Ambassador Warren visit yields formal yet intimate reception
June 1 Mexico City editors meet Ambassador Charles Beecher Warren at the American Embassy. The event blends official duties with informal hospitality as Consul General Dawson and third secretary Grummons join the reception. The party tours the embassy garden and enjoys a luncheon with Mexican music and opera.
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Mexico City
Charles Beecher Warren
Claude L. Dawson
Iowa
EB. Grummons
Warren
Wiliam McKinley
Waren G. Harding
United States
Mexico
Inconsistent usage of shipment versus cargo questioned
A humorous inquiry from the New York Evening Test asks why items are called a shipment when in a car and cargo when on a ship, highlighting linguistic nuance in common transport terms.
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New York Evening Test
Kansas City
New Orleans
St. Louis
Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
Denver
New York
St. Paul
San Francisco
Ruth Tops AL Batting Race As Heilmann Leads
Babe Ruth climbs to fifth in the American League batting with a .367 average as he chases Harry Heilmann who leads at .404. Ruth has 13 homers, with Sam Rice driving Senators to the top team batting at .329, and Frank Snyder overtaking Rogers Hornsby for NL hitting honors at .408.
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Babe Ruth
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Harry Heilmann
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Heilmann
Joe Harris
Boston
Ike Boor
Southern Association
Red Sox
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Eddie Collins
Chicago White Sox
Sam Rice
Senators
Cleveland
Rice
Meusel
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Sheely
Washington
Frank Snyder
Cacter
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Rogers Hornsby
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Snyder
Hornsby
Zach Wheat
Dodgers
George Kelly
Frank Frisch
Giants
Jacques Fournier
George Grantham
Cubs
Breaster
Cincinnati
Frisch
Fournier
Brooklyn
Mississippi River Width Variations Noted by Survey
The river commission reports the widest point at full stage is 1420 feet wide, located 77 miles below Cairo Illinois. The source area near Lake Itasca to Minneapolis shows a narrowest width of less than half a mile.
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Cairo, IL
Lake Itasca
Minneapolis
Their Old Life Was Just Junk
Delia confronts Walter as he laments job loss and ruined finances after a firm sale. He recalls squandered money and argues they could have saved enough to live comfortably, while Walter plans a risky partnership to regain status and wealth.
Delia Supplies Bargain for Walter in New Plan
Delia returns with bank book showing fifteen thousand dollars saved from past gifts. Walter doubts funds to accept Harrison's offer but Delia insists the new life will be worth it. He concedes as she confirms the money and hope for a twenty four carat future.
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Delia
Walter
Apother Post
Della
Ile
Tam
Harrison's
Mayor's Man Quakers in New Bedford Tale
Mrs. Phoebe S. Howland notes a cautious Quaker stance in New Bedford. A tale about the mayor prompting a Quaker to expose a liar circulates as a cautionary anecdote from a cousin of a non Friend. The yarn reflects local temper and humorous critique of civic figures.
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George Washington
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Garfield
Rutherford B Hayes
United States
Mexico
New Bedford
Phoebe S. Howland
Society of Friends
William
Philip
Dog Becomes New Burglary Alarm Cuts Insurance Rates
A household dog recognized as the original and most trustworthy burglar alarm prompts a major insurance company to reduce residence burglary theft and larceny insurance rates for homes where the dog is kept.
Exposed Subterfuges Prompt Global Shock and Laugh
The reader notes that if all subterfuges of the world were revealed at once, after the initial shock there would follow a sheepish laugh. The remark hints at collective awareness and a shared, cynical amusement at deception.
Lighted rooms from one switch promise burglar protection
A concise note suggests businesses and families gain security by installing lighting in every room with a single switch upstairs controlling them all. The idea emphasizes protection for wives and children during evening hours and promotes simple home security.
British Football Celebrities Receive Offers from America
London May 21 British football stars receive enticing offers from the United States to coach. Players Hill Brewster and Muirhead, from Leyton Everton and Glasgow Rangers, weigh moves to American clubs.
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America
London
England
United States
EdfPland
Brewster
Everton
Brooklyn
Muirhead
Glasgow Rangers
Brookhart Targets Debilitating Attack From GOP Establishment
Iowa Senator Brookhart faces a major Republican backlash as national party forces, rail interests, and old guard leaders rally to defeat his renomination. Brookhart defends his record opposing Esch-Cummins reforms and Daugherty era investigations while remaining in Washington to protect Iowa voters.
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Wa Guard
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
United States Senate
Enator Brookhart
la Follette
Washington
Albert B. Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Department of Justice
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Brookhart
Mouth W. Brookhart
Dines
LD Stufp
Breookhart
Hiell
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