Armistice Day Remembering the World War Costs
The piece recalls the 1918 Armistice and honors those who died across Meuse Argonne St Mihiel Oise Aisne Somme and Suresnes. It cites General Hines on rehabilitation costs and the large share of veterans with disabilities and mental illness, urging remembrance of the living who bear war’s scars.
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Atlantic
Meuse-Argonne
St Mihiel
Oise-Aisne
Aisne-Marne
Somme
Suresnes
France
Flandersfield
Belgium
Brookwood
England
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans’ Bureau
United States
America
Hines
Congress
William B. Tate
Primitive Pearl Divers of Arabia Work Low Gear on Gulf
Pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf uses minimal gear. Divers descend with a stone and rope, pinching their noses with a cloth clamp, collect oyster shells, and are pulled up after about two minutes. Industry prominent in Arabia, per a Department of Commerce report via Consul John Randolph of Baghdad.
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Persian Gulf
Arabia
Department of Commerce de Byonsul
John Randolph
Agdad
Detroit
Octopus Delicacy Noted In Oriental Markets
A brief report notes the octopus or devilfish as a food delicacy in oriental countries highlighting its valued status in regional cuisines.
Movement Imperative and Direction in Life
A compact reflection on progress over stasis. The quote emphasizes that true progress comes from choosing and changing direction rather than remaining fixed. It urges intentional sailing toward achievable goals rather than drifting or remaining at anchor.
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Heaven
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Wide Sailing Seeks Oceanic Outreach with Sewer Seas Theme
A creative piece titled Sailing the sewer seas aims to address broad maritime reach by invoking the idea of calling all seas. It uses playful metaphor to bridge water routes and urban plumbing contexts.
World's Oldest Man in China Claimed to Reach 252
In Kaihsien Sichuan, Li Ching yung is alleged by professor Wu Chung chiieh to be 252 years old based on dynastic records. He reportedly has 23 wives and a 24th partner aged 60, and has lived since 1677, gaining fame for vitality and medicinal plant lore.
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Peiping
China
Kaihsien
Sze-chup
Wu Chung-chieh
Department of Education
Minkuo University
Li Chingyung
Methuselah
Yenndn
Kweichow
Sze-chuen
Shanghai
Li Ching-yung
Kang Hai
Yunnan
Tiying
Yang Sen
Szechwan
Teeth Torn from Pain to Mirth in Missouri Night
Lee Sheldon of Bluff and Mo reported new store teeth that did not fit, wore them at night to break them in, fell ill with stomach pain, was rushed to a hospital. After two days, pain worsened until his wife found the teeth near the bed, pain ceased, and he was released cured.
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Poplar
Bluff
Lee
Sheldon
Alaskans Move to Towns as Winter Arrives
Interior villages and camps in Alaska desert for winter with residents migrating to larger towns. Schools churches and theaters draw people from isolated areas, causing a house shortage in Nenaun Tanana and nearby towns amid autumn influx.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Nenaun
Terrapin Racing Draws Large Crowd in Oklahoma City
Terrapin racing grows in Southwest popularity with a recent event drawing over 10 000 spectators in Oklahoma City. The sport gains regional attention as crowds embrace the unique event and Terrapin competitors.
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Powca City
Okla
Women Climbers Describe Rainier Avalanche Experience
Yakima, Washington women Mrs Clyde Pearson and Mrs L J Gainor witnessed a Rainier avalanche on a recent trip. They had climbed to the timber line and watched the snow peak before a sudden roar as snow broke away and plunged into a gulch endangering hikers.
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Yakima
Wash
Mount Rainier
Clyde Pearson
L. J. Gainor
Pearson Baid
Churchmen press Red Cross Roll Call appeal nationwide
Leading church figures urge public support for the American Red Cross Roll Call. Archbishop Michael J. Curley calls for extending membership to every adult and including children by parents. Francis J. McConnell, president of the Federal Council of Churches, wants full cooperation from churches in the Roll Call.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Michael J. Curley
Baltimore
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Council
Francis J. McConnell
Federal Council
New Crops Bring Prosperity to Delta Farmers
Red Cross reports after Mississippi flood 1927 that farmers in Delta counties adopted new crops and gardening. Home demonstration agents expanded the program leading to increased corn and alfalfa plantings, improved livestock, and higher returns from multiple annual alfalfa cuttings. Delta areas spared by Spring 1929 backwaters prosper.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Delta
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Coffee crop aided by Red Cross in Caribbean lands
After a West Indies hurricane struck Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Florida, the American Red Cross undertook a major relief effort. In Florida 1 810 lives were lost while aid reached 41 236 people. in Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands aid reached 731 712 people. The disaster devastated coffee plants, and 67 000 natives were employed to clear land for rapid replanting and employment.
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West Indies
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Florida
Caribbean Sea
Red Crass
Red Cross
Red Crosse
Refuge on Little St Bustating Island Aids American Ships
Little St Bustating Island in the Dutch West Indies sheltered American ships during the Revolution. A September hurricane caused heavy losses, and the American Red Cross contributed a small cash relief fund honoring the islanders' historic friendship with the United States.
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Little St. Bustating
Dutch West Indies
Red Cros
Women knit and sew for Red Cross relief efforts
recalling World War days, volunteer women produced hospital garments and 2.5 million surgical dressings for veterans and civilian hospitals. Chapters maintain stocked closets, layettes for disasters, motor corps and canteen services used in floods and fires, and over 40,000 Christmas bags sent to soldiers abroad each year.
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American Red Cross
Veterans’ Bureau
Motor Corps
Red Cross
Labor Leader Calls for Red Cross Support
William Green president of the AFL urges backing the Red Cross highlighting its role in aiding masses during disasters. He notes that working men and women and families benefit from Red Cross services and says the AFL will continue to support its work during roll calls. Green serves on the Red Cross board of incorporators.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Green
Red Cross Housed Flood Refugees in Five Camps
The American Red Cross sheltered 27,791 people in five main camps or at homes across Alabama Georgia and Florida after last spring floods. Four camps were in Alabama and one in Florida with additional small camps. Red Cross nurses staffed all camps assisting state health authorities and aiding vaccination against epidemics.
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American Red Cross
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Red Cross
BICE
Red Cross Reports Disaster Relief Outlay Across Nations
The American Red Cross spent 8.669 million dollars in disaster relief in the United States including insular possessions and in eleven other countries during the year ending June 20, 1929.
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American Red Cross
United States
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Ember
Calvin Coolidge
Gray Lady of the Red Cross
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
General Hospital No. 81
New York City
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
White House
Elmo Scott Watson
Golgotha
Catherine Parmenter
The
New York Herald Tribune
Sirty
Terrapin Racing
Hoover
Islands
LABOR
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