 29 1867 marking the creation of the Dominion of Canada. July 1 1867 is celebrated as Dominion Day. The commons were summoned to hear royal assent for five bills, including the act, plus a supply, dog tax, marriages of British subjects in Odessa, and a London poor relief bill.
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Dominion of Canada
Dominion
British North America
House of Commons
Commons
House of Lords
Odessa
London
Oldest Cathedral of Echmiadzin Established in 301 A D
The cathedral of Echmiadzin in Armenia, begun in 301 A D, marks the Armenian nation’s official adoption of Christianity and its status as the first Christian nation. The church features rare mosaics and chapels and differs from Western cathedrals. It is where the Catholikos is consecrated and where a worldwide Armenian vote chooses a new head after a death.
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Echmiadzin
Armenia
Christendom
Seven Seas
Strive Always for Ideas and Better Offerings
A motivational reflection on pursuing meaningful ideals to strengthen resolve and guide actions. It argues that noble aims build character, sharpen vision, and push one toward delivering superior, world changing products, even if results rarely meet everyone’s taste.
Average yield of honey in 1919 from U S agriculture
The 1919 surplus honey yield per colony reached 50 pounds, above 45 pounds in 1918 and 41.6 pounds average for 1913–17. Market shares show 59 percent extracted, 81 comb, and 10 bulk honey with about one third going to outside markets.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Motto of Giving Elevates the Self
The passage extols constant giving as a life law. It links effort and virtue to the motto, stating that more giving enables further giving. It frames love as strongest when it is shared, and compares personal growth to a spring that endlessly pours itself out. It emphasizes that true excellence comes from giving one’s best regularly.
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Eden
Money cannot buy four things, speaker says
A luncheon wager lists four items money cannot buy: a baby's smile, youth regained, the love of a good woman, and entrance into heaven. The tale, attributed to Frank Dorrance Hopley in Dearborn Independent, argues money buys many things but not these enduring goods.
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Ponce de Leon
Heaven
Heavenly City
Frank Dorrance Hopley
Dearborn
Breaking It Gently Bet Wager Leads to Domestic Frustration
A tale from Answers London recounts Bill’s habit of backing winners causing tension at home. After a late race return his wife Nell reacts with rage yet hopeful curiosity as he reveals a bookmaker has won all his wages this week.
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Bill
Nell
London
Movies Everywhere Triumphs Across Borders
The Philadelphia Record notes Mexico lifts film censorship to promote cinema, predicting a global explosion of movie culture. It cites London’s Devonshire House gathering and major venues like Alhambra and Empire preparing to show films, with religious sanction following.
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Mexico
Philadelphia Record
Devonshire
London
Alhambra
Empire
England
Continent
Conservatican
Collie Brings Home Injured Woodchuck Baby
A four year old collie owned by Omar Cunningham of Farmington Maine was famed for digging and hunting woodchucks. The dog returned home one day carrying a baby woodchuck in its mouth, apparently aiding or caring for the young animal.
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Omar Cunningham
Farmington
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Henri Coquelet
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Romany Rose
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Canada
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