Ornate Natchez mansion waits for painting after Civil War
In Natchez Mississippi a grand octagonal mansion begun before the Civil War remains unfinished after the war. Painters abandoned work at Fort Sumter, leaving second and third floors unpainted. Locals view the uncompleted house as a shrine to Confederate spirit and await completion.
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Natchez
Migs
Mississippi
Father of
Waters
Julia Nutt
William Nutt
Philadelphia
Fort Sumter
No Cars On Campus at Minnesota University
As thousands of University of Minnesota students flood the campus this year the familiar campus vehicle named Lizzie will be missing. The extinction stems from the elimination of parking spaces on campus even though the university has not banned the vehicle.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Lizzie
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Girls and Boys Patrol Swaps Roles in Springfield
The Boys Patrol for directing traffic in school zones has ended and a Girls and Boys Patrol has replaced it. The mixed patrol, believed unique in the state, operates under Springfield police supervision and its members are sworn with police powers.
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United Press
Springfield
The
Automobile Club
Sprinfield
Selma Lagerlof Honored with Latvian Order
Selma Lagerlof, Sweden's queen of letters, received Latvia's Order of Three Stars with the rank of Commander. The decoration was presented by Latvian Minister Ch Zarine in Stockholm after a trip to Lagerloef's rural home in Maarbacka Vermland.
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Selma Lagerloef
Stockholm
Sweden
Ch. Zarine
Maarbacka
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