Maya expedition seeks cradle of civilization in Yucatan
Gregory Mason, archeologist and leader of the Mason Spinden Expedition, plans a second Maya study in Quintana Roo to trace the origins of the Maya and prove that America is humanity's cradle. He will work with geologists and botanists to uncover ancient agricultural knowledge and plant use dating back thousands of years. The key obstacle remains the absence of anthropoid ape bones in South America.
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New Yore
Associated Press
New
Gregory Mason
Yucatan
Quintana Roo
New World
America
South America
Society Plans Two Day St Prospero Feast Celebration
Preparations are underway for a two day observance by Italian residents of the city to celebrate St Prospero. A committee led by James Montanaro Domenico Altieri and Assistant Clerk Paul D Elia oversees arrangements. The events run September 10 and 11 with a parade through the Italian sections ending at Lafayette Park followed by a band concert. A solemn Mass at Holy Rosary church is scheduled with a parade to the church and a later visit to Pleasure Beach for activities and fireworks at night.
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St Prospero
James Montanaro
Domenico Altieri
Paul D'Elia
Fantane Benevolent Secret
Lafayette Park
Holy Rosary
Pleasure Beach
Resinol Eases Berry Picking Rash in Pennsylvania
Agnes Frederick of Carrolltown Pennsylvania describes a severe itchy red rash spreading over her hand after berry picking. She tried samples of Resinol Soap and Ointment, then purchased full sizes and was healed. She urges others with skin trouble to try Resinol.
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Carrolltown
Agnes Frederick
Meteor observed across wide area reports flood Bridgeport
Professor William J Fisher head of Harvard's meteor section reports 223 observations of a meteor seen August 10 from Nova Scotia to Maryland and Long Island to Grand Island Lake Champlain. The meteor appeared over Bridgeport at 9 14 p m moving west to east and several residents sent impressions via The Telegram.
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William J Fisher
Harvard Observatory
Nova Scotia
Maryland
Long Island
Grand Island
Lake Champlain
Dr Fisher
Bridgeport
di Fisher
Soldiers' Home Head to Run Weekly Reports
Major Richard K. Hughes will assume the Fitch Soldiers' Home leadership September 1 and provide weekly reports to the veterans home commission. The commission will meet monthly to review operations, with copies of each report available to all members for scrutiny and action as needed. Colonel Henry J Seeley retires after serving as superintendent.
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Veterans’ Home Commission
Albhed
Richard K. Hughes
Fitch Soldiers’ Home
Noroton
Benedict M. Holden
Hughes
Hartford
Henry J Seeley
Bridgeport
Vertigo Drives Man to Fatal Fall in New Rochelle
William Kilbride a 45 year old World War I veteran and painter collapsed on Huguenot avenue New Rochelle tumbling to the sidewalk. He died Thursday night at New Rochelle hospital from a fractured skull believed due to vertigo. He lived with his sister in Hastings and was active in Yonkers American Legion Post and Local 187 painters union. Funeral services were held Sunday at his brother’s home in Gandy Hook.
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Newtown
William Kilbride
New Rochelle
Kilbride
Frank Snider
James Street
Hastings
Huguenot Avenue
Rose Street
New Rochelle Hospital
Amos O Squires
Yonkers
American Legion
Painter's Union
John Kilbride
Cemetery Avenue
Gandy Hook
Pioneering inventor Jenkins and the moving picture debut
C Francis Jenkins of Washington built three moving picture machines and showcased them at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta. A renowned bellyhoo man led crowds to a 25 cent admission, but interest waned as audiences struggled to grasp what moving pictures were. After luring patrons inside, the show asked a final 25 cent fee, and the Edison peep-hole machine later appeared.
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C Francis Jenkins
Wrehington
Atlanta Ga
Egypt's independence leader Zagloul Pasha dies in Cairo
Zagloul Pasha, veteran nationalist and president of the Egyptian Chamber of Deputies, dies in Cairo. His militant push for complete independence after World War I shaped Egypt's struggle with British rule, including periods of detention, exile, and influence over the country’s early constitutional politics. He led the nationalist movement, faced multiple confrontations with British authorities, and briefly led Egypt as premier after pivotal elections.
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London
Associated Press
Zagloul Pasha
Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Cairo
Exchange Telegraph Company
Baid Zagloul Pasha
Petrel
Egypt
Zag‘oul
Zagloul
Lonon
Paris
National Party
Malta
Zagioul
Alexandria
Lord Miller
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Legislative Assembly
Mustapha Pasha Pahmy
Zaglou
Berlin
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Department of Public School Music
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