City Council to consider cheaper paving methods for streets
The council discussed substituting cheaper penetration macadam for bitulithic paving on Addison avenue and surrounding streets and alleys. Public support favored paving, while some property owners worried about costs. the plan aims to finish paving the new areas with cheaper material if feasible. The tribe of actions includes deed acceptance for a park site, and paving contracts estimated at 218000 with city attorney's salary raised to 150 per month.
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Associated Press
Council
Addison Avenue
Shoshone
A. L. Swim and Associates
Washington Street
No decision on price for League of Nations assembly meeting
The Associat'd Press from Washington reports no decision has been reached on the price for the first League of Nations assembly meeting. No date has been set for the meeting, and the call must be issued by President Wilson under the treaty.
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Associat’d Press
Washington
League of Nations Assembly
Wilson
Bantry Bay Steamer Lady Elsie Seized by Police in Bantry
At Bantry Ireland on June 28 the Lady Elsie ready to sail for Castletown Berehaven when 12 armed police boarded and refused to leave. Officers departed after the intervention and the steamer remained at the pier with police aboard.
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Bantry
Ireland
Bantry Bay
Lady Elsie
Castletown- Beréhaven
Gorais' Condition Worsens Then Improves Briefly
London June 29 Major General Gor fais former surgeon general of the United States army showed a sudden decline yesterday but by early today was reported to be slightly easier. His condition remains extremely critical amid a fragile prognosis.
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Gorgas
Oretcal
London
Gor Fais
United States Army
Sinn Briners Active It
June 28 report notes Sinn Bringers preparing for possible stoppage of midwinter traffic and arranging for common motor cars. Police soldiers and militias aboard train transport are a concern as part of food control measures.
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Sinn Briners
Shi Fein
Ar Budize Ib
Four Bubonic Plague Cases Reported at Port Health
During the past week only four cases of bubonic plague were reported at the port hospital. Eight cases remain hospitalized. four have died and two have recovered. Navigation lines American and European have decided to renew services to the port as the epidemic appears under control.
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Vera Dray
American
Juropean
Fragmented Fire Safety Note in Film Tech History
A garbled excerpt describes early film industry fire safety innovation. It mentions cellulose film racing toward ignition, a European inventor, chemical suppression methods, and a protective equipment installation. The text references a machine ringed by tubing and a valve controlled by the operator.
Village overrun by dogs in Silver Lake hamlet
Report from Silver Lake near White Plains New York claims a dog influx of about 141 animals among 500 residents. Neighbors cite nightly howling and thefts as households fear leaving kitchens open. An incident details dogs raiding a raisin pie left cooling on a table.
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Sliver Lake
White Plains
N. Y
New York Evening Sim
Siyer Lake
Silver Lake
Hrsband
English Anglicisms In French Language Explored
The piece notes how English terms have entered French speech and even labor dialects, with examples like champion, ring, camping man, and ticket. It observes war era borrowings such as boy scouts and nurses, and cites lavatory’s altered meaning in Paris as a barber shop offering a shampoo.
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France
Ring
Boy Scoutis
Paris
Waterless City Vladivostok Described In Travel Columns
Phil Norton details Vladivostok as a city lacking running water with about 350000 residents. A mobile Manchu water vender sells water in hogsheads for two buckets a day, while residents hire coolies to fetch and heat water or melt snow. Public baths exist for fuller ablutions, and boiled water is common for drinking as the city stands as the Far East's political capital.
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Inhabian
Vindivastok
Phil Nortan
Vladlyosték
Vladivostok
Far East
Alsace in Rust and Gold excerpt quotes
Passage describes reactions of African American troops and civilians in wartime Alsace. Edith O Shaughnessy recounts steely uniforms, torn footwear, and snappy humor about crossing oceans and peace. The dialogue reflects racial attitudes and wartime mood without graphic detail.
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Edith O'Shaughnessy
Alsace
Repos
Motorn
America
Volcanic Ranges of Chile Adventure on Mules
The narrator and companions trek across Chile’s volcanic ranges by mule, describing colorful characters and dramatic lava landscapes. They witness eruptive scenery, ridges, and terraced hills as they climb between two ranges, noting the rich Chilean expression may be rich to describe many things.
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Snorise
Tia Rhinea
May Rica
Chile
Blanca
Tom
Rapida
Poetic Fragments From Among the Volcanoes
A fragmentary note references Alice Day McLauren and Scribner's magazine. The snippet hints at poetry writing or literary mention within a periodical. No clear event or action is shown, but the names and publication context anchor a literary item.
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Alice Day McLauren
Scribner's
Children Paint Up in London and Paris Stores
The New York Evening Sun reports a craze where young girls six to fifteen are painted with rouge and cosmetics. Beauty experts condemn it as alarming while clerks note rising sales in powder, lipstick, and eyebrow pencils for children in major cities including Paris stores selling rouge for young girls.
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London
New York
Stotes
Paris
Safe as a Bank in Bankruptcy Examinations
Mrs Helen Hunt widow of 0 Lée Bankroad Birmingham says she kept money not in a bank but in a safe place outside the house with a faithful friend. She kept nearly £8000 under the dog's kennel to avoid theft claiming the bank was not safer.
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Helen Hunt
Lée Bankroad
Birmingham
England
Starting a Challenge to Unleash Work Ethic
The piece urges decisive action to awaken dormant potential. It argues the first strokes of a pencil spark activity, leading to sharper thinking and better work as ideas multiply, until one taps into inner grit and the Superman within, driven by necessity.
This Old Earth and the Future of Humankind
A Boys' Life note by Sir Olivey Lode, an English scientist visiting America, argues the earth may endure for about 20 million more years, with some estimates ten times longer. He notes dinosaurs lived long previous ages and places modern humanity within a tiny, recent span while hoping for future evolutionary advancement.
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Earth
Sir Olivey Lode
Amerie
Titian Masterpiece Returns to Venice Church Choir
After wars and looting, Venice restores its long cherished Titian Assumption of the Virgin, once among the seven world masterpieces. It is reinstalled in the choir of the Church of the Friars, the original home intended by donor and artist, with a carved marble frame enhancing the display.
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Venice
Itian
Venetian Academy of Fine Arts
Embarrassing Kiss Secret Sparks Schoolroom Scandal
A fifteen year veteran teacher at a town school is humiliated when a young colleague reveals she married his cousin and asks him to kiss the bride. He kisses her, then the superintendent unexpectedly enters, leaving him unable to explain the incident.
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Juys
Indy
Keeping Warm With Games of the Past and Present
The Gentlewoman recalls how games, especially fives, have long warmed living rooms and drawn guests of all ages. It notes modern rooms lack the heat of old times, yet the pastime remains popular and cherished as a premier form of warm entertainment.
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Elizabeth
Coal shortages hit Mexican coal output in Coahuila
Mexico’s coal region Coahuila normally yields about 900000 tons annually. Present production is about half that, with exports halted. Shortfall is bridged by imports from the United States. Coal’s use is not for heating. charcoal remains used for cooking.
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Mexico
Coahuila
United States
The Good Heckler at New York Luncheon
An account recalls a radical meeting where hecklers outshone speakers. A brown cap youth challenges the orator, who loses temper and demands politeness. The crowd replies with cries to remove the cap, and the youth refuses.
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Reot
New York
Invitation for Jewish Return Marks Moroccan History
The Moroccan note of Pelle Justice signals a revival of Jewish participation in national evolution after three centuries of ostracism. The king, backed by prominent statesmen from all parties, invites Jews to resume their position and rejoin the country’s progress.
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Pelle
Morocco
Spain
One Tongue Enough. Baker How’s many languages wife speaks
London Tit-Bits notes a humorous quip about language ability within a short item. It references the Brayde Great gang and a remark about speaking one language being enough. The snippet preserves a light magazine tone without sensational detail.
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Baker
Brayde
London
Happiness In Be Gladness And The Song Of Gladness
A Chicago Daily News excerpt quotes Orison Swett Marden praising happiness as a product of attitude. It urges appreciating spring, skies, birds, sunsets, children's laughter, friendship, and loving homes while acknowledging life’s sorrows and wrongs. The piece frames happiness as internal outlook.
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Orison Swett Morden
Chicago Daily News
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