Guam Marshals Fight Coconut Tree Scale Menace
In Guam, United States Marines under Captain William W. Aiken and local police lead natives against a scale insect pest, the spidiotus destructor, destroying coconut palms banana trees and taro. Over 9 000 trees infected across the island with damage likened to scorched foliage, after devastating coconut crops on Saipan 120 miles away.
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Agaia
Guam
May
United States Marines
Wiliam W. Aiken
King Ludwig's Court Train Restored for Railway Museum
The court train of the late King Laudwic I of Bavaria has been repaired in Munich and returned to Nuremberg for display in a railway museum. The car features marble tables blue silk chairs with gold ornaments a gold ceiling and displays the Wittelabach coat of arms and the king's initials.
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Munich
Laudwic I
Bavaria
Nuremberg
Wittelabach
Real Satisfaction Through Earned Wins
A motivational note urging perseverance when life proves tough. It promises eventual opportunity and stresses putting effort into effort, claiming genuine satisfaction comes only from a score well earned.
International Federation of University Women to hold congress
Christiania May 11 The International Federation of University Women will hold a congress here from July 28 to August 1 at the invitation of four Norse branches of the Union of University Women. Eighteen subdivisions will be represented and about 200 of the 400 delegates are expected from the United States.
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Christiania
International Federation of University Women
Union of University Women
United States
Bright Side of It The repartee you think of fifteen minutes too late
A pithy remark mistimed by a reader prompts reflection on how quick wit can backfire in friendships, as suggested by a bright Side of It column in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Ford
Public sale of lands in Washington County Iowa
Writ of Special Execution directs sale of the lands and tenements of A E Sands and Maud Lands. The public auction takes place June 18 1924 from 9 am to 4 pm in front of the Washington County Court House. Property includes portions of section 17 township 75 north range 6 west with an excluded highway tract. sale at 2 pm. Terms cash. Sheriff Charles M Denison. Washington Iowa May 1924.
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District Court
Washington County
Iowa
A. E. Sands and Maud
Court House
Washington
Iowatown
T. H. Barnes
Luella W. Barnes
M. J. Smith
Charles M. Denison
Women of America Urged to Labor for World Betterment
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, spoke at the seventeenth biennial convention in Los Angeles urging women to aid world betterment. She warned of global wrong and urged active participation to strengthen democracy, brotherhood, and American ideals.
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Women of America
Los Angeles
Thomas G. Winter
Minneapolis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
United States
Republic
America
Japanese Labor Elects First Foreign Delegate
Bunji Suzuki, longtime head of the Japan Federation of Labor, will represent Japanese labor at the International Labor Conference in Geneva under the League of Nations. Four delegates will go, with Suzuki as the workers’ pick, a historic shift from government selection. Other delegates include Tamon Mayeda and Kaikichi Kawarada for government, and Tominosuke Kadono for the capitalist group.
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Tokio
Bunji Suzuki
Japan Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Japan
League of Nations
Geneva
Mr. Suzuki
Organized Labor
Suzuki
Tamon Mayeda
Labor Council
Kaikichi Kawarada
Home Office
How Bonus Money Will Be Distributed
Washington reports government charts show geographic origins of men in wartime forces to guide bonus payments. Percentage allocations list New York at 10.367 percent and the Virgin Islands at 0.901 percent, with many states and territories categorized by share, including Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio among others.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Virgin Islands
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
United States Guards
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Texas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
California
New Jersey
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Georgia
Oklahoma
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Kansas
Arkansas
Connecticut
West Virginia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Washington
Maryland
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
Florida
Oregon
South Dakota
Maine
North Dakota
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
Idaho
Utah
Porto Rico
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Arizona
Wyoming
Vermont
Delaware
Nevada
Territories
Hawaii
Philippines
Alaska
Man of Many Titles in Alaskan Peninsula Town
Seattle June 3. fel kofsky on the Alaskan peninsula has 162 inhabitants. D Horovitz sky visits and holds offices including Director for the United States bureau of education agent for the department of agriculture internal revenue collector postmaster preacher and justice of the peace. He is a descendant of a Russian family that settled early in Alaska.
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Seattle
Wach
Felkofsky
D. Horovitzsky
United States Bureau of Education
Department of Agriculture
Internal Revenue
Alaska
The Shiftless Boss Corrosion of morale from absent leadership
A sharp critique of leaders who neglect duty and fail to monitor progress. The piece argues morale and productivity suffer when a boss is off the job and unaware of whether operations run smoothly or poorly.
Racial and Regional Percentages in General Military Force
The passage lists small percentages by place such as Samoa Guam and the Virgin Islands among a total force of 3,834 with about 6,000,000. It notes 0.081 percent had no residence given when joining the colors.
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Samoa
Guam
Virgin Islands
Germans Explain Lusitania Sinking in New Naval History
Berlin May 1 A German official naval history soon releases an account of the Lusitania sinking. The narrative, drawn from Commander Schwieger of U-20, defends the torpedoing and cites a New York customs officer who claimed the liner carried ammunition. The volume echoes post sinking blame on Britain for allowing ammunition on passenger ships.
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Berlin
Schwieger
Lusitiana
New York
Painted Ceilings Cleaning Tip From Old Home Care Note
For cleaning painted ceilings use warm water with a pinch of ninonta soda or borax. A sponge is effective for applying the solution and lifting dirt without damaging the paint.
Japan Scraps Three Capital Ships and Uses Others for Tests
The Japanese navy says the Ibuki Ikoma and Kashima have been sold for scrapping under the Washington treaty. The hull of the superdreadnought Tosa and battleships Aki Satsuma and Hizen will be used as targets and for experimental torpedo mine and fire extinguishing tests.
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Japan
Tokio
Ibuki
Ikoma
Kashima
Navy Department
Tosa
Aki
Satsuma
Hizen
Stray Bit of Wisdom Quote from Holmes
A brief aphorism notes that knowledge speaks while wisdom listens, attributed to Holmes, emphasizing listening as a mark of wisdom rather than mere accumulation of facts.
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Holmes
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