Was Columbus a Spaniard in deep dispute
Madrid reports a heated polemic over Christopher Columbus's origins. Scholars clash on birthplace and name origin with Basque Catalonian and Galician claims, citing ancient records and revolutionary ties as proof while Spain's historians let the dispute unfold. Authorities note Madrid papers sparked the patriotic contest.
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Columbus
Madrid
Christopher Columbus
Juan Colom
Cristobal Enriquez Sahenez de Santa
Spain
Paco Vargas
Don Luis Ulloa
Barcelona
Don Luis
Castile and Leon
Ferdinand
Isabella
Ulloa
Catalonia
Brazos River Bridge Christened At Hearne Texas Ceremony
Thousands gathered in Hearne to open a new $200000 Brazos River bridge on state highway 43. E A Camp chaired the event with H W Cummings. Miss Fenora Meyer christened the bridge with Brazos water amid celebratory contests and a special train from Taylor.
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Associated Press
Hearne
Texas
Brazos River
E. A. Camp
Rockdale
H. W. Cummings
Taylor
Cone Johnson
Tyler
State Highway Commission
Nashville
Fenora Meyer
Coal Mine Rats Lose Out in Strike
The Ohio coal strike has driven large rats from empty pits into nearby homes and barns. Farmers report infestations spreading from the Provident mine near St. Clairsville, with pests wandering into houses and ate shoe laces from a dairyman’s bed.
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International News Service
Columbus
Met
Ohio
Illwis
St. Clairsville
Big Provident
J. J. Porterfield
Joint owners seek partition of famous bull Lucinda's Prince
E A Corbett sues M D Griffin and J W Hess in Fort Worth district court seeking partition of their shared interest in Lucinda's Prince a pedigreed registered bull described as one of the world's greatest living bulls The petition says Hess currently holds the animal at Muenster where it is exhibited and requests appointment of a receiver to sell the bull and divide proceeds between Corbett and Griffin.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
E. A. Corbett
M. D. Griffin
Hadley
Texas
J. W. Hess
Muenster
Corbett
Griffin
Hess
Plan Conference To Assist Sea Workers
The International Labor Bureau board in Geneva has decided to convene an international labor conference in 1929 focused on sailors and maritime workers. It will be the second such event under the bureau with three agenda items: work hours aboard vessels, protection for sick sea workers, and shore leave conditions in all ports.
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United Press
Geneva
International Labor Bureau
New Novel Portrays Political Bosses Through Whitlock
Brand Whitlock, ex diplomat and Toledo mayor, drafts a novel titled Big Natt that previews in The American Magazine about Ohio politics and bosses. He argues reformers seek control to satisfy interference, not genuine reform, and notes the governor’s appointing power tests public trust.
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United Press
New York
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Ohio
Whitlock
Toledo
Late father set keeps Edith from Myrtle’s party
A fragment shows a household scene where Edith is overdue returning home, with her mother noting she may miss Myrtle’s party if she does not arrive soon. The line conveys a tense domestic moment about timing and social obligations.
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Edith
Myrtle
Salt dries and hardens muscular tissues say French surgeon
A French surgeon states that salt gradually dries out and stiffens muscular tissues over time. The claim appears in a historical medical discussion and emphasizes a drying effect on muscle fibers.
Old Gunboat Scorpion Mustered Out at Navy Yard
The United States Gunboat Scorpion, a famed ship with 20 years of service, was mustered out at the Philadelphia navy yard on Navy Day. Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder led the ceremony and likened the retirement to an admiral at age 64. The yacht-turned-gunboat had been commissioned in 1808.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Thomas P. Magruder
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