Ocean Travel Demand Surges Amid New Transatlantic Ships
New York reports 1922 European passenger traffic at its heaviest since 1914 with first and second class bookings up about 20 percent. Monster liners like Majestic and Mauretania lead summer sailings while immigration limits curb third class and overall demand. Channel and German ports see the heaviest traffic as more, larger liners enter service.
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New York
Europe
United States
Montreal
International Mercantile Marine Company
White Star
Red Star
American Lines
Channel
American Line
Hamburg
Red Star Line
Liverpool
Philadelphia
United States Lines
Shipping Board
Bremen
London
United American Lines
Resolute
Reliance
United American
Hamburg-American
Cunard-Anchor Lines
Life saving hero meets grim fate amid heated blaze
A dramatic report describes a brave firefighter known as Black Joe who saved lives as sparks flew. The narrative notes he killed one fireman and injured many, with details about his transfer from the Salem Massachusetts fire department after the incident.
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Joe
Satan
Salem
Mase 7
S Department
Smiths to Pay Honor to Capt. John Smith
The Capt. John Smith Memorial association plans a nationwide fundraising effort led by Norfolk based headquarters to raise funds for a monumental statue at Cape Henry commemorating Captain Smith and his 1607 landing. Millions of Smiths are expected to contribute to erect a towering monument at the Hampton Roads entrance visible to sea.
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United States
Smiths
Capt. John Smith
Captain Smith
Cape Henry
America
Hampton Roads
Transatlantic Lines Expand Fleet As Passenger Trade Grows
Major ocean carriers report strong business with a wave of new ships. Cunard adds 11 vessels totaling about 180000 tons and Berengaria underway. International Mercantile Marine unveils Majestic Homeric Regina Pittsburgh and reintroduces St. Paul. United States lines push cargo passenger runs to Germany and Britain. United American lines enter high class trade. French line adds Paris. others deploy smaller ships.
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Royal Mail
Holland- America
French Line
Cunard
Berengaria
International Mercantile Marine
Majestic
Regina
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
United States Lines
Germany
Britain
United American Lines
Paris
Parrot Speaks Mexican In Cottage Grove Hockey Rescue
In Cottage Grove Oregon a sulky parrot belonging to Mrs Frank Henderson perched at the ridgepole of a sawmill. Despite language lessons attempts to retrieve it failed until Mrs Esther Salsido arrived. The bird responded to her call and came down to her shoulder.
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Cottage Grove
Ore
Frank Henderson
Western Export and Lumber Company
Esther Salsido
Living Cost Goes Up A Shade In Food Prices
Washington report shows a 0.1 percent rise in the monthly retail cost of food for the average family for the period ending April 15. Of 43 food items surveyed, 19 fell in price including potatoes cheese fresh milk and butter while onions oranges pork chops and lamb rose, with round steak bacon and ham up as well.
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Washington, D.C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
The Squaw Man's Decision
John Donahue Duncannon sits in his hut doorway and eyes Pepita and their daughter Juanita. An English lawyer arrives with a photograph and tale of a missing heir, sparking a tense moment as old family forces collide with a dream of returning to a kinder land. Pepita's fear betrays the truth. the stranger's claim unsettles their fragile future.
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John Donahue Duncannon
Pepita
Juanita
Duncannon
John
Mary Chalmers
America
Knowles
New York
Harvey
Smith
England
John Duncannon
Donahue Duncannon
Weaker Vessel Comment From Mrs Norman Whitehouse
Mrs Norman Whitehouse, a former suffragist now in the leather business, said at a New York tea that women should succeed in business. She recounted a gypsy tent fortune telling scene and noted a charity turkey raffle offered at low prices as a light anecdote.
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Norman Whitehouse
New York
Palmist
Thunderbolts discovery noted by curious stranger
A garrulous stranger quotes a scientist who has discovered how to hurl thunderbolts. A crusty old gentleman, absorbed in a book, dismisses the claim and asserts his name is Smith, not Ajax, in a Birmingham Age-Herald style exchange.
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Ajax
Smith
Birmingham Age-Herald
Literal Persistent Commercial Traveler Departure
A brief stage exchange shows a busy manufacturer approving a new departure as a traveler presents a literal and persistent commerce oriented scene. The dialogue implies a proposal or plan set in a shop or workshop atmosphere.
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Labor Department
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Gealer
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