Wrestling For Rent In Swiss Cantons At Festive Exhibits
In Swiss cantons wrestling and strength exhibitions occurred at choral and festival rites. Tens of locals watched as challengers fell in matches with the stake reportedly covering a rent or fee. The event included eccentric figures and tales of fortune tied to predictions and brawls, reflecting rural entertainment of the era.
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Switzerland
Mas Atom
Grenelles Sittle Town
Te Craton
Saleine
Aler Uae En Peutor
Tn Bis
Reform Order Ends Church Door Fees In Catholic Practice
New York June 15 The latest reform document of Pope Pius X interpreted in the Ecclesiastical Review will abolish fee collection at church doors during services. The document requires bishops to report exact use of collected funds and to answer if priests demand excessive fees for funerals and marriages. It also mandates full yearly diocesan reports on temporal and spiritual conditions and priests’ conduct.
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New York
Pius
Ecclesiastical Review
America
Sacred Congregation
Haskell Moves to Oklahoma City
Governor Haskell declares move of state capital to Oklahoma City following overwhelming vote. Board of Education to meet in Guthrie. court actions blur when permanent state government seats are decided. livestock and railway incident also noted nearby.
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Democratic Party
Therf
Woot
Louis Bennett
Mercer County
Haskell
Oklahoma City
Hawkell
Oklahoma Ciy
Elen
State Board of Education
Guthrie
Chia
Hong Chiye
Mt Amee
Muston
Supreme Court
Co Hawkell
Gath
Covetous Man Joses What He Deserves, Seneca Quotation
Fragmentary OCR text cites a Seneca line about a covetous man getting what he merits. The readable portion suggests a moral maxim on desire and consequence without a clear narrative or event.
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Joses
Seneca
Rankin Heir Donates Fortune To Mechanical Trades School
David Rankin Jr, renowned St Louis philanthropist founder of the Rankin School of Mechanical Trades, deeds his fortune exceeding 85 million to the school’s Board for maintenance and expansion. He reserves under 3,000 a year for his own needs as part of the arrangement.
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David Rankin, Jr
St. Louis
David J. Rankin
Rankin
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