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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1928

Page

12

Etna Erupts With Great Lava Flows Across Sicilian Towns

Mount Etna unleashed its worst volcanic destruction in modern times as lava rivers engulfed Mascali and nearby hamlets. A fissure opened into a glowing ravine while molten rock threatened Fiumefreddo, with renewed eruptions mirroring the 1669 Catania disaster.

Catania Scily U.P Mount Etna Mascali Fiumetred Fiumefreddo

Al Smith Retires From Political Campaigns

Al Smith announces the end of his stormy political career and will retire from running for public office. He vows to observe public affairs as a private citizen, saying he has given a quarter century of his life to politics and does not expect to seek office again.

New York Alfred E. Smith

Nationalist Government Reports Bolshevist Encroachments

General Pai Hsung Chi stated that reports indicate serious Bolshevist encroachments in Chinese Turkestan as of November 8 in Shanghai.

Shanghai Pai Hsung-Chi

Answer to Today's Letter Golf Puzzle Revealed

The solution lists the sequence END AND AID MID MAD MAN as the answer to the daily Letter Golf puzzle. The note presents a concise string of five-letter word pairs and hints at the puzzle solution.

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Etna Ss Aise Columbia REDS Zenners Gordon Her Eastern Designers Lamborns Glouster Wolfes Athens Coca-Cola Bottling Works Broadway George S. Kaufman The D. Zenner Company Giese Demder
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