Flying ships eyed to power navy seaplane fleet
Naval experts in Washington study defects of NC pattern boats and urge seaplanes to become independent units like submarines or destroyers. They favor flotillas of flying ships with own power, surface operation, radio, and crew safety, to extend operations in heavy seas and air.
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Washington
Atlantic
A. C. Read
Plymouth
England
Azores
Ponta Delgada
Department
Navy Department
Congress
Daniels
General Board
Wedding Bells for Miss Mary Hughes and Newton King
Miss Mary Hughes former Rural Education director at the Colorado State Normal married Newton King of Canon City at the Lake home. Rev Ferris officiated with ring ceremony. Senior Class and many guests attended. The couple will reside in Canon City.
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Gunnison
Colorado
Mary Hughes
H. F. Lake
Newton King
Canon City
Mary M. Hughes
Ferris
Our City
Colorado State Normal
Normal School
Wilma Turbott Hosts Party For Visiting Child
Little Miss Wilma Turbott hosted a lawn party at the Harding home from six thirty to eight thirty on Saturday evening. About twenty three children attended, played games, received prizes, and enjoyed refreshments. Wilma is visiting with her grandmother Mrs. Georgia Turbott and will return soon to Cleveland, Ohio.
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Wilma Turbott
Germans Active in Mexico Near Durango City Ranch
German interests have purchased a large ranch near Durango City in Durango state Mexico and plan to colonize it with immigrants from Germany, per a letter received by an American from a Durango state official.
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Fi Pase
Tex
Durango
Mex
Germany
Durango City
Boy’s plea to be buried in a vault with nickel for streetcar home
Little Roy fears burial and asks his mother to place him in a vault with a nickel in his pocket so he can ride a streetcar home if he dies. The note reveals a childlike mix of fear and practicality as he contemplates death and a safe return via transport.
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Roy
Mamma
Winfield Voters Defeat School Consolidation Plan
Winfield residents vote 128 to 116 in town and 39 to 56 country prelims against consolidating schools. The editorial calls the result a setback for rural education but vows the measure will return with clearer facts for the benefit of future students.
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Winfield Beacon
Winfield
America
Buy Season Tickets for Washington Chautauqua
The Washington chautauqua rewards regular attendees with season tickets by offering admission across the full event. Season passes cost 2.00 dollars with children’s tickets at half price and are available at all local banks for those who plan to attend multiple sessions.
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Washington Chautauqua
Washington
Friday Day of Nomen Refers to Genesis Creation Day
A historical note cites the Talmud asserting Adam was created sinned and expelled from Eden on a Friday, highlighting the day’s biblical significance in ancient Jewish civil law texts.
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Adam
Miss Helen Taft Sails for Europe to Study Education
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the former president has sailed for Europe to study foreign educational systems. She serves as acting president of Bryn Mawr College and the photograph was taken a few days before her departure.
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Helen Taft
Europe
Shipping Board Urges Boys to Go to Sea
Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States Shipping Board appeals to American boys to join seafaring as part of a nationwide effort to staff the new merchant fleet built after the war. He says Americans must man the ships to keep the fleet an asset of national greatness and compares it to the need for skilled railroad crews. He urges newspapers preachers and local officials to spread the call and notes the board will aid communities in training, with inquiries directed to Henry Howard in Boston.
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Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Shipping Board
Mirine
Henry Howard
Boston
Mass
Embalmed Jibero Head Donated to Los Angeles Museum
A mummified head from a Jibero Indian of southern Ecuador was presented to the Museum of History, Science and Art in Expo Park Los Angeles by Mrs. H. M. Parker. It is said to be one of seven such heads in the United States and was obtained from a South American trader by Mrs. Parker’s brother-in-law. The head shows long hair and the Jibero practice involved removing bones and embalming the flesh rather than scalping.
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Museum of History, Science and Art
Exposition Park
Los Angeles
H. M. Parker
United States
Ecuador
South América
Parker
Dalael
Mrs. Parker
North America
Hubby Dictates Dress Sparks Reading Divorces
In Reading Pa two divorce suits arise from claims that husbands dictated wives attire. Mabel F Leckman accuses Thomas Ulecksman of pressuring her to dress as an old woman. Nettle C Buen files a similar suit against Harry J Bush alleging harm to matrimonial joy through wardrobe meddling.
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Mabel F.leckman
Thomas Uleckman
Allentown
Harry J. Bush
Nettle C. Buen
Really Great Victory
Quotes Lucy Larcom on choosing to rise above uncontrollable circumstances and turn them into helpers through appreciation of the good within them.
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Lucy Larcom
Hair Restoring Sage and Sulphur Compound Ad
A vintage remedy claims to darken gray hair naturally using Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ad describes brushing the preparation through strands to restore a uniform dark, glossy color by morning and after subsequent applications.
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Wyeth
Farmer Claims He Owns Air Above Farm
Frederick Hoenemann, a Kansas City area farmer, sues to restrain airplanes from using air above his land. He argues sight and engine noise disturb livestock, noting few direct precedents and citing international and U.S. cases on air ownership and transport advances.
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Kansas City
Frederick Hoenemann
Hoenemann
England
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Indiana
Harding forms four state park movement at McGregor
Governor Harding announces acceptance of a state organized coalition including Iowa Wisconsin Missouri Illinois and Minnesota to press Congress for a national park near McGregor Iowa The plan aims for a coordinated appeal to Washington with state committees led by Harding and including J H Pammel KE R Harlan J Kelso Jr C McNider and J C Bell The push follows the Mississippi Valley Conservation congress and calls for 20 000 acres of woodland and river bottomland purchase.
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Des Moines
Harding
Congress
McGregor
Washington
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley Conservation Congress
Iown
Ames
KE. R. Harlan
State Historical Department
Joe Kelso, Jr
Stellevue
Charles H. McNider
Mason City
J. C. Bell
Bloodhounds Track Hidden Booze After Dynamo Theft
In Olmitz, Lucas county, Mrs. Longlace runs a weekly picture show powered by a small dynamo. The dynamo was stolen, deputies failed to locate it, and bloodhounds tracked a scent to a corn field where 42 quarts of liquor were found secreted. The booze will be disposed of by law, and a new dynamo obtained.
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Chariton
Olmitz
Northestern
Lucas County
Longlace
Lyman
William Knot
Ped
British supervision to oversee Esthonian Midland region
A wireless dispatch reports Reval newspapers say Britain will supervise the Esthonian Midland area near Petrograd, adopting a system similar to Egypt’s. The move follows Allied discussions on governance in the region.
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Coblenz
Reval
Midland
Esthonia
Petrograd
Egypt
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