Debs Visits Washington in Unprecedented Prison Call
Washington reports that Eugene V. Debs, without a guard and unseen by the public, traveled from Atlanta to meet with Attorney General Daugherty for questions about his 1918 espionage act conviction. President Harding approved the visit as part of an inquiry. Debs then returned to Atlanta.
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Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Daughtery
Debs
Harding
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Mr. Daugherty
Col
Guy Goff
Debsis
No Substance to Dreams
Marion Holmes writes in the Chicago Daily News about dreams during sleep. She notes reason guides thoughts in wakefulness but when it sleeps the mind runs wild, leading to impulsive actions and misjudgments.
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Marion Holmes
Chicago Daily News
Coker urges shift from low grade cotton to higher quality
Hartsville's David R. Coker says slogans like Live at Home and Why Raise Low Grades should guide cotton farming. He cites world poverty and trade disruption from war as factors, but blames growers for overplanting low grades. He calls for farming more foodstuffs and planting only as much cotton as labor can harvest to end the surplus.
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David R. Coker
Hartsville
South Carolina
American Cotton Association
Inferno Feared as Tokio loses vast district
A great Tokyo fire devastates the Yotsuya district northwestern Tokio destroying a thousand homes and damaging three hospitals a bank and major firms. Wind driven flames for four hours cause panics as 193 are injured and thousands homeless. Imperial Gardens opened for relief as Diet adjourns.
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Tokio
Yotsuya
Thouand
Wise King Nomolos and the Disappearing Ten Women
The tale tells King Nomolos who offers wisdom every Tuesday evening. A foolish man is pursued by ten women who wish to marry him, despite the law against multiple wives. The king asks for the women’s ages, then commands them to step forward and disappear one by one, ending with the line that none have been so wise.
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Nomolos
Early Opposition Days of the Ringling Circus
John Ringling recalls "opposition days" when rivals used deceptive wagons to undermine their parade. He describes schemes to derail shows including vandalizing wagons and painting over signs. He wonders if patience with fair play might have been wiser.
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John Ringling
Circus Fe
Charles Ringling
Charles
Four leaf clover myths and heredity behind unusual growth
The article notes religious symbolism for clover leaves in Druids and Christians, claims the shamrock link to St Patrick, and explains four to seven leaf occurrences arise from heredity and nutrition. It cites German beliefs that a four leaf clover wards danger and aids love and safe travel, with St. John's eye lore.
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St. Patrick
Germany
Dancer
St. John's Eye
Load Up Your Heritage Rise To Your Strength
Wisdom in loading up work urges organization to prevent fatigue and quitting. The text encourages gradual self empowerment, keen effort, and shared benefit as individuals contribute to the world's welfare.
Ingersoll’s Spoken on Scripture and Currency
The article recalls Colonel Ingersoll as a famed agnostic lecturer who used scripture boldly. It notes his influence on anti theology and his advocacy for sound currency during the postwar era, quoting his aim to see further remarks on the topic.
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Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
America
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