Breakfast Dish Post Scripts and Global Happenings
A dense column compiles scattered notes on daily life and world events. It references Ulysses voyage to San Juan via Nome, volcanic eruptions near Ems and displaced populations, labor unrest in Germany, plans for a Chinese gendarmerie, and varied cultural jabs. It weaves in political and social quips from multiple figures and locales.
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Dr. Johnson
Earth
Ulysses
San Juan
Porto Rico
Nome
Alaska
White House
Gunmen Victory Over Day Officers Stirs U9 Force
Large bootlegging clash on Long Island involving 50 to 60 rum runners and 8 deputies near Greenport. A citizen lost an ear, shots were fired, police intervened in Baldwin at dawn, and trucks loaded with liquor fled toward New York amid heavy gunfire. Authorities said 600 plus cases moved, with gunmen escorting the fleet.
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Inna
Great Britain
Long Island
New York
Broadway
U9. Force
Amza Biggs
Suffolk County
Greenport
Baldwin
Bigge
Pth
Davis
Davis House
Edward
Pruden
Rival Towns Battle For Staff of Saint Egidio
A Rome dispatch reports Linguaglossa procession carried the staff of St. Egidio believed to halt lava. Castiglione forces seized the staff to save their town. Military troops were deployed as a bishop intervened and took possession of the relic.
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London
Linguaglossa
Castiglione
Rome
Kowa
Identified in Tesmer Killing Girl Is Man
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Richard Tesmer identified a man as the killer, describing a suspect with a henna bob and blue grey eyes. Police moved the suspect to women’s detention quarters after a medical exam confirmed feminine disguise.
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Tesmer
Washington Post
Chicago
Fred G Thompson
Richard Tesmer
Mens Quarters
Hyds Park
Frances Carrick
Frank Carrick
David Jones
Chara Reappel
Morals Court
Michael Hughes
Bloga
Ahzeliane
Three More Burglars Enter Alexandria Homes
A local crime note reports three additional burglaries in Alexandria and nearby suburbs over the last two months. William Massie and William Roy at 1215 Cameron Street found their room entered at noon, with a packed suit carrier left behind, then repacked on return. W F Burr at 429 Flint Street reported a theft of a gold watch, a ring, and clothing. Cynthia Williamson at 322 South St Asaph Street reported clothing taken.
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Alexandria
William Massie
William Roy
Cameron Street
W F Burr
Flint Street
Cynthia Williamson
St Asaph Street
Argentine Youth Aborts Piano World Record Effort
In Buenos Aires on June 19, Ascar Sacchi, an Argentine youth, halted a potential world record after 32 hours and 18 minutes at the keyboard. Tangos strained his fingers beyond endurance, ending the attempt during his 325th tango. The prior U.S. record was reported as within reach before the collapse.
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Buenos Aires
Ascar Sacchi
United States
Divine Sarah Says Farewell Letter to Lover
A Vanity Fair July issue excerpt features Sarah Bernhardt’s farewell letter to her sweetheart, described as one of the most extraordinary items in its series as printed in The Washington Post Sunday. The dramatic note marks the dissolution of a great love and underscores her remarkable character.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Washington Post
U S and Russia Move Toward Trade Talks Hope
President Harding keeps in touch with foreign policy developments and pushes toward establishing constructive trade relations with Russia. Moscow leaders signal readiness to discuss terms, while a Moscow relief dinner fosters goodwill. American senators and business figures moving toward better understanding, suggesting a rational solution may emerge on a future conference.
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Washington Post Co
Harding
Hne
White House
United States
Russia
Hughes
Moscow
William N Haskell
American Relief Administration
M Tehitcherin
M Hameneff
M Litvino
Trotzky Urges More Planes In Reply To Ultimatums
Soviet war minister Leon Trotzky addressed the II-Russia congress of metal workers urging mass production of airplanes to answer British ultimatums. He linked steel to air power, warned of coup attempts in Persia, and proposed arming the people as a deterrent to imperialist aggression.
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Trotzky
Moscow
Fingland
Leon Trotzky
M Trotzky
England
Italy
Bulgaria
Persia
Britain
Perhapar
Lord Curzon
Bourgeoiair
Ehifiana
France
Russa
Curzons
Bourgeotsle
Russia
Freenhieft
Petit Bourgeoisie
Bishop-Elect Named Hospital Director
Bishop elect James E Freeman of the Washington diocese was appointed director of the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in asylum by the District commissioners to succeed Bishop Alfred Harding who died recently.
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James E Freeman
Washington
Columbia Hospital For Women and
Alfred Harding
Priests Wounded When Home Is Fired On Near Pocahontas Ark
Unidentified shooters opened fire on the home of Rev Father Herringer of Engleberg Catholic church five miles north of Pocahontas Arkansas. Four priests and one lay church official were wounded including Father Strausener, Father Herringer, Father Wather Herringer, and Father Froitzheim, with injuries to the neck shoulder leg and back. Police or local authorities reported the incident as a targeted attack on church personnel.
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Pocahontas
French Funds Voted For Vatican Embassy
The Senate approved 170 to 117 appropriations for maintaining the Vatican embassy after Premier Poincare invoked a vote of confidence. He cited diocesan associations for church oversight, noting Rome and Paris studied the Vatican draft and three jurists unanimous that it conformed to France’s church state separation laws.
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Senate
Vatican
Premer Poincare
Poincare
France
Rome
Sankey Will Discloses $7,750 Estate Left By Evangelist
New York June 13. A bank account of 7750 in the name of Iran Sankey of the Moody and Sankey evangelistic team led to filing today of the Sankey will. Dated September 12, 1902 it provides equal division among his widow and two sons who have since died. Major portion of 7750 goes to Grace Victoria Sankey, granddaughter of Northport Mays, the only surviving relative. Lawyers said they cannot yet estimate the estate's total value.
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New York
Iran Sankey
Moody and Sankey
Sankey
Brooklyn
Grace Victoria Sankey
Northport Mays
Michigan Republicans Elect Congressman in Third Michigan District
Detroit reports longtime party strength as A B Williams, a Battle Creek manufacturer, won the special election for Congress from Michigan’s Third District. He defeated Kalamazoo attorney Claude Sharnes by 325 votes in a district normally solidly Republican.
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Detroit
B Williams Battle
Lava torrents from Etna sweep onto Linguaglossa towns
Eyewitness account from Catania June 19 describes Mount Etna erupting with lava streams advancing at about 40 yards per hour toward Linguaglossa and Randazzo. Villages fear destruction as homes, vineyards, and orange groves are engulfed and residents flee with belongings while priests conduct prayers and aid crews work to clear paths.
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Italy
Mount Etna
Java
Randazzo
Etna Francaville
Fiume
Freddo
Champline
Red Cross
Dtna Meraces
Giarre
Etna
Lin- Ruaglossa
Scisto Pasa
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