Britain tightens grip as France presses through Ruhr
The article argues Britain has secured a strategic hold at Cologne and the Ruhr, choking French control while pushing Italy Belgium and Poland toward shifts in the balance. It notes Vatican diplomacy and Lloyd George’s influence shaping a broader non Catholic bloc opposed to British aims, with Germany facing economic strain and possible territorial readjustments as France seeks to reassert power.
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France
Ruhr
Germany
Britain
Logue
Reichbank
Cologne
Canal
Upper Rhine
Tance
Connecthr
Euge
Italy
Belgium
Reparations Commission
Poincare
Pincare
Brussels
Alphonso
Morocco
Victoria
Thn
Mussolini
North Africa
Riviera
Paris
Adriatic
Vatican
George
Lloyd George
Europe
Austria
San Remo
Nitti
Millerand
Foch
League of Nations
Socialistis
Jon Sturzo
Red
Joan of Arc
Lloyds
Rai
Hungary
Poland
Ireland
Constantinople
Palestine
Catholic Nations
Lord Curzon
Africa
Czecho
Slovakia
Marshal Foch
Warsaw
Moscow
Russia
Near East
Bavaria
Prussia
Black Forest
Czecho-Slovakia
Why I am taking agriculture by Thomas Bullard
The author recalls leaving a small rural school for Salemburg’s agricultural program after discovering a passion for farming. He bikes six miles daily despite weather and obstacles, finishing high school with strong grades and proclaiming vocational agriculture a vital investment that broadens a country boy’s view and future in farm life.
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Thomas Bullard
Boys Corn Club
Salemburg
Roseboro
Woodrow Wilson College Builds Block by Block in Appalachian Mountains
The appeal shows the founding of Woodrow Wilson College in the Appalachians. It emphasizes small donations over a single large gift, noting a stone building nearly finished and plans for a second, a large dormitory, funded by many individuals and societies.
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Great Woolworth
Mississippi River
Southern Presbyterian Church
Congo River
Great Mission Station
Woodrow Wilson College
Appalachian Mountains
Banner Elk
N. C
Christian Observer
German mind blinds fair offer in Berlin notes
The writer argues Berlin rejected a fair proposal backed by London and Rome, offering only words and $7.5 billion. He says the Germans demanded equality without real guarantees, insisting the French concede the Ruhr and Rhineland while other powers could do nothing.
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London
Rome
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Eugene J. Young
Automobiles surge across North Carolina counties
An early 20th century North Carolina note traces rapid car adoption from 1914 to 1923, highlighting Guilford County’s lead with 10,777 cars and one per 7.9 people, the role of road construction, and the shift of mountain and eastern counties toward motor ownership as highways develop.
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North Carolina
University
Edgecombe
Catawba County
Tidewater
Wake
Iredell
Guilford
Catawba
Gaston
Southern Railway
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the Peoples Bank & Trust Company
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