Bonus marchers clash with police as troops restore order
Washington violence erupts as the bonus army confronts police after being ordered to evacuate demolished buildings. 8,000 troops from Fort Myer deployed with tear gas and gas masks to break the encampments and burn derelict shacks, sending veterans toward Johnstown.
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Hoover
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Bonus Army
Treasury
Mr. Hoover
Fort Myer
Anacostia
Potomac
Johnstown
Smithsonian expedition probes Jivaro head hunters in Ecuador
An expedition led by Matthew Stirling of the Smithsonian begins a two month jungle trek into Jivaro country along the Pastaza Morena Upano Santiago rivers to study head hunting rites and drugs. The tribes dye severed heads black and prize hair as the seat of the soul while Maikoa induces visions, guiding warriors through ritual beliefs and feud dynamics.
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Ecuador
Matthew Stirling
Smithsonian Institution
Pastaza
Morena
Upano Santiago
Mr. Stirling
The Understudy Quip from Munich Fliegende Blaetter
A quotation from Fliegende Blaetter Munich notes a witty exchange about choices and a dancer, capturing a theatrical joke about a daughter torn between study and dance and the punchline about her legs.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Munich
Stern Truth Teacher What tense is I am beautiful
A classroom exchange questions tense of I am beautiful as pupils answer past. The speaker notes endurance under pressure and frames a nightly effort as not a feat but a necessity. The fragment hints at a didactic or moral tone in a school setting.
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Congress
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
Tilson
House
Ancient Persian necropolis unearthed near Tepe Hissar
An expedition at Tepe Hissar near Damghan Persia uncovers graves of a 4000 year old people. The site reveals a large necropolis with mortuary gear exposed to sunlight. Leader Dr Schmidt notes the awe inspiring scene and suggests possible links to India and Mesopotamia.
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Damghan
Persia
India
Mesopotamia
Schmidt
Now On Chorus Girl to Wed Next Week
Pauline plans to marry next week while the comedian notes a speaking part at last. Stray Stories comments on Uncle Sam spending money and waste.
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Alfred E. Smith
Elihu Root
Newton D. Baker
John J. Pershing
William Sims
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