Theater Clash In Thermopolis Sparks Mayhem
A western town report recounts a cinema dispute with the Purity League. A crowd of 150 men and boys broke into a Thermopolis theater, shot the screen, seized the film, and caused heavy damage and expenses after opposing the show. Fatty Arbuckle’s controversial film is noted as the cause of unrest.
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West
Thermopolis
Wyo
Moving Picture
Purity League
Fatty Arbuckle
Fatty
Davis says labor and economy improving. war impact easing
Secretary James J. Davis, longtime labor official and cabinet member, cites a return to better business conditions. He argues unemployment figures are inflated by non breadwinner workers, noting progress toward prosperity and a less dire labor picture than often portrayed.
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Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Probablyrmot
ABE MARTIN Tipton Bud Returns From Ohio
ABE MARTIN Tipton Bud has returned from Ohio where he identified his last car by its unusual dental work on the ring gear. "Who remembers when we used to meet a girl face to face?" said Pinky Kerr today.
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Tipton Bud
Ohio
Pinky Kerr
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Maron on Motor Car Woes
A playful poem contrasts vast knowledge of ancient kings and poetry with practical failings of a car and its carburetor. The speaker laments that mythic lore cannot fix Tam when the engine leaks, while neighbor Johnson’s garden thrives despite less study.
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Tam
Johnson
The Old Cane Mill Sixty Years Ago
A nostalgic poem by Weston A. Goodspeed recalls autumn scenes and family rituals around the old cane mill. The verses describe harvest imagery, grinding cane, pine aromas, and warm family memories as Northern Lights glow above.
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Daddy
Mamma
Weston A. Goodspeed
Musings on unemployment and budget savings amid wartime strain
The article notes 1914 unemployment reaching seven million, wartime pressures, inflation, and a improving outlook. It highlights efforts to alleviate hardship, patience in gradual corrections, and Budget Director Dawes indicating a $350 million saving against prior estimates benefiting the public.
Hard Times Start Kiwanis Magazine Editorial Note
A clipped editorial remark from a Kiwanis magazine hints at hardship themes encountered across an editorial desk. The fragment suggests reflections on unremembered sources and the challenge of capturing concise commentary.
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Kiwanis Magazine
Hard Times and a Two Year Old Headline
A French allegory shows a portrait painter in a cafe who, hearing “Hard Times Are Coming,” orders no second bottle and cuts back on spending. The mood spreads to his wife and others, ending with a reveal that the headline is two years old.
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Fiargo
Kiwanis Magazine
Dogs Trained to Hunt Truffles
Truffle hunting uses trained dogs to locate edible fungi beneath soil. Dogs detect the scent, stop over a spot, and paw the ground while a keeper digs up the prized fungus.
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Europe
Vamps Who Made History A Tavern Maid To Empress
A condensed retrospective of Theophano of Byzantium, once a tavern keeper’s daughter who rose to empress through marriage to Romanus IV, later maneuvering officials and rivals. The tale follows her influence in court, conspiracies, poison plots, and the dynastic struggles that shaped Byzantine power.
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Constantinople
Byzantium
Kromanus
Romanus
Theophano
Theophane
Nicephorus Phocas
Moanus
Phoeas
Byzantum
Phocas
Zimiskes
Church
Duration of Thunder Prolonged by Travel Time Variations
The chief factor in thunder duration is the varying time for sound to reach the observer from different points along the discharge path which may span miles. Reflections from clouds or hills can further lengthen the peal under certain conditions.
Ben Hur star notes and Mira anachronism noted
A historical note points out an anachronism in Ben Hur as Mira appears among star names given to Arae bian horses, a form of astronomy not introduced until about sixteen centuries after the story’s period.
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Ben Hur
Will Chase Booze Out of Hollywood
San Francisco reports a federal probe into Hollywood drinking and debauchery following the Virginia Rappe tragedy at the St Francis hotel. Robert H. McCormack, special assistant US attorney general, announced a prohibition crackdown aimed at cleansing moviedom from coast to coast.
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San Francisco
Fatty” Arbuckle
St. Francis
Virginia Rappe
Hollywood
Arbuckle
Robert H. McCormack
United States Attorney General
Prohibition
Southern California
McCormack
Objection to Smoke Flares As City Factory Move Suggested
In early modern England a smoke agitation argued for relocating factories eight tiles from the city to curb nuisance. The proposal aimed to reduce pollution while addressing public health concerns amid rapid urban growth.
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England
Westbound Arrives Departs Train No 3 and 24 Services
Schedule note shows Golden State line trains weekly operations with westbound arrival and departure times. Train No 3 reaches destination by 24 past the hour, with Train No 24 also listed. McKay serves as agent overseeing operations.
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RL & P. Asa
Golden State Limited
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Washington, Iowa
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Abstract Department
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Blue Washington Ag
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