Pope Pius Condemns Russian Soviet Regime During Consistory
Rome December 18 Pope Pius XII denounced the Russian Soviet government in a consistory address. He praised the Holy Name Society congress in Washington and spoke of continuing relief for Russians while warning against socialism and communism. He urged peace loving leaders to defend family and human dignity as he noted no cardinals were created that day.
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Prema
Rome
Pius
Holy Father
Congress of Holy Name Societies
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Rusela
Pontifical Relief
Justice Department probes bribery by senate aide
Washington December 18 The department of justice opened an inquiry into accusations that an employee of a senate committee accepted money to influence legislation. Attorney General Stone said money did pass but he would not name the employee or the legislation involved.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Senate
Stone
Good Weather Forecasts Record Porto Rico Sugar Harvest
Porto Rico Commissioner of Agriculture Carlos Chardon predicts a record sugar harvest for the new season, estimating 522,900 to 635,000 short tons. The previous peak was 603,000 tons in 1917, with last year's crop at 478,000 tons. Favorable growing weather, expanded cane plantings, better sugar yield varieties, and disease resistant strains drive the outlook.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Carlos Chardon
Sportsmen Sit in Westminster
London November 29 The new house of commons resembles mid Victorian times in sportsmen representation. A London daily sporting paper listed 180 candidates as real sportsmen and notes 150 elected, reflecting electors preference for sportsmen to Westminster as in Queen Victoria’s era.
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Wesminster
London
New House of Commons
London Daily Sporting
Westminster
Local Social News From Salem and Davenport
Mrs J T Foster returns from a week with friends in Davenport. Alex McCreedy family and Mrs H Steele visit the Duane McCreedy home as Duane plans a move to California. M T Coon visits his ill mother as she shows slow recovery. Mattie Poster leaves for Fairfield to visit her brother. Ralph Boyd delivers hogs at Gladwin.
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Salem
J. T. Foster
Davenport
Alex McCreedy
H. Steele
M. M
Geo. Grecian
Duane MecCreedy
Duane
California
M. T. Coon
Mattie Poster
Lewis Coon
Fairfield
Turnipsnal
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchant Prompt
The note urges readers to tell merchants they saw their advertisement in the Journal. It frames a cue to mention the Journal when contacting sellers. The call to action relies on the newspaper's presence as a trusted local source.
Winter wheat sown on 42.3 million acres in 1924 fall
The Agriculture Department reports winter wheat planted this fall across 42,317,000 acres, up 6.5 percent from 39,749,600 acres in 1923. December 1 condition stands at 81.0 percent, with past ten year abandonment averaging 10.6 percent. States listed include Pennsylvania 1,265,000 acres at 82 percent, Illinois 2,678,000 at 87, Nebraska 3,353,000 at 78, Kansas 160,506,000 at 76, Oklahoma 3,659,000 at 84 percent.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Sinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Sixty Barrels of Christmas Hooch Were Wood Alcohol
Prohibition agents and police seized sixty barrels of liquor during a campaign against bad Christmas hootch. Analysis shows the liquor is wood alcohol. Eight barrels of denatured alcohol were also confiscated. Deaths from bad liquor in the month total twenty nine.
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Associated Preas
New York
Prohibition
Iowa Cold Weather Continues Across State
A frigid spell persists in Iowa with Sioux City at 4 below zero and Davenport at 18 above as Des Moines reports 4 above. The Weather Bureau forecasts more cold tonight and Friday with extreme eastern areas dropping to zero to five below.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Davenport
United States Weather Bureau
Philippine quake kills 24 in Mindanao province
An earthquake struck Surigao province on Mindanao Island killing 24 people. The tremor damaged homes and disrupted transportation in the affected area.
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Manila
Surigao
Mindanao
Duralumin Boats Rise in German Motor Craft
Duraluminum, an aluminum alloy, is entering German motor boat construction and promises lighter weights. Duralumin boats weigh about two thirds of steel boats and half of wooden ones of the same size. They are rust and weather proof, enabling substantial upkeep savings according to builders.
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Dueren
Germany
Last Rites Held for Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers will be laid to rest this afternoon at Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Tarrytown New York. Thousands of workers will pay tribute at his grave as Elks club services are radiocast. Rabbi Stephen Whitney will preside with a eulogy by James Duncan American Federation of Labor first vice president.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N. Y
The
Elks Club
Manhattan
Stephen
Whitney
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
United States
Mexico
Canada
England
Saint Cecile Lodge
Andrew Carnegie
William Rockefeller
Gompers
Explosion at Burnett mine leaves multiple dead and unaccounted
In Tacoma three men died, two injured and three unaccounted for after a blast at the Pacific Coast Coal company mine near Burnett. The incident was reported to officials.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Burnett
Here
Wrestling Victors Across Three Matches In Double Card
In Dubuque Hienie Engel beat Johnny Meyers in a one fall middleweight contest. In Portland Joe Stecher defeated Tom Grant from Spokane and Mike Yokel from Salt Lake City in a handicap night heavyweight bout.
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Dubuque
Hienie Engel
Johnny Meyers
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Joe Stecher
Tom Grant
Spokane
Mike Yokel
Salt Lake City
Boston Music Society Mention Sparks Vanishing Memory
A Chicago woman recalls a brother in Boston involved in a major music group. A New England visitor guesses Handel and Haydn society as a possible name. The exchange highlights nostalgic ties between cities and classical music circles.
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Boston
Chicago
New England
Handel
Hadyn
Boston Transcript
Expert Advice The Married Man Boasts About Marriage
A boisterous aphorism answers bachelors with a blunt cue to marry. The speaker argues happiness comes from marriage whether at home or away, adopting a wry tone typical of social commentary. The line reflects period attitudes toward domestic life and male fulfillment.
Chancellor Marx Again Meets With German President
In Berlin on December 18 President Ebert authorized Chancellor Marx to complete a thorough survey of the parliamentary situation in a last attempt to form a ministry with a working Reichstag majority. The move followed Stresemann’s failure to assemble a straight non socialist cabinet.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ebert
Marx
Reichstag
Stresemann
German People's Party
Fayette County Officials Face Investigation Over Fictitious Warrants
The Iowa attorney general announced a formal investigation into the Fayette County board of supervisors county treasurer and county auditor over alleged fictitious warrants used to fund the new courthouse. State examiner reports accuse duplicate warrants and illegal fund transfers from the poor fund to cover construction costs totaling sixty four thousand dollars amid a push to keep the county seat in West Union.
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Des Moines
Attorney General's Office
Fayette County Board of Supervisors
Fayette County
West Union
Classy Farmers Attend Theaters In Evening Dress
South African farmers from the veldt arrive at a theater wearing formal evening dress. The sight underscores local pride and a tradition of smart attire among rural communities.
Naval Court of Inquiry to Convene Soon
The Navy orders a court of inquiry at New York Navy Yard to investigate unauthorized publication of naval information. Captain Osterhaus and Captain Kerry are the principals, with a board led by Captain O P Jackson to determine if court martial is warranted.
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Naval Court OF Inquiry
Avenoriated Press
Washington
Naval
Osterhaus
Naval War College
Newport
R. I
Kerry
New York
Wilbur
Naval Court of
New York Navy Yard
Navy Department
Board of Inquiry
O. P. Jackson
Good Fellows Fund Drive Kicks Off Tomorrow in Washington
J B Crail announces Good Fellows Club plans an annual collection starting tomorrow or Saturday. Committees will distribute at least 150 baskets to needy residents as the campaign gains momentum with further notices to follow.
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J. B. Crail
Good Fellows’ Club
Good Fellows Fund
Washington
Byron differs over his best work with public vote
The renowned author Lord Byron split opinions with readers on his greatest work. Byron believed Childe Harold's Pilgrimage to be his masterpiece, while the public favored Don Juan written between 1818 and 1820.
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Lord Byron
Childe Harold
Meaning of Zion and its historical sense in Hebrew origins
The text explains Zion as a Hebrew term from Siyyon, likely linked to meanings like to be dry set up or protect. It notes Zion as the southern part of an eastern hill where the temple stood, and compares arable analogies to a hump summit or citadel.
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Zion
Westminster Abbey Legends of the Yorkist Heirs
Fragmentary note details Edward and his brother confined in the Tower of London by their uncle the Duke of Gloucester and murdered there. The male line sought the throne before the Lancastrian era.
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Edward
Westminster Abbey
Tower of London
Duke of Gloucosted
Lietarnt
Altered Phrase Reveals Maritime Crises in 19th Century Text
The note explains the phrase to the bitter end as better end used to signal crisis. It describes a storm event where an anchored vessel paid out all cable and rope ran out to the better end, meaning the end in better condition due to less wear.
Quote on opportunity by Quintilian echoes in ethics
An ancient adage asserts that evil speakers differ from evil doers only by chance of opportunity. The idea contrasts rhetoric misuse with latent intent, implying context defines moral responsibility as much as malevolent motive.
Not the Same Idea Bishop Whately Quote
Not the Same Idea. It is one thing to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth. Bishop Whately.
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Bishop Whately
Reed Forecasts More Cold Tonight
Des Moines Ia Dec 18 C D Reed head of the town weather bureau forecast temperatures of 10 degrees below zero for Iowa tonight and warned of extremely low readings for the next 48 hours as shipping points were alerted to prepare for the cold snap.
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Prang
Des Moines
Iowa
C. D. Reed
Town Weather Bureau
Seek Definite Time for Vote in Senate on Muscle Shoals
Senate leaders plan to obtain consent for a definite time for a vote on the Underwood Muscle Shoales bill as filibuster threats loom. Republicans and Democrats work to clear the Senate calendar before holiday recess. Senator Underwood warns that delaying action may render the Muscle Shoals property worth two million dollars dead to the world.
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Senate
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Norris
Nebraska
Seaplanes May Use Sails In Near Future
Dr Wilhelm Rohrbach told the Royal Society of Arts in London that all metal sea planes could bear masts and sails. He stressed safety and utility of sail powered sea planes, suggesting a new era for naval seaplanes that could sail at sea without gasoline.
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London
Wilhelm Rohrbach
Royal Society of Arts
Fee for Visiting Graves in Alsace for Parents
French authorities allowed parents of German soldiers who died in Alsace to visit their sons graves on All Saints and All Souls Days for a fee of ten French francs. Permits were valid for 48 hours.
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Karlsruhe
Alsace
Seaweed used in Japan to make diverse goods and fabric substitute
The article notes that coarse seaweed is used in Japan to manufacture items like clogs and picture frames and electrical switchboards. It also describes a cotton substitute made from two seaweed varieties named sexumo and gomoguma.
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Sexumo
Uncle Eben Encourages Boy to Persevere in Training
Uncle Chen tells the boy not to be discouraged if he cannot do what he is attempting. He suggests the struggle may be training for a future ability he can achieve.
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Uncle Chen
No Cause for Worry Says U S Officials
Washington officials say agitation over American Japanese relations is unfounded and no international issue exists. Secretary Hughes announces the appointment of Tsueno Matsuaka as Japanese ambassador, signaling renewed friendship between Tokyo and Washington amid calls for calm and mutual understanding.
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Washington
Hughes
Tsueno Matsuaka
Tokio
Tokyo
America
United States
Japan
Cooldge
Russian Princes Back Cyril For Czar Line
Grand Duke Cyril of Russia claims he is the rightful heir to the czar throne and has sent proclamations to 16 elder Russian grand dukes. The chancellery reports 13 of the 16 princes sent notes or letters supporting his contention.
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Cyril Coburg
Germany
Cyril
Russia
Woman Novelist Shapes Prose Fiction, Castle Rackrent Pioneer
The text credits a woman novelist, Morin Edgeworth, as the inventor of the novel with a purpose. Castle Rackrent, published in 1800, exemplifies this movement and helped persuade Sir Walter Scott to write prose fiction.
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Morin Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent
Siir Walter Scott
Tax on Coaches in London and Westminster Streets
Ancient highway tax for coaches in London and vicinity dated to 1907. The levy required 98 for back taxes from over 100 coaches for using roads to fund paving of Camden and Westminster streets.
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London
Camdon
Westminster
Window glass tool to protect walls during work
The Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests using a straight edge window glass about twelve inches long to hold between the work and the wall for painting or varnishing. It keeps surfaces clean and avoids warping or bending unlike cardboard substitutes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Birds Rob Mail for Nest in Cat teral England
Tom tits known as thtmduse invade a Cat teral Lancashire mailbox. They tear open letters and steal mail, including a check, leaving fragments and alarms for postal staff.
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Catteral
Lancashire
England
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