Canada honors Washington bicentennial across the nation
Canada marks the two hundredth anniversary of George Washington’s birth with tributes from Toronto to Kingston. The American Woman’s Club, Vancouver events, and Saint Andrew’s Church in Toronto highlight ceremonies. Newfoundland’s Memorial College plans essays and a Washington life drama to join the observance.
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George W. Bfocke
Eltef Ntrarian
Toronto
Aib
Albracses
Washington
Doctor Locke Wag
Ty ml Sauer
United States
Ontario
Akersha
St Grant
Saint Antrewe
Tort Wiliam
George Washington
Ilmes Journal
American Womans Club of
Vancouver
Eternal University College
St Johna Newfoundland
College
Georges Washingten
George Washington Secntennial Commission
Eseaya
Frst
Kingston
Ia Salle
Vwomcog Club
Canada
North America
Alda Fir
Furta
Wershija
Cheorge
Montreal
Winnipeg
Sault Ste .Maria
Dominion
Ridio Tuba
George Weashington
War children seek kin in Paris after war long separation
Thousands of mature age war children aged fourteen to nineteen remain separated from parents after the conflict. Records from the Society of War Orphans at Saint Quentin list many cases across France, with reunions scarce fourteen years on.
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Paris
Society of Wards of the Nation
Saint Quentin
Verdun
Orphan Boy Housed In Tree Shelters Falls NJ
A young 18 year old named Marold Yennett lived under a crude shelter of four boards and tin above a timba in Giena Falls. He arrived penniless and friendless seeking work, building a crude home with scraps. Police found him exhausted and without food for a day, then he was cared for at the county home in Warrensburg.
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Giena Falls
Timba
Marold Yvennett
Ile
Warrensburg
Stripes Dominant in Wardrobe Trends of the Season
Stripes dominate fashion with vertical, diagonal, and horizontal lines featured in design. The shirtwaist suit in striped wash silk takes a foreground role while silk rocher in brown and white pairs as a popular combination.
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Aorha
Stripes Fashion Trends Use Military Style Elements
The article notes striped fabrics making bold checks and insets, with seersucker jackets aiming for a military look via shiny nickel buttons. Navy and auburn tones in a trimmed blouse feature metal buttons as a leading style item.
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Goring
Aifpes
Whch
Navy
Hunter Delivers Courage to Chinatown Wildcats in Crates
Hunter supplies courage to the older generation of Chinatown by shipping wildcat flesh from mountain traps to San Francisco. The crate shipments from local traps carry the meat believed to endow the eater with courage and strength.
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Hunter
Traggs
San Francisco
Chinatown
Oller
Tanfe
Here
Maile His Wife's Letter Eighteen Years Later
A man in 18 year old mystery found a letter in his desk that his wife sent so he mails at once to the address written on the envelope. The recipient still lives at that address.
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Starrison
Lantaomsih Nath
Larding
Woman Dies Twice in One Afternoon in New York
Amelia Nedino forty three years old collapsed from a heart attack and was declared dead twice. Three emergency crews worked for four hours as her husband called for aid while about forty neighbors prayed outside. Nedino revived once, then collapsed again and efforts continued.
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Irs
Amelia Nedino
Tedine
Anilly
Scale of Raises for Suit Bids in One Lee Rule
The article discusses principles for bidding in contract bridge. It explains counting tricks for support raises, handling short and long suits, and when to open or extend bids. It covers takeout strategies, jump shifts, and keeping the bidding open to pursue game or slam.
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Lee
Tim
Iuch
Lella i Hatteculey
English Traveler Sir Richard Sturteon and His Tomb
A sketch of Sir Richard Sturteon claiming he was the first Englishman to enter Meces Somaliland and the Great Lakes region. It notes his fame for translating the Arabian Nights and a burned manuscript of the Scented Garden. His widow arranged an Arab tent tomb of stone and marble.
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Richard Sturteon
Meces
Somaliland
Central Africa
Ita
Tburton
Penn A C Rowing Champion Aims for Olympic Team
TJ Mister of the Penn Athletic Club won the national single sculls title in the Olympic trials on the Schuylkill river securing a place to represent the United States at the Olympics.
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TJ Mister
Penn Athletic Club
Schuylkill River
Hye
United States
Wisconsin scientist develops vaccine hopes for tuberculosis control
Dr. William D Prost, agricultural bacteriologist at the University of Wisconsin, after twenty years of research, reports a promising vaccine to help control tuberculosis in animals. It has not yet been tested on humans.
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William D Prost
University of Wisconsin
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Aladeleine
Laon
France
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Chauay
Bonus Army
Congress
Vernon Ind
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Pocantico
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Clyde Park
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Jimmy Mattern
Dennett GriMn
Eye
Russia
Tle
Jacob Coxey
Ohio
Farmer Labor Party
William D Upshaw
Georgia
National Prohibition Party
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