Anthracite Talks Collapse Ahead of Possible General Strike
Atlantic City reports the refusal of anthracite operators to grant a wage increase and check-off leads miners to break off talks. With federal intervention and looming Sept 1 agreement expiry, a 158000-strong strike appears likely as John L. Lewis pushes for broader participation and arbitration.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Swampscott
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Samuel D. Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
W. B. Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Lewis
Daughter of Immigrant Adopted by Millionaire
In New York the sixteen year old Mary Louise Spas daughter of illiterate Bohemian parents was taken in by Edward A. Browning a millionaire realtor. He adopted her naming her Mary Louise Browning to join his other adopted daughter Dorothy Sunshine Browning at his Kew Gardens Long Island home.
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New York
Mary Louise Spas
Aladdin
Mary
Edward A. Browning
Kew Gardena
L I
Dorothy Sunshine Browning
Queens
Mary Louise Browning
James J. Hill Home in St Paul Sells for 90300
The James J Hill home in St Paul a famed city show place and key asset in the Hill estate dispute sold at public auction for 9300 The brownstone valued at 189000 in 1889 was bought by Minneapolis banker Almon A Greenman who would not disclose his client.
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St. Paul
Minn
James J. Hil
Almon A. Greenman
Minneapolis
Air Mail May Use More Planes Between New York and Chicago
Officials predict the New York to Chicago overnight air service will require two planes per direction as popularity grows since the service began on July 1.
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W.Y
Chicago Air Mail
New York
Air Mail
Chicago
Graves, Noted Publisher, Seriously Ill in Washington
Washington reports John Temple Graves ninety nine publisher and lecturer is seriously ill at his home. Graves has long been prominent in public life and seen as a survivor of the old school southern editors.
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Washington
John Temple Graves
Imty-Nine
Virginia Pitts Byrd Leads Gubernatorial Primary Margin
Richmond and Winchester reports show Virginia Pitts Byrd leading Harry Flood Byrd and G. Walter Mapp by about 20 000 votes in the Democratic gubernatorial primary as 727 of 846 precincts in the state have reported.
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R Tichmond
Harry Flood Byrd Winchester
G. Walter Mapp
Ommac
Locomotives Destroyed in Iowa Rail Yard Fire
A massive blaze in Saux City Iowa damaged ten locomotives of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line near North Riverside. An explosion from a fire gun started the fire causing an estimated 100000 dollars in losses and halted rail activity in the area.
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Saux City
Iowa
Secretary Jardine Hospitalized With Illness
Secretary Jardine entered a hospital in Washington with a stomach disorder. His condition is reported not to be serious and his hospitalization is described as precautionary.
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Jardine
Washington
Words with Pictures Behind Their Meanings
The passage reflects on how older senses of words paint vivid images, noting scandal as a trap trigger, scruple as a stone weight, irritate as a dog's snar l, and perplexed as tangled string, while eliminate evokes kicking out a barometer.
Scotch Sailor Crafted Defoe's Immortal Crusoe Tale
Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was marooned on Juan Fernandez in 1704 after clashing with his captain. He survived four years, living off game and goat skins, was rescued in 1709 by Captain Woodes Rogers, and later served as a British lieutenant. The tale inspired Defoe although the real experiences differ greatly.
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Alexander Selkirk
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Selkirk
Juan Fernandez
Whodes Rogers
Leutenant
Kansas City Times
Midget the Bible-Loving Cat Ends Life in Bible
A family cat named Midget slept on the Bible for years and even moved the Bible when misplaced. After years of devotion to the Bible, the cat was found dead one morning beside the sacred book, a curious housefolk tale cited from Our Dumb Animals.
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Montgomery
Dayton Flood of 1918 Ends With Record Rainfall
The 1918 Dayton flood paused by record rainfall from three opposing currents west, northeast cold, and south warm. Rivers, reservoir bursts in central and western Ohio worsened the disaster. 415 tires lost and property losses reach 180 million dollars.
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de Dayton
Ohio
Anoter
Preserving Books From Pests In Shelved Stacks
Books stored in glass fronted cases suffer more from pests like Hogi worms and moths than open shelves. Sprinkle shelves with camphor and bitter apple every six months to deter pests. Avoid very warm rooms as gas light harms bindings, especially Russia leather.
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Russia
Messers and Moppers Quote Highlights Oxford Satire
The excerpt contrasts the mess makers and moppers, praising removal of academic trifles. It cites a remark about a novel Keddy praised as a rich image of modern Oxford with no lectures or exams. Mrs Hicks Beuek is referenced in discussing the work Black marston.
Aluminum Surges From Lab Curiosity to Major Industry
Aluminum has evolved from a laboratory curiosity to a central material rivaling steel and copper. It now fuels hundreds of household articles, paints, aircraft and dirigible construction, and high tension cables, with output rising to hundreds of millions annually over twenty years.
Wonderful Secret Unfolds in a Boy’s Hidden Moment
Bob, a boy unsettled by a looming stepmother, learns from Bess that a new wife will reshape his family. Through a secret shared in a church and on a train, Mary, Aunt Alice, and Wilson witness a plan to bring Bess and the father into the boy’s life.
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Mary
Cook
Miss Lisbeth
Maury
Bess
Dad
Alice
Uncle Jim
Wilson
Wilso
Ike
Aunt Alice
Wilson Pag
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