Senator Byrne Honors Washington With Self Named President Pro Tem
Albany dispatch describes Senator William T. Byrne delivering a Washington birthday eulogy in the New York Senate. He adjourned in respect and proclaimed himself President pro tem, prompting a silent chamber. The piece urges turning holidays into serious study of great leaders’ words and principles.
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Albany
New York
William T. Byrne
George Washington
Senate
Sclons
Washington
Lincoln
Jackson
Roosevelt
She's Goin Somewhere The Ford Freighter Slides Into the Lake
A Lorain crowd witnessed Henry Ford II’s freighter launch with a man declaring pride in helping build her. The old carpenter drew a comparison to small boats as the ship moved from the ways and began its lake journey.
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Henry Ford
Lorain
Henry Ford II
Lakes
Train safety record highlights four railways with no passenger deaths
A 1923 summary notes four railroad systems operated without a passenger death: Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and Chicago and Eastern Illinois. The piece credits employee care and responsibility, urging continued caution this year. A Manistee incident reports a shooting? Bill May and a store incident are mentioned amid varied local notes and a jab about Mr Webster seeking vice presidency again.
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James
Mws
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Atchison
Yesterday's Ohio and national anniversaries list
A compact chronicle of historical anniversaries and notable births and events with Ohio figures like David Atchison Edwin Cowles Warren G Harding and Brand Whitlock. Includes dates from 1849 to 1921 and mentions of conventions opening today across multiple states and associations.
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David R. Atchison
United States
Henry Smith
Texas
Los Angeles
Calif
Kentucky
Newfoundland
Anna Gould
Jar Gould
New York
Count Boni de Castellane
Edwin Cowles
Republican Party
Ohio
Cleveland
South Africa
St. Patrick's Day
Wilson
Taft
League of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Cooholse
Massachusetts
Cleveland—National Machine Tool Builders’ Association
Durham
N. C
North Carolina League of Women Voters
Columbus
Ohio Retail Furniture Cealers’ Association
Junction City
Kas
Kansas Independent Telephone <Association
Amarillo
Pandanile Live Stock Producers’ Association
Elyria Sign Erected in Past Described Debris and Banter
A garbled reminiscence recalls a sign in Elyria read as the city bragging of being 100 percent and not burning with humor about nougarcs and worms. It mentions local figures such as CE Lozier, references Teapot Dome, and a presidential year without clear dates. The piece blends jokes about weather, radio bugs, and a birthday party for Saunders with casual notes on old residents and chores.
Inaugural Day Edges Lent Prelude Across Cities
Today marks events before Lent in several places. St Paul observes an anniversary tied to civil initiatives begun a century ago by Elisha Harris. Delegates meet in Cleveland for national convention planning. Municipal elections and a presidential primary occur in New Jersey. The American Railway Association discusses traffic and a Texarkana council plans missionary cooperation. Indiana Governor Warren T. McCray faces twelve indictments.
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Shreve
United States
St. Paul
Elisha Harris
U.S
Cleveland
MoUs
New Orleans
Pensico
American Electro Raiway Association
St. Louis
Baptist General Assocation of America
Missionary Baptist Churches of the
Cupid Promoter Comes Off With A Cause In Verse
A rustic ditty by Abe Martin jokes that Dan Cupid ranks as the most popular yet untrustworthy promoter of romance. It mocks winter days filled with coughs and quiet, hinting at social schemes and playful mischief in a small town.
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Dan Cupid
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
A reflective essay on optimism and realism using the ostrich metaphor from South Africa. It notes a Swedish inventor’s fog making device and jokes about public speakers, then profiles Arthur Kavanagh’s retirement from National City Bank after fifty years as an office boy.
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Grove Patterson
Arthur Kavanagh
Benak
National City Bank
Geus
Women enter national politics on equal footing says Sabin
Mrs. Sabin, president of the Women’s National Republican Club, argues women progress in national politics stems from citizenship responsibility. She says education in practical politics has moved women beyond welfare issues to taxation and immigration, urging voters to compare candidates by merit, not sex.
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O.shia
Ational Politica
Sabin
National Republican Club
Kow
Loyalty as Emphasis in Teacher Questionnaire
Eight Princeton teachers list loyalty as the top emef word in language. They judge a person who taxes money from an institution yet betrays that concern as dishonest and unlikely to be a good citizen. If not joyful, one should quit to remain honorable.
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Princeton
Ant
Poems honoring a steadfast leader in old war times
From Tearsson s Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington the poem lauds a leader who chose duty over self. It extols burial, memory, and civic duty as paths to lasting fame. His example should inspire nations across ages, with honor and devotion enduring forever.
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Tearsson
Duke of Wellington
Humada
Garden Association Plan to Test Child Vegetable Gardens
Fifteen years ago the Hon Garden Association planned a project to test children planting more vegetables and flowers with prizes. Mrs Olive Monroe the pioneer moving picture theatre founder here faced bankruptcy. County commissioners reduced jail prisoner care fare from 50c to 50c per day.
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Hon Garden Association
Olive Monroe
Moving Picture Theatre
Local Notices of Deaths and Drills
Henry Wick Jr died of spinal meningitis. Earl Francis Young, a colored man, died at Kate Moore's home under suspected murder as authorities investigate. Attorney J. H. Leonard sustained a fractured skull after being thrown from a cart while attempting to break a colt. Company B OlN G received a consignment of Springfield rifles and began active drilling to practice use.
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Earl Francis
Kate Moore
J. H. Leonard
Rowell Poised as Canada's First Ambassador to Washington
The Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell of Toronto emerges as the leading candidate for Canada’s first ambassador to Washington. A Liberal in Ontario politics, he has long shaped Dominion public life as Privy Council President and party leader. Rowell is a lawyer who backed Prohibition and promoted workmen’s compensation, shorter hours for women and children, and factory reforms. He served as a Canadian representative at the Imperial War Conference in London during the war.
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Newton Wesley Rowell
Toronto
Washington
United States
Privy Council of Canada
Liberal Party
Ontario
Dominion
Ise
Rowell
Ontario Legislative Assembly
Canada
London
Archbishop Temple Named Likely Successor to Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury plans to resign soon and Bishop William Temple of Manchester is set to succeed. Temple, a Labour peer in the House of Lords, has held roles as King’s chaplain, Westminster Abbey canon, Repton headmaster, Oxford philosophy lecturer, and Manchester bishop. He is married to Frances Anson and claims lineage to Lady Godiva through his mother.
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Canterbury
All England
William Temple
Manchester
House of Lords
Labor Party
Canon Temple
Westminister
Minis
James Ramsay MacDonald
King George
Queen Mary
Church of England
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Primata
Repton
Westminiter Abbey
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Frances Anson
Godiva
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Mercia
Spring Rice
Frank Lascelles
Berlin
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