Farewell Kiss Inspires Hawaii Song Origin Story
A Maunawili beach sale is linked to the song Aloha Oe's creation by Queen Liliuokalani. She, then a princess, heard a farewell scene on the beach, hummed a tune, and drafted the notes and words later arranged by Henri Berger. The ranch is being sold as residence lots.
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Honolulu
Maunawil
Oahu
Liliuekalan
Hawaii
Mausuwui Ranch
Nowera
Luluokalani
Toxya
Henri Berger
Royal Hawaiian Band
66 year old man weds after two day wooing in voyage
Winchester farmer Ray, sixty six, married Charlotte Faulkner, a Cunard liner stewardess, after proposing on the Liverpool bound trip. He met her at the marriage license bureau and pressed for marriage within days. The pair planned to wed soon by a Congregational minister.
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New York
Iraveig Ray
Winchester
Maas
Ray
Charlotte Faulkner
Liverpool
Misa Saulkner
Humph
Misa Faulimer
Britain Builds World’s Greatest Radio Station Near Rugby
The Daily Mail says Britain plans a vast new radio station on 000 acres at Hillmorton near Rugby. Sixteen masts of 820 feet will carry the aerials. The station aims to communicate directly with India and Australia though no existing station can reply without relay.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Saya
Daily Mail
Hillmorton
Rugby
India
Australia
Farm Family Keeps 106-Year Land Ties in Missouri
Q M Morton of near Farmington argues a family farm in Washington County should stay in the family. Records show the Morton land has remained with the family since 1928, a 106 year span, with the property acquired long before Arkansas statehood.
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Roth
Washington County
Q. M. Morton
Farmington
Mortons
Arkansas
Iceland Railway Plan From Reykjavik to Olfusa
A project to build a railway in Iceland from Reykjavik to Olfusa, estimated at 7,000,000 crowns, has been completed by a Norwegian railway engineer. Work is expected to begin in 1925.
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Christiania
Plana
Iceland
Reykjavik
Olfusa
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors in Tay lor Bankruptcy
In the Southern District of Iowa Jasper L Taylor of Wiota is declared bankrupt. A first meeting of creditors is set for June 30 1924 at 10 o clock A M in Council Bluffs Iowa to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct business. Richard s name appears as referee in bankruptcy.
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District Court of the United
Iowa
Jasper L. Taylor
Wiota
Gass
Council Bluffs
Paul W. Richards
Atlantic Council Proceedings Open In Adjourned Session
City of Atlantic Iowa council meets January 3 1924 in adjourned session to review objections to proposed resolutions of necessity for street improvements and to act as regu lar session on holiday. Objections from F E Caven aud Mrs Eustis and Mrs Lydia Dufford read. overruled. Fire water committee empowered to secure bumper for fire truck. First Street opening from Poplar to Lotus left to street and alley committee. Paving talks by Vibrolithic, Ryan Devlin, Cement Association, Mayne Engineering. verbal objections heard. Adjourn to 7 40 pm January 4 1924 to consider resolution of necessity. Wood finishes advertised in local shop.
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Council Chamber
City of Atlantic
Iowa
Mayor Mountain
Getz
Cunningham
Robinson
Trainer
Berg
Morrow
Varigua
FE. Cavenaud
Eustis
Lydia Dufford
Guntingham
Ayroad
Fire and Water Committee
Murrow
First Street
Poplar Street
Lotust Street
McKenzie
Vibrolithic Paving Company
Ryan
Ryan Devlin Engineering Company
Stewart
Cement Association
Mayne
Mayne Engineering Company
Whales Face Extinction Warns Of North Ocean Loss
Article warns that current whaling methods threaten whale populations and could drive great mammals to extinction. Mention notes near disappearance from northern waters and calls for action to protect remaining stocks.
Radio wave slower than light shocks scientists
San Francisco report credits Capt J J Ste as United States Navy professor and Mare Island astronomer with proving radio waves travel slower than light. The Times summary outlines aether theory based results, noting mean radio speed around 173 60 miles per second versus 186 000 for light, with additional measurements near New York and Warsaw and implications for magnetism and gravity theories.
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San Francisco
Cal
J. J. Ste
United States Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
Lee
Globe
Hee
Earth
Roerner
London Times
New York
Warsaw
Poland
Honest Living Begins New Era of Thought and Action
A call to embrace honesty as the foundation of thinking and conduct. The piece asserts honesty yields the highest rewards for mind and body, anchors efficient work, and demands fearless pursuit of truthful values as a path to a new era.
Milk use rises in farm and city homes in U S survey
A United States Department of Agriculture survey shows farm households with cows consume more milk and cream than city dwellers. Per capita daily intake ranged from 87 to 178 pints on farms with cows, with city homes averaging 87 pints, while national figures cover about 25 million people in nearly 200 cities.
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Washington
United Sites Department of Agriculeuge
Boards of Health
United States
Remarkable Flesh Heel Transplant At Johns Hopkins
Dr William F Remins performed a rare plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins to restore Eric Hamilton's crushed heel by removing diseased heel tissue and grafting from the opposite leg. The calf of the other leg was shaved to length and attached to the heel to grow together, with a later operation planned to separate the graft leaving a scar.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
William F. Remins
Eric Sbmitton
Reinhoff
Hamilton
Policeman Catches Baby Falling From Fire Escape
Topeke, Kun Bob Garrod a plainclothes officer saved an unidentified infant from a fall on a fire escape at 225 West Fifth Avenue. The child slipped fifteen feet from the ground as others watched, Garrod crossed the street from the police station and caught her just before she hit the alley pavement. The girl hung briefly over the alley before rescue, averting potential serious injuries.
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Topeke
Kun
Bob" Garrod
West Fifth Sirce
Garrod
Photographs Sent Over Phone Lines Demonstrated
A New York demonstration by AT and T experts shows long-distance photo transmission from Cleveland to New York. Five by seven inch prints and handwritten messages were transmitted to produce newspaper plates within minutes. The system uses synchronized cylinders and a light valve to replicate shades, delivering images for rapid publication.
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New York
Cleveland
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Colt
Memorial planned for Maine lumbermen in bronze near Bangor Library
A memorial fountain near Bangor Public Library will honor nine Maine river drivers and lumbermen who perished while releasing logs. Col Pigree of Chicago, once a Bangor resident, funded the design. Sculptor Lucius Wehrman was commissioned to create a high relief panel depicting the key log breaking scene.
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Maine
Bangor
Joe
Tather
Plerga
Chicago
Pigree
Agg
Byvlyar
Monkey Tamed by Pigs Rides Hog Herd in Town
A monkey named Jock wandered into a town three years ago and became the leader of a pig enclosure. He rides hogs, sits on their backs, and sleeps between two hogs, guiding the herd from a high perch as the pigs establish a social order under his influence.
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W. HH. McClure
Tere
Ives
Nohl
McClure
Jock
Monkey Ag
Tyro
Yoeryavns
Happiness and War’s Gap Bridged by Service
A reflective line from John Grant Lyman explores how happiness arises when one recognizes the gulf between desires and needs. It suggests forging a path through service as a route to rest and true felicity.
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John Grant Lyman
Brother of President Coolidge to Attend Lions Meet
Local Lions club officials report Omahas eighth annual Lions convention June 23 to 26 will draw about 3 000 delegates. Brenst Hall Coolidge brother of President Coolidge will be a delegate as elections for international president unfold. Nominees include W G Higgins W A Westfall and Harry Newman. Omaha preparations feature national musicians and entertainers. Delegates from the local club include W V Hammer A C Mouts ROL Barnett and J B Smoller.
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Club Kembera
Omeaha
Brenst ‘Hall Coolidge
Coolidge
Omaha
Lions Organization
Interest
Lions Club
United States
Canada
International Association of Liona Clubs
Gol. W. G. Higgins
San’ Antonin
Tex
International
W. A. Westfall
Mason City
Iowa-Nebraska
Harry Newman
Toronto
Ganaia
International Oarganization
W. V. Hammer
A. C. Mouts
Dr. Rol. Barnett
J. B. Smoller
A Morning Resolve for a Helping Hand
A short moral piece urges readers to begin the day with small acts of kindness. It suggests giving a left-off garment, a kind word to the sorrowful, and an encouraging word to those striving, applying a simple daily resolution to improve others' lives.
The Shirtless. B. . Boss On The Job In Workplace Note
A fragment notes discouragement for a good man from a boss not on the job and unsure if operations run well. Mentions screen doors and B. R. Wasson Co. tf
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B. R. Wasson Co
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