Allies Send New Note to Germany on War Crimes
Paris reports a revised note to Berlin accompanying the list of war crime suspects. Allies contemplate trial by default if Germany resists surrender. British officials leave London for Paris amid cabinet talks on extradition. Berlin officials say surrender is impossible and warn of fatal consequences. Relations between allies and Germany appear strained as Baron von Leisner delays forwarding names.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Germany
London
Lord Birkenhead
Gordon Hewart
Baron von Leisner
Gustav Noske
Council of Ambassadors
Wealthy Janitors in New York Shine Behind Big Buildings
Financiers in Phoenix once mined ancient canals and now turn to janitors in New York where top building custodians earn fortunes. Thomas Smith of the Stock Exchange reportedly makes at least 25000 annually plus free seven room suite rent, with peers like George Tyberg and John Shay also reputed to be well paid.
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New York
Phoenix
Wall Street
Tom Smith
Stock Exchange
Generly
George Tyberg
New York Produce Exchange
Smith
Not In Value But the Supply Is Menaced by Rand Mines
The world gold output faces sharp decline as Witwatersrand mines in South Africa may shut down due to rising costs. Authorities warn of financial disaster since these mines have supplied two-fifths of global gold. The piece traces gold history from Australia to South Africa and notes that new low grade deposits and cyanide processing enabled growth, with South Africa contributing a large share in 1916.
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Rand
Witwatersrand
South Africa
California
United States
Instralia
Rni
Black Hills
South Dakota
Transvaal
Rhodesia
Solomon
Sheba
Te Ophir
Portuguese East Africa
Sofala
Jerusalem
Red Sea
Solomonn
United Stat
Gold and the Quest for Ever Richer Sands in America
The article explains how gold originates from rocks and ancient sea beaches, noting California dredges gain 40 percent of output from stream gravels and Oregon coast sands yield rich deposits near the waterline. It discusses dry washers in the Mohave Desert, famed Australian nuggets, and a historic Lubec Maine attempt to extract gold from seawater via electrolytic salts, including the rise and fall of ventures and the rising costs affecting global mining viability.
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California
Oregon
Mohave Desert
Mohave
Ong
Sant
Australia
Librarians Say Readers Shift From Libbey And Glyn
Librarians report a postwar shift in taste as Laura Jean Libbey and Elinor Glyn fade among young girls. The Chicago library head notes more readers seek higher quality fiction and technical knowledge, with ex service men pursuing further study. Others in the country confirm the trend toward better literature across classes.
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Chicago
Laura Jean Libbey
Mise Pearl Field
Airenation Department
Chicago Public Library
Elinor Glyn
Tin soldiers lose appeal as boys seek build and craft toys
London Times notes a shift in schoolboy tastes toward mechanical and construction toys. Fathers welcome quieter, reusable sets that can be assembled piece by piece for multiple models, while toy makers face pressure to innovate beyond simple fighting figures.
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London Times
All Boy
Lost People of Arizona Built a Vast Canal Network
Detroit, Mich reports the remarkable canal system of ancient Arizona. The Gila River canal fed the city near Casa Grande, famed among archaeologists for over a decade. The water volume remains debated as researchers study this long-standing irrigation network.
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Detroit
Mich
Arizona
Gila
Casa Grande
Attack Tha Party: The Boston Tea Party Myths and Facts
Retelling a 18th century controversy, the piece defends the Boston Tea Party against claims it was a beer party fueled by John Duggan's tavern. It notes Duggan could not have influenced events due to age and Irish arrival and argues the outcome was patriotic inked by history, not alcohol.
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Boston
George Washington
Paul Revere
Amusnders
John Duggan
United States Congress
Ireland
Duggan
America
Lady Jess Willard Impersonation Sparks Street Standoff
New York Mrs. Johanna Kelt Hobiger of Esthonia, about 200 pounds, faced a 120 pound deputy sheriff who tried to arrest her. They struggled before a crowd as Applicaman aided. Hobiger was jailed after taxi transport and held on $2,000 bond to cover a $25,000 slander suit by Bruno Schill of Isthonian government alleging insults.
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New York
Johanna Kelt Hobiger
Esthonia
Applicaman
Christmas Revelry Rebuffed by Pilgrims in Early Colony
In 1621 Gov Brad ford rebuked New England youths who wished to celebrate Christmas aboard the Fortune. He ordered work and forbade street revelry while permitting indoor observance. A tree festooned with cranberries and popcorn marked the day as some joined in play. the majority frowned on such revels. Massachusetts law in 1659 fined offenders, repealed in 1681.
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Gov. Bradford
New England
General Court of
Massacchusetts
Crusoe’s Island Discovery Shifts To Tobago Claim
The article traces Crusoe’s island myth to Juan Fernandez but argues that a later clue places the real location at Tobago. It notes a reported hermit tale and a goat skeleton found in a cave as part of the evidence cited for the Tobago connection.
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Crusoe
Juan Fernandez
South America
Defael
Orinoco River
Trinidad
Bago
Tobago
Robinson Crusoe Island and Tobago’s Notable Goat Exhibit
The article notes Crusoe's dying goat found in a hillside cave and buried there, which became a popular exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair. It suggests Tobago’s limited recognition as the “only authentic Robinson Crusoe island” due to its small, retiring profile.
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Crusoe
Tobago
Garner sues over ape expert claim and photo controversy
New York professor Richard L. Garner files a $100,000 suit against photographers Underwood and Underwood. He seeks to identify who called him an authority on apes and monkeys and to state when he served as a representative of the Smithsonian Institution and the New York Zoological Society. The case centers on a photograph of an ape named Mary kissing a man, which Garner says implied he was the kisser. the defendants deny any such claim and identify the pictured individual as Mary Missing Cy de Vry of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.
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New York
Richard L. Garner
Underwood & Underwood
Smithsonian Institute
New York Zoological Society
Garver
Mary
Garner
Linderwood & Underwood
Cy de Vry
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago
Prof
Beer in mortar aids England’s frost era buildings
In old England beer mixed into mortar to boost durability and to work in frosty weather when water was unusable. Antiquarian William Andrews notes Derbyshire legends of Bess of Hardwick who funded great houses like Hardwick and Chatsworth, dying in 1607 as frost halted work though mortar used hot ale.
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Detroit News
England
William Andrews
Derbyshire
Bess
Hardwick
Chatsworth
Altho
AERPLANES 16 YEARS OLD
The Wright brothers who ran a bicycle shop in Dayton Ohio built a flying machine from spare time. After neighbors doubted them they tested at Kill Devil Sand Hills near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. On November 17 1908 they made four flights with the machine traveling 52 feet in one run.
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United States
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Japanese Football in Japan and Local News Notes
An OCR fragment mixes a piece on Japanese football describing ball size, attire, and play style with extensive local notices from Jesup and surrounding towns. Included are personnel movements, club meetings, marriages, and social events in multiple small communities.
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Ora Arnold
H. Clark
W. Walker
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Cedar Rapius
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Entra Nous Club
John Jless
Paul Melrose
Pyaar
Sarah M. Hovey
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Charles Frit'aie
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Herbert van Vorder
Dr. Goodwe
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Susan Crotsley
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J. C. Murphy
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D. D.I
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Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
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Stolza
R. E. Russell
Leavitt & Johnson
F.C. Lee ‘ Optometrist
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Lillie A. Arnett
Comercial Bank
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