Nation to Pause to Honor Dead
The nation will pause for two minutes on Armistice Day to honor the unknown dead of the great war. Plans for the Arlington ceremony include a noon national prayer and a two minute tribute, with President Harding issuing the proclamation. The body from France arrives November 9 and lies in state in the Capitol until 9 pm before a mournful procession to Arlington.
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Washington
D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
France
War Department
Harding
Olympia
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Army
Navy
American Legion and
Tether Veterans’ Organizations
Amer
Cost of Troops on Rhine to be Topic at Brussels Conference
The cost of maintaining the American army of occupation on the Rhine and how it will be paid will be a main issue at the allied financial conference in Brussels next month. The United States will press that it gave up no obligation under the Versailles treaty despite its separate German accord.
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Rhine
Paria
Brussels
United States
Germany
Wood Nominated Governor General of Philippine Islands
President Harding nominates Major General Leonard Wood to serve as governor general of the Philippine Islands for a one year term. Wood has studied conditions in the islands and will retire after more than thirty years of service. He will take the oath in Manila and assume duties soon.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard Wood
Harding
Philippine Islands
Wood
Philippines
Manila
Preparing for Sciences in New York
New York plans for the winter include 500 idle men to be mobilized with machinery set in motion to support Fifty three charity organizations.
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New York
Hungary Plans Complete Withdrawal From Burg Enland
Hungary signals a future move to withdraw from Burg enland or West Hungary amid regional tensions concerning women's rights and regional influence.
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Hungary
Burgenland
West Hungary
World Series to Begin October 5 in Chicago
The World Series is set to start October 5 with Chicago as host. Officials announced the schedule and the matchup details for fans and teams across the league.
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Chicago
Til
Irish crisis deepens as Sinn Fein mobilizes in Ulster
The Belfast Telegraph reports a 600-strong Sinn Fein camp near Drumaness County Down with daily drilling near a British internment site housing over 1,000 Irish republicans. In Ulster, Representative William Coote says arms move into Down and Fermanagh during the truce and hundreds drill. London pessimism persists though some Ireland optimism remains about Patience from De Valera.
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Rollas
Eamonn de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Ireland
London
Belfast Telegraph
Drumaness
County Down
Ulster Commons
William Coote
Orange
Down
Fermanagh
de Valera
Klit
Sinn Fein
Oppau Explosion Devastates Oppau Germany
A massive blast at the Badische Anilinfabrik Chemical Product plant in Oppau on the Rhine wrecked the town killing estimates range from 1000 to 1500 and injuring about 2000. More than a third of Oppau’s houses were destroyed with the cause blamed on pressure in two adjoining gasometers.
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Germany
Badische Anilinfabrik Company
Oppad
Rhine
Oppau
Pledging to Good Conduct in Film Contracts
A large film company will insert a mortality clause in all contracts requiring actors to conduct themselves with due regard to public conventions or forfeit positions with five days' notice. The measure follows news of the Arbuckle case and was announced by the company counsel.
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New York
Arbuckle
Altho Ft
Pershing Returns to France with Enthusiastic Welcome
General Pershing arrives in Havre to lead American forces abroad, greeted by a cheering crowd while a regiment lines the quay. He accepts a bouquet presented by schoolchildren as Mayor Meyer and city officials extend a formal welcome.
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General Pershing
France
Havre
Meyer
Gold Star Parents Complain Over Funds for Law
Washington D C hundreds of letters from gold star parents reciting grave markers as promised have been received by legion organizations. Congress has failed to appropriate sufficient funds to carry out the law providing uniform markers for the dead.
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Gold Star
Washington, D. C
Legion
Congress
Brooklyn caravan of homesteaders reaches Buhl Idaho
A convoy of thirty touring cars trucks and trailers carrying ninety eight people arrives in Buhl Idaho for a reception honoring the Argonauts.
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Buhl
Idaho
Twin Falls
Secretary Davis Seeks Help for National Industrial Disputes Movement
Secretary of Labor Davis requests congressional aid to promote a nation wide movement addressing industrial disputes. The appeal aims to coordinate policy and support labor relations across regions.
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Davis
Washington, D. C
Congress
Labor
Foreclosure Ordered on Grand Island North American Hotel Site
Judge Paine in district court ordered a foreclosure decree on the Grand Island property of the North American Hotel company. The uncompleted 10 story hotel, with creditors holding a claim of about 190000, will see sale by December 1 after appointees J. L. Leary and S. R. North post a 100000 bond.
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International Aero Congress
Omaha
S. E. J. Cox
Houston
Tex
Texas
France
William H. Smith
The
Seward Independent
Smith
McKelvie
Brady
Maxwell
Hershey
Sutherland
Paxton
North Platte
North Platt Light & Power Company
Burlington Lumber
Alliance
C. W. Pugsley
Lincoln
Washington
Department of Agriculture
E. D. Ballas
George C. Conley
Nebraska Penitentary
Lodgepole
Hastings
St. Marks Cathedral
Hal
Fort Bee Lene
Tate Rock
Wonderful Gain in Weight Reported by Tennessee Woman
Miss LaRue Davis of Chattanooga credits Tanlac with a dramatic weight increase from 76 to over 100 pounds. She says the medicine improved appetite, complexion, and general health after suffering stomach trouble and rheumatism, and notes she started in Gas City, Indiana. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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Tanlac
LaRue Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gas City
Ind
The Dog and the Cat Cartoon Quip in Free Press
A Detroit Free Press cartoon caption juxtaposes a dog and a cat bantering about pets. The joke hinges on a wife question and a punchline implying the speaker is not among the pets.
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Detroit Free Press
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
The message endorses California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy to stimulate bowels in sick or constipated children. It urges mothers to use the genuine product, notes it has instructions for babies and all ages on the bottle, and warns against imitation.
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California
West Side Tales Car Trim Rivalry
Two residents compare cars in a light exchange, North noting a black car with red trim and West replying his car is black with different trimming. The brief underscores neighborhood humor and character.
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North
West
Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin Promotion
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products with claims to improve poor complexions and dandruff. The copy uses promotional tone and brief benefit statements.
Neighborly Claims Questioned in Candid Verbal Testimony
A contentious court hearing features revised statements about neighbors with several contradictions. Key testimonies from residents and witnesses illuminate disputes over property and conduct, highlighting contested claims and prompted cross examinations.
Red Cross Bail Blue Grocery Ad Claim
An old advertisement urges readers to tell grocers the phrase Red Cross Bail Blue when buying billing. It promises repayment through results and states once tried always used.
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Red Cross
It is a wise proverb that can't be tamed by another one
A concise saying suggests some proverbs resist being improved by rival maxims, implying the enduring value of a well crafted phrase even when faced with competing wisdom. It frames language as a field where some ideas remain unyielding to substitution.
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