Senate talk on coal supply longevity sparks debate
In a U S senate address Senator James B Reed of Missouri argues that U S and Alaska hold coal enough to last 6000 years at full speed. He notes untapped Rocky Mountain deposits and Alaska seams, and downplays fears of coal exhaustion while linking oil and paper prices to demand.
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United States
Senate
James B. Reed
Missouri
Alaska
Senator Reed
Rocky Mountain
Puzzle Murder Talkings in Hazy Past
A notorious line of crime lament threads through old recollections as a figure linked to a long ago case notes the uncle and a sensational murder attempt. The fragment hints at sensationalist, lurid tones from a past era with references to Joe Kite and a hanged relative.
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Joe Kite
Waz
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Repeats Its Grievance
A poem railing at gun violence and public safety failures. The speaker laments gunmen roaming freely and harming relatives while law and safety measures appear ineffective, portraying fear of travel and crime spreading through society.
Perfect the Delivery to Secure Coal Supply
The article argues that even with vast coal reserves lasting thousands of years the key issue is delivery. It stresses improving delivery processes to ensure abundant coal at reasonable prices nationwide.
After Chautauqua Ends Town Eyes Road Progress
A community note reflects on removing yard pennants after the chautauqua and the lack of response to a $90 monthly help wanted ad. A local citizen proclaims Washington County will have the state’s greatest road system, noting ongoing grading work and urging citizen support for the board of supervisors.
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Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Borrowed Smiles and Witty Toasts From a Local Gathering
A humorous scene unfolds as a toast is honored with informal response from Mrs. Gilfers who retorts about naming property. A judge’s library note frames the moment with wit about using marriage equity. A separate joke features a doctor prescribing a buggy ride starting at 3 pm.
Ladders Rescue Near Fall as Bet Ends in Banter
In a tale relayed by the National Monthly a man named Pat saves Mike from a forty foot drop after a ladder slips on the building exterior. At the summit Pat claims victory with a humorous remark while Mike counters with a witty quip about the near mishap.
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Mike
Pat
Begorra
National Monthly
Des Moines Women Urge Wise Woman Attending Disarmament Talks
Nine thousand Des Moines women through the City Federation of Women's Clubs urge President Harding and Secretary Hughes to name a woman as a representative at the upcoming disarmament conference in November. The letter asks for the mother viewpoint and racial protection as essential traits for the conference.
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Des Moines
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Harding
Hughes
J. H. Tomlinson
F. H. Hunter
Gordon Elliott
CC. A. Shoemaker
F. O. Norton
M. L. Turner
Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs
Washington
United States
Earth
Federation
America
Eye care as cure for crime and insanity urged
Louisville Sept 3 Dr Reginald C Augustine president of the American Optomeric association warned that poor eyesight fuels crime and insanity He claimed fifty percent of United States criminality and insanity could be reduced with proper eye care in youth He cited links between eye strain and health schooling and suitability for work and warned of rising strain from modern city life. Read the Evening Journal.
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Louisville
Reginald C. Augustine
American Optomeric Association
Augustine
United States
Messalina the Worst Woman in Roman History
A historical sketch portrays Messalina Valeria wife of Claudius as Rome’s most notorious empress. She used power to ruin rivals, scandalize society, and force marriages while plotting with Silius. Claudius, though king, remained vulnerable until a freedman ordered her execution in A. D. 45.
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Messalina Valeria
Claudius
Messalina
Clafidius
Haroun al-Rashid
C. Silius
Juvenal
Sillus
Kol
Silius
Ostia
An I
Pageant of Progress Draws Chicago Crowds
A crowded Chicago Pageant of Progress drew over a million attendees and only one pickpocketing incident was reported. The thief, mistaken about a confederate, passed a stolen purse to a plainclothes man. Chief Charles Fitzmorris, 37, leads the Chicago police with close daily contact with officers. A photo shows him riding at the parade head.
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Pageant of Progress
Chicago
Fitzmorris
Force
New American Literature From Pens of Ad Writers
Benjamin de Casseres argues in the New York Times that American literature splits into movie and advertising writing. He credits Barnum era ad men, praises a new highbrow ad writer class, and envisions poetry paid by advertising agencies in a future where copy becomes a living, influential art.
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Ad Writers
Benjamin de Casseres
New York Times
Paris
New York
America
Barnum
B. T. Barnum
Tody" Hamilton
P. T
Muses
Victor Hugo
New School
Immigrants Enter U S Hit 805000 in Fiscal Year
Washington reports 805,228 immigrants admitted in the fiscal year ending June 80, up from 430,001 last year and well above prewar averages. Non-immigrant admissions were 177,395, with 247,718 departures of immigrants and 178,314 of non-immigrants, totaling 426,031.
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America
Bureau of Immigration
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