Harding plans league of nations speech in Marion
Aug 23 Marion Indiana Harding works on a major league of nations address to the Indiana delegation set for Saturday. He will meet a parade of visitors including a theater delegation and railroad men at Galion. Charles Evans Hughes will join for a conference tomorrow.
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Marion
League of Nations
Indiana
Warren G. Harding
Hardding
Galion
Harding
Charles Evans Hughes
Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem and its historic entry
The piece describes Jerusalem’s seven gates and traffic at Jaffa Gate. It notes McCracken’s account of a symbolic gala entry by William McGregor progaig and General Allenby’s foot entry through the narrow gate, which is now barred awaiting political status decisions.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa Gate
William D. McCracken
Asie
William 1
Progaig
Constantinople
Jaffa
Allenby
Jeruse Lem
Mayor Chosen by Apprenticeship, Not Vote of City
Sir William Treloar in A Lord Mayor's Diary notes London selects its lord mayor differently from other towns. A candidate must be elected an alderman by ward ratepayers, sworn in by the court of aldermen, serve sheriff, gain liverymen approval, then sovereign consent, before election.
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William Treloar
City of
London
Oregon artist reveals cloth mosaic pictures
An Oregon artist gains notice for a novel method of image making using bits of colored cloth pasted on a canvas over thin board. Tiny fabric threads and raised shapes create relief effects, applied with a sharp-pointed stick as a brush, producing striking, patient crafted images per Popular Mechanics.
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Oregon
Popular Mechanics , Magazine
Industrial Fatigue Study Expands Across Britain
An English government investigation on industrial fatigue conducted in government shops yielded valuable information and boosted output. A new Industrial Fatigue Research Board under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research will extend these investigations to all British industries, promoting research to determine optimal hours of labor and rest pauses.
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Industrial Fatigue Research Board
Department of Scientidc and Industrial Research
Medical Research Committee
Policewomen in London Ride Motorcycles to Improve Policing
Policewomen are an established part of municipal law enforcement though motorcycle units are still novel. London currently has a squad of female officers on motorcycles who are noted as doing very effective work. The article cites Popular Mechanics Magazine commenting on their recent adoption of motorbikes.
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London
Popular Mechanics
Hin Cheles Presents Offspring to Doubtful Buddy
Ex-god father of trip leta shows his children to a wary companion. The buddy responds with doubt and humor, remarking he would keep the more memorable one.
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Cheles
Tripleta
Pepe Habe
The Jester's Cap at John Ordway's House
Mabel Blake attends a party at John Ordway's home where Willard Bartley charms guests with wit and charm while rival cousin Matthew Dorr appears rigid. Willard wins Mabel's regard through humor and lively games, prompting family concerns about motives and class. After a summer of social events Mabel accepts Bartley, then learns he is a schemer. Ordway reveals Bartley’s true, gentler nature and his plan to marry Mabel.
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Mabel Blake
Willard Bartley
John Ordway
Grassmere
Mabel
Matthew Dorr
Dorr
Willard
Hero
Mr. Dorr
Wil‘Tard
Mr. Ordway
Bartley
Serpent Effigy Mound Near Chillicothe Stumps Researchers
The Serpent Effigy mound in the Scioto River valley near Chillicothe Ohio stretches over 1300 feet with jaws and an oval inside the coil. Groundwork rises two to four feet, with a stone altar and copper ornaments found inside the oval. An old Indian fighter recalled a festival and powwow on a snake’s back tied to child sacrifice stories later linked to mound builders.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Scioto River Valley
Scioto Valley
Joke About English Caps Sparks Crossed Accents
An English fashion joke centers on two golfers arguing over whose cap is more English. They reveal their caps’ origins, one made in New York and the other labeled London, highlighting a playful tag war between American and British styles.
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Fawney
New York
London
Muscle and Might In Modern American Men
A New York Sun reflection notes daily evidence of male strength surpassing ancestors as burglars lift a 400 pound safe from Central Park West and cash registers are taken intact. Warehouse thefts of whisky barrels weighing 350 pounds recur, while youth gains in biceps from sports contrast with weaker performance in regular labor.
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Central Park West
New York Sun
Wouldn't Have Dared to Say It Bride Receives Coy Telegram
A Brockton Enterprise note recalls a playful telegram sent after a recent wedding. A sister from New York visited for the ceremony and a joking message from her spouse in New York was read aloud. The spoof telegram conveyed mock sympathy and teasing about losing a wife for a day.
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New York
Brockton
Slater
Brockton Enterprise
Japan's Trade With North America in Q1
Japan's trade with North America in the first quarter totaled 201,824,000 yen in exports and 276,984,000 yen in imports, leaving a deficit of 7,110,000 yen. Compared with the same period last year exports rose by 114,348,000 yen and imports by 102,744,000 yen. Raw silk led exports while imports centered on raw cotton and iron.
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Japan
North America
East and West News
New Insulating Material From Australian Kelp
A new insulating material is produced from a kelp found in Australian waters. The moist precipitate is subjected to pressure, then hardened with forthafn, and shaped in a lathe. It replaces slate and marble in use for this purpose and is much cheaper.
Jealousy Triggers Elvira’s Desperate Vigil
In a tale from Waaterm, Elvira Deane gazes across to the Randall home as Arthur Waltham, her fiancé, visits Blanche Randall. Believing infidelity, she endures a long day of torment until a late garage departure reveals the truth. Elvira collapses, then embraces Arthur as the truth dawns and trust returns.
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Arthur Waltham
Randall
Elvira
Blanche
Europe
Arthur
Smitham
Waltham
Burton Randall
Old Chester
Randall Home
Burton
Jam- Doree
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