World News Roundup Points to War, Debt and Famine
A sweeping world news digest reports Salvation Army leader Evangeline Booth warning of a severe winter industrial downturn, police actions after liquor seizures in Wisconsin, bank arrest in North Dakota, mass vaudeville layoffs in New York, and pension grants in Tennessee. Also noted are diplomatic moves in Europe, uprisings in Russia and Ireland, famine in Moscow and Petrograd, and naval movements in Lisbon and Gibraltar along with arrests, fires, and accidents across multiple nations.
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Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
United States
New York
National inquiry probes surplus war material diversion
Federal inquiry links millions in surplus road building equipment handed to states for road work with cases of sale at low prices. War Department and Justice pursue guilty states and individuals as Congress weighs a full investigation. Senators Wadsworth and MacGregor marshal evidence for Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Washington, D. C
War Department
Congress
James W. Wadsworth
Clarence MacGregor
New York
Department of Justice
Convict Killed as Rioters Attack Shirt Factory at State Penitentiary
In McAlester Oklahoma one convict died and guards were assaulted as inmates seized the shirt factory at the State Penitentiary. Mark Whitehead a life term from Wittburg County was killed while attempting to rush guards. Rioters wrecked machinery and windows after planning the attack days earlier.
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McAlester
Okla
State Penitentiary
Mark Whitehead
Wittburg County
Bergdoll Escape Pot of Gold Demanded by Federal Custodian
Washington The 105000 dollar pot of gold tied to Grover Bergdoll's escape is demanded by the Federal Government. Colonel Thomas W. Miller Alien Property Custodian informed Chairman John A. Peters that he has asked Bergdoll's mother Emma C. Bergdoll for an accounting of the funds.
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Washington
Grover
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Thomas W. Miller
John A. Peters
Special
House Committee
Emma C. Bergdoll
Alpha Pi Society discusses expanding college aid for poor youths
The annual Alpha Pi Society convention debated making college education more accessible to every youth. L A Brookover of Zanesville, the society's financial secretary, led the movement to extend aid for poor boys early in life.
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Edar Point
Alpha Pi Society
National
L.A. Brookover
Zanesville
Largest flaxseed movement hits Great Lakes area Toledo
Two boat loads of 160 000 bushels each arrived forming part of a 500 000 bushel order to be stored in Toledo. The Winnipeg origin load yielded 85000 in duty tax for the Toledo customs office. A second load from Duluth followed.
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Toledo
Great Lakes
Winnipeg
Toledo Customs Office
Duluth
National socialist lecturer hissed off Boone streets
Mrs Tha Crouch Jett, a national socialist lecturer from New York, was pelted with pastry and escorted from the Boone streets after allegedly criticizing the current form of government. A near riot followed the disturbance.
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Boone
Iowa
Tha Crouch
Jett
Iron
New York
United States
Pacific Cable Project Moves Forward Under Government Plan
Washington notes reveal government backed trans Pacific cable construction with potential private sector involvement. Secretary Charles J. Hughes endorses the plan and President Harding approves in letters published by Senator Wesley L. Jones, outlining the federal role and timing.
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Pacific Cable
Washington
Charles J. Hughes
Harding
Wesley L. Jones
Countess Castiglione and the Rimless Hat Fashion
A historical note recalls Countess Castiglione of Paris who popularized the rimless hat after a dog in St. Cloud chewed away the brim of her straw hat. The beauty, famed in the Second Empire, was seen returning to Place Vendome wearing the remaining crown and rose garland, inspiring the new style.
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Countess Castiglione
Paris
Eugenie
la Castiglione
St. Cloud
Vendome
Heroines of the South Seas described by early voyagers
The passage reviews 18th century South Seas literature noting how early explorers and Cook describe Tahitian women as charming and social. It cites Quinos and Lima as comparisons, with Cook claiming women are couture in conversation, reflecting on the South Sea style as discussed by Rob wi Morse Lovett in Asia Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Seas
Marquesas
Quinos
Lima
Robwi Morse Lovett
Asia Magazine
Four Epidemic Centers Of Bubonic Plague Identified
Excerpt discusses epicenters in Mesopotamia and the Himalayas with a fourth in Uganda. It notes plague control hinges on rats and fleas. Includes a humorous misprint from the Miami Herald and a note on night closing of wild flowers.
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World
Mesopotamia
Himalayas
Uganda
Africa
Character and smile reveal true nature in quotes
A reflection on how facial expressions expose character. Some people never smile, they only grin, suggesting a skeptical view of hidden emotions and social masks.
Cincinnati Markets Demand Mixed Farm Goods and Livestock Prices
Market report lists prices for corn, hay, wheat, butter, eggs, live poultry, cattle, calves, and sheep. Corn and wheat price ranges shown. hay valued per ton. dairy and poultry rates given. cattle and sheep classifications with varied quality brackets. Includes steers, heifers, canners, stock animals, and lambs with associated price bands.
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Port Washington
W C
Milwaukee
Beéiseker
Fessenden
N. D
Fargo
Tennessee Pension Board
Nashville
Nin
Warren G. Harding
Near East Relief Committee
York
Greece
State Senate
Atlanta
Southeast
Alex Nowa
Pond Hill
Wilkesbarre
Burlington Railroad
Missouri River
Kansas City
Arthur Lube
Unity
Wis
George Harberger
Len Small Ofllinois
Springfield
W. Erd
Euphrata, Wash
Borden Farm Products Company
Chicago
Reval
Russia
Nikolai Lenin
Rangoon
Rangoon-Mandalay
Irmid Peninsula
Constantinople
Hughes
Amerin
Albrecht
Leonid Bolshevist
Riga
Rome
Platiop
Michael J. Curley
St. Avaeee
London
Stettin
Germany
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Almeida
Charles F. Hughes
Michigan
Lieut
Carl Derby Gunther
Frankfort
Ind
Corporal L. C. Rogers
Hillsboro
Tex
Weissentham Field
Coblenz
de Valera
Dail ‘Eireann
Moscow
Petrograd
Astrachan
Supreme Council
Boulogne
Upper Silesia
Millerand
Havre
Bretage
Melilla
Morocco
Madrid
Berlin
Fascisti
Bonomi
Grosse
Danube River
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Kola Bight
Vardee
Norway
Edward Kinne
Washtenaw Circuit Court
Ann Arbor, Mich
Janes T. Kent
National Soldiers’ Home
Danville
Weeks
Senate
Borah
China
Commerce Department
William H. Gale
Hongkong
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Lord Northcliffe
States
Pup
Miami
Herald
Cincinnati
Clermont County Agricultural Society
Owensville, Ohio
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