Fourth International Plans Mexico City Meeting Next January
Reported by El Universal of Mexico City the Fourth International will meet in Mexico City next January. Bolshevist influence is growing in Mexico with demonstrations near the national palace and in Nayarit. The Mexican government is accused of failing to deport alien agitators aiding the radical movement.
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Mexico City
Mexico
National Palace
Eld
State of Nyarit
Tepic
Rio Grande
el Universal
Moscow
Europe
American
Takashi Hara
Japan
Baron Shidehara
United States
Roland Morris
Marquis Okuma
Japanese Immigration Association
Tokyo
Okuma
America
Nippon
Germany
Canada
Australia
Hara
California
Senate
Stephens
Luxuries Drive Bill for U S Spending in 1919
Tax figures show Americans spent about 750 million dollars on cosmetics and perfume and 300.9 million on furs in 1919 as luxury outlays surged. Cigars and cigarettes total several hundred million, automobiles top two billion, with broad tallies across foods, services, and leisure reaching into the billions.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Optimist Finds Amusement on Street Cars Subject
A humorous column reflects on riding Washington street cars. Observations include motorman control, balance on straps, and social seating dynamics. The essay suggests happiness travels with riders as they observe fellow passengers and the odds of giving up seats.
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Gilead
Washington
Strength of National Guard Units Fixed by War Department
War Department announces two policies for National Guard units. One sets 65 active enlisted men as the minimum for infantry companies, with reenlistment allowed up to home station departure for field training. After July 1, 1921, minimum peace strength matches regular army levels, ~100 enlisted men, with 50 active enlisted men for reorganizations until that date. The second policy relaxes eligibility rules by removing the 60 day prior enlistment requirement for pay at camps of instruction.
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National Guard
United States
War Department
Regular Army
Red Cross Reports Last Year’s Wide Relief Efforts
The Red Cross logged 73 US disasters in the past year with 850 killed and 13,000 homeless. Aid totaled 900000 dollars and 140 chapters aided 30 temporary hospitals. New foreign language information service helps 17 million non English speakers learn laws and rights. Junior Red Cross contributed 535623 dollars to European children.
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United States
Red Cross
National Organization
The
Foreign Language Information Service
Europe
Armistice Day Observed as Nations Weigh League of Nations
The article surveys Armistice Day rites in London Paris and New York with wreaths and unknown soldiers honored. It notes Geneva preparations for the first League of Nations assembly and lists eminent delegates from Britain France Japan and other nations. Near East developments show Armenian-Turkish armistice and nationalists advancing in Angora as Greece Britain and France watch.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Near East
Almed
London
Paris
George
Westminster Abbey
England
Whitehall
Verdun
Arc de Triomphe
Millerand
Foch
Joffre
Petain
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Wyowaka
League
Arthur Balfour
H. A. L. Fisher
George Barnes
Great Britain
Leon Bourgeois
Andre Tardien
France
Tittoni
Italy
Humans
Belgium
Paderewski
Poland
Branting
Sweden
Hayashi
Ishii
Megata
Japan
Motta
Ador
Asteri
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Mexico
United States of America
Armenia
Angora
Kars
Alexandropol
Erivan
Batum
Greece
Asia Minor
Kemal Pasha
Constantinople
Anatolia
Sevres
Smyrna
Cilicia
Thrace
National League Forms Twelve Club League Board Leader Named
Eight National league clubs and three American league clubs agree to form a twelve club league. Judge K M Landis is offered the chairmanship of the new board of control at an annual salary of fifty thousand dollars.
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Board of Control
K. M. Landis
Unrest Spreads as Mexican Unions Push General Strike
At a stormy meeting of the Communist Federation of Mexico 17 unions vote to call a general strike in Mexico City. Delegates claim President de la Huerta promised port takeovers. longshoremen in Havana and Corunna pledge to stop Mexican port shipments.
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Mexico City
Communist Federation of Mexico
Vera Cruz
de la Uerta
Havana
Corunna
Spain
General Soviet
Mexican Federation of Labor
New Life
Ricardo Flores Mangon
Leavenworth
Obregon
Blind Statesman Schall Shares View On Perception
Minnesota Representative Schall, blind for ten years, argues that sighted society misunderstands the blind. He recounts traveling with his son Douglas from Minneapolis to Washington and a diner scene where the waiter asks the boy what his father wants and the boy says he knows.
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Schall
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Washington
Douglas
Little Ernestine Finds Millions of Apples Country Visit
During a country vacation, young Ernestine told her father she had discovered a place with millions of apples and proudly presented him with two. The scene blends whimsy and rural charm in a playful domestic moment.
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Ernestine
Man’s view labels a woman who laughs at others’ jokes
A statement portrays a man who judges a woman as silly for laughing at another man’s humor. The remark reflects a gender biased attitude and social snap judgments.
Wiseacre Divided into Building Lots
A curt axiom notes that a clever person who acts on vanity ends up split into parcels, each a tiny stake in property. The quip implies prudence over showiness when making plans or boasting.
Radium Use in Hospitals Explained by Scientific American
The article says radium is in demand for medical and surgical uses as a tool not a medicine. It outlines three rays alpha beta and gamma with varying penetration. Gamma rays used in surgery can reach deep tissue and destroy diseased tissue while sparing healthier tissue, requiring skilled operation to stop before harming good tissue.
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Scientific American
We Know Why Old Maids Sit Up Front in Church
The quip compares church seating to hymns distribution and notes a humorous belief about photographers. It reflects light humorous social observation from the New York Central Magazine with a sly dig at vain posing.
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Angelica
Mother
New York Central Magazine
Election Teaches Humility For Ambitious Leaders
The remark implies political leaders who fancy inherited power may face reality after voting. Voters often challenge pretenders and remind rulers that authority rests with the people. The piece suggests caution for those who overestimate personal destiny.
The Wise Person Thinks Much and Says Little
A compact saying emphasizes restraint and contemplation. It highlights that thoughtful individuals weigh words before speaking, valuing measured speech over quick assertions.
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Heart of Gambetta
Pantheon
New York
Nivelle
Navy Department
Harding
Jusser
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Sevastopol
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Crimea
Livatch River
Crimean Peninsula
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Cherso
Lussia
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Zara
Lloyd George
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Walsh Congressional Committee
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
A. M. Fisher
J. E. Richardson
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Charles Pier
A. B. Clement
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DEA OF the Blind
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Postum Cereal Co.,Inc
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