Cousin of Chinese emperor enters children in Harvard
Cambridge, Nov. Three children of Liang Tan Yen, cousins of the Chinese emperor, are to begin American education at Harvard on Nov. 22. The family came to America with their parents. Prince Liang was educated at Harvard. his wife visits the U.S. for the first time. He says the United States is better suited to educate his countrymen than his homeland.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Liang Tan Yen
Tlarvard
C. Liang
IL Liang
Aisan Lians
America
Prince Liang
Prince Lang
United States
Sitverl
Husland
Regulation of Dance Halls Urged by Probation Officer
Des Moines. Nov 16. Probation officer Mrs Florence McFarland and workers from Roadside settlement and the YWCA urged stricter regulation of Des Moines dance halls after visiting several venues. They report drinking and smoking, improper dancing, and girls being drugged or pressured by men. McFarland supports club women gaining authority to arrest and guard morals, while noting halls are a social need that should be regulated rather than eliminated.
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Des Moines
Dunesha
Florence McFarland
McFarland
Rosetta Stone
Bertha Harris
Mrs. McParland
Hanor
Bwen
New York
Vivian Gould
George Gould
Baby causes gas explosion in kitchen in Des Moines
Neighbor witnesses infant Jeanne McCown crawl toward a bubbling kettle and turn on the gas flame, triggering a stove explosion. The child is found safe in a distant kitchen corner as glass shards and crockery spill, with parents relieved. Fire officials note no serious injuries.
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Baby
Des Moines
Jeane
Mamirisi
Donald C. McCown
Amccown
Crane & Co
Mamini
Adi Alee
Jeanne
Mamma
Joanne
Drewn
Kayn
Cummins Seeks Senator by Popular Vote in 1942
Senator A B Cummins, while in Marshalltown, advocates using a February or March special primary to select a United States senator by popular vote. He backs the idea as consistent with voters will, notes potential $350000 cost, and signals no fixed plan but supports future primary competition beyond legislature chosen nominee.
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Marshalltown
Register
United States
A.B. Cummins
Tama
Ate
Br Popother
Leeishiture
Tam
Dol‘Jiver
Cummins
Times-Republican
Register and Leader
Mark Twain and Howells Skip Concord Centenary
In a reminiscence from Harper's Magazine Mark Twain and William Dean Howells decline to attend the Concord centennial of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. They ride to Cambridge and back, facing cold winds and failed travel plans, lamenting their misadventure and the missed company of Twain at the historic event.
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W. D. Howells
Battle of the Minutemen
Concord
Mark ‘Twain
Siarper’s
Mr. Clemens
Mark
Cambridge
Isis
Boston
Porter
North
Clemens
Gael
Mark Swain
Worter's
Bermuda
On the Move
A fragment from Catholic Standard and Times questions whether Skipper has bought a place for himself in society. The editorial tone suggests skepticism about his readiness and implies he may be merely tense and not yet settled.
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Skipper
Alan
Insures Solitude and The Man In the Chair Ad Review
A London Opinion snippet laments crowd trouble and guides readers to dismiss excuses. It urges ranking four fathoms and studying how to avoid repetition while promoting a quiet smoking experience with a specific cigar brand.
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London
Shall Girls Have Y W C A in Waterloo
Mrs Rae Muirhead promotes establishing a Young Women's Christian Association for business girls in Waterloo during a noon AY. Cl. A gymnasium gathering. She notes her 2300 club connections and cites New Castle Pa, Youngstown Ohio, Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Muscatine as major clubs. Discussion covers prayer guides, weekly letters, and a talk on The Power of Prayer emphasizing personal work and the need for unconfessed sin removal.
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Business Girls
Waterloo
Rae Muirhead
Wim. A
Muirhead
Girls of
Christ
Ronco
Jesus
Calvary
Muss Maclaren
Arson Trial Proceedings Resume with Child Witnesses
The arson case resumes with Daisy Walker on the stand for cross examination and Roma Walker recounting similar testimony. Witnesses Steve Holmes and R Decker describe an exchange involving Robinson, a farm mortgage, and a fire insurance policy evidencing action to secure coverage. Adjournment follows for noon recess.
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Daisy Walker
Roma Walker
Nehmning
Fred
Steve Holmes
Mr. Folmes
Janesville
Robinson
Holmes
Molmes
R. Decker
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Robinson Place
Decker
Catholics Elect at New Orleans Convention
The Catholic convention elected Edward Reeney of Brooklyn New York as president Anthony Maer of St Louis Missouri as secretary and Joseph Red of Willow South Dakota as color bearer at its gathering in New Orleans on November 16.
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New Orleans
Edward Reeney
Brooklyn
N. Y
Anthony Maer
St. Louis
Joseph Red
Willow
South Dakota
President Buchanan's Day of Fasting Proclaimed
The 1861 proclamation calls for a nationwide day of humiliation fasting and prayer amid national distress. Buchanan urges public repentance and devotion to God to prevent civil war restore unity and preserve the Constitution. He stresses personal responsibility across all social spheres urging adherence to the fast and faith.
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James Buchanan
Union
Buchanan
Precedents Guiding Colonial Governors on Thanksgiving Days
The text discusses two precedents used by colonial governors to set thanksgiving days. One followed Queen Elizabeth I’s era after the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the other followed King James I’s England after the failed Gunpowder Plot, shaping official observances.
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Queen Ross
James
England
Tricksy Art Dealers and World Love Phrases
A collage reports on a Paris dealer exploiting new artists to create modern masters through staged auctions and critic manipulation. It contrasts the dealer's profits with the artist’s rise, then shifts to a riddle about King Solomon and a Chicago Tribune quip on love. It ends with a note on global love phrases and the Greenlander phonetic example.
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Mark Twain
Y.W.C.A
Business Girls" Club
WILE
Mrs. Muirhead
Mrs Rai AL Muirhead
President Buchanan
Necesary
Independents
Paiot
Drovuot
Gil Blas
Solomon
Chicago Tribune
Yougalni
Habbek
Mafaryne Ka Pisar Karim
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