Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge described by sculptor
Toronto sculptor W. S. Allward recounts finding pink buff Diocletian era stone in Spalato for the Vimy Ridge memorial. Quarries, unused since 305 AD, yield massive blocks for 140 foot pylons and 200 foot square base. The design shows walls with cannon mouths, defenders, breaking of the sword, Canada as a sorrowful hooded figure, and Spirit of Sacrifice with shields of Britain, Canada and France.
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Diocletian
Vimy Ridge
W. S. Allward
Toronto
Allward
Europe
Spalato
Adriatic
Canada
Britain
France
All Are Remembered At Arlington Memorial Day Visit
Memorial day scenes at Arlington honor generals with fragrant blossoms around grand monuments and remind of Maine heroes with white headstones. Sailors lost at Havana harbor are recalled by uniformed memories.
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Arlington
Maine
Havana Harbor
American Dead in French Soil Remembered at Cemeteries
Graves of Americans in France lie near Paris at Fort Valerien and other battlefields. Pershing’s plan places the dead on the battlefield where they fought, with marble headstones listing name rank regiment and home state. Chapels honor the slain and aid for visitors.
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Suresnes
Fort Valerien
Paris
General Pershing
American Battle Monuments Commission
David
Pershing
United States
National Commission of Fine Arts
Memorial Day reflections on heroic but unwon solemnity
A New York World meditation on Memorial Day remembering young soldiers who valued life and adventure over pompous tributes. It recalls battles from Valley Forge to Chapultepec and Seminary Ridge, praising a nation forged by daring spirits rather than solemn pageantry.
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Valley Forge
Chesapeake
Chapultepec
Seminary Ridge
New York World
Man Talks Down Gunman in Venice Kidnap Plot
Vernon Smith faced a pistol for 15 minutes as Roy Hansen forced him to reveal Helen Hansen’s whereabouts. Smith claimed no affair and Hansen relented, driving him back to Venice. Hansen was booked on suspicion of kidnapping and intent to assault with a deadly weapon.
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Los Angeles
Vernon Smith
Roy Hansen
Smith
Helen
Hansen
Helen Hansen
Venice
Church and City Police Court Visited by Thief
In Memphis Tennessee a thief struck during church services stealing L W Ringer s coat with valuables hat and scarf. Another theft took W L Hadaway s suitcase of clothes while being moved between hospital rooms. At police headquarters Mrs J T Bradley lost her purse near the sergeant s desk.
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Memphis
Tenn
Law and Order
L. W. Ringer
W. L. Hadaway
J. T. Bradley
Impulsive Robber Sentenced to Life in Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City reports Clayton Parker 30, who says he suffers irresistible impulses to steal, received a life sentence on a third robbery charge and returns to the state penitentiary for the rest of his days after years behind bars.
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Jefferson City
Clayton Parker
State Penitentiary
Parker
Cat Beheads Poultry in Goodhart, Michigan
After a two year search a cat described as a beheader has been captured in Goodhart Michigan. The animal fed only on chicken heads while leaving the bodies in the coop, shocking farmers and prompting local attention.
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Goodhart
Mich
Smithsonian finds first Southeast American Indian house plan
Smithsonian researchers in Yazoo county Mississippi uncover a canopied entrance house and broad veranda built by prehistoric Americans. H B Collins notes it as the first known American Indian floor plan in the Southeast with pottery fragments signaling cultural development.
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Smithsonian Institution
Yazoo County
Mississippi
H. B. Collins
The
Smithsonian
Pathfinder Magazine
Preference for Home Talent
A woman named Miss Cayenne rejects the idea of becoming a motion picture star. She says her mother, old-fashioned, believes local gossip can generate talk without hiring a press agent.
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Miss Cayenne
Reason to Be Annoyed and Misdated Boss Talk
A brief Border Cities Star item notes a disagreement over the timing of a departure. A reader recalls telling the boss they would leave next week, while the boss believed it would be this week. The column adds a reflective aside on youth and ideas.
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Border Cities Star
Sunset Comment Becomes a Childish Joke
A four year old named Little Richard remarked at sunset that the sun was busted. The scene captures a playful mishearing as the sun sank halfway, prompting amusement between mother and child.
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Richard
Industrial Dialogues First Mogul-How is business
Dialogue between moguls contrasts business health with talk of merger or split up. Scene shifts to an old fashioned village party where coffee aroma fills the house signaling a pleasant moment.
Lose Pounds of Ugly Fat With 85 Cent Kruschen Regimen
An advertisement promises fat loss and health boosts by taking Kruschen Salts at 85 cents for four weeks. It claims easy weight reduction, improved energy, clearer skin, and increased ambition with daily morning doses. Leading druggists nationwide stock the product.
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America
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Taicum
Roe
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