Zion cliff dwellings lure explorers and historians
The article describes Zion National Park as a new and dramatic destination with claims of rival beauty to Yosemite and a rumored inaccessible cliff dwelling. It discusses discoveries in Zion and nearby areas, the possible survival of ancient Puebloan cultures, and the work of archaeologists seeking answers about who built these sites and why they were abandoned.
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Zon National Park
Utah
Zion
Yosemite
Zion National Park
Great American Southwest
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Eyre Powell
Venice
Calif
Kivas
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Jemez
New Mexico
Hovenweep
Colorado-Utah Line
Mesa Verde
Hovenweep National Monument
Casa Grande National Monument
Gila Valley
Arizona
Casa Grande
J. Walter Fewkes
Smithsonian Institution
Temple of the Sun
Far View House
American Southwest
Paris Landmark Must Go
Paris plans to remove the Robespierre era house in Cite du Retiro as part of a broader effort to modernize the city. Demolition delays due to law allow continued use for five years while expansion schemes extend underground lines toward St Germain and Maisons Laffitte to ease rail congestion on race days.
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Paris
London Times
Robespierre
Cite du Retiro
Madeleine
Faubourg Saint Honore
Prince of Monaco
Maisons Laffitte
Racial Literacy Gaps in British Empire Compared
The article compares white and colored populations in the British empire noting 62 million whites and 376 million colored people. It cites Sir Henry Johnson estimating white illiteracy around 15 percent versus about 90 percent among colored races, and discusses wealth disparities between groups.
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Great Britain
British Empire
Henry Johnson
Child’s remark on God’s house during church service
A mother recalls a Sunday moment when her young daughter, leaving the church with the congregation, exclaimed that God must be having a party due to the crowd outside. The child’s proper naming of the church as God’s house adds a gentle, humorous note.
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Ders
Little Daughter
Coddling Cousin Boylston Finds Love in Clyde
Ward Boylston travels to Clyde to rest after a grip episode and falls under the care of Dorcas and Prudence Blake whose overzealous nursing attempts push him to flee. He meets Irma Daniels, aided by her father J. Daniels, and soon becomes engaged to Irma, much to the Blake sisters’ dismay.
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Boylston
Prudence Blake
Prudence
Dorcas
Roylston
Ward Boylston
Clyde
Ezra
Brother Ezra
Irma Daniels
Irma
Blake
Early United States Coins Authorized by 1792 Act
The director of the mint states that Congress authorized the first coins in April 1792. The act permitted the ten dollar gold eagle, half eagle, quarter eagle, silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half dime. It is impossible to say which coins were minted first since all were produced around the same period.
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United States
Director of the Mint
Congress
Peeples Drug Company stockholders meet July 9 1920
Notice says the annual meeting of Peeples Drug Company Inc will be held at its office Friday July 9 1920 at 6 p m. Directors and stockholders are expected to attend for business and election of officers.
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Peeples Drug Company, Inc
Bank Condition Report for Farmers & Merchants Bank Andrews S C
The report details the bank's condition at the close of business June 30 1920 for Farmers and Merchants Bank located in Andrews South Carolina. It records assets liabilities and capital as presented in the financial statement of that date.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
Andrews
S. C
Bank Statement for Georgetown Bank in 1920
The document presents the bank’s assets and liabilities as of July 7 1920. It lists loans and discounts 30780759 bonds and stocks owned 29827 furniture and fixtures 649162 banking house 20 other real estate owned 1000 silver and other minor coin 75090 checks and cash items 16941 624 total assets 35949727 Liabilities capital stock paid in 5450009 undivided profits 49122 individual deposits 3920484 savings deposits 7220484 time certificates 3153413 cashiers checks 1881549 bills payable including certificates 11000000 total liabilities 55949727. The statement is sworn by E V Anderson cashier before C J Levy notary on July 7 1920 with attestations from directors.
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Scc
State of
South Carolina
Georgetown
E. V. Anderson
C. J. Levy
S. C
D. L. Moyd
D. S. Porter
R. C. Marshall
Prisoner Grilled Over Chickens Before Judge
In a terse exchange a magistrate questions the prisoner about chickens found in possession. The prisoner asks for time to think and is told he has fourteen days to respond or face further action.
Tibetan Church Enforces Family Religious Duty
In Tibet a son from each family must join the church to gain spiritual purpose and temporal protection from monasteries, the dominant force in the region.
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Tibet
Saint David's Day Holiday in Queensland and Menevia Pilgrimages
In Queensland March 1 is observed as a sacred holiday to St. David patron Saint of Wales who resided in Menevia. Early pilgrims visited Menevia a popular site with royal visitors William the Conqueror Henry II and Edward I. Two pilgrimages to Menevia were once seen as equal to one to Rome.
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Queensland
David
Wales
Menevia
William the Conqueror
Henry II
Edward I
Rome
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