France eyes payment on World War I debt to United States
Sentiment in France shifts toward paying the 19 million installment stalled by last December chamber vote. France aims to equal Britain, seeks moratorium discussions, and fears credit damage from default. If paid by June 15, a moratorium extension may be possible. Herriot warns against prolonging the misunderstanding with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
M. Herriot
Japan Claims Mandated Islands As Naval Prize
Japan asserts the mandated islands are theirs and argues the postwar agreement meant annexation of former German colonies. Other nations say Japan must return the islands upon leaving the League of Nations. The dispute raises a legal question about possession versus international duty and the strategic value of 1,600 islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
League of Nations
Tokio
Age of the world and earth’s age debate
Smithsonian Institute reports the universe at about three billion years old, a figure that surpasses prior estimates and fuels further speculative calculations. The piece notes public interest in dating the earth, while acknowledging limited evidence for events earlier than a few thousand years and that earlier history remains largely conjecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institute
Artiquty
National effort aims to preserve American folk songs
The article notes a wealth of folk songs across the United States from private collections in the South and lumber camps to the West. It cites radio and modern music spreading culture but warns many songs risk being lost, prompting Congress to assemble a national folk song collection with broad public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U States
Jim North
Congress
Pablc
New Soviet Rule Requires Moscow Ramps Aired Twice Daily
The Oakland Tribune reports a new Soviet regulation mandating airing of all ramps in Moscow boarding houses at least twice daily with open doors and possibly windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Oakland Tribune
History repeats itself in new milestone
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that history repeats as recent years yield notable milestones we hope not to repeat, underscoring a reflective view of current trends and past patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Place To Sleep That’s All
Fragmented lines discuss a local view of home for youth and a nurse married to a careful husband. Dispatches describe an African tribe with a secret language among women. A local man jokes about his bedridden wife. A football hero face the drawback of being at the bottom of the pile.
Things Not Done Before and Human Nature Snippets
A collection of aphorisms and musings about daring progress and individual courage. Portions praise leading instead of following, claim dangers and doubts, and reference Florida mosquitoes, religious paths, theft of a Texas church, and human curiosity. The tone resembles a periodical's collage of quotes.
Hollywood Executives Face Salary Cuts Amid Hard Times
The article depicts industry belt-tightening with executives forced to accept steep pay reductions. It notes star salaries dwindling from high weekly sums to far smaller figures as film studios slash costs and workers watch deteriorating fortunes across Hollywood.
Dormitory Office Scene Infirmed Woman Seeks Help
A woman with a distressed face entered a dormitory office and sank into a chair, saying she felt weak while addressing a doctor about her condition. The fragment suggests a medical or welfare moment in a campus setting.
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L Fey
The Tongue Told The Doctor To Rest The Patient
A fragmentary column presents quips and headlines about manners, dating, and social habits. It mentions a physician advising rest, jokes about dining norms, and stray phrases about golf, driving, and dating in a satirical style. The passage reads as a collage of humorous captions and ad like lines.
Anniversaries listed for notable figures across centuries
A digest of birthdays and deaths of public figures: John Trier born in Virginia, Isaac M Wise in Bohemia, Frank Leslie in England, Wilhelm Liebknecht in Germany, Amelia E Barr in England, Henry White in Baltimore, Matthew B Sellers in Baltimore. Noted dates span 1790 through 1932.
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John Trier
Virginia
Greanwar
Richmond
Isaac M. Wise
Cincinnati
Tsader
Bohemia
Frank Leslie
New York
England
Wilhelm Liebknecht
Amelia E. Barr
Henry White
Baltimore
Lenox
Mass
Matthew B. Sellers
Naval Air Service
Bern
Irvington
N. Y
Today in history highlights of notable deaths and events
On this day 712 Emanuel Swedenborg founder of a church died. 1811 Horseshoe Bend marked a turning point against American Indian power. 1868 John Gray said to be last Revolution soldier died at 106 in Ohio. 1912 Captain Robert F Scott perished in an Arctic blizzard.
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Emanuel Swedenboro
Horseshoe Bend
Alabama
John Gray
Ohio
Robert F. Scott
Notable Figures Born Across Nations and Professions
A compilation notes birthdays of prominent figures including Elihu Thomson an engineer born in England, Dr. Ales Hrdiicka an anthropologist curator born in Bohemia, Chaster D. Pugzslev a Peekskill lawyer banker and philanthropist, Mrs. Larz Anderson an author, Raymond M. Hood a New York architect, Joseph Cawthorn an actor, Warner Baxter a Columbus born film star, Dr. George H. Lorke a Toronto librarian, and H Spencer Jones the British Astronomer Royal, with ages ranging from 37 to 64 years.
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Elihu Thomson
Lynn Mass
England
Ales Hrdiicka
U. S. National Museum
Bohemia
Chaster D. Pugzslev
Peekskill
N. Y
Larz Anderson
Washington and
Brookline
Mass
Boston
Raymond M. Hood
New York
Pawtucket
R. I
Joseph Cawthorn
California
Azo
Warner Baxter
Columbus
Ohio
George H. Lorke
Toronto
Canada
H. Spencer Jones
Proper Training Shapes Strong Minds in Youth
The text argues that uneducated children rush into danger while trained youths grow into capable, disciplined adults. It asserts success comes from mastering temper and following proper methods to gain mental strength and direction in life.
Bum pays fare with stamps on freight train trip
A bum rode a freight train thirty miles from Dallas to Fort Worth and repaid the railroad company with thirty cents in postage stamps. He explained in a letter that he pays a cent per mile for all his travels.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Nations Boost Import of American Automobiles
Belgium Japan Union of South Africa and Australia are importing more American automobiles than a year ago, signaling rising demand across these markets. The shift expands U S auto export reach and reflects stronger overseas consumer interest.
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Belgium
Japan
Union of South Africa
Australia
Violence Flares In Zeigler Illinois Mine War
March 29 Zeigler sees a machine gun at city hall and martial law style patrols as police question suspicious individuals. Deputy sheriffs arrive from Benton to curb outbreaks tied to the United Mine Workers and Progressive Miners Union dispute amid mine field unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Horner
City Hall
Progressive Miners Union
Zeigler
Franklin Field
United Mine Workers of America
Community notices from Town Line area events
Local residents attended a B P V party in Penfield and visits span Elyria Grafton and Oberlin. Several members joined Home Makers Club meetings with lectures on home nursing. Travel included trips to La Grange Rochester Cleveland and Arkansas with family visits and hospital recoveries noted.
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Town Line
Erwin
Leland Howard
Penfield
Morris Tran
Elyria
Frank Jones
James
Geraldine Dunlap
Elyria Hospital
Edith
Emma Tran
Homemakers Club
Elizabeth Swears
Grafton
Miss Paddock
Oberlin
Milton Letson
Arkansas
Fred Schubert
Eaton
Brran Seely
Community Notes From Clarkfield and Surrounding Areas
Clarkfield and nearby towns report family visits and social calls including Wilbur Minns and Garfield Minns from Akron to C H Burrows home. Attendees at Miss Rose Barnes funeral in Wakeman and residents visiting relatives in Elyria Norwalk Rochester and Cleveland. Vermin contest ends with 400 mice 155 mice 333 sparrows and 24 starlings. banquet to losers. Everson mother of Mrs Moore dies Friday during care period.
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Clarksfield
Wilbur Minns
Garfield Minns
Akron
C. H. Burrows
Mary Shafer
Alice Zimmerman
Huron
George Barnes
Sarah Barnes
Elmer Barnes
Rose Barnes
Wakeman
Alfred Ahlgrim
Elyria
John Ahltgrim
Harry Gorrell
Cleveland
Grange
Jake Binder
John Ansenm
Beatrice Merrill
Homer Merri
Clarence Rounds
Frank Sutherland
Rochester
Hate Underhill
Alfred Daniel
New London
Albert Welfo
Iain
LaGrange
Sharie Puder
Jane
Kinnel
Vir. Baker
Margarete Folten
Carl Searles
Norwalk
Sarah Merrill
Emery Merrill
Irving Stocking
Courtland Warner
Frida
Owen Thomas
Alphonso Thomas
Rey
Broadway Decline Described as Honk Tonk Era of New York
The report paints Broadway as a derelict showfront with cheap 25-cent films and decayed venues. It notes dozens of penny‑ and nickel‑a‑drive halls, tawdry fronts, dim lights, and illegal post cards, with panders, pornographic displays, and four‑star hotels losing dignity. It contrasts past celebrities and grand nights with today’s perceived decline.
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New York
Broadway
Variety
Coney Island
Circle
Herald Square
Rue Blondell
Jessie Reed the famed chorus girl of the era
The era’s most talked about chorus girl was Jessie Reed a Titian haired beauty with peach complexion. She attracted various suitors and was pursued by different men on several nights. She reigned five years before a string of marital tumult and sudden disappearance.
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Jessie Reed
Texas
Ma Schie Singer: Broadway’s Enduring Times Square Figure
The text recalls Ma Schie, a longtime Times Square presence, who has run a single store through decades and many ventures. It notes her relocation uptown after a life on Broadway, her constant street presence, and how famed names fade to mere curiosities in the changing cityscape.
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Ma” Schiesinger
Times Square
Broadway
Broadway Clock Promotes Malt With Beer Dreams
A Broadway electrical clock now advertises a malt drink and plans to feature real beer. The clock chimes at quarter hours with the line How Dry I Am citing the dry sentiment in a satirical interlude.
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Broadway
Melancholy bull pup finds new life with a young girl
A sad looking bull pup sits among mixed puppies on 49th street as a finely dressed girl and her aristocratic mother pass by. A chauffeur in Plum liverage arrives and takes the pup to a waiting limousine, making it a prince among pups at Bardad, or so the tale ends with kismet.
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49Th Street
Bardad
Kismet
Reporter Fumbles On Assignment Sparks Editor’s Bustling Hunt
Stanley Walker, town editorial figure, dons a Sherlock Holmes hat and pipe to search the newsroom floor for clues after a reporter trips on an assignment. He says the scene amuses and humbles both him and the reporter.
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Stanley Walker
Traiis
Walker and Vanity Fair editor in witty misprint tale
A playful reminiscence notes a spelling error by Walker, the night desk telegram to Stanislaus Walker, and William Harlandale rising as Vanity Fair’s leading editor. It recalls Yale days with Harkness Hoot founder activity and ends with a grandma’s humorous hairbrush quip after a windy hat chase.
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William Harlandale
Vanity Fair
New York
Yale
Harkness Hoot
Islington Borough Reports Overcrowding With One-Room Families
Islington, a borough within Tondon, records more than 15,000 residents living in a single room household cases. Local officials note dense housing patterns and call for housing policy review to address overcrowding.
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Islington
Tondon
Pageant of the Season by Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club
The Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club presented the Pageant of the Season at Avon Lake School Auditorium on March 28 at 8 o'clock. Soloists include Miss Rena Titus Mrs Frank Kavanaugh Miss Marian Sponseller of Wellington and Claire Tillock of Lorain. Twenty five children in costume with Ann Darling to dance. Committee led by Mrs E A Scammon Avon chairman with Mrs RR J Kihm Mrs William Schabel and Miss Frank Kavanaugh.
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Avon Lake
Avon-on-the-Lake
RR. J. Kihm
William Schabel
Frank Kavanaugh
Fraternity Dance Attendee Mary Louise Mitchell Named
Mary Louise Mitchell attended the Fa Delta Nas fraternity dance held at Avon Park with Gill Bost of Cleveland.
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Mary Louise Mitchell
Avon Park
Gill Bost
Cleveland
A. A. U. Track Meeting Attended by Snyder Family
Mrs. C. J. Snyder and her daughter June joined Martha Deasy at the A. A. U. Track Meeting held Saturday evening in the Cleveland Auditorium.
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C. J. Snyder
June
Martha Deasy
Cleveland Auditorium
Girl Scout Birthday Party Honors Alice Barth on Lake Road
The Cardinal Patrol of the Girl Scouts held a birthday party for Alice Barth at Dorothy Eble's home on Lake Road Saturday afternoon. Scouts present included Rosemary Kilem Lucile and Virginia Smith Alice Barth and Alice Warner with guests Jean Roberts of Cleveland and Rosalind Mitchell of the Poppy Patrol. Games and contests followed by a dainty lunch prepared by Mrs. Eble.
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Cardinal Patrol
Girl Scouts
Alice Barth
Dorothy Eble
Lake Road
Rosemary Kilem
Lucile
Virginia Smith
Alice Warner
Jean Roberts
Cleveland
Rosalind Mitchell
Poppy Patrol
Eble
Track Team at Cleveland Meet with Pole Vault Tie
Edmund Schuster Douglas Mc Cutcheon Harold Holmes Billy Hall Hugh Kane George Kliner and their teachers J L Oppelt D Yocum attended a track meeting in Cleveland Saturday. Harold Holmes tied for second place in the pole vault during the afternoon.
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Cleveland
Edmund Schuster
Douglas McCutcheon
Harold Holmes
Billy Hall
Hugh Kane
George Kliner
J. L. Oppelt
D. Yocum
Avon Lake Alumni Board Party Set for March 30
The Avon Lake Alumni schedule a board party at Park Hall on Thursday evening March 30.
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Avon Lake
Park Hall
Weekend visits span Cleveland and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Hugh Fitzgerald spent Saturday in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs Ed Minard of Sheffield called on Mr and Mrs Ed Mitchell Sunday evening. Joe Walker visited his parents, the Alvins Walker, Sunday. Dolores and Richard Schneider vacationed with their parents, Mr and Mrs Joe Schneider, over the weekend. Florence Martensen of Cleveland stayed with her parents, the Geo Martensens of Lear Road, for a weekend visit. Mrs Pearl Smith, who had been visiting in Akron, returned home Saturday evening. Annette Schwenderman spent the weekend with family.
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Hugh Fitzgerald
Cleveland
Ed Minard
Sheffield
Ed Mitchell
Joe Walker
Alvin Walker
Dolores Schneider
Richard Schneider
Amherst
Joe Schneider
Florence Martensen
Geo Martensen
Lear Road
Pearl Smith
Akron
Annette Schwenderman
Nussdorfer Family Dinner Hosts Highlight
Several days the past week, Mrs. Teena Brown visited her mother Mrs. Snyder in Ruggles. Sunday, KE J Nussdorfer and family joined Mr. and Mrs. W H Nussdorfer of Bay Village for dinner.
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Archie Stretton
Cleveland
Teena Brown
Snyder
Ruggles
KE. J. Nussdorfer
Burr
Mary
T. J. Nussdorfer
Teddy
Adrian
W. H. Nussdorfer
Bay Village
Perfect Attendance Marked by 27 Years in Sun day School
Fred J. Heil of Pittsburgh received a bar pin for another year of perfect attendance at Sunday school. He has not missed a class in 27 years, sparking talk of an All-American attendance record.
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Pittsburgh
Fred J. Heil
Manila Public Schools Form Parent Teacher Associations
Public schools across Manila organize Parent Teacher Associations to boost student welfare and school community involvement. Officials say PTA chapters unify teachers, parents, and administrators to support curricula, events, and student services.
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Manila
David Rush Wins All England Lace Knitting Contest
David Rush, aged 83, won the All England lace knitting contest held in Leighton Buzzard.
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David Rush
Leighton Buzzard
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Hudnutt
Seematter
Elyria Postoffice
J. Clare George
City
Lorain
John W. Cullen
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Mandated Islands
Doubtiing
Florida
Hollywood
Moving Picture World
Star
Erie
Azaya
Sallys
Famots Flats
Great Plains
Sharps
Illinois
Caleb Bragg
Cyril Crummins
Deimomen’s
Bustanoby's
57Th Street
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Howard B. Somers
Alfred Alten
Second St
Blue Bird Restaurant
Court St
Murbach Coal
Eldorread Tire and Supply Co
Chas. A. Gibson
Church of the Nazarene
Bower Drug Store
Francis Smith Block
Broad Street
Harry W. Beiter Co
Elyria Owned
Beiter
Greyhound
East Ninth & Superior Avenue
Buckeye Stages
West Third and
Superior Avenue
Short
East Ninth Street
Lake Shore Electric
Public Square
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