If the Light Had Lasted
A sick Cambridge student dreams of a hopeful life cut short as he reflects on love, loss, and missed chances. In a sunlit room with cherished books, he writes farewell notes to his mother and to Kate, then dies as the day ends and a racquet game ends with a shard of light.
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Milady
Cambridge
Stephen
Anacreon
Bullen
Elia
Broadway
Yale
New Haven
Prue
Aurelia
Bret Harte
Moliere
Keats
Eugene Field Shelby
Austin Dobson
Fortuny
Daddy
Semi-formal Tailleur Fashion for Hope-Chest Lingerie
Julia Bottomley surveys semi-formal tailleurs and matching pieces, praising light, dainty fabrics like crepe de chine and voile, trimmed with lace and handwork. The piece notes Paris influence, luxury fabrics, and practical yet elegant ensembles for landing passengers and society events.
Health effects of sunlight variability and ultraviolet exposure
The Forum piece by Edward B. Free notes ultraviolet rays vary with the sun and can kill bacteria, cure rickets in mild doses, and cause sunburn. It speculates daily health mood shifts might relate to ultraviolet fluctuations, awaiting further investigation.
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Edward B. Free
Prohibition Appointments Seek Business Leaders for 22 Posts
Lincoln C. Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, plans to recruit 22 prohibition administrators from top business executives. He has met with the Citizen's Committee of 1,000 including Robert H. Gary and John D. Rockefeller Jr to secure capable leaders who will serve with limited pay. Pending promotions from state directors and overseas delays complicate final selections for the posts in the mainland, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii.
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Washington
Lincoln CC. Andrews
the Treasury
Prohibition Enforcement Organization
Mr. Andrews
Citizen's Committee
Robert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Andrews
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Prohibition
Europe
Young model jailed after hotel death inquest
Miss Freda Uhl, 22, of Parkersburg West Virginia, jailed in Chicago pending coroner's inquest into the death of Thomas Toner 32 of New York. Toner died of heart disease after a night in a Chicago hotel following a trip from Dayton Ohio. Uhl said they arrived from Dayton and Toner grew ill after a night meal, moaned, and died before a doctor arrived.
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Chicago
Freda Uhl
Parkersburg
W. Va
Thomas Toner
New York City
Toner
Uhl
Dayton
Ohio
John Coolidge Promoted Acting Corporal at Camp Devens
John Coolidge son of President Coolidge was made acting Corporal of his squad in Company C Third Battalion during the Citizens Military Training Camp at Camp Devens Massachusetts. The promotion followed his prior experience two summers earlier at a similar camp.
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Camp
Devens
Mass
John Coolidge
President Coolidge
Citizens’ Military Training Camp
John
Bethlehem Steel buys homes for employees in plan
New York reports Bethlehem Steel Corporation announces that 8,400 employees have purchased homes valued at 18 million dollars under the company home-owning plans. The program aims to expand employee home ownership.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Fire Ignores Lumber Plant in Chattanooga Loss Estimated
A large fire destroyed Willingham & Co. lumber plant in Chattanooga Tennessee with an estimated loss around 125000 dollars. The fire's origin remains unknown.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Willingham & Co
Mother's Thirty Year Search Finds Missing Daughter
Mrs Ida Reed of Edwardsville completed a thirty year hunt for her child when a Tacoma Washington woman Nettie May Fuller informed her of the whereabouts of her missing daughter Edward Reed, who had learned from a man about a sister in Wooster Ohio where the family once lived after the father died.
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Edwardsville
Ida Reed
Nettie May Fuller
Tacoma
Wash
Wooster
Ohio
Controversy Over War Fleet Blame Prompted by Chinaman Tale
Col Lorillard Spencer of New York discussed culpability among World War I aircraft officers. He recounted a fable where a Chinaman judges two uglier men, concluding both are worse, as a critique of shifting blame.
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Col. Lorillard Spencer
New York
Contortionist Sam Targeted by Hidden Job Faker
A janitor in an uptown apartment shared a small room with an apparently unemployed friend. The friend was revealed to have been employed all along and exploiting Sam as an easy mark. Sam accused the fraud over the phone, declaring the other must “eat yourself and sleep yourself.”
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Sam
Big Boy
Indianapolis News
Census of Insects Counts U S Species for Forecasts
The Department of Agriculture begins a nationwide census of insects resident in and visiting the United States. It will cover careers, habits, and living conditions of foreign born, naturalized, and indigenous species to help experts forecast entomological cycles.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Remember Myrtle and the Hotel Book Fish Registry
A light exchange recalls Myrtle and the idea of finding just as good fish in the sea, segueing to examining the hotel book to see which fish are registered. The dialogue evokes exploration of accommodations and the catch within.
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Myrtle
London physician says children not born bad
Dr Marion Mackenzie, a renowned London child physician, asserts that children are formed by their parents rather than born with inherent flaws.
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Marion Mackenzie
London
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Rockefeller, JR
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Coolidge
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Malden, Mass
Cincinnati
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