No. 10 Downing Street: Historic Prime Ministers' Home
The article profiles No. 10 Downing Street as the official residence of Britain’s premier since 1735, noting its plain exterior, cabinet room, and private apartments. It recalls its role in shaping policies leading to the American Revolution and War of 1812, and recounts Pitt and Chatham's views on American resistance.
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London
Boston Transcript
Downing Street
the Treasury
Robert Walpole
No. 10
Walpole
Horse Guards Parade
St. James’ Park
America
William Pitt
Pitt
Lord Chatham
House of Lords
Light and Music Invents Lighting Rheostat Instrument
An eastern artist introduces a music accompaniment device using a rheostat with parallel resistance loops and a sliding block moved by pedals to vary light intensity with the music. A related illuminated phonograph adapts the principle with a cam controlled light system and a translucent globe enclosing record, motor, rheostat, and lights.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Manaos Decline Tied to Rubber Price Slump
A decade ago Manaos Brazil a thriving European style city with opera houses and theaters. now ruins with fleeing residents and tottering buildings. The cause is rubber deflation as Far East supply lowered prices forcing loans to fail and business collapses.
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Manaos
Brazil
Amazon River
Far East
Ceylon
Java
Straits Settlements
Malacca
Borneo
England
Times for Silence in Friendship and Reputation
The exchange discusses when silence is cowardly or criminal and when reticence is honorable. It emphasizes defending friends against unjust defamation and exercising discretion when charges may be true, framing silence as a character test.
Red Cross Publishes National Budget for Veteran Aid and Relief
The American Red Cross outlines a current fiscal year budget totaling 19.36 million dollars for relief at home and overseas, with 3.67 million for disabled veterans and families. The plan includes 1.79 million for hospital services, 543,976 for disaster relief, and 4.98 million for overseas famine and relief projects, noting chapter expenditures are separate.
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Washington
United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Veterans’ Bureau
Army
Navy
European Relief Council
Europe
Russia
China
People of Our Town editor remarks on coal placement
A playful column notes readers quarreling over coal mentions and jokes about the dangers of turning a newspaper, while praising the editor for handling such hazards with humor and composure.
Good and Bad Wedding Days Across Eras and Beliefs
The piece surveys wedding superstitions with May and Lent seen as unlucky, June and October as favorable, and moon and sun alignments cited. It notes Friday generally unlucky except in Scotland, while Sunday is deemed auspicious dating back to Shakespearean times.
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Scotland
Shakespeare
Petruchio
Katherine
Kate
An Indian wife's visit to a mission hospital noted in letters
Bishop Lambuth cites letters from an Indian husband to a mission hospital physician. One thanks a woman doctor after cure and lightly offers a visit. another mourns a wife who died, expressing gratitude and reverence for the care received.
First Europeans and Americans Reach Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian islands were first seen by a Spanish navigator in 1555 but lost to memory. Captain Cook, naming them the Sandwich Islands, visited in 1778, yet they remained little known. After the American evolution era, Boston ships in 1789 opened regular contact with traders and whalers, linking Hawaiians with the United States.
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Hawaiian Islands
Cook
Sandwich Islands
Seven Seas
Boston
Republic
United States
National Geographic Society
Glaciology Find Shows Muir Glacier Recede 60 Miles
Prof. W. S. Cooper studies Alaskan glaciers and reports Muir glacier has retreated 60 miles over 127 years. Findings highlight long term glacial movement and climate impact as described in Scientific American.
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W. S. Cooper
Muir
Scientific American
Mrs Martin Admitted to the Bar Receives Greetings
The LaSalle extension university head extends a congratulatory letter to Mrs Martin and the paper reprints courteous remarks from press colleagues on her bar admission, noting private messages of congratulation beyond those printed.
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LaSalle Extension University
Laporte Welcomes First Woman Lawyer Mrs Rose Martin
Mrs Rose Martin becomes Laporte county s first woman admitted to the bar after passing exams before a bar committee. She will open an office in Westville and is hailed as a pioneer in local public life amid women s suffrage era.
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Rolling Prairie
Laporte
H. W. Worden
Martin
Westville
LaSalle Extension University Course Passes in Chicago
A student recently completed all requirements and passed tests for a course at LaSalle Extension University in Chicago. The achievement marks successful completion of the program and entry into the college’s records.
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LaSalle Extension University
Chicago
Postal service forms 1000 man fighting unit
United Press Special reports that 1000 veterans who fought in France will join the postal service as a permanent force to combat mail bandits. They will replace the 1000 Marines now serving in mail trains trucks and post offices as part of Postmaster General Hays open warfare against robbers.
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United Press Special
Washington
France
Postal Service
Hays
Republicans win Louisville city election amid unsettled contests
In Kentucky the Republicans claim the city election victory in Louisville while legislative races remain uncertain. The outcome hinges on ongoing returns and potential recounts as officials tally votes.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Westville Woman Admitted to Laporte County Bar
In a formal letter dated November 8, 1921, Dean R. Samsel congratulates Mrs. Rose M. Martin of Westville Ind on her admission to the Laporte County bar. He wishes her success and notes the work should be interesting and remunerating.
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Rose M. Martin
Westville
Ind
Martin
Laporte County
Samsel
Dean
Editor's Wife Admitted to Laporte County Bar
Mrs Rose Martin wife of Westville editor Chas E Martin has been admitted as a member of the Laporte county bar.
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Laporte County
Mrs Rose Martin Pursues Crowning Life Ambition
Wanatah Mirror reports Mrs Rose Martin wife of Editor Chas F E Martin has worked for years toward what she views as the crowning ambition of her life. She has only begun to pursue that goal.
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LaCrosse Sentinel
Rose Martin
Chas. E. Martin
Westville
Laporte County
Wanatah
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British Empire
McCail’s Magazine
Youth’s Companion
Massachusetts
Snell
W. R. Lambuth
India
Mrs. Martin
BAR
Westville Indicator
Laporte Argus
Portia
Bert
Laporte, Indiana
Dr C V Jackson Chiropractor
Jackson ST. LA Porte
Oberreich & Arnold
Indiana
Tae Bic
Tae Bie
Westville M
Cornet
Steinberg’s Jewelry Store
Westville Day
Paris
Michigan City
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