Motors Replace Dogs In Cascades Motor Sleigh Run
A spectacular test crossing of the Cascades shows a motor sleigh conquering deep snow passes and gulleys while photographs in Popular Mechanics capture key moments. The piece argues gasoline power could replace dog sledges for Alaska post trails, easing human hardship and canine labor. It mentions a Snoqualmie pass rescue as a minor episode in the journey.
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Cascades
First Army
Snoqualmie Pass
Alaska
Jack London
Burglar Veterans Return to Theft Says London Official
A London police official notes burglars who served in the army choose theft as a chosen trade. He cites a Victoria Cross winner among criminals and a regiment captain recalls a corporal with many honors who called himself a professional thief. The officer adds the man regretted not being able to mark burglary on his papers.
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London
Nicaragua Asks U S For Intervention Over Costa Rica Invasion
The Nicaraguan Legation accuses Costa Rica of assembling large forces near the frontier and asks the United States to send troops to prevent an invasion. General Tinoco allegedly massed about 6000 troops near Gua ... disarmed Costa Rican rebels and neutrality is claimed. The State Department is probing the crisis as Nicaragua seeks protection amid regional upheaval.
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Union News Services
Washington
Nicaragua
United States
Costa Rica
State Department
Nicaraguan Legation
Tinoco
Vnal
Liberal Party
Zelaya
Gruanacaste
Irias
Sediles
Santos
Buca
Usaga
Prices and hardship described from Moscow to Omsk
An American businessman named Dillon, touring postwar Russia, reports February prices for horse meat at 30 rubles per pound, dog meat 12 rubles, rye flour 800 rubles per poud and potatoes 240 rubles. He traveled from Moscow on February 9 via Penza, Saratov, Uralsk, Orenburg, Samara, Ufa, reaching Omsk on April 2. He notes widespread nationalization, desolate former business districts, costly cab rides, and scarce matches, with the ruble at 50 cents.
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Omsk
Moscow
Dillon
Penza
Saratov
Uralsk
Orenburg
Samara
Ufa
Six Recaptured Seven Still at Large in Louisville Escape
Thirteen prisoners escaped from the city workhouse by forcing gates. Seventy three men were in the yard when the break occurred as guards dined. Within three hours police recaptured six. seven remain at large. Superintendent Peters said planning evidence exists.
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Louisville
Workhouse
Andrew Chism
Clifton
Highland
John H. Peters
Suspected anarchists rounded up in Cleveland raids
Police swept through Cleveland rounds up suspected anarchists. Six men were taken from one home two held for federal authorities. A suspected I. W. W. member found with dynamite fuses and sulfuric acid. Twenty others arrested also held for federal authorities.
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Cleveland
IWW Members Reindicted for Conspiracy Against Government
In Wichita Kansas a special grand jury reindicted IWW members who had been jailed over a year awaiting trial after indictments in Federal Court were quashed. The new charges accuse them of conspiracy against the Government.
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Wichita
Kan
Group of
Industrial Workers of the World
Limari Sinks After Ashore Sighting North of Peru
The Chilean mail steamer Limari ran ashore 40 miles north of Fren in northern Peru and sank. Passengers and crew were rescued by the Peruvian line steamer Mantaro as the Limari, traveling from Panama to Callao and Valparaiso, went down.
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Lima
Peru
Fren
Panama
Callac
Valparaiso
Farmer Killed by Lightning Near Plain View
Orrel Frank Smith a local farmer of Plain View was killed by lightning during a severe electrical storm reported in the area. The tragedy occurred as he tended crops, with authorities noting field conditions were dangerous.
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Orrel
Frank Smith
Plain View
Here
Ambidexterity urged to strengthen France says Paris notes
A Paris medical bulletin urges teaching both hands equally to children. Doctor Armaingaud cites military and economic gains and suggests national appeals, compulsory use in schools, and an annual prize for effective teachers to promote ambidexterity in France.
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France
Paris
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Academie de Medicine
Armaingaud
Baden- Powell
Academy
Minister of Public Instruction
New ointment offers protection against liquid mustard gas
The Providence Journal notes a new neutralizing ointment for gas attacks disclosed to troops. The lotion, applied over the body, face, and hands, aims to shield soldiers from mustard gas and its blistering burns when shells spray toxic liquid fumes.
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Providence Journal
Phones and Divorces Satire on Telephones
Thrift Magazine mocks statistics claiming one telephone per ninth person and one ninth marriage ending in divorce. It jokes that Bell's invention will spark more gadgets and warns that soon wireless phones will dominate homes with aerial runabouts.
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Mr. Bell
Cupid
Thrift Magazine
Market prices for Cincinnati grains livestock and dairy
The Cincinnati market reports corn and yellow and white varieties with bid and ask ranges. Hay and clover prices per ton, oats, butter, eggs, live poultry, cattle, calves, hogs, and shippers are listed with typical grade ranges and commodity-specific figures.
Women Readers Urged to Use Swamp Root for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement urges women to consider kidney and bladder disease as underlying causes of multiple ailments. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy, notes sample bottles by mail for ten cents, and says medium and large bottles are available at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Warden Demand Sparks Quick Clash at Seaview Inn
The head clerk of the Seaview Inn recalls a guest rushing to the desk demanding to see the warden after a heated service dispute. The incident highlights tensions between a patron and house management at the seaside hotel's front desk.
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Seaview Inn
Birmingham Age-Herald
Phosphate advertised as a cure for thinness and nervous weakness
The ad promotes nitro phosphate as a cheap, effective nerve and body booster to add weight and vitality. It claims thin people suffer from starved nerves and suggests phosphoric nutrients will brighten eyes and restore health, warning it should not be used by those who do not want to gain flesh.
New Dignities in Tax System Rise for Public
A cheery salesman notes a shift in government finance as citizens feel a rise in status from paying taxes. He asserts that people were once only taxpayers but now many are also tax collectors, reflecting new duties and powers.
Dr Peery's Dead Shot Offers One Dose Worm Remedy
Dr Peery presents Dead Shot as a genuine old fashioned medicine that cleans out worms or tapeworms with a single dose. Advertisement notes its effectiveness and emphasizes simplicity of use.
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Dr. Peery
Little Learning Etc Quip on Husbands Understanding Women
A Boston Evening Transcript humor item notes a quip about husbands and women. The joke: My husband says he cannot understand women and then after he does he wishes he hadn’t. The short exchange reflects common marital banter in a light column item.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Prefers Hot Pitch Soup.
A light exchange about food and faith in a Boston Evening Transcript snippet. The husband jokes about becoming a church deacon if angel cake is what angels eat, and a closing line expresses hope for peace among nations in the future.
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Hub
Boston Evening Transcript
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